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  Pages. Go buy it. : Yanks
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    This is the OSX software app? Is it totally compatible with all of the stupid Word crap? My issue is that... : haiku
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      100% compatible, including .docx. http://www.apple.com/iwork/trial/ : Yanks
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        Fuck fish. I'm gonna do it. Yanks if it fails I'm looking at you! : haiku
        • I second. Since like last years version when they introduced the Word compatibility, Pages has been aweso... : askedrelic
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    Why is there no windows or linux equivalent of this awesome, awesome program? :( : Perturbation
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      As much as people cry about iTunes on windows? : Slowtreme
      • lold : Vonn64
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  Honestly, I think it's that it's the Mac version. A friend of mine has a Mac and says Office is notoriou... : Ovate
  • Yeah, I have to say I think Word 2007 is a great app. : whistler
  • 2004 was particularly bad because it was PowerPC only so for the last 4 years or so it ran like shit : Yanks
  • earlier versions of word (like anything <2007) were steaming piles. formatting was just planin broken. bu... : erotic sock
  • Interface wise, I think it's the other way around. I thought mac word 2008 was *ok*, but windows word 200... : terath
  • its like apple programs on a PC? : dantastic
• Yes it is terrible. Use Pages : ventro
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  WordPerfect. Go buy it. : Enigme
  • WordPerfect 5 or whatever it was that they taught us in school back in the 3rd grade was the bestest word... : dodob
• MS Office just sucks dick in OSX. They don't give a shit about making it awesome because they know people... : Bamtan
• it is so bloated because they have to keep coming out with new versions for the moneys and you cant have ... : fathertime
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  I use Macs and own Office for Mac, and it just plain sucks compared to Windows Office. Office 2007 is fa... : electroly
  • Ray Ozzie doesn't care about Mac people! : the archvile
• I agree that Word is super shitty on the Mac. For one thing, every time I click in a Window, it causes it... : BlackCat9
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  I really like Word 2008. I'm continually surprised with how quickly I can find whatever setting I need ju... : aeg1x
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    aeg1x I always appreciate and respect your posts but you can get fucked in terms of MS Word. Now Lightwav... : haiku
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      I've never used Cheetah.. to be honest I don't pay much attention to rendering features. I like modo beca... : aeg1x
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        ok you give Cheetah a try and I will give modo a try. We'll reconvene shortly and discuss. Deal? : haiku
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          it's mac only and I am macless :( : aeg1x
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            well wtf man! I hope that is for financial reasons and not because you enjoy having a bad life! I'm downl... : haiku
            • I play too many PC games :( I'm looking at a macbook purchase next year for general computing though. ... : aeg1x
  • I assume you're talking about Word 2007 on Windows, because my version on the Mac doesn't have a goddamne... : BlackCat9
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  i don't really use word but i'm convinced it's a piece of shit after reading this but it's mostly because... : [fry]
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    My thing with Windows and OSX is a lot of irony. Here is why; OSX is supposed to be for this simple casua... : haiku
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      i've got 4gb of ram in vista and can multitask the shit out of anything. nothing crashes except the occas... : feek
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        Go open Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, and maybe some a small 3d app. Open up about a dozen photoshop fil... : haiku
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          Currently running: Outlook, 6 emails, and my reminders window. Firefox with 13 tabs. 3 remote desktop ses... : rosewood
          • It is awesome that OS X works for you and more power to you. I just wanted to point out in terms of being... : rosewood
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            You're a PC professional who spends his professional life learning the ins and outs of operating systems ... : haiku
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              I have no idea how to configure 4 monitors on a Mac. :( : Halen
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                I think it goes like this: 1) Plug them in : aeg1x
                • Which is the same on Windows. : rosewood
              • can you even do that? you would need multiple graphics cards : retarded talking dinosaur
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              But there is nothing stopping you from having a professional giving you the same kind limited direction w... : rosewood
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                They probably could, but since you are windows centric you couldn't advise them correctly. There are s... : terath
                • Also vice versa, there are some software applications, most notably in computer science research, which j... : terath
            • Reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaachhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh : boomstickah
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          How would it not handle it? I don't see anything that would break Windows there. : antareus
          • I've crashed Photoshop CS3 on Windows plenty of times when handling print-resolution documents. I've neve... : yakz
        • I do way more than that on my Windows box on a daily basis and it doesn't even break a sweat. All while ... : Halen
    • Well, fuck. : [fry]
    • I have Maya, Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, a ton of tabs in Firefox and other shit too all opened at ... : SpaecKow
    • wow, can't say ive ever experienced any of those problems to a significant degree. what apps do you use b... : retarded talking dinosaur
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      I use Macs at work and I always feel like somehow I am missing the picture because using Macs is an absol... : tomatoactivator
      • Mac desktops haven't been bundled with single-button mice for years. You cannot even purchase a single-b... : electroly
      • This has been my experience. Also, the error messages you get are massively unhelpful and don't even let... : itsjames
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  Why not just use the far superior Office 2007 in your VM? : rosewood
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    Oh come on it is totally unnecessary to boot into an entire different OS through a VM just to use a word ... : haiku
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      Word is a lot more than a word processor. When I'm on my mac I still use fusion to run outlook becaus : rosewood
      • Correct. Word is an excellent way to email pictures to people. : antareus
• Office 2008 for Mac sucks. It's too bad because I really like 2007 and was hoping they'd port the whole r... : Mmmmmoo
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  I can't believe no one has said OpenOffice.org yet. Version 3 works natively with Intel Macs. It works ... : noknyc
  • I have not ever enjoyed working with OO.org ever, but I have yet to try version 3 : Yanks
  • I reccomend it although it still could be said to suffer from being too complex. But atleast its free if ... : johnlocks
  • Open Office is a bigger turd than Word. : SenorSpine
  • As hard as I try to like OOo, it really doesn't compare to Office 2007. Especially in the realm of prese... : whistler
  • 1up for open office. ;D Although word is great on vista. : Vonn64
  • The OO.org spreadsheet program leaves a lot to be desired, but their Word-equivalent is pretty alright. : Perturbation
  • I always have a hard time coming down on free software, but the real Office blows OO out of the water. : Entity
• sounds like you just need to exclusively use adobe stuff? :P : Downforce
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  Still on Office 2003. Office just keeps on descending deeper and deeper into shit. : heartsauce
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    2007 is good if you have the RAM for it : dantastic
    • But then I'd have to PAY for it... : heartsauce
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  I always thought people who complained about Word sucked at computers. Then today happened. I don't un... : antareus
  • the key issue is this: SCOPE CREEP. plaguing pretty much all modern computing. everything has to be sh... : Downforce
  • and you're having the same problem people had with word 97 over ten years ago, probably because the same ... : Luminair
  • Either before you start typing or after you are done and have highlighted everything, just hit the multil... : rosewood
• word has been bad since the beginning. At no point until Word 2007 did I think it was better than wordpe... : Luminair
• lol at using Lightwave as a counterexample. : SiW.
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  stop n00bing it up and learn to use the good GUI provided with Word 2008/Mac and Word 2007/Win. : spaceyme
  • A word processor should have a simple, familiar interface. There's no conceivable reason why I should hav... : ArB
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  Word 2007 (PC) is much, much better than Word 2008 (mac). They were not made by the same people. The mac ... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • I wouldn't call it mac snobbery. More like they did their own thing, period. They didn't even follow Ap... : SolrFlare
• I'm going to recommend iWork along with the original reply. Unless you are a huge Office user who specif... : SolrFlare
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  Whatever version that is where they moved everything around and changed the icon tool bar to that fancy l... : trevis
  • I recommend against office 2004 on intel based Macs. It's compiled for PPC so it has to use Rosetta to m... : SolrFlare
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  Much hate for the new Word. I've been trying to get most of my clients into openoffice, but hey bitch abo... : BongSlayerB
  • The only thing I hate about Word 2007 is anyone who isn't willing to take 15 minutes to learn how to use ... : rosewood
• The problem is that they have to meet deadlines... Otherwise they would make much better stuff... Unl... : davidc02
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  yeah, Word is just kind of one ridiculous assumption after another and layers upon layers of insane featu... : mikecyb
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    Sounds like you haven't used word 2007 much if at all. : boomstickah
    • yeah, it does a great job of reorganizing all the layers of functionality that had built up over the year... : derelict515
• What. : jessipoo
• I like opening up a document template that I'm required to use for work and there are over 50 styles in u... : pres589
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  Its the mac version just like iTunes sucks balls on windows. : soggybagel
  • I'm curious how the OSX version is different. Is the interface better? : Dynotaku
• Word is a pain in the ass by default. Fortunately you can disable most of the pain in the ass automatic ... : Priest77
• Seriously word2007 is so well thought out compared to the mac version..I wonder if they did that on purpo... : mnok
• I remember in high school when I had to make a document with 3 nicely formatted columns. I wrote it in HT... : c0bra
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  I really wish Google would go all-out on Google Docs and just make an Office killer, or at least attempt ... : dmason
  • but Office is about to release the Google Docs killer so... http://blogs.msdn.com/mikewalker/archive/2008... : derelict515
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  Am I the only person who uses openoffice? : windowpane
  • I use OpenOffice, complaining all the way. It's not irritating enough to make me buy Office but it defini... : A Sponge
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  I have been doing IT work in one form or another for 10 years and still when anyone calls with an MS Offi... : dognose
  • I managed to mostly stop supporting Windows and Office. Thank god. We have a Windows install image here. ... : terath
• I have a lot of clients, haiku. Some of them are idiots. Idiots. They do everything in Windows XP and Vis : d fluke
• i dunno i think it works alright : spaceless
• Word 2008 on OSX is the work of retarded idiots. I fucking hate using it. It's much better on Windows. : stuka
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  I read awhile back that a big reason osx version sucks is because m$ uses it to beta test features that t... : historyinthemaking
  • I would wager this is incorrect. : retarded talking dinosaur
  • i'm pretty sure this isn't true. i can't remember any features that Mac Office got *first*. they always... : electroly
• Word hit the development plateu with v6.0. Nothing worthwhile has been added since. : GreatGooglyMoogly
• ^^^^ I've been saying this for years: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14274421 : The Key
• Office 2008 for Mac is...like...fucking broken. There are a bunch of really weird-ass bugs and seeming la... : Rice-Rocketeer
• I hate how it sometimes formats text WHEN YOU DIDN'T TELL IT TO. Like, huge fonts for no apparent reason,... : node
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  I love how it chokes to death if you paste formulas from the equation builder. Also, it's always a bl... : MagicWishMonkey
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    fucking tables are a disaster. it never moves them to where i want them. they need to make a decent REAL ... : retarded talking dinosaur
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      I don't know why they are such a pain in the ass, they are unnecessarily difficult to work with. Micr... : MagicWishMonkey
      • Probably because VS tables don't have to be backwards compatible with a 350 page RFC written decades ago ... : Delusional
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  You should be equally mad about Quicktime Pro for windows. What a broken piece of shit. : conandan
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    check out mint.com dude, it's seriously awesome. : MagicWishMonkey
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      quickTIME : dantastic
      • hahaha, oops : MagicWishMonkey
  • Every piece of Windows software that Apple has ever made, ever, is crap. QuickTime was a turdfest on W... : evildanish
• you guys use Word to type things?! : m0rfus
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  As someone who actively uses Word 2007, Excel 2007, and Powerpoint 2007, I have no idea how you guys can : retarded talking dinosaur
  • i really like the help feature for the oddball things. takes help from online and from the install. rea... : dantastic
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  If you go back to Office 2000 Word almost feels like notepad. You open it up and there's one little toolb... : yakz
  • yeah it's a bummer you can't turn AutoFormat off. oh wait :) : electroly
• This is somewhat related, but the TL;DR is backwards compatibility. http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/... : Delusional
• Honestly - don't bother with word. Just use Excel. It's microsoft's secret fucking weapon. Grid layout... : OMGzImBurning
• Win 95 man, Win95. : Lightzout

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  You will be fucked! Unless you get high off your ass on percocet :D : OverBurN
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    mmmm, percocet. : voodooraze
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      the most evil pain killer EVER : OverBurN
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        makes me feel fuzzy and itchy : xxiv
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          I had to take it once and omg, so so evil... : OverBurN
          • and by evil you mean freaking awesome right? : voodooraze
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  if you're going under general anesthetic, completely and totally fucked. If local, not so much, but stil... : DonkeyPopsicle
  • I believe this is the correct breakdown. : zakazi
• proper fucked : theWhite
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  dont do it, you will not enjoy the concert : .Jayson
  • this is my opinion also. : AMikaboshi
  • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ x1000 : GBeer11
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  Wisdom teeth-ahhh : yoonix
  • hahaha, I will recognize this post : Omaha
  • Ahhh-wisdom teeeth-aahhhh : reznory
• I'd be very surprised if you feel up to it after the surgery : kgargonmagrix79
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  re-schedule the appointment? : PapaBoo
  • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : skitzo
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    this is my original thought and I'll probably do this. I just wanted to see how much pain I would be in. : redfive
    • I would suggest this. I only had 2 wisdom teef out at a time and I would have been in NO shape to go to a... : epit
• more like molar issue LOLOLOL : aurealis
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  craigslist the tickets for mad l00t. : -=kodiak=-
  • assuming he didnt buy the website club ones. you cant sell them, you gotta be at the concert with the cr... : dantastic
• You won't be that fucked. Just don't take the lortab they gave you. I had mine at 8am and went to a party... : menar003
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  oh man... ive gone through that. you dont want to go to the concert after that. i'll let you know how a... : dantastic
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    you going to the Hamilton concert? : redfive
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      they can only play in once city on the same day ;) : dantastic
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        duh! : redfive
        • Oh fuck, I'm going to that one too! :D : ETPC1
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  you should be ok. I lead a EQ nag raid the night I got all my wisdom teeth cut out(all were impacted) : wtf242
  • you didnt have to walk around or go to another city and stand for a few hours straight : dantastic
• uhhhh this is a bad idea : happynoodle
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  The fans will be mad that they have to push you out of the way to find USB drives on the floor in the bat... : Omaha
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    is he still doing this? : redfive
    • Nah. They only did that three or four times before the release of Year Zero. : evildanish
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  Seriously, this tour is one of his best, I went to a show back in September and it's on par with the Daft... : skitzo
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    better than the fragile tour? : reznory
    • Yes, but not better than the downward spiral tour, nothing can top that. : skitzo
• I managed to crawl up the street and play PS2 with friends. I didn't talk much. Just kinda grunted, "fag"... : davantalus
• you'll be fine : Maarten Goldstein
• youre going to a NIN concert with four stitched up wounds in your mouth? not going to happen. : acidravelamp
• re-schedule, you don't want to have ANY distractions when going to see NIN. : reznory
• I cannot imagine how horrible that music will feel on your jaw after 4 extractions. The pounding The poun... : Slowtreme
• just some advice to you... when the doctor tells you to not drink through a straw, LISTEN TO THE MAN : .Jayson
• Depends on how badly mangled your wisdom teeth are, mine were really fucked up and I spent like a week in... : Yabrodan
• Did you mean Molar issue? : spiderfill
• I'd say the issue is more molar than moral. Oral moral molar. Say that 5 times fast. : voodooraze
• You reschedule your appointment NOW, damnit! : jimvolk

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  I wish expert was even harder to be honest. But then it depends on how nasty the AI director is feeling a... : NastyJack
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    It's only the second level, I imagine as you progress the difficulty will get ramped up. : jingletard
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      Plus, it'll be even harder on Versus mode. : crummynz
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        ^ this. I played as infected and it's fun as hell completely ruining 4 people with properly timed attack... : jingletard
        • A coordinated attack by boss zombies would be devastating. Open with a smoker or hunter to distract the ... : SolrFlare
        • I don't think the director allows that, unless there's a tank spawn, I think only three of the four zombi... : Splinebastard
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        Especially considering how many hacks there will be for this game. : ArB
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          Er... hacks? Do you mean mods, or cheaters? : crummynz
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            I meant cheaters. : ArB
            • Uh, as many as any online game, I suppose? : crummynz
            • Like what, wallhack? Infected already see human silhouettes through walls. And survivors can hear infecte... : Nighteyes
        • I don't really think I'll be playing this game with people I don't know : aeg1x
      • agreed : leutroyal
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    I tried for an hour to beat the demo level with four other shackers and we couldn't. : c0bra
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      on expert : c0bra
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        Honestly, in many cases the AI make better teammates than shackers. They won't shoot you and they have n... : Nighteyes
        • I've watched so many people on pubs hear the witch, and when they see her, try to sneak by with their fla... : focusdaily
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      One time tonight while playing on Expert, we got to the stairs right by the last safe door - in other wor... : mrwolf710
      • I and some co-workers were playing at lunch the other day on expert and we were at the very end of the se... : Nicodem-X
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  Well, I think Dead Rising is the closest thing to a traditional zombie movie in a game. I think Left 4 De... : mittense
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    I didn't like Dead Rising that much. I have it still but never got past about 25%. It didn't grab me li... : EvilDolemite
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      What pissed me off is that I had to do every story mission or I lost the game. I just wanted to fuck arou... : mittense
      • Dead Rising with Fallout 3's open world/sidequest design would be perfect. IE, a game where you can just... : SolrFlare
      • yeah all the bizarre design decisions in that game sort of ruined it. it could have been something truly... : mikecyb
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      Uh.. horrible save system.. what? and confusing objecives? The save system is pretty fucking simple, an... : dilutedq
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        Did you miss the nearly universal complaints about the save system when it came out? : EvilDolemite
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          yeah but they were delusional. the save system is just fine. : dilutedq
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            If you like being able to make your game uncompleteable and constantly having to start over, then yeah, i... : evildanish
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              That has nothing to do with the save system. : dilutedq
              • and you could still complete the game you just wouldn't get a certain ending. : dilutedq
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                It has everything to do with the save system. Because of the time limits on missions and the time lost... : evildanish
                • agreed. I think dilutedq is delusional : OMGzImBurning
            • Uncompletable, I beat it multiple times and got every single possible ending. It's one of my favorite ga... : Begawkiness
• Expert is fairly easy, but then again, I've played the same two levels over and over again, I know exactl... : Splinebastard
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  i'd do so some expert 360 coop tonight if anyone's up this late : Foxhawk
  • need 2 more : Foxhawk
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    cdbeckman and i are shooting for 1am when i get home from work, if you're gonna be playing in an hour : alarm cock
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      yo we've already got eric you just don't know it yet : cdbeckman
      • you just wait till i find out : alarm cock
  • Anyone wanna do this now? Gamertag: AuntieMarc : lookitzpancakes
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  L4D = Planet Terror only with non-stop action. It's delicious. : SolrFlare
  • Good comparison. Planet Terror was awesome, too. : EvilDolemite
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  Better than RE4? Ok I must see this now : davidc02
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    Not better than. More similar to a zombie movie. : EvilDolemite
    • Yeah. RE4 is it's own beast. But L4D gives a true zombie outbreak feel. : SolrFlare
  • It's a different sort of game. : mittense
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  yeah it really is so much fun... whens this unlock full version? the 17th or something? I cant wait to se... : chilln
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    The sessions are wildly different each time. Zombies might not even be in places they were before. Hord... : EvilDolemite
    • Silly question maybe.... can you play single player campaign as a zombie? : jbury
    • "Wildly different"? I didn't notice that at all. Seemed the same for the most part. : boulder94
  • Playing zombies is fun, but you get raped quick playing computer npc :( : Iwannaacura
• Did they patch something tonight? I swear to god I the AI got better or something on Expert. Playing with... : timaste
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  The zombies go down way too easy in my opinion. They seem to balance this by throwing more at you, but th... : pyide
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    *infected, whatever. also, where the fuck is all this ammo coming from? : pyide
    • Zombies are supposed to go down easy. It's having to deal with multiple ones that can come from anywhere... : SolrFlare
    • All this ammo? There is very little to no ammo within the levels only at the safe points and maybe one se... : Lukiopimp
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    1) play on expert 2) play more times and play more carefully. They throw more smokers/boomers at you pre... : disposition
    • Expert is a lot better, but I kinda wish advanced was a bit more difficult. It'll probably be tweaked tho... : pyide
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  Great game. Feels like a zombie movie for real. Is anyone else getting random crashes to desktop?? I n... : IHATEDUST
  • I don't have a problem with any steam game, but last night it seemed that I had to restart the game after... : notdeadyeti
  • yep, same situation here. i've crashed a lot the past few days : feek
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  I'm starting to come around to it. Things that I'd like fixed / changed / added though: +Flashlights. ... : K1Bond007
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    I know you can trade pills and medpacks, don't know about pipes/molotovs. : Archangel2007
    • im not sure but im guessing you can drop them like weapons : Nighteyes
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    I dunno, I think making them unique in gameplay terms would kinda blow with the limited selection. It'... : Vincent Grayson
    • ^^^IAWTP. : Arctic Fox
• I like "twitchy" shooters and it seems pretty alright but I'm not sure incredible accurately describes it... : Sludgehead
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  QUESTION Is there some random frequency of "dick AI director"? Expert is usually pretty easy for me (... : Moonbase Commander
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    Well - the better you work together the more precise the attacks from the director. Here some hints: 1) ... : Lukiopimp
    • don't listen to this guy 1) Split up. No need to be together. 2) Explore Alternate Routes. This goes... : Foxhawk
• I wish my computer could play it better. :( : okhelosir
• Someone join me on Shack West #1! Thanks, hirez! : Rampancy
• Unfortunately I don't really get the excitement for this game. It's fun and everything - sometimes really... : Arceihn
• It's been really cool so far BUT I'm concerned that (much like the poster above me), I'd get bored of it ... : wytefang
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  I was incredibly hyped up for it, but the demo left me saying "that's it?" I'm still hesitantly lookin... : jet-poop
  • Yeah the "director" so far has fallen asleep. No change really. : boulder94
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  its quite fun but I can easily see it getting very monotonous after a short while. The game reminds me... : cell9song
  • also, I think the asking price for the full version is a bit much. : cell9song

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  is it out yet or is it still only for preorders? : datoo
  • been out most of the day : AllYourBase
• tank dude's gonna fuke you up buddy. : PlanetPerfecto
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  unless you play it with retards, then its just ass : Unleashed
  • I didnt play tonight so he's good. : Degenerate
  • I play with shackers, you fucking traitor. : SpaecKow
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    Hello CrustaR! : Lone Swordsman
    • Huh? : CrustaR
  • I love that you cannot turn off voice or mute people in the demo. I keep getting stuck with 12 year ... : crimrOw
• i love it too, its hardcore. i love the animations, blood and whole personality of the game. : barichnikov
• I just played on the shack servers with shackers for the first time and it was twice as nice. We couldn't... : CrazyPants
• I played with my real life friends, it was a rejuvenating experience. Games that are HARD but not impossi... : Zolneirz
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  is there splitscreen co-op on 360? : manlyman
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    Yes, there is. And the PC too. : Wisp!
    • Although on the PC it has been quietly removed until release. : Arctic Fox
• Will you be up for a game later this evening good sir? : shavenewok
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  every time i see a flood of undead tearing ass down a hallway toward me, my heart jumps in my throat :( ... : alarm cock
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    also fuck people who are ahead of you and then shoot the cars to set off the alarms and then they run and... : AlexXdude
    • haha I so have to try that now : jbury
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      Is it always the same car that has the alarm? I've never done it myself but I've never seen which car has... : -efx-
      • same here, I think it's just a scripted one : jbury
      • It is the same car. The one in the middle of the large open area before the saferoom. : Arctic Fox
  • Droppin bombs on ya moms, FUCK car alarms.... : SpaecKow
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  I just played through the demo and really don't get what all the fuss is about, it seems like it's probab... : boarder2
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    Did you play with other people? : EvilDolemite
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      don't mind boarder2 he hates video games : alarm cock
      • I've begun to think this is true. : boarder2
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      No, I didn't. I suppose it might be better that way, maybe. Probably like LBP in that respect? Though ... : boarder2
      • uh its WAY harder. : Nighteyes
      • Try advanced at least or even expert with others and then update us. :D Much more fun. : devi| dog
      • It's exponentially better with a friend or three, and on the harder difficulties. : EvilDolemite
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        Play with 3 other people on expert. You won't be running around owning everything anymore. : d0gbert
        • I agree, expert actually FEELS like the zombie apocalypse. When you get swarmed it isn't so much of a jok... : Arctic Fox
  • play it on expert with friends.. definitely not run and gun, more like barricade yourselves and prepare y... : jane911
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    Simply put, you are playing the game wrong. It should, without any exceptions be played with 3 other budd... : Wisp!
    • ^^^ everyone read this : yAak
    • Even with complete strangers, you're best friends within about 5 minutes on expert. I wish the game wa... : Vincent Grayson
  • Ok, ok, I'll play it online in the next week, sorry for passing judgment early ;p : boarder2
  • yea it feels like a generic shoot em up like CoD4 unless you play on expert. all of a sudden the players ... : mega man
  • Seems quite generic to me as well.. : RookieCAF
  • I agree. didn't do much for me. Definitely a rental at best. : bagelcc
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  I wish I could play it. I started the download about 12 hours ago, just now come back to see it "100% Re... : Sludgehead
  • just went through all this and now it crashes on startup :( : japoneez
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  One of my hopes is that, like the demo, the difficulty and encounters get more and more difficult as you ... : Nighteyes
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    It does. : Wisp!
    • You played the full game? : razlebol
  • I've said this previously too: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=18399220 It might actually make Adv... : Arctic Fox
• my internet is still down at home. :( going on day three now. stupid verizon. : PoopStewart
• Yeah I just realized something, this is the first steam/source game I have played that doesn't use that s... : SpaecKow
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  it was ok. played with 3 other friends and it just seemed like counter strike with zombies waves. you'... : xxiv
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    The weapons are very counterstrikey yeah, but it also reminds me of Doom, which I love. There's very litt... : SpaecKow
    • now that would be cool. yelling at your friends over the mic because you're running low on ammo while... : xxiv
• It's awesome, but far too short. Also not difficult enough in Expert. Took only 2 tries to finish exp... : mad-d00d
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  This is a must buy for me now. I threw a moltov and a group of zombies then ran to go help my teammates, : voodooraze
  • I really shouldn't post before I've had my coffee. : voodooraze

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  That's phillip glass isn't it? koyanosquatsi? I'm more into his concert pieces but it sure sounded like h... : -efx-
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    its metamorphosis one, and yeah, it's my 8-string piezos through the axe-fx. still fiddling with it, and ... : moshman
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      Man, I love the sound of piezos. You can hear everything! : antareus
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        the guitar in question :) http://moshman.shackspace.com/test%20-%20pball.mp3 : moshman
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          uh whoops, I mean http://moshman.shackspace.com/Guitars/8/guitarrrrrrr.htm : moshman
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            Holy hell, I'd never seen an 8 string until now. I did a double take because I knew something was differe... : antareus
            • It's tuned like a 7, with an extra low F#:) : moshman
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  Very nice man, sounds great. The tone is perfect, but I personally would probably "axe" the axe-fx. Sou... : aux7
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    I'm just fiddling with the different sounds I can get from it, I recorded the guitar DI and then looped i... : moshman
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      Dude that's fucked.....I swear to god I have my MK-425c and MX700 in exact the same position as you. hah... : aux7
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        Those are pretty old alesis studio one, one of them is dying and starting to crackle, though it might be ... : moshman
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          Depends on price range of course, but I'm a genelec guy myself. I just discovered they've released an en... : aux7
          • doubt I need monitors that good for what I am doing, but then again who knows for the future. I am planni... : moshman
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          Over the summer I got a couple of KRK's 8inchers that I absolutely love. : -efx-
          • I've heard good things about KRKs, but I will have to test some in my local store. thankfully I know the ... : moshman
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          I recently bought a pair of ADAM A7. Get a pair of those. : GreatGooglyMoogly
          • damn, they look sweet. thanks for the tip : moshman
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      also: HIGHLY recommended. http://www.auralex.com/sound_isolation_mopad/sound_isolation_mopad.asp ... : aux7
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        ooh, thanks! I like tight bottom ends, so no worry :) : moshman
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          now gotta find somewhere that sells something like that here in europe.. sigh : moshman
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            http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/shop/flypage/product_id/2331 : aux7
            • sweet, thanks! : moshman
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      Nice, I bet that POD gets quite a workout these days :P : -efx-
      • hehe, gonna sell the fuck out of it : moshman
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      Which ENGL is that? : antareus
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        Looks like a Powerball. : GreatGooglyMoogly
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          yup, sure is. Just put new tubes in it, sounds like god : moshman
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            Awesome, I'm still putzing along with my Vox AD30VT. Maybe a tube amp this year? I dunno, there's so many... : antareus
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              shame ENGLs are so much more expensive over in the US. The new ENGL steve morse amp is truly amazing, t... : moshman
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                I had a Blackmore for awhile, but it was too damn loud. :( : antareus
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                  yeah, hard to enjoy in an apartment really, but the powerball sounds great at low volumes too, I think I ... : moshman
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                    I was looking to try the Mark IV, supposedly it is one of the better amps for low volume playing. The oth... : antareus
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                      I love playing guitar, all day long :) I really like the Mark IV sound but it desperately needs a boost ... : moshman
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                        Awesome, I'll check it out after work. Looks like you got some brutal metal covers going on, or at least ... : antareus
                        • bout 17 years now : moshman
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        Diezel VH4 ftw ;) : TabsAZ
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          the VH4 sounds amazing but is not worth twice the price of a powerball. the axe-fx has a fucking great... : moshman
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            Haha, Tabs is the dude who sold me on getting an AXE-FX to begin with :D : -efx-
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              the new firmware is great, you should patch yours up and get with the times! :) But if you're not into... : moshman
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                Pfft, I've had the new patch for a while now :P Yeah, it's a tweakers thing but I don't mind that at all. : -efx-
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                  then how come you said you wanted to sell it, you must be one crazy ass swede : moshman
                  • I managed to get it to sound better with some outside help. When I get my little surprise in next week, I... : -efx-
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  How much does a set up like that cost, if you don't mind me asking? : jayacheess
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    err, dunno really. collective this stuff over the last 7 years or so. about 15k euros I would guess, not... : moshman
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      I need a better job. =[ : jayacheess
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        you can get away with MUCH less if you just want to record some simple music. I have tons of mic preamps ... : moshman
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          I don't suppose you have any suggestions for audio/midi interface, sequencer, and monitoring headphones/h... : jayacheess
          • something like this is easy to use and fairly cheap and comes with a free version of cubase LE http://w... : moshman
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  Thread jack: looking for good keyboard recommendations for someone who wants to screw around with a keybo... : antareus
  • Moog! I just like saying moog : RikiTiki2
  • cheapest option is to get something like an m-audio MK-425c and use it purely as a midi keyboard to contr... : moshman
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    If you want real weighted keys, you're basically limited to 88-key stage pianos. : GreatGooglyMoogly
    • Fake is fine. I just don't want to sit down at a real piano and be thrown off by the keys having some res... : antareus

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  I am currently subscribed to NO mmo's. Will it last? Will I give in to WotLK? Tune in tomorrow to find... : jbury
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    I am currently subscribed to one (1) MMO. Hooray for lifetime LotRO account. Haven't played in probably... : ]aratex[
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      I have friends telling me I should play City of Heroes with them again which is a possibility.... at the ... : jbury
      • CoH will entertain you for a week or so, but guaranteed it will get boring unless you are constantly leve... : atom519
    • It's beyond dead. There is no one playing. : Visceral Monkey
  • Buy WOLTK and play on Al'akir plx ktnkx. : [7]kami
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    Is there even any advantage to buying WotLK if you aren't 70? I played a fair amount of beta, but it was... : valael
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      RAF leveling :) : [7]kami
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        what in the fuck is raf : valael
        • oh, and I forgot that I can now go pve to pvp, so maybe I'll transfer my 63 druid to mal'ganis. maybe. ... : valael
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          Recruit a friend. AKA 60 in 12 hours /played. * Recruited players are now 'linked' to the player a... : [7]kami
          • i have two level 60's from this program :( I am working on my third now. It's so damn easy . . . . ... : jedi_27
  • My card expired on the account yesterday. But did I take it as a sign? Fuck no! :D : node
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  I've just decided we're making an item on the night openings for WotlK tonight... Now I want to ask my re... : Bamii
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    :( Please please please please please : [7]kami
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      No. No. No. Maybe. : Bamii
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        Hahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa a maybe! See you tomorow, brah. <3 : [7]kami
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          Laughing at my desk here :) I noticed the Saturn shop near me is opening at midnight tonight - I'm gla... : jbury
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            But you know you will be playing tomorrow, side by side with Bamii and me! : [7]kami
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              Doubt it - I'm loving Fallout3 at the moment, and I've preordered L4D on Steam..... after that I plan on ... : jbury
              • You are both breaking my balls here. Breaking my balls. :( : [7]kami
        • Don't count on it, bro :P : Bamii
• Yup. Two much-needed days off, LK, console games, AND SLEEPING IN. : node
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  Tomorrow you will wait in server queues in between realm crashes! : whodares
  • you may not have to wait until tomorrow. The servers are still down :( : jedi_27
  • Nah, my server pop is hella low, even with recent migration. Never, ever seen a queue. Even with the Sunw... : node
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  There was a wait? Wake me up when there's no monthly fee... : Lone Swordsman
  • It's called Guild Wars and it isn't much fun : node
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  I just picked up my Collector's Edition! :D Whoooop! Early shipments ftw! : SilverSnake
  • who did you get it from? : Crimsonbeak
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  I'm going to be walking around with a boner all day today. : g0nk
  • pics + x.264 plz : OverBurN
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  My Gamestop called to let me know the my Collector's Edition will be ready @ 10pm tonight and come dress : DM7
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    you don't have a high quality orc costume sitting in your closet? this is surprising. : AMikaboshi
    • srsly, at least bring a doomhamer :( : creep
  • 10pm? Wish mine was doing 10pm. : mmogger
  • [Cock Ring of Nerdlandia] : Wolfanoz
  • Did the chipper young woman call you? Cause I got the same call and it said go there at 10 but can't pic... : Crimsonbeak
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  So does buying this include the previous two games or even just the previous expansion? : Visceral Monkey
  • I don't think so : jonin
  • nope : electroly
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  is this going to be available for online distribution somewhere : painangel
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    Not for about 1 to 3 weeks. : Chod
    • seriously? that seems retarded. : painangel
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    Content will be download able at Blizzard on release. But to buy the account upgrade you'll have to go to... : [7]kami
    • that is twice as retarded as simply not being available : painangel
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    You can download now: https://www.worldofwarcraft.com/account/download/clients/pc/InstallWoW.exe : deveus1
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      i already have the burning crusade installed, im looking for wotlk : painangel
      • Yeah, I can pick WOTLK from the dropdown menu in that executable. Installed it last night. : deveus1
• The anticipation kills. Who wants to freeze me and wake me up tomorrow? : changejar419
• My weekend will involve playing WotLK all day long. I can't wait! : atom519

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  As someone who has only played it on the 360, can you tell me what makes the PC version better? : voodooraze
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    A lot of us prefer the controls. The ability to change settings is nice, compared to the console version ... : hirosushima
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      No idea, I just hit start then save. : voodooraze
      • I guess you could argue on the PC you just hit F5 to quick save, but hitting 1 button rather than 2 is ki... : hirosushima
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      how come people capitalize mods? doesn't that mean that each letter stands for something rather than it ... : dantastic
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        It's called putting emphasis on something. You knew exactly what he meant by doing it. : pancake humper
        • oh but sometimes people dont use it for emphasis. i thought he was one of those dudes : dantastic
      • To show how much I love them. : hirosushima
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      No, but it should have one. Lots of console games would benefit from quick-save. : elwood00
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        yeah because hitting Start then save is just so much harder than quicksave. What fucking button do you ... : reznory
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          1. Calm down. 2. Fallout 3 on the 360 doesn't use the Back button. How about that? 3. It's not ... : elwood00
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            Haha, you clearly don't know what you're talking about. The Back button is used for Waiting. : reznory
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              Since I've waited maybe once in the game, you'll forgive me for not remembering that. : elwood00
              • sure, I forgive you. So give me a valid button to use to implement a quicksave feature, since scrolling ... : reznory
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            that's pretty nitpicky to bitch about the save system. At least there aren't checkpoints or something re... : reznory
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              We're talking about the differences between PC and console versions. I could say the same thing about lo... : elwood00
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                talk about all the people having crashes and random problems on PC too then. : reznory
                • Where is this hostility coming from? Your major contribution to this thread is jumping on my ass about e... : elwood00
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          the back button on 360? I don't think I ever used that button for anything so that would be pretty sweet. : Yabrodan
          • back button is "wait." : reznory
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      The only problem I have with that argument is that there's no guarantee that they'll release the mod tool... : gooblerampling
      • theres already worthwhile mods (IMO) : oHnOES
    • no, you can rebind controls for the most part on the xbox 360 version : oHnOES
    • I can't wait for the mods that populate the world with hot naked elf chicks. Don't get me wrong, the ... : Dynotaku
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    And IMO the graphics are much better, with the antialias. But I've only saw the PS3 version, which AFAIK ... : Nitrium
    • 360 runs with 4xAA, PS3 has none : tcs
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    i think the graphics and loading times are the biggest things. also, mouselook : feek
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      Load times are huge, forgot about that. I went over to my friends house and sat there and waited for his ... : hirosushima
      • yeah, i was totally impressed with the load times. when loading from the startup menu it seemed almost in... : feek
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        I dunno, I've never waited more than 5-10 seconds for loading on 360. The loading when starting the game ... : eskimo spy
        • Oh yeah they were not terrible on the 360, but compared to the almost instant gratification on the PC, it... : hirosushima
        • 5-10 seconds seems unbearably long for me. I save and reload alot though. : trove
      • It blows my mind how fast it loads. I have a pretty good PC, e8400 @ 3.6ghz, 4 gigs of ram, WD 640GB sata... : CapnChaos
      • Yeah, I was shocked at how quick it loads. It is basically instant on my PC (that could be the raid array... : bombay
    • I noticed the load times for sure as a difference between the two. Graphics look much better at whatever ... : royalally
    • yeah its worlds different playing with a mouse (fighting the analog sticks. im just alright at fps games... : oHnOES
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    in my case it's the 1920x1200 with AA and mouse control. that assumes you have the rig for it : mrtony
    • also I'm looking forward to removing the level cap : mrtony
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  what's your PC specs? : reznory
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    e6750 with 2 gigs ram, evga 8800gt sse, sata HD : oHnOES
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      sorry for the lack of replies, i was playing the game : oHnOES
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        I think you have an addiction. : skitzo
        • The doctor can remove that for a low low price of 100 cap! : soapland
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  I have to wait for Christmas, and it isn't coming soon enough. So many people not using the spoiler tags... : Rag and Bone Man
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    its exactly how it became with gta4 :( : oHnOES
    • I already know of some areas to avoid, and certain situations that pop up. It's like the time I read : Rag and Bone Man

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  Sounds like lawyers will be required. =( : Ride-My-Rocket
  • "...we invested this money in reliance with what the board had told us to do." Sounds like he's alread... : yoonix
• :( : happynoodle
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  That's fucked up. What other kind of businesses are around you? If its a bunch of bars and stuff, I can... : pigvomit
  • public comment is needed to change regulations. basically they gave us an exeption that didnt exist, so ... : papaskot
• reading that article I think you should be fine. As long as you don't get seniors or religious types (no ... : even4
• wow that's terrible. Good luck man. : reznory
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  I'm guessing Scrimgeour wasn't involved until now? : Jonathan
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    shes been all along. Was first a member of the board (volunteer board) and was the only one voting again... : papaskot
    • Yeah she sounded pretty dodgy from the article. : Jonathan
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      I follow right, she has a person anti-smoking agenda and is laying it down after the board voted in favor... : bombay
      • fine and dandy i guess for the board of health to be anti-smoking. and if 7 months ago they told us to f... : papaskot
• It's big fish in a small pond syndrome. Some tight-pantied bitch is making your lives miserable because ... : windowpane
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  those ministry of magic people are asses :( seriously though, hope you can come out on top. sounds lik... : xsoulbrothax
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    What the hell is this shit reasoning? "These fellows had requested that they have the exemption in wri : pigvomit
    • I'm pretty sure Scrimgeour is the root of this whole issue. : Jonathan
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  Wait, you live in MA? I thought this was somewhere in Cali when you posted that video of the build up pro... : pancake humper
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    If Northampton wasn't so far from Boston it'd be a kickass place for a shackmeet : Horn
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      I don't even know where Northampton is. Is it out by Springfield? I think I might be thinking of North Lo... : pancake humper
      • its right near amherst/umass area. north of springfield by 25 minutes. : papaskot
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      its not that bad, like 2hrs, less with good traffic? : papaskot
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        2 hrs with no traffic (and speeding limits lol) on google maps http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&g... : Horn
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          haha, are you serious? 'another state'? you know mass is a tiny fucking state right? after moving from... : papaskot
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            How far is this from Lowell? : yoonix
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              2hrs again. I had to go to lowell for my last jerb, is that where you are? : papaskot
              • Naw, I have a friend here. I visit from time to time. : yoonix
  • yeah man, i was just talking to scosno last night playing L4D, we should have a fucking meet, hes in bost... : papaskot
• Dude this sucks. I hope everything works out for you. : voodooraze
• Try to get as much media attention as you can, and made sure to point out Xanthi's consistent misstatemen... : yoonix
• also, look how dirty my roommate is in that pic, lol! : papaskot
• Good luck. Sucks to see a start up business getting kicked around. I am all for locally owned businesses,... : hirosushima
• So how does this tie in: Xanthi M. Scrimgeour, who dissented, was named the city's health agent this m : Zakko
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  I can't believe there's $75k to be made in a hookah bar business : ThomW
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    whats that mean? : papaskot
    • i mean i think i understand but we're not talking about making that in a day or anything like that. : papaskot
  • The hookah bars in downtown NYC are usually packed on Saturday and Friday nights. It's pretty typical for... : yoonix

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  I looked at diatec's site for pricing, and it's fucking 11,800 yen/120 dollars wtf : Yanks
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    does it give free handjobs or something? : naios
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      it is 9 dollars cheaper than das keyboard so i guess they have a market, but I'd never pay that much for ... : Yanks
      • I bought a Das recently and I'm ever so happy with it, I have trouble using other KBs now :( : veras
      • a kb's a filthy animal. : cerealSAM2
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  My kinesis keyboard ( http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/advantage.htm ) has those cherry brand brown switches. ... : Mr.Fusion
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    sweet jesus that is an expensive keyboard o_O : Perturbation
    • yeah it is but it's totally worth it - It was recommended to me by my advisor, and apparently it's pretty... : Mr.Fusion
  • I knew a guy with a keyboard like that back in the Quake days. I always thought it was weird whenever I w... : vov1n
• haha. i love that nerdy stuff :) : SlamDunk
• What's so special about this keyboard? : razlebol
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  That looks suspiciously a lot like the Steelseries SteelKeys 7G. Same platform/OEM? I bought two of thos... : GreatGooglyMoogly
  • Too bad because the action was fucking perfect. : GreatGooglyMoogly
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    Look at the rest of the pages. They do a comparison. In construction, this one trumps the 7G hands down. ... : dodob
    • My bad. I got it confused with the Das Keyboard ><. The Das keyboard is the overhyped POS. They do mentio... : dodob
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  These guys really do cream themselves over this stuff; "But there's basic and there's basic. Sorta lik... : Mr.Finkster
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    Can someone explain exactly what is so special about this keyboard, besides the ability to make get these... : Mr.Finkster
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      Basically comes down to high quality mechanical switches that give a kind of tactile feedback that a lot ... : veras
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        Also this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollover_(key)#N-key_rollover : datoo
        • Ok, I can see this being useful. : Freon
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      These are the folks who trade features for keys that click like 1970s typewriters. : halophoenix
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        I have no idea why you'd prefer this to low-profile laptop style keys. I guarantee you can't touchtype as... : boring gegtik
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          but it SOUNDS faster : Slowtreme
          • CLACK CLACK : halophoenix
          • IMB keyboards are the equivalent of double bass drum pedal : boring gegtik
      • Gah, woman in my office has one that clicks loud and I can hear her tapping away from down the hall. : vov1n
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        Here's what I gather from reading that thread: The cherry brown switches DON'T CLICK. They do have tactil... : dodob
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          DO YOUR FUCKING KEYBOARD RESEARCH : boring gegtik
          • KEYBOARD RAGE : halophoenix
        • THUNK THUNK - better? : halophoenix
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      Even though the forum post is about this one particular keyboard, the strange thing here is not that keyb... : dodob
      • its another sign that our culture is fucking doomed : boring gegtik
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        I have realized that you can pick almost anything and there is an underground culture behind it. Let's s... : hirosushima
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          Apparently there are even websites that list all the latest computer game news, and get this, ALLOW YOU T... : Mr.Finkster
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            I'm a bolt enthusiast have you seen the new 1/4 nut thats coming out this season the gasket is fucking bo... : boring gegtik
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              I hear the tinley 985 bolts are coming out this year. platinum threading gegtik, PLATINUM. : hirosushima
              • Prostate is pumping.... SO ANGRY NOW. : Mr.Finkster
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              I've always been partial to Dell's screwdriver-free bolts. Some call them screws, but I think technically... : dodob
              • Don't get me started!!! : boring gegtik
        • I bet a post-it note community does exist, but I think it would be very weird. But I feel the same way ab... : rock elf
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        If you accidentally the pages that follow? : SlamDunk
        • the whole thing yeah. : dodob
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  ..... it's a keyboard.... wow.. im impressed........ ..... ...... : -=kodiak=-
  • dots dots, more dots! : Foxhawk
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  *dundee THIS is a keyboard http://img505.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shackhomeoz2.jpg /end dundee ... : rnpvenom
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    So expensive. : hirosushima
    • yeah it was, however our workplace is like a geek arms race lately, so i needed some sort of nuclear dete... : rnpvenom
  • shit dude : feek

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  i would love them to make it a GTA like franchise where each game bears the name but has a different loca... : eeeealmo
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    Yes lets make more GTA clones because we love GTA clones. : sanchez
    • No he's not saying that. He wants them to take the iterative approach, not copy the gameplay. : EvilDolemite
    • if you consider Far Cry 2 a GTA clone, then yes, that is what i mean : eeeealmo
    • That's not what he's saying at all. He's saying he would like them to use that same sequel convention, wh... : Chris Remo
    • http://www.hookedonphonics.com/index.aspx : SenorSpine
    • lol'd : noobja
    • What everyone else said. : Sailor of Fortune
    • reading comprehension = F . : CoRDS
    • Exactly, please have them clone Saints Row! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  I'm so fucking glad that it sold well. It's a superb game -- probably my game of the year -- and it's not... : mittense
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    it's pretty good. if it had a more engrossing story it would easily be game of the year. : datoo
    • i like the open world aspect, and the random encounters totally make the game for me. but they could have... : cpt_gloval
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    I'm really growing to love it too. What's been your favorite part overall gameplay wise? : Bantis
    • what I like about it by far is the immersion factor. I love the first person animations and the in-game m... : datoo
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      I love it's emphasis on immersion, interactivity, and grit. I rarely lose control of my guy, when I'm hur... : mittense
      • One thing I've noticed lately is how NATURAL it feels to run and get behind cover when you're investigati... : AxeMan808
    • Clicking 'QUIT" in the main menu , then selecting "Accept" is pretty fucking rad. The animation as the g... : FlamingGimp
  • yeah, I hope the same team makes a third game. : Drewus
  • the ending kinda blew though : GloriousCow
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    Same here, I can't help but tell people all my little tales of things that have happened in the game. Abs... : nodebug
    • damn, I just jumped out of my vehicle : nodebug
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  Should I play the original before playing this? : MilkDud
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    No. There's no relation at all to the first game other than its name and the presence of a hang glider. : mittense
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      and a hawaiian shirt I think : shirif
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        No, no hawaiian shirt. : Wisp!
        • African shirt? : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Nah, totally unrelated other than the name : Drewus
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    Don't play FC1 first because then you'll realize how much great stuff is missing from FC2. : FlamingGimp
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      I honestly cannot think of a single great thing that FC1 has which FC2 doesn't. Unless you're referring t... : Drewus
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        Really? They took out almost everything that I liked about FC1 when they made FC2 (I know they're only l... : FlamingGimp
        • -Lean/prone. Lean is a staple of almost all FPSs. I can't see any reason to remove prone either. : FlamingGimp
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          Stealth meter? I don't recall one in the original. : nodebug
          • It was actually a pretty big part of combat. : FlamingGimp
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            Ahahaha, ok, that explains it. You're one of those guys. : Felraiser
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              Thanks for elaborating and answering my quite sensible question. : nodebug
              • I'm not sure you grasped the meaning of this response. Basically, you dismissed an opinion below offhand ... : Felraiser
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          Rader = GPS. Personally i'll take the GPS over the radar. Stealth Meter = total way to break the immer... : Drewus
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            Actually the radar's sole purpose was to show where enemies you had tagged (which you cannot do in FC2 --... : FlamingGimp
            • Personally I found tagging enemies to be a pretty cheap mechanic. But yeah, that's just me. Hiding in th... : Drewus
        • FC2 is all the awesome elements of FC1 put into an awesome environment without stupid mutants. Its also W... : thewindcriesmary
        • I haven't played FC2, but I loved FC1 and it sounds like what you're looking for is Crysis. It had all ... : Begawkiness
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        And yeah, I thought the trigen were a great addition to that game. : FlamingGimp
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          ahahaha, ok that explains it. You're one of those guys. The trigen destroyed everything that was fun a... : nodebug
          • That explains what? Why I don't like FC2? My preference for FC1 has nothing to do with the trigen b... : FlamingGimp
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            I'm with him on this one, and don't understand the complaint. They didn't break the stealth mechanics tha... : Felraiser
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              Oh of course, I wasn't playing it properly. That explains everything. The trigen were the complete opp... : nodebug
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                Did you play FC1 guns-blazing, though? I'm honestly interested. : Felraiser
                • Some points, but the majority I played in a pretty stealthy manner. From what I remember anyway (which as... : nodebug
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                  I did. I found the AI pretty easy and nowhere near as good as it was made out to be. The game was stil... : Drewus
                  • Oh yeah, don't get me wrong, I fucking loved the game, regardless of the gay Island of Dr Moreau mutants. : nodebug
                  • See I feel the same way about FC2. Everyone's raving about the AI and it's "immersion", yet I'm playing o... : FlamingGimp
        • NEGATIVE!!!! : Drewus
      • The only thing I miss is the enemy spotting binoculars. FC2's system of tagging ammo/health/whatever i... : Beady
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  i returned this POS back to gamefly a litlte after 50% the way through. the aiming sucks on 360, may be ... : Detective Harry Bosch
  • I do not find the aiming to be bad on the 360. Of course I cannot even remember the last FPS I played on ... : Evil Benius