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  I've always had a theory that the PS2 and 360's numbers are so high because of the high failure rates (pe... : jayares
  • Haha, I doubt it : Milleh
  • Except the 360 gets replaced for free in the vast majority of cases : derelict515
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    360 replacements do not inflate the numbers : OverloadUT
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      a lot of people end up buying a new one when they get on their 3rd and 4th ones : dilutedq
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        A very very very small percentage of people do that : OverloadUT
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          How do you know? : dilutedq
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            Because it's logical. Most people don't spend $200-400 to buy a replacement for something that can be fix... : derelict515
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              Ok, then definitely a lot of people here haven't done that, and a lot of my friends definitely haven't do... : dilutedq
              • MS sent the exact same unit back to me when i got mine repaid, but that didnt matter anyways since once i... : -=kodiak=-
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                It doesn't surprise me you don't find it logical, the rest of us do though, despite your anecdotal eviden... : derelict515
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                  Well how many times can you keep taking broken units that are refurbished older ones before you want a ne... : dilutedq
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                    How often are people willing to spend $200-400 completely unnecessarily? There's your answer : derelict515
                    • That doesn't even address the issue but that's ok you got it. : dilutedq
            • ^^^ Common sense here. : Fred Garvin
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            Common sense : OverloadUT
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              common sense would apply to having a console not breaking under a year. : stgdz
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                What does that have to do with people buying replacements for a luxury item they could get fixed for free... : derelict515
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                  some people would consider wasting time not free. : dilutedq
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                    You think there are a significant number of people who are so addicted to the awesomeness of their 360 th... : derelict515
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                      Yeah. It's very easy to see. I have seen it, I've seen people post about it here. There is no question... : dilutedq
                      • Oh well that settles it. That's as objective a measure as one could find. How could I possibly argue with... : derelict515
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                        Yes, because a site dedicated to gaming, populated by hardcore gamers, is a perfectly reasonable place to... : ColoradoCNC
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                          ? I don't know where you are going. It's something that happens is all I'm saying. It's not something y... : dilutedq
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                            No that's not all you were saying. You said "a lot" of people do that, implying that it is a significant ... : OverloadUT
                            • He'll still find some way to argue to the contrary don't worry : derelict515
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                              a lot of people != significant percentage. : dilutedq
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                                and I was supporrting not ignoring it because it's not "very very very small" like you said. I don't thi... : dilutedq
                                • Well which is it? First you said it's not a significant percentage and then in your reply you say it's no : OverloadUT
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                        here's some more infallible logic: I know 8 people with 360s. Only one of them has red ringed and that wa... : derelict515
                        • That's fine? But to just ignore it is laughably ignorant. It happens whether you'd like to admit it or ... : dilutedq
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                    Right, because 5 minutes to call or fill out a form on a website and then another 5 minutes to pack it in... : Fred Garvin
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                      Really, you choose that to argue about? How about the 2 weeks of inconvience that can happen to most peo... : dilutedq
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                        Not excusing anything, you are just exaggerating the time it takes to get a replacement for effect. As us... : Fred Garvin
                        • I'm just saying I know people who have and I see people post about it so it's not just some small amount.... : dilutedq
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                        Speaking of mind blowing logic... do you even remember how this subthread started? : derelict515
                        • Yeah. Again like usual someone changes the subject. : dilutedq
                      • Trying to apply any stats pulled from the shack on the masses blows my mind. Hell I would wager that most... : Evil Benius
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          30% failure rate at one point and when i bought mine, it had video issues within a week so i got a replac... : quadalupeupe
          • But that doesn't register as another sale. A replacement is not a sale unless you keep your broken one an... : OverloadUT
      • since when? : maulla
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        You greatly overestimate how much money normal people have : ColoradoCNC
        • You underestimate how poorly people use their credit cards. : dilutedq
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      Wasn't there some disparity between the volume of consoles shipped to retailers and the volume of console... : Mr.Finkster
      • There always is, the number still unsold sitting on retail shelves : derelict515
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  It seems that the PS3 always gets the short end of the stick on the multiplatform games, but they always ... : jingletard
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    turnabout is fair play i say. how many absolutely shitty and horrible PS2 ports were there on the xbox... : -=kodiak=-
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      I think that cell architecture was an odd decision on Sonys part, on paper it sounds great but as I under... : jingletard
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        yea for all the pre release hype and shit that sony barfed out on everyone... dreamcast games still looke... : -=kodiak=-
        • The ultimate example of DC vs PS2 was Soul Calibre. So -fantastic- on the DC. : LoioshDwaggie
      • I would hope sony keeps on using the cell in their next console, they might not have such a hard time the... : jayares
  • Taken as purely 360 vs PS3 then I'd agree with you, but seeing as any exclusive worth having on the 360 w : Mr.Finkster
• They can't fizzle out until I get my next ICO game. : Vegtro
• it still will never be as good as a PC /owns a PS3 : rektify7
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  continued stride of being a good blu ray player? there still arent any games that seem worth picking up o... : maulla
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    There are lots of great games, that is really no excuse anymore. And i'm not going to turn this into a "l... : jayares
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      the only ps3 game i actually want to play is that Eye Of Judgement i wish the 360 would have a card ga... : -=kodiak=-
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        If Wizards was smart that's what they'd do instead of their half cocked online efforts so far (and I woul... : derelict515
        • yea no shit. and think of all the other card games out there that would honestly be rather badass on a... : -=kodiak=-
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      The problem is they are not selling at all. Just compare the NPDs for Gears 2 and Resistance 2 last month... : Evil Benius
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        was reading elsewhere that the 360 outsold the ps3 3:1 on black friday. : -=kodiak=-
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          Yeah while both systems got trounced by the Wii, the 360 actually did really well just against the PS3. S... : Evil Benius
          • yea, that's true. But still, it's the wii... so it's a bunch of little kids playing mini game shovelware ... : -=kodiak=-
  • That's the irony. Sony hyped it as a multimedia platform that by-the-way can play games. People are buy... : Arcanum
  • Then you're not paying attention. : Vincent Grayson
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  Analysts warn, however, that some users may be playing games on the devices. : capt tripps
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    Not according to those NPDs on the frontpage... : derelict515
    • http://www.instantrimshot.com/ : capt tripps
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  Here in England you can't watch TV for 5 seconds without XBOX360 being shoved down your throat. : jjjapan
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    wow another UK PS3 owning shacker!! : Vincenoir
    • like you haven't noticed the christmas xbox 360 rape. : jjjapan
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  My PS3 is strictly a Bluray player. I will play God of War 3, any ICO game and um.....that may be about ... : GeorgeB3DR
  • My PS3 = Blu ray player + PS2 (60GB native) + PS3 exclusives. The only exception to this is Super Street... : wwonderboy334
  • I thought MGS4 was your game of the year? : treefingers1
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    Really? You have no interest in Little Big Planet, Uncharted, Ratchet and Clank, WarHawk, WipEout HD? Tho... : ieGod
    • ^ they really are. : xxiv
• Out side of Killzone 2 and God of War, there isn't anything thats going to boost its numbers in the us. W... : baron calamity
• i play my 360 way more, but i love my ps3 it's like the son that's never quiet as good at sports as your ... : xxiv
• i had a catalogue on my table the other day that had the 360 at $298 AUD and the ps3 for $687 ... that's ... : erotic sock
• If sony wouldn't have kept screwing with the skus I would have owned one by now. : baron calamity
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  I hope not, with the extra money I'll get for working over xmas I was hoping to pick one up. I'm sure Son... : Big Luke
  • i doubt very much the ps3 will die. : xxiv

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  When did you become an adman for Amazon? : Totenjaeger
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    I saw the deal and posted it here. I just quoted the information. There was a conversation about Prime ye... : pancake humper
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      I'm not saying it isn't awesome, I use it myself. It was just the litany of everything you get with it wa... : Totenjaeger
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        Sorry for providing detailed information. Holy shit dude. : pancake humper
        • Just pay to have him...silenced with your new Amazon moneyhats. : Evil Benius
      • Dude, he cut-and-pasted info about Amazon Prime. Settle down. : Ride-My-Rocket
• Prime is the best thing. : Deathlove
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  What the fuck? Why is an advertisement in Chatty. Get that shit out : kainen1
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    umm its an awesome deal. some of us like tohelp eachother out with that kind of thing : feek
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      Yeah but it's not like it's new or anything, they have been offering it for a few years now. : nomaad
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        Really? Amazon doing Prime memberships for $59 for years? I thought it was always $79? Really? It's been ... : pancake humper
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          Definitely dude wtf were you thinking jesus wow wtf : ateam311
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            I'm fucking done. : pancake humper
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              Dude I was kidding. wtf : ateam311
              • I ruined it didn't I :( : ateam311
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                he's bleeding in to a bathtub now : aeg1x
                • He IMd me and told me to pass along his regards to the internet. Also that the world hates him and no one... : mittense
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          Relax man, it's nothing personal - it just comes off spammish since it's a direct copypasta from the amaz... : nomaad
          • aaaaand you just typed copypasta, so truly who's the bigger douche? spoiler: it's you : fishbone
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          You're right pancake. Fuck 'em, that's a good deal. : Arctic Fox
          • Dammit, I can't renew early at the lower price :*( : Arctic Fox
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      I know I do too....I post stuff like that. It's just that a simple link and a 'holy shit' would suffice. : kainen1
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        OH NO YOU HAVE TO ROLL THE SCROLL WHEEL FURTHER TO GE TPAST THE POST WHATEVER ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH Y ... : ateam311
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          or you could freak out, stop trying to reverse ninja troll : kainen1
          • Freaking out is A-Team's bread and butter. : mittense
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            Or you could reply to an overly obvious attempt, thusly reversing his reverse troll. Inverse trolling? : skankcore
            • It's a very ancient and secret technique....why do you have to expose me : kainen1
  • I hope this isn't serious. If so, I hope pancake fucking crushes your face. : ateam311
  • If pancake_humper used an affiliate id or something I could see getting pissy with him, but Prime is norm... : ThomW
  • Yes, let's also ban wootoff.mancide.net, any mention of Black Friday deals, any awesome deals found on sl... : riptyde
• Everyone complaining in this thread is probably the same kind of person that whines about product placeme... : SockMonkeh
• oh my god a POST. A POST IS GIVING CANCER TO MY EYES AND I CANT STOP LOOKING you assholes just skip t... : FrayLo
• I did not know about this. I am happy he posted this. Maybe provide details in a reply next time to quiet... : pauk111
• If you buy (or think you'll buy) more than 5 or 6 new books a year, Prime is a steal. Book prices on Ama... : jasonepowell
• Although this post certainly seems like a paid advertisement, I can vouch that Prime's worth it. I proba... : genom
• awesome, thanks pancake humper : fishbone
• I'm already a member at $79/year :( : arhughes
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  Too bad amazon.ca sucks. I'd be all over this. : razlebol
  • yeah they have 1/8th the shit that .com has :( i dont order stuff from amazon that often : dantastic
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  I think you can ship to two addresses with it. Anyone wanna be shady and split an account? : aggressor
  • I'd do this. : MuteMode
  • I ship to a few different addresses without a problem. My mom's house, my house, and my ex-girlfriend al... : hawkeye
  • ME ME let's get on this! : giantshift
• I'm surprised arctic fox hasn't posted in here yet. He may be preparing a convincing essay on prime. He c... : re-verse
• plus you can add your family members for free : [fry]
• I think it is worth it at $79, so $59 is a pretty damn good deal. : pyrogen

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  Crescendos to play out? : LoioshDwaggie
  • The music spikes & gets all dramatic when a horde is about to come out, or a tank spawns. : jingletard
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  Speed running is stupid against a good team of infected. I'm not saying that it isn't possible to speed ... : jingletard
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    One good 4person Boomer hit in an exposed area + a smoker can end that. : LoioshDwaggie
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      Not really. If they're in a closet, boomer doesn't do shit. And if they're just meleeing zombies away, th... : heartsauce
      • Hence: 'Boomer hit in an exposed area' to make sure they have to run somewhere to hide. If your Infected ... : LoioshDwaggie
  • All the survivors have to do is keep moving. Zombies don't spawn fast enough to keep up until you reach t... : heartsauce
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    On PC speed running is by far the most effective way to win VS. Limit respawn and set up and the zombies... : Boxelder
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      I think it depends on the map. Some of them you're going to need the pipe bombs, molotovs, etc., that yo... : Arcanum
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        You only REALLY need them at the end of a campaign, and the stockpile is always waiting for you. Also,... : heartsauce
        • From what I've seen, the longer you spend dicking around, the more zombies spawn. I think you're sufferi... : Arcanum
        • Yeah, you only need the pipe bomb because you spent so long looking for it that the boomer sprayed you ag... : Boxelder
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  everyone should infact go to the closet and setup a defensive line : Nighteyes
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    How is this fun? You're UNTOUCHABLE in a closet. : heartsauce
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      With some teamwork a smoker and boomer can put an end to closet time : timaste
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        And that hiding under the ramp business that seems to be all the rage these days : timaste
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          I'm pretty sure that'll be fixed soon. : crummynz
          • I don't think it's even all that effective. At the very least, it's going to be a risk. A boomer catchi... : Arcanum
    • They have to come out eventually... : Boxelder
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  1) You, Cash, and the other guy who /ragequit (don't remember who) need to lighten up. It's just a game... : Arcanum
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    I quit games that aren't fun to play? : On the Brane
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      If your fun is spoiled that easily, perhaps you shouldn't play with people. Using perfectly legitimate b : Arcanum
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        It's just annoying when our team has two people obviously relatively new to the game, and your team goes ... : heartsauce
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          We had aether, who was completely new. I thought he was one of the new people you were talking about. : Arcanum
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            That round you did get him, yes. Again though, your approach lends itself to new players. : heartsauce
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              ...so you wanted us to stop using strategies that were somewhat effective, are understandable to new play : Arcanum
              • All I'm saying is that ONE new player isn't as much of a liability when they have no need to do anything ... : heartsauce
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          I had fun playing on both sides, I'm sorry it wasn't as fun for you. I really liked my first games tonig... : aethyr
          • Seriously, it's a very fun game; most of the time it ends with laughter and minor, good natured cursing.... : On the Brane
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      you should not quit in the middle of a game, as a general rule, if you did. and you should not be a di... : dahanese
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        Not sure how ragequitter equates to being a dick over voicechat, but he wasn't. I was DEFINITELY being... : heartsauce
        • two different instances, sorry for the confusion. i was supposing worst offenses. : dahanese
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          On my winning teams we just let the closet even play out (not even attacking) and use the whole time to s... : Boxelder
          • Don't forget to smoke them from the front! : heartsauce
          • This is true, though depending on the location, there's enough time to go ahead and try to harass them in... : Arcanum
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  they just need to update it with an anit-closet zombie : extrahappyturtle
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    Can you not break down closet doors? Haven't run into this tactic so I'm a little confused. : thejay247
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      You can, but 2 players at the front meleeing + 2 players at the back shooting = no zombies gonna get you. : crummynz
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        this is at least somewhat true....back into a corner and use this phalanx method and you're pretty gtg. ... : kainen1
        • there should just be a half second timer on melee to allow a few hits to get through and the ability to o... : RetroRedEyeJr
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      That's not the issue. The issue is that even a single survivor is fairly effective at preventing infecte : Arcanum
      • What by saying that it takes a lot of fun out of the game? That's my only point. So it was more of a ... : On the Brane
  • Email this to Valve. Repost most of the chatty here and URL it to them. They'll actually read it. : LoioshDwaggie
  • a zombie that busts through a random side of the closet and fucking blows it up : feek
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    I think if they buff the smoker a bit they could easily solve this. It's just wayyy too easy to break a s... : aeg1x
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      At the very least you could be required to shoot the smoker, even if you don't kill him. : Arcanum
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        Or they could keep friendly fire on when you're firing at a teammate that is being 'smoked.' : thief
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          this would be a good solution but it's not going to be implemented because its would make it harder for n... : RetroRedEyeJr
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            You could just up the difficulty from 'Normal' to 'Advanced' on the Shack VS servers if the survivors are... : LoioshDwaggie
            • 1) The survivors aren't always winning by any means. 2) You can't change the difficulty on versus serv... : Arcanum
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          well if you gonna do that, just count melee on each other as friendly damage. That'd stop the chinchilla... : kainen1
          • yeah it would be interesting if friendly melees made you stumble like it does with the infected. Could be... : aeg1x
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    Something like the boogieman that used to hang out in my closet when I was 5. I hated that fucker. : Dusty_Slim
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      You just needed to hit him with a fire poker a couple times. : Arcanum
      • My only regret from those years was that I hadn't yet learned to spam melee whenever I approached the clo... : Dusty_Slim
  • Dude, I totally agree with this. I like the idea of the Boomer's "rare infection" that slows down the... : heartsauce
  • I say make the smoker be able to grab multiple people if they are really close together. And get rid of ... : SeaLlama
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  It frustrates me as well but can you really expect people to just open themselves up to die for you in a ... : n0v4
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    I expect them not to take advantage of obvious flaws in the balance of the game, yes. It's why I stopp... : heartsauce
    • scrub! : aeg1x
    • there are other opportunities to kill the survivors... : feek
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  I think closets are horribly lame but I'll still do them if the rest of the team wants to because I'd onl... : NastyJack
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    This is precisely my approach. : Arcanum
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      Yeah, I guess speed running isn't really the issue. If I have a team that can stay on point and just k... : heartsauce
      • Like I said above, the more time you spend standing around, the more infected that spawn, and the more li... : Arcanum
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        yeeeah it was a weird game. I dunno about the amount of infected hanging around but 'the director' didn't... : On the Brane
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          If you fall far enough you just die, period. A good place to test this is the beginning of Blood Harvest... : Xevo
          • Yeah, I'm aware of that. This place I've fallen from many times. After the gas station, go up the lift ... : On the Brane
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  What?! Speed running is totally legitimate. Closet hiding, on the other hand... : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Agreed, the rage has subsided. Running good, closets bad. : heartsauce
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  One tip: Shoot the fucking tank! So many people freak out and just start running and hiding when the ta... : Boxelder
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    If you time it right, you can even circle-strafe to dodge his attacks. Killing the Tank in a bunch of al... : Arcanum
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      oh, and if people didn't know, lighting him on fire slows him down. (and if you're a tank and on fire, s... : Boxelder
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        This I didn't know. I'll have to remember that. On the tank side, smacking objects (cars, dumpsters, ... : Arcanum
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          Yeah. It seems a little unbalanced on no hope, really because I don't think you can even dodge a car. : Boxelder
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            Actually, I don't know if the Tank can throw cars anymore, I thought they removed that so he couldn't blo... : heartsauce
            • He still could last night. : Boxelder
        • Hahaha. Yeah. I did 10000-something damage to a group of survivors once. : Rice-Rocketeer
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        Not only that, as soon as tank gets set on fire, he only has 40 seconds to live. : heartsauce
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          Cool. So on blood harvest you could just going to moltov his ass and keep running (if no one is limping) : Boxelder
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            More tips: if you crouch while downed w/ pistols your aim still improves. (lol) : Boxelder
            • Also if you crouch while healing the infected can't tell you are healing because it stops the animation. ... : Boxelder
• We need more people in Versus now!! : jigstah
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  Slight threadjack -- is L4D worth buying for the X360? Or should I only get it for the PC? I traditiona... : Ride-My-Rocket
  • If you were going to start trying a console shooter or two, L4D is an odd game to start with. I got the i... : cdbeckman
  • i'd avoid the 360 for this. Its really important to have a mouse. : re-verse
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    i recommend PC because of future content and bigger community : Mmmmmoo
    • ^^^this : Arctic Fox
    • ^^^ this guy is on it. : Darkfox76
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    Things are constantly attacking you from behind. It seems like that'd be annoying with a game pad. : Boxelder
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      one of the bumper buttons lets you do a quick 180 : Mmmmmoo
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        That's smart. Does it work well? : Boxelder
        • it's pretty much instant turnaround. much faster than just using the stick. : Mmmmmoo
    • Valve actually altered the AI so that it won't attack from behind as much on the 360 version. They also a... : marmite
  • Update -- Looks like I'll be sticking with the PC, then. Tx ya'll! : Ride-My-Rocket
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    RMR, I just got it on the PC today, it's awesome, you should play on PC too :D : aethyr
    • I think I might have to get it for myself for Festivus. But I need to get a graphics card... my old one ... : Ride-My-Rocket
  • i have it for the x360 cause my pc is shit and cant run the game. i HIGHLY recommend the pc version. that... : minigomp
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  I swear to god, not once in this game has anyone stopped a tank from smashing me. No one will ever run up... : braaains
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    what does meleeing the tank do? i've done it a lot but don't notice anything different : Mmmmmoo
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      Actually distracts the tank from bashing whoever is on the ground. : braaains
      • Yet ten rounds of buckshot to the back doesnt? : braaains
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        interesting. I often melee a tank when he's smashing someone and he turns to me. Does it actually impede ... : ifallible
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          I think its 2 melee hits and he's agrro'd onto you. Assuming that the person stops shooting him afte... : braaains
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            o ur tlkng abt cmpgn md : ifallible
            • lulz N v$ d0nt w0rry b0ut it : midgetherder
  • I think it's more important to shoot the tank to kill it then rescue the person later than risk two incap... : ImageOmega
• wussypants. just wait for them to leave the bloody closet. what's the big deal. : ifallible
• there have been a few shackers that have chosen not to do the closet hiding technique (i respect this). i... : arcane_
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  i was playing this awesome game last night and all 4 got vomited on, i was the only one that wasn't pinne... : minigomp
  • yah i've gotten yelled at too. too bad you can't move when a horde is on you (even if just one). it's jus... : arcane_

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  if you really have duchenne, you should probably contact the MDA. They specialize in helping people in y... : Galadriel07
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    You would think the MDA would help, but they primarily focus on helping younger children find the resourc... : theangrywaffles
    • I would try to contact them anyway. Maybe they can put you in touch with people that can help you out. : Galadriel07
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  wtf, i just wiki'd Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. They're throwing you out? Because you're depressed?! Jesu... : filthysock
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    you totally read my mind. I just didnt want to be so blunt :( : Galadriel07
    • Same :( : Malku
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  What the fuck? That's horrible. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    IAWTWTF. How old are you? Do you use a wheelchair? I can't believe your parents are putting you out. ... : Ovate
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      I'm 24, use a power wheelchair, and have fairly severe dilated cardiomyopathy (congestive heart failure).... : theangrywaffles
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        Wow, that is exceedingly rare. You sure you're all full siblings? :-/ Good luck. I wish I had some ... : Ovate
        • Unfortunately, although I question that more often than one might think. I have the classic looks of my m... : theangrywaffles
      • this is beyond revolting. they MADE you like this and now they are throwing you out on your ass? also ... : rektify7
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  What the Jesus Christ?! You cannot be serious? : Visceral Monkey
  • Yeah, I'm about to lose my shit. Not going to lie. : theangrywaffles
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  i'm so sorry. tell us a little more about what you possibly could do. you'd be surprised what people migh... : dahanese
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    I'd love to be able to live on my own, but I really don't know if its possible. I was hoping somebody mig... : theangrywaffles
    • do any of your friends like where they are, outside of the home? could you afford that? get govt assistan... : dahanese
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  I don't understand how parents could be so cold. :( : Mansmells
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    they eventually die, its either their body or their hearts : conandan
    • oh woops i should have said living parents : Mansmells
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  I want to falcon punch your mom in the cunt. : mechanicalgrape
  • I'll hold her down for you. : Ormsbee
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  are you a jerk to them or what? how could they possibly justify kicking you out? : futant
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    No. I usually just sit in my room all day, playing video games and looking for jobs online. I often get r... : theangrywaffles
    • Oh, and Shacking. Who could forget that, ha. : theangrywaffles
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      what kind of jobs : filthysock
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        Anything I am physically capable and certified to do. Which really isn't much. I have a BA in PoliSci. My... : theangrywaffles
        • network building is not among them, thats for damn sure. I want to help somehow, but I can't, I can only ... : Zolneirz
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      That's really messed up. Do you have any relatives who might talk some sense into your parents? : ArB
      • No, small family. I think my grandmother might have actually encouraged my parents really. She is a crazy... : theangrywaffles
    • I am about to explode for you... : giantshift
  • yea, theres got to be another side to this story. : holycow
• crazy coincidence, just before F5ing the shack I finished reading http://www.loveonwheelz.net/ : AbortedFetusChristi
• Well fuck. Set up a paypal account dude and maybe we can at least help. :( : steelsamurai
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  where are you, city-wise? : Agrona
  • Give a general location and people can give much better advice. Most true social programs are locally ba... : midgetherder
  • He's in Pittsburgh : Cihte
• Or for that matter, are there any shackers that can help this guy out by giving him a place to live? : Drewus
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  sorry i don't know any programs, but for income, I've had a few friends do the google quality rater gig. ... : chbyah
  • Thanks for this. I am going to apply and hopefully something comes through. : theangrywaffles
• well fuck, fuck your parents : moshman
• I've read this over and over and I just cannot under-fucking-stand how your parents could do this to you.... : stelth
• Have you considered web-lackey type stuff? Maybe you could email some top content blogs, gaming blogs ... : kaddar0
• Their attitude is horrible, I wish I lived in your city so I could help you out...At least to smack some ... : drbriefs
• i dunno bro.. usually i tell people to try to get a job, but after reading wikipedia about Duchenne muscu... : minigomp
• I wanna feel bad for you but I think you are holding some details back.....I really can't picture parents... : darkT
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  government jobs : d0pamine
  • Yeah, you'd be surprised how many hoops you have to jump through to get into a government job. This would... : theangrywaffles
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  Time to learn webdesign? :) : davantalus
  • Sounds like a good idea - if you're capable of shacking then you could do webdesign, and can learn it rel... : jbury
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  wait, so your parents are kicking you out....and if you've got nothing by the end of january then what? ... : xxiv
  • Then its to the nursing home, I assume. They will gladly scoop up my SSI and Medicaid coverage. I need he... : theangrywaffles
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  thats a bunch of shit :( If you get back to this thread, Have you ever held a job before? : Slowtreme
  • Not a real, adult job in the truest sense. In college, I was a Resident Assistant (RA) for my floor, and ... : theangrywaffles

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  hahahahahahaaha Speed Racer : mrseldowski
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    If that's not a sign that these lists are fundamentally broken I have no idea what is. : dumb.
    • True. : Nitrium
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      speed racer is easily in my top 10 for 2008. I'm not in the habit of ranking movies, but it's only one of... : Slowtreme
      • oh yeah ironman too, that's 3 : Slowtreme
• This list does, however, have Speed Racer in it. It's a Bizarro Top Ten : sonicdeathwalrus
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  aaaahhhh that stupid WallE movie looks so dumb. : Sexpansion Pack
  • you better shut your fuckin mouth boy : aeg1x
  • It's my favorite movie of this year. Dark Knight comes second after that. : nomaad
  • FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF >:( : DrWaffles
  • That movie was great. You fail. : melkore
  • actually it's great : fishbone
  • I will cut you : riptyde
  • watch it and then form an opinion you dimwit : moshman
  • troll succeeded. : Arctic Fox
  • You are dead inside >:( : blindi0815
  • Word up, my man, I hate good movies too. : dumb.
  • ...my heart... : givemesnacks
  • I wrote "Nuke" on your post w/ a sharpie but I don't think it did anything. : rosewood
  • Get a rope! : Arcanum
  • PHILISTINE!!! : cptstern
  • getting in on flaming this dude - you're broken man : flagg209
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    I didn't care for it either. : pimpium
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      It insists upon itself. : Mr.Finkster
      • I find it shallow and pedantic. : dumb.
  • Oh how wrong you are! : Shadowdane
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    I tried to like it. Twice even. Put me and my son to sleep on the couch the other day. : Pettytheft
    • How old is your son? My 2 year old daughter can't get enough of it. Every day: "watch robot now please... : riptyde
  • I haven't even seen it I'm just saying it looks dumb. : Sexpansion Pack
• what a fucking craptastic list : oHnOES
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  WTF, Iron Man and Speed Racer are on there, but no Dark Knight. : transmetal
  • yeah idkwtf about that : thekidd
  • Iron Man I'm ok with. It's the best movie rendition of an over-the-top comic book style yet. Speed Ra... : Arcanum
• what the fuck kind of list is this? holy fuck : OMGzImBurning
• I'm not a fanboy but Speed Racer AT ALL is ridiculous. That was one of the most awkward and badly written... : pauk111
• Another wtf for Speed Racer. : c_man_tmt
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  Speedracer basically voids that entire list. : hirosushima
  • This man is wise. : LoioshDwaggie
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  Hey look at that - Speed Racer is Warner Brothers movie who also own Time... : Jonathan
  • Of course then again so is Dark Knight... maybe they didn't think it needed the support. : Jonathan
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  At least they got the top TV show right. : stump
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    No Dexter voids the list. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • yeah, where the hell is Dexter? : Smitty
    • Indeed! There is no excuse. Dexter is that good : baron calamity
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      we watched last week's episide last night.. fucking awesome. RIP miguel they'll never have a guest act : [fry]
      • miguel was awesome : Smitty
    • That is strange. I didn't read the whole list when I made my post. : stump
• All you people hating on Speed Racer... What puts that movie in the list is the special effects. You : Kniggit
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  i enjoyed iron man quite a bit more than the dark knight ! : [fry]
  • Seconded, still it easily belongs among the Top Ten, even if it was in Speed Racer's place. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • me too! TDK isn't the best movie of all time. : Smitty
  • I did too, but I still think TDK was easily in my top 10 films. : riptyde
• while i agree that it should make it on the list, i still think the movie is way overhyped...possibly the... : vassili_zaitsev
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  Figures I've only heard of 3 out of the 10. Also Speed Racer?! WTF? Rightfully, Iron Man is in it. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    You've only heard of 3? Charlie Kaufman write/directed Synechdoche, it's pretty good if you like Adaptati... : aethyr
    • er, I guess that means you haven't heard of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button either. I haven't seen i... : aethyr
    • Might be a lot of indie stuff in the USA without big exposure in Europe. And I don't follow the indie mov... : Mad Brahmin Disease
• I was going to say because there was a shitload of good movies released this year, but Speed Racer? :[ : aethyr

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  End of thread : mnok
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    End of home : kallanta
    • End of your mom's celibacy. At my hands. Cause I banged her. Right in the vag. : quadeh
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  360 won 2 years ago. : GeorgeB3DR
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    consoles never win : SlamDunk
    • The SNES disagrees. : kallanta
  • PC GAMING IS DEAD : Mr.Finkster
  • an extra nail in the coffin this year i think has been not having a competitive price coming into black f... : dantastic
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  "Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should." : stratedge
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    ... and I hope the 8000 people laid off includes everyone involved with Home. FAIL. : stratedge
    • Thats a bit harsh :/ : jbury
• Absolute garbage. : kaijuseijin
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  I created a 6'10", 350 fatty chick with a cleft chin and a tiny tank top + micro skirt. I walk up behin... : Dimmona
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    there's a virtual world your avatar walks around? Is it just your friends list or what? : dignan
    • No, it's random people. There was a group of us that huddled up together in the theatre and all picked th... : slip42o
  • that's about all i've seen done in there. : dahanese
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  I don't get this fad of giving us avaters for our console? I just want to play games, not play dress up.... : dilutedq
  • it's just an evolution of what already existed. There was email/post signatures, then we had the power to... : derelict515
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  It's pretty impressive that there's not a single positive impression from what I've heard : derelict515
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    There's nothing really to it. It's fun to mess around with, but there's no depth to it. It has a couple s... : slip42o
    • The most fun I had in it was trying to get banned from it. : stratedge
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      i thought it was free? : Mmmmmoo
      • They charge you for clothes, furniture, other crap like that. : slip42o
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    Probably because it's been in development and hyped for so long... now it's available and it's like they ... : boarder2
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      all the comparisons to Second Life miss the point that the real compelling part of SL is the user generat... : derelict515
      • Yeah Sony sets the prices, which I found very interesting. Here's a list of what I've seen in the Mall (... : AndyGoin
      • Adding stuff to home is not open to all. Only game devs and other business partners can add stuff to it. ... : razlebol
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  It's kinds goofy : Dave-A
  • Needs content badly : Dave-A
• i remember talking to a fairly senior sony australia dude about this last year... he was so excited about... : erotic sock
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  It's good stuff. I've unlocked full outfits by playing Pacman, Xevious, DigDug, Echochrome, and Icebreak... : AndyGoin
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    BTW, if you're trying to get into the Uncharted locked rooms in that area, here's the codes: http://last... : AndyGoin
    • Fantastic. I wanted to see the Uncharted room since they announced it. I wonder how they'll us that spa... : treefingers1
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    Where are pacman, xecvious and DigDug? : cornchak
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      If you create a Japanese PSN account, you can go into their Store and find the Namco Arcade pack beta. Y... : AndyGoin
      • Oh and if you do create the Japanese acount, you can view their Home and it's vastly different. Those NA... : AndyGoin
• "Loading." : Agrona
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  Where is it? PS store? : five_percent
  • The Home icon is right above the PSN store in the XMB. : mojorisen1117
• Oh hey, it came out. : Sailor of Fortune
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  i wasn't expecting much but this is a fucking lolocaust : Daggoth
  • What have they been doing for years? : japoneez
• I will have to find my PS3 first. It has been so long since I turned it on that I do not know where it re... : Evil Benius
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  I signed in and found a bunch of kids calling each other gay while cabbage-patching to the same rap song ... : BlackCat9
  • The beta was nice and this sort of thing was kept to a minimum. I wonder how well Sony will be able to m... : melkore
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    Awesome. I wish my username wasn't so manly-seeming or I'd create a female avatar and wait for a cro... : ThomW
    • "So... uh, you boys come here often?" : mojorisen1117
• Tried yesterday and couldn't log in. I'll check it out eventually but it seems like a passing fad. Good f... : baronzemo78
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  I found it hysterical, in 3 minutes I managed to get called retarded, a fag and the N word - it has p... : flagg209
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    What possible potential do you see? You're telling me you'd rather hang out in this poor man's Secon... : ThomW
    • I can't actually believe I said Second Life was better than something else. God Home is terrible. : ThomW
  • 3 minutes? Pfff. You'd have been called all that and more on XBL in less than 30 seconds. Clearly Home... : stump
• Its like hanging out in the Uncanny Valley. Super creepy. They really should have gone with stylized ... : Judecca