Morning Discussion

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• Me! : Rasnowl
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  Yup. "Good news everyone" immediately triggers his voice. : electroly
  • Same. :P : guido anchovy
  • solvechrist is right though. its the combination of the picture and the phrase. : Hoax
  • exactly. : deject
  • pretty much : prime8
  • Ditto. : DOOManiac
  • Yeah, exactly. : delataur
  • yep! : lonepie
• ack! : breadsticks
• /raises hand : afty
• pretty good. : Yanks
• Awesome. : AgentPothead
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  The question is would it have worked sans picture? : SolveChrist
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=18999715 : skryte
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      but the link says farnsworth, which i think to be the equivalent of showing his picture. if the link said... : SolveChrist
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        oh but that was also from a thread where it was presented differently (I used getpost at first) so I can ... : SolveChrist
        • plus it was a totally clever way for me to say, "REPOST!" : skryte
  • lol. probably not : Flying h4x0r
• Hahahah totally works :D : Solstice
• a bit scary : itsjames
• lol so funny : sparkly
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  You are now blinking manually : shortbuscaptain
  • I think breathing works better on me. : davantalus
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    You are now aware of all the bones in your body. : braaains
    • ...and now I'm all tingly. Weird. : ArcKnight
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    the floor is now lava : DrFlammable
    • Oh shit! That's fun! : davantalus
  • goddamnit : foo
• must be broken for me, was reading it in dr. zoidberg's voice : DeBurgo
• It worked on me. I've seen three minutes of an episode once. I don't even know what the name is. All I re... : davantalus
• Hahaha that's pretty good : OverloadUT
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  I'm a horse's butt. : freshyk
  • I am!? That's not good news at all! : synaptic revolt
• i have no idea what the joke is :( : Slowtreme
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  I lead off most of my emails with that phrase. Sometimes people get it; other times I am sad. : sgtsanity
  • Yay people getting it though! : brickmatt
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  okay, what's going on here? blocked at work. : Agrona
  • Yea I can't get it to come up on Latestchatty either : Katarn3279
• Hahaha. Yep. : tohm82
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  I hope enough people hear the voice I'm referring to when you read, "It sticks!" : Sailor of Fortune
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    Aarggh, I mean, "It stinks!" : Sailor of Fortune
    • the critic? : lonepie
• not me. never watched the show much : two50six

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  also, why do I enjoy RTS games when I'm so unbelievably bad at them? I'm that guy who normally tries to b... : Degenerate
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    there's no need to build defense in the C&C games (not that I'm an expert mind you, but I've been playing... : flagg209
    • it worked to some extent in Red Alert 1 because the AI attacked always from the same corridors so all it ... : rookieone
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      I disagree. Tesla coils intermixed with flak cannons for instance, maybe 5 a piece circling your base do... : kainen1
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        I havent even used any Tesla Coils yet. Do they only defend against surface units? : Degenerate
        • IIRC no, they also attack air units. And yes, the Tesla + Flak combo is awesome for base defense. Add ... : MatzL.E.
  • I also like to tend to my base until I'm satisfied with it, and then attack. But sometimes you have to dr... : Marrbe
  • I'm the same way. I suck ass at build order and strategy so I just start building fleets of massive tanks... : sigpro
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    I don't know. I suck at them too but love playing them until they get too hard. Total Annihilation was ... : hawkeye
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      yeah thats how I normally roll too. The mission I got stuck on last night basically plays out like this: ... : Degenerate
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        that mission was a pain in the ass - build lots of migs, kirovs and twinblades fast and roll them as a pa... : flagg209
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          what sucks is that you're not authorized to build kirovs until after that douche bag takes all your money... : Degenerate
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            I fucking love crushers, I abuse those things like crazy. : brickmatt
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              Also, deadnaughts, twinblades and migs are all you ever need as the russians. I love the russians. : brickmatt
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                Their artillery unit was absolute rape. : walker270
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                  Yeah, you can just substitute V4 for Dreadnaughts on land maps. : brickmatt
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                    I have a weird love/hate feeling about those units. On the one hand, they absolutely rape anything t : walker270
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                      They're almost too poewrful. : brickmatt
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                        V4s are too powerful? Very interesting. I think a certain AI general is about to see a bunch of them o... : Degenerate
                        • Yeah, 4 V4 rockets will destroy almost anything. 8 V4 rockets and you're in for lols. V4's covered by... : brickmatt
              • i've gained a new-found respect for the hammer tank. their leech beam > regular gun so much. it has bette... : RikiTiki2
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          dont bother with kirovs...too slow. I'd rather have 3-4 twinblades than a kirov, much faster and more mo... : kainen1
          • the kirov is good for damage per second though - Also - target the super reactors first : flagg209
          • That mission was a PITA until I discovered that you could fly one or two kirovs straight into the hostile : MatzL.E.
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        That campaign is 1) Stupid easy with a human 2) Stupid hard with AI : rosewood
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          I find this is generally true unless your teammate is kn1fe. : deject
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            lol :( : RikiTiki2
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              hahaha that match we tried was pretty pathetic. I didn't help that I really don't know wtf to do in mult... : deject
              • we did a pair of 2on2's before you joined us. same thing every time : RikiTiki2
          • or degenerate : Degenerate
      • oh, how did i handle that one... oh yeah! i made a lot of bullfrogs and flak cannons throughout this:... : RikiTiki2
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    Hah, you and me both. Now I'll look forward to that mission. : delataur
    • I also have to profess my undying love for the "Soviet March" title/menu theme. : delataur
  • I'm the same way. I just like building up my base and crushing attacking forces. I'd rather let the ene... : DinK
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    totally. I realize there are keys to bind different groups of units, and I always start out with a nicely... : hirez
    • Overdone defense moving to overdone offense is so fun, at least against the computer. Like in Starcraft ... : DinK
    • \m/ : Degenerate
  • Hint There are a lot of missions where you can just say fuck it, and do something like send 14 planes at : rosewood
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    That's what I do, and I always get served if I play against a person. Sometimes it works against a comput... : WildDanimal
    • They try really hard to give her stuff to say, it's tragic. : brickmatt
    • The vast majority of the shit that I do to win in RA2 and RA3 would never fucking work with a person. The... : rosewood
• I got this game in my WE- looking forward to trying it out. I'm also hilariously bad at RTS games so we s... : tashtego
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  I just sent you like a 11 catfish and 13 perch in LOTRO. (my friends kid caught them) : trOmblyj
  • hooray! Catfish! :D : Degenerate
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  Do you need to play through RA2 and yuris before RA3? : stgdz
  • I didn't - I was fine, though I may not have gotten all the little nuances of the story : flagg209
  • No, they are really unrelated and you will see why if you watch the opening cut scene. : rosewood
• It's great. I am about to play it right now... : AroundTheFur1380
• Tim Curry is excellent. : deject
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  i found Red Alert 2 campier than 3, actually : RikiTiki2
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    this is the first RA title that I've played. :( : Degenerate
    • RA2 and YR are fucking amazing games, especially in the camp department. : rosewood
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    Tanya was hotter in RA2, though RA3 does have an exponentially greater number of women in it. : Sailor of Fortune
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      Dude, Gemma Atkinson is SMOKING in that game. : kainen1
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        I'm note saying she isn't, but Kari Whurer (?) is insanely hot and I always thought of Tanya as a brunett... : Sailor of Fortune
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          The Russian is nuts. : brickmatt
          • Yes, she is screamingly hot. : node
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          Thanks to that damn meddling Russian scientist Tanya is now a blonde. : schnitz76
          • LMAO... : megreedy
      • I've never seen a picture of Gemma Atkinson that was not sizzling enough to fry bacon on. : ArcKnight
• Yes, the cast and cutscenes were the main reasons I bought this game and I don't regret anything. It's br... : MatzL.E.
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  I'm so glad you got this. We fucking told you! : brickmatt
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    you and haiku are fgts : Degenerate
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      what about me? can I be a fgt? : SlingBlaze
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        I dont see why not : Degenerate
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          You will be excellent cannon fodder once we finish the campaign. : brickmatt
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            Whoa, degen, are you gonna take that??? : CrustaR
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              seeing as that the game in question is an RTS, I really have no choice :( : Degenerate
              • I'll also rape you in TF2 or L4D. Or pick a 360 game. =( : brickmatt
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  to each their own, i thought this was the worst of the series so far. something about the graphics just ... : araczynski
  • RA2 wasn't cartoonish at all? I thought the way it looked was great considering if it was an adaptatio... : Sailor of Fortune
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    Really? I think I'm baffled that EA delivered such a great sequel. As much as I was back then with RA2. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      Wasn't RA2 done when it was still Westwood? : rosewood
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        Right before they got merged into EA LA IIRC,like, the month they went gold or something was when Westwoo... : Sailor of Fortune
        • Ah, RA2 will remain my favorite, though. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • he didnt play the other games so maybe that explains it : Luminair
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  Yeah dude, this game really rules. I love the ridiculous acting. Randy Couture as the American comma... : virus
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    forget him. TIM CURRY! : deject
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      Peter mofo Stormare! : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • MR. SULU! : deject
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  i'm still mad about the limited installs and other DRM issues. : skryte
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    i'm assuming this doesn't apply to the steam version : Mmmmmoo
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      Yes, steam is an intrusive form of DRM : capt tripps
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        How is it intrusive? You sign in and click play. : deject
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          Because you have to sign in to play. I'm not saying it's unreasonable, just that it intrudes. : capt tripps
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            you don't even have to type or click on anything to sign in, it can automatically do all that when Window... : deject
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              would you consider it intrusive if you had to log with msn account before you could start windows, or if ... : capt tripps
              • nerd nerd nerd nerd nerd nerd nerd : feek
              • Um. you can play them offline dude. I've done it all the time. You might want to doublecheck. : Q-ball
      • oh god : valael
      • I don't find limited installs intrusive either. Because I buy my games, and I even have two PC's with tho... : coolbreezr
  • Steam! : brickmatt
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    well it's limited to 5 concurrent installs and you can de-authorize an install to get it back now. : Prozium
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      yep, and i believe that's still totally the wrong direction. i will not ever fuck with that shit. : skryte
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        if i buy something, i do not need to call the publisher to please please use it. : skryte
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          I've had the game for a few weeks and haven't needed to call the publisher. : Prozium
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            yeah... it's the reinstall like ten years from now that i fear. it's just the wrong way to conduct busin... : skryte
            • You think in ten years they'll still care about that DRM? It will cost them more to support than it is wo... : gnoleb
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          with a deactivation tool there's no calling required (presumably). : Agrona
          • I also like that with this DRM the disc doesn't need to be in the drive. : Prozium
  • No third party DRM on Steam! $29.99. : Freon
• If you like the story aspect of RA3 you ought to get you a copy of Act of War if you can find one. I enj... : schnitz76
• Glad to hear others are loving this as much as I am. I've played online with a friend of mine almost eve... : jeffcox111
• I still laugh every time the "WishMaster" comes on screen... And "Frank 'n Furter" makes him his bitch. ... : D-OveRMinD
• i just bought it too! : Mr.SEX
• I just kicked that fucking missions ass. 10 Dreadnaughts with air cover > multiple Allied air bases : Degenerate
• i love it... the only gripe i have is that the ore mines usually empty to quick.... : megreedy

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  Just a reminder that the rate of software piracy in the games industry these days has nothing to do with ... : stratedge
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    Two items. One, the demos are multiple gigabytes because the content is multiple gigabytes. Two, in... : RomSteady
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      Two minutes! You're on your game today, fella! : Dave-A
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        I wonder if he has feeds like I do, only his is for piracy-related terms. BEETLEJUICE! BEETLEJUICE! ... : ThomW
        • Qucik ThomW, misuse of [inf]!!! ALERT ALERT WOOP WOOOOP SIRENS FLASHY LIGHT! : Dave-A
        • No. I just scroll the first page of the chatty. : RomSteady
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      You know how they could shrink the gigabyte demos? No more fucking animated company video logos. That'... : cerealSAM2
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        Those animations are TINY compared to the game assets. Removing them would reduce the size by less than 1... : OverloadUT
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          If you could cut 100 MB out of the download of the demo that would be a huge step. No one fucking looks ... : retardhumper
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            Video games do not have Nvidia screens because gosh darn they're just such lovely guys that developers wa... : A Sponge
            • nVidia pays co-marketing dollars and provides a lot of developer support and optimization services in exc... : RomSteady
      • I don't think the textures thing is a good idea because then you aren't getting a good representation of ... : datoo
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      Oh RomSteady... we all know developers are lazy sacks of shit who can't take the four minutes away from t... : walker270
      • Don't hate the developers. Hate the managers. Managers are poo. : cerealSAM2
    • That's not really a surprise to me.... should it have been? : melt_core
    • That's probably because they can cover up the crappy bits more easily in a video than they can in a demo.... : thejay247
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      Two items. One, if the demo must be multiple gigabytes, then it should provide at least a half an hour... : stratedge
      • Synopsis: the real reason we're getting videos instead of real demos is because there are so many more sh... : stratedge
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        1. Texture and model sizes have ballooned significantly. Today, it isn't uncommon to have a single textu... : RomSteady
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          That article is for the console space anyway, I thought this was a piracy discussion. I for one don't ca... : Wheatloaf
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            There are additional studies that support the same conclusions in the PC space, but unfortunately the mar... : RomSteady
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              Yeah, and the reason is clear as well. I have personally been duped by a good video or trailer only to d... : Wheatloaf
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                The only internal studies I had seen showed no difference in amount of piracy but a large difference in a... : RomSteady
                • Ok, but common sense and my personal experience doesn't jive with that. : Wheatloaf
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              Of course. It would be foolish to release such a study to a market who have an alternative to purchasing : stratedge
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                Most market research is done for hire and remains private. You try to read too much into things. : RomSteady
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                  The research appears to be telling the developers what they want to hear. : Wheatloaf
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                    You'd be surprised how often that isn't the case. The types of firms that get hired to do this type of : RomSteady
                    • I'm a gamer who has been burned by buying a game based on videos and trailers, and I think there are a lo... : Wheatloaf
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          I love it when people who aren't in the industry assume they know what is up. It's funny. :) : lplasmatron
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            I love it when people who are in the industry assume that they're the only people entitled to dare have a... : stratedge
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              I love it when people assume that just because some game companies have horrible working conditions that ... : lplasmatron
              • i love it when the first splash of coffee goes down my throat in the morning :D : burning eye
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          1. Who the hell is arguing that games are increasing in size? I'm certainly not. You seem to be playing d... : stratedge
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            1. No, you aren't getting the point. There is still a cross-over size for a demo where if you go over th... : RomSteady
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              1. Maybe it has less to do with the size of the demo and more to do with the ratio of playtime versus the... : stratedge
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                Did you read RomSteady's post? If having a longer demo means the download size is over that "sweet spot"... : electroly
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                  If you supposedly work in the industry then I'm guessing you're not a programmer and don't know much abou... : stratedge
                  • it doesn't support your point : stratedge
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                    People don't generally know the how long a demo is before they download it, that isn't really a factor. : s2jason
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                      Agreed, but overall the consumer will develop an opinion of the general 'worth' of demos and once they're... : stratedge
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                        I feel like I'm arguing with a young Earth creationist. You have your ideal world firmly implanted in ... : RomSteady
                        • hypocrisy: check Wait here while I put together a power point presentation for the purposes of helping... : stratedge
                      • 'driven'? nobody is driven to pirate a game because a demo is short. people are driven to pirate a game... : mikecyb
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                    I don't recall mentioning that I work in the industry, because I don't. I'm a programmer in a non-game-r : electroly
                    • I will, however, exit this thread because I'm getting pretty tired of your condescension. Good day. : electroly
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                    The size of the demo is determined by the size of the assets. The size of the assets is growing by a l... : RomSteady
                    • Funny, guess which industry I work in... Internet. :) And you are, in fact, totally incorrect. Example : stratedge
                    • Anyway, in summary I will say this... welcome to a recession. I think you will find, over the course of t... : stratedge
            • 2. lol : stratedge
          • Rom isn't making a value judgment on videos versus demos. One obvious reason they might be more effectiv : s2jason
    • Yeah, I've made the mistake of buying games based on the videos as well. The trick with a demo is that t... : Wheatloaf
    • Most game companies would get nowhere at all if they didn't start by making good games and having demos. ... : thebigbeefsandwich
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    There is no research that supports the idea that demos are related to piracy. : Fred Garvin
    • There's common sense, and there's the word of tens of thousands of gamers who have basically been spellin... : stratedge
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    remember when games would give out 33% of their game?, like doom, wolf3d, duke3d...that was pretty sweet : Chandler55
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      so many games that i never bought because i just played the shareware version. i'm not sure that was rea... : electroly
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        uhh wasn't it an incredibly successful sales model (at the time)? : datoo
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          beats me. i'm sure romsteady would know. all i know is i didn't buy a single game during the entire tim... : electroly
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            Do you ever watch movies, or do you only watch trailers and youtube clips now? I think you're the exce... : stratedge
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              Isn't this the opposite of shareware? A trailer for a movie is analogous to... a trailer for a videogame... : electroly
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                They're hardly analogous. That's like saying that seeing a painting before you buy it is analogous to see... : stratedge
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                  At this point your analogies are so far from our actual concrete topic that I don't think I even understa : electroly
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                    /facepalm Seeing a video of a game is not the same as seeing a video of a video, because a video of a : stratedge
                    • Ah, okay. We're not talking about the same things at all, which lead to my confusion. My original point... : electroly
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        It was a model that actually worked for them. Eventually people caved and bought it for the rest of the c... : Godhatesfatpeople
        • But back then extremely good games were few and far between. Now a lot of people don't play more than 1/3... : OverloadUT
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        That's a good point. I played the shit out of a bunch of shareware games. Not many newer style demos thou... : crummynz
        • Actually, the UT2k4 demo was the exception. : crummynz
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    Um, game companies do this all the time. You can download tons of old content for free that's been put ou... : sammyl
    • yeah but thats not the same : Chandler55
• The parrot is dead! : Godhatesfatpeople
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  oh shit the silly walk skit is gold : reverend~heresy
  • one of my favorites. : sKetchflow
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  It's spelled Luxuryyacht, but it's pronounced Throatwobblermangrove. : Fred Garvin
  • Also, I hope other media outlets are paying attention. : Fred Garvin
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6x_ThGZUqQ : Fred Garvin
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      Well you've already had the operation you strange person. : sKetchflow
      • HE ASKED ME! <wut??!> : reverend~heresy
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  lmao http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGqX-tkDXEk I fucking love these guys : Godhatesfatpeople
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    Ahaha. Such priceless reactions. : Danny5225
    • I loved the "before" action figure shot. : Godhatesfatpeople
• That's smart. Good job, Pythons! : Xin Jing Client 1a
• thats awesome. : CoRDS
• I'd say that Valve already does this by releasing videos for the various classes and they do get increase... : LilCrypto
• Still love the deal I got on their DVD set. It was dirt cheap and now I own EVERY last episode. :D : avatar_58
• Welcome welcome one and all to the new world of economics! Before you fall let me remind you that scarci... : locater16
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  Lemon Curry? : Dschinghis Khan
  • Rogue cheddar! : Fred Garvin
• When you're walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganber... : re4ctor

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• Oh, I forgot about that thing. : bombay
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  WE BUILT THIS CITY... WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROOOOCK AND ROLL : DrWaffles
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    This is Shack City, though. I think it was built on COCK and LOL : MaxPete82
    • Hahaha, well played! : Arcanum
    • haha, I like this post : action wombmate
    • Thank you romsteady : rosewood
    • the interesting tag makes it that much better. : Fyunch Click
    • whoah : indosauros
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      We need a Shack cover of this song immediately. : DrWaffles
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        We built this chatty on COCK and LOL! : AlexXdude
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          someone do the rest : AlexXdude
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            isn't this usually where RomSteady comes in? : Postal
            • any minute now hopefully! : AlexXdude
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              ROMSTEADY SIGNAL GO! ┌ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ┐ │ ╔ ═ ═ ... : askedrelic
              • ...What the fuck is this? : RomSteady
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            Write me the lyrics and I'll sing it!! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
            • Awesome. I'm looking forward to this. : jayacheess
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              oh my god. someone please include JO buddies in the lyrics somehow for great nostalgia justice : Downforce
              • Awww yeah! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
      • I'm doing the math here but I'm not sure how an awful cover of an awful song could produce any awesome. M... : rosewood
    • That's pretty fucking good. : jayacheess
    • ahahaahah : Downforce
    • this post truly made me LOL : El Tigre
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  lol unemployement is skyrocketing. You just TARP'd it ;) : bombay
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    Seriously... Everyone use this one instead now! http://shack-city.myminicity.com/ind : cltcprd
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      and it's still going up! : cltcprd
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        It will, it was all imbalance because everyone forgot about it. Now we all moving back in like mo-fo's an... : bombay
        • Oh SHIT. In balance. Damn I suck. : bombay
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  Our city is ugly. Is it built on an enormous lode of yellow cake uranium or something? : c0bra
  • Shack City, NE 68944 : Degenerate
  • Maybe valerie lives here, she was kind of a milf and joe seemed like a tool. : bombay
• click this link to create more jobs: http://shack-city.myminicity.com/ind : humbleone
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  The page keeps timing out on me... is the web server for this down? : Maddog_Delphi97
  • I think it is in France, so may be lag issues. : bombay
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  UPDATE :: We are starting to recover, but transport is dropping. So make sure you hit : http://shac... : bombay
  • makes me want to play sim city 2000 : papaskot
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  http://shack-city.myminicity.com/ind : Rigor Morts
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    You want to hit all three links (valid right now) once every 24 : bombay
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      you can only do one link per person per day : papaskot
      • Nah, you can do all three, I did. : bombay
• Unemployment now at 23%, ha. : hoov1185
• lol... http://www.shackpics.com/files/smalltown_2shewwdza8nsmh244h49.jpg : ColoradoCNC

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• I loved it too! Absolutely brilliant level design - really interesting and well set up for some good scar... : marmite
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  As much as a NOLF 3 would be nice i dont think it could live up to the name that everyone will expect it ... : Iwannaacura
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    I don't see why not, IMO aside from Contract Jack, Monolith haven't made a bad game. : marmite
    • I rather liked Contract J.A.C.K., there was nothing wrong with it : dognose
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      I don't remember Shogun being very good. : bRAINsick
      • Nm I mean Shogo. It's been so long since I played it. : bRAINsick
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  I think the best part was the mech. You really feel like you are ripping people apart with your guns then... : crazywigga
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    The shotgun is a bit lame compared to the one in the first game though. It's still awesome though. : razlebol
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      I think they could fix that if they beefed up the sound. As it is it just doesn't have the throaty roar a... : ArcKnight
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        It just doesn't pack the same punch. The effect it had on ennemies when you shot them with it in the firs... : razlebol
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          Did you use it and slow mo at all? They fucking explode into a bloody goopey mess if you do that similar ... : sigpro
          • Yeah, I did. It's still satisfying but not as much. The body of the ennemie I shoot with the shotgun does... : razlebol
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  I am looking forward to trying this and the Skate 2 demo tonight. I haven't tried either. : mwasher
  • Hell yeah, same here. Gonna be a fun weekend. Icing is my date on sat. :D : deadhorse
• Yeah it really exceeded my expectations too. Before I thought of FEAR 2 as more of a "meh" in terms of e... : pop_secret
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  The mech part made me realize how much I miss MechWarrior :( : Kaerof
  • No kidding. I almost wept when the hud came on. It looks awesome and a mech game done properly with today... : Tincan
• i dont agree: what i loved about fear was the awesome gunfights in the office. Shit felt real huge amount : papaskot
• Can you disable the damn film grain effect? That was terrible... : rezombie
• The HUD bothered me, if not for the sole reason it felt like I was Samus Aran running around in a horror ... : grayscale
• I came here to post almost the exact thing down. I agree completely. That demo is completely badass. : mrwolf710
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  Give me Shogo 2 or give me death! : -efx-
  • The mech section is close enough for now! : marmite
• I really liked the big robot suit :) : dognose
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  They need to make NOLF2 first : abrasion
  • what's wrong with the NOLF2 that they did make? I think you are looking for number 3... : dedgecko
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    They already made a NOLF2 foo! : marmite
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      I mean sorry, that they need to make NOLF2 before they make NOLF3, I guess I wasn't clear :( I'd expec... : abrasion
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        Oh give it up, they already made a fucking NOLF 2 and you know it. : sigpro
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          Never heard of it man! you loco, click the imdb link, the proof is right there. : abrasion
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            Just like they never redid BSG then to me because there is only one starbuck who is a dude. See the pr... : sigpro
            • Cmon man you know I'm dicking about :( you guys are no fun, just humour me like an idiot - you'd do it fo... : abrasion
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        Ummmm... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339452/ : jodiuh
        • haha she did Zoey in L4D http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1071768/ : dedgecko
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        Cate Archer was in NOFL 2 and also in Contract J.A.C.K. What was wrong with NOFL 2? It was a very fun ... : razlebol
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          INTERNET.WHY.SO.SERIOUS. :( : abrasion
          • Yeah, I was kind of in a hurry and it came off dickish. Sorry Bro! : jodiuh
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  anyone have trouble binding extra mouse buttons? : Lawgiver
  • yeah! And considering how many fuckning keys you need it was a real pain in the ass! : marmite
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    yep, monolith dropped the ball when it came to allowing PC users to do what they can do best... fuck s : dedgecko
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      god I hate that crap. Just when I think those issues are a thing of the past they come back again. : Lawgiver
      • Yea, and from what I recall Monolith was always spot on about crap like that... It's been a while sinc... : dedgecko
    • Monolith games were always a mess with controls though. : razlebol
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    Yeah a lot of people, apparently can't be done : dognose
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      I didn't need to move backwards anyway >:( : dognose
      • Real men only go forward. : Thresher
• Also - anyone else run into this bug? http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19023562#itemanchor_19023562... : dedgecko
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  A couple of goons commented that FEAR 2 is pretty bad compared to FEAR 1. The name UNREAL 2 was brought ... : stgdz
  • haha, I haven't played any of the expansions nor did I care too. I've only been loosely following the re... : dedgecko
• I just got done posting my ass off and impatiently waiting for replies only to find out I'm yesterday. :(... : jodiuh
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    • It's the onboard sound on http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=627&l4=0&model=2033&modelmenu=1... : AgentPothead

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• you can check out the Fanieul Hall area. Tons of history to take in down that way. : FormerHPB
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  What kind of food do you like? What kind of stuff do you want to do? : tashtego
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    I love pretty much any kind of food. I am not really in the mood for high end expensive foods. I am hopi... : lowayne
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      go to Anna's Taqueria for a burrito : bagelcc
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        ^^^ this most definitely : Cheeziologist
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          Anna's is pretty good. Carnitas is the thing to get there. People from the West Coast fucking hate it tho... : tashtego
          • I love Anna's and esp. the carnitas. Can't go wrong with it (unless they guy isn't paying attention and ... : plunkymeadows
      • ^^^ yes! : Mansmells
      • If El Pelon hadn't just burned down I'd start an e-fight over burritos. : Horn
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      Harvard Museum of natural history is great. Boston is not that exciting a city, architecturally. You cou... : tashtego
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        oh, and in the North End, I personally think Modern has better cannoli than Mike's. : tashtego
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          This is false, but they both have really good Cannolis : Cheeziologist
          • They suck compared to NYC cannoli though, so I might just be spoiled. Once you've had fresh filled, you c... : tashtego
        • False! Mike's is way better : Horn
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        Thanks man! I do have a car - although I am thinking public transportation may have been just as good. : lowayne
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          If you have a car, girls will think that you are a god among men there..lol No one really has a car. ... : risimage
          • That is the holy shit part. : lowayne
        • In that case I will say that the place you must go is Vinny's at Night on Broadway in East Somerville. It... : tashtego
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          Careful with where you go with the car. Sometimes it's easier to hop on the T than sit in traffic and th... : plunkymeadows
          • Yeah, I am just going to return it tomorrow. : lowayne
      • I think I should tag this for the next time I go there. : FlatlineDixay
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  Go to a restaurant called "the naked fish" and get some paya. It is fucking amazing! Also, if you go ... : risimage
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    seconded on the naked fish : Cheeziologist
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      I've lived here for ten years and never heard of Naked Fish. Looks like some kind of crappy chain. East C... : tashtego
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        It is, in fact, a crappy chain. : ra1n
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          indeed. we're getting flooded by chains and yet fogo de chao refuses to open in our state. : beastrabban
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            Try Midwest Grill in Cambridge for your all-you-can-eat Brazilian meat needs. It's not as fancy as Fogo ... : afty
            • ooh neat! I will. we have a crappy one out by me in Woburn. the one time I was there the meat was over... : beastrabban
        • I think the people that started Bertucci's are behind the Naked Fish. I'm not really a fan of the place ... : FormerHPB
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  You want to go to the Sunset Grill and Tap in Brookline. 100+ beers on tap, awesome food. : ra1n
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    The Publick House has better beer than Sunset. Sunset has 100 taps, and 30 of them are good. Sunset is a ... : tashtego
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      The Publick House is full of chubby dudes with beards and flannel shirts. : ra1n
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        That's why I said you go there for the beer. If you want to pick up chicks, stay far away. : tashtego
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          They scare me away from the beer. I'm afraid I'll contract that hipster disease. : ra1n
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            We should meet up there sometime, if you still live here. I'll be the chubby guy with glasses and a beard... : tashtego
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              I CALLED IT! : ra1n
              • At least I stopped wearing flannel in 1995 : tashtego
              • wait.. I'm a chubby guy with glasses and a beard (occasionally) too.. : beastrabban
            • I'll be the tall guy, losing his hair, with a beard : Cheeziologist
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            ra1n, I have a goatee now does that count as hipster : gmd
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              it is the mirror spock goatee http://nuncscio.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/mirror_spock.jpg : gmd
              • That just lets girls know you want to party. : ra1n
    • The beer there is awesome but there's always a line and the service is pretty shitty : Horn
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  first order of business: head to Harvard Square for sure and GET YOUR ASS TO MR. BARTLEY'S. best damned... : beastrabban
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    I don't understand why people get such a hard on about Bartley's. I totally agree with Kenji Alt's (c... : tashtego
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      wow unless Bartley's has gone severely downhill in the past 5 years, that review is totally wrong. Have ... : beastrabban
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        Yeah- a few times when I first moved here in 99, and a few times more recently, and it's been pretty bad ... : tashtego
        • I've heard Flat Patties in Harvard Square does a good thin griddled burger. Have you tried them? : afty
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          interesting. as I say I haven't been for a long while, but I do remember it being a hell of a tasty burg... : beastrabban
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            you know I've been meaning to eat at that place forever, but never made it there. I live in Somerville an... : tashtego
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              sam's is consistently good and occasionally great. I love their roast beef peppers and cheese but have h... : beastrabban
              • cuban or hot pastrami FTW : Cheeziologist
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            sma lagrassas is the best deli anywhere near downtown crossing. I head up there for lunch a lot. : Cheeziologist
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              Too expensive for lunch. Have you been to Al's on state street? When I worked on court street I used to... : Horn
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                yes!! great subs, but the lines there are fucking nuts. another good place is the Felaffel King in down... : beastrabban
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                  The lines are Al's are nuts but if you're in the cold sub line it's not too bad. I've been to Falafel Ki... : Horn
                  • the felaffel king dude is hilarious too. "Hey my buddy!" "Hey My Friend!' "Hey my superfriend!" I hea... : beastrabban
        • Charley's saloon in the back bay? I love that place. The au poivre burger is the best I've had in the c... : Horn
    • I like Charlie's Kitchen for burgers anyway. But Grendel's Den is one of my favorite places in Harvard S... : plunkymeadows
  • If you are in Harvard Square go to the Loews and see The Wrestler. : Crimsonbeak
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  couple things I'll add: Damoah on Chiswick and Commonwealth Avenue in Brighton has some real good Kore... : Cheeziologist
  • Hah, an ex of mine is the hostess at Mooo. Nice place, despite that. : ra1n
  • ooh another thought - xinh xinh on beach st http://www.yelp.com/biz/xinh-xinh-boston ask for a clay hot... : beastrabban
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    Yeah he said he didn't want to spend money but there are a lot of good places to get a steak here. Person... : tashtego
    • I went there last week. It's really good. : ra1n
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      I want to say I've been to grill 23 back when my father lived here, but I've definitely never heard of KO... : Cheeziologist
      • It's pretty new- opened last year or the year before : tashtego
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  In case you can't tell, I spend way too much time thinking, talking about, and writing about food in Bost... : tashtego
  • way to bogart the thread bro! : Mansmells
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  Some of my favorite places are near central square. Mary Cheungs has great chinese. Andala's coffee hou... : kaddar0
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    If you're near central, then there "The Middle East" for middle eastern. That said, I've never been in th... : Cheeziologist
    • The middle east is actually a club more than a restaurant. They have all sorts of indie bands come throug... : nutrient
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    If you want to do a brewery tour I'd go to the Harpoon brewery. Both are in the middle of the ghetto tho... : Horn
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      where is the harpoon brewery? I've been to the sam adams ones a bunch of time, I'd like to try something ... : kaddar0
      • It's down on the seaport, near the World Trade Center. You can take the Silver Line to get there, or the... : afty
    • love harpoon. I do a bunch of the Friend of Harpoon events, although I'm not going to the Feb 2 tasting : Cheeziologist
• I don't know where you're from or how you feel about eating in places where they don't speak english but ... : Horn
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  Ruth's Chris steakhouse http://www.ruthschris.com/Steak-House/4999/Boston It's in the old state bui... : pancake humper
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    that place is everywhere though : gyokuro
    • yeah I know but it's so good : pancake humper
• this one's a little off the grid, but I lived in central for a while and it was my favorite bar. Go check... : pzilla
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  Helmand in Cambridge is my all-time favorite restaurant. It's Afghan food (which I've never had before or... : nutrient
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    Is that the one near the Galleria? I've been meaning to try it : Horn
    • Yeah. : nutrient
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  come to western mass and check out some awesome jazz on saturday! http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?f... : papaskot
  • 413 area code does not exist : Cheeziologist

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  I was going to say that I could not in good conscience wear one of these and then I saw the cthulhu hat. : c0bra
  • that cthulhu one is the (simple) version. she is working on a much more detailed one. it has roughly 50 p... : m0rfus
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  these are for children or adults? : mojorisen1117
  • both. you can ask for either or and she will also make to fit if you send measurements. cock measurements : m0rfus
• Haha, those are awesome. I couldn't wear one myself, but I wish your GF the best of luck :) : losimagic
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  Website is down? : breadsticks
  • Oh, had to refresh. : breadsticks
• on the main page, when i clicked the orange fox hat at the top (in the row of hats) i got an error page. ... : baconisgod
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  If you could convince her to shrink them, they'd make awesome golf club covers. : stonedonkey
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    that could be arranged if you were interested : m0rfus
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      How much for a "stone donkey", that would rock? : stonedonkey
      • i will relay the message. better for you to send her a message on Etsy. : m0rfus
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  i saw a guy at starbucks wearing one of these kinds of hats a few weeks ago. it was a bear. during the ... : jenisthebest
  • Did he call you? : stonedonkey
  • I seen some at http://www.schmancytoys.com/ before. I almost bought one but it was girl hat pink all over... : Iwannaacura
  • I'LL TAKE 50 : Home Nugget
• some of the images for the menu panel are linked to categories that have been used yet. so i know about t... : m0rfus
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  How much to commission a black and white penguin hat and nude pictures? : askedrelic
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    er I'm an idiot, I didn't see that it already existed. : askedrelic
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      she has sold 3 penguins already. nudes are on the house but only of my penis. : m0rfus
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        $8 shipping is kinda redic, but that's etsy :/ : askedrelic
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          trust me, its worth it because of how awesome she packages them. ;) : m0rfus
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            fine, make mine extra awesome. Are these already made or does she make them when they come in? : askedrelic
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              she has a stock of hats she has cut out and just works through them. all the hats are completely hand mad... : m0rfus
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                okay, I've already ordered! I'm from Rochester, I wrote something in the note section about shacknews. : askedrelic
                • good man...you will get something extra kewl for that. : m0rfus
          • in nude pics of your penis : c0bra
• I'm kinda metro - could I pull off a snow owl? : davantalus
• Not a bad design at all. I hate the gallery layout though. Nice hats. If your girlfriend is cute she s : hawkeye
• cool hats, but I don't like the vertical text on the menus. : kek
• I've seen these hats in person, and can confirm that they do indeed kick ass. The Cthulhu hat is my favo... : Ormsbee
• anyone wanting a hat or custom request needs to put SHACKNEWS in the details. this will get you expedited... : m0rfus
• Those are nice, but importing from US would cost a lot :( : sikander
• also...the zoidberg hat was sent to my WE buddy. ;) : m0rfus
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  can't go wrong w/ Wordpress, good work. : BongSlayerB
  • thank you sir : m0rfus
• Just wait until she gets LOUD good! ;-) Seriously though, this is very cool stuff! Best of luck to yo... : Home Nugget
• that chulthu one rules xD : Megara9
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  I love the website. I am a huge fan of extremely minimalist designs, and the selection thing at the time ... : CasbahBoy
  • *at the top : CasbahBoy
  • thank you sir, the only difficult parts were manually altering the templates for the new pics inserted : m0rfus
• That Zoidburg is mighty tempting. : Tincan
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    she is getting there, this whole internet socializing has her scared a little : m0rfus
    • pics pics pics mofo : askedrelic
• Cool hats. The site works perfectly fine for what your doing, I wouldn't worry about it. : Visceral Monkey
• the fox hat is AWESOME : xsii
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  goddamnt the fox is cute why am i such a furry : dahanese
  • buuuuuuuuy one dahanese and wear it at work. : m0rfus
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  I'm sold. Great website and the designs are pretty solid! Is international shipping available? : SigENeaT
  • we will ship intl. just give the details in an Etsy message and we WILL get you a hat : m0rfus
• Awww those are awesome! : khaosman
• Those are something I'd wear I just don't have the money right now. I'll keep this in mind though when I'... : Koral06
• thank you shack! she loved ever reply to this thread. : m0rfus
• thank you shack! she loved ever reply to this thread. : m0rfus

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• lol @ Wanting anything about this game to be slower. : walker270
• I think the speeds are good, we just had a pretty epic battle going over a central point on one of the ma : silentbobuk
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  Play faster. : omnova
  • actually, other than my first all-shacker game (which was also my first non-cpu game), I was on the teams... : ]pm[chem
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    Is this the only real strategy to the game? I haven't played much, but it seems really devoid of any tac... : twifosp
    • The only thing you have to hurry to do is cap a power node. Add a thingamajig to it and create some gene... : CRasterImage
    • it would be nice if the maps were larger, so that a greater difference could be made between the trio of ... : ]pm[chem
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    I haven't played with the tech marine yet. I started with the apothecary and he was really helpful as I ... : ImageOmega
    • He has two incredibly useful skills: - He can build a gun turret, anywhere, for 200 requisition. Thes... : CRasterImage
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  I like your slower capture time idea. Though, perhaps not for the same reason you do. One thing I ha... : CRasterImage
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    I agree, I dislike having random light units running around playing tag at cap points. it's not interest... : ]pm[chem
    • Agreed. They should be attacking / defending a command point or terrain chokepoint. Once the game mov... : CRasterImage
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  I still have to found some way to stop the Dreadnought + Tarantula Turrets spam with my Orks. Certainly I... : Nitrium
  • Killa Kans, Storm Boyz, Kommandoz : CRasterImage
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    Those rocket shooting orks can barrage an area from quite a distance. : shortbuscaptain
    • Barrage is more for infantry clusters. Tankbustas do a good job of taking down Dreadnoughts... buuuuuuuu... : kpxkrnjc
  • Thanks for the tips, guys. : Nitrium
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  What is the point of ranking up? So far it just seems like new titles, is there anything else that happen... : shortbuscaptain
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    You get cosmetic unit unlocks, apparently!! : Majuju
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      That's awesome, is it not in beta yet or something? : shortbuscaptain
      • They're in beta actually, I've unlocked new Slugga Boyz and Shoota Boyz : kpxkrnjc
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      are they only cosmetic or do you get actual functional weapons? : eeeealmo
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        They change the way your units armor looks : kpxkrnjc
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          but thats it? that is kind of lame. i was hoping for actual upgrades :( : eeeealmo
          • nobody wants to get owned by pros I guess : crummynz
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    • I am like rank two and kept going up against guys which were rank 10+ and got owned again and again. They... : shortbuscaptain
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      Player ranks when you play a specific race. : shortbuscaptain
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          • ahh here we go, it's only about the ingame upgrades though. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=190147... : shortbuscaptain
          • ==> http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19014783#itemanchor_19014783 : walker270
          • we should ask him about a shack v. relic game sometime : ]pm[chem
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      If you don't like the quality, Steam's voice chat works fine. Click to talk support, too. : crummynz
      • The quality for steam voice chat is terrible too. : DrFlammable
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      good story :) those orbital nukes are crazy strong : ]pm[chem
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        • agreed - but the orbital bombardment is great for ripping up blobs : dedgecko
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  chem, that was some fun masochism last night. Any interest in some gaming tonight or tomorrow? I think th... : geedeck
  • Let's play tonight! : Nitrium
  • definitely. I'll be on and off all weekend, just msg me on steam whenver I'm on : ]pm[chem
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    i'm down, i think i've gotten pretty good : kpxkrnjc
    • lets fuckin rape. what is your steam community ID I don't have you on my friends list : DrFlammable
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    I dont even know what that is : ]pm[chem
    • Assault Space Marines, the ones with chainswords and jump packs : kpxkrnjc
  • see I totally dont know how to use them properly, they always get real dead real fast : silentbobuk
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    • Banshees shred any infantry unit it seems. I can even take down Dreads with them upgraded : melkore
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      IDK Sluggaz are pretty weak, it takes 2 squads to kill them and even then you lose 70-80% of your orks : kpxkrnjc
      • thats not that bad of a trade though, 2x slugga's is 540 requisition while asm's will run you 550 and 40 ... : mjcrash
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    I'm going to jump on the first sale I see, since you can enter the CD-key of the retail into steam and ge... : Sailor of Fortune
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      I thought about that but decided playing in the beta was worth a $5-10 premium so I don't get blown away ... : ]pm[chem
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        • I think you can buy DoW2 and you get beta access : crummynz
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          • Yeah and the Steam guys refunded my Soulstorm buy. <3 : Nitrium
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          • I just realized that the beta was already in my Games list. I always have the 'Not Installed' list collap... : CasbahBoy
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  • I agree with you on the AI and cover comments. The first time I saw big unit destroy a lot of cover, I w... : ]pm[chem
• late afternoon bump : ]pm[chem
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      Even Annihilation requires capturing points :( I don't get to focus on important stuff because we're... : abrasion
      • yeah I figure that slowing the capture process would somewhat address that. : ]pm[chem
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    Same here. Wish Relic would stop making the same CoH gameplay. : Sixcos
    • that's like asking id not to make shooters. why the fuck would you do that? : eeeealmo
    • All I really want is Warcraft 3, 2.0 :( I preferred War 3 to Starcraft - no heroes will bore me. : abrasion
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        DoW2 is a nice reskin of COH dude. : abrasion
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          I completely disagree. There are CoH influences but the game feels entirely different. Feels more like Do... : crummynz
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            I never played DoW 1, I have played COH and this seems so similar to me that I already know some of the t... : abrasion
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              Yeah, and right clicking to issue commands? : crummynz
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                lol, you dick. :) : abrasion
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                  Heh, just proddin ya. I'm still excited for the CoH expansion later this year. 2009 is pretty strong for ... : crummynz
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                    War 4 will never happen, due to the scourge that is WoW >:( War3 4 lyfe yo! : abrasion
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                      I recently got into WC3 (way late) and to be honest I get no enjoyment out of the normal game at all. How... : crummynz
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                        • I think it's my same problem with starcraft. I showed up late to the game and everybody just slaughters m... : crummynz
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    although I don't think it plays like coh, I do think that the gameplay mode is a case of the developer ov... : Luminair
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      I assume you mean WC3+DotA and HL+CS? Any others? : crummynz
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        I don't know anything about the first one, but I'll take your word on it. cs is a total conversion, so n... : Luminair
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          I never played Subspace. But UT and BF2 came with those respective modes. BF2 even implemented an infantr... : crummynz
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            yes, it is the player base liking a style of game that is not what the developer expected them to like ... : Luminair
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              Oh, I thought you meant people using the game as a base for something that wasn't included in the origina... : crummynz
              • it could be that, but the point is that developers guess what will be popular, and they sometimes get it ... : Luminair
    • I realise that annihialate the enemy base and collect vespene gas is already done - maybe we do need some... : abrasion
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  20-min developer battle with great commentary. good to watch for tips and shit http://ve3d.ign.com/ar... : eeeealmo
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    every game seems to last 20-25 mins. I hope epic 40 minute, competitive battles are more common. : ]pm[chem
    • I hope you can increase the victory point number in the full game : crummynz
    • 20-25 minutes is actually a very good thing : razlebol
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    I just watched this and it looks like the EXACT same game as CoH except based in the future :( I am not a... : Skoal^Fyfan
    • the core mechanic is pretty similar to CoH but it's far more focused on the combat tactics : eeeealmo
    • i was afraid of it being a reskinned coh and i can assure you that it's not. the interface and stuff fee... : kill9
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      Exactly where I stand. It does however mean it'll be a SWEET SP game, because COH rocked in SP. : abrasion
      • That's true. CoH is my favourite singleplayer RTS ever, nothing else comes close. : crummynz
      • name a Relic title that didn't have awesome SP? : dedgecko
  • when blizzard broke a structure with a spell in the diablo 3 video people FREAK THE FUCK OUT MAN!!!!! ... : Luminair
  • Awesome video. I wish I could play this. : Poor Yurik
• My GFWL name is Smirks D, if im on ill play with whoever. : mjcrash
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  how do you counter avatars? cause i just used one to rape eeeealmo's face yeah that's right and i don't w... : kill9
  • anti vehicle i think : kpxkrnjc
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  Another question, as Ork how do you get Demolishers and Rangers out of buildings? Everything just get mo... : kpxkrnjc
  • Also I think those Howling Banshees are the units that need a balancing. You can't kill them with *anyth... : kpxkrnjc

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• ah shit dammit steam : geedeck
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  Is that an MMO? : CrustaR
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    No, it's single player. I think it's like a medieval GTA. : lechuck59
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      Ah, I always thought it was an MMO! : CrustaR
      • me too. I thought it was at least multiplayer : Horn
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  It's a very fun game, too. : Sexpansion Pack
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    What kind of game is it? I've seen it before on there, but it just looks like a generic fantasy RPG. What... : Bean
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      It's really not much of an RPG at all, it's more of an action melee game. Basically the best thing about ... : Sexpansion Pack
      • Hmm, sounds cool, and actually unique! I think you just sold me. Thanks Sexpansion Pack! : Bean
      • I would disagree and say it is amazing! The combat system is the best thing about this game and although... : Delaric
      • Is "purchase more companions" another way for "buying prostitutes", but in olden times? : breadsticks
• dognose, are you around? >:( : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Bought'd : YamatoTwinkie
• I'll pay $7.50 for that. : Arcanum
• Mount and Blade is $7.50 according to lechuck59. That's 75% off. Fucking lechuck59, enticing me with chea... : deviantpaul
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  BUY THAT FUCKIN GAME : boring gegtik
  • gegtik why should I spend my hard earned 7.50 on this game? : Horn
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    I'm not sure about this game, gegtik. :| http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/mountandblade/review.html : CrustaR
    • I played the shit out of this game and it's totally awesome. the story part is horseshit and the melee is... : boring gegtik
  • I have always been curious but did not feel like buying! At $7.50 impulse purchase is go! : Goncyn
  • I bought it back when it was 30$ Best game ever. : podung
• God Damit. I just bought Red Alert 3! Enough with the specials! : tboomer2
• This game is awesome. You start off as a lone warrior and build up an army of recruits who will do your : Delaric
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  I really enjoyed the demo and played it for ages until I realised all I was doing was riding from town to... : pieman
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    I basically keep fighting huge groups and getting more and more black knights in my crew and then I storm... : boring gegtik
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      Stop lying, you dont play games. : pieman
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        this was back when i was cool : boring gegtik
        • wait you're not cool gegtik? fuck and i keep laughing at your posts :( : datoo
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          Now I know why you play a game set in the middles ages. Oh yeah, and the jousting is cool. : pieman
          • It's a shame there are no bears in this game, jousting bears would be super. : pieman
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            all I do is joust, or use a massive 2H axe from horseback and chop at peoples noggins. Or for fun I'll d... : boring gegtik
            • I like to dismount and just get into a nice thick melee with a two-handed sword : Delaric
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBVix-DvmM8&feature=related It looks okay. Hard to pass something up t... : Horn
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  Hah! There's a Star Wars mod. Dude's flying around on landspeeders, hacking storm troopers with lightsa... : lechuck59
  • Hahaha! : CrustaR
• The game also supports mods, some of which probably do (or will) have more structure/'content' than the m... : Fayk
• Indy developer IIRC. I will probably get this. : razlebol
• Definitely worth $7.50. It's a very cool little game. I can't really think of any other game that does ... : valael
• Yet another game I'm gonna have to buy on Steam that's going to take forever before I even install it. : DinK
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  Most (if not all of their games use steam and need some kind of auth/verif to play. Why is Valve still d... : Xin Jing Client 1a
  • Because lots of people still buy things in stores. : pyrogen
  • Some people have download limits? Cripple speeds? : Iwannaacura
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    Because Valve still likes money? : DinK
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      It would be interesting to see what percentage retail sales are versus steam orders. I doubt people that... : Xin Jing Client 1a
      • They don't release that information. : Iwannaacura
      • Steam sales numbers would be very interesting to see, but I don't think they'll make that available any t... : crummynz
• Damn. This is fun. I've been playing for like three hours. : Goncyn
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  SO worth it. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    Holy christ. In fact, I actually bought this game @ ~$14 when it was still "in beta," and this is chea... : Rice-Rocketeer
    • done. However http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19025562#itemanchor_19025562 =( : DinK
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  Has anyone played RUNE here? The combat looks a bit better. : stgdz
  • I played Rune. I don't remember much about it, but I didn't think the combat was complex or anything. (o... : DinK
• Bought it! Danke! :) : silent prophet

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• Pros: If you add me as a friend, I will totally accept it. : ejectorpod
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  pros: you can be friends with thekidd's evil twin cons: you can be friends with thekidd's evil twin : hirez
  • Ahaha, I love that he did that. : brickmatt
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  If you're single just do it and don't add the stupid applications. Handy for keeping up with friends tho... : abrasion
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    I'm married. : brickmatt
    • Well if you socialise with old friends maybe? or socialise in a group - otherwise useless. : abrasion
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  Pros: Stalk hot girls. : freshyk
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    Stil need to be their friend to see any pics. : Iwannaacura
    • Pro: Girls love taking pictures with mascots. : ryuuseki
• It's dumb. Add me as your jo fb buddy! : JT
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  The pros really depend on your friends. I know my group of friends uses it to organize game nights/barbe... : Arcanum
  • i agree - if you have an established network of friends who are on there, or if you have a lot of people ... : FrayLo
• It's not bad for keeping in touch with people. I've had ridiculous numbers of people pop up from my past ... : five_percent
• I love it... it is so much better than the abomination that is myspace. I've connected with so many frien... : El Tigre
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  easily see what your friends are doing, what events they are attending, photos they upload, stuff they li... : wtf242
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    ^^^ this is KEY, only add people who really are friends. Then you don't have to sort through all sorts of... : SirX
    • yeah.. i had to go through and remove most of the shackers i added. too much noise from people i don't re... : wtf242
  • the only strangers that i've added are shackers :o : dantastic
  • ^IAWTP, plus girls that had crushes on you that are A) hot B) girls that you didn't know had crushes on y... : disposition
  • Yep, this. So ridiculously useful in a college environment. : sgtsanity
  • Did anyone else add everyone with the same name as them? : ShekkyBoy
  • Yeah this is true. I culled my list to people I have met and seen in the past 5 years. : freshyk
  • i only add people i know, but some people i havent seen since high school. facebook has this awesome feat... : feek
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    what if you dont give a shit about other people and what they do? : CoRDS
    • then you don't need a facebook account! : wtf242
  • WTF are these friends you talk about, I'm fat and lonely : askedrelic
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  Just do it. You don't have to put any effort into it. It's a good way to keep up with friends and family.... : pupismyname
  • Good tips thanks! : brickmatt
  • you can block those application invites as well now. i dont think you can block ALL invites but from spe... : dantastic
• it's better than myspace : Slowtreme
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  It gets you chicks Hahahaha disregard that, I suck cocks. : Mr.Finkster
  • 7/10 : Super Sparker
• you know who uses email? nerds. why would anyone want to use email? : 60days
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  Don't know that I've ever seen facebook :/ : dognose
  • they should make earbook, just for your sniffing pleasure. : Fyunch Click
• just do it an set the security settings so only pople who you accept as friends can see you. what's the ... : dantastic
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  Pros: You can find people you went to high school with. They ask you for this info when you sign up and s... : Schnapple
  • Every girl thats found me from HS is now divorced and on the prowl. Everyone wants to know if I'm going t... : Slowtreme
  • I'd stick most of the idiots I went to high school with in my cons column. : romulan
• I put it off cause I thought they were dumb. Then a few weeks back I started up a facebook account. Sud... : mrwolf710
• It takes 2 FUCKING MINUTES just make it then decide if it was worth it. : socksta
• how do you delete a myspace account permanently? : EvilDolemite
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  It's too awkward, what if people from work that you hate look you up and try to add you since you are a c... : skitzo
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    maybe if you are retarded things like that are difficult : FrayLo
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      http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17359082#itemanchor_17359082 : skitzo
      • deny request, really not that hard : gmd
      • yeah maybe if you are retarded clicking deny is hard : FrayLo
  • Facebook drama is wonderful and entertaining. It turns people in their 30s into teenage drama llamas. : LilCrypto
  • You ignore it until the bitch gets fired because she's a Goddamn retard and she removes everyone that act... : Moonbase Commander
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  Do you like privacy? : Albemuth
  • privacy settings : gmd
  • facebook has probably the best privacy controls i've ever seen in an app. You can control just about ever... : wtf242
• Lets me know when my friends birthdays are. : aggro crag
• I can tell you what you shouldn't do. : thekidd
• set it so that people can not even request to add you. they have to msg 1st : abrasion
• Your pros/cons list looks complete to me. : stratedge