Morning Discussion

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  Fuck. : omnova
  • That's right. : -sk-
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  what was the attendance like last time? I thought about getting this game on steam for 20 bucks because ... : kainen1
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    UT3 $9.90 - For 48hrs only http://www.gogamer.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=21524447&extid=900013009 : inchwide
    • er, for another 13 hrs actually : inchwide
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    It's also 12.99 at Gamestop / EB right now if you want to brave a visit. http://www.ebgames.com/Cata... : MuteMode
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      after tax, that's like 14 bucks. Might as well spend 6 more bucks and get it off steam it seems to me. : kainen1
      • But thats like two Baconators. : MuteMode
      • But you can register CD keys on Steam now, if I'm not mistaken. : Serpico74
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    id still like an answer to this as well. i asked last time and was snubbed so that makes me think its li... : smacknca
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      It was 10. There will probably never be enough people playing for a solid warfare battle even though we h... : Visceral Monkey
      • yea thats what i figured unfortunately. im not a pure deathmatch type, i need bigger goals like warfare.... : smacknca
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      I went, about a handful of people showed up and it wasn't long before most of them left. Perhaps I should... : freakynipples69
      • :( see this is deterring me from picking it up : kainen1
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  What game types do you guys usually play? : Begawkiness
  • Also Wednsday at 9 is Lost, you might get more attendance if you moved it. : Begawkiness
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    So no one is going to answer this then : Begawkiness
    • We've only had one game night. We played CTF, V-Ctf and DM. If your on the fence about it, don't pick it ... : Visceral Monkey
    • We play everything, and usually play what works best with the current player count. We didn't get to pla... : omnova
• I probably won't be able to jump on until later, but I'll be there. : DJ Clipdat
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  i dont think my gogamer copy will arrive by then : feek
  • Yeah mine either, I think we'll have to catch the next game : SatansFist
• Ahaha, the translocator is they ghey! But seriously, if enough people want it, I'll un-nerf it. : Visceral Monkey
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  I would do this, but it crashes my video drivers after about 15 seconds on any map. =/ : IndigoAK
  • Ah, there is a known issue with UT3 and the latest Nvidia driver. I had forgotten about it, you might wan... : Visceral Monkey
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  No : genjuro
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    You're a banana. : omnova
    • RING RING RING RING RING RING RING : FPSDavid
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  any word from Epic on when the huge patch will be released? : vynn
  • I haven't heard anything since the announcement. It didn't sound like it was too far off though. : omnova
• Joined! : FPSDavid
• ATTN: If your are experiencing crashing issue with the game and using an Nvidia card with the latest dri... : Visceral Monkey
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  UT3 Achievement List in the upcoming patcht Lock and Load: Complete Chapter 1. Soldier's Blood: Compl... : Visceral Monkey
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    when is this patch supposed to hit? I may try to pick up the game at the bargain bin if shackers keep pl... : .frame
    • Sometime soon? No date is certain, I'm personally hoping within 2 weeks. Just wait for the path and see h... : Visceral Monkey
• I should be able to make it Wednesday! : .Jayson
• Bought it off gogamer today : digweed014

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• yes if only for co-op campaign (although i know after some patches MP will be sick too) : eeeealmo
• I like single player, so I'll get it for that probably. I wonder if there will be a single player campaig... : DM7
• Nope. Not long enough appeal to warrant a purchase. I hope Total War will be better. : kainen1
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  i'm feeling buyers remorse already. fucking demigod and now this i am 0 for 2. i want my money back for b... : DrFlammable
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    What's up with Demigod? The screens looked great. Gameplay not so much? Why? : Attica Blue
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      It's horribly paced and balanced so far. The controls are also extremely clunky. To top it off there are ... : Psigun
      • Standard GPG product then. : enyakk
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    what the hell?? what don't you like about dow2, it's awesome. : datoo
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      its a cool game, not $50 cool though. not too interested in the single player campaign although i will pl... : DrFlammable
      • calm down mr. fussy. all the things you want are coming via free DLC. they didn't say dates, but they a... : hamachi
      • I'm sure a lot of the lag and crashing issues will be fixed with the zero day patch. It's a beta you sill... : datoo
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  The SP campaign for the original DOW was pretty fantastic. It's one of only two RTS's I've played where I... : ArcKnight
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    The single-player campaign sounds completely different this time around. :( : mittense
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      Any word if GABRIEL is in it? : Mondo
      • That is a distinct possibility. : DoPEaMiNE
    • Wait, what? /vaderNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : ArcKnight
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      IIRC, the SP campaign is more of a Risk board overlay for all the missions. There are optional missions t... : Sailor of Fortune
      • Yeah, it's more like every one of those "fixed unit" missions that RTSs like to throw at players for the ... : mittense
      • But do they keep the coherent storyline? I only played the original DoW and the Winter Assault expansion,... : ArcKnight
      • Don't forget the Diablo-like item drops during the SP campaign. : Derringer
  • I only played the original DoW game and thought the story was really boring. I only played the space mari... : razlebol
• I already bought it for the beta access - definately going to play the single player/co-op campaign and p... : Jonathan
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  I've prepaid for it already. I want so badly to get arcane_ in to it as well, but she hates RTS :( : re-verse
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    RTS nerdpants! : arcane_
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      lol. More L4D amirite? : kainen1
      • you're SO right! : arcane_
• Already pre-ordered. I'm *almost* able to solo two decent human players, which will make random 3v3's ... : walker270
• I've already pre-ordered the game. Even if shackers leave it after sometime, I hope the co-op campaign ca... : Nitrium
• No. I am feeling apathetic towards it. : nevicata
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  I'm leaning towards yes but I'm not certain. I have several big problems with the game right now. The f... : Richese
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    Honestly, I tend to have more fun : walker270
    • err.. nuke please, post-Super Bowl bloat caused me to fat finger an odd combination of keys for that.. :/ : walker270
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    Oh! I forgot my other gripe. Depth. This game doesn't seem to have much of it. There are 4 races and : Richese
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      Does it matter? Starcraft 2 won't be released until the end of this year, at the earliest. DoW2 is due ... : walker270
      • Well, it does matter in that within the structure of DoW2 there's not as much strategy to be had and so I... : Richese
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    Your biggest knock on it seems to be that half the people don't really know how to play yet. I think tha... : bcyde
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      That's not my biggest gripe, it's GFW. : Richese
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        Maybe I'm wrong but what do you mean when you say they should use steam networking? I don't think steam (... : Fayk
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          With valve games, I can right click on someone in my buddy list and invite them to a game. I can right c... : Richese
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            Erm, I'm not sure what you mean by this because I still have access to the Steam overlay in the beta...so... : ArcKnight
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              Exactly. The steam interface just happens to be there, so you can see other people on your list or get i... : Richese
              • I am not sure that that query interface is some kind of open thing that Valve licenses out, etc. I think ... : Fayk
    • That won't change. The problem is it's primarily a team game, and the majority of RTS players are aw... : walker270
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    Good thing this game makes it fucking easy to play with shackers. I like that about GFWL asn last night R... : Sailor of Fortune
    • It doesn't make it easy if your friends list is full. It makes it completely impossible. That's why GFW... : Richese
• I definitely will be for the campaign, the co-op, and the 3v3 multiplayer. : SockMonkeh
• I believe it has campaign co-op so I'll be buying it. I am not a super rabid RTS player so I do not enga... : Downforce
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  HIJACK What races/bosses are you primarily playing? I've been messing with orks and the "strong" bo... : re-verse
  • Eldar + Farseer I'm tempted to start messing around with the warp-guy, or maybe go nyd for a while wit... : walker270
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    Eldar + Offense Dude. Sometimes I use defense dude instead because he can teleport around. : Richese
    • God, I fought against that warp-dude last night. What a PITA. : re-verse
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      He's not defense, he's literally classified as 'teleport'. : ArcKnight
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        The middle guy :) : Richese
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          :D I haven't tried the Warlock yet, but I heartily recommend playing with the Warp Spider some more. Usin... : ArcKnight
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            Offensive heroes are crap, IMO. They're neat and reasonably powerful, but not close to any of the suppor... : walker270
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              I watched a replay of Warp Spider vs Apothecary, and late game the Apothecary fucking owned. That self-re... : ArcKnight
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                I haven't played much of the Warp Spider, but from what I've seen Farseer is the Eldar hero that's just f : walker270
                • the levitate is awesome for big stuff. just tosses them around for more shooting. : hamachi
    • Same, this combo is by far my favorite. : Begawkiness
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    Eldar + Warp Spider Exarch. Teleporting around with him is just so much damn fun. The first time I telepo... : ArcKnight
    • same. The Eldar for me have been the most fun to use. : jedi_27
  • I keep coming back to human (FC or Apoc), but eldar and tyranid are pretty strong too. : ]pm[chem
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    lictor. hivetyrant is too fucking slow to be useful and the ravener feels like lictor lite : Unleashed
    • Is ravener the tunneler? If so, that one's ridiculous as well... : walker270
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      I dunno the Ravener is pretty awesome. Put a couple warriors in an existing tunnel, then use the ravener... : DoPEaMiNE
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        Tunnels + those little exploding fucks is another great combo. Especially after losing a skirmish for a ... : walker270
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          Interesting, I'll have to try that (I play random though). That's a good idea especially considering how... : DoPEaMiNE
          • Not only that, but your opponent is probably not watching the cap close enough to micro away... TBH, t... : walker270
    • I like the hive tyrant equipped with charge and seismic roar. Lets him disrupt any fortified position ear... : Psigun
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    I play a lot of Space Marines with the Apocathary. His heal sways the all-important first encounter in yo... : A Sponge
    • I've used the Force Commander and the Engineer, I want to try the apothecary though. The force commander ... : Drakoniac
  • Hive Tyrant! Charge is a ton of fun to use and it tends to draw a lot of fire away from the little nids w... : Psigun
  • I've ONLY played the Apothecary (since game one!) but I need to try the others soon even if only to under... : Fayk
  • Space Marine Force Commander because I am an uncomplicated man. : Majuju
  • Eldar with Farseer or Warp Spider. I haven't quite gotten the hang of the warlock yet. : datoo
• I'm planning on buying it, though I'm still not sure what to think about the changes I've head about the ... : mittense
• they shouldn't have let the Beta go this long. People are going to get bored of the game,. : Modulus
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  maybe after i'm done RA3. im not really into multiplayer RTS : dantastic
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    But Dawn of War 2 has a co-op campaign, Daniel. : mittense
    • yes and im playing the co-op campaign for RA3 right now, trenton. : dantastic
    • Gosh, I didn't know this. Well that's awfully tempting. : A Sponge
  • Wow I'm the exact opposite. I find single player rts frustrating, and eventually really boring. I'd much ... : re-verse
  • i was into mp a bit for starcraft, but find sp rts more enjoyable now. ra3 is great. ill take a look at i... : re4ctor
• already pre-ordered, and I expect to host lots of private shack games. : ]pm[chem
• Another question: Steam, or retail? Anyone know if anything interesting comes in the boxed version? : ArcKnight
• Relic games have always been day one purchases for me. In fact, I remember preordering Homeworld at Softw... : Sailor of Fortune
• Yep. Day 1 for me. The single player will be awesome now that I don't have to spent 10 minutes to r... : melkore
• Yes, never really any doubt : dael
• the last RTS game I played was Warcraft 3 when it first game out. For no good reason I downloaded the DoW... : freakynipples69
• I already bought it, so you all should too. : extrahappyturtle
• I am enjoying it but there need to be a lot more maps (I know they're adding 2 more the week of release b... : Begawkiness
• No, don't like anything about it except for the graphics. Can't believe I enjoyed RA3 more. :( : Sixcos
• Yes. I still am terrible at it, but yes. : Fayk
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  Nope. Orcs and stuff aren't my cup of tea. Thought the game mechanics would convince me otherwise, but I ... : Marauder IIC
  • My problem with CoH is that the maps are all cluttered to hell. I much prefer Dawn of War's simpler appr... : kpxkrnjc
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  Are they going to fix the lag and random crashes? Terrible design idea to make all 5 players wait 5 minu... : jigstah
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    Most of the crashes are fixed in the day zero patch (beta has a code base that is ~1.5 months old). Othe... : DoPEaMiNE
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      Yeah, well that's good. Thinking back to Warcraft III or Starcraft - those games were worth $50. DoW2 i... : jigstah
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        Fair enough but keep in mind that you do get a full singleplayer campaign with drop-in drop-out co-op for... : DoPEaMiNE
        • Hm, true. Co-op and single player may make it worth it. : jigstah
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      see, now this I do not understand. They have a beta out, but they aren't patching the beta so we can actu... : thecray
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        It would be tough to get all these fixes in the final game and the beta both. The beta we're playing is ... : Richese
        • the mp beta is probably more or less a stress test and overall milestone to see how that current state of... : dedgecko
        • Yeah, what he said! : DoPEaMiNE
      • Unfortunately anything that changes the exe (i.e. code fixes - most crashes) requires certification from ... : DoPEaMiNE
• I still buy White Dwarf magazines every month. so yeah. I'm getting it : hamachi
• I think so. Playing with Shackers looks to be a pretty sure bet, I think there's going to be a real g... : geedeck
• yep. i suck at it, but i have enjoyed playing with friends. It's a nice new spin on RTS games. my ... : jedi_27
• Probably not right away. I'm not a big enough fan of the universe and the gameplay is coming across as f... : IndigoAK
• Yeah I just ordered it on Steam, DOW1 was so good and this looks to be fantastic. : nomaad
• Gonna have to pass. The gaming budget is getting tight and I'm saving my moneys for SF4 : jonin
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  Probably at the time of the first price drop. Empire Total War looks better honestly so will get priority... : Psigun
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    I thought there was like a month between them? : ArcKnight
    • Cost is my concern, not time. Buying both at full retail is out of my means. : Psigun
• Oh yes, I will. Relic make the finest RTS games apart from Blizzard. And I liked what I've seen of DoW2 s... : enyakk
• Oh yes. Can't wait for Coop goodness as well. : aaarrrgh
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  Yes, so you other assholes better get it too because I don't want to play pubs. : Chris Remo
  • Also, this is one of the few PC-only high-profile high-budget titles these days. And it's good. : enyakk
  • I will shoot you many pixelated guns. pew pew pew. fear my eldar! : hamachi
• I can't get the demo to run. Auxiliary Installer crashes when i click the icon. Redownloading didn't he... : notdeadyeti
• I suck at RTS. I've been playing RA3 (got it from my WE) and I'm very bad at it. : tashtego
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  I am waiting for more details on the SP campaign before I commit, but I'm 90% sure I will. I don't buy... : thecray
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    What do you want to know about the singleplayer campaign? Here is an interview I did that explains some ... : DoPEaMiNE
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      Are there going to be two force commanders in a co-op game? : Jonathan
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        Nope, we tried that before but it didn't feel right. : DoPEaMiNE
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          It sounds like the co-op partner gets a bit of a raw deal... does anything the co-op guy to transfer back... : Jonathan
          • It's supposed to be more along the lines you mentioned - people will either start a new campaign to co-op... : DoPEaMiNE
    • Ok that sounds really cool. Looks like they combined the strategy map campaign play they refined in the D... : Psigun
    • I want to know what non-mp-beta units will be in it, and if those will be unlocked for multi :) release... : ]pm[chem
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      the big question I have is whether the single player missions are actually story missions (with objective... : thecray
      • Its a mix of a couple mission types that are more advanced than skirmishes (if you played dark crusade) ... : DoPEaMiNE
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      Serious question: WHY NO LAN PLAY? : ArcKnight
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        With co-op? Or do you mean in general? You can play the game multiplayer game LAN (disabled in the beta)... : DoPEaMiNE
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          Sorry, yes, I meant in co-op. I understand that you have to logged into GFWL, but I'm sad this is a requi... : ArcKnight
          • Yeah I understand how you feel, unfortunately we use the GFWL system to handle all the inviting and such. : DoPEaMiNE
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  nope - it fails to capture what I enjoy in CoH. Given my angst for DoW1, I will definitely save my cash ... : dedgecko
  • describe your angst towards dow1. is it angst towards the multiplayer or singleplayer? : kn1fe
  • It doesn't capture what I liked about CoH, either. I'm not sure exactly why, but it just doesn't. : Goncyn
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    after BF1942 I couldn't stand to play another WWII game. DoW2 is new and innovative to me, since I never... : ]pm[chem
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      exception being DoD:Source... I guess that (good) game filled my WWII quota! : ]pm[chem
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        I never understood this whole I am stick of ww2 games, i have only played a few ww2 games and am nowhere ... : RetroRedEyeJr
        • Agreed, whatever your misgivings about WW 2 games, CoH is a real RTS masterpiece that must be played. : Dontdrop
    • I couldn't stand WWII games either and gave CoH a try anyhow and what very surprised at how awesome it is... : razlebol
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    I find the more I play DOW2 the more I really want to play COH. The problem I have is that people have : gnomish
    • The fastest way to improve in RTS games is to lose. Sucks, but you'll learn quicker that way... Man-u... : walker270
    • Yeah, I felt that way when I get throughly abused by Panzer Elite players online. I'd be up for some COH... : kainen1
    • After being frustrated with the DoW2 beta, I fired up a few games of CoH and was totally satisfied. Play... : jigstah
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    yeah dow 2 feels like a step backwards to me, it feels like things die to quickly to be strategic, the in... : RetroRedEyeJr
    • I agreed with that statement the first week I played but now it all feels really balanced. My paper thi... : melkore
    • The hero mechanics are half the game. Personally, I love it. I like to run around with an upgraded farsee... : datoo
    • i disagree with the t1 thing. t1 units are supposed to be (and generally are) useful throughout the whole... : JINKY
    • I have been playing it a bit more this afternoon and i guess i retract my former statement although i sti... : RetroRedEyeJr
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    It certainly feels like they took COH and dumbed it down a bit. I feel like I have significantly less op... : Begawkiness
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      Also COH runs 10x better on my system than DOW for some reason. I can max the settings on COH and my fra... : Begawkiness
      • Just leave it on auto-detect. It should be pretty enough. : razlebol
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      But DoW2 has garrisoning in buildings. And there's some digging / tunnelling. And DoW2 has a melee side t... : enyakk
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        I guess I haven't seen the garrisoning then, which maps is it in? : Begawkiness
        • there are buildings you can put units in, in every map I've played. it's especially useful on the desert... : ]pm[chem
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          most of them if not all of them : Richese
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            lol I guess I need to play more then : Begawkiness
            • yeah I found that the more I played, the more I learned and enjoyed it. : ]pm[chem
        • There's only ~2-6 garrisonable structures per map, and they're kind of out of the way... Useful for ki... : walker270
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        Digging / Tunneling is a step beyond teleporting (or airdropping). Sure it's nice - just means that we s... : dedgecko
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          Melee - you can tie up more powerful squads with melee, there is more depth there then you think. I.E. u... : DoPEaMiNE
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            how soon are the bigger changes coming (map editors, etc..) and any hints on the next races? has work... : hamachi
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              I can't comment on those :( : DoPEaMiNE
              • damn! can you take requests to your masters? ie: individual chapters for marines (blood angels, dark ... : hamachi
          • I appreciate the work that you put into DoW2, don't get me wrong, but the fundamental changes in the game... : dedgecko
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            There's massive gibs on the orbital bombardment. : crummynz
            • still pales in comparison to coh... : dedgecko
• I already bought it and I'm not regretting it. Best RTS I've played since, well, CoH. : datoo
• I'm not sure, I went from God damn of course before the beta to no fucking way during the beta to Mayb... : jayares
• Not on launch. I'll be too busy with Street Fighter 4, Killzone 2 and Resident Evil 5. : razlebol
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  IRC chat interview with DoW2 lead designer: http://dow.4players.de/forum/thread.php?threadid=25150 in ... : ]pm[chem
  • That was tough to read. But thanks very much! : Godhatesfatpeople
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    " and our compromise ended up as a deformed cripple-kid of a hybrid" rofl. Is there even a way to bind... : ArcKnight
    • oh, he's talking about the key binding, not the whole game :o : Luminair
• I love it. I've played it everyday since the beta release ( soul storm beta release ), and haven't gotten... : happynoodle
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  pubilc shack steam group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/shackdow2 best way to get GFWL names : ]pm[chem
  • this is a general info post, not intended for sponge, she knows this I'm sure : ]pm[chem
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  Maybe, but leaning towards no. On the one hand, the 3v3 multiplayer is awesome fun if you have a tea... : PenicillinX57
  • well, here is how I get a 3v3 shack game going in under 20 minutes: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=... : ]pm[chem
• I don't like how you can't build anything; it makes the game feel too simplistic. Also a lot of times I ... : willardjuice
• Buying it for sure. I've really enjoyed playing MP with shackers so far, and the coop campaign should be... : taronish
• Definite buy for sure. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  how do you control this game? I have my left hand on the arrow keys, like every RTS I play, so I can scro... : crummynz
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    just like fps. left hand hovering near WASD, right hand on mouse. gotta do it. : ]pm[chem
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      How do you scroll, then? Middle mouse, move to the edge of screen, what? : crummynz
      • I find myself clicking on the unit icons more often, Takes getting used to but it's heck of a lot more ef... : Sailor of Fortune
      • edge of screen, click minimap, hotkey to your units : JINKY
• no, I don't play singleplayer and the multiplayer is not good enough for my taste : Luminair

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  1957 has them, I think. : skinlab133
  • Crap, my time machine is on the fritz! : Clay
  • As I understand it, the blue/red glasses of yore didn't work, as the ads/stuff were/are using blue/yellow... : Masem
• last time NBC did 3d stuff that I can remember you got the glasses at Wendy's but that was back when 3rd ... : sabadog
• They were giving them out at the supermarkets and bars around here. : hoov1185
• grocery store should have a huge bin of them in a group of like 4. : sigpro
• supermarkets have them, I think. : Agrona
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  Don't expend too much effort to get them or you will feel retarded when you realize it is a horrible way ... : bullet
  • so that 5 minute string of commercials + movie preview was no good? : FrayLo
  • Did you even watch the 3D stuff they were showing last night? I was actually pretty surprised, it looked ... : ColoradoCNC
  • You're wrong. I was really surprised at how well the effect was pulled off. Don't get me wrong, this isn'... : punchdog
• I saw them being given away at Best Buy this weekend. : Sailor of Fortune
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  typically, they will give you warning to put the glasses on for 1-2 minute parts that are in 3d. I doubt... : FormerHPB
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    The whole show is 3d i believe. The commercial seem to indicate it since they have showed numerous scenes... : Iwannaacura
    • i was going to ignore the whole thing until they showed the blonde chick in black lingerie crawling towar... : greydog
  • The whole Chuck is 3d i think, at least thats how they are advertising it. Or wait a day and watch it on ... : Slowtreme
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  Why do they try to bring this back every few years? It fails every damn time. What network exec thought i... : yosemiteclimber
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    plus they give you big ass headaches. im with you, kinda stupid. : kainen1
    • not with the new glasses they have in theaters now : Maarten Goldstein
  • This is the same thought I had last night. It was like "wtf is this the 1980s all over again when Captai... : riptyde
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    the tech got better somehow, this was definitely more impressive than the old red/blue glasses I remember... : qsylvr
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      I've been jaded ever since Jaws 3-D, plus I don't want to wear stupid fucking glasses while watching TV. ... : yosemiteclimber
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        TV tech is still same old red/blue :( The Polarized movie glasses work really well. : Slowtreme
        • its not the same old red/blue, it's a new and improved red/blue ... there is some weird chromatic filter ... : qsylvr
  • Because the tech continues to get better. It's not like this is exactly the same stuff from 5-10 years ag... : derelict515
  • The point is to get new people watching the show, not to showcase a new technology. : walker270
• Yvonne Stachowski in 3D...yes please! http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2088803/ : devnullgt
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  So I get to watch Chuck all fucked up without glasses tonight? wonderful. : NukemFornever
  • Yeah, I'm wondering this too. How annoying will it be to watch without the glasses? : notd665
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  Stop watching network tv. What is this, 1992? : genjuro
  • dont take it on on Clay just because he can afford a television. : Degenerate
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  Grabbed 4 sets (of 4) from the grocery store yesterday before the football game. : Slowtreme
  • ^^ is what i did for the kiddos : m0rfus
• Try one of these places: http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/01/28/where-to-get-3-d-glasses-for-the-3d-supe... : MatthewPhillips
• local grocery store had them at the checkouts over the weekend. : metalremains
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  you know what owns, is the muppet 3d movie at disneyland/disneyworld : FrayLo
  • Yeah that was the first thing I saw with the new 3d tech in the theaters. It was really well done. I also... : sigpro
  • that was awesome, and its been around forever. : maulla
  • Yes easily the best, especially since the walls are all projected : Begawkiness
  • The 3d bug movie in the animal kingdom in the tree is also really good. : FormerHPB
• I can guess that we (canadians) are even more screwed since all the listed stores aren't located in Canad... : ArtilleryMarker
• GLASSES ON! : sparkly
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  Spray red and blue paint onto your eyeballs. : c0bra
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    The new ones are like an indigo and a mustard not blue and red. : Crimsonbeak
    • Sounds like a gimmick to get more people to come to the stores to me. : Omaha
• Circle K had them this past weekend. : Stoned Gargoyle
• I remember way back when 7-11 had a promo on with 3-D glasses. I think it was for a 3-D King Kong movie ... : redfive

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• text message tone is the alert tone from MGS. Ringer is the phone from 24. This will never change. ... : whodares
• lolperiod : zebosausamite
• Dayman : ejectorpod
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  The Final Countdown : jimmy_legs
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    ^^^ awesome i had it forever as mine as a gob tribute : synack
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      I need wrist-mounted penny launchers to make it more robust. : jimmy_legs
      • also I am thinking of making one of the chicken immitations as my TXT notification (currently: Price is R... : jimmy_legs
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmjaWn-pVvI : Rag and Bone Man
    • I have been looking for that but I couldn't remember what it was called! : deject
    • haha that's hilarious. : jimmy_legs
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    the full song or a clipped version? I'd love the GOB one. : randomposter
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      I made a clip, since my Sony W580i has limitations on ringtone length : jimmy_legs
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        Does it have the intro? I think you'd need to just kick off from the initial tone of the song. : randomposter
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          I made 3 clips from different sections of the song, 15s each. : jimmy_legs
          • Any chance of sharing? : randomposter
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  codec ring from MGS as my ringtone, alert tone from MGS is my text message alert : prime8
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    How did you change the text message? I am not aware of any way to do it without the jailbreak. : vital3d
    • Assuming this is an iphone. : vital3d
    • Jailbreak. Do it. you know you want to. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=18813790#itemanchor_188137... : DOOManiac
    • You can't without jailbreaking. : TrptJim
  • sup phone buddy : emnii
• http://helpmewithmygameproblems.com/images/3/3d/Heavy_misc.mp3 : zebosausamite
• i really want an MP3 of some of the music in metroid prime as my ringtone. i haven't found a good one. pl... : dahanese
• Scotty Doesn't Know : Korban
• Dexter intro song : Flying h4x0r
• About 20-30 seconds from the beginning of 808 Method by DJ Z-Trip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8f... : MaxPete82
• vibrate : Mr.SEX
• Radiohead - Down is the New Up ... it's time to change it, though : sparkly
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  Beck - Where It's At : magistersmax
  • I'm looking or new ones though. : magistersmax
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  what i don't get is why the ringtone in the iphone commercials isn't even on the iphone to begin with...a... : judo680
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    I hate how you can't customize other sounds and alerts like new mail and text messages. : Mmmmmoo
    • I would pay to be able to change those sounds. : freshyk
• The opera music from cs_italy :( : Chunks
• Ringtone is an 8bit version of the AVGN theme, text/voice mail is the MGS codec sound. : RevRaven
• Use to be "Whatta Man" (House MD) but now it's "Any Way You Want It" (Chuck) : Bamtan
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  the File Load music from Paper Mario 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZoCLi000js&feature=related ... : DOOManiac
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    BTW, here are my iPhone ringtones: http://www.doomaniac.com/stuff/iPhone/Ringtones/ : DOOManiac
    • Thanks for sharing. : randomposter
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  Mission success fanfare from Vice City : Dave-A
  • this one: http://dave-a.shackspace.com/sounds/miscom.mp3 Also, the new email sound from System Shock: ... : Dave-A
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  I'm using "Rage of the Champions" from the Castle Crashers soundtrack. : Mmmmmoo
  • here are some more: http://mmmmmoo.com/files/ringtones/ : Mmmmmoo
• Austin Powers Theme Song (Soul Bassa or something) : YerMothah
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  I'm trying to get some stuff from Mass Effect :( :( : Downforce
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    they're in these crazy .upk files someone help oh god >:( : Downforce
    • are you looking for a particular track or sound effect? : Mmmmmoo
• The Dethphone ringtone from Dethklok. Boy I really hates it. : NexusOne
• I stole the clipped GTA4 theme from some shacker's webspace, thanks! I also got the codec from MGS and CT... : randomposter
• it's the singing rabbit from the skittles commercial : kevp
• SureShotLoop.mp3 from http://gegtik.googlepages.com/loops : yonderboy
• Depends on the person. Tristram music for one, mgs codec for another, intro to fmpf for another, etc. : Judicus
• http://www.last.fm/music/Nerf+Herder/_/New+Jersey+Girl 2:15 - 2:45 : abunch
• E1M1; thinking of using something from Doom 3 next. : the archvile
• anyone recall that website that would allow you to upload an mp3, select the portion and length of the so... : synack
• You can make your own ringtones for the iPhone for free. http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/07/free-custo... : glio1337
• http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=24929 : freshyk
• the opening rift of Ween - Fiesta : sabadog
• no ringtone, I always have it set to vibrate (done this with pretty much every phone I've had) : esecasco
• The Humans are Dead (binary solo) by Flight of the Conchords. : Gonzo
• GOD HAND : xsoulbrothax
• A Fischerspooner remix of "Best Revenge" : two50six

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  Band of Brothers, Rambo : ant_hillbilly
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    o.OOo Band of Brothers. Forgot about that. How was the conversion on this anyway? Like does it look amazi... : Skoal^Fyfan
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      Not sure dont own a player yet, but I couldn't pass on the amazon deal where it was $38 shipped 2 weeks a... : ant_hillbilly
      • its too bad because they did ship to canada surprisingly and it took only a week rather than the 2-3 adve... : dantastic
    • it looks pretty good, i wont say amazing but its probably due to the intentional look of the series itsel... : smacknca
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      there is a lot of noise in BoB blu ray. i dont know if its intentional or not, but its noticeable. : maulla
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        Only in certain scenes, and most of it like the grain in the handheld shots is intentional. One of th... : pyide
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          Well, it's film grain, not artifacting. : kallanta
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            im pretty sure its NOT film grain, it looks very much like digital noise. i assume the series was not sh... : smacknca
            • It's still not throughout the whole series. Like I said, only certain scenes. The only times I saw extrem... : pyide
            • It was shot on film, afaik. That was a big part of the expense. : Merconium
    • Compared to the DVD I'd say amazing would be one correct description. I've never seen it in HD before tho... : pyide
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  Why is Point Break on the list? I mean for a Blu Ray movie? : Totenjaeger
  • I AM AN F B I AGENT! : pyide
  • What? It's only one of the greatest cinematic masterpieces of all time. : Skoal^Fyfan
  • some punk johhny unitas wanna be : whistletits
  • We rented this. The transfer was ok except for the night scenes - it was still an entertaining movie! : mojorisen1117
  • Have you ever shot your gun up in the air and gone AAAAAAHHHHH? : dudehoyt
• Ratatouille : Sailor of Fortune
• Bladerunner (Final Cut) : inchwide
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a must have imo. : Ellissd
• Planet Earth/BladeRunner - best Ive seen : bozer
• Planet Earth : wretchedradio
• Baraka : razlebol
• How the hell is Fight Club not on Blu Ray yet?!? ugh. : Skoal^Fyfan
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  superbad, 300, to add a couple. : xxiv
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    I've read numerous reports that the PQ on 300 is horrible for a Blu Ray. : Skoal^Fyfan
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      No, the PQ is fine. People don't understand that the movie is supposed to look grainy. HD doesn't mean ev... : baronzemo78
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        I don't like the grain effect it has and which I could turn it off. : razlebol
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          I'd like to turn up the anti-aliasing and texture resolution. : TrptJim
          • ;-) : razlebol
      • That grainy effect was a retarded choice imo : fishbone
    • 300 is nowhere near worth a BR purchase unless you want the movie anyway and get it at DVD price : Ebu
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    hahah, yessssss superbad : AlexXdude
    • PERIOD BLOOD IN HD, D00DZ : dantastic
  • Hold off on 300. There is a new version coming out later this year which has the PiP feature that the HD ... : Prozium
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  Sunshine. Despite the ending, it's still a decent sci-fi flick and the visuals are pretty amazing. : jingletard
  • ^^ Yes. It looks amazing on blu-ray. : razlebol
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  5th Element, Master and Commander, Star Trek movies? : not work safe
  • master and commander is amazing. : hamachi
• Hellboy 2. I really liked that movie. The new Hulk was pretty awesome 2. Most comic movies are great on B... : baronzemo78
• No Country For Old Men has the best visual quality of any of the live action movies I have so far, aside ... : Begawkiness
• Kung Fu Panda : cookblaze
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  Screw owning that shit just get netflix. I totally don't see the point. : S1ing B1ade
  • Agreed but I have bought a few for no apparent reason too : bozer
  • I dunno, every movie I own I've watched quite a few times. It's nice to have your favorite movies on han... : nukewinter
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    I'm Canada. Lack of netflix afaik. : Skoal^Fyfan
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      Zip.ca has blu-ray. I don't know if their service is any good though : forksalad
      • yeah its good. jen has an account. due to the rare issue of an unplayable disc they got her up to 4 disc... : dantastic
• Wild Orchid :P : plunkymeadows
• Casino Royale, Rambo : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Speed racer for the visuals... all those colors. I found it entertaining at the movies and then bought t... : dael
• Planet Earth : Mmmmmoo
• i thought wanted was pretty good on blu-ray : vassili_zaitsev
• I got some of the older bonds. I'm amazed at the quality. Crisp clean, not sure about audio since I just ... : chungathebunga
• Zodiac just came out on Bluray. Apparently most of it was shot on digital cameras. I thought It looked ... : mojorisen1117
• Dude, Where's My Car? : Godhatesfatpeople
• Netflix. : kainen1
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  if you're looking to wow someone new to hd, and need a demo movie, i would suggest speed racer : whereiwannab
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    You could also get Baraka. Which looks better I think. : Godhatesfatpeople
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      I second Baraka, best demo material in terms of visual fidelity I own. : pyros
      • 3rd'd. It's amazing looking. : cltcprd
    • baraka wins. babality : RikiTiki2
• http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=858316 : mechanicalgrape
• My go to scene to show off my system is in Transformers where the scorpion pops out of the sand. Awesome... : flubba79
• No one ever mentions these, but are two damn awesome movies on Blu-Ray: Reign Over Me, and 3:10 to Yu... : hankyJR
• I have the Bourn trilogy and Blade Runner sitting in my car right now. Bourn just came out a couple days ... : djkenohki
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  I've heard good things about Planet Earth, Baraka and Ratatouille. I own and would heartily recommend: : randomposter
  • AVforum thread on Picture Quality etc: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=858316 : randomposter
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  Just picked up a drive last week. Got my dvi-->hdmi adapter and cable in today. I don't want to re-buy al... : dudehoyt
  • I just watched this on the weekend on DVD and came to the same conclusion. : randomposter
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  Speed Racer will show off your TV like nothing else I've seen : grendel
  • Speed Racer yes : Slowtreme
• Transformers is sweet on bluray : stump
• I'm looking on Amazon right now. I think that picked the shittiest movies to put on blu-ray. Most of them... : dudehoyt
• Gattaca - The worst cover art ever but a good movie. Won't show off Blu-Ray but picture quality is still ... : Reavers!
• Robocop : Wolfanoz
• Braveheart would be nice. : Sylvanus

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• How cultured and complex of you Chepito! : kainen1
• Good morning, Chepito. : nevicata
• I look forward to posts in this thread as I cannot contribute! : zebosausamite
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  You guys are killing me, sigh. : Chepito.
  • If you start one of these threads, it's always good to start off with a contribution so it doesn't come o... : pilgrimage
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  Oh man, I've got this really odd/interesting version of vivaldi's "four seasons" on my ipod, but I can't ... : re-verse
  • Nigel Kennedy? : Nitrium
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  The Pearl Fishermen by Bizet is one of my favorites. :) : Koral06
  • Au Fond Du Temple Saint from that opera is just amazing : alnya
• I spent Saturday evening hearing the Atlanta Symphony (with Shai Wosner) perform Mozart's Piano Concerto ... : porp
• Random stuff from my playlist recently: Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians Steve Reich - Electric C... : -efx-
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  The crouching tiger hidden dragon ost/score is basically all yoyo-ma : Iwannaacura
  • Well, playing music written by Tan Dun ;) The Hero soundtrack is equally enjoyable. Itzhak Perlman, a... : aux7
• My faves: Cesar Franck - Symphony in D Minor performed by Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Arvo ... : dognose
• gershwin - rhapsody in blue : FrayLo
• I likes me some: Andrew Lloyd Webber - Variations Britten - Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra Hol... : inchwide
• For orchestras, CSO, LSO, and VSO are usually safe bets for good performances. Good conductors: Karajan, ... : Arctic Fox
• I've been listening to Lorraine Hunt Lieberson a lot lately- this recording is amazing: http://www.ama... : tashtego
• Tchaikovsky - 18 pieces : ghostmac
• http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NWULS0/ref=amb_link_83147451_3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=browse&... : airrob
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  Here's a great recommendation: http://www.amazon.com/Protest-the-Hero/e/B00197ENHY/ref=ntt_mus_gen_pel : spiderfill
  • Oh hells yeah : Inadrys
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  I went on a massive Russian kick awhile back. Shostakovich, Rachmaninoff & Mussorgsky were in high rotat... : aux7
  • ^^ just realized after his post that dognose DOES have good taste in music! : aux7
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  Not technically classical, but Philip Glass' "Solo Piano" and the score to "Naqoyqatsi" are both great al... : father_crown
  • Yeah, there is a lot of good Philip Glass on the neo-classical angle. : re-verse
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    any Glass fans should check out Arvo Part - Tabula Rasa. Or any Part in general. fucking sublime "minim... : aux7
    • Yep, very nice! : re-verse
• Georgian War March from Ippolitov-Ivanov (featured in PC WWII RTS Hearts of Iron) is awesome: http://www... : Sailor of Fortune
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLDLjXKRx2Q beethoven's symphony no 7, 2nd movement : anthonybean
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  No love for Chopin in here? What the hell. NOCTURNE IN C SHARP MINOR, MOTHERFUCKER. Wladyslaw Szpi... : DrWaffles
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    hgey i mentioned chopin an hour ago! : re-verse
    • :D Didn't see that there. : DrWaffles
  • My printer is named Chopin right behind me! Ludwig - bw chopin - color : Iwannaacura
  • I mentioned his piano concerto's above. Interesting choice. Op55no1 & Op9no2 have been my favorites. ... : aux7
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    i prefer Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9 No. 2. (seriously) : FrayLo
    • ^^ knows whats up : aux7
    • this is an awesome piece : mwasher
    • Nocturne in B-flat m, Op. 9 No. 1. The first minute... so fucking beautiful. : treefingers1
  • Having played Eternal Sonata, I must say his music is pretty damn good. : chungathebunga
  • I like 48 n 1 and 72 n 1 (post) http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/4279/MIDI.html for some reason the ... : Shai-Tan
• http://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Symphony-Freedom-Bernstein-Berlin/dp/B00160ZBL6/ref=sr_1_33?ie=UTF8&s=dmu... : BongSlayerB
• My favorite is Beetohven, Symphony 9 in D Minor, Op 125 It's the same they used in Equilibrium as well... : kpxkrnjc
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  Regina Carter's version of Grieg's "Anitra's Dance" http://social.zune.net/AlbumDetails.aspx?aid=ad8a6... : cpt_gloval
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    This is Jazz? : buzzbat
    • Anitra's Dance is a classical Edvard Grieg piece (Grieg is my favorite classical composer), but yeah the ... : cpt_gloval
• Sarabande by Handel (featured in Barry Lyndon) http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=erKsIJyfB_Q : Enigme
• I'll repost my "Classical music for beginners" post: Start with movie soundtracks! Listen to John Will... : Bold
• http://www.amazon.com/The-Essential-Tallis-Scholars/dp/B00009NJ20 : get_navi
• Má Vlast - Vltava : Foxhawk
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  Respighi's Pines of Rome http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00161QRPE/ref=sr_f2_album_1?ie=UTF8&child=B001... : PoopStewart
  • srsy, Pines of the Appian Way is balls. : PoopStewart
• Some of my favorites classics. Popular selections, but should get anyone into classical. I might list a... : twifosp
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  Sergei Prokofiev - Dance of the Knights : buzzbat
  • http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Of-The-Knights/dp/B000V9537K : buzzbat
• Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, op. 73 "Emperor", 2. Adagio Un Poco Mosso : shyguy74
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  Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" I got to sing in the choir for it in front of a paying, $11 for a glass of ... : kallanta
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    I got to sing it in front of a paying audience at Chicago's Orchestra Hall! I'm certainly not a great sin... : Bold
    • Yea, and by the 20th movement onward, you're pretty much just screaming on pitch anyway. LOVE 'In Tabern... : kallanta
• perlman playing beethoven's violin sonatas. : spectr3
• Mozart - Piano Concerto #20 This little 13yr old kid plays it better than I've ever heard: http://ca.... : reelbk

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  in theory, degree's teach you fundamentals. experience is where you list the specifics. an old IT degree ... : epit
  • i have all the specifics listed under each job, and some general skills. i could really use the 3-4 line... : EvilDolemite
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  for degrees you only need to put the years attended, degree type and college. So like: Totally Awesom... : mikecyb
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    also you can put if your GPA if it's like 3.5 or higher but for something from 2000 it probably doesn't m... : mikecyb
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      i've never believed in putting GPA on your resume unless maybe it's your first job, and you're in a douch... : EvilDolemite
      • yeah GPA matters for your first job and honestly it matters for years if you are in business or finance b... : mikecyb
      • If you finished Cum Laude, Magna CL or Summa CL, I think it's worth putting those or the GPA on the resum... : Ride-My-Rocket
      • Speaking of douchey... I don't put my GPA on my resume (though many of my colleagues still do - and it's ... : Bean
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    I don't list the years I attended... just: Southern Methodist University ... : MagicWishMonkey
    • (it's formatted better, of course) : MagicWishMonkey
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      that's fine too, I have seen that a bunch. I've been looking over a ton of resumes recently since we're ... : mikecyb
      • I gotcha, I guess I'm old enough now that I don't have to worry much about age discrimination. Judging by... : MagicWishMonkey
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        That's age discrimination in most places. Now pay me $1000 or I'll turn you in to the authorities! : jasonepowell
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          it's not age discrimination it's experience discrimination! : mikecyb
          • That's not how the judge is going to see it. Now pay up! : jasonepowell
    • Listing the year is more standard and formal. Also, it lets HR do a quick check to make sure you actuall... : TwiLyght
  • I wouldn't list the years attended--just the year of graduation. : mathyou
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  Why would you ever list your courses on your resume? : MagicWishMonkey
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    i used to put the "critical" ones, like courses directly applicable to my field (it was an IT degree) ... : EvilDolemite
    • Yea, I would definitely use the space to add more relevant work experience, since that is 100x more impor... : MagicWishMonkey
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  Don't list any courses unless you're a new graduate. Mine looks like this: University of Toronto, Tor... : TwiLyght
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    Wait.... The University of Toronto is IN TORONTO???? : MatthewPhillips
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      Not always. : TwiLyght
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        There's that Mississauga campus the peasants go to : forksalad
        • lol don't forget the one in scarbs too :) : nova_x
• i would tailor my resume to the specific job, so if the job required those specific courses, list them, o... : FrayLo
• SM'ed : twifosp
• unless your looking for your first job and are having trouble filling a page (doesnt sound like this is t... : MoreVespeneGas
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  what's with this one-page bullshit? : cltcprd
  • The Jesus has spoken : delataur
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    unless you have done a ton of awesome shit, you should be able to edit yourself down to a page. you aren'... : dahanese
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      lol, ok. : cltcprd
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        you asked a question. that is the answer. : dahanese
        • see below. : cltcprd
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        Also I will defer to my girlfriend and her friends that are all technical recruiters over you. 2 pages i... : cltcprd
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          i don't work in HR. i was speaking in the mindset of those reading the resumes. i fucking hate reading re... : dahanese
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            Ok, thanks for clarifying that you DKWTF. : cltcprd
            • NOOOOOOO STOP IT YOU CAN BOTH BE RIGHT, IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE PLACE AND THE PEOPLE : Luminair
            • deep breaths, dude. : dahanese
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              I know that it should be two pages cover letter and resume. Thats it. Anything more is on request. : conandan
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                God I hate this mindset. Get out of 1990. Over one page on a resume is perfectly fine now. Why would y... : cltcprd
                • why would you want to not eat fish if it helps you fly : Luminair
                • Im sorry, but you can limit your most relevant/important/awesome things to one page. I don't need any fu... : conandan
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          Why ask if you know what your answer is? : chungathebunga
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            My point was that EvilD shouldn't limit his resume to one-page if he has pertinent information that he wa... : cltcprd
            • the post that made you shit yourself is the reason why everyone is saying "one page." it is a rule of thu... : dahanese
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              you hit the nail on the head. THEY DON'T CARE. meaning: keep it to one page, for their benefit AND yours... : Downforce
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                god, I have been looking through a ton of resumes and almost all of them are three pages, but it's fuckin... : mikecyb
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                  can I send you my resume to take a look at and see if you approve? You seem to look at a lot of resumes : conandan
                  • only recently, like within the last month or so I guess, so not really. it's just taken a big chunk of m... : mikecyb
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              It was around 1.5 pages, uncut. I felt that half a page danging was unprofessional looking. I removed m... : EvilDolemite
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                Good for you, my point was that you shouldn't cut pertinent info just to conform to one-page. : cltcprd
                • and no one ever said that you should. that would be asinine. just be sure your pertinent information i... : dahanese
                • it wasn't pertinent really. i don't think anyone cares about a nine-month phone tech support job in 2000... : EvilDolemite
                • half a year job at an entry level position is not pertinent info. They wont give a shit, secondly, if yo... : conandan
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      She is 100% right. I review resumes (I did a 15 resume review last week) and if yours is over a page and... : virus
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        What if I had a "my interests" section, but it had Duke3d.exe? Would my resume go on the top of the stac... : CrustaR
        • Only if it was actually in yellow, and I had managed to print it out on a color printer. :D : virus
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    I tell ya more then one page = right in the garbage can. Its a rule to keep it to one page. those that do... : bozer
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      Ok, you're right. Microsoft and every tech company I have every worked for does it wrong. : cltcprd
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        Dude - seriously - what the fuck? In 99% of cases, you're wrong! There is 1% of the time where someone ... : virus
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          So you threw his resume in the trash even though he could have been the next GoogleStar? Seriously, ... : cltcprd
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            you do understand that a lot of people don't send resumes to technical recruiters, so you are discussing ... : dahanese
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              small slice of people? Do you know how many resume submissions Microsoft gets for each job posting? Las... : cltcprd
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                take a step back into the world of corporate employment. technical jobs are a small slice of that. micros... : dahanese
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                  Take a step back and realize that not everyone has to conform to one page and in a lot of cases it will h... : cltcprd
                  • are you reading my fucking posts dude? you clearly can't be because i say that. you need to calm your... : dahanese
                  • not in a lot of cases. In fact, very few cases. If your strongest qualifications are not in the first p... : conandan
              • Yeah. They get tons of resumes... which is why they want short and to the point. At least every tech job ... : bozer
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            haha technical recruiters don't always know what the fuck either : mikecyb
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              You don't get by the tech recruiter, you don't get an interview. That's the bottom line, and that's the ... : cltcprd
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                I agree I am just saying they don't always know who is qualified for what. maybe dudes working within th... : mikecyb
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                  Agency Recruiting usually sucks :( They just screen for buzzwords for the most part. On-site recruiting ... : cltcprd
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                    buzzwords are horseshit anyway. : conandan
                    • agreed, but again the point of a resume is to get an interview. That's it. If a buzzword helps you do t... : cltcprd
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        why are you getting so furious over this? it's a resume. who the fuck cares? you write yours that way, ev... : dahanese
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          I'm not furious at all, I think it's funny that you people will limit your exposure just to fit the antiq... : cltcprd
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            that is where the confusion is coming from then. these people aren't talking about limiting their own ex... : Luminair
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              also i think it's super important to read (at least my) posts where i say this is an individual thing bas... : dahanese
              • ding! : conandan
          • when i find something amusing i always berate people and tell them they don't know what the fuck. it's HI... : dahanese