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• who is Willtye? or Willroslin or Willgaeta? This some sort of new Will Smith show? : g0nk
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  For fuck's sake. It's "Tigh". : Wisp!
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    My bad on the tagging and brain fart on his name srry LOL : lordvampy
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      No forgiveness. : Wisp!
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        No mercy. : Mmmmmoo
        • frak : naabster
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  Someone mentioned this last week but I hope Roslin nukes colonial one with Zarak and the useless Qorum on : Tincan
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    Umm...500 civilians are on board that ship. : Wisp!
    • Collateral Damage! : Lionhart32935
    • fuck em. : ejectorpod
    • They're better off dead with Gaeta in command of the military anyways. : theangrywaffles
    • Tell that to the Olympic Carrier. : k1ld0r
    • Set the world record for number of redshirts killed : spiderfill
    • OMG 500 souls on that ship? : BulletPro
  • Well you got half your wish anyways! : reign27
• Johnny Rico nukes the fleet : gmd
• We find out the entire series has been one long dream sequence! : Prototype
• Bill Adama is all out of bubble gum. So you know all that's left is to kick ass. : theangrywaffles
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  Will Gaeta's leg be used to create a town portal to the secret cow level? : verbatim
  • lolol : TrptJim
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  I wonder if they bring back those other cylons. Seems weird for them to just be out there and never shoe ... : Mmmmmoo
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    *show : Mmmmmoo
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      They will prob use the chaos of the current events and jump in at the end of this new episode : lordvampy
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        I hope not because that sounds so predictable :/ : Mmmmmoo
        • Well they've been not talking about them at all so maybe a buildup to surprise? : lordvampy
        • No! Let it happen, and watch Gaeta absolutely lose his shit when he can't hold the military together. : theangrywaffles
      • This is what I think too : Thomas Hace
• someone post here when the broadcast is over please. i'm playing tf2 until then. : Hoax
• WTF compression.. fuck comcast :( : walker270
• an all-gamer reality tv. what : walker270
• HOLY FUCKING SHIT : walker270
• Oh shit Zarek got RAW : kikilupo
• OH SHIT : Thomas Hace
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  Glock glock mother fucker :( : genjuro
  • hi genjuro : cpt_gloval
• WTF..... : lordvampy
• Jesus Fucking Christ : Lionhart32935
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  mother fucking Tom Zarek is a piece of fucking shit and so is Gheyta : Dschinghis Khan
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    Zarek may be an asshole, but he did everyone a favor. Those bickering fucks. : valael
    • true : Dschinghis Khan
    • rabble rabble rabble! : j0nchan
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  oh come on who didn't see that coming : gmd
  • Didn't see it coming that way : SolrFlare
  • me : Luminair
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  Gee who did not see that coming. Being spaced is too good for that fucker. : Evil Benius
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    I expected Zarek to ignore them, but not execute them. : walker270
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      Yeah, I did not see that coming : Antilles_Prime
      • me neither : Mmmmmoo
• my god. : Mmmmmoo
• Damn. Cold blooded. : Antilles_Prime
• Whoa, I guess a lot of people saw that coming. I still was shocked. : carnivore
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  Bye Sam :( : walker270
  • I figured it out, the final 5 are all going to die and come back all super sayian and driving cylon spac : kikilupo
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  oh way to go Kara, get everyone fucking killed why don't you, damn. : Dschinghis Khan
  • She is the Harbinger of Death, after all : walker270
• Haha, that's clever. Sell nerds the props and stuff at already-marked-up prices. : sgtsanity
• Gaeta has such a shit-eating grin. : theangrywaffles
• holy crap man, this is like a race to see which cylon dies first. we know its coming, its gotta be a big... : smacknca
• I've always hated zarek now more so than ever : lordvampy
• The penis mightier! : walker270
• PEN'D : kikilupo
• You'd think Gaeta of all people would know how dangerous pens can be. : sgtsanity
• haha the promo shot : walker270
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  Adama execution scene, Take 2. Aaand, Action! : sgtsanity
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    Rick rolled!!! : lordvampy
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      I actually rick-rolled over 60 people about two weeks ago. And then they danced through the whole song. : sgtsanity
      • who wouldn't?! catchy tune : Mmmmmoo
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  Here comes blind lovers revenge : lordvampy
  • Que cabal's cylons an let's have ourselves a Mexican standoff between rebels, galactia, and cabal : lordvampy
• I can't believe how quickly the time goes when I'm watching this show. : theangrywaffles
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  I'm calling it. Gaeta kills Zarek then himself : SolrFlare
  • "there's been enough killing" : lordvampy
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  more like Steamship Galactica : sgtsanity
  • Haha, the plot is now moving at the speed of wrap-it-up. : sgtsanity
• SHUT IT DOWN!!! : kikilupo
• Goodbye Chief :( : walker270
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  The redemption of Gaeta. : carnivore
  • It stopped itching! : lechuck59
  • Gaeta wakes up somewhere else. : trove
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  What the hell did the Chief see? was the metal ripped? : kikilupo
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    stress cracks in the hull prob from FTP overuse or cylon sabotage : lordvampy
    • That's what I'm thinking. It's gonna keep them from jumping and the bad cylons are gonna show up : kikilupo
    • yea that has to be important, wish they had gone back to it rather than that lil final blah blah blah fro... : smacknca
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      Looks like stress fracture : Antilles_Prime
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        do you know what a stress fracture on an FTL looks like? : dantastic
        • Yeah --- it looks just like that : Antilles_Prime
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      i sort of missed that... what exactly did he see? : carnivore
      • huge crack in the wall of the engine room : valael
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        Giant scratches in the side of the ftl drive. : walker270
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          Probably enough to rip open the second they fired the FTL now that I think about it. : reign27
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            it didn't look like it was on the drive, just the side of the ladder leading to the drive, also looked l : gmd
            • I agree it's probably not on a drive part itself, but I'm guessing that the wall is actually the inside : reign27
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              So maybe the Cylons sabotaged the FTL to force the humans to 'upgrade' to the Cylon FTL? : swenkcahs
              • Either Adama was right, and the ships were in desperate need of FTL maintenance, or Gaeta and Zarek were : walker270
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            yes from my battlestar engineering courses i took back at caprica U, it definitely looks like they had 1 ... : dantastic
            • LOL : carnivore
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              1) Spoiler tags >:( 2) It's a convenient plot device : reign27
              • i didnt spoil anything i pulled all that out of my ass : dantastic
    • lol @ FTP - too much porn downloaded! : rosewood
  • FTL is frak'd. Every jump they make will probably risk destruction of the ship. I'm pretty sure they ar : SolrFlare
  • It was a wall vagina. The writers were playing Prey during the strike : smegmar
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  PROSTATE.... PUMPING.... YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAA : Ride-My-Rocket
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    thats what the ftl was doing. wtf was that all about? mechanical pumping ftl? uh.....not how I imagine... : smacknca
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      Maybe a cooling system or some other tertiary system. Doesn't explain the single point of failure thing ... : trove
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        I would figure on a warship, especially a Battlestar you'd have multiple ftl drives in case of heavy dama... : trove
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          Probably uses a lot of power. It would be more efficient if they used cylon technology. : capt tripps
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            Just a quick check, the Nimitz class carriers have two nuclear reactors to power their main engines. The... : trove
            • They probably aren't using the diesel drives to teleport the carrier across the galaxy. : capt tripps
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              by that analogy, they have their backup regular engines... it's kind of difficult to have a backup FTL th... : carnivore
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                The point is that a modern military vessel, especially one so valuable as a fleet carrier, would have som... : trove
                • galactica was in the process of being decommisioned in the the pilot. i wouldnt call it "modern". : whereiwannab
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        Well, it's an old ship, old design. It was going to be scuttled right before the Cylon invasion remember... : SolrFlare
        • it was a tourist attraction not scuttle bait : Luminair
    • Luckily Tyrol didn't run into the adjacent room where men were shoveling coal into the fires. : sgtsanity
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  oh my @ preview : walker270
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    I walked out before it came on. I don't wanna know anything about next Friday. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Doesn't matter, probably more headfake. : trove
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  wait. what happened to racetrack? : Mmmmmoo
  • Next week racetrack get the motorboat. : capt tripps
  • And gage and the others who mutinied. helo needs to beat some ass Also, what about quorum? They are al : Antilles_Prime
• Nope not gonna read this thread until I watch it tomorrow night. >.< : Ovate
• they dying leader that doesn't make it is galactica : gmd
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  president's last threat to zarek and gaeta where the cyclons were all impressed gave me chills. : dantastic
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    I cheered when Adama was leading the march back to C&C : walker270
    • I was hoping that they would all start shooting and not stop until the credits : smegmar
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  Wow... Now that Gaeta 's dead, I kinda feel bad for him. He's a good guy always getting sucked into doin : Edges
  • Nah he was a suck up opportunist. Yeah he has some morals and ideals but he was still an asshole. : deject
  • I was actually hoping they'd shoot off his other leg and let him live. : Ellissd
  • He turned into an asshole once they got to New Caprica. Especially after he gave the names of those folk : Ride-My-Rocket
  • he's been kind of a dick since 2nd season : smegmar
  • Yeah when he grew a pair on new caprica, that was a great scene. : stgdz
• next week's episode...WOW : Flynn
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  Not as tense as the past two weeks, sort of boring and predictable. Nowhere near as surprising or edgy as... : brickmatt
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    But there was a whole lot of badass in this episode that I didn't care it was so predictable. : Ellissd
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      I thought last week was much more badass. : brickmatt
      • Most every show would be hard pressed to compare to Last weeks episode : Antilles_Prime
  • waaah waaaaaah lazarusb : moe6
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    What would it take for them to not be boring an predictable for you? Does the president have to come on a... : DarkWolf5
    • Dumbledore kills Gaeta! : Ride-My-Rocket
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      The whole arch was basically how the fleet got their groove back. Aside from a few douches dead, we're ba : brickmatt
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        If you're so dissatisfied with the show what keeps bringing you back every week? : boomstickah
        • Season 1 was rad, season 2 wasn't bad at first then had a weak second half, season 3 started awesome but ... : brickmatt
      • What show are you watching? : walker270
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        i pity you because last night was a great fucking show and if you didnt enjoy it, well then it sucks to b... : theWhite
        • Bullshit, try reading reviews of the episodes - they all agree Zarak is one dimensional and boring. He's ... : brickmatt
    • "or did you also see that one coming?" I see what you did there. : Topaz
  • hahaha nice troll : boomstickah
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    actually this episode was great and now you're just being a sourpuss LOL! : Luminair
    • Last week was great, this week had 2 great scenes and the rest was meh. : brickmatt
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    what would not have been boring and predictable to you? what would have been surprising and edgy? : carnivore
    • Anyone important dying, maybe? : brickmatt
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  I think there are two zero kelvin moments in this show: when the colonies are nuked, and when the quorum : Luminair
  • I agree, the quorum scene was some cold blooded stuff; they usually only do stuff like that in war movies : Antilles_Prime
  • I think the only thing I think they should have played up more is breakdown of the coup and more crazy te : Antilles_Prime
  • that's such a great phrase, zero kelvin moment. : TwiLyght
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    Another moment: The suicide bombing of the ceremony on new caprica : megarust32
    • that wasn't nearly cold blooded on the level that I'm talking about : Luminair
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  It was an amazing episode, one of the best in a long time. Silly - but the way Gaeta's stump was itchi : Colleton
  • Hahaha, I was doing the same. :) : mn3m0n1c
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    Speaking of which...what was the significance oh him saying "it stopped" right before he got the firing s : devnullgt
    • It was just a bit of irony; it had been bothering him for so long, and to have it finally go away just be... : mn3m0n1c
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      The "itch" was a physical symptom of his angst, and guilt. It stopped itching when he finally was at pea : Crimsonbeak
      • Makes sense to me : devnullgt
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        what was also sorta hillarious was the look that Zarek gave Gaeta right before they both got shot I : Antilles_Prime
        • some will be punished ... I don't know that all punishment will be shown in the screen, but not everyone ... : Nation
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          That firing squad that was supposed to take out Adama -- weren't they the same guys who then turned aroun : TwiLyght
          • Adama has a +10 charisma modifier. : walker270
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          Q: This is a very eventful episode -- a lot happens in 44 minutes. Was there anything that had to be cut? : smoove
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            I hope the dvd set has an uncut version : walker270
            • no doubt : rosewood
      • that is what I thought too, and I was interested to hear what others thought. I think they were trying t : Luminair
  • He's been infected. I want him in the Nemesis program. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  FRAK! I knew I forgot something yesterday :( Gods damn it. GODS DAMN IT! : rosewood
  • do yourself a favor and don't return to this thread until you watch it : Luminair
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  that last scene between Baltar and Gaeta nearly killed me :( : DonkeyPopsicle
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    I didn't understand what happened or what they were talking about at all. : Ride-My-Rocket
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      Gaeta was playing out a conversation with Baltar in his head, following a successful mutiny. Gaeta was r : walker270
      • ahhh..interesting, i though the conversation was real...damn that makes me feel even worse for Gaeta... : Flynn
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        Interesting thought, but personally I thought that was real : megarust32
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          The whole spoils of war part lead me to this conversation in his head thing. : rosewood
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            Plus it took place in Adama's office. Baltar also had his new haircut, so it couldn't have been in the p : walker270
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              It was in Gaeta's quarters. The response to the question here sort of clears up that it's real imo: h... : megarust32
              • yeah the only reason I think that scene fell down was because I didn't know whose quarters they were or w... : Luminair
      • overthink'd : Luminair
      • Ohh, I thought he had a conversation with Baltar prior to his execution, and the camera shot simply blend : Rasnowl
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        No way was that scene in his head. Baltar and Geata already shared some secrets, and they were just disc : pigvomit
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          Seems more plausible than Gaeta being allowed back in his quarters without guards staring directly at him : walker270
          • Well, it's not like he'd be able to out-run them... :) : mn3m0n1c
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  Holy fucking shit : rosewood
  • What a crazy good fucking show. : rosewood
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  I take it by the number of replies that this season has been good stuff so far? I need to catch up so I c... : NastyJack
  • Well, the first two episodes weren't as well-received as the last two, if only the first two dealt with t... : smoove
  • Unless you're professor LazarusB Frink, then yes it's been very good. : acheron
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  The president sure can sound intimidating :) : r3ckless
  • "[ron moore] told me to bring Laura to a breaking point. What worked in our favor was the fact that, beca... : Luminair
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  Did anyone else kind of laugh at Baltar's "I have a conscience" scene? First he acts like he's received : SolrFlare
  • That was a very cool character moment, : acheron
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    I think that was the point. He's been such a self-centered, self-preserving bastard for so long that he s : mn3m0n1c
    • http://www.enclothe.com/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=377 : Helter Skelter

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• these two situations are completely analogous : aeg1x
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  Exactly which game are you talking about? : Senate5000
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    I assume hes referring to L4D? TF2 has a slightly lower max player count but i wouldnt say the gameplay i... : alphablu
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      I figured that he meant something they ported to source, like Counterstrike or DoD. But ya this guys a... : Senate5000
      • Probably, it just occurred to me that there was no L3D so it cant be that. : alphablu
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      Actually I'm pretty sure he was referring to TF2. He wouldn't be the only Team Fortress Classic fan who t... : Arceihn
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        Shockingly enough big player counts made TFC worse, just like TF2. TFC above about 9v9 became a mess.... : alias
        • Is it because of the size of the map? I've notice that certain map designs seem to handle large player c... : Maddog_Delphi97
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      Actually, in terms of gameplay, I'd say parts of TF2 are pretty literally lobotomized from TFC, and I'm a... : Felraiser
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        just curious did you play TFQW? : boomstickah
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          Nope. : Felraiser
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            bah its qwtf. Anyway I really liked the physics of the qw engine and i played qwtf sporadically so when t... : boomstickah
            • this is me as well. : MovingTarget
            • I am the same. I loved QWTF but I couldn't get into TFC at all. : razlebol
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              TFC was a fucking awful game, I wanted an updated QWTF and they gave us SHIT. : Slowtreme
              • tfc was ok, but yeah it was missing the amazing feel that qwtf had. : re-verse
              • holla : Lanru
            • I'm in this camp as well. : Rag and Bone Man
            • Yup. TFC made me angry. So I played RTCW instead. : gnomish
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        Since TFC is labotomised and horrible then... well, meh. QWTF 4eva In the meantime though, TF2 is f... : Toraz Chryx
        • Yeah that's about my opinion too. I loved QWTF but hated TFC. TF2 is different enough from all of them th... : SenorSpine
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  Oh Deer. : Wyvern
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    Is this satyr I detect? : mmogger
    • This kind of posting is a buck a dozen :( : ArcKnight
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  heh : Godhatesfatpeople
  • iawtp : JINKY
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  lobotomizes : RikiTiki2
  • Beady Location Liverpool RikiTiki2 Location Austin Both are correct : smegmar
  • Aluminium. : Mr.Finkster
• ok : boomstickah
• This is one argument you won't win here. No matter what Valve does, in the eyes of the Shack they can do... : Salad Sammich
• actually I think tf fans probably vomited plenty of bile over tf2, there just arent as many fans of tf as... : Luminair
• They haven't gone far enough until it's down to 1 player, max! Signed, Nudel (who doesn't have time/e... : nudel
• I'm impressed! Good show, old bean. : A Sponge
• what : ErneX
• the big difference here for me is that i never liked TF2. : ultramega
• Refinement isn't lobotomizing. More isn't always better. TF2 is a much better game than TFC. : lplasmatron
• the only different is tf2 and l4d would not be fun to play with 64 players on those small maps : dantastic
• Yes because valve makes us play 2fort with 4/8 people. HURRRRRRRRR : crazywigga
• Fair comment. I still think 1943 will be fun for that very reason. i know PC gamers get pissy about the s... : node
• It's a hit and run TROOOOLL! Op vanished! : VictoriouSecret
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  i think you are trolling, but i'l recap what i have heard about this. 1. they aren't making people an... : dahanese
  • Grenades Weapons (most classes had a generic weapon, but at least there were more generic weapons than P... : Beady

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  i did! : -=kodiak=-
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    Nice! I don't remember where I stopped (I can see it in my head but don't remember how far along it was). : Katarn3279
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      last level was a bit of a bitch climbing the side of that mountain up to the helicopter pad. and yea..... : -=kodiak=-
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        You must have some serious patience to have finished that game : Katarn3279
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          hah yea... guess i did back then. Not only did the game barely play on my computer at the time, but i had... : -=kodiak=-
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            THAT'S THE ONE! The 4th level is what did the game in for me. Never passed it. : Katarn3279
            • after that the game was pretty easy up until the last couple levels. : -=kodiak=-
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        the key to the giant t rex is the AI can be fucking retarded so all you have to do is lure him close to t : peat
        • hahaha nice : Katarn3279
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          Also Ive seen them break there own necks when running into stuff, Or tripping over crates and breaking th... : podung
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            i remember beating a raptor to death with a shotgun. ran out of ammo and the fucker kept running at me... : -=kodiak=-
            • Haha, one time, on the last level, I got cornered by a raptor on a very narrow platform that was hanging ... : Poor Yurik
• Twice. Why are you bringing up these painful memories. :( : BanjoBoy
• I did. It was pretty clunky most of the time but it didn't traumatize me or anything. : Johnny Law
• I beat it as well, I had a blast with it. the end levels were tough : peat
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBVgca_ggHU I played the demo but barely remembered how it looked. L... : Super Sparker
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    i still cant believe that this entire game was made with 3dstudio max : -=kodiak=-
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      Pretty well every game is made with 3DS. : Fred Garvin
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        no i remember reading one of those postmortems on gamesatura years ago from one of the dev's from tresspa... : -=kodiak=-
        • Okay, not sure what they meant, but 3DS never had a runtime 3D engine AFAIK. : Fred Garvin
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          It also ran like shit because it was designed to be software rendered and used quads as their base primit... : RomSteady
          • I remember firing up the demo (which barely ran for me) and thinking "What is this, Quake in software mod : mn3m0n1c
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      Isn't this pretty normal? : xxx2xxx
      • oh : xxx2xxx
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEQc0VULKRQ&NR=1 HAHHAHA! : Super Sparker
    • lol nice : Katarn3279
• Yep, stole the intelligence without anyone being the wiser : sikander
• I'm pretty sure. : thejm4n
• Yes, and I really enjoyed what the game was trying to do. There were a lot of novel ideas in Trespasser a... : speon
• Yes, and it was amazing fun! The physics engine is arguably better than many on the market today. <3 S... : Athlon7
• Yes, and I thought it was awesome. The Shipyard and the Mayan Ruins were great. : Poor Yurik
• Sure did, it was a long haul, frustrating at times. Clunky aim-mechanics made things unnecessarily diffi... : frunken
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  here are all the memoirs of hammond in the game, one of the more interesting aspects of trespasser. plus ... : peat
  • a link might help http://trescom.3dactionplanet.gamespy.com/hosted/scall/DownloadTheMemoir.htm : peat
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  Watch this "lets play" run through of Trespasser. Seriously, the guy playing it is badass and humorous. ... : deathofrats
  • watching it right now, had no idea you could shoot yourself haha : peat
• Yes, and it was hilarious. : Splinebastard

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  Videos This guy has an assortment of good videos. The UI is flashing due to the video recording softw... : podung
  • Excellent post, thank you. : lightly inclined
  • The PvP Looting is very cool. I look forward to PvP : kpxkrnjc
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    I don't think I could play a game that looks that bad. I'm probably shallow for saying that, but I upgra... : Jobos
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      Did you watch the wandering around videos? Its got all the FPS reducing fluff you could possibly want! ... : podung
      • Also its beta, and I think the client is restricted to 800X600. : podung
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  nobody else see the potential for awesome? Fine your all carebears now. Respect -- : podung
  • I am podung! I have very high hopes for it , but i really suspect they are too high. There's a reason th... : braaains
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    I'm sure it has nothing to do with these guys being a total no name developer without any proven track re... : Bantis
    • The only credential they need is the desire to remake UO!!! : podung
    • They're funded by doing virtual worlds for government contracts or something, so they have plenty of mone... : BlackCat9
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    Maybe if the character animations didn't look like garbage. And from watching the video, the combat looks... : Ellissd
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      Gameplay > Animations This game has so many things right, the controls, no levels, full pvp loot, no i : podung
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        Yeah, yeah. Look at me I'm hardcore. I don't care about graphics. Guess what? The masses do, and without ... : scythe_guildhall
        • If by fail you mean compete with World of Borecraft you are probably right, but if by fail you mean "the ... : AgentPothead
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    carebear countdown 4 3 2 11! : moe6
    • nyooooooooo!!!]/ : moe6
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  Looks kinda terrible to me based what's on those videos :( : rmjackson
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    Having eaten my share of shit sandwich MMO's, I can tell you right now this looks like the mother of all ... : Visceral Monkey
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      I'm to the point where I can't wait for it to come out just so we can get the bullshit over with. If this... : Bantis
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        Crystalspace, lolz. Yeah, the shenanigans are strong in this one. The "beta" has been nothing but tightly... : Visceral Monkey
        • BUT THEY SAID UO A LOT. THAT MEANS ITS GOING TO BE GOOD. ULTIMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ULTIMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA... : Bantis
      • But it's just BETA , nevermind it's supposed to launch within weeks , this is ALL placeholder stuff and t... : malus72
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        Yeah, it kinda sounds like Vanguard all over again but even worse because this is an indie company with n... : mrwolf710
        • Nothing will ever top the Vanguard blow up post launch though , from it being revealed that Mcquaid wasn'... : malus72
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  I don't know if I'm cautiously optimistic or reveling in gamer schadenfreude for the inevitable failure. ... : BlackCat9
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    Also, I've never been in an MMO at launch or during a closed beta, so maybe it's par for the course for t... : BlackCat9
    • You should try it out sometime , being in mmorpg beta especially from an early stage is an interesting ex... : malus72
• I'm waiting for a MMO where melee classes are the dominant classes. It's always casters of some sort. : Derringer
• If I were in the beta (and I assure you I am not) I would be able to tell you how awesome it is. : SockMonkeh
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  UO was great for the same amount of people that EQ was great. People that were willing to put up with ho... : critch
  • Gameplay from 1995 was awesome. : SockMonkeh
  • So the older the gameplay the worse it is? l m a o : thewindcriesmary
  • I dont understand this first part, eq was probably the most popular multiplayer game of its time : Luminair
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  Haha! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkXd9nzLnfw I mean, hoverboats? Buildings that straight-up vanish... : Arceihn
  • Pshh thats an old school trailer, I'm sure they got some more animations for building destruction by now. : podung
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  Are we going to have a shack guild in this game? All 4 of us? : SockMonkeh
  • Count me in for 5! : AgentPothead
• The archery and magic look like they will be really fun. The magic and archery really reminds me of Ashe... : Wombat Woo
• Oh, hey look. Another swords and sorcery MMO. (Sorry, I think we're obligated to make at least one sna... : gooblerampling

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  I need to get a good mic, anyone have any suggestions? : cltcprd
  • you should use your Rock Band mic : Degenerate
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  why TS over Vent, out of curiosity? you probably have a license for the TS server and not vent and i just : cpt_gloval
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    we are playing a 6 year old game so we need to use 6 year old voice chat : maulla
    • Authentic. : five_percent
    • dude, 6 year old . not cool : CoRDS
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    TS is free vent isn't is my guess. : dkrulz
    • Vent is free. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • vent is free : maulla
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      Vent is free : mojo the helpr monke
      • Yep, just looked. Vent should be used over TS it has better quality codecs hands down. : dkrulz
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        doesnt the free version of vent significantly limit # of rooms and concurrent connections? : cpt_gloval
        • No on rooms but only 8 connections at a time, 1 service per computer, and a hardcoded port number. : AgentPothead
      • The vent server is free with a severe limitation ... it only allows 8 simultaneous connections. : Tommy Toolbag
    • To everybody saying vent is free, it is only free up to an 8 person server which is useless on something ... : AgentPothead
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      vent server is NOT free : slickdoody
      • ^^^ this man knows : theWhite
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      I thought the free server is only limited to 8 connections? : Jonathan
      • Doh - why research when I could have just refreshed. : Jonathan
  • Don't know. Always have used it, Linux server is pretty simple to setup and manage. : RyDogg1
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    You don't need a license for Vent servers. I run one for free. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • It's also limited at 8 people connected at the same time, which is about 1/4 of a 32 man server :P : AgentPothead
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    ts has a nicer interface : Unleashed
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      ^^^This. I'm sorry but Vent is a pain in the fucking ass to manage too. : RyDogg1
      • i hear that. : cpt_gloval
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      Vent has the worst interface of all time, without question. What were they thinking? : Yanks
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        Vent's whole model annoys me - I've not used it so I don't understand why it's more popular than TS? : Jonathan
        • Because the voice quality is way better. : ArcKnight
    • both have pretty terrible interfaces, and ts would be worse for some just because it is more complex : Luminair
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    because he's setting shit up for free for us and thats what he chose to set up : dantastic
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      calm down, i know nothing about the two programs comparatively and he's the only one i've seen with a TS ... : cpt_gloval
      • FUCK YOU AND YOUR CURIOSITY GLOVAL YOU ASS WIPE : yosemiteclimber
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    If you guys need it, I have a 100 slot vent server that will be active until about may : DonarUDL
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      What's the most people you've had on that vent server? : Maddog_Delphi97
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        at a time? when we were playing AOC it was like 75 people. Its stable man you dont have to worry bout tha... : DonarUDL
        • Wow, that is impressive. : Maddog_Delphi97
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    Voice quality may be better on Vent, but it does not handle flooded connections well at all, seriously i'... : Arsenal
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      Most of the problems i've had with vent have been because of shitty hosts, on a good host, it works fine,... : DonarUDL
      • Yep, same. Just make sure you have a good host. : ArcKnight
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  I look forward to it! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
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    HARRRRR! : AlexXdude
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      I'm so lazy, the shackbattle is only two days and I haven't even started looking for the Battlefield 1942... : Maddog_Delphi97
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        nothing good can come of this :( : theWhite
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          Well, maybe I should look for the CD's then! :( : Maddog_Delphi97
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            Update: I've found disk 1 of the game... not sure where disk 2 is and I can't find the box yet. Uh oh. : Maddog_Delphi97
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              Uh oh : rosewood
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                I'm in a tank at E3. Help. : Maddog_Delphi97
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                  I need the second CD to install Batlefield 1942, right? : Maddog_Delphi97
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                    I FOUND IT!! I also found the box and manual and jewel case that came with the game. I probably won't... : Maddog_Delphi97
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                      R2R was a great expansion. I still have it. : lowayne
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                        I kind of wish the shack community gave it more love. I liked the map designs in that expansion pack. : Maddog_Delphi97
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                          I think we had 1 successful shack game with the expansion and it was immensely fun. The biggest proble... : MrLobo
                          • I also think there was an expansion pack called Secret Weapons... not sure if I can find the CD for that ... : Maddog_Delphi97
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  So what maps/patches are needed for the sunday shackbattle? Does anyone also have any tips or tweaks that... : Prozium
  • check some earlier threads in the search there were whole guides for that. im thinking im just going to ... : dantastic
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  Can we join this game with only the demo? : melt_core
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    no, bf has years of patches : Luminair
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      Where can we get a cheap digital distribution version? : melt_core
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        that doesn't exist, though you can buy cds for cheap everyone expected that bf 1943 was the "cheap dig... : Luminair
        • :(... I'll ask around if anyone has it and if I can borrow it. : melt_core
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  I found my missing disc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : razlebol
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    So those 2 patches are all that I need? http://fileshack.com/file.x/4501/Battlefield+1942+v1.6+Retail+Pa... : razlebol
    • yes : feek
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      I'm also downloading these two patches. Next up is to look for a copy of Teamspeak to install, and any... : Maddog_Delphi97
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        Teamspeak: http://www.teamspeak.com/?page=downloads : Snuffles-
        • I have TeamSpeak 2 2.0.32.60 Is that the latest version? Or is there a patch available for it? : Maddog_Delphi97
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  what game : jono181
  • Daikatana : melt_core
  • tetrinet : sanchez
  • Pong : Katarn3279
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    Dukem 3D! : Maddog_Delphi97
    • I mean, Duke Nukem 3D! : Maddog_Delphi97
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19118356#itemanchor_19118356 : JarEme
• I want to rub my balls on it : rosewood
• I guess I should dig out the server archive... : themelon
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  I take it that the server isn't running yet? : rosewood
  • No, TS was just being retarded : rosewood

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  you could always downscale the not-so-outstanding pictures that don't need to be 21MP in post processing.... : the archvile
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    I've read that the 50D's ISO 3200 is very usable, and that the 5dmkII might be equivalent at 6400. Consid... : BulletPro
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      that's true; I guess in that respect the 50D is a good deal. I unfortunately left out my most importan... : the archvile
      • Oh I absolutely agree. I love my 50mm & 85mm prime lenses, but yeah, that 1.6x crop takes them out quite ... : BulletPro
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  Porn. Do porn. Everyone loves porn. : Mad_Doggie
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    Wisconsin isn't known for its "actresses". : BulletPro
    • Nonsense. Find you some Wisconsin girls that are all fattened up by their winter hibernation. You can cal... : kikilupo
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  i'd make the choice based on the glass i have. If you own mostly EF-S lenses go with the 50D, if you have... : naabster
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    When I bought the XTi, I looked it as an entry point. So, when it came to buying more lenses, I stuck wit... : BulletPro
    • i'd always only buy the body. in my experience the set lenses are just rubbish. there are some really goo... : naabster
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      Personally, I'd just grab a 40/50d and sink some money into 1: A fisheye and 2: Something like the canon ... : or_smth
      • I have viewed your images in the past. My company's corporate office is in Pioneer Square, so I've walked... : BulletPro
• You should sell me the XTi for cheap, since my camera died. =/ Another $1000 bucks, would it be worth ... : mmogger
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  unless you are a pro or need the video, the 50D is fine for your needs : baconisgod
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    I'm only a pro in my head. I couldn't justify a $2700 camera. But, now it "looks like" a $1000 camera. He... : BulletPro
    • Tons of pros use the 40D. You have a better camera than them. You don't need more MP. : baconisgod
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  HIJACK! Best DSLR for around $500-$600? : prime8
  • Pick a Nikon or Canon. I went Canon. : BulletPro
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    If you go Canon, you can probably pick up a 40d for around $600. It's a steal : or_smth
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      I paid $1000 for my 40d a year ago :( but i love it. you cant get "more camera" for less : naabster
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        Yeah, I got mine about 4 months ago with microsoft paying me $200 for searching through live. 40d is perf... : or_smth
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          I've heard about people getting in on that live search thing.... I can't believe I missed out on it compl... : BulletPro
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            you US bastards with your fucking insane deals... in europe we still have to pay with money we actually e... : naabster
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              I'm a canuck but was on an internship in the states. I lived off woot and cashback. Whacky country! : or_smth
              • and now they are complaining their economy is going to hell... wait. ours is also... : naabster
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      link plz : baconisgod
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        I haven't looked into it recently, but they were 800 most places four months ago (and as I said, I used c... : or_smth
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          Sounds sketchy. B&H has it for $900, which is still a decent deal I guess. : baconisgod
          • Yeah, the cashback was for ebay. Mine was new in the box and worked out well though : or_smth
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      damn, can't find it any cheaper than around $850 : prime8
      • It's still worth it. Soooooo much camera for the $$$. Unless you want to shell out for the 5D, it's a g... : Ormsbee
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    Canon Rebel XSi, get it from Amazon : glio1337
    • Love mine!! : ihya
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    Nikon D80, body only for $585.00 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000HGMX5M You can fin... : jasonepowell
    • Definitely beginner so that's good to know... here it is used (body only) for $450. I might have to get t... : prime8
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  mkII would be the last camera you buy for 5-10 years. it's enough. : GeorgeB3DR
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    by that analogy the nikon d3x would last about 25 years : gmd
    • (if you want to spend $8k on a camera that is) : gmd
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    just like getting Duke Nukem lasts, forever. : Melll
    • jesus christ must someone always do this : bozer
    • shut the fuck up and leave this website forever you fucking fuck : opengl128
    • "because we know that every day we come, we dont have to worry about seeing " DNF GONE GOLD! " on the fro... : Melll
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    Well, My XTi is coming up on 2 years old. 50D should easily last longer than that. There's been a huge im... : BulletPro
    • yeah I had a nikon d1x years ago and have had my D200 for 3 years now? I want to upgrade but there's no ... : GeorgeB3DR
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  Ok, so I've talked myself into the 50D. Now I'm trying to find problems with the 18-200 so I can get some... : BulletPro
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    18-200 is nice for walking around when you don't want 5 lenses with you. : gmd
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      the barrel distortion and fringing is a bit troublesome. However, as you said, there's convenience. : BulletPro
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        You can fix the distortion with a simple Photoshop tool and I presume you'll be using Lightroom or a RAW ... : jasonepowell
        • I have Lightroom 2, but I do not have Photoshop. : BulletPro
    • ^^^ People always spend more than they need when it comes to photography as a hobby. They end up with a b... : tfboc
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    Get the nifty fifty for sure. I like the convenience of an 18-200mm VR (err, IS) lens but it won't w... : jasonepowell
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      I love mine too, you may have a bad one. The only thing I don't like about it is that it's REALLY LOUD w... : boarder2
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        The issue I have with mine is that I point the lens at an object, try to focus, and it just won't do it. ... : jasonepowell
        • Yeah, I haven't had any problems with it not focusing, but I haven't had it for very long either. I'm go... : boarder2
    • (I've got a 50mm f/1.4 and an 85mm f/1.8). I got on board the 50mm Shack train when I bought the XTi. :) : BulletPro
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      Hrm... now I'm thinking about the 24-105mm f/4L instead of the 18-200. Half of the zoom, but better glass... : BulletPro
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        My wife and i both own a 24-105 F/4L - very nice lens. There are rumours that it may be revised this year... : re-verse
        • 50D + 24-105 f/4L is about $2250 purchased separately. 5D (original) + 24-105 f/4L kit is $2550. *g... : BulletPro
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  I was in sort of the same boat as you. I got a 50D, it's a really nice camera and I don't regret not goi... : boarder2
  • Also, anything in here was taken with the 50D and either the 70-200 or 50mm 1.8. I'll have stuff with th... : boarder2
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  At 30fps the video feature isn't for the pros. : Wheatloaf
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    24fps is coming! : re-verse
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      It's still h.264 or something though, right? That's not a proper acquisition codec. Plus no audio, fram... : Wheatloaf
      • Oh yeah I do agree that its never going to be a pro video camera. I mean, its a still camera that shoots ... : re-verse
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  the 5d may be only a bit more... but going full frame means you're going to have to pay a LOT more to get... : re-verse
  • But at the same time, many of the claims that the 50D takes "soft" pictures could come from the fact that... : BulletPro
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  So I'm thinking that very soon I'm going to buy my wife and I a lens. I know that by summer i'll probably... : re-verse
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    I haven't used either, but I know that people love the 2.8 IS. I spent a lot of time talking to my weddi... : boarder2
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      the problem is that autofocus generally wont' work, or will work very badly with the 2x extender - and is... : re-verse
      • Yeah... Sounds like you need a trip to http://www.ziplens.com/canon_telephoto_s/22.htm : boarder2
    • Err, I guess I lied about price. I dunno though, I still think you'd probably be better off with the 70-... : boarder2
    • I have a 2.8 lens and the only problem I find is the extremely narrow depth of field at that setting can ... : dealie
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    I'd buy the second with a 1.4 x extender. But what do I know :) : Arctic Fox
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      Hello! what are you doing on the internet and shouldn't your text be upside down? The extenders are k... : re-verse
      • Yeah Australia just got internet, it's the new hotness :P From what I read, only the 2x extender break... : Arctic Fox
  • The Bigma (aka Sigma 50-500mm) is supposed to be pretty good too. I know a lot of people that use this th... : ConfusedUs
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    Save up and spend on the extra amount on the f/2.8 IS USM. You won't be sorry. There's a huge differenc... : godhatingatheist
    • I guess I'll hit the 2.8 IS first then. They are close enough in price that It won't really matter either... : re-verse
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  Buy better glass instead of a better body. That 18-200 is pretty shitty. : Arctic Fox
  • After just doing a shoot with my new lens and my XSi body, I can now say for certain that glass is a way ... : cdbeckman
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    I really want better ISO performance so I can use available light indoors. A new body (40D, 50D, 5D) woul... : BulletPro
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      For iso performance, the price of the 5d2 is justified. I shoot at 3200 now often and don't think twice a... : re-verse
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        I shoot at 1600 with the 50D and it's totally usable. The 5D2 is definitely going to be better, but I du... : boarder2
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          5D2 is becoming less of an option for me. It's between the original 5D and 50D. The former has IQ, the la... : BulletPro
          • They'd both probably be pretty damn good. I'd go try both at a store or something. I haven't used a 5D,... : boarder2
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      Not necessarily. If you've been shooting with f/4 or even f/5.6 glass, I think you underestimate the amou... : Arctic Fox
      • I've got a 50mm f/1.4 that's great for partial-body shots. However, with 2 pre-school kids I tend to have... : BulletPro
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  post a link to a gallery of your photos please : wtf242
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    Would require remote access to my Lightroom database. :/ I should give LRG complete another spin and uplo... : BulletPro
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      Why not get a flickr account? You can export from lightroom 2.0 to flickr. : d3tached
      • I currently have a dreamhost account, so I guess I figured that was my first option. : BulletPro

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• it does look fun, but I just wish there was more of a game to it; a complete BF1942 sequel. : DonkeyPopsicle
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  "The team says there's no possibility of cross-platform play owing to the balance issues created by diffe... : Luminair
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    also I can't leave without mentioning that while it is nice for them to include all the important plane c... : Luminair
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      Seriously. He's an idiot. : Katarn3279
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        haha I think he might be tired and jetlagged : Luminair
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          I think that's the least of his worries : Katarn3279
          • lol I was probably too harsh on him anyway : Luminair
    • yeah that guy is a complete tool. : Turd Ferguson
  • YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST FOLKS, KB + MOUSE > GAMEPAD BECAUSE DEV SAYS SO : maulla
  • inf'd :D : moe6
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    "Better" doesn't mean "more accurate". A shooter where it is easier to kill the enemy is not necessarily... : uncleanmonkey
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      yeah that is why I didn't say better for that, I said more effective at killing people : Luminair
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        Who has ever said that a console controller is more accurate? Nobody that's who. So your point is moot. : uncleanmonkey
        • I don't know, maybe you have, in any case I'm prepared for if and when you do : Luminair
    • You're just bitter because Ghost In My Shell sniped you so many times. :) : Maddog_Delphi97
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  man it looks pretty good but its still disappointing with the lack of support classes and need for them :... : dantastic
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    Engineer is my favorite BF1942 class :( : Katarn3279
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      Same here, but the Medic class was just useless. : ChibiJosh
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        medic class was an excellent rambo class. good gun and self healing. opposite of useless : Luminair
        • agreed : Katarn3279
        • Yeah I always picked the medic class. : pop_secret
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  whao this is some high def ass shit : moe6
  • wait wait... so is that good? or... bad? : Katarn3279
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    more high def ass video of the game http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/battlefield1943/video/6204180/s... : Luminair
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      haha in this he says the game exists because they wanted to bring the classic bf experience to console pl : Luminair
      • :( : Katarn3279
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        Wait, you mean they will not make a PC version? : Maddog_Delphi97
        • there will be a PC version but obviously some of the decisions were done specifically to address the need... : moe6
    • Drifting? Jumps? WTF. : lechuck59
    • the gamespot video tours the dice sweden office, it is a very high end spot, obviously built at a high po... : Luminair
    • I see an rss feed at the bottom of the game screen, so they're planning to use the guaranteed internet co... : Luminair
  • i meant the ign video. the game engine looks great too. Looks fun although I suppose it's not quite BF194 : moe6
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  This is what I get... http://www.shackpics.com/files/warningJPG_8fhpwcp64m3wz5f9cehr.jpg : uglysad
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    you're not letting your heart win : moe6
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      I'll just wait until its on gametrailers or something : uglysad
      • it's on youtube. ign video was loading shit ass slow for me, just like shackvideo. : moe6
• SMG, bazooka, and wrench Combined with unlimited health and ammo, does anyone else think this will jus... : Bumpmapped
• Looks fun, and I appreciate the budget price so I'll probably pick it up. : megarust32
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  I got this from Google chrome: "WARNING: THIS WEBSITE MAY HARM YOUR COMPUTER" : Maddog_Delphi97
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    Same. apparently 'ads.ign.com' hosts malware. : ArcKnight
    • Is the same video hosted someplace else? : Maddog_Delphi97
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  It looks fun, but I don't really understand why they're dropping the class amount. : packav
  • Seems like they think it's too complicated for console players. We're starting to see what they really th... : Katarn3279
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    Because the Medic was so useless that nobody ever played it and the Anti-Tank class was completely trumpe... : ChibiJosh
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      I rarely played medic but I loved to steal the kit from an enemy medic and heal myself before going into ... : MrLobo
      • The bazooka had a terrible range though, I liked Forgotten Hope mod that made rockets travel with a strai... : Sailor of Fortune
    • Then fucking rebalance them, don't drop them entirely. That's just lazy design work. : Wisp!
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  lets do this? : Clay
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUt2BNwG3CE lets do this clay : Luminair
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  it is worth noting that they significantly changed how wake works. I guess there is an uncappable spawn ... : Luminair
  • bah. : Katarn3279
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    The best games of Wake where when your team was out of spawn bases and you had to be the lonely soldier ... : MrLobo
    • absolutely :D : Katarn3279
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    THATS PRETTY DISAPPOINTING : captain hampton
    • shit : captain hampton
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  Isn't melee pronounced "maylay"? He said "melee". And wrench kills don't seem as satisfying as a knife... : hoov1185
  • that is a tomato tomahto thing. the word melee is originally french and french people pronounce it mayla... : Luminair
  • "maylay" island : Katarn3279
  • me lay : Bamtan
  • maylay : onji
• there is no scoreboard showing kills or deaths, just your player score. that is something that could cha... : Luminair
• I still don't like the cap on players .... 64 person games of BF1942 were great (when you had a group pla... : Nation
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  producer gordon knows about all the forum skeptics and has this to say, second last audio clip: http://ev... : Luminair
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    transcript? : inchwide
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      try it and you'll like it : Luminair
      • aka suck it and see : inchwide
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  Is it going to have squad spawning a la Bad Company? That was a big improvement over BF2 as as long as... : Sailor of Fortune
  • I read they're working on some kind of squad system, but the fact that the bad company one isn't already ... : Luminair
• Looks like a re-skinned Bad Company - so far at least (giving the discount that it is an alpha version). ... : Nitrium
• Eww, I don't like the boxes around things. Seems like an overly intrusive hud. Also, I really can'... : pigvomit