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• Nice! I loved the first one...can't wait for this one. : cookblaze
• Leaked Trailer http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/57131 : manlyman
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  will there be coop? : kaddar0
  • There isn't much information other than: -It will be out on PC, 360 and PS3 -It takes place in a Vega... : manlyman
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  Yay for PC version! Hopefully Capcom continues to show the PC love and does a nice port. : PHeeNIxx
  • ^^^ I dig it. : speon
  • Can we get the first one on PC first? :[ : disposition
  • Blue Castle is developing it, with the original creator of DR, Keiji Inafune, will act as producer. The... : manlyman
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  Awesome, I had an interview with Blue Castle Games last week. I hope I get the job! As a side note. ... : SlingBlaze
  • Haha, when thinking of that shoe idea I thought of Homer throwing everything he had at the Itchy and Scra... : manlyman
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    I'd settle for co-op weapons. That need another person to use. : DM7
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      aside from belt-fed machine guns, what weapons work this way? : dirge23
      • I think I just want co-op. :{ : DM7
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        co-op tag team wrestling moves. Double arm clothes lines. : sigpro
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          zombie wrestling would be so awesome : dirge23
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            oh wait you could already do this in dead rising couldn't you : dirge23
            • Yeah you had hand to hand and wrestling moves you unlocked as you gained levels. 2 players would be even ... : sigpro
      • Water balloon launcher b-filled with gasoline-b : loke662
    • Ok if they do coop this is now the only acceptable way to do so. : Begawkiness
  • flamethrower, without a doubt, it always felt like a major omission in the first one : qwpeoriu
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    I would prefer sticking to random items you would actually find laying around. I mean if there was a zomb... : Evil Benius
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      dead rising isn't just a zombie game, there are plenty of opportunities to work in a flamethrower without... : qwpeoriu
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        Oh i am sure they could work it in, but it would still seem out of place to me. Plus I question how much ... : Evil Benius
        • If you burn them to a crisp, they can no longer attempt to eat your delicious brains. : ColoradoCNC
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    A dildo. I want to hit zombies with one. : razlebol
    • Wow....Can't believe I've never thought of a sex shop in the mall... : SlingBlaze
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    Tennis ball launcher, go kart with blades on the sides (a la the Scorpion in UT2004), bowling pin, bowlin... : CyCo_PL
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      haha, i think i like just about all of these, except i have no idea what a swim noodle is : qwpeoriu
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        I am guessing those big foam tubes you float on in a pool. : Evil Benius
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          Having had many fights with those, I seriously doubt the effectiveness against zombies :P : Derringer
          • Zombies would be annoyed to death...again : SlingBlaze
          • Yeah, but there are a lot of weapons in Dead Rising 1 that are useless against zombies, they're just fun ... : CyCo_PL
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    I wanna see some records or CDs that you can throw at the zombies. : Prozium
    • You could throw cds in the 1st one. : sigpro
  • Oh, one thing I hope they fix is putting the move and aim controls on the correct thumbsticks. I hate how... : qwpeoriu
  • I'd be hip to the shoe idea if G.W. Bush shows up in the game as a zombie. : Angrakhan
  • Yeah I think fire was the only real major thing missing from Dead Rising. I think it would be cool at le... : trelain
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    scythe, chop em at the ankles, then run around on top of them with squishy sounds. : araczynski
    • They had a scythe in Dead Rising 1. Sure it was some sort of gardening scythe, but it counts! : Cliffzorz
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    How about swords that aren't made out of fucking tinfoil and last more than 30 seconds. : DinK
    • Get the books to make them last twice as long. : Pettytheft
  • Cricket bat is the only answer. : Mr.Finkster
  • I would like more lego helmets to put on the zombies, with different facial expressions. : Cliffzorz
  • I want to impale zombies with an American flag. : STURM Mr Grey
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  awesome, i guess i better get back to attempting 1000/1000 in the first one : qwpeoriu
  • I guess I better finish it. Bought it a while ago (as I knew I'd like it based on comments/reviews) but t... : humbleone
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  please no time limit please no time limit please no time limit : gmd
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    I am pretty sure there was something about a 72 hour quarantine in the leaked trailer, so I am sure we wi... : manlyman
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      a time limit is fine on the first playthrough as long as there's a sandbox mode available after that : dirge23
      • The whole game is a sandbox ? : razlebol
      • I'm sure there will be a sand-box mode. I think they heard the cry after the first one. And there was a r... : mancide
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        I don't get the complaints about this, if you want to use a sandbox mode in the first, just load up the s... : Begawkiness
        • yeah but you still get nagged to fuck by otis at times. Also you have to advance somewhat of the story if... : sigpro
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          Because you can't play in the sandbox and switch back to the story at will. If you play in the sandbox yo... : derelict515
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            there are a couple times late on in the story where you have quite a bit of time to fuck around if im rem : -=kodiak=-
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              yeah there are some moments but what they really should do us take a cue from GTA4's cellphone story togg... : derelict515
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                If anything have the PAUSE option from GTAIV. The cell phone still tried to urge you into the story mode,... : mancide
                • the pause part was all that I meant, a 'put the story on hold' button : derelict515
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      Then I will be skipping it. There is so much promise with this series, if only they'd stop cocking it up. : Ebu
      • Cocking it up? : mancide
  • or maybe an unlocked version that doesn't have one since it was such a vital part of the last game : notdeadyeti
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    I very much hope there is. A survival horror game is not a survival horror game unless you are under pres... : OverloadUT
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      I actually don't have a problem with time limits, but when the game suffers in combination with other ele... : aaarrrgh
      • Also, please fucking fix the interface this time around. It was so painful to play on SD TVs, sometimes c... : aaarrrgh
• Just saw that on the front page, looks awesome! : voodooraze
• The first is still one of my favorite games on the 360, so I'm really really looking forward to this. : Begawkiness
• Between the Phoenix Wright series and their new love of the PC Capcom is starting to become one of my fav... : avatar_58
• Combining weapons would be cool. They seem to be into the concept that stuff breaks so busted baseball ba... : MoreVespeneGas
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  Rumor has it you won't be able to move and attack at the same time. You have to stand in place to swing ... : gmd
  • A lot of the weapons in Dead Rising did work that way. It was a constant struggle to find weapons that we... : OverloadUT
  • That's how it worked in the first one too : Begawkiness
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    The first one was like that for power shots wasn't it? : chazums
    • Any time you swung the baseball bat or the katana or pretty much anything in the first one it stopped you... : Begawkiness
  • thats why i loved having those little mini chainsaws you'd get from the clown, plus holding onto 2 books ... : Break
  • Is this a crack at Resident Evil 4? : aaarrrgh
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  I want the ice auger. Dipped in gasoline. Then lit on fire when I spike a zombie. Then, when his chunks f... : eonix
  • please calm down sir. : Jackass1233
• Fuck yes oh my God. For PC too who could imagine? : fleabug
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  I want an open brawl mode. Where you have the entire mall/game area open to you at the beginning. There a... : kodt
  • Yes, a mode with no respawning would be amazing and awesome and would secure my purchase. : Vincent Grayson
  • Yeah I agree. Once you kill a zombie they're gone for good. Re-spawn sucks. : getuse2it
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  Stop linking to IGN for front page news :( : spazzium
  • Too bad I posted it before the Shack did on their frontpage. : manlyman
  • Kind of hard when this post was up 14 min before the front page post. : sigpro
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  Needs more Dead Rising 1 on the PS3 :( : jayares
  • I doubt they would put the resources into that, especially given the fact they even put Dead Rising 2 in ... : manlyman
• You suck more than your ideas! : Splinebastard
• Shit, I didn't see a camera, I wonder if it will be taken out, especially given the fact that the Wii ver... : manlyman
• Hmm.. I think I have a new tradition to start: http://www.doomaniac.com/stuff/random/dotdotdot2.jpg : DOOManiac
• I just realised that this is coming to PC... sweet! Anyone know where I can find the cheapest copy of ... : crummynz

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• You only listed one outcome.. Since if he didn't explode, there is no way for you to miss it :) And I do... : Demius
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  He's too busy trying to quit WoW to notice. : pancake humper
  • you can never quit by trying to finish the game. : re-verse
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  whatwhatwhatwhat? : Phil
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    http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/amazon-kindle-2-announced-359-on-feburary-24/ : pancake humper
    • DO WANT. : Vincent Grayson
    • Video After The Break - die motherfucker. : proclone1
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    http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2009/02/amazon-revamps-kindle-hints-at-bigger-things-to-come.ars a... : hamachi
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      after your enthusiasm last xmas I'm interested in it now. so I'm reading as much as I can about it. : hamachi
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        zomg! i wish i had the cash to get it :( : Phil
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          http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19161411#itemanchor_19161411 : mrvandelay
          • fucking lol. MY LIFE. : Phil
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  A BOOK THAT CAN RUN OUT OF BATTERIES : mr.sleepy
  • hahahahaahahah : MagicWishMonkey
  • LOL... nice one, sleepy. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • oh sleepy! : conandan
  • aaaahahahaha : virus
  • hahahaha : lookitzpancakes
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  I told you guys those pics were real fake! : Iwannaacura
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    is that why you got fired :( : Deathlove
    • no.... : Iwannaacura
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  I love the idea, but I just can't fathom spending the equivalent of 45 books* to be able to have the priv... : DapperDan
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    Yeah, but you can buy books damned near anywhere with the thing, and it is actually very easy to read. ... : mafu5150
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      I see where you're going, but I just don't see the ipod parallel from a practical standpoint. Songs are 3... : DapperDan
      • i'm with you dan. the ipod analogy is not a good one. Having instantaneous access to your whole music li... : trevis
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    I've still never seen one out in the real world...though I live in a college town and not a city. : givemesnacks
    • They are very common on my commute home. I usually see 4-7 of them a week on my train. : pancake humper
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    Depending on what books you read and how often you read, you can actually more than make up that money. N... : qwpeoriu
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      I'm not sure how much shackers read, I know I don't read much. My wife reads and reviews books. Last year... : Slowtreme
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        For me, I not only buy a lot of books, but I also have hardcore book ADD. I cannot stick to one book for ... : Vincent Grayson
        • The backlight is why I loved ye olde PDA (with uBook) for reading : d fluke
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          I didn't know kindle was backlit o_O : Slowtreme
          • Fuck, maybe it's not. I guess I just assumed it would be. : Vincent Grayson
  • Yeah the price really is prohibitive : derelict515
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    For road warriors it's a godsend. I travel for work all the time and just last week I was late coming hom : Serpico74
    • so...was the airport closed because you had to fight attila the hun with a mere 2-3 paperbacks? : vikramwillrock
  • The books are typically $9.99. Even something that would be a $20 hardback is usually less than $10. : Gonzo
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  How does it handle textbooks? Can I get programming books on it? They dont really have images so if it ha... : derelict515
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    Looks like you can get programming books on it: http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1234209054/ref=sr_nr_n_7?ie=U... : cltcprd
    • also: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/172380/programming-texts-and-reference-material-for-my-kindle-cr... : cltcprd
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    The screen and reformatting doesn't serve itself well for technical books and there's no monospaced font, : arhughes
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      WTF? Who makes hardware dedicated to book display and fails to include a monospaced font!? It's not uncom... : nudel
      • From what I gather: You can directly transfer a number of text formats to the kindle at no cost. For ... : Ebu
      • You only have to pay to have them send you your docs wirelessly. You email them a PDF, they convert to... : OmegaRed59
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      ;_; that would really push me over the edge to buy one if it could handle them : derelict515
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        I've been reading Ruby Patterns on it (bought from the Amazon store) - the formatting is great. I can tak... : zakazi
        • I'd be interested to see that yeah. Programming textbooks are pretty much the only thing I read and doing... : derelict515
    • The firmware update for the Kindle 1 supposedly added monospace font. http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Softwa... : ahlee
  • You can but it sounds like its not an ideal setup. Hanselman wrote about some of the issues with it not ... : Horn
• I love the idea and can't wait until I get all my books in that manner. But it is still too hard for me t... : d3tached
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  Also how long until we get some touchscreen eInk so we can get one without that horrible keyboard? : derelict515
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    The Hanlin (chinese oem thingie) has a secondary eink display with touch, the larger one is just eink. Be... : d fluke
    • Oh, forgot about that illiad one, that's full screen touch : d fluke
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  I have the original and like it. It was a gift so yeah. : thief
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    do you use it a bunch? does it have stuff you like? : hamachi
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      I use it frequently. There's a lot of books available -- at a nice discount -- that I do read and, more : thief
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        When people talk about the 'feel of the book' I most imagine them to be talking about -- I assert my own : thief
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          neat! have you imported anything? can you throw in pdf's and such easily? are there hacks? : hamachi
          • I put some jeff buckley songs on there once. That's it. Someone told me you can text messages with the ... : thief
      • *There are. : thief
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  i know at some point i'm going to want one of these, but i'm too attached to my physical library and like... : dahanese
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    See, I look at five bookshelves worth of books at this point that I haven't looked at in years, in some c... : Deathlove
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      every time i move and i have to carry my fucking books up flights of stairs, i feel very strongly about t... : electroly
      • For me, it's hard to separate the way things HAVE been done from necessarily being the right way in a cas... : Fayk
      • Every time I've moved in the last few years I've eliminated a large % of my library. It becomes more anno... : Ebu
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    i'm with ya on this. i don't collect anything, but when it comes to books - the feel of them, the look, t... : arcane_
    • How absolutely Romantic. : thief
    • I love new book smell. : SusanTD
    • I'm the same way, though I don't really like it; I fell like a stupid Luddite even though I'm all for oth... : DonkeyPopsicle
  • I'm pretty much the same though it's not reading the physical books I'd miss, but shopping for them. I... : PeanutsEnvy
  • I love having my real books, but honestly, I'm getting to the point where I have too many and I am runnin... : nukewinter
• as pyrogen said earlier they need to get rid of the keyboard and the internet and cut the price : podizzle
• Will we ever see a color version. I like pretty pictures in my books. : coyoterys
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  can you just put amazon stuff on it or can you put any old PDF on there? : dantastic
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    I believe you can convert PDFs, and there are tens of thousands of books in the public domain in the .mob... : Serpico74
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      But so if the PDFs had unsupported fonts (like monospace for code apparently) it would just fail or chang... : derelict515
      • I'm sure it would just change the font. : Ebu
      • I think it notices some of that. The biggest problem with tech books is the layout gets ripped out with t... : zakazi
• Is it coming to Canada yet or what. Fuck. : Ellissd
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  Is there a back / side / whatever light so I can be in a dark room and read this w/o needing anything els... : rosewood
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    No; you need an external source of light to see the text. : thief
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      Yup. Think of e-paper like a super high tech etch-a-sketch. Opaque because it is physical, it is nothing ... : Serpico74
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        Will not buy : rosewood
        • For most people, having it simulate real paper is far more important that a freaking backlight. Especiall... : Bantis
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  Here's a post I made a while back on why I really like my Kindle. The only physical books I buy now are ... : scythide
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    The Kindle is the nest tech gadget I've bought in years, hands down. It has made business travel and ever... : Serpico74
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      how often do you buy new stuff for it? : hamachi
      • Like my regular book buying habits; it goes in waves. I'll buy a bunch of stuff and then stop while I mak... : Serpico74
    • i want that other device with is like an A4 plastic sheet + touchscreen : filthysock
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    The built-in dictionary kind of gets me. I haven't had to look up a word in, shit, a decade at least? I c... : Ebu
    • I use the dictionary a lot more than I thought I would. Usually if I'm reading stuff elsewhere I'll come... : scythide
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      I think that's tapping into that "This is something I should do but don't want to have a dictionary aroun... : zakazi
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        It is a very rare thing that I come across a word that I neither know nor can divine the meaning of throu... : Ebu
        • It's a very simple feature to implement that a decent amount of users might find useful. I cannot underst... : qwpeoriu
    • Three words: David Foster Wallace. : sgtsanity
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  I adore my kindle thing. Every time I finish a book I'm usually buying another for it. So a couple books ... : zakazi
  • Oh yeah and I'm very torn about tech books. On one hand I actually read the damn things because I'm not h... : zakazi
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  I got a PRS-505 for $79 on sale. Lighter than a pile of books for a road trip and lasts about 3-4 books p... : deadfish
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    I have a PRS-505 I've had for about a year. Bought it for $250 or so, IIRC. I'm pretty happy with it. : Arcanum
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      I'm only kinda pissed cuz I have a TON of ebooks and it can't handle more than 250 or so because of the s... : deadfish
      • That's true even with the firmware update from last year? : Arcanum
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  I got my wife an original Kindle for Xmas and she fucking LOVES it. It's such a cool device. I'm kind o... : DinK
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    I find it interesting that all of the naysayers are people who admittedly have never actually seen or use... : Serpico74
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      my only real gripe is the battery life and cost compared to say a PRS-505 but admittedly the software is ... : deadfish
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        I see no difference between the 505 and Kindle displays. The only significant differences are wireless, A... : Serpico74
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          Oh, and of course the thinner case of the 505 compared to the v1 Kindle. That's obviously changed with th... : Serpico74
          • the 505 battery lasts FAR longer.. 12,000 page turns according to the manual : deadfish
    • I want one, but I can't justify it at the moment. Instead I convinced my mom to buy one for herself! : cltcprd
    • I'm sure it's great and I'd love it for the convenience but I can;t justify the price. : Haku-Jin
• You know what I like, the library. :P : Super Sparker
• I want them to offer me an upgrade. I hit this page buttons on accident a bit too frequently and i like ... : smacknca
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  YAY I'M GETTING ONE! Because you already ordered the original Kindle and are awaiting its arrival, we : skinlab133
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    Did you just pay the Kindle 1 price for the new Kindle or did they charge you for the upgrade? : Thud
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      My wife placed the order as a birthday gift for me a few weeks ago. This was before the Kindle 2 was anno... : skinlab133
      • that is really cool. : dahanese
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  Can you get D&D books on this thing? Has anyone tried it? That would rock. : Goncyn
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    it can get PDFs, so yeah? : laurgasms
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      I'd be curious to hear from someone who has actually tried it, though, to see whether it would format the... : Goncyn
      • I owuld like to see that too : hamachi
  • http://www.amazon.com/kindle-store-ebooks-magazines-blogs-newspapers/b/ref=sa_menu_ks2?ie=UTF8&node=13314... : dromo5
  • I would think it'd be pretty ugly without color. I didn't think the eInk even handled images at all but I... : derelict515
• Dear Amazon, please sell the Kindle outside of that one country. : rock elf
• I haven't held a new one, of course, but I really like my Kindle 1. I don't like that they made the devic... : lacker

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• woof : electroly
• Puppies are awesome. Golden Retriever? : ColoradoCNC
• oh man awesome. Looks just like my golden did when she was a puppy : bozer
• awesome! i hear videogames are fun too! : Fish_Bulb
• great, another irresponsible dog owner in the comments. : haiku
• starting up dognews.com? : NexusOne
• Alice? The puppy looks more like a Maggie. : pigvomit
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  haha you're screwed. retrievers are awesome but sneakily smart and love to randomly hurl themselves into ... : [fry]
  • Best dogs ever. <3 : Yanks
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  Someone needs a shave. : Beady
  • first thing I noticed too. LOL a Fem-sideburns. : Skoal^Fyfan
  • ditto - please don't ban us... : dedgecko
• OMG! How are Alice and Maddie getting along? : dognose
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  Are you doing something new with your hair, Steve? : Caoster007
  • He's going back to the pomapdour look. : Lone Swordsman
• there could have been a joke about blaming server issues on the dog, but alas :( : Downforce
• Buy some tennis balls and be prepared to hurl them for the rest of its life. : DonarUDL
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  Shouldn't you be looking for a job? : mancide
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    I'll bet he's looking for a yacht instead :( : Postal
    • shopping for a new yacht is so hard it feels like a job. i have it so rough :( : Steve Gibson
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    I heard they paid him something like ten THOUSAND dollars for the site. I'm pretty sure he's all set. : Zakko
    • yeah man, that's like a billion gum balls. : Nali4Freedom
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      i'll be super sizing every time i go through the drive through. without even THINKING about it. : Steve Gibson
      • Living the dream of every man here I tell you. : Chod
      • envy : Zakko
      • I got some mad Adsense money from Google the other day I went straight to Wendy's : ThomW
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  goldens are awesome, i'd like to get one once the herd here thins a bit. : Dave-A
  • also, why "Alice"? Is it American McGee's Golden Retriever? : Dave-A
• oh man, such a friendly-looking pup :) : Postal
• You know this is your test from your wife to see if she wants to have kids with you right? : marblehead
• Cute dog, have fun vacuuming up all its hair. I had an English Springer Spaniel, loved that dog. I'll pro... : hoov1185
• Nice! Golden's are fucking crazy the first year, have fun! : twifosp
• super fucking cute! : orgcaptainnemo
• Cute puppy. Makes me want another one. : pun][sher
• adorable. train her early and keep her trained, or she'll walk all over you. Typical golden behavior. : Xanthos
• that dog is waiting for her mouth to get within tongue licking distance, i have no idea why dogs feel the... : qwpeoriu
• alice needs to make an appearance at the shackmeet! maybe as the lazer tag team mascot : Audhuml4
• rest of series plz : dahanese
• Aww pretty puppy! : helvetica
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  Was running the site really that much of a time/energy drain? It seems like you had most of the work dele... : MagicWishMonkey
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    Considering they're running a website that generates hundreds of thousands of hits a day with a staff of ... : Yanks
    • So do you sit around and stare at the server waiting for shit to break? Hundreds of thousands of hits... : MagicWishMonkey
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    Not to knock Steve or anything, but I've pretty much deconstructed this post ( http://www.shacknews.com/l... : mancide
    • lol : Yanks
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      wtf... : cltcprd
      • ^^^ this ^^^. WTF : Downforce
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      also this is purely a joke, and I'm sure that running a business for so long just took a toll on him. I k : mancide
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        good cover up but i don't think anyone's going to buy that. don't worry, i'm sure we all just pity you, a... : dahanese
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          I'm not covering up, that was meant to be in reply. : mancide
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            is this like the shack version of a freudian slip? : Xanthos
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              No, it's like to make sure everyone gets that post was tongue-in-cheek and not me being an asshat to Stev... : mancide
              • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19124517 : Ride-My-Rocket
        • Good catch, dahanese; you sure exposed him right quick! : c0bra
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          good grief why has the shack turned completely serious lately? Normally if someone posted something like... : deathofrats
          • no. It's because we are all very low on iron. Blood is tasty. : Fyunch Click
          • Yea, I made sure to put the disclaimer since it was about Steve and people might not get that I was just ... : mancide
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            dahanese is the official shack buzzkill : mwasher
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              Just the other day she and mikecyb were watching Chris Rock videos and dahanese says "You know, black peo... : tashtego
              • hahaha. : mittense
              • lol : mwasher
              • rofl : ateam311
              • lol : boring gegtik
              • This post is awesome. : spazzium
              • lol : haiku
              • Haha : ieGod
              • lolol : Phil
              • Hahaha : Nitrium
              • all aboard the lol train! : snicker-snack 2
              • hahahahhahahahahah : orgcaptainnemo
              • laughing my ass off : mr.sleepy
              • lol this 1000 times. : virus
              • oh man that is so great : handofthrawn
              • *clap of fervor* : Bamtan
              • lolol : sKetchflow
              • haha. (I wonder if I can install lolscript on this remote plugin) : kaddar0
              • lol...that's awesome : ColoradoCNC
              • loooooooooool : RikiTiki2
          • Gamefly :( : Katarn3279
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            Dude, it's dahanese. Being overly serious is her shtick. : ColoradoCNC
            • there's a difference between being serious and a fuckface, colorado! also: dude. : dahanese
        • You really are on your game lately, let me tell you. I honestly didn't know that you were this brilliant ... : ateam311
        • can't we all just get along? peace? gg? : retarded talking dinosaur
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          Oh for fuck sake dude, come on, he was joking. : ejectorpod
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            dude?!?! : noobja
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              DUDE?????!??!?!??!``111 : datoo
              • I call everyone dude :( : ejectorpod
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                dude. just. dude. : dahanese
                • REALLY? DUDE! REALLY? WOW!!>!>!>>!>>> DUDE!!!!!!!! : datoo
        • lol : Ride-My-Rocket
      • glad you pointed that out... it seems like it's time for him to focus on his family, and that's cool, eve... : perstephanie
      • I thought it was a joke up until that last sentence. :/ : mittense
      • still embarrassing but not really : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Running a business from HOME is a huge time sink, you(me) never walk way. You are always 20 yards from yo : Slowtreme
    • thanks for posting this, I didn't know steve posted that. i have tons of respect for him, at some point y... : packav
    • * C L A Y ' D * : Super Sparker
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    i'm sure the ad deals and other revenue generating portions of this site too time, and what's wrong with ... : dahanese
    • I never said anything was wrong with selling, I would have done the exact same thing. I'm sure that he's ... : MagicWishMonkey
    • more pics of pancake please : jbury
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      dahanese should have a subtitle of "offended" on all her posts : retarded talking dinosaur
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        who's offended :-( : dahanese
        • ^ "who's offended :-( : dahanese" : boring gegtik
      • Seriously, was she like this before she moved to San Francisco? I sense a connection. : MagicWishMonkey
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      hey why are you being so menstrual today?? I don't really see anything antagonizing or suggestive in thes... : haiku
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        Maybe she should sit on a box of lobster ravioli : MagicWishMonkey
        • hahahaha oh god the shack combos can be epic : Downforce
        • hHAHAHAHAHA awesome : Ride-My-Rocket
        • fuckin' hell, i snorted in the computer lab i work at. : MurrayTheSkull
      • ...today? : virus
      • hahahah : AlexXdude
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        i wasn't being a jerk in that post go pick on the ones where i was haiku i'm sure you have plenty of ammo... : dahanese
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          You were Haiku? Curious. : Jonathan
          • sometimes in my dreams :-( : dahanese
      • i probably shouldn't have read this while i was eating, oh dear. : choppp
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    He's mentioned a couple times that he dealt with the advertising and general hardware and software mainte... : Prozium
    • That makes sense, I guess stuff must break a lot more often than I realize : MagicWishMonkey
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    I think you'd have to own a business to really understand how it can be all consuming. : vynn
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      Uhh, yea I've owned a business before (started right out of college, lasted 2 years before I threw in the... : MagicWishMonkey
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        And did you perceive the shack to be doing so well that Steve could do that? : vynn
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          Yes, you don't need a full time employee, you could put a decent system admin on retainer for $1000 a mon... : MagicWishMonkey
          • I don't mean to say it's the case for every small business, I just never saw the shack to be so profitabl... : vynn
  • Yes, running a business is a huge time/energy drain. When you work for someone else, you're done at 5 PM ... : sikander
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    there were surely enough easy days mixed in there but i was really just ready for a change and vacation t... : Steve Gibson
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      I understand completely, I'm sure the uncertainty of not knowing if you would get a full nights sleep due... : MagicWishMonkey
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        2am just last friday morning for example! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19138571 : Steve Gibson
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          Yea that shit is for the birds, good luck with your future endeavors, hopefully you can use some of your ... : MagicWishMonkey
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            oh no business for me. time to work for someone else. probably do something on the side with maarten i... : Steve Gibson
            • Appelflappen Wholesale? : ejectorpod
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      if the site was profitable, did you ever consider hiring someone to do your dirty work (server maint, ad ... : ]pm[chem
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        fuckit dude, if the lottery guys ask you take the lump sum. assuming you have some level of self control. : Steve Gibson
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          Damn right. Regardless of whether GameFly takes things in a direction that the community doesn't care for... : Vincent Grayson
          • Fuck yeah - straight cash homie. Don't blame him one bit. : virus
          • It is my dream to someday have the opportunity to sell out. : Ebu
        • fair enough! : ]pm[chem
      • And when there's no guarantee of future payment. : lechuck59
• i wish i had a dog : Mmmmmoo
• I love puppies : Just A Girl
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  Does it play well with Maarten? : chazums
  • that IS maarten. You're so insensitive!!! : moshman
• D'awwwwwwwww :D : tomservo
• Cool, Steve!!!!!!! : CrustaR
• awwwww : anthonybean
• You didn't name her Captain Roofles? Shame on you, sTeve :( : c0bra
• AHH CUTE AAAHHHH :D :D :D : virus
• So..uh how long until you drop him? : risimage
• Steve you grew your hair out : Katarn3279
• dark golden <3 : thebigbeefsandwich
• beautiful puppy! i love goldens *woof* *woof* : retarded talking dinosaur
• that is one bitchin' cutie. Dog ain't bad either. : ejectorpod
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  Who's the chick with the sideburns? : geneshifter
  • hairy is beautiful. : DJ Clipdat
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    haha wow, it seriously does look like she has sideburns there. crazy. it's just odd hair placement though... : Steve Gibson
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      http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k152/malcatrazz/sideburns.jpg : PapaBoo
      • that chick is fugly as hell : MagicWishMonkey
      • http://www.shackpics.com/files/1229391_lqcw1lkot1hn1h301tan.jpg : SlamDunk
      • I'd hit it. : thekidd
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        Aaah! Is that nose hair, or a moustache? : cerealSAM2
        • nostache. Goes with the hair growing out of his ears into the lambchops. : Fyunch Click
      • Why do I look at that and think "German as fuck" : fishbone
    • yup, I agree! : geneshifter
  • women can have sideburns. http://www.hji.co.uk/hjimages/images/qhs337/hji/medium/1971-short-sideburns.jpg : uglysad
  • rofl : feek
  • I lol'd this even though you're paying for a big party that I'm going to Steve. : spazzium
• Nice puppy! I wish I was at a point in my life that I could have a puppy again. :( : randomjgj
• yay puppy :) I miss my goldens :( : mtgDoofy
• Very cute! : Reavers!
• aw, looks like a cute pooch : terath
• this week is my vacation, and I'm going to Dallas: http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=5495 : the archvile
• Holy fuck cute. : sKetchflow
• I can't see that well, can you make that picture JUST A LITTLE BIGGER? : chiisu81
• http://tallerthanaveragetales.blogspot.com/2006/07/exercise-discipline-affection-in-that.html Very imp... : kek
• Steve, here is what you have to look forward to http://www.vimeo.com/3089596 My dog looks almost exact... : bozer
• He got it for A MILLION DOLLARS! : Liquid
• Dude, if that's all Gamefly gave you, man... : Rotten Deadite
• Excuse me, Sir. May we please have additional photographs of the adorable puppy? : mathyou
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  you save up to buy shacknews back off gamefly : spaceyme
  • lol, like Sam Malone in Cheers... : Antilles_Prime
• What's next cap'n? Did you ever finish that degree? Is that something you'd be interested in doing? : systatic

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• That second sentence is an abomination - I apologize - am actually pretty busy at work today and can't st... : trOmblyj
• It's awesome once you get inside. : jonin
• Reading "The Hobbit" to my son. Making me miss Lotro. : ezanga
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  I think you need to take the lotro pimping to the next level and post a fraps demo of realtime combat gam... : ]pm[chem
  • I can do that. Give me some time. : trOmblyj
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  Also, Kinship players who have had accounts for 60 days are eligible to get a 30 day time card from me! ... : trOmblyj
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    How'd you swing that? Did the kinship reach a new level or something? : Horn
    • One of my buddy referrals finally paid off :) Since I have lifetime sub I got a 30 day time card. : trOmblyj
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  CAN YOU PLEASE TAKE A SCREENSHOT OF YOU KILLING SOMETHING i click every screenshot in every lotro thre... : electroly
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    disregard this post. We can't have you straying. : pancake humper
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      i'd never leave wow but i think lotro looks less shitty than some of the other MMOs out there. but all i... : electroly
      • LOTRO is a very pretty game. The environments were always a lot better than the monsters. : pancake humper
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        the combat in lotro is... odd. The environments in the game are great though. : re-verse
        • When I first started playing LOTRO right after playing WoW the combat felt odd, now that I am used to it ... : fried sushi
  • Have you played WoW or most other MMOs? Because the combat is pretty much the same. : Vincent Grayson
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    I have some Goblin Town Runner gets blasted: http://pics.notforjeff.com/gallery.php?entry=Images/LOTR... : trOmblyj
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      now we're talking. unit frames and action bars, hell yeah : electroly
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        so you guys aren't at level cap yet? is powerleveling not common in lotro? : electroly
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          leveling in LOTRO is very slow : pancake humper
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            leveling in wow made me want to punch a kitten and i leveled after they had put in numerous patches to ma... : electroly
            • Leveling in LOTRO is about the same speed as WoW at launch. Compared to WoW now it could be considered s... : fried sushi
          • FFXI slow? : changejar419
          • lol : Modica Sol Solis
          • Not really. 1 to 50 at release with no twinking or prior knowledge of the game (besides levels 1-5 from b... : Ziggurat
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    Here are some screens that have some combat, much like TrOmblyj though, I tend to take more environment ... : fried sushi
    • these are way better than environment shots. awesome. thank you : electroly
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    ELECTROLY : HERE IS A VIDEO OF ME KILLING SOMETHING! http://divx.notforjeff.com/LOTRO-Dkurt_Vs_Troll_... : trOmblyj
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      I do not recall those creatures from Tolkien canon. Is it canonical (if so, where?)? How many other mon... : ]pm[chem
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        btw I request a first person vid too, unless you always play third person (weird!) : ]pm[chem
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          who plays mmo's in third person?! wtf?! (not counting planetside and eve) : mwasher
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            wait what the hell the only games i play in first person are first person shooters how do you play a mmo ... : DrFlammable
            • You need the situational awareness to keep from getting ganked by respawns. I actually zoom way out somet... : AxeMan808
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            do you seriously play wow in first person mode : electroly
            • I don't play WoW (only played alpha test). I played Everquest in first person mode when I played it. : ]pm[chem
    • wtf swords : Degenerate
  • Here's some Hunter combat (1024, hires textures, settings high): http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=L... : AxeMan808
• I BOUGHT A PONY THIS WEEKEND! my wife got a horse : CapnChaos
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  I'm guessing you have to be stupid powerful to do anything in/around Moria? : Arcanum
  • I'm level 48, so yes. : trOmblyj
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    I wouldn't say 'stupid' powerful. I've seen players get up to level 50 in a few weeks *cough* ateam *cou... : trOmblyj
    • if i was sure i was going to buy the game i'd be poopsockin' like shit but i'm still undecided. need a bi... : DrFlammable
• that does look pretty : gyokuro
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  Video! I take on 4 orcs at once http://www.umbr.net/lotro/Umbr%20vs%20Orcs.wmv sorry about the black ... : Umbr
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    I'm guessing this is nws? : fishbone
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      no its a game video : Umbr
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        oh, misread your post sorry : fishbone
        • depends what he means by taking on four orcs : bimd
  • Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh Lore-Masters are cool. : Fayk
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  Is... is that Barrow Downs Ore? : Moonbase Commander
  • Ancient Iron, actually. : trOmblyj
  • I ran across two Barrow Iron piles earlier today. : AxeMan808
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  Is your backpack like a cape item? Or is it an actual bag? : doctorbfunk
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    It is cosmetic. And awesome :) : trOmblyj
    • The outfit system is really nice. It allows you to have 3 different looks without taking up bag space : Umbr
• So how is this? I love the LOTR lore but I hate like constantly killing rats and stupid crap like that. : BikeNamedMike

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  Best Game Design Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft Montreal) Braid (Number None) Fallout 3 (Bethesda Game Studios) ... : manlyman
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    -Braid -Little Big Planet -Left 4 Dead -GTA IV -MGS4 -Braid -Braid -The World Ends W... : EvilDolemite
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      Oh! GDC. Yeah, ED I think you're pretty accurate. I'm glad to see Far Cry 2 got some nods. I really want... : AxeMan808
      • Curious categories for them to get nominations : MrLobo
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    2008 kinda sucked for games. : jason bergman
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      I'd disagree. Less innovation and new IPs maybe. But its something that happens when a new console gen... : MrLobo
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        I think he's being sarcastic. :) : Rice-Rocketeer
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          Actually, I was serious. :) Outside of GTAIV and Fallout 3, most of the big names this year disappoint... : jason bergman
          • REALLY? That blows my mind! : Rice-Rocketeer
          • GTAIV and Fallout 3 would be my biggest disappointments, they are the exact same game as GTA3 and Morrowi... : noobja
    • For me it did , with WAR online being the PoS disappointment it was (to me anyway ) , and AoC being GREAT... : malus72
    • I actually kinda agree. I think there was a ton of innovation such as spore, braid, LBP, probably more, ... : SlingBlaze
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    What a fucking awful list that seemed to stray as little as possible from the "safe hits" of the year. : mittense
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      Well, that's greatly exaggerated. I just would have expected somewhat more interesting/representative cho... : mittense
      • But hey, Sins is on there! : ArcKnight
      • What choices would you have swapped out for something else, if you were making the list? : Johnny Law
    • Voting for awards is a popularity measure : Shai-Tan
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    Why is MGS4 not in the Game of the Year category? It's the best game I've played for years. GTA4 is not ... : ArB
    • It's a game? : Sailor of Fortune
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      I feel bad plugging my own article instead of writing a more concise answer here, but: http://www.polycat... : mittense
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        I hate GTA4. I bought it only a few days ago and I'm already trying to sell it. The controls are inferior... : ArB
        • Okay. : mittense
        • Wait until you have to work for like the 5th generic mob family that you can't tell apart. Oh and the gam... : sammyl
        • its pretty polished, and i think the technical achievement is good but the storyline is monotonous and b... : Chandler55
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          Rockstar set the bar ridiculously high as far as the look and feel of Liberty City goes. Nothing out ther... : zerog83
          • The engine and the city itself are really impressive, I just don't think it's a very good game. : ArB
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        see but SR2 was fun! : cltcprd
        • I agree. I'm glad GTA4 went more serious and less sandbox-focused because Saints Row 2 does the wacky san... : mittense
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      Looks like they picked two token exclusives and the other popular games. The guy who chose it either h... : walker270
      • clearly they hate the Japanese : veras
    • I second this. MSG4 was one of the best gameplay experiences I have ever had. : conandan
    • It's the best game cutscene I've played for watched in years. : Dynotaku
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    Why is GTA4 in the best technology category? Why is Far Cry 2 in the best game design category? : sanchez
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      Why is Far Cry 2 in the best writing category? : Arcanum
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        I wasn't even aware that Far Cry 2 even had a story : phate81
        • They hired Stephen King to write the phone assignation missions. : FirstPersonCooter
        • youneededtothinktherewasntastorysotheydidntgiveyouone.someonehadtobethebadguychina. : 60days
      • The dialogue writing (note: not the delivery) was quite good, so I guess maybe that. : Johnny Law
    • Actually, some parts of far cry 2's design are nothing less than revolutionary. Cue Chris Remo post h... : aaarrrgh
    • GTA4 is one of the first games to apply the Euphoria Engine, and displayed it rather well for one of the ... : Shivawn
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    I swear to god, if MGS4 wins Best Writing, I will choke a bitch. : Arcanum
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      Why? Have you played MGS4? : walker270
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        Yes. The writing is fucking terrible. The story is mostly decent, but the way it's written sucks. : Arcanum
        • The bar is pretty damned low for video games, though. We didn't have a PS:T/BG2-caliber game last year, ... : walker270
    • Agreed. Some of the cut scenes in MGS4 were borderline retarded. : AscorSix
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      As if any game comes close to the scope and awesomeness that MGS4's plot did. Your taste or not, it was f... : MoreVespeneGas
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        Plot != writing. To use a car analogy, the overall plot of a game or movie or whatever is like the desig... : Arcanum
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          ah well, ill take plot over writing anyday, the internal memory i have of mgs is awe and amazement so if ... : Chandler55
          • When a friend and I played through, we spent quite a bit of time actively ridiculing Hideo Kojima. : Arcanum
        • MGS4 is the equivalent of the car Homer designed : 60days
        • Bad analogy != accurate analogy. The writing is quality. : MoreVespeneGas
    • This was a shitty year for writing and I wouldn't award any game the writing award if it were up to me, b... : Chris Remo
  • shitty list : MoreVespeneGas
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    World of Goo deserves more praise than it's getting. I want a sequel. : SolveChrist
    • I'm sure they'll make one since that game made a good amount of cash, but personally I'd like to see 2D B... : mikecyb
  • Eden! : Ebu
  • Tbe World Ends With You :D : Deathlove
  • i approve of the list for the most part. BFBC could've snuck its way on for audio though :D : xsoulbrothax
• I'll be attending the award ceremony. GOTY pick...it's very hard to decide but in terms of sheer achievem... : freakynipples69
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  LOL@ how shitty that list makes this past year feel. : brickmatt
  • Seriously, all sequels, and most didn't live up to expectations. Sad. : brickmatt
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  Was WoTLK not eligible because it was an expansion, or did they just hate it? : lpearl
  • It's not a game, it's a lifestyle : Sailor of Fortune
  • too busy playing it perhaps, or didn't want to increase Blizzard's moneyhats. : Fyunch Click
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  Dead Space better win best audio or heads will roll. : ahlee
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    I was surprised Bad Company didn't get a nomination for best audio, it had the best sound effects of any ... : Sailor of Fortune
    • Bad Company did a lot of things right. Hell, even the story was good, in a campy way. I don't know if I w... : ArcKnight
• No Burnout Paradise >:( : Dave-A

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  stupid question- you did try turning the volume up with the buttons on the side, right? : tashtego
  • yes, of course. : doomed
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    yeah, and make sure the silent switch on that side isn't set to "red" or whatever. : dahanese
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      i've tried the ultra basic stuff :( : doomed
      • I know they seem like stupid questions but you'd be surprised at how many times people have said "hey my ... : tashtego
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      Yeah its tricky and actually took me a bit to find. You did check that silver button near the Volume Up/... : bashildy@speakeasy.net
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        mine's a 2g. what is this silver button you're talking about ? the silent switch? : doomed
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          It's black on yours. : spazzium
          • yeah, i know. : doomed
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      doh! :) : GoodBoy
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        yeah i know but i didn't know that switch was for silent the first couple times i used the phone because ... : dahanese
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          you dont go to meetings / dinners / etc? i hate leaving my ringer on when i'm supposed to talk to othe... : doomed
          • meetings i leave it in the office, take my blackberry with me (iphone is personal.) haven't had to worry ... : dahanese
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  did you put a cue tip in the headphone jack to try and clean it out? : HeXoN
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    yes, i did that out of some shackers suggestion. : doomed
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      i'm almost sure its not a problem on the headphone detection. because i use the Volume up/down buttons... : doomed
      • See: http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_jrws5sx4afv6doza7omf.jpg http://www.shackpics.com/file... : doomed
• the thing i hate most is this seems like a very common problem and every site copy + pastes the headphone... : doomed
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  If it's still under warranty, just take it to an Apple store and they should fix it or just give you a ne... : digital_d
  • There's no such thing. I'm in Mozambique, there's no Apple here. Best chance is Johannesburg, in So... : doomed
• dunno man, sounds like it's doomed. : tcxsnoop
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  Take it off Mute : TastyWheat
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    are you kiddin? this is exactly the problem, its in a constant mute.. and the buttons dont do anything... : doomed
    • Maybe the switch to turn on silent mode is broken and and can't switch off? : TrptJim
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  i found this Fix for iphone Earphone Bug http://www.luckow.com/iphone/ still loading the video..... : doomed
  • ^^^ this did not work In fact, the way i cut the Qtip (short), and because the rest of cotton that was : doomed
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  Have you tried putting the phone into DFU mode and doing a complete restore? : DOOManiac
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    i did a complete Itunes restore followed by Quickpwn jailbreak+unlock. whats the difference on the DFU... : doomed
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      DFU mode is kind of a rescue/restore mode for the iPhone. Think of it like a repartition/format vs. just ... : DOOManiac
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        yeah i've done that in one of our first jailbreaking sessions with this damned iphone. you helped me do i... : doomed
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          Well I meant put it into DFU before doing your restore, not to do your quickpwn. In fact I'd get your ... : DOOManiac
          • ok, i might try downgrading : doomed
          • Ok, step #1: Restore on DFU mode with firmware 2.2.1 (the same i was using) -> problem remains!! : doomed
          • step #2: Restore on DFU mode with firmware 2.2.0 (a slight downgrade) -> problem remains!! : doomed
          • step #3: Another restore on DFU mode with firmware 2.0.2 (back to basics) -> problem remains!!! :( : doomed
    • http://limitededitioniphone.com/how-to-put-the-iphone-into-dfu-mode/ : zerog83
• meanwhile, over tatoine i found this http://ifoneheadsetjackfix.blogspot.com/ its a small guide on ... : doomed

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  If you don't like driving so much use the bus it's a lot faster. I think people are going at this game th... : AgentPothead
  • But in Oblivion at least you were going around collecting loot while traveling. And it has fast travel a... : spazzium
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    I'm hoping they add more 'RPG-Lite' stuff for the next one; I think that'd make it an even better game. I... : mn3m0n1c
    • I've enjoyed the game, but I think a little more RPG and actual reasons/benefits to fighting people would... : Fayk
• Go watch Yahtzee's review, that's about all there is to get. : locater16
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  I have some of the same complaints. Use the bus stations to get around faster whenever possible. : spazzium
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    Also use the rivers. Quicker access to areas, fewer checkpointsammo dumps to deal with. : Fyunch Click
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      And that boat freaking hauls. Occasionally though there is some heavy resistance on the water. : spazzium
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        The problem I have with the boats is the 120degree firing arc. But yeah, for just jumping in, doing a mis... : AxeMan808
        • I didn't like that too much either, though I kinda understand it (you could shoot up your own boat if you... : mn3m0n1c
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    Yes, but unless I was doing something wrong, there are only 4 bus stations, and they are in the corners o... : pgharavi
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      five; one at each corner, one in the center. there's a car at each one : cpt_gloval
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        i never saw the one in the center, just like pgharavi. i dont understand how come i never saw it. b... : doomed
        • it took me a while to notice on the first map too. the four destination signs at each corner stop clued m... : cpt_gloval
        • The bus routes are like spokes around the cities (Pala in the first map and Port Selao in the second). Wh : mn3m0n1c
        • How do you think you got to the middle of the city if you took the bus there? : sigpro
• Use the rivers with a boat to get around 10x faster. I used that and put the difficulty to easy because ... : manlyman
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  i use boats and buses a lot. once you get repair upgrades for vehicles, travel by car becomes less of a c... : cpt_gloval
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    Yeah, I keep getting the impression that some (frustrated) players aren't exploring enough; as soon as I : mn3m0n1c
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      it seemed to me that you weren't meant to off road. I seemed the map was divided into little sections by ... : Modulus
      • In the rougher terrain it's not as easy but you can generally drive over any of the green lowland areas : mn3m0n1c
      • there were some points where you'd king of be corralled toward a road by the terrain, but in most if not ... : cpt_gloval
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  Tip: learn the map (http://www.giantbomb.com/far-cry-2/61-20665/far-cry-2-world-map/35-17745/) then do mo : mn3m0n1c
  • http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y208/XL5/fc2map.jpg awesome, thanks : tomservo
• i thought it was gorgeous but ultimately kind of boring. I can see how some people would like it though. : kainen1
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  yeah I have the same complaint. It also wouldn't be so bad if you didn't have to go through 20 check poin... : Modulus
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    The checkpoints are the worst. It's frustrating that the game can't even remember that you went right thr... : K1Bond007
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      Your last statement is funny as my wife was watching me play and goes, "Lemme guess.. you have to go and ... : AndyGoin
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        Yes! And I love how there are like 5 cars that you can drive but only one of them is worth a damn. If you... : K1Bond007
        • The cars and the Jeep Liberty™ were certainly pretty useless. The swamp boat is fricken' awesome, thoug... : mn3m0n1c
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          I used the small dune buggy all of the time, which can go faster and fit through smaller areas to get to : MatthewPhillips
          • Yeah, the Dogon Village when you have to blow up the generator or some shit. That was pretty cool, though... : mn3m0n1c
    • the spawned mission objectives and open world system would have been great in a multiplayer co-op context... : cpt_gloval
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      Another thing that pisses me off is that its hard as hell for me to identify the subjects firing. The on... : stgdz
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        It's why I try to do missions at night. I have similar issues with target identification in Gears, the GR... : Fyunch Click
        • Night travel and being stealthy will get you a long way in this game for sure. :) I got a kick out of the... : mn3m0n1c
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        I hated how you could only carry three weapons. Why can't I carry an arsenal in my car? It's a bad gamepl... : Modulus
        • See, I never had a problem with this because I used the safe houses to store alternate weapons. If you pu : mn3m0n1c
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          Having a storage spot in the car just so you can bring some gear along would have been nice. I have no pr... : K1Bond007
          • Heh, I did that at one of the missions in the desert area (north) in the second map - can't remember what... : mn3m0n1c
          • Would have also made the big SUVs kind of cool! : Fayk
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  I'm almost done with the 1st map and I can't seem to care enough to play through the 2nd one. I have nea... : AndyGoin
  • i'm 75% through and i'm feeling the same desire to wrap it up. second map is a little harder but the game... : cpt_gloval
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    At@ri, I am working through the guns stuff to get better guns. There was assanitation job where I got a ... : stgdz
    • the dart rifle is great for sneaking in and out at night. you don't get to carry much ammo, but it's a si... : cpt_gloval
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  Thats the game, all the way through. I'm not saying this is to hate on it, I forced myself to finish the... : smacknca
  • I'm a huge fan of the game, but it's definitely not for everyone (nor is it perfect). I think I liked it : mn3m0n1c
• those sets of missions dont progress the story in the game. weapons dealer missions help you unlock guns... : dantastic
• The game was cremo'd - I finished it recently and it was almost a complete waste of time. http://www.sha... : spaceyme
• God I love far cry 2. : cdbeckman
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  Complaining shackers means that this game is doing something right. Oh god I want to suck it's dick. ... : SpaecKow
  • There isn't that much to learn about how to play Far Cry 2. : Wisp!

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  dude you can get a crystal palace with live-in butler for that wherever in podunk-hell i live. : cpt_gloval
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    When I was in school I paid 254/mo for a bedroom in a 3 bedroom townhouse with finished basement with 3 o... : Yanks
    • yeah... there was a while where i was paying under $300 for my share of an apartment. back then it seemed... : cpt_gloval
  • note: "podunk-hell" : reverend~heresy
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  congrats! that's a sweet effing deal. how many square feet? : dahanese
  • 8 : yosemiteclimber
  • I have no idea but it is a pretty standard studio size, I'd guess like maybe 400-450 or so. I'm pretty s... : Yanks
  • 1 bedroom closet? : Chew
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  Doorman are awesome. An old buddy from college got a job as one in the city. He makes 65k a year not in... : ant_hillbilly
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    65K in the city is really not a lot of money. How does he eat? :( : stuka
    • Lives in Brooklyn and commutes. : ant_hillbilly
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      A doorman in NYC earns more than a twice-decorated officer of the law two-time masters-carrying statistic... : randomposter
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        Yeah but NYC is fucking expensive to live in. It's crazy. : stuka
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          Sure. I wonder what I'd earn over there. : randomposter
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            Maybe over 100k depending on your experience. : ant_hillbilly
            • Ah, looks like I'm in the $150k-200k range as a starting salary. : randomposter
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        and his rent will be as much as the mortgage on a decent house in many places. : Postal
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          not a house in new york city! : mikecyb
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            are there house in NYC? hahaha : cpt_gloval
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              not really in Manhattan, though there are a couple areas with what one might consider houses. Brooklyn, ... : mikecyb
              • There are plenty of houses in Manhattan! We have a lot of old family friends there. : Chris Remo
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  awesome! when's the house warming? : Korban
  • We're rolling a keg of Rochefort Trappiste #10 up there. : Cheeziologist
• is there a taped silhouette man on the floor? : the archvile
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  I'm guessing northwest central park? Otherwise, that's a hell of a steal. : sasoi
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    Around 70th. :DD : Yanks
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      Westside right? I live on 60th right near Columbus Circle. : pgharavi
      • now that i know where you live... : Korban
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  It was probably haunted by the ghost of a faggot : Utopia
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    so he'll feel right at home? : Dravenport
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      only once he breaks out the pottery wheel : RikiTiki2
      • that'll be 27.50! : Dravenport
• dude, awesome. : askedrelic
• congrats! that is a steal : whereiwannab
• ARGH i want to live in nyc so bad :( fuck fuck fuck : reverend~heresy
• This sounds like the beginning of Rosemary's Baby. : WaterSign