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  Updates to Left 4 Dead have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam clie... : ArcKnight
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    Introduced fatigue to the melee attack in versus mode. You will see a HUD display when your melee swing i... : Senate5000
    • <neo>Woah</neo> : loke662
    • YES. this means I'll play VS. again! : hirez
    • Hopefully they'll put it in normal mode also. Fucking closet hiders get on my nerves. : ihya
    • I literally whined about this yesterday! : aeg1x
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    heyyyyyyyyyy good stuff. thanks valve!! what about that reload shit! lol : Downforce
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      If the fatigue design works as intended. Reloading while doing so shouldn't be an issue. : Godhatesfatpeople
      • hmm I suppose so. can't wait to try it. chain restarting steam!!! : Downforce
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    - Introduced fatigue to the melee attack in versus mode. You will see a HUD display when your melee swing : Godhatesfatpeople
    • About damn time. : Sailor of Fortune
  • Holy shit!!!!! : kainen1
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  Me thinks that corner camping will still occur. 2 people melee span, until fatigued, then step back and ... : loke662
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    I'm wondering if you can melee spam at all now, or if there's a CD time between each swing? : ArcKnight
    • It's probably like the stamina bar in DoD. Use it all up in one spamming then you need to wait until the ... : Godhatesfatpeople
    • You have a certain number of swings, and then a cooldown ring shows up and there's a gap of time between ... : mysled
    • you melee regularly for 5 swings or so, then it slows down to, like, 1 swing ever 2 seconds or something ... : Cihte
  • Doesn't matter, the idea is not to do away with it, but nerf it. This is a pretty big nerf, cant wait t... : kainen1
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    the biggest problem was melee made 4 people in a corner invincible, so if it doesnt affect that... : Luminair
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      at least they fixed the tank for that... though it would be awesome if survivors couldn't detect a tank u... : dedgecko
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        That would be cool. Like they start playing the music for the Tank when the first player sees it. : Sailor of Fortune
        • Yeah, it's definitely hard to get the players when people (including myself) using the subtitles see "tan... : Vincent Grayson
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          people still play with the music turned on? : deathofrats
          • well, most of us play with subtitles on given the extra information that you may not notice over the shri... : dedgecko
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      I tried it, it seems to only slightly depower the 4 in a corner, and unfortunately their solution also re... : Luminair
      • or use a stamina bar like everyone expected them to use : Luminair
      • Honestly, if they just took out reloading during melee, that'd be a huge improvement. : Vincent Grayson
  • still makes more teamwork required instead of just spamming melee. : zerog83
  • A tank can seriously put an end to that now. : Sailor of Fortune
• It seems all people would do was melee endlessly so this is a welcome change. : drodver
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  also it would still be nice if you are a boomer and in the middle of vomitting / or just as you start to ... : dedgecko
  • while they're at it they can make vomit act like vomit so it hits when it looks like it hits : Luminair
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    Yeah i hate the "BLLEEAHHHH" then a knock back stun effect and no vomit effect. :\ : loke662
    • me too. unless i'm the one who meleed the boomer :] : ermac
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    nah I think it's good there's a little bit of leeway there. People simply wouldn't approach the boomer to... : aeg1x
    • I think you misunderstand what I'm saying - there's bug where if a boomer starts to puke - if you melee a... : dedgecko
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  They need, amongst a few other things, to make survivors not stackable. You should not be able to all si... : thief
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    TF2 has this. You can bump your teamates model when you run into them or pushed into a corner. : Godhatesfatpeople
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      Yes, something similar or even more rigid. It would make the game a lot better, I think, and do much to ... : thief
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        yeah, Im not sure it helps the game to let people occupy the same space/time : Luminair
        • Concisely put. It's not hard for me to imagine many scenarios where it makes the game better and more fu : thief
      • Smokers are useless without help EVERYWHERE, not just when the Survivors are in a closet. : AlexW1203
• Dallas VS Custom's are now updated. : RyDogg1
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  Boomer vomit will now pass through common infected what? it did not before ???? man the more they p... : Nation
  • This could be why I suck @ boomer. : loke662
  • I believe you actually had to target your person like if zombie was in the way it wouldnt hit : Iwannaacura
• anyone else see the Expert achievement not being awarded? That happened to me fucking twice. So angry. ... : norulez
• test : wurt

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• thats fucking awesome : mrvandelay
• Looks good, you are awesome sir. : WhatIsThisFor
• ok, now thats SICK : epit
• Awesome! : cyclonebee
• things just got a bit hot up in here! : rigg5kthx
• That's hot! : kikilupo
• that's awesome! : Mmmmmoo
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  I'd buy your koolaid for $3. : LoioshDwaggie
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    $5. My koolaid isnt on its release weekend sale anymore :( : SqueegyTBS
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      Microtransaction per chatty thread read? : TreMetal
      • http://void.beautifulpixel.com/app_store I'm trying not to pimp it every post I have, really. : SqueegyTBS
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  dude, sexy! : zerog83
  • I would pay for this app! : zerog83
• That's really cool. If only I had a phone. Of course I would never get anything done at work :( : capt tripps
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  Looks cool. : electroly
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    P.S. I'm going to be done with my C-based chatty server this week sometime. It parses 1MB of chatty HTML... : electroly
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      LOL. That is crazy awesome. : SqueegyTBS
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        Yanks was supposed to help but I don't he ever reads his SMs ;) It needs a CGI frontend if you wanted to... : electroly
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          I haven't really had any free time until about 2 weeks ago and forgot about it :( : Yanks
          • Lucky for you, I did all the work ;) Unless you know how mod_deflate works. I can't get it to work :( ... : electroly
• you motherfucker that is awesome : haiku
• nice. I want! : naabster
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  One feature not demonstrated above: it will crash less or not at all. This is mostly due to the fact tha... : SqueegyTBS
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    Is there a way to spawn links outside into Safari instead of the Chatty app window in the new one? This v... : Rauol Duke
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      There was always a way. There is a button on the webpage view toolbar that says "safari". Opening them ... : SqueegyTBS
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        I never learned to read. Thanks for telling everyone here! JERK. : Rauol Duke
        • Well then you have no idea what I just said. : SqueegyTBS
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        One way other apps do it is to remember where you was at, then when you come back to the app, you're back... : Dave-A
        • personally, i'd rather it open inside the app (just so long it doesn't crash) : Mmmmmoo
• It's only 17 minutes old but seeing the posts in there felt too much like Deja Vu. : Sailor of Fortune
• looks fucking great as usual, you programming stud. : vile
• This looks so, so awesome. : hussdelrio
• Does anyone have a list of all the servers? : WhatIsThisFor
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  i haven't looked at the code yet, are you still using the same backend for data? if so fucccccck and i'm ... : Yanks
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    i mean in the app. Post.m etc : Yanks
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      oh thank god it is so clean : Yanks
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        i think your next/previous post design makes absolutely no sense and the arrows across the bottom were be... : Yanks
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          Yeah, I'm playing with it. I wanted to be able to swipe the post detail view side to side for previous a... : SqueegyTBS
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            alright i have some ideas based on what you said for that (since I've run into this in other places) so w... : Yanks
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              I had some buttons on the left and right of grippy bar for next/previous but wanted to try out the swipin... : SqueegyTBS
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                I have a method for implementing full screen gestures so you might get both : Yanks
                • Fuck yeah. So we can capture a full screen horizontal swipe and still send everything else through to th... : SqueegyTBS
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    LOL. Holy fuck no. I ended up writing, what I hope, is a fairly generic and reusable set of classes for... : SqueegyTBS
    • I'm going to take a looksee tonight and maybe add a couple important things that I see missing :) : Yanks
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  i hope you end up charging for this, or get gamefly to pay you for it : CoRDS
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    Many shackers have been more than generous with donations so far. But the real reason I do this is beacu : SqueegyTBS
    • more important? steve is still around a bit and he will skullfuck u : Luminair
• So brilliantly intuitive moving within a thread. : kramweil
• This is hot. Plz to be finishing so I can buy it. : orgcaptainnemo
• oh man, that's looking awesome - can't wait! : lonepie
• Awesome man. Killer job..easily one of time most used apps. Second only to iFart. : grover69
• Dude, they should just hire you to make it so it goes right into the DB : carnivore
• SHACKNEWS HIRE THIS MAN : HeXoN
• Squeegy, you are a rad dude! : quadeh
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  Good god man, you've been busy! Looks great. : boarder2
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    error: There is no SDK with specified name or path '/Users/me/Library/SDKs/JSON/iphoneos.sdk' What sdk... : boarder2
    • http://code.google.com/p/json-framework/ ? : boarder2
    • there's a json sdk on google code : Yanks
• Stories look great! : Dave-A
• Nice. Beautiful work. I'm totally stoked for this. : Ormsbee
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  looks great! You planning to release after 3.0? or before? :) : shotgun1
  • Before, most likely. But will have some 3.0 features read to go as soon as it gets released. : SqueegyTBS
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  OPEN SOURCE TOO http://github.com/Squeegy/latest-chatty-2 Whoever want to party, feel free : SqueegyTBS
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    Argh bizarre alien language!!!! *runs back to VS2008, pissing and shivering* : Dave-A
    • I agree! : cltcprd
  • Ok, you are officially super-awesome. : bcyde
  • I love you. Where is the [ILOVETHISMAN] button? : Goblin au
• HOT. SMOKING HOT. : spazzium
• wtf man, this looks fucking retarded ly awesome! : Rigor Morts
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  Holy snot! This is what dreams are made of! I'd reach out and touch your hand in gratitude but I'm af... : Matt Burris
  • Ho about you just post about my game on that little iPhone gaming site you got :) : SqueegyTBS
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  questions: - would it be possible to copy text from posts? - do you plan on addressing MEGA subthreads?... : Mmmmmoo
  • I think Apple said that copy/paste in the upcoming 3.0 firmware will work with all 3rd party apps. : Matt Burris
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    - Yes, on 3.0 only of course. - Not in 2.0. Maybe later. They don't really happen enough to make a spe... : SqueegyTBS
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      Have you already decided on API design for the shackmessages? I was planning to add support for parsing ... : electroly
      • I did start on something a while back http://shackchatty.com/messages It uses HTTP basic auth for u... : SqueegyTBS
      • I added it to mine a while back when I added search, but ill make adjustments to keep in line with squeeg... : stonedonkey
• Hot. : delataur
• slick! looking forward to it! : vynn
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  you still haven't done anything nice with shackmarks, you jerk. : erotic sock
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    Any plans for extending Shackmarks? Maybe have the ability to create folders for organizing them? My li... : electroly
    • It would also be cool if I could store the NWS/Inf/Offtopic/etc flag in Shackmarks, so that I could displ... : electroly
    • yeah, i keep saying i'm going to do more work on it. i will, eventually - it's just a matter of finding t... : erotic sock
• oh man that looks SWEET : khaosman
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  hey stonedonkey, its your turn! dont leave us android folks in the dust : smacknca
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    is there a chatty app for android? i must have missed that : dignan
    • I forget if its on the marketplace but i just get it from here http://www.stonedonkey.com/ShackDroid/late... : smacknca
• That's so great. awesome. : bakanoodle
• looks freaking slick! someone write something like for us android folks : dignan
• That looks so much better than the WinMo port. :( No offense to whoever ported it to WinMo, but I'd real... : bipolar
• that is super sexy. : dahanese
• I just blew a hot sticky load of love all over you : pukerat
• Squeegy, you're a mad genius, man! : BlackCat9
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  how do i look at this? : Morgin
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    Yes. : SqueegyTBS
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      my flash plugin must be broken I can't view this at all :( : Morgin
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        dito. i can load it, click the playbutton which causes it to zoom in but then it does nothing. I assume ... : trevis
        • ah ha, it works in ie? For whatever reason. That does look like yet another reason to own an iphone. (... : trevis
    • Totally agree. : Dave-A
• That looks great! Has the stability improved? : StuMan1337
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  hmm doesn't want to load. : ant_hillbilly
  • there it goes. Looks good. : ant_hillbilly
• holy tits that is awesome - nice work man - congrats!!!!!!!111oneoneonetwo! : virus
• i'm not an iphone user but that looks very slick. : Turd Ferguson
• Makes me kind of wish I had an iPhone : Ebu
• nice, great to see you're avoiding feature bloat : RikiTiki2
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  I assume this is for iPhone OS 3.0, no? I'm running the beta firmware if you need testers. ahem. : dopefish
  • It'll run on 2.2 : SqueegyTBS
  • If you're running the beta firmware just get it and compile it yourself, he posted the code repo above. : boarder2
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  Are you gonna charge for this? You should! : jason bergman
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    Meh, just buy The VOID instead. : SqueegyTBS
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      Done! p.s. I'm still having issues getting full version to actually load, but the demo is fine for me : Goblin au
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        Reboot your phone. Hold the home + power for like 10 seconds. : SqueegyTBS
        • I did try this. (however, to be honest, I was quite busy at the time with work and I haven't tried again ... : Goblin au
  • yeah i gotta say i would buy this. mostly to support you because it's awesome you do this. : dahanese
• very good job. I like the fact that i can now view images with my story. : mallfouf
• that looks badass! : prime8
• I love you. And again, if you think any of the code from ShackSync ( http://www.shacksync.com/ ) will ... : DOOManiac
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  Squeegy, you rock my face. I got the new O'Reilly book on iPhone App development and am making much bette... : ChibiJosh
  • I like this guy: http://www.cimgf.com/ But Macrumors forums, stackoverflow, and the apple developer pr... : SqueegyTBS
  • I'd love to make an iPhone app (even got as far as having the O'Reilly book in my Amazon cart) but I have... : DOOManiac
• I find it ironic that I can't check this out on my Touch. : ThomW
• Awesome work man. : NastyJack
• I have a boner for latestchatty.app. : TimeDoctor
• How's the web stability gonna be on clicked links? Hopefully there's no crashing! : Pacalon
• Looks pretty. Can you make it so when viewing a post the scrollbar is always visible if there is more ... : arhughes
• holy fuck : riptyde
• That is AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL!!! : lookitzpancakes

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  Second session of my new group this Sunday! Our DM is new to DMing, but is an experienced player, so it' : zebosausamite
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    WTF 3 PHBs? : zebosausamite
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      Well yeah, we have 4 regular players and a few irregulars. Do you just all share one PHB or something? : OverloadUT
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        I think it's more common for each player to buy his own PHB. : Goncyn
        • Yeah, our group everyone at least has a PHB. : zebosausamite
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          Oh, yeah that's how it is. Everyone just leaves their stuff at my place because there's no reason to lug ... : OverloadUT
          • We also have an awesome little hanging file box where everyone's character sheets and power cards and not... : OverloadUT
  • Yeah, I would really enjoy a turn-based PC 4e game, too. : Goncyn
• My heart is still stuck in Alternity : Jinxplayer
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  I would really like to see D20 Future have another chance. Star Wars Saga is mostly ok but it would be ni... : Jonathan
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    isn't the revamped Traveller D20 based? : Fyunch Click
    • Honestly there's so many versions of Traveller in development that I'm avoiding it completely. I'm lookin... : Jonathan
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  So I have to buy PHB2, is that what it comes down to? : c0bra
  • Just subscribe to DNDInsider, you get access to everything via the Character Builder that way. I'll pr... : Wadmaasi
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  do ppl ever set up sessions in NWN like they intended (the full DM taking the adventure just like a PNP s... : Demius
  • we did a couple times when the game was new. it was really nice, but not too practical : razorblade79
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  I've been a human fighter for about 10 play sessions now (group of 5-7) Tested out warden for the first ... : MaverickOrig
  • Its clear that the Fighter's "Stickyness" was implemented with the primary punishment being extra damage.... : MaverickOrig
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    We are going to take a break from our normal campaign (Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil) to have on... : OverloadUT
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      Do a group of characters with all the same power source for shits and giggles. All Arcane, or all Primal... : zebosausamite
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        When some more sources come out that could be a fun thing to try out! : OverloadUT
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          I would love to Divine. All pick the same god and go on some holy quest or something. Divine: Leader... : zebosausamite
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            Sounds like Crusade time to me. : Totenjaeger
            • It'd be cool down the line if they added some bonuses tied into this, "Gain +1 to whatever for each divin... : zebosausamite
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  Still in planning stages. Still need to get the people in my group to come over and create their characte... : Fredrik S
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    The official module, Keep on the Shadowfell, is good. : Goncyn
    • Thank you much. I'll check it out. : Fredrik S
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  That does look like D&D. This is D&D: http://lightzout.shackspace.com/Pics/IMG_6715%20(Large).jpg : Lightzout
  • Wow nice. : silent prophet
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    How much are those worth? : pyrogen
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      I don't know. My parents were throwing out some old junk of mine and asked me to look through and see i : Lightzout
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        I'd have to imagine they are worth at least a couple hundred bucks each. : pyrogen
        • I hope this woman's husband knows she is selling these, http://global.ebay.com/Dungeons_and_dragons_2_O... : Lightzout
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    Hey at least I put the AD&D 2e books in the shot! I don't own any 1e. :( : OverloadUT
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      Hey you have been here right? http://www.gamescape-north.com/ : Lightzout
      • Yeah that's where I get all of my stuff. : OverloadUT
  • whoa. bad ass! : hirez
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  Myself and a roommate want to play, but we're having trouble getting another person or two in our area th... : Xevo
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    Invite some of your normal friends? : c0bra
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      Seriously. Find some video gaming types, they may be more up for it. Also check out a local store and l... : zebosausamite
      • ^^^ Anybody who enjoys "tactics" type games (Disgaea, etc.) will probably enjoy 4e combat. : Wadmaasi
  • Lunch interview is the best way. : Totenjaeger
• PIIHB? : yacoub35
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  D&D 4th Edition is the best edition yet, in terms of accessibility, clarity of rules, and just sheer fun.... : ConfusedUs
  • Dark Sun was a pretty cool setting. : Goncyn
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    I love the streamlining of the combat, but the magic system really bothers me. Virtually all non-combat (... : silent prophet
    • I like the rituals but I might houserule them in our game to reduce the casting time to be much less. I d... : OverloadUT
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      Is it really 'outside the box' if you already have a spell for it? : Totenjaeger
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        Maybe not, but the wider range of available effects definitely allowed for more versatility. I've seen pl... : silent prophet
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          A lot of the powers and skills let you do this sort of thing. There are plenty of opportunities for creat... : Goncyn
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            But hopefully you follow the saving throw rules of forced movement over edges! I had to look that up for ... : OverloadUT
            • Of course! : Goncyn
        • People using magic to foil every situation is the reason behind the separation of combat/non-combat magic... : ConfusedUs
    • The casting time is simply there to prevent them from being used in combat. Out of combat, who cares?... : ConfusedUs
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    DARK SUN!?!? : Ebu
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      Yes. I don't have any sources handy, but there's quite a bit of evidence that suggests Dark Sun will be t... : ConfusedUs
      • I wish I had time to read Something Awful more often. : Goncyn
• The last time I was at B&N, I noticed someone had put all the Sex for Dummies! books in the RPG book sect... : packav
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  how hard would it be for me to learn DND4e with nothing but the books, some penny arcade podcasts, and sh... : kaddar0
  • Well the books have the rules in them so I think you are set. : Goncyn
  • Pretty much all you need is the core 3 books. You will need to read the PHB and DMG cover-to-cover. You c... : OverloadUT
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    You can start as a player with nothing but the Player's Handbook. The original, not the Player's Handbook... : ConfusedUs
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      This is a great overview. I would say however that you do not need all of the players to have a PHB. More... : OverloadUT
      • Things go so much faster if everyone has a PHB. : ConfusedUs
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  RICE-ROCKETEER WHERE ARE YOU : Majuju
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    http://majuju.com/books.jpg for a start in any case : Majuju
    • Fuck yes Exalted! I have all the hardbacks and quite a few of the softbacks, both 1st and 2nd ed. : ArcKnight
• Needs more picture of the shelf right above it! : roushimsx
• Hahaha. That looks exactly like mine...only...mine's a bit bigger. :( NERD. To be fair, I hold the ... : Rice-Rocketeer
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  Its funny, I was just looking over all the new D&D shit since i was a teen (talking twenty years)... WTF ... : johnny rotten
  • You can still get unpainted pewter miniatures that you paint yourself. But not everyone likes doing paint... : OverloadUT

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  you are not the only one : electroly
  • AITOO!? YANTOO. : TheNiXXeD
• My wife can tell the difference, but most of the time she doesn't care. : Deathlove
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  i have no choice but to watch SD stretched on my hdtv, since it's a tube. but at least the stretch mod... : -=kodiak=-
  • huh? so it has no 4:3 mode? : Shadowdane
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  It bugs the crap out of me. The only thing that is more offensive is 120hz frame interpolation that makes... : Serpico74
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    As bad as that is, I think the stretched aspect ratio is even worse. : Conan
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      I think 120hz interpolation is worse for reasons of intent. Squashed aspect ratio implies ignorance or in : Serpico74
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        the only time frame interpolation looks remotely ok is on computer animation movies like Wall-e, Kung Fu ... : cltcprd
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          FUCKING HELL NO. OMG GAGHAGHJFJDGDWSUYOWGFHOW"IHFBKLFHN : Serpico74
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            explain to me why computer animation shouldn't be smooth? I understand with film (and I still leave it o... : cltcprd
            • It already IS smooth. They animate those films at 24 frames per second, just like film, for a very good r... : jipey
            • I've seen it used on Ratatouille. What was a beautiful looking film looked like fucking Veggietales cheap... : Serpico74
        • it pretty much only looks good on documentary-style footage, like the news : OrkO
      • I had a play with the interpolation in PowerDVD.. which only kicks up to 60Hz.... but.. wtf the percep... : Toraz Chryx
  • yeah i have that and it looks terrible in stuff EXCEPT video games where it really pumps up framerate at ... : kainen1
• Holy fuck this drives me nuts. Everyone makes a big fucking deal when I offer to fix it as well! I displa... : scottythejock
• I always get really irritated with HD channels broadcast movies that have been cropped and stretched. I a... : vynn
• no, i want to fix everyone's tv that is like this : FrayLo
• My housemate asks me why I don't stretch The Wire out to widescreen. BECAUSE THEY FUCKING FILMED IT LIKE ... : nodebug
• What is more troubling is people who don't know. HD is confusing to the average person buy -and- selling ... : MoreVespeneGas
• i like putting letterboxed SD content in stretch mode. : cpt_gloval
• I agree with you completely, couple of my friends stretch 4:3 images out on their TV to 16:9 and I can't ... : joesnizzle
• I was at a friend's place a while back and he had some SD channel running in stretch mode on his wide-scr... : Code RedBeard
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  My girlfriend bought me "The Departed" on dvd, which was very nice of her. I asked her why she got the f... : ADSliv
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    If I have to accept the evil of people watch movies with incorrect aspect ratios for the death of fullscr... : Jonathan
    • We'll probably end up in jail together then, but no homo stuff, OK? : mafu5150
  • did you breakup with her in some ridiculous videophile rage? : kainen1
• it's jarring at first when i set the aspect ratio on my HDTV, but a minute later, i adapt and get used to... : shyguy74
• I notice it but often I don't care : baron calamity
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  This was a topic on WEEI sports talk yesterday. My wife is always watching the SD equivalent of some sho... : topkatz
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    God, that fucking drives me up a wall. I eventually just deleted all the SD versions of channels we get i... : Deathlove
    • Maybe I will put the child lock on them.... : topkatz
    • haha, I did that exact same thing, if we get it in HD, there is no more SD version. : Hiro
• i only zoom 16:9 content when its squished into 4:3 : dignan
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  it's amazing to them that you care so much. let it go. : biskits
  • Never! : nagenift
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  I fucking hate it when youtube videos of a movie fuck up the aspect ratio. IT'S FUCKING EVERYWHERE : OverloadUT
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    And sometimes its really really bad. Liek they took from a source that was already squished, and they ma... : SqueegyTBS
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      I literally yelled out loud at my TV when I was playing a game that the company I work for made (NBA2k9) ... : OverloadUT
      • yes. and can they please get rid of that piss yellow trophy too? : katchow
  • i've seen it on the front page of shack. i commented about it once and they said that's the way it was s... : dantastic
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  this sort of thing is directly related to the person's intelligence : feek
  • Is it bad that I agree with this? : zebosausamite
  • yeah true, the most intelligent people could give a fuck either way. :) : kainen1
  • YES : virus
  • Pretty much. No one notices it until I point it out and then they see it or pretend to at least. : melkore
• Sit 48.59 degrees off to one side and it will look normal! It's been way too long since I've used trig... : wasylm
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  I want to badly injure whoever decided to do the weird bubble stretching at the edges but not the middle ... : gnomish
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    I actually use a mode like this on my widescreen TV. Some TVs do a bad job with it, but mine is acceptab... : SqueegyTBS
    • Yeah, my Viera does a really bad job of this unfortunately, so I always do 4:3 for 4:3 content. : bipolar
  • yes when the channels is an "HD" channel, and they just scale up and stretch out the bullshit SD feed, it... : cpt_gloval
  • I wonder if any TV's use the same content aware resize algorithm that photoshop uses. : Toraz Chryx
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  I don't mind SD in HDTV mode. Sure, the people look extra wide & fat, but I get used to it. It's better... : jingletard
  • i prefer the black bars. if you have a decent sized tv it shouldnt matter. my tv's frame is black so it... : dantastic
• I don't care about stretching SD content to 16:9 at all provided there is a good stretching algorithm at ... : kainen1
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  I hate that when I watch SD on my HDTV the bars on the sides are gray. I wish they were black instead. ... : ThomW
  • it's in the cable box settings hidden away. i have found ones that just don't have the option. my blura... : dantastic
• I can tell the difference, and obviously prefer things to be in the proper aspect ratio etc, but I don't ... : Sacred Sperm
• My wife does this and it makes me want to beat her until she doesn't enjoy it again. Aspect ratio is #... : mace
• The local HD newscast will put blue HD bars on SD footage. I hate that. : ultramega
• Yeah its really annoying. : bolneze
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  Nope. This kind of shit has bugged the fuck and a half out of me me since day motherfucking one. The ... : My Documents
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    Actually, worse are people convinced they've seen a movie after watching "the online edition." Worse is ... : My Documents
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      A star shaped dick hole would be a brilliant body mod. I'm not into the big ear gauges or forked tongues ... : haiku
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        I don't know. Unless your piss and cum is as viscous as chewing gum, I can't see that mod being worthwhil... : My Documents
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          ugh don't be gross : haiku
          • she does have a point : boomstickah
• I'm like you, can't stand anything that mucks with the aspect ratio. The worst offender for me is Bravo H... : Simulacrum
• I would rather see the black bars than have anything stretched. My eyes adjust to the black bars, but th... : Just A Girl
• You are not the only one. It drives me to irrational levels of hatred. : ieGod
• the fucking worst is when I am watching an HD channel and it's just a 4:3 movie stretched to fit in 16:9.... : mikecyb
• Movies? Yes. Games? I don't give a fuck. I play NES, SNES and DOS games stretched on my monitor and I'm w... : avatar_58
• I notice this on work monitors the most. I've seen 3 coworkers using the wrong aspect ratio on their LCD... : Geoffrois
• I haven't noticed it in a while, the top scrolling image on the front page of the shack used to stretch w... : capt tripps
• i'm with you. i got yelled at when i changed the AR when i visited my parents place. their cable box di... : dantastic
• I have no time to hate aspect ratio stretching. All my hate is focused on devs fucking with the FoV. : Wombat Woo
• yes i hate this. my parents even do it with 16:9 tv... : re4ctor
• http://www.dansdata.com/gz068.htm : Arctic Fox
• I'm reminded of my dad when I mention this exact topic. Looks fine to me... : royalally
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  Yes this irritates me greatly, especially on stations that do it for you. Those are especially bad. : Begawkiness
  • A&E is the worst culprit : dantastic
• the worst is when I start to think that the aspect ratio is just *slighly* off. Then I go crazy trying to... : snicker-snack 2
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  I fixed the aspect ratio for a guy at work a couple of years ago. I showed him the stretching effect (wi... : capt tripps
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19516633 : Arctic Fox
• The bar down the street does this. They have HDTV's but they don't have a HD signal, so they put it to 16... : PointlesS76
• I went to service this client's VTC unit today. When I walked it, the AR was set to 4:3 on a 16:9 TV. I... : spazzium
• My MIL has a huuuuuge tv and watches everything zoomed out to the size of a normal tv. WTF seriously? : melt_core
• I think normal people take what is on screens for granted, like it came from god, they just assume whatev... : Luminair
• mother fucking signed : RobFlinn
• i hate it : Flying h4x0r
• This bothers the shit out of me. Match.com (yes I'm a loser) is terrible about this as every picture i... : DOOManiac
• I don't mind stretch mode. Watch SD on an HDTV in 4:3 kinda bothers me... I guess it's the black bars on ... : prime8
• I fucking hate it, also people love leaving the tint so everyone has a nice sunburn. When they leave the ... : Helios150
• Actually your brain compensates for this, and the image eventually looks normal more or less after a coup... : yourGarbageMan
• Meh doesnt bother me because SD is bad no matter how you watch it. Playing it in 4:3 doesnt change the f... : johnny rotten
• I can't stand it : boarder2
• I had a tough time enjoying a lot of PS2 / Xbox HUGE games because of this. They were so inconsistent re... : trevis

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  I'm super happy about this too! I'm out in February!!!!!!!!!!!! : shwortdogg
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    My friend says it goes into effect in August or something. And you have to be in the service then for it ... : Sailor of Fortune
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      You don't have to be in the service when it goes into effect to be eligible for the new version, you just... : ArcKnight
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        I think it's different for reservists. : Sailor of Fortune
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          Yep, there's a prorated scheme for reservists. Have to do cumulative 36 months of Active Duty to get 100%... : Sailor of Fortune
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            Ah, I didn't realize you were a reservist. : ArcKnight
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              Full time reserve, I get the Active benefits but basically help run a reserve unit. Best of both worlds! : Sailor of Fortune
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                Lucky bastard. AGR is fucking awesome >:( : ArcKnight
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                  I heard the greatest name for it last year, "Assholes Getting Rich" : Sailor of Fortune
                  • rofl : ArcKnight
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                    I applied for a job like that last year (was basically an exact description of my private sector job duti... : riptyde
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                      AGR process is a bitch. did you submit the AGR packet through HRC's site? Also, if so, then you should... : Sailor of Fortune
                      • Basically, once you're in AGR, you stay AGR and transfer later when your tour is up. My 1SG told me gotta... : Sailor of Fortune
      • Have to have served Post 9/11 to be eligable. : whistletits
• Thats awesome. I'm a big fan of using this as a means to get an education. If not for the wars we are c... : smacknca
• Yeah, the new GI Bill kicks ass, I'll probably utilize it when I get back from my next mobilization, I... : Sailor of Fortune
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  So do they hand you a big ass check or pay the loan directly? : Phreakin
  • GI Bill direct deposits the money. Student Loan Repayment Program I think sends the money to your debtor. : Sailor of Fortune
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  so do vets like Obama now? : RikiTiki2
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    This was passed way before Obama took office. : ArcKnight
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      Summary: Vets still hate Obama : scorpiusman
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        I like him ): : fbsh
        • Traitor! : scorpiusman
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        How Obama gets such a bad rap and Bush gets such a free pass after cutting our healthcare and family hous... : Pettytheft
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          George Bush is white, you do the math : scorpiusman
          • Has nothing to do with vets. : ArcKnight
        • He didn't serve in the Armed Forces in a time of war like W did! : fbsh
        • People view politicians via their own preconceptions of how that person's political party would make deci : riptyde
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      But he did vote for it in the Senate while McCain and his boys were against it! : fbsh
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        McCain was one of the very few who voted against it. I can't remember his rationale, though I remember it... : ArcKnight
        • He ended up supporting it, though he didn't vote when the day came, but he never voted that often anyways... : Sailor of Fortune
        • He thought the new GI Bill gave too many benefits to people who had not been in for a while. But it was ... : riptyde
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          He was saying retention problems, though the same study he brought up as a small retention drop is counte... : fbsh
          • Yea that's pretty much the gist of it, he was worried people would leave the military to go to college in... : MagicWishMonkey
          • It's gotta be a bitch to know your career can't top that of your relatives unless you make Fleet Admiral,... : riptyde
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        McCain supported it after it had stuff added to it. He was more concerned with how effective it would be ... : Sailor of Fortune
        • Although my issues with McCain are well known (thus the following statement will be taken with a grain of... : riptyde
• what about the new gi joe : boring gegtik
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  Seems only logical. I got VA education benefits in college as a survivor, and they just sent me a check ... : riptyde
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    what is a "survivor"? : datoo
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      parent died during military service. : whistletits
      • oh that sucks, I'm glad they give good benefits to the children. : datoo

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  So, what do you do in the Orca, just hang out? I guess I just don't know how the command ships work. : Clasifyd
  • It's basically a sub-capital for mining. It's a "command ship" because it has bonuses for mining links. ... : kpxkrnjc
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    1. The Orca provides boosts to miners - on mine, I have it set up to boost the range of mining lasers and... : MisterPhoton
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      Rgr. I didn't mean that to seem cynical, I really just had no idea what it did. Do you actually have t... : Clasifyd
      • It's fleet-system wide : kpxkrnjc
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        its fleet wide, as long as I have the leadership skills to support those under me. Currently I can lead 3... : MisterPhoton
        • err, 3 SQUADS of 10 pilots each. I command the wing. : MisterPhoton
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  Wouldn't 10% per reasonable? : heatmizer
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    This is the Shack Empire corp, right? : heatmizer
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      Yeah, it is : Clasifyd
      • In Torrinos? I need to go join it soon. : heatmizer
  • I would think this is a good rate. : hashd
  • IAWT10% : re-verse
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    I suck at math, but how would you calculate the tax? On an individual basis? Or take 10% of the total the... : nevlos
    • it ends up being the same. As everyone is getting a percentage of the total, the end result is the same i... : MisterPhoton
• Just put mine as on the house. Due to the changing mineral types and my lack of crystal/skill for pyr an... : JuffoWup
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  25% would be fair IMO since you give us a nice little boost. : notdeadyeti
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    i think 25% would reduce the incentive to mine in a group. : re-verse
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      see, that's what I'm having trouble with - I don't want to reduce the incentive, but I also know that to ... : MisterPhoton
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        So, you have 3 nights of mining a week, and you're set with 10%. : Clasifyd
        • I can't do this 3 nights a week, heh, regardless of how much I'd like to. : MisterPhoton
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        Isn't there a base tax on all of our income you can set as the corp? I assumed that any mining i did was ... : re-verse
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          tax is only automatic on ISK coming directly from NPC's (mission rewards, bounty, etc). Any ore sold to t... : MisterPhoton
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            How much ore a week is being sold to the corp? : re-verse
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              depends on the week. Last week we did three payouts resulting in a total of 241 million being paid to mem... : MisterPhoton
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                are you taking donations/investment yet? : re-verse
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                  I'm working on a business plan now. After I finish that we can distribute it and start taking investors. : MisterPhoton
                  • Horrays. : Finestaut
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                    let me know sir. i'd be happy and proud to invest your operation : m0rfus
                    • same here! : heatmizer
              • Well, if 10% is too low and 25% is too high, what about 17% or so? : DianeOfTheMoon
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  I would like to publicly apologize for reminding everyone in corp chat not to jeopardize our alt corp's s... : Lunaran
  • its no big deal, unless you end up screwing up my alt's rep, and then its a HUGE deal :P : MisterPhoton
  • yea, your fired for that. :) : jonin
  • No soup for you! : r_picmip 5
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  if the corp as a hole wants to further the corp, then 25% - otherwise 10% is a standard : m0rfus
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    wtf is wrong with me this morning - hole whole : m0rfus
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      hole had a sexy ring to it, so to speak : [7]kami
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        so....when are you coming back? : m0rfus
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          we can go probe a system together looking for a wormhole to enter. : m0rfus
          • damn that made me hot =P : ssj4megaman
• 10% is usually standard : hobosapien
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  ATTN: Reptile how did the plex go last night? : m0rfus
  • that looked intimidating :( he's probably in a pod aimlessly floating :( : Downforce
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    we took it down with no problem. reptile has a screenshot of the loot from the final boss which included ... : mindfk
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      uh oh...what happened after wards? : m0rfus
      • According to the alliance killboards nothing good. : melkore
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        WI gang ambushed lobo as he was heading home and we didn't get there in time to save him. : mindfk
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          oh fuck!! please tell me he wasnt in a carrier... : m0rfus
          • no he wasn't. http://www.nsfng.com/nws/?a=losses : mindfk
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            Lol, uh no. : loboca
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              two BS for the spoils you guys collected is still good. KB says 75million loss. /shrug : m0rfus
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                Ya, a raven and apoc, not even that well fitted. they were ratting vessels. shrug. Prob more like 200mil ... : loboca
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                  not even 200mil lost Neither BS was rigged, alot of the fittings of the raven were actually from kills... : Reptile
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                    Brand new! Barely scratched Apoc for very cheap! : loboca
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                      it fills just about every gap from the gear leftover from yours... I can run you off some t1 mega puls... : Reptile
                      • Oh I'm not really worried, unless I bring the 4th char out, carrier + domi + salvager is all I need at th... : loboca
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                    im still sad i missed it. :P : m0rfus
                    • Only reason I missed you is cause my lasers range can't hit you from where I'm at. : loboca
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      You mean 10k m3 of refinables right? or did more happen after I left? I still have like... 1500 m3 of all... : loboca
      • sorry, yeah. added an extra 0. : mindfk
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    The giant "kuari strain mother" popping: http://semaphore.shackspace.com/boom.wmv : semaphore
    • i love this!! not only is it kewl, but you can see size comparison. those two ships side by side on the l... : m0rfus
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      what's this encoded in? can't seem to get it to play. : mindfk
      • Audio: Windows Media Audio 48000Hz stereo 192Kbps [Raw Audio 0] Video: Windows Media Video 9 1280x720 29... : semaphore
    • For the record, it took roughly 8 minutes for us to kill that thing : Reptile
• 100% if you are the CEO. Then steal everything and live the high life. : S1ing B1ade
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  I want you fgts to know I downloaded the trial last night. You bastards talking about stuff that's coo... : mace
  • Make sure you come to the Shacknews channel! : heatmizer
  • look out it's.....WOW IN SPACE! jk jk wow's pvp blew chunks : notdeadyeti
  • Mace in EvE is going to be great. Can't wait to see you in there. : PhoenixArisen
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    Mace, you wanted a story, here you go: I spent some time as a combat pilot in a small time allianc... : Finestaut
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      hahahaha, so much of this post is entirely foreign compared to the way I play EVE. excellent read, though... : Majuju
      • Thanks. I have a lot more stories like that, maybe I'll write some more up later. : Finestaut
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      That is fantastic! Question, can you refit ships while out of dock? : mace
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        only if a carrier is nearby that has mobile fitting capabilities. : mindfk
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          or an Orca :D I love my new ship : MisterPhoton
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            Or my Rorqual :) : YerMothah
            • that's technically a full-on capital ship, though. I'm pretty sure the Orca is the only ship out there wi... : MisterPhoton
        • Carriers are really expensive ships that you don't see all the time. Generally speaking, if you're going... : Finestaut
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      Stories like this are what convinced me to download the free trial...and now I'm hopelessly hooked. : ninj0rc
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        i think people need to understand that stories like this happen, and they happen often, but you have to w : m0rfus
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          this is the biggest thing that people don't seem to understand when they start playing. everyone wants to... : mindfk
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            You can actually jump into PvP pretty early, most people's problem is that they don't want to start PvPin... : Finestaut
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              This is why I would like to organize my fellow nubs in PHOTN to start practicing pvp with each other...a ... : ninj0rc
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                We should set up some 3 on 3 matches in T1 frigates. : MisterPhoton
                • frigate tourrrrrrrneeeeeeeee I would actually log in for this : Goncyn
                • I was in some of these awhile back and it was totally awesome. : Finestaut
        • When I signed up and charged the credit card I fully understood that I wouldn't be "teh uber" after a mon... : ninj0rc
    • Poor Shinji. The name is from Evangelion, he pilots Unit 01: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EVA01_in_T... : sikander
  • STOP. DECEASE. RESIST! : m0rfus
• Orcas are funny looking ships. : Link.
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  You know what might be a great idea for the next op? Have training. Get someone who is well-versed in tac... : heatmizer
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    that's actually already being planned - Rhene is going to head that up, considering that I've spent a maj... : MisterPhoton
    • Outstanding.. That would be an opportune time to learn new stuff! : heatmizer
    • i also offered my presence to be the bad guy or good guy. : m0rfus
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      I'm Rhene. I will be posting ship setups tonight to give the new players some guidance plus I'll be avail... : hadronflux
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        I missed where you were gonna post that stuff last night. : hashd
        • I will post a comment in the corporation evemail and I'll be writing the info up on www.helpmewithmygamep... : hadronflux
      • I love you rhene ^_^ : Downforce
  • Roaming 0.0 with a t1 frig gank squad is hilarious, mostly because enough players don't have frigs on the... : Link.
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  Yeah was fun actually, a very different experience when you're in a fleet with other humans. It's still ... : dael
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    so when are you coming down and joining the corp? :D : MisterPhoton
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      hah I just might consider it after last night. I'm pussywhipped poor with scheduling things ahead of tim... : dael
      • nope. We have 40 or so members, and including your two characters there were 21 characters out last night... : MisterPhoton
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  I may be dumb for asking this but why not just take out what's necessary for the POS and then divide the ... : r_picmip 5
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    this isn't a bad idea. instead of trying to work out a fixed tax amount that may or may not add up depend... : mindfk
    • it's been awhile since i used this POS, but the cost is very low. 40-80Mill/month. it could even work wit... : m0rfus
  • I really like this idea. : ninj0rc
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    I would not be against this at all. Our initial investment of time will come back in the long run. : hashd
    • Agreed, this method would be fine with me too. : Dr Van Nostrand
  • I think this is the way to go... with just 1 mining op you pulled in that amount 4x that amount.. so just... : ssj4megaman
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  Seems to me that 10% is fair...the same number as the tax on mission rewards. But that's just one opinio... : ninj0rc
  • After reading the thread, it seems to me that something between 10% and 25% would be ideal. I am sure th... : ninj0rc
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  http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1032494 This is some funny stuff. I'm very u... : Link.
  • yeah that's some bullshit : sm00v3d
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  Ok, I'm going to keep my Eve related questions in here: 1. I understand that Eve is not even close to ... : mace
  • 1) real time skill training means REAL TIME. the sink is different in that you are always training if log... : m0rfus
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    1. It's as casual or as hardcore as you want it to be. I can jump on and kill stuff for 20 minutes or go... : melkore
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      incorrect. Opposing races' skills don't train any slower than the one you start as. it takes me as long... : JuffoWup
      • Well, it'll takes about a week to get amarr bs, assuming you don't have any of the prereqs already. : Link.
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        i think he's talking about the old way of character creation where you started with a bunch of skills bas... : mindfk
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          I guess I haven't made a new character in a few years now so I guess they changed that. : melkore
          • yeah just changed with apoc. : mindfk
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    1. the timesink in eve is related to making money, not to skills. it's not as bad in that you can take a ... : mindfk
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      There's no point in starting Caldari to start close to your space, since you can podjump immediately. : Link.
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        What is podjump? : mace
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          Set your clone to whichever station you want and self-destruct your pod. You can set your station to wher... : Link.
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            uhhh.. i don't think this is true. afaik you have to be present in a station to set your skill clone ther... : mindfk
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              okay we both are right about some things and wrong about some things. from http://www.eve-wiki.net/ind : mindfk
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                I'm almost certain mace will be able to podjump to shackspace immediately. That's what I did as soon as I... : Link.
                • either way with the new character creation system race means even less than it did before, right? : mindfk
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                  PHOTN would have to have an office near each new character area : MisterPhoton
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                    oh this is true, no way for him to join the corp without first getting to an office. : mindfk
                    • and offices are almost prohibitively expensive near starting areas these days : MisterPhoton
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                      So in otherwords, getting to shack space as a n00b is a no go? : mace
                      • no it just means you have to fly there unless you start as caldari in which case you'll start close. : mindfk
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                        You can still get there, but you just have to hoof it a little bit. Travel through space like some sort ... : Finestaut
                        • on the bright side, autopilot + newb frigate = winner : JuffoWup
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                        its DEFINITELY a go! Have you already created an account? If not, I can send you a buddy key which gets y... : MisterPhoton
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                          just use your n00b ship and travel over there. sheesh : m0rfus
                          • if new though, I'd recommend the tutorial missions which will put him in something more than a n00b ship. : JuffoWup
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              Yeah, you can set a clone remotely to corp offices or corp-owned conquerable stations only. Just checked ... : Link.
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                where do you see that you can set medical clones to corp offices? because that would be pretty damn handy... : mindfk
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                  Change the station of your clone and you'll see a bunch of stations. :) : Link.
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                    so i have an alt with implants that i don't want destroyed and no jump clones back in empire. sounds like... : mindfk
                    • Yup, that's the beauty of it. Players that aren't rich have their +3/4 implants on empire jumpclones beca... : Link.
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    1. As much or as little as you want there to be, since skills train in real-time. 2. Any. Cross-traini... : Link.
    • Do not confuse your filthy Amarr Zealot slave ship with our freedom-loving Minmatar HACs. : Goncyn
  • I will answer #3 with my experience of playing less than 5 days: 3. Right click on an item, click on "... : nevlos
• I once ransomed a fleet of Hulks mining in low sec. Tackled 3 with my arazu while my buddy jammed their d... : Angry Max
• I have an idea. Based on my calculations, your boosts due to shortened cycle speed created an extra 12.5... : geedeck
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  i need to get a miner. :( and train mining. :( : g0nk
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    or go outside and meet some girls : Angry Max
    • OMG LOLILOOOOLLOLOLO!!!!!!!!!!11!1!1!! : g0nk
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      you must be new here? welcome to a VIDEO GAME FORU. girls are mythical creatures : Downforce
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        I've been reading shack since 97. You misunderstand me. What i am referring to is the mind numbing was... : Angry Max
        • I know it may not be the "cool" thing to say but sometimes it's fun to just chat with corp mates. Mining... : r_picmip 5
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          hmm, we had a good time last night with half our corp out working together to further our goals. Maybe ou... : MisterPhoton
          • I find it a little weird that people find good time in working together to haul cans of ore across game s... : Angry Max
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          ...and you just magically conjur hulls out of thin air, eh? ;) : Majuju
          • no i buy them on the market, and i assume someone makes them and someone mines the minerals for them... m... : Angry Max
        • I see. when I played seriously, mining was planning time. doing something simple and effective to backsto... : Downforce
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          boring? yes. waste of time? hardly. at least its a guaranteed source of income (fixed time/return) unlike... : mindfk
          • I have payed my subscription for over a year with GTC's bought with ransom money. : Angry Max
• This sounds kind of awesome. Last time I tried EVE all I did was trade. : Kaerof
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  new gm post today talking about the .BoB. rename. We appreciate the feedback from everyone. After revi... : JuffoWup
  • NO DUH. Any amount of initial investigation into the ticket would've garnered that outcome. : MisterPhoton
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    Linked this above. It is bullshit and further cements CCP's BoB favoritism. : Link.
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      No, you linked something different. This is them saying they will revert the name change. : Goncyn
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        Oh, I missed this. Thanks, CCP for acting rational for once. : Link.
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          I love my fellow goons. http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7189/pictureq.jpg : Link.
          • Buwahaha that's awesome. : r_picmip 5
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  Now, tell me about cloaking!!! : mace
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    Cloaking is primarily a PvP mechanic and is fairly skill intensive for a new player. A cloaked ship is : Goncyn
    • you also have a delay in targetiing when coming out of cloak. But some ships allow you to targetting rig... : JuffoWup
    • They never did, though doomsday decloaks you! : Link.
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      You can warp whille cloaked in some ships (covert ops etc). But it is skill intensive. : hadronflux
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        Yes, I said that, in my post. : Goncyn
        • Sorry, missed that.. I blame it on my iPhone. :) : hadronflux
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    I wish some extremely crucial Goonfleet articles were public sometimes... Most ships can fit a cloakin... : Link.
    • Oh, and you can't use any other modules. : Link.
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      The only really flashy use of cloaking is on stealth bombers, and those are so highly specialized you alm... : Finestaut
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        Stealth bombers are gimmick ships, so yeah. : Link.
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          I know :( : Finestaut
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            Also stealth bombers have the same warp penalties, unlike cov ops/ecm/blockade runners, oddly. : Link.
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              I KNOW :( : Finestaut
              • hey Finestaut, did you see the proposed buff to stealth bombers? they're changing them to use torpedoes a... : Majuju
            • i love bombers. i use them all the time to harass and instigate fights! i love camping a hostile area and... : m0rfus
        • Gimmick is being charitable :D : Majuju
  • Any ship can fit a prototype cloak. These cloaks aren't the best but they'll allow you to hide in a safe ... : xwer
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  How many days would it take me to get started and start pvp? I played the trial a few months back, and... : fleabug
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    Solo pvp in cheap frigates with no skills will usually get you podded unless you go after some very speci... : r_picmip 5
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      sometimes EVE PvP is a lot like fishing. : m0rfus
      • lol, I like this. : Smirks D
      • Perfect analogy :) : r_picmip 5
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  "you have been banned from 'shacknews' or the channel does not allow public access" wat :[ : kpxkrnjc
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    Did you piss Reptile off? : r_picmip 5
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      not that i know of, the last thing i remember talking about was jump clones : kpxkrnjc
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        thats really strange. Shacknews is a public channel, unless it got locked down. : m0rfus
        • maybe someone was abusing it so they locked it down ?_? : kpxkrnjc
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  I'm so on the verge of re-installing this... : Pacalon
  • im thinking about it as well : DonarUDL
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    I just created a trial account... this thread finally did it. : phokz
    • haha oh man the shacknews channel is going to get (more) interesting. : mindfk
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  wait, theres a new shack corp? : jayares
  • there is a relatively new active empire shack corp. : mindfk
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  Making an alt Mining character, what race/bloodline should I start with? does it even matter? : mrasparagus
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    Doesn't matter anymore, though Caldari gives you a really really slight edge towards the Osprey. : Majuju
    • plus we are in caldari space. : JuffoWup
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  do we have any other .NET devs in PHOTN? I'm thinking of starting work on a web-based corp and POS manage... : MisterPhoton
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    this would be so H : m0rfus
    • I'm considering using http://www.yetanotherforum.net/ for a corp forum and chopping it up to integrate th... : MisterPhoton
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    not in PHOTN but i've been kicking around the idea of starting a web-based evemon style app for a little ... : mindfk
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      friggin agreed. You have .NET hosting? That's the only thing holding me back from going ahead with this r... : MisterPhoton
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        haven't gotten that far yet, no. i was going to start off developing locally and see how far i got before... : mindfk
        • I have a rudimentary API call setup on nsfng at the moment. Afraid it's linux, so not .net. Fun to pla... : loboca
  • maybe if I was unemployed... : dael
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  Just figured I'd repost this video for those that are new to the game. http://www.evetube.com/index.ph : zerog83
  • Oh, the little green and blue X's are fighters :D : zerog83
  • wow that's an insane K/D ratio, awesome. : Poor Yurik
  • cool, pretty bumping tunes too. : Smirks D
• Ok, Im probably going to resub, but its been quite a while since i've played and I have no idea of what i... : DonarUDL
• god damnit, now I want to re-sub and I have zero time to do that! : cltcprd
• I remember trying this a while back but not getting into it. I keep seeing posts here though... : bolneze

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  am i the only player :( : dantastic
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    I will play the new build with you sometime, dantastic. : Head Rush
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      really play the new build with me or mittense play the new build with me? : dantastic
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        I dont know exactly what this says but I will play the new build with you. : Head Rush
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          it means will you really play it or just ignore messages when we're supposed to play ;) : dantastic
          • oh haha, I will really play it. : Head Rush
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            har har. : mittense
            • :D : dantastic
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      I would love to play with some Shackers. These days, any games without built-in voice comms or a good f... : Lightzout
      • I think I have you on my Steam friends list, I'll shoot you a msg next time we play. : Head Rush
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        if we get friends lists going and know who is playing we could get a steam voice chat going off to the si... : dantastic
        • good call : Lightzout
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  Is it possible to delete a character yet or to make more than 4? Or at the very least are there more peo... : SlingBlaze
  • we'll know after the update is done. i usually play national and have noticed uneven teams a couple of t... : dantastic
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  Oh shit, I forgot I got a key emailed to me! : PointlesS76
  • the beta site is down right now but it should work later. my gf's key still worked from the first public... : dantastic
• I'd really like to give the game a go....any spare keys lying around? :) : niceguynick
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  Is this game still terrible? : Link.
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    i havent played a build that was terrible. was playing the most recent build prior to today's update onl... : dantastic
    • It wasn't terrible if you imagined it as a lemmings running en masse off the edge of a cliff simulator. : Lightzout
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    It's not terrible, but I'm not sure how competitive players are going to enjoy the third person combat. ... : atom519
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      gunners have a defense ability for a reason, soldiers have a health refill ability for a reason, commando... : dantastic
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        I haven't played with gunners much, but the soldiers heal ability gives maybe 10% life? The grenades ins... : atom519
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          A soldier with max healing + a good commando + a gunner thats not horrible = an unstoppable force if they... : noodleboy723
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            yeah i wish more people would actively heal. doesnt help that you have to buy the requesting a medic emo... : dantastic
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              You do? I could have sworn that I had the need a ride, medic, and wave emotes by default. : noodleboy723
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                maybe they changed that or my eyes were playing tricks : dantastic
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                  You have to manually add them to your player by drag-n-drop like other items but they are there to used. : Lightzout
                  • yeah i knew that bit but i thought you only get 2 emotes for free : dantastic
        • use your points you get from leveling up to increase your healing rank. of course level 1 healing is shi... : dantastic
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      They aren't. Competitive gaming is dead. Everything is about keeping and retaining players which means ... : RyDogg1
      • truth. :( : atom519
      • competitive FPS gaming isn't dead it's just dead by volume comparison is all. I will say that deathmatc... : kainen1
  • i found the game pretty fun and a good time killer, won't replace a real battlefield but can satisfy an u... : RetroRedEyeJr
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    yes, it plays like a fisher-price version of any fps. : chilln
    • it plays like an arcade version of bf1942 with less lag. ^^^ didn't play for more than 10 minutes : dantastic
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  Is this game actually played in a browser window? : Bull
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    its launched from a browser window but the game plays on it's own after that. looks very nice and is ver... : dantastic
    • I see. Looking forward to trying it out when it goes live. : Bull
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  I love this game. I love it. LOVE IT I TELL YOU : noodleboy723
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    Me on my Commando and my buddy on his Soldier are fucking unstoppable. We were going 20-4 on matches and ... : noodleboy723
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      I love it a ton, question is, who plays NATS and who plays ROYALS? : VictoriouSecret
      • NATS all the way : Head Rush
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        you should be able to switch sides mid game (for balance) ..dont know how they'd do that but it's annoyin... : cptstern
        • I agree with this. There would be games where it would be 8 royals to 4 nats and they sit and bash us for... : VictoriouSecret
      • ive been getting all the shackers to join the nationals : dantastic
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  Couldn't we do a steam group for this game (since everyone is complaining about the friends list. : SlingBlaze
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    yeah but you cant launch the game from a steam shortcut so you wont be able to see who is in game : dantastic
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      aw yea. Thanks. : SlingBlaze
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        if this iteration gives us friends lists we can organize a steam group but it might make more sense to se... : dantastic
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          http://shackers.gamewith.us/finder/battlefield-heroes/ : ThomW
          • thanks THOMW! : dantastic
• Ya I would love to give this a try. : S1ing B1ade
• beta is still down. they brought it back up but apparently they weren't expecting that many people to al... : dantastic

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  Slightly better quality here http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/where-the-wild-things-are/trailer : Godhatesfatpeople
  • oh god i have all these monies : Deathlove
  • That trailer reminds me of the Sigur Ros video with all the naked people in the woods for some reason. : Vincent Grayson
  • Apple 1080p quicktime version: http://movies.apple.com/movies/wb/wherethewildthingsare/wherethewildthings... : Hiro
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  looks awesome if you ask me. : ass-street
  • Signed. So excited to see this! : Godhatesfatpeople
• holy crap, that looks awesome! I grew up with that book, still have it. :) : g0nk
• GAH OMG AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME : Serpico74
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  I haven't read that book in 20 years and I started having flashbacks from those scenes, so strange. : gmd
  • That's what I love about the trailer. Along with them not changing the look of the creatures at all eithe... : Godhatesfatpeople
  • Same. Amazing how certain things are re-created so well just in that trailer that individual frames gave ... : nudel
• Very cool : Merconium
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  That is pretty surreal. They are REALLY reading a lot into a simple kids' story. I am still looking forwa... : byorn
  • yeah. kind of weird in that the story is a picture book that's like less than 50 pages and the plot/story... : wtf242
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    The author specifically asked Jonze to do it, so have faith. : lodit
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      source? : Deathlove
      • I'm not going to look for it right now, but it is documented as Jonze and him have known each other for a... : lodit
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        http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386117/trivia Spike Jonze was approached by Maurice Sendak and was asked : opengl128
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          i looked on the wikipedia and it did not have this nugget the next place i should have looked was imdb. b... : Deathlove
          • Add to the fact that Warner Brothers specifically said they took a back seat and let Spike make whatever ... : DianeOfTheMoon
• This looks SO AWESOME : opengl128
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  such a great arcade fire song. : whereiwannab
  • I agree, it was perfect for the trailer. : Matt Burris
• :3 : Bamtan
• cannot wait. : yosemiteclimber
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  HD, bitches: http://apple.com/trailers/wb/wherethewildthingsare/ : smoove
  • woot woot : Godhatesfatpeople
  • :D :D :D : opengl128
• I don't think there could have picked a better director than Spike Jonze for this. : freshyk
• Much love for Spike Jonze. That looks great! : khaosman
• Oh my god that looks amazing : zuga
• i'm so pedo crushing max records : My Documents
• Sold on this for sure. : rezombie
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  Do not like at all. :\ : pimpium
  • gotta love the internet : suqur
  • WOW, U R COOL! : Matt Burris
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    It's hard to say with that crappy music that shoved in there. : capt tripps
    • arcade fire is awesome : klearlyunseen
• woohoo, looks great : niceguynick
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  Kind of wish this was animated instead of live-action : bipolar
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    Either Coraline style or high end 2d traditional animation : bipolar
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      High-quality stop motion animation with puppets/models ala Coraline is my favorite style of movie. : Psigun
      • It's also a ridiculous amount of work, so it's not too surprising that it's so rare. : Vincent Grayson
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    They tried that in the 80's. Disney was going to do it. But it was canned due to it being too expensive ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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      I really love what Jonze has done here. I really can't see it having as epic of a feel if it was done in ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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        Isn't it a mix of puppetry/live-action and CGI? I think just the faces of the Wild Things are CG... : rezombie
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          From what I read, it's a mix. They used just enough CG on the faces to do slightly more detailed expressi... : Godhatesfatpeople
          • That is awesome! I love movies that mix CG with old-style animation in an intelligent fashion, like Coral... : datoo
        • The wild things are actual suits make by Jim Henson. They own, watch Farscape for some incredible stuff. : jayares
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      The movie would have 0wned if it was done in the live action style of Labyrinth. : CrustaR
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        But that's what we're getting now? : Godhatesfatpeople
        • We'll see. :| : CrustaR
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      that test is mind boggling considering it was done in 1983. John Lassester truely was a visionary, rip. : deathofrats
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        what do you mean rip? : sigpro
        • Yeah, Lasseter is now the head of Disney/Pixar Animation in charge of all of their projects. Bolt is the ... : LoioshDwaggie
    • Holy crap, that music is terrible. : heartsauce
• Looks amazing! : datoo
• That looks really great, but I have never read the book. : nomaad
• i barely remember reading it as a kid, i think i need to re-read it :( : jayares
• Whoever owns Legendary Pictures is awesome. He/she never let go of their childhood. : Cihte
• Wow, that brings back a lot of childhood memories. Most favorite childhood book ever. : Frozen Pixel
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  This looks fucking INCREDIBLE : fishbone
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    I've been deceived by looks before, but there are enough people whose work I really like involved that I ... : nurglich
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      Also, predicting Max to be the hot costume for Halloween 2009. : nurglich
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        also rorschach : boring gegtik
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          This will be how we identify the responsible parents from the irresponsible ones. : BlackCat9
          • also dr manhattan : boring gegtik
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  fucking furries : Turd Ferguson
  • incoming cosplay : scorpiusman

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• did you at least bring a putter? : zerog83
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  it's skipping the south side. just light rain. that fucking sucks! usually glass places will waive the d... : EvilDolemite
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    Looks like it's missing all of austin except north on the radar. Purple right over my house... : twifosp
    • there was pea-size hail round 45th & guadalupe : RikiTiki2
• same just happened to my friend parked in my driveway : busdriver3030
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  my car was outside at my apartment, i'm not looking forward to getting home :( : mwasher
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    just skip town dude and never look back : bipolar
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      where to go!? : mwasher
      • Normal, IL : bipolar
      • http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=hell&sll=40.979898,-86.835937&sspn=30.080732,... : sparkly
• insurance claim! windshield should be free : RikiTiki2
• did u happen to be driving passed a golf course? : Poooks
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  http://www.jcode.org/pictures/hail.jpg My poor car :( : jra101
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    Ugh that sucks, 350z right? : DonarUDL
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      Yup. http://www.jcode.org/pictures/car.jpg : jra101
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        is that actually yours or a stock photo? : RikiTiki2
        • That's my car, I took that picture a couple months ago. : jra101
  • I R A Q ' D : loke662
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    Oh man, looking at that makes me sick to my stomach. I can't imagine what it felt like to walk out and se... : ArcKnight
    • It was pretty depressing, I had to pick glass shards out of the seats. Haven't even cleaned up the back y... : jra101
  • Oh shit :( : delataur
  • holy shit dude that just... ugh : pukerat
  • Oh damn :( : yosemiteclimber
  • holy windowshit! : synack
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    oh for the love of penis! does insurance cover any of that? : Korban
    • Yea, already talked to insurance and it's all covered. Taking it to a body shop tomorrow. : jra101
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    HOLY FUCK. That's such a pretty car too :[ : disposition
    • Will insurance cover most of the repairs? : disposition
  • WOW. fuck thats insane hail damage. : chilln
  • fucking ouch, man :( : smoove
  • mother nature is a bitch! hgahaha : mindshot
  • oh damn. thats terrible. : hirez
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    more pics plz? : Matto357
    • http://www.jcode.org/pictures/hail2.jpg http://www.jcode.org/pictures/hail3.jpg Going to get a few mo... : jra101
  • Damn dude, you got the worse end of the deal :( : twifosp
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  I was sitting out on Hula Huts' deck when it came threw. Hahaha it was fun : noobja
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    man I miss hula hut. that was the best thing about visiting austin :) : hirez
    • tubular taco's ftw. : noobja
• i know right? I dodged that one by hiding out under a gas station : deathofrats
• I got some video of that shit coming down at my house. We get a lot of hail storms but that was probably... : .frame