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  Darius, who from Aeternus is left in GCR? : pancake humper
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    Off the top of my head I can't think of anybody but Vispiritus. Everyone who took off for Aeternus in 05 ... : king_darius
    • Just curious because of what someone told me from GCR. Grats on Undying though. Now get to Immortal. : pancake humper
    • Traitors! : invisible_kid
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      I'm still around!... In Aftermath, since you guys kicked all my alts around 3 years ago. : tedv
      • I've seen Hope in Dalaran a few times. Didn't know it was still you. : pancake humper
    • I fucking love the fact that GCR is still around, and is still top notch. : sammyl
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  nice, good work! now, on to Immortal! : atom519
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    The majority of my 10-man group doesn't do 25-mans regularly, so we really appreciate the 10/25 system. W... : king_darius
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      I thought they removed the drakes that go with those acheivments. : Sparticuse
      • They will when the next patch hits : semaphore
      • In 3.1 they did, they are still live. : pancake humper
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        They're removing the drakes but it hasn't happened yet, as far as I know. When 3.1 drops the drakes will... : electroly
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          see that pisses me off. their whole reason for getting rid of them is "too many people with the same mou... : Sparticuse
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            faction mounts are completely different than the sarth hard mode mount. their reason is "it will be too ... : electroly
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              The Sarth+3 mount isn't going away though, it's the Glory of the Raider mounts that will be removed as a ... : king_darius
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                I get my drakes confused :) Same deal though; there is a huge difference between a protodrake achievemen... : electroly
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                  True, it's basically the same reason they got rid of the Warbear for 3.0. : king_darius
                  • yeah, if they hadn't, every single level 80 in the game would have the Amani War Bear because ZA is a jok... : electroly
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                I thought Sarth+3 was going away as well? In fact I thought all of the achievement based Mount rewards we... : InfoBiter
                • No, and the Sarth+3 isn't achievement based, just a guaranteed drop. It's only Glory of the Raider and He... : Chod
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                The Plagued Proto-Drake is going away? God DAMNIT, Blizzard, give me an easy-to-get proto-drake that look... : drhazard
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                  just get it now before 3.1 comes out and you'll be fine : electroly
                  • Not going to happen at this rate, unfortunately, at least not on my main. Maybe on my bear-tank alt, thou... : drhazard
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                  kill the time-lost proto drake guy for the drop. Takes a bit of camping for him : notext
                  • Yeah, I'm probably going to start doing that while I work on my Oracles rep. The plagued one would just l... : drhazard
          • The reason they're going away is because people will be able to hit these achievements way too easily wit... : Entity
        • to clarify they're just removing them as a reward payout. : Downforce
• glad we finally got that done after being so close week after week. was great to finish off all the hero : x4nth3
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  Oh yeah, I forgot the whole run was 2h07m too. Here's the log if anyone's interested: http://wowwebstats... : king_darius
  • Nice Patchwerk kill : pancake humper
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    wow i had forgotten how much wowwebstats sucks compared to wowmeteronline. all the extra shit wmo shows ... : electroly
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      I agree, but WMO is very slow for me too often. :( It's there too, though: http://www.wowmeteronline.c... : king_darius
      • yeah they need to stop hosting wmo on a 28.8k modem in china. the reports are soooooooo much better thou... : electroly
• what does that give you besides a gay surname : grandmasterlee
• BOOO to you guys. aka congrats, but it sure would have been nice to get it when I was with you last we... : ckaps
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  What a pack of losers! Congrats guys. I actually have no idea what Undying is.. time limit? So.. any mus... : Wyvern
  • No one dies on any boss fight within one raid lockout : pancake humper
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    Undarius dies to the dumbest shit, Imta likes to go off and "respec" in the corner while his ghoul out-DP... : king_darius
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      don't forget AFK wanding : Downforce
      • ^^^ key to victory : theWhite
    • Annunkris also likes to make up excuses as to why he sucks. I SWEAR IT'S NOT MY FAULT : invisible_kid
• grats fags, I need to find a 10 man group before the next patch : matrix
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  This game sounds fun. I might pick it up. Grats homoses. I can't say I'm surprised to see Ultraflame o... : Phil
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    You should come back for our 10man Uld permagroup :( : pancake humper
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      2/23/09 Never Forget. RIP Philshack. My computer can't handle it any more and my wallet can't handle an... : Phil
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        and you have a motherfucking HOG too >:( : Downforce
        • Truly an American Made Motorcycle Icon. It will be missed. : Phil
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  nice work, has werejack gotten The Insane yet? I remember he liked to get tons of faction rep. : .sticks.
  • He is exalted with every faction available. Insane. : ckaps
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    Waerjack is a machine and became self-aware a few years ago. I'd love to know his /played time. Truly a... : Phil
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      I asked him and he refused to say. I'm guessing well over 250 days. : handofthrawn
      • I have that spread out over my accounts. Waer is probably pushing 400, minimum. : Entity
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  I got Baron Rivendare's Deathcharger mount last night, I only ran it 5 times total! It's a nice feeling ... : Patch-e
  • you, sir, officially suck. : Sparticuse
  • nice dude! i got mine in like 20 runs total i think post-drop rate nerf. at 1% drop rate it's not too h... : electroly
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    The droprate has been significantly increased. : Entity
    • The frequency of Onyxia's deep breath has been increased. : pancake humper
    • yea its 1%, still pretty fucking low : Patch-e
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    Haha oh yea I also go my Green Proto Drake in only two egg cooldowns from The Oracles. I've had some good... : Patch-e
    • what the fuck, what GM are you buying off : Downforce
    • You might as well try for the time lost proto drake. : spectr3
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    I've hit around 55 have to look haven't gotten it. What's more crazy is I'm going back to finish the Tier... : Chod
    • I got lucky on my mage for tier 0. i joined up with a 45 min baron run waaaay back in the day. we kept ... : Sparticuse
• Congrats from Sucat! : handofthrawn
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  btw why did you guys start with Patchwerk? that seems odd. usually Undying groups do Razuvious first si... : electroly
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    Our fights where people mess up and die lately have been Gothik p1, 4h, Grobbulus, Gluth, Heigan, and KT.... : king_darius
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      If we did that the whole guild will go AFK for 45 mins and then another 1 hour waiting for stupid faggots... : pancake humper
      • haha my thoughts exactly. that would never work for us. : electroly
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      Tricky! With dual spec that sort of thing shouldn't matter as much, since people will be able to just sw... : electroly
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        Yah I've never actually seen that happen at all. Guess I've been lucky. : InfoBiter
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          either that or your mind controllers are competent : electroly
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            I love how the understudies just started running through the raid last night. : pancake humper
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              lmao. sounds like your crew is creating the unpredictable nature of Raz. he's lock down predictable in 10... : Downforce
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                What class are you? : Chod
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                  He's a (dumb) mage : king_darius
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                    Crazy a hunter, pally, warrior, dk, shaman, are all much better and easier at kiting. Heck as a hunter it... : Chod
                    • you don't even know. they are trusting BLINK in a crucial raid task. HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH : Downforce
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                You know what, you two totally killed it last night and we still got Gluth in one Decimate. Guess who's k... : king_darius
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                  I was deliberately ignoring a chow here and there, too, in light of Undying. no point to be a chow hero o... : Downforce
                  • You deserved a drink, soldier! : king_darius
      • Yeah, the priests' lack of +hit always makes 25man version super fun. : Entity
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        This should truthfully never happen. Our tanks actually do the crystals since they're used to it. For ... : LoioshDwaggie
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          I was talking about 25man, our priests were just WTF last night : pancake humper
          • It took me four weeks or so to stop fucking it up. Now it's smooth sailing to get him down in 25 but for ... : LoioshDwaggie
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          10 man is easy mode, we're talking about 25 man where the first priest to mind control gets attacked by R... : electroly
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            Once you engage Raz gives you 4 seconds before he will make his first attack. Just make sure your priests... : LoioshDwaggie
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              to be honest i have no idea what the priests do, i just assume they know what they're doing. i just know... : electroly
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                now that i think about it, i think we pull using MC. the actual tank doesn't start the fight, the priest... : electroly
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                  Our priest (IE: Me) pulls. We mark the two closest trainees and /focus them. Then both priests cast mind ... : LoioshDwaggie
                  • I'll have to find out what we do exactly but as far as I can tell we don't misdirect or mind soothe or di... : electroly
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                  Can't be, doesn't Raz in 25 hit for around 30k on a player tank? I'll admit I don't know much about Naxx2... : king_darius
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                    a tank could survive a 30k hit. it doesn't look like that's what Loiosh's guild does though, they pull w... : electroly
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                      We practice a bit of CC to make things easier. A lot of groups have fallen out of being careful and CC in... : LoioshDwaggie
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                        we are the least careful guild ever. very reckless, they all just rely on the healers to carry them thro... : electroly
                        • That is probably part of why. We have that happen a few times (It's not a Mayhem run if we don't wipe on ... : LoioshDwaggie
                    • Raz hits for 30k or so on a tank, but has a special strike (unbalanced strike? I can't remember the name ... : daneloire
      • Hell yes : invisible_kid
• grats <3 : fluke
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  Nice work. My guild on Hyjal finally got Twilight Vanquisher last night. I am happy. http://www.wowar... : Goncyn
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    nice! i'm probably going to be wearing T9 gear before our guild kills sarth+3 >:( : electroly
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      also you went disc!! how do you like it? i'd never be able to stand being so low on the healing charts. : electroly
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        It is a blow to the ego! I switch three or four weeks ago to improve our chances at 3 drakes. We have mos : Goncyn
        • wow, after he was dead too... that's gotta hurt. : x4nth3
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          Always paladins fucking things up! I was pretty sure it doesn't count against Undying if someone dies af... : electroly
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            10k hps? How is that even possible? You are a god among healers. I think deaths from the clouds after ... : Goncyn
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              My HPS is world-ranked :-) WMO is a faggot and disqualified my best Razuvious parse because our total da... : electroly
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                The highest my HPS has ever gotten is just over 5k on Sapphiron. : Goncyn
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                  There are paladins that can do over 25K HPS (granted not effective HPS but total heals). The top HPS (no : electroly
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                    Is that with one healer? Seems ilke stat padding. : persuxe
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                      that particular one had other healers but, like all of the top scores, the other healers pretty much did ... : electroly
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                        Well I guess that gives them room for extra dps, leading to less damage done, and therefore less healing ... : persuxe
                        • For the pure HPS metric it doesn't matter what boss you're fighting, or if you're fighting anything at al... : electroly
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  Nice! I think I found a screenshot of your battle: http://www.sg.hu/kep/2001_06/clive_barkers_undying_b... : CrustaR
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    That's Downforce in his natural habitat! : king_darius
    • roflcakes : Downforce
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  LoL. I post about this and get mocked and ignored. Love on me toooo : LoioshDwaggie
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    *unzips pants* : PointlesS76
    • ILTC INF : LoioshDwaggie
• I wanna go back, I wanna go back... : fishbone
• I should rejoin you guys, I leveled my mal'ganis guys to 80 but the time difference means I don't play th... : notext
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  how long did it take you guys? Seeing as you did it undying I'm assuming everyone is experienced and pro... : bafrad
  • and naxx25 took about 9 hours because we had to wait a long time to get priests or druids. : bafrad
  • 2 hours 7 minutes : invisible_kid
• way to take me along guys. *GOD* /pout : smackpiece
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  Grats - were you actually going for it? I never do cuz then I can never be disappointed when I fail :[ : bolneze
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    We've been going for it for a few weeks now, but our trick seemed to be to say things like "don't fuck up... : king_darius
    • "don't use baby spices" "dont swap sides on gothik just for shits and giggles" =P : invisible_kid
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  Your DK's DPS in insane-o for a 10-man. : Simulacrum
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    I think all of his gear is from guild 25-man stuff. : king_darius
    • Not that we don't love having him around! : king_darius
• grats guys! : Scotty22
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  holy shit darius, you still play!? I gave up on Naxx b/c my first run was 4 hrs long, arachnid quarter. Y... : Magus
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    wait, 4 hours for just spider wing? : electroly
    • correct. it was horrible. : Magus
  • lol 4 hours for one wing. : lodit

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• No. : Utopia
• haha : JohnnyRey
• thats pretty cool : DrFlammable
• Fucking LOL! : g0nk
• haha oh work : timaste
• Holy shit that's hilarious. : dmason
• amazing : -=kodiak=-
• That unicorn is not shitting rainbows, so this totally fails. : Masem
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  You use gmail for your ticket system? Nice. Ours is some POS java program :( : m0nkz
  • Nah, our ticket system emails us updates. It's incorporated, but not fully running on gmail. : virus
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    at least you have a ticket system, I have post it notes stuck to my keyboard and monitor :( : RobFlinn
    • Install spiceworks if you can. It's free and you can set up email updates. : melkore
    • I have the opposite problem. Everything, and I mean everying even including out-of-office notes goes into... : c0bra
• Hahaha that's fucking great : gnomish
• Hahaha. That's fucking awesome. : Ormsbee
• lol : Perturbation
• hahaha good one : RobFlinn
• this kicks all kinds of ass : tangles
• hahahaa : Maddog_Delphi97
• lol awesome : delataur
• that is fantastic : DapperDan
• I am not sure what to do with this post. it kicks too much arse. : aaarrrgh
• oh this is going to travel far on the internet : industro
• That's pretty good all around. The images are my favorite part I think. : ieGod
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  needs more picard : reflex33
  • remove all but four lights from their workspace : deject
• get that shit on digg : sammyl
• Thats a great response. I used to have so much fun with email submits like that, no reason not to. : smacknca
• lol google : re4ctor
• Wow. It keeps on delivering right to the very end. : YerMothah
• Nice. : Finestaut
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  This is almost as good as the spider comic. : pgharavi
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    spider comic? : virus
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      http://www.urlesque.com/2008/11/07/broke-man-tries-paying-bill-with-a-picture-of-a-spider/ : Frozen Pixel
      • hahahahaha oh god : virus
• Where's Moriarty when you need him? : DrWaffles
• hahaha this is supremely awesome : action wombmate
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  lol, I hope I'm not the only one who clicked on the redacted part thinking it was a spoiler, then going '... : Frozen Pixel
  • I did this :( : stuka
  • yeah, it just zoomed out the image :( : electroly
  • I only thought about it : azenmaster
• Damn that's awesome. Mind if I rup you off and post this into our ticket system? : stuka
• I wish someone in our stupid organization was intelligent enough to send something like that :) : Scotty22
• you all have too much time on your hands. : beastrabban
• very clever :) : Magus
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  i never understood how they could have a bunch of people in the holodeck and get lost and separated from ... : dantastic
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    Treadmills and lenses/mirrors was the explanation, I think. : sgtsanity
    • If you're curious, the ground is generated beneath their feet. As each member moves a light wall is wrapp... : LoioshDwaggie
• I want a job where ever it is you work. : socksta

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  2 years? Try 7. 'Least that is what I'm told. : g0nk
  • Negative marks can stay on your record up to 7, 10, or 15 years depending on what it is, but in my experi... : OverloadUT
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  According to my admittedly limited knowledge, if it was correctly reported late, you're screwed. : ra1n
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    I disputed it anyway but I think it's dumb. :( : OverloadUT
    • Also I paid off the debt of course : OverloadUT
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  How inconvenient for you that the company you basically stole from has waited so long to report your pecc... : edgewise
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    Bull fucking shit. Charging me $120 for a single dose of a fucking medicine that I can get in pill form f : OverloadUT
    • God I fucking hate the health industry. They're a bunch of fucking crooks and they know it. : OverloadUT
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      is that why you didn't pay it? the unjustness of it all? : edgewise
      • No I didn't pay it because I was unemployed. And when I was employed I had 6 different collection agencie... : OverloadUT
      • Fiscal disobedience. : ra1n
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      If there was any possible way in the world to NOT be charged $55,000 for a two night stay in the hospital : mindfk
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        Yes it is. And yes I was stupid for not having health insurance. I had signed up for health insurance a f : OverloadUT
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          that's your opinion. If you owned a store and someone walked out of it accidentally with some merchandise... : edgewise
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            Here's my problem: What is a credit score supposed to represent? It's supposed to show how financially re : OverloadUT
            • That is the way the world works though, things you do in your past can affect your future. If you were dr... : Jackass1233
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            uh... he was in a life threatening situation and got treatment he couldn't afford. he got on a payment... : dahanese
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              If his story is true and this is really the first he's heard of this debt, and he can back that up with p... : tashtego
              • This is the first time in three years I have heard of it, but before that date they contacted me plenty. ... : OverloadUT
            • the humanity of it? They treated him on credit. Do you work on credit? How about if your employer decided... : edgewise
      • It'd be amusing how broken the healthcare system is if we didn't need it to live. : yakz
    • Oh and $1,000 is what they charged me for a staple. ONE staple. : OverloadUT
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      Sad reality is insurance doesn't pay that much, they negotiate a lower price. People who pay cash get sla... : drodver
      • Yes I am very familiar with this and it is the source of much of my anger. : OverloadUT
    • i'm in a similar position with Verizon. they keep updating my credit report with a fucking $60 collection... : cpt_gloval
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    spoken like a true medical professional! : whodares
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      I get stuff like this all the time. They agree to a fee and partway through stop paying, yet continue to ... : edgewise
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        But you're taking that out that anger on me when I do not believe my situation is the same at all. : OverloadUT
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          I'm not angry at you, but you're playing the victim when clearly you are not. : edgewise
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            I dunno, it's like signing a contract under duress. It's not that clear. : yakz
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              this is why a lot financial institutions will overlook medical collections : cpt_gloval
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                Yeah I sure hope so. This ding lowered my credit score by about 150 which, for someone who has been spend... : OverloadUT
                • jesus christ 150? Dispute it every month until they give up. : mmogger
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            There are two situations here that you are confusing: 1) My credit score is fucked because a collectio... : OverloadUT
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              The problem I have with #1 is that you're faulting them for the exact same thing you did. You forgot to p... : edgewise
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                I see what you're saying and it does make sense. However, my problem with the situation is that I suffer ... : OverloadUT
                • Why don't you just call them and get them to fix the date? And dispute it with your credit reporting agen... : tashtego
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              Your credit score would be just as fucked if they had reported it 3 years ago. It takes 7 years for that ... : tashtego
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                .... AFTER the account is settled. So seven MORE years at least. : Jerry C
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                  Except if he's right and the debt is from three years ago, he can dispute it and get the date fixed. ... : tashtego
                  • How about you read my posts before you start throwing around accusations like that. There was nothing "kn : OverloadUT
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    If its a collection agency, then technically, its there fault for taking the risk and buying a debt from ... : theghostofsmdever
    • This works until they get a judgement against you. Then, HELLO garnished wages. : yakz

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  Man, I have been so tied up with this home gym, I have not even booted up my computer in like 3 days. I h... : mace
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    Are you training skills at least? : r_picmip 5
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      Hell no... damnit. : mace
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        Mace, login and set some stupid long skill to train. Just pick a bunch of shit in learning, and go it'll ... : geedeck
        • I know, I keep forgetting. :( : mace
• Im just kicking back while I train to mining barges. Should be done in a few days. : jdmSlix
• Drones are basically just like pets in any other MMO. You launch 'em out of your drone bay when you want ... : daneloire
• If you've played WoW drones are more or less hunter pets. Gallente usually have the most bonuses towards... : melkore
• For PvE I use drones to add DPS. With a Drone Control Unit on my Caldari Navy Raven I can control drones... : trOmblyj
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  I decided to do a trial of EVE to see what the fuss is. I can see the potential for exciting things in t... : DHAvatar
  • Everything in the game except for skill books are player made. Lots of NPCs have bounties, you'll find th... : geedeck
  • - You can construct them but it takes quite a bit of skills, resources, and time. It's easier to buy the... : r_picmip 5
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    1) In the marketplace there's a section for ships. It's broken down by classes and each is broken down by... : Sailor of Fortune
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      Yeah, I'm not rushing out there buying everything I can. I've been doing the tutorial stuff and mining w... : DHAvatar
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        Each tutorial will give you a ship tailored to what they are teaching you. Best do all three. As you'll g... : Sailor of Fortune
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          Seriously? They don't make you work your way out of noob ships anymore? Fuck me. I remember when EXT... : Finestaut
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            Yeah, as a Caldari I think I got a Bantam, Badger I and Merlin by going through the career funnel tutoria... : ZTac
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              No wonder you noobs are all so soft and squishy. You haven't been tempered by the desperate struggle to ... : Finestaut
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                Yeah, when I started I had a velator and the starting money and no friends. I *earned* everything. : Lunaran
                • Uphill (both ways) in 12 inches of space-snow. : ZTac
              • yeah, it came with this patch. if you do the arc as a newb, it teaches you some good stuff if you stop a... : JuffoWup
              • You've been able to get (low-end) frigs as mission rewards for a long time, though. Just usually 50 probe... : Fayk
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  If Star Trek Online can capture a reasonable faction of EvE's detail I will be happy. Otherwise I'll be k... : Jonathan
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    Eve's learning curve isn't really that bad. There are tutorials, the shacknews and newbie channels plus v... : geedeck
    • Are you seriously doubting the influence the latinum? The Ferrangi (spl? It's been a while) love that s... : one random winner
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      I'll be Eve'ing tonight! I mean it's only $14.99 on steam. : Jonathan
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        If I were you, I would start with a trial account (still through steam) and then subscribe after your 21 ... : geedeck
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          how's that spaceship shack/appelflappen logo coming? : ejectorpod
          • NO I WANT ME WITH A HAMMER, LIKE THOR, DAMMIT : MisterPhoton
        • Also join the shacknews channel too. We can all help as well. :) : g0nk
        • this is the beauty, you can play EVE and not really be in game. when you get that itch, you can log in an... : m0rfus
        • Well traditionally I would but as this would be my third trial I think CCP deserves some money at this po... : Jonathan
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          Want a free 21 day code? Im sure most of us old timer eve players have tons of them to hand out. : YerMothah
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            I would enjoy one of these codes if anyone has extras. : mace
            • You have to start a new account I believe. : YerMothah
        • If anyone is going to start trialling eve, you should get a buddy code from someone to get them a free mo... : dooberzoo
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    STO isn't all going to be in space I thought. There will be "beam me down to find stuff for a good word f... : Sailor of Fortune
    • Yep. To me this is a plus. : Jonathan
  • Eve pretty much guarantees I won't play Star Trek Online. : zerog83
• Any ship with a drone bay should have them utilized. Helps out with dps and utility. Especially when yo... : semaphore
• Depends on what you want to do. If you're interested in mining a Vexor with mining drones is a pretty gre... : ErikTehRed
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  EvE PvP FAILURE! so im flying around in my Rokh trying to think of something to do and DF says "This n... : m0rfus
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    Aww man, 6 blackops is just a rape gang. That's brutal... I better go get one to play with, heh heh. : loboca
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      What is blackops? : mace
      • Stealth battleships that can create a jump-in-point for distant fleets. : Finestaut
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      yea, im going to train Black Ops on my way to Dread. i only need the jump skills to fly one. : m0rfus
      • I got the skill cause I had to move ships I produced to Jita to sell, lol. : loboca
  • Haha that's great! Wormholes really did the trick to up the excitement. CCP continues to impress me wit... : r_picmip 5
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    LOL! Holy shit this story is awesome!! :) I want a blackops ship now teehehehe : g0nk
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      I just started looking to see what it would take to get into one.. look like isk is more the penalty of t... : JuffoWup
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        They have pretty stiff skill requirements. Battleships 5 plus some cloaky skills. : Finestaut
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          they are neat but kinda useless if your a solo guy :( + cant use cov ops cloak : Unleashed
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            You sure about the covert ops cloak thing? I could've sworn that was one of their big features. : Finestaut
            • Ok, I'm dumb, should have checked before mouthing off. : Finestaut
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            the reason this was SO IN MY FACE was because they were well grouped and had all the prep work ready. ... : m0rfus
            • O_O awwwwesome.... : g0nk
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              You're dead on, but there are a few caveats. Covert beacons are undetectable, but regular capital ship... : Finestaut
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                but even a short jump range is still a huge tactical advantage over having to use gates : Goncyn
                • Absolutely. : Finestaut
  • Great story. Wormholes are fun. : Finestaut
  • Pure curiosity here: why did you choose the heavy interdictor? They've always struck me as being special... : Finestaut
  • that's fucking awesome, photon let's go 0.0 : ejectorpod
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    what happens when your pod gets destroyed? : mwasher
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      You rez at the station your clone is at with the amount of skill points your clone had. That's why you s... : ejectorpod
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        wait, If I have 1000 skill points trained and the clone is rated for 1200, that means I keep the 100 alre... : Sailor of Fortune
        • Yes. Take your clone Skillpoints, and subtract your own Skillpoints. You lose a PORTION of the differ... : Finestaut
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        oh, I haven't learned anything about cloning : mwasher
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          EDUCATE YOURSELF! You're going to get podded, and when you do, you're going to be pissed. Go to a sta... : Finestaut
          • if you get podded, IMMEDIATELY purchase a new clone before leaving the station! this is VERY VERY importa... : m0rfus
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            Yes sir! Will do this evening! : mwasher
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              You should already have a free clone rated for 900K at the start IIRC. I upgraded to 2M for 50K or so jus... : Sailor of Fortune
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                I upgraded to a 6 million, think it was a couple hundred k, not sure...closing in on that though, going t... : ejectorpod
                • the 16m skill point clones are still under a million ISK, so it's not a huge deal. : Majuju
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                oh cool. i'm only at about 350k sp but I got enough cash to go ahead and get a much higher one. when y... : mwasher
                • yup, because you are now in the clone you had created previously : JuffoWup
                • YES! : Sailor of Fortune
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    KB entry for those who want to know: http://www.nsfng.com/nws/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=557 : m0rfus
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      I am laughing so hard at Shadow of xXDEATHXx : Majuju
      • I know, right? what an awful name for an alliance. : zerog83
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    my favorite part was when we were getting scanned down and everyone was in safe spots except for me (beca... : mindfk
    • wow that was longer than i expected! : mindfk
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      wow...if i had made it to the station i would have logged out. no way i could function at work today with... : m0rfus
      • trust me, i know. i was caught between knowing i needed to get to bed because i had work and knowing t... : mindfk
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      good story, I can't believe your blackbird survived being attacked by an astarte : Goncyn
      • me either. i think it went something like this: astarte warps in. i instantly start targeting him.... : mindfk
    • glad you guys made it out, sorry i had to log for sleep. I get to try sneaking out from stain tonight :... : semaphore
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    HOLY CRAP, looks like you just bumped into our neighbours; http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=1949660... : Mr.Finkster
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      Got any names of the guys you were engaging? It would be incredibly LOL if you did actually just run into... : Mr.Finkster
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        http://www.nsfng.com/nws/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=557 for the the guys who got m0rfus. the gate campers w... : mindfk
        • haha I recognize some of those BURN EDEN names from years ago. Man. : Fayk
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      check my KB post /w link. those are the black op hot drops, and they are fucking good at it. : m0rfus
      • Yup, you just ran into the same guys we've come up against, haha. : Mr.Finkster
    • Yeah, your corp rolled through the area a few times : Reptile
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  question: Do you guys in PHOTN us the voice chat in game? : g0nk
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    We were last night. : hashd
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      I'm gonna have to dig out my headset now. : g0nk
      • I found an old one, but the only time I've used voice chat was the last mining op and it was just photon ... : ejectorpod
  • I like to, makes communicating easier : MisterPhoton
  • As hashd said, we used it last night and I was really impressed. My previous fleet ops have been in Vent... : r_picmip 5
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  I learned the hard way about traveling through 0.4 sec space. I thought I was somewhat safe from gate cam... : Cyntax
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    I also learned about using the map properly last night. Remeber kids, when the map says there was at leas... : Cyntax
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      Really? I didn't know it had this information. Sweet. : g0nk
      • Yeah, really useful when planning your route. Or determining if traveling to that station in 0.4 sec that... : Cyntax
    • so much to fucking learn in this game. :( : mwasher
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    Anything below 0.5 is fair game. : trOmblyj
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      I thought sentry guns were still active around the gates and stations though. But I guess that didn't mat... : Cyntax
      • I CAN TANK THE GATE GUNS!! : m0rfus
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        They're puny and easy to tank. : Lunaran
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          That's something they should probably do something about. : one random winner
          • but gate piracy is a totally legit way of making profit in the no holds barred world of new eden : Lunaran
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            The gate guns just give you some modest extra firepower to deal with aggressors, you're still expected to... : Finestaut
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              Understood, they're not supposed to be the end all when it comes to pirating, but I would think that at l... : one random winner
              • They do. That's why lowsec pirates fit super-heavy tanks or sniper setups. You're far safer in lowsec t... : Finestaut
    • No bubbles to worry about either! : YerMothah
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  crap, I accidentally the whole blueprint :( When setting up a research job on my alt I selected the wr... : MisterPhoton
  • I accidentally a whole lemon meringue pie once. : Lunaran
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    I was looking at some of those last night to do pl research and time it takes is stupid long most for me ... : hashd
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      aargh, wish the corp had the funds for one more lab, we could use the extra ME slots : MisterPhoton
      • I have almost all of the learning skills to 4 now so I am gonna stop them for a while and focus more on o... : hashd
      • Dude I've been waiting patiently to invest :P I'll talk to you tonight. : r_picmip 5
      • Wasn't there going to be a business plan so people like me could stick some money in your pooper? : Finestaut
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    We need people with the following skills: - Production Efficiency and Industry to 5 - Accounting and ... : MisterPhoton
    • I could probably throw accounting and broker relations on if no one else has them or anywhere close. : ejectorpod
    • vladin is working on the industry/PE skills now : JuffoWup
    • Grumble grumble. My alts have these skills if I activate them. : Goncyn
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      haha I had the first two to 4 before I had to bail. FUCKIN EVE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 : Downforce
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        you didn't *have* to bail. to research in our POS you have to have zero rep, but the production and marke... : MisterPhoton
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          AVADA? You're going to make another corp named KEDAVRA, right? : ArcKnight
          • We bought Avada Innovations because of the high standings, not my name choice : MisterPhoton
        • wait what >:( : Downforce
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      I have Ind and PE at 5 on Jo Seph. Gimme a day to get accustomed and drop roles and I can head over to To... : Joseph
      • Scratch that, I may end up out with Reptile and NWS, I didn't know they'd still have me after I abandoned... : Joseph
• Adding EVE ONLINE for searchability : one random winner
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  What what, drones you say? Can't believe I missed this thread >:(. Ask me about them next time I'm on the... : Mr.Finkster
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    Or you could add to the "Understanding Drones" page on the helpmewithmygameproblems.com wiki :P : ejectorpod
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      I've been flying drone boats almost exclusively for about a year now, I knows my schtuff :) : Mr.Finkster
      • good, add it then :) : ejectorpod
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        I'm really interested in going this route and would love to have a simple writeup on the basics. : mwasher
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          PvP or mission running? : Mr.Finkster
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            just a general overview of what to train to get started, the mechanics of it, etc. I'm just starting o... : mwasher
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              Unless you're gallente focus primarily on training for tech 2 medium drones. All ships come with differen... : Mr.Finkster
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                I went Gallente specifically because I like railguns and drones. :) : mwasher
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                  Unfortunately, drone boats like the domi and ishtar have minimal use for guns, so I'd recommend specialis... : Mr.Finkster
                  • ok I think I will follow your advice and do the t2 heavies path : mwasher
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                how do I get to t2 drones? does that become available after getting lvl 5 light drones? : mwasher
                • Check the pre-requisites tab on tech II drones in game, that should tell you all you need to know :) : Mr.Finkster
              • how do I get to t2 drones? does that become available after getting lvl 5 light drones? : mwasher
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                I'm taking your info and using it for http://www.helpmewithmygameproblems.com/wiki/index.php/Understandin... : ejectorpod
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                  Knock yourself out, feel free to ask if you've got any more questions there's a lot more detail I can go ... : Mr.Finkster
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                    Well here's what I've done so far: http://www.helpmewithmygameproblems.com/wiki/index.php/Understandin... : ejectorpod
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                      Will reply to this later, watch this space ;) : Mr.Finkster
                      • sounds good thanks! : ejectorpod
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                        DRONEZ! Racial differences; Gallente (Hobgoblins, Hammerheads, Ogres): These are the slowest but... : Mr.Finkster
                        • already up on the wiki, thanks! : ejectorpod
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                        PvE: Unless you want to deal a particular type of damage I'd recommend sticking with Gal drones as mos... : Mr.Finkster
                        • added to the wiki, booyah! : ejectorpod
                      • Some notes on Sentry drones; Generall only useful for sniping, as they lack the tracking to hit fast c... : Mr.Finkster
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                        Some notes on skills; It is possible to reduce your dps by having a high Drone Nav skill and a low Dro... : Mr.Finkster
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                          If you have fits for any/all of those I'd love to see them as examples, otherwise thanks so much for all ... : ejectorpod
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                            [Dominix, PvE] Large Armor Repairer II Large Armor Repairer II Armor Thermic Hardener II Armor Thermi... : Mr.Finkster
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                              How much armor does that PvP fit end up having? : sanchez
                              • 143k total effective HP with my skills, about 40k in armour. : Mr.Finkster
                          • [Myrmidon, PvE] Medium Armor Repairer II Armor Explosive Hardener II Armor Explosive Hardener II Armo... : Mr.Finkster
                          • [Ishtar, PvE] Medium Armor Repairer II Shadow Serpentis Armor Thermic Hardener Armor Kinetic Hardener ... : Mr.Finkster
                          • what about ishkur? any tips for that? : mindfk
                          • ^^^All of these ships now have their own wiki page...you can find them under the Sample Ship Fittings sec... : ejectorpod
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                          add to the WIKI you!! : m0rfus
                          • The only thing I haven't added to the wiki yet is filling out the section on the differences in T1 and T2... : ejectorpod
        • Drones skill is nice to have in a large corp because carries can assign you fighters. Besides that, they'... : Link.
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  I think it's fitting a group of shackers took down a certain DukeXL last night :D Hashd, cygnzso, Reve... : r_picmip 5
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    lol - just like FISHING! it's a rush huh? : m0rfus
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      So much more fun than a gate or station camp. My scanning skills really suck, I need to practice. : r_picmip 5
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        Lol and I need to learn my fleet members ship names. Oh look who is this Noodle guy I was cracking myself... : hashd
        • Yeah I loled. I thought a Crow was about to tackle all of us 3000m away. ... then I did the same thin... : r_picmip 5
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    That was fun and educational last night. I was sooo close to going down glad I was able to warp out just ... : hashd
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      Where do you guys warp to in situations like that? : mace
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        This is a guide on establishing a safe spot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtAgtrp4Uj0 : quix
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          i am also adding a WIKI : m0rfus
          • HOT, i was going to do this but you can :P : ejectorpod
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            you should add one for scanner use too. i learned a lot about the scanner while warping from safespot to ... : mindfk
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              Yeah, I agree. I've still yet to figure out why the hell I would want to use a directional scanner, and ... : Clasifyd
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                god a section on scanners and probes would be hot, I have no clue wtf that shit is for except tracking pe... : ejectorpod
                • scanning 101: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99kRIbp4FBQ&feature=related : mindfk
                • and the detailed guide i was reading last night to figure some shit out: http://eve.grismar.net/wikka.ph... : mindfk
              • the directional scanner will allow you to see what's around you but out of visible/overview range. for in... : mindfk
        • Wow, that is totally awesome! : mace
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  Character Question: Can you check the skillsets of inactive characters anywhere, or do you have to reacti... : Joseph
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    ummm - if you ever loaded them into www.in-eve.com then sure. i do not think the API works on inactive ch... : m0rfus
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      Hrm, I did not. pooooooop. : Joseph
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        COME GET SOME!!! go reactivate acccccccccountssssssss : m0rfus
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          FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU ok I did, at least a couple of accounts. now the next couple days I'll figure out wtf ... : Joseph
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            OH HOLY CHRIST, SKILL QUEUES! : Joseph
            • hawtness I KNO!! : m0rfus
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              You can only queue up for 24 hours (i.e. you can't have 10 skills queued up unless the first 9 end within... : ejectorpod
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                god, back on the crack. i'm going to have to blow people on the streetcorner to pay for this : Joseph
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                  i sell ETC for Shackers and corp members for 300mill a pop. :D i will gladly be your crack dealer. : m0rfus
                  • After I get mah shit together and start humping rocks, I'll probably take you up on that deal lol : Joseph
  • You have to reactivate. : Link.
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  Lost my Merlin and all the gear on it last night in an epic arc mission. Quit the mission and I'm going t... : AlexXdude
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    about time you join us : ejectorpod
    • hahah yeah, I guess it was! : AlexXdude
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    I seriously need to get my ass out there, too... this newbie corp blows chode... : Clasifyd
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      Fuck guys what is holding you back? If you need help hauling shit just say something, we'll pick you up!... : ejectorpod
      • I dunno, lazyness and lack of usefulness while all these skills are training I guess! I'll join later any... : AlexXdude
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        Yeah, for me, it's lack of skills. I respecced to full memory and as much intelligence as I can so I can... : Clasifyd
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          The home system of PHOTN is 0.5 security, so it is not as if you are going to get jumped and killed while... : ninj0rc
          • And honestly if you operate with the rest of the corp which most of us do (at least with another corpmate... : ejectorpod
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    That's it, I'm flying over to Torrinos right now. This last mission moved me 10 jumps farther away and I'... : Sailor of Fortune
    • Some of us did 70-80+ jumps today...34j is nothing : Reptile
    • see you there comrade! : ejectorpod
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  I need shacknames for the following people - if you are them or you know who they are, please post it her... : MisterPhoton
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    I also need to know if you have trained the Leadership skill to 5, and if you have Wing Command trained a... : MisterPhoton
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      Goncyn has Leadership 5 and Wing Command 3 : Goncyn
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        cool, you are marked as a WING COMMANDER :D : MisterPhoton
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          http://home.grandecom.net/~syeates/Wing%20Commander%20III%20cover%20art.jpg : MisterPhoton
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            http://www.mobygames.com/game/wing-commander/cover-art : ejectorpod
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              not enough Cmdr Riker : MisterPhoton
              • there's never enough Cmdr Riker. : ejectorpod
          • Such an awesome game. Chief Tech Rachel Coriolis must have mothered millions of my knuckle babies. : daneloire
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          WHAT THE FUCK I WANT THIS TITLE, HEAVY MISSILES 5 IS ON HOLD UNTIL LEADERSHIP IS DONE! I AM THE WING C : ejectorpod
          • you can be his wingman any time! : AlexXdude
        • I feel happy : Goncyn
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    In before: DF alts : loboca
    • I'm not on his list...heh : Reptile
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      dont flatter him. : m0rfus
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        If it makes you feel better, I ran into a gate camp while trying to get back to our home 2 out of 3 sh... : Reptile
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          doh. when was this? : mindfk
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            About 2 hrs ago hit a 20+ man gate camp in drone regions : Reptile
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              that blows. and that falcon did so well probing for hours last night too! : mindfk
              • yeah yeah I hate core probes : Reptile
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                Falcon loss just got covered: http://www.shackpics.com/files/20090402230810_7nqv76d9rjk4bx10jo0a.jpg : Reptile
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                  haha, i'll say. : mindfk
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                    Total worth of that drop at current jita buy prices: 747mil : Reptile
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                      you bastard. couldn't wait for me to get home to help loot huh? =p : mindfk
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                        the one prior to it only had a couple hours left...and was in a bad spot to try to run them I warped i... : Reptile
                        • killed the sentient, I mean... Had a red jumping in and out watching me : Reptile
        • :'-( : m0rfus
  • i'm going to guess Cigam is Cigam : lakren
  • Delithio is Delithio http://www.shacknews.com/profile/delithio Cigam Starstuff is Cigam http://www.shack... : geedeck
  • yo, im stoker. i can't afford to play right now which is why I haven't been on :\ : Modica Sol Solis
  • <- Mallowolf : ant321
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  RE: Aggression Mechanics Let's say that a corp mate of mine is out mining a belt when along comes a ca... : ninj0rc
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    RED blinking = open fire : m0rfus
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      I understand that much :P I just have not had the opportunity to test this yet, and I'm trying to get as ... : ninj0rc
      • Stuff goes boom, hopefully not you : Reptile
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    Once he takes ore out of your corp-mate's can, you can shoot him. If you take the ore out of his can, ... : Goncyn
    • Danke : ninj0rc
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  Question for MrPhoton: When you have the time, could you post a Rules of Engagement for us in the corp... : ninj0rc
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    Well the two corps that have flipped us have been set as -10 standings with us, so they have a symbol ove... : MisterPhoton
    • Right on, this is what we figured you would want, but I just wanted to make sure. : ninj0rc
    • The pain shall be brought if they fuck with me. : NFXFSX
    • i love the "for now". speaks of awesome things (possibly) to come. : mindfk
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  Heh I so wanted to go out last night and bait them. I dont think however they would fall for a rifter min... : hashd
  • Hmmmmm...I could throw on my cloaking device on my rifter and load it up with capacitor stuff, you could ... : ejectorpod
• SHACKERS WANTING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT DRONES check the wiki out, we have a ton of information there now ... : ejectorpod
• interesting advertisement on the Wiki: https://store.playspan.com/landing/?gclid=CKaVjsmV05kCFRwDagod_BQC... : m0rfus
• Awesome EVE Video! Day of Darkness II . Basically machinima (hate that word) in EVE: http://www.yout... : r_picmip 5
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  i still don't get why i randomly got banned from the shacknews server :\ : kpxkrnjc
  • chat room* : kpxkrnjc
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    I asked in the channel but noone answered... sorry dude. More than likely because of the harsh Goon comm... : r_picmip 5
    • haha oh well thanks anyway : kpxkrnjc
  • What do you mean Shacknews server? Do you mean chatroom or something else? : geedeck
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  noob posting. So, say I want to get into eveonline. Is it insanely difficult? Are there shackers to he... : Scotty22
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    There are generally lots of people in the chat channel to help out and tons of resources out there to get... : kpxkrnjc
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      I guess because there's so many things to do in the game, what are some of those? All I know is I don't ... : Scotty22
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        Well there are 3 basic spheres. Mining, Mission Running, PvP. All three have different kinds of methods... : kpxkrnjc
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          Scotty22 We are *starting* a new player guide, some of this information will be useful to you: http://... : ejectorpod
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            whoever ends up starting the daily eve thread should make sure to link to this because it seems like at l... : mindfk
            • Agreed. I will start doing this as well. : ejectorpod
  • nah just have a shacker send you an invitation, that way you get 21 days of trial instead of the regular ... : dael
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  Okay, all these threads have convinced me... Gonna get the Steam demo tonight. : Gary the Llama
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    What do I need to know? : Gary the Llama
    • Nevermind, just saw ejectorpod's post just above here. : Gary the Llama

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  Anything that happens in 1000 hands is pretty much noise. Don't get too discouraged by the first 500, or ... : Eratik
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    well i'm hoping that the latest trend of going up and starting to have consecutive winning sessions is re... : ninjase
    • It might be. It's always nice to win, but don't get mad if your next 1000 hands dont follow the imaginary... : Eratik
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    werd. Get up to six figures and then look for trends. Are you using other software, ninjase, something ke... : Deathlove
    • yea, Poker Tracker 3 : ninjase
  • but that one in the middle, THAT one was really important. You screwed the pooch, sexninja!!! : famine101
• How many hands are in an average 8-person knockout game? : OverloadUT
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  oh my god, did you notice how the graph looks like the NY skyline AND ends at 911? : edgewise
  • Of course he did. We all know who did 9/11, after all. : filtersweep
  • omg Johnny Chan did WTC : ninjase
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  After 900 hands you broke even? :( Where are you playing? How is the new PokerTracker software too? : pancake humper
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    .10/.25NL @ Full Tilt :< I had a couple blow ups and some serious bad beats along the way though, but ... : ninjase
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      Also this is the only version of poker tracker i've ever tried, so i dont have anything to compare it to ... : ninjase
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        It's really good to find out what hands are getting you trapped. When I played I was fairly tight with my... : pancake humper
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          Before I would do stupid shit like, if I had KQ and the flop came something like 6 T Q and the other guy ... : ninjase
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            Poker is more about folding smartly than playing a good hand I have found. Good hands are great when they... : pancake humper
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              last fall i got $200 for my birthday and went up to the indian casino in Oklahoma and lost it all in 1.5 ... : ninjase
              • 'the' Indian casino? Which one? Hell, there's two of them in a 10 minute drive from me right now. : ArcKnight
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  i personally prefer playing in sng tournaments over cash games : dromo5
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    I tried that but it just takes SOOO long to turn a profit :( : ninjase
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      ..meanwhile, you haven't turned a profit in 1000 hands of cash games : dirge23
      • in the last 5 days i've been up $59.15 : ninjase
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      that's true. it's hard to make serious money in these tournaments even if you can consistently place. o... : dromo5
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        i want to get better at cash poker and work my way up to higher and higher limits, playing (and eventuall... : ninjase
        • (err, by limits i mean blind levels) : ninjase
        • that's cool. you'll definitely compete against better players in cash games. : dromo5
• you should change the key to money lost. : Xanthos
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  You would be richer today if you have let this money sleep in your bank account :D : Utopia
  • But I wouldn't have learned or improved my game nearly as much : ninjase
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  dude i have broken even over like 10,000 hands.. FT is a tough site though, lots of regulars there : spector
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    well good, the tougher it is the better ill get! or go broke trying :~( : ninjase
    • yea i dunno, i have never been very profitable playing the 50NL on FT. The games get tougher ever year, i... : spector
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  I've given up on poker for a bit. The past few days I've had awful luck; as in I have pocket jacks, some... : goatjc
  • my very first hand online ever was JJ, with a flop of KJK. All the chips ended up in the middle, and I th : ninjase
  • JJ is the worst hand. I'm convinced it's jinxed. : Attica Blue

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• Oh well. : boomstickah
• Haha, is this a late Aprils fools joke? : Visceral Monkey
• Wow, I just can't believe those leagues are failing : acheron
• haha nerds : ThomW
• No mention of pro Starcraft in Korea = fail. : Zero|DPX
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  I've seen some televised game events, its fucking painful as hell to watch. They always make the mistake... : Fish_Bulb
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    I always figured the logic went something along the lines of - hey people want to watch professionals com... : Schnapple
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      It's a good question. Personally, I don't see much difference between athletes, chess players, profession... : Felraiser
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        i think the difference is that video gaming is seen as a casual recreational activity that EVERYONE does.... : mXENO
        • that's the same with sports and chess and such... there will always be the casual vs pro (vs amateur) seg... : miasma(&)
  • To be fair that is how many sports interviews go. : drodver
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  pro gamer : dmason
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    What's funny is that magazine Pro Gam3r that they handed out at QuakeCon 2007. I predicted the mag wouldn... : Schnapple
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      oh god, it had so many spelling and grammar errors. : askedrelic
      • hahaha : dmason
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  it was fun for a while to download the latest Q3 or CS demo files. who cares now? Even when I was really... : Turd Ferguson
  • World of Warcraft PvP is the only competitive game. : Felraiser
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  Like people who put they lead a Guild in WoW on their resume's. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    “I still believe in gaming,” he said. “I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I just gave it u : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Jesus said that? I should start going to church again. : father_crown
• poor wendel : gyokuro
• I nearly got tricked into working for one of those pro game leagues. I went for a job interview, the job... : smacknca
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  heh, The CPL was bought out in August. How Angel got anyone to give him money for that, I have no clue. : anhero
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    I've heard he's a douche : boomstickah
    • I loved his comment wars at cached and esr. Such a tool. : anhero
    • Back when I worked as a "journalist" at QuakeCon for Gamer's Alliance (long since dead), he kept pushing ... : Ovate
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  www.shackcs.com rip. Actually was that even the name of it? I can't remember lol. : whodares
  • www.shackes.com : boomstickah
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  Ahahaha, they were so cool dropping out of college and high school. Think long-term, motherfucker. : ra1n
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    well, a few people got moneyhats. not many, but a few. : anhero
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      I'm thinking of fatality, Mr. Moneyhat, specifically. You made $100,000/yr for 5 years (which is generou... : ra1n
      • He still has endorsements with a bunch of hardware companies (Creative, OCZ< XFX< Abit before they folded... : Serpico74
      • Now he can go back to school? It doesn't seem like he lost anything to me. He had an opportunity to get... : mathyou
      • he can always go back to college. I don't think he banked on it being there forever. : anhero
• "reboot button" : mafu5150
• I once watched a Magic: The Gathering tournament being covered by ESPN2 and it was a train wreck. The "sp... : Dante
• hahahhahaah : timaste
• awwww, poor babies. : Jerry C

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  Being an old coot, I was in high school when "And Justice for All..." came out and I was so crestfallen b... : Dave-A
  • i liked it : dantastic
  • Hahaha, I feel that way about the black album (despite being about 10 when it came out or something.) AJ... : aux7
  • AJFA was the last great album. The mix just sucked (Ala the newest CD, which is shit with a shit mix) : RookieCAF
  • For the longest time, I thought AJFA was an older album that Master of Puppets. :| The production values... : CrustaR
  • It was so odd hearing the songs on the AJFA tour because they were so much better than the album version.... : Fyunch Click
  • Losing the coolest guy in the band will do that : MoreVespeneGas
  • I loved that album and its what got me into Metallica. Then I got into Kill Em All : bozer
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    Justice is their best album :( : DonkeyPopsicle
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      You mispelled Master of Puppets. : erebus
      • no I didn't; Justice has better lyrics, more interesting arrangements, and is much darker. Plus it's pre... : DonkeyPopsicle
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  Yeah, I wouldn't pay the $45 either. Hold out and try your luck when they're available to the public. If ... : Head Rush
  • i'm going to go check out an independent game store that usually has good deals on used games. hopin the... : dantastic
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  Who really cares how much they appreciate their fans? I've never understood that. I'll go to a concert ... : ra1n
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    Agreed to an extent. It is definitely a business. However, if I have a choice between a bar that rememb... : aux7
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      Sure. But if there were 2 concerts with the same ticket price on the same night, and you liked band A 10... : ra1n
      • i would go to both but if band A had pricey or hard to get seats i'd think twice about making the effort ... : dantastic
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    And yet, good music isn't a business, its an art. : NexusOne
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      Exactly, which is why I say it doesn't matter how they treat the fans. They are separate concepts. : ra1n
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        It does matter in that I wont spend any money on artists that are dicks to me, no matter how good their a... : NexusOne
        • But you're letting business effect your art tastes ... : ra1n
        • Yeah, that makes sense. : -efx-
  • Of course its business...its bad business : klearlyunseen
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  In before "everything since and including Black, has sucked" : Phil
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    fucking hell too slow again. : Phil
    • It's ok, it needed repeating. : aux7
  • phil look deep into your heart and you'll find it to be true!!!!!!!!!! : Mr.SEX
  • Change it to "everything since and including [i]Justice for Al/i], has sucked" and I'm on board. : hatelull
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  Trent Reznor ALWAYS puts fans first. There needs to be more musicians like him. : Edges
  • he also knows WTF . : CoRDS
• Apparently they're in good shape and motivated right now, and are actually putting an effort into playing... : melt_core
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  The fanclub pre-sale seats are almost always limited to a few "not-the-best" sections. If you want the be... : pyros
  • definitely going to try but im not going to settle for upper bowl in the rafters : dantastic
  • When I saw Metallica, the pre-sale tickets were for everything available. It wasn't limited to just a sp... : cousinrocky
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  I went to a van halen concert at sheas stadium years ago ..our seats were actually behind the stage. I ha... : cptstern
  • last time i saw metallica (in the same venue too) they had a square stage that could be seen from all ang... : dantastic
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  fuck metallica they killed Liquid Metal :( : NeoMoose
  • Ya! what the hell is that all about? On the website they say Liquid Metal is coming back April 13. I ca... : Fluffy_Bunny
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  I think sometimes the presales are only for certain sections which aren't always the best. The best seats... : Bull
  • i know its different but trent made a blog post recently talking about how he saves the best tickets for ... : dantastic
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  they only put up a small percentage of the seats available for pre-sales. all isn't lost. however, i read... : reverend~heresy
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    except theyre still selling the tickets on day 2 :( : dantastic
    • until all the tickets set up for pre-sale are gone, which won't be all the good seats. my bro says a best... : reverend~heresy
• My first exposure to Metallica was in junior high gym class waiting for roll call. A kid with a mohawk (... : Xin Jing Client 1a
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  I dunno, that sucks for you. http://s.guildomatic.com/93775/host/81/812dcb2f19d2474f483e909700b822dc.... : NukemFornever
  • concert /faceplam : NukemFornever
  • theyre 86 for seats like that for this show.. canadian dollar before service fees :( : dantastic
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  Best Metallica bass solo ever! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs59q12gJQ4 I can listen to this on a lo... : warcrow
  • My Friend of Misery is really underrated. : skinlab133
  • Cliff Burton > everyone else : PapaBoo
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    On April 4th 2009, Newsted will join Metallica upon their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[ : dantastic
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      it's gonna be on tv this sat @9 on FUSE, or u can watch on the net : NukemFornever
      • Good to hear--thanks. : warcrow
      • Thats awesome. I may watch, even tho I think James and Lars are huge douchebags : RookieCAF
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    Orion and Call of Ktulu are my favorite Metallica songs and, if I'm not mistaken, both were written by Cl... : Rag and Bone Man
    • bah, was meant for PapaBoo : Rag and Bone Man
• Most of the time when they do a pre-sale they only sell a very small percentage of tickets. Login when t... : Fluffy_Bunny
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  I'm in the same position man, I've seen them twice from seats, and I really want to get floors, but with ... : re4ctor
  • I can't see spending more to stand and be squished. : Xin Jing Client 1a
  • along with 86 canadian dollars before the service fees and tax for the tickets : dantastic
• I like Death Magnetic : Katarn3279
• I urge to to try and go anyway. I saw them a couple of weeks ago and it was just as good as when I saw th... : -efx-
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  FUCK! they just added a fucking SIRIUS presale for tomorrow as well. there will be nothing left : dantastic
  • damn it :( : re4ctor
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    I can almost promise you the code for that SIRIUS presale will be SIRIUS, Metallica, or Death Magnetic. ... : cousinrocky
    • thanks. : dantastic
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  dude, Bleeding Me used to be my favorite song, too! i've never known anybody else to even like it. : biskits
  • most people don't know any songs off the load album and just say it's shit because it's different from th... : dantastic
• I'm sure this will go over well, but i'll say it anyway. Metallica is bigger than NIN so why are you surp... : Phreakin
• that sucks, I had fourth row floor seats thanks to my friend who's in the metallica club. \m/ : metalremains
• Well, it's like I told yanks this morning, you just have to suck it the fuck up. I went to the Incubus si... : ateam311
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  Please sign this petition. http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/re-mix-or-remaster-death-magnetic.html : humbleone
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    Where is the one for erase its existence? : RookieCAF
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      No shit. I want the "Remaster ...And Justice For All to include the bass guitar" petition. : Godhatesfatpeople
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        ..And Justice does not really need it. The album has a special vibe because of the lack of it. Also, beca : humbleone
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          You can't polish a turd : RookieCAF
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            If you look at it from a pure sound perspective for a moment consider this: It was already polished. I : humbleone
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              Ok, Rephrased. A polished turd is still a turd. : RookieCAF
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                I got what you meant the first time. Have you heard the different mix? If not no point in going on about... : humbleone
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                  Yes, Its mixed better but its still a horrible album. Not as horrible as St Anger but thats not saying to... : RookieCAF
                  • I think it's a fantastic album. I see no reason to not include it along the rest of the good albums they'... : -efx-
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              I don't know about that. There is an early studio clip where Lars ask Rick Rubin something like "Doesn't ... : melt_core
              • The fact that its a different mix on the Guitar Hero version and the CD just shows that Metallica wasn't ... : humbleone
      • ^^^This : RookieCAF
• Fleabug and I saw them live at SXSW for free. Actually there were no tickets sold for the concert it was ... : socksta
• The Metallica fanclub presale password was found out on some blog by a guy in the office and half of the ... : Geoffrois
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  Metallica, feh. So played, so cashed-in. Aren't they selling lunch boxes now? Second only to KISS for ... : The_Archon
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    does kiss even make music anymore though? : dantastic
    • They are supposed to be working on a new album yes. : sigpro
• Same thing happening right at this moment with Incubus. I was going to go to that Oct show, but Metallic... : pturvz
• how in the fuck does somebody "get into" metallica via Load.............. : VuduChild

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  How does it work with flash video? Can you watch 480p Hulu or Youtube/Vimeo HD? : boarder2
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    I don't think hulu works in the uk to test? and I'm too lazy to go hunting for a youtube vid in hd, li... : Toraz Chryx
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      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiLoANg6nNY&hd=1&feature=hd http://vimeo.com/1861436 : boarder2
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        struggles with both :( gonna try a 720p video via coreavc now : Toraz Chryx
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          It can't hack 720P h264 in an mkv either. : Toraz Chryx
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            Bummer. Can it at least do HQ youtube? I guess HQ is probably good enough on a screen that small. : boarder2
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              It struggles with them :( : Toraz Chryx
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                wait, HQ, not HD... yeah, it's up to that : Toraz Chryx
                • Good, at least HQ gets you a lot better audio. : boarder2
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  I just got mine and put OSX on it. Runs like a dream, I truly did not expect this performance. No trouble... : node
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    How was the boot-132 setup process to get osx onto it? : Toraz Chryx
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      I seem to have ended up with some bastard install with type11, is that the same? Install took a while, bu... : node
      • bastard installs can't be upgraded and are illegal. since you install the boot132 with a boughten retail ... : retarded talking dinosaur
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  How did you get Windows 7 on there? : WhatIsThisFor
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    hook up external DVD drive and install from the windows7 beta install disc. Although if you're really coo... : Prozium
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      Any usb external works? : WhatIsThisFor
      • Yup, worked for me. Powers it just fine when even my desktop doesnt on some ports. : node
      • yes, it's just like any other laptop or computer. : Prozium
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    basically did this http://kurtsh.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!DA410C7F7E038D!1665.entry with a windows 7 x86 ... : Toraz Chryx
    • hmm. thats interesting. i'll keep that in mind for later. : drewroy
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    installing from a thumbdrive is insanely fast with vista or 7. : rmjackson
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      not to a STEC SSD it isn't :( : Toraz Chryx
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        get a runcore. the dell ssd is complete crap. : rmjackson
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          I have a runcore on order... hopefully it'll arrive at the same time the machine does. I'm getting reall... : boarder2
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            I ordered a runcore 32GB today :( : cltcprd
            • mine's been on order for the entire month of march, pretty much. : xsoulbrothax
        • the 16's are way better than the 8 and 4's : Toraz Chryx
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  I just ordered mine. Gonna be putting Windows 7 and Visual Studio 2008 on it. Hopefully it runs ok. The p... : r3ckless
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    I shudder to think how long a compile will take on this actually. : Toraz Chryx
    • hmmm, hopefully not TOO long. : r3ckless
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  7068 build of windows seems pretty solid for me. I'm happy. I have usb drive support again. : boomstickah
  • I wish I were in the actual beta rather than stuck waiting for MSDN releases. : Halen
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    Yeah it is a very nice build, aside from shit taking forever to install (though i suspect this is a VMWar... : Arsenal
    • No it took wayy to log to install. : boomstickah
    • W7 fully installed (from booting to being taken to the desktop) in under 20 minutes for me. : aggressor
  • I am frustrated that I can't download the latest build anymore. 7000 is way behind the times. : Entity
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  I just received my Asus Eee 100HE. Pretty kick ass so far. : byorn
  • Please elaborate! If you feel like it of course. I'm very close to pulling the trigger on one. Screen ... : TempusT

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  I'll probably be playing again. And yes, last Saturday was fucked up. It was pretty awesome how we had a ... : Cowburn199
  • yeah i think thats what the problem was, we just joined up to test it out then bam! full server. : Dschinghis Khan
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  You won't be stuck in spectator though since the war script we were running appears to have disabled spec : Arctic Fox
  • Perfect. : ArcKnight
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  I shall be there! I didn't feel like doing work on Friday anyhow : Arctic Fox
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    good then you can work on adding those sounds, don't argue, just du it. : Dschinghis Khan
    • Unfortunately I still need to show up and PRETEND to do work, lol : Arctic Fox
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  I'm having one of the most stressful shitty days I've had in the last few years so you can rest assured t... : .frame
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    lit as in drunk or lit as in lit? Either way, join up, brotha, fun will be had by all. : Dschinghis Khan
    • as in drunk. I had to quit my marathon smoking binge years ago because I developed this crazy paranoia. ... : .frame
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  I am going to teamkill you everytime you spell my name wrong >:( : .Jayson
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    Maybe he's trying to get the world back for mispronouncing his name all the time? : Arctic Fox
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      pretty much. : Dschinghis Khan
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        It's OK, Duh-SHING-gus, I understand OK, OK, so it's Jing-us, put the knife away man : Arctic Fox
        • It's Dick-us, I thought you knew that. : ArcKnight
  • damn it, i don't know why i keep doing that, :( i'm sorry dude. You're sure there aren't two of you? : Dschinghis Khan
• bump : Dschinghis Khan
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  I will be there! : AlexXdude
  • i'll be ready for you! i've got an iron mask on. : Dschinghis Khan
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  I might make it!! I need to punch AlexXdude people. : chungathebunga
  • >:( : ArcKnight
  • i'll be ready for you! i got a hockey mask on. : Dschinghis Khan
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    Got to try and catch up to my record, eh? : Arctic Fox
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      I wish. Its become an untouchable record. You've become Muhammad Ali of Day of Defeat. : chungathebunga
      • Then become the Parkinson's. : ArcKnight
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        lol weak, not even aspiring to the throne. I might have to knife you just for that. >:D : Arctic Fox
        • I have a twitch that every time I see someone I aim for the head and shoot. Then I'm like oh yeah I can p... : chungathebunga
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  what if I don't want to be her? : deject
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    Then don't forget to bring your bag of dicks! : Alco23
    • HOT. : deject
  • come play with us mrfunky3000!!!! : .Jayson
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  buy this game for me dschinghis khan. : vile
  • One time I punched an old lady just to see her dentures fall out. : gnomish
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    nevermind, that badass motherfucker gnomnomish gifted it to me! woooooo so I'll be there tonight! I ha... : vile
    • That's alright, neither do we! 6 drink minimum, remember. : Arctic Fox
    • gnomish wins player of the week by default! : Alco23
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  I'm debating rigging up my old system for this at home and play on my large television device. It should ... : timaste
  • update: installing, big screen DOD success (where is my box of wine) : timaste
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  I'm going to test out a new workout plan tonight so I can play and get some upper body/abs in. Being k... : Sailor of Fortune
  • I'm going to kill you while screaming FEEL THE BURN SAILOR DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN UP DOWN.....HOLD IT......... : ArcKnight
• And the kinks and crap should be fixed on the server now. :) : Alco23
• I am going to go in right now a bit early if anybody else wants to come and shoot me :) : .Jayson