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  Aye, I'll toss my props in for this game. It takes a while to really figure out what it is you are doing,... : theangrywaffles
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    It's also the best of the tower defence games, the whole dancing to level and controlling a dude and not ... : abrasion
    • I think its the one of the only games I've really agreed with the cartoony style graphics being used. Als... : theangrywaffles
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  Co-op is a lot of fun in PJM. Great game. : ThomW
  • Play co-op with me,.... oh wait :( : abrasion
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  Thanx for this mini-review :) This will be my next purchase. Just bought Elefunk from the PSN store and h... : Bamii
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    Elefunk goes from brain-dead simple to unfun hard way too quickly. : ThomW
    • There's one level I couldn't finish without looking it up on the internet. For the rest it's just a matte... : Bamii
• Oh hell yeah, one of the best games on the PSN Store. I tore through the encore stuff first day it came ... : AndyGoin
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  It sucks that the trophies aren't achievable in coop : MrLobo
  • you can. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqzR4zeNavE deep impact, the only one i'm missing. : barichnikov
  • I know, that bugged me too :( : abrasion
• when il launch that game i forget my name its so awesome. i must've played 100+ hours, 1 rainbow left on ... : barichnikov
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  Sadly I wouldn't expect anything else, they're already working on the next PJ game and have plans for sev... : rudds
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    Do you know of any standalone tower defense games for the PC? I've really been out of PC gaming for five ... : theangrywaffles
    • Defense Grid is good, but a little short. I didn't feel like I got $20 worth of enjoyment out of it, but ... : wurzle
    • there's lots of flash tower defense but the only tower defense I particularly liked on PC is Defense Grid... : Shai-Tan
    • I can't play any after playing PJM, it just works different to all the other ones, it's more immersive si... : abrasion
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    isn't the name of the next one "Pixeljunk Dungeons" ?? I'm excited with just the name .... : barichnikov
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      I recall hearing recently that Dungeons won't actually be the next game, but I can't recall where I heard... : Vincent Grayson
      • i found it.... it says they put so much time in it, the game they started after will be out before it. ... : barichnikov
    • diablo clone? that would be rad. : pyide
  • I know he wants to innovate and I think that's great but he is on to a good thing and I really can't imag... : abrasion
• Never really seen it played but I have heard of it. Sounds cool. : wytefang
• I think its great, haven't bought the expansion though it gets pretty tough : MoreVespeneGas
• Yeah this game is awesome, great ps3 game. : Funran
• every girl i've ever dated was addicted to this game once I showed it to them. It was quite handy to dist... : deadfish
• I couldn't get into it, although I really like geodefense on the iphone though. : Dave-A
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  Everything PixelJunk is gold. : Ebu
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    Racer and Eden are meh. : razlebol
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      You are wrong. Eden is just flat out awesome. Racer is awesome as a party game, less fun solo. : Ebu
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        I was excited for Eden and liked the demo but the full game is boring as fuck. It would be a lot more fun... : razlebol
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          You're doing it wrong, the later levels are pretty goddamn intense. Especially with three players. : Vincent Grayson
          • Never tried it coop. My wife has no interest in this game unlike monsters. : razlebol
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          You are wrong, the full game is exactly like the demo: awesome. Swing in mid-air? What? What would you... : Ebu
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            To plants. I meant using the web thingie while in mid-air so that you can grab plants. It would make the ... : razlebol
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              Oh, spiderman style. That's not really how the game is set up. You don't need that. : Ebu
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                It would have been much more fun to me. All it is right now is swing, hope you got it right with very lit... : razlebol
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                  "Hope you get it right" Or just, you know, don't be fail. : Ebu
                  • Man it just sucks :P You know what I mean by hope you get it right. There is often some difficult and fru... : razlebol
• I met Dylan at GDC, he's a mellow, fun guy. I was disappointed to see PJ games get so many nominations bu... : Fred Garvin
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  It's the best downloadable game ever. Me and my wife probably clocked more than 200 hours on it and it's ... : razlebol
  • Yes, I've spent at least 100 total hours in the game and it's addon, not bad for 20$ US : abrasion
  • same here, she loved it, we rainbow'd the thing on hardcore, almost anyway : jcupitt
• god damn it guys, will get this tonight, shackhype ftl : TPSReport
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  Is this like the PS3's version of Castle Crashers? : sikander
  • Based on release date, I'd say castle crashers is Xbox's version of Pixel Junk Monsters. Seriously t... : abrasion
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    Nope. I think it's just another tower defence game. : Dusty_Slim
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      What is castle crashers? I know it's got a bit of a following in the media at the moment. : abrasion
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        It's a Final Fight or Street of Rage type of game with RPG elements and cartoony graphics. : razlebol
        • Oh, so he thinks PJM is just another tower defence game, poor misguided fool. : abrasion
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  I've been trying to get everyone I know to at least try PJM. It's one of my favorite games of this gen. : warcrow
  • It's the best 8.99$ I've ever spent I think, I think I've convinced a guy to buy a PS3 just for this game... : abrasion
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  What the hell is this... gaming discussion on a gaming website? WTF : carnivore
  • Sorry, will post about my new jeans, fixed gear bike, girlfriend problems and rash on my penis soon. : abrasion

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  No one cares? After I turn into a meat head I'm going to a shackmeet and beating everyone up, then taking... : S1ing B1ade
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    not with 45lb dumbbells you're not! : xxiv
    • That's plenty. : RogerDandy
• For some reason I read that as "going to jumprope on my way home". : PointlesS76
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  man I can't believe you spent that much on those powerblocks. what happens when you want to go beyond 45... : peat
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    they have adder weight packs - they go up to 125lb per dumbbell : e v i l
    • is it gonna take like $900 to get there? : arizona bay
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  you got massively ripped off on like...both of those things. : arizona bay
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    but esp paying $340 for 45lb dumb bells, those aren't going to take you very far. in any case, best of l... : arizona bay
    • + a squat stand and he'd be set. : jayacheess
    • Yeah, cancel the powerblocks order. : Merconium
  • seriously, don't spend alot of money on equipment. Buy a big sack of dirty or car parts or something. Thu... : askedrelic
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  your getting HIGHLY ripped off but at least the gear isn't anything I know of as shitty. Hope you plan to... : deadfish
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    if he's trying to get like arnold he should limit the cardio, especially if he's already skinny. if he's... : arizona bay
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      How much cardio should I do? I'm 5 ' 10 and 150 pounds. So pretty skinny and I don't have too much fat. : S1ing B1ade
      • If you're looking to bulk up, I'd do a light 15 minute jog after your lifting, nothing more than that. I... : arizona bay
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    Ya I know they're more expensive than normal ones but I'd rather save the weight. : S1ing B1ade
    • Err I mean, save the space. Once I need ones bigger than 45 (which probably won't be long) I'll start buy... : S1ing B1ade
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  Wouldn't this pull up bar work just as good? Its much cheaper. http://www.academy.com/index.php?page=... : jabuck
  • LALALA I can't hear you my pullup bar is awesome. : S1ing B1ade
  • I got the EXTREEEEEME version of that, it works great. No need to screw anything in either : ashkie
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  why wouldn't you just get the basic cast iron bar & plate dumbbells? http://www.sportsauthority.com/pro... : emcea
  • $64 for a weight set I should really do this : Begawkiness
  • Because these are more colorful and have the word POWER in them. : S1ing B1ade
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  OK my shit got here and I already feel more manly. Put the pullup bar together and I was a little hesitan... : S1ing B1ade
  • BTW I was having flashbacks of this guy I hang glide with. He was trying out a new harness and they had h... : S1ing B1ade
  • You'll be fine with the curls. I know these guys are lolling for 45lb dumb bells, but they seem to be mis... : ryuuseki
  • Hanging off the molding isn't really a problem if it's solidly mounted. I regularly do sets on my door fr... : Kentor
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  his beginner plan doesn't actually look too horrible, but lets not pretend 30 minute just biking around o... : thenoodleincident
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    Ya but I'm SKINNY. So some people say less cardio is OK? : S1ing B1ade
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      What is your current Height/Weight and what is your goal? : tcxsnoop
      • Nevermind, I saw arizonabay's post above, he hit the nail on the head. : tcxsnoop
    • If you're skinny you shouldn't do ANY FUCKING CARDIO if you're trying to gain muscle. You have so little ... : Merconium
  • If you click his "cardio" link he explains that it only counts if you are in your target HR. trust me... : tashtego
• Oh also I got MUSCLE MILK: http://www.amazon.com/CytoSport-Natures-Ultimate-Formula-39-52-Ounce/dp/B0... : S1ing B1ade
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  i need some powerblocks that go up higher than 45. 45 is fine for curls and shoulders but what if you wan... : podizzle
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    They make them but they're more expensive :/ I figure for the heavier shit I'm just going to buy cheap no... : S1ing B1ade
    • i see now you can upgrade them to 90 and then 130. cool : podizzle
  • SUPER-DECLINES! : Mondo
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    you bicep curl 45? : gmd
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      i was thinking what the fuck, dude must be HUGE : Jackass1233
      • Except seriously weird looking since he only does 45lbs for shoulder presses. : h o s t i l e
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      What's so hard about curling 45? I don't do full sets of it, but it's not impossible either. : ateam311
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        i'm sure lots of people can curl 45, thats not very impressive. The op made it sound like sets of 45lb cu... : Jackass1233
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          well ive done them before i can crank out 4 or 5 hammer curl reps, not huge : podizzle
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            hammer curls are also easier. That said, anyone doing sets of normal curls with 45lbs in each arm with pr... : derelict515
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              I do curls now where I lay down on an incline bench and let my arms hang down, I do 25 lbs and it strains... : gmd
              • yeah, I do 25lbs at the moment and it's plenty. I think I was doing 35-40lbs prior to my brain injury but... : derelict515
            • Totally disagree about hammers--very different, at least for me. : Merconium
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          doing a proper curl at 45 without using your back is pretty hard and you have to be jacked. : gmd
          • but then 45 lbs shoulder is pretty weak sauce if you can curl 45 : gmd
          • exactly, it's just that everyone you see in the gym thinks curls are a back exercise apparently : derelict515
• Thanks for that last link. : tomservo
• I think I need to see a physician. I may have pulled a groin, I hope I haven't re injured my hernia. I ha... : Slowtreme
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  are those powerblocks anything like the bowflex selector free weights? I really don't like wobbly free we... : packav
  • exactly like them only different shape : Mondo
  • They are but I don't find them wobbly at all. That's why I got them over the bowflex ones. : S1ing B1ade
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  This http://www.scoobysworkshop.com/ has a freakish physique. The workouts look meh to me, they look bori... : Slowtreme
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    WTF I can't believe he is almost 50. I thought he was in his 30s from seeing his videos and pictures. : S1ing B1ade
    • well it's a lot easier to look awesome at 50 if you already looked awesome at 20-30 and just maintain. : derelict515
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  hijack: So my roommate and I started our 6 day a week workout saturday night. We decided sundays are o... : sparkly
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    eat more? you seem to already know what to do. 1100-1200 is too low. : electroly
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      is there anything specific I should be eating? I dont wanna just eat extra stuff for the sake of consumin... : sparkly
      • just eat healthy, proteins and complex carbs are your friend, keep your biggest meals to early in the day... : derelict515
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    Didn't you post this the first time saying you're eating 1200 calories and working out 6x/week and everyo... : derelict515
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      the logic makes sense, doesn't it? Eat less and work out more? : sparkly
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        except when you drive it to the extreme, which is where starvation mode and overexertion are. you should... : electroly
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          I have no idea how I lost 90 pounds after high school. I guess I just got lucky then :/ : sparkly
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            because it was after high school, now you are old and fat and have the metabolism of a sloth : gmd
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              6 years ago, bro ... haha : sparkly
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                at lot changes once you hit mid 20s : gmd
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                  in fact 2 years from now you are going to be completely bald with an afro on your back : gmd
                  • awesome : sparkly
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            your basal metabolic rate has likely changed, which effects how low you can go before entering that starv... : derelict515
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              I'm making a point of eating more today, so we'll see how tonight goes. : sparkly
              • it's more than likely going to take longer than that to notice anything, 300 calories extra aren't going ... : derelict515
      • if you don't understand biology sure :p but your muscles don't grow in the gym, they grow while they're r... : derelict515
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  LUNGES question. In the video scooby stepped forward on the same leg every rep. Is that how you do it or ... : S1ing B1ade
  • dumbbell lunges? You can do them alternating or do a set on one leg, then the other. Obviously you need t... : Slowtreme

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• Vista 64-bit : zerog83
• vista 64 : oHnOES
• Every time I have to use an XP machine it makes me wish I was back on Vista or Win7 : derelict515
• Vista 64 bit no questions! : pancake humper
• Vista 64, "eyoht!" : zebosausamite
• Vista. XP 64 is shithouse : TastyWheat
• XP for now. Windows 7 later or next month when the release candidate comes out. : Eric2025
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  Vista 64 : OverloadUT
  • Oh but Eric2025 raises a good point: Don't pay for Vista now because Windows 7 is right around the corner... : OverloadUT
• Vista 64 : mroizo40
• Vista 64 ULTIMATE : crimrOw
• Vista plz. : deject
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  My company sent some developers to Microsoft's training center in Las Colinas and they told us that Windo... : Schnapple
  • There's also the part where if you want to get certified for Vista, you basically must support Vista x64.... : Arcanum
• Vista 64 : Psigun
• vista 64 ultimate : mojo the helpr monke
• Vista 64 : handofthrawn
• Vista 64 in the bit : chungathebunga
• Vista. : Ride-My-Rocket
• Vista 64 EXXXTREME Edition : CapnChaos
• V32 FTW : watcherxp
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  windows 7 : stgdz
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    But it's not *that* good for gaming. :( Maybe when it's released. : Sylvanus
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      its just dosent like punkbuster and a few opengl games (hello et:qw and quakelive) : HisKillSkill
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        So.... : Sylvanus
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          So if you dont play games that use punkbuster or dont play etqw and quakelive its alright : HisKillSkill
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            Of course. For those who do it isn't. That's why I added "Maybe when it's released". Hopefully it'll b... : Sylvanus
            • It plays everything else fine... Been my main OS for awhile now... and all I basically do is game... : etherboy
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        I can run QuakeLive on Windows 7 64 fwiw. : dmason
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          oh snap, when I tried it (with lastet build) I had weird screens artifact, like huge scanning lines or so... : HisKillSkill
          • nvidia* : HisKillSkill
          • Yeah, the video was fucked up for me until new nvidia drivers came out. The ones that said they increased... : dmason
      • I haven't tried ET:QW, but Quake Live runs perfectly for me in Win7 64 with the newest ATI drivers : aggressor
    • windows 7 x64 is just fine for gaming. : rmjackson
• Vista 64 : Crw22
• XP : Godhatesfatpeople
• Vista 64 Ultimate : Downforce
• Vista 64 : liqker
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  Whichever one you already own, if neither, get Vista x64 and upgrade to Windows 7, either ASAP or after S... : one random winner
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    SP's haven't been significant since XP SP2. Since then they have just been update rollups. This means tha... : retarded talking dinosaur
    • Some people still attach that stigma, that's why I mentioned either ASAP or waiting till then, it's more ... : one random winner
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  Vista 64 : Link.
  • Main reason is because XP 64 has some major issues. It's pure luck if it works for you. Also doesn't supp... : Link.
• If you're going x64, go Vista. XP x64 driver support is pretty spotty. : Arcanum
• Vista 64 rules. Zero complaints, great OS. : royalally
• Vista 64. : Lone Swordsman
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  gentoo amd64 stage1 : HisKillSkill
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    lol, the "no bootstrap or toolchain edition". : rmjackson
    • --omg-optimized : HisKillSkill
• Vista 64 : deveus1
• Vista 64! : Dunwich
• Vista 64 : valael
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  Windows 7 What, I am right, vista sucks balls. : IHATEDUST
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    I, too, like Win7 and hate Vista. : dumb.
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      they really are essentially the same operating system. it's like saying you hate windows 2000 but love wi... : retarded talking dinosaur
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        That's like saying Michael and Tito Jackson are essentially the same person... when in reality one likes ... : dumb.
        • thats like saying cars are to jets as toys are to boys : handofthrawn
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        I don't think you know what you are talking about : dnuts
        • No, the kernels are the same, the differences are mostly in ui/frontend stuff; that's basically the relat... : mroizo40
  • probably a CU error or a PEBKAC issue. : zerog83
• vista 64. you may run into significantly more driver isses with xp 64. only ran into an issue with my o... : dantastic
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  I LOL at how the tides have turned in what, a year? Back when I was a lurker the wide majority HATED vist... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • totally : feek
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    i think the results would be different if the question were POLL: Windows XP vs Windows Vista : emcea
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      emcea please don't make me sad :( : retarded talking dinosaur
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        don't be sad, i just always thought xp 64 was the scrubby older brother of vista 64. : emcea
        • xp 64 was the red-headed bastard step-child of the XP/Server 2k3 family. It is to be banished from this ... : one random winner
      • xp 32 is still the better platform for most games. less bloat, you can actually disable mouse acceleratio... : Hoax
  • The difference was that 4gb+ of ram became the standard gaming rig config and Vista 64 is/was a hellvalot... : liqker
  • i'm lolling at how you're surprised by this. the exact same thing happened with XP. : electroly
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    Vista performance has improved a lot, hasn't it? On release it had pretty severe problems just copying fi... : jcupitt
    • i've been using it since release and my day to day experience is about the same. : feek
    • The file copy performance improved marginally. Mostly they just changed how file copies are reported to t... : retarded talking dinosaur
• Vista x64 - I just made this decision for the computer I just built. : halophoenix
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  If you're buying a new OS, wait for the Win7 RC in early may, install it, then get retail when it comes o... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • What I mean by that is if you buy Vista now, you will not get a free upgrade to Windows 7. If you buy Vis... : retarded talking dinosaur
• Vista 64 : Ormsbee
• Vista 64 : xsii
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  Vista 64. I've had no problems with any games so far. : braaains
  • some older games won't work (win 98 and older games mostly), but I haven't really had any problems with n... : Modulus
• Vista 64 : jimvolk
• Vista X64 : sheepraper
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  XP64 if you already own it. Otherwise Vista64 just to be more future proof. : sanchez
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    XP64 is the equivalent of somebody duct taping a Lambo engine into a 1930s Ford. : IndigoAK
    • yah XP64 is a pile of crap... i tried it before I jumped on Vista and it had some many issues I event... : Shadowdane
• vista 64 : Slowtreme
• Vista 64 : matthaeus
• Vista 64 : themaestro2657
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  windows 3.11! : Sparticuse
  • Debian : SigENeaT
• I've heard the argument that XP consumes less resources which would mean a better framerate in whatever g... : jingletard
• XP 32 : CrustaR
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  Windows 7 x64 : capt tripps
  • ^^^ : Agrona

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• the part with the chick talking about melting ice is the best ! : rookieone
• lol : ThomW
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  They almost made Katie Couric sound like GLaDOS. : Ajax
  • Yup. Best part. : Gary the Llama
  • Agreed--she was perfect. : Merconium
  • Yes! : randomposter
• Ha this is fucking great! : voodooraze
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  1:21 on is the best part. skip the rest. : deathofrats
  • That was great yea. : humbleone
• Awesome. : ieGod
• lol so awesome! the on thin ice was hilarious : bawbeh
• part 1 has the UNC Tarheels! : tashtego
• so fucking great! : industro
• starts off slow but within a minute its pure gold : wendigo
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  Holy shit, 1:20 in with Katie Couric... hahahahahah. : Lunatic Angelic
  • Direct link for the very short attention span: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBb4cjjj1gI#t=1m21s l : Lunatic Angelic
  • Yeah the Katie Couric part actually sounds like she's singing. lol : silent77
• oh snap... how fast?! : tangles
• all news should be like this : eldiablo01
• that is great! : Jinxplayer
• this is absolutely brilliant! : slickdoody
• oh my god : filtersweep
• this is awesome :D : Marauder IIC
• awesome : stonedonkey
• Hahaha. This is awesome. : Ormsbee
• SHAWTY~ : darkT
• I love this! It's catchy! : -efx-
• hahahah well done : Downforce
• katie couric was the best, couldnt understand the rest especially the green screen guy : dantastic
• hahah : Yanks
• ok that was damn cool : onji
• HAHAHA so good : vile
• hahahaha this is awesome : deject
• hah, this is awesome! : delataur
• This is fucking amazing. : silent prophet
• MOAR : Warlock
• hahahahahah, the Hillary Clinton part was awesome (when they were singing) : ArcKnight
• fucking fantastic. : nomaad
• wow, that was incredible : prime8
• I enjoyed this greatly. : Moonbase Commander
• that part with couric rocks, 'very thin ice' : fletch_
• haha. want more! : dromo5
• Isn't that really a Vocoder? : skinlab133
• haha that was good : lausai

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  might be NWS : sparkly
  • Yes, quite NWS... I keep forgetting to mention that since my work doesn't give a shit. : dumb.
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    Go to advanced search and you can turn on filters. : ArcKnight
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      can i turn off all the nazi shit (seriously, i'm not exaggerating) in the filters? :( It's the only thing... : halophoenix
      • Erm, what nazi shit? There's the grammar nazi pic and the zombie nazis, that's the only nazi stuff I've s... : ArcKnight
      • it's an uncensored bunch of pictures. part of the appeal is the randomness : carnivore
      • I'm not sure about nazi stuff, but there's some grossout stuff on there (dead babies, a guy with his bal... : capt tripps
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  http://suigintou.desudesudesu.org/4scrape/img/271420.jpg wow : kpxkrnjc
  • I completely love this, wish the guy did more. : dumb.
• slashdot does that now with the front page news, I really like it. : abrasion
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  I'm not a huge fan of comic book character wallpapers, but these two seem really well done to me http://... : bipolar
  • I would love the Spiderman movies if Mary Jane was that hot in them. Fucking Dunst is one of the shitties... : royalally
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    http://www.marvel.com/wallpaper/?artist=Clayton%20Crain : dumb.
    • Thanks! : bipolar

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• Yea, LED lights are the future, just a steep initial cost on them. They are so much better than incandesc... : NexusOne
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  Wow, 80% more efficient than incandescent bulbs! That's the exact same as fluorescent bulbs but with 10... : ann thracks
  • I'd wager they last a million billion times longer than a CFL. But yeah, the narrow color spectrum would ... : dumb.
  • LEDs hopefully will improve quickly. Right now they are great for flashlights and specialty lighting but... : ann thracks
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    No mercury in LED lamps. : ZTac
    • Why does everyone pick on the planet closest to the Sun? It's already getting fried daily by the giant n... : GoodBoy
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    how about considering the lifetime of the bulb before you post dumb stuff like that : moshman
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      That has yet to be seen. CFL was touted as having a significantly longer lifespan than Incandescent and I... : Chod
      • Yea. I've had to replace quite a few around the house. : Ellissd
      • Most of them have a warranty that I've seen. : digital_d
      • We have lots and they seem to last forever, even threw extreme temp change. I also have a few incandescen... : pwnjoo
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    How u pay for led bilb? : Ride-My-Rocket
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      They need to do way instain googels> who kill thier bilbs. becuse these bilbs cant frigth back it was on ... : Phil
      • lolling way too hard at this parody : fuell
      • hahaha what the fuck is going on in this subthread : virus
      • This needs more love, haha. : ieGod
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    From an aesthetic standpoint there is no comparison, led is vastly superior. To the camera and to the ey... : Wheatloaf
    • you mean CFL I guess? : jcupitt
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  We got to trade in 20 plastic bags for a $5 gift certificate to the mall, and a free reusable cloth bag. ... : DrZettl
  • and I used my $10 to buy Burnout Paradise... I love earth day : skelom
• costco is carrying LED bulbs now too! : hirez
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  "Each person with 1 bulb can save $262.53 as well as 0.81 tons of CO2 emissions over the lifetime of thes... : x4nth3
  • i sent them over do you have a problem : boring gegtik
  • they googled it, you IDIOT! lulz : Downforce
  • No clue really, just reading what it says on the package. : virus
• http://www.dailytech.com/New+NearProduction+Super+Lightbulb+Lasts+60+Years+Costs+285/article14094.htm ... : ant_hillbilly
• Your job is awesome. : DJ Clipdat
• Did your company just receive bailout money or something? : Dynotaku
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  You should smash it under your car tire while doing a burnout in the parking lot. : not work safe
  • ahahahaha : DJ Clipdat
  • don't forget to fling the lit cigarette into the bushes once you gain traction and speed off. : edgewise
  • hahah i love this post : Blucklesworth
  • hahahahaha ... that would rule : virus
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  Virus, were these the same guys that were making toast in their oven? : stgdz
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    http://www.google.org/powermeter/demoproject.html : stgdz
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      hahahaha i had never even heard of that ... how retarded : virus
      • I did that in college when I didn't have a toaster, but my electric bill was also rolled into my rent so ... : gigaduck
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  I'm keeping my lightbulbs. Stocking up soon. No mercury in my home. : Marrbe
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    CFL is the tech with mercury : d fluke
    • LED lamps will be expensive as hell in Sweden. : Marrbe
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  i cant wait to get one of these http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/09/philips-master-led-light-bulb-set-for-... : podizzle
  • 40W equivalent makes me :( : lolpatrol
  • that looks just like these bulbs. they quote 50,000 hours on them, we'll see though. : virus
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    i love the look of those.. art deco like.. : deathofrats
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      it's for a reason. the brighter the led, the more heat they give off -shortening their lifespan. to ass... : dopeman
      • oh i know that, but it is well designed, unlike the other versions of these. : deathofrats
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    why wait? only $22 - http://www.chinavasion.com/product_info.php/pName/led-light-bulb-warm-white-5w/ : x4nth3
    • for 5W? i'll pass. : buzzbat
• I replaced the 6 or so downlights in my hallway with LED ones as soon as I could, though they're less pow... : d fluke
• Fresh & Easy is giving away reusable canvas shopping bags to customers today, they're pretty nice. I'm j... : action wombmate
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  They burn out faster in bathrooms (they suck for humidity) : Sgt_Boomstick
  • Good to know - thanks : virus
  • You'd think they're sealed by looking at them--how does this happen, if you know? : Merconium
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  When LED's can do this I will buy one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsV3-IvS8UA&feature=player_embedde... : mikefr24
  • heh, it really is a "torch". : the archvile
• I got one from an online place, but I missed out on the lumen rating, as it's about 1/3 the brightness of... : the archvile

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  Why? Do you like them better than lazer? : deathofrats
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    I've used the same mouse for about 7 years and i like its weight and accuracy. It was an old logitech mad... : Gore87
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      Modern optical and laser mice are vastly more accurate than a ball mouse. It's probably about time for y... : Arcanum
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        The problem is that I've used the same mouse for so long. The G5 that I have came with weights but it jus... : Gore87
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          You'll adapt quickly enough as soon as you stop switching mouses and/or trying to go back to your old one... : Arcanum
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            Is it weird that I think of that mouse as an old friend? I'm saddened by the thought of not having it. : Gore87
            • You'll get used to it very quickly, don't fear change! : Begawkiness
            • weird and unhealthy. move on. : Cihte
            • Don't worry man, I know what you mean. I have a USB floppy disc adapter, so I can store backups to my old... : Bamtan
            • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I07xDdFMdgw : Haku-Jin
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          You know you could actually adjust all of the weights in the mouse right? : pancake humper
          • yea, I have a little box with the weights in it and a blue slip that holds the weights which goes into th... : Gore87
        • You know how you were used to that old mouse because you used it a lot? Well you can ALSO get used to th... : DinK
    • Get a mouse with weights. Logitech has some. : zebosausamite
    • weight and accuracy is very specific to the mouse, and its available settings, and doesnt really have any... : Maarten Goldstein
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      wow, you're like the japanese soldier in the jungle who still thinks the war isnt over : cptstern
      • That is one hilariously fine analogy. : sgtsanity
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        lol bbbbbbbb : marmite
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          wtf? I must have leant on the b key as I reached for the enter key :/ : marmite
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            good lord man, how fat are your fingers? : deathofrats
            • He also uses his dialing wand to type. : CapnChaos
      • Awesome. : TastyWheat
    • wow really... i can't stand old ball mice. : Shadowdane
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      I still use a Razer Boomslang at home. It's 7 years old I think : Satyric0n
      • my classic boomslangs both died on me, I'm adoring my 2007 special edition optical boomslang though, it's... : Toraz Chryx
• why on earth would you want one? You would maybe be able to find an old one in a mom and pop computer sh... : SirX
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  just turn a trackball upside down. : edgewise
  • I wish one of the big manufacturers would make a good gaming trackball. I'm still using the Microsoft Op... : coyoterys
• http://about.pricegrabber.com/search.php/form_keyword=super%20pet%20roll%20a%20nest/tls=1 : skanky08
• Buy a new HP corporate machine, throw the computer away and keep the mouse : dognose
• You sicken me! : Toraz Chryx
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  apple's mighty mouse uses a ball, but its for the scroll thing. I wish it were optical somehow, it gums u... : not work safe
  • isnt it similar to the blackberry balls? do those gum up? : retarded talking dinosaur
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  Do you enjoy picking the lint and fuzz off the rollers every few days? seriously? : chilln
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    Its kind of like using the same tennis racket or golf clubs for a long time, things just feel too differe... : Gore87
    • You're going to be one of the first "old people who don't know how to use a holoband". : Bamtan
• On average, every mouse has 1 ball. It's the standard deviation that will kill you. I'd start with Pets... : Dessicator82
• Man, I've been using optical mice since the day the first logitech blue sparkly one came out. They are so... : retarded talking dinosaur
• Usually they come free with a tijuana hooker. Although they aren't really mice. : S1ing B1ade

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  you pay a shitload of taxes : GloriousCow
  • Or he spends basically nothing on anything else and might be homeless. : king_darius
  • You have no idea. Enjoy your bonuses, financial execs! : haiku
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    well if he pays his years taxes all in April, then it could very well be a large majority of your expendi... : DonkeyPopsicle
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      I pay taxes every quarter, but then I pay again when I file because my estimates are typically underestim... : haiku
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        self-employment sounds like a major pain in the ass. You know, aside from all those good parts. : DonkeyPopsicle
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          At first it totally blows, but I have a fantastic CPA. I just get a packet of documents, sign everything, : haiku
          • i love accountants : edgewise
          • Yeah, we have all these bundles at work we give out to clients, along with CDs with everything they need ... : vov1n
• kaboom is your CPA? : Downforce
• lol, sir, lol : Godhatesfatpeople
• Hooker & Blow Taxes ? : JT
• Mine would have done that too if I hadn't spent almost as much on new faucets/plumbing and a furnace five... : Deathlove
• I hate that even your taxes look better than most webpages. : pancake humper
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  I realize you blurred everything for a reason, but can you say what is the second largest %, in green? ju... : notd665
  • I'm waiting for the Photoshopped versions myself. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • fonts and internet badassery books : sparkly
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    It's combined Mortgage, Property Taxes, HOA Assessments, and a few other monthly costs that fall strictly... : haiku
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      Yeah, I was going to guess mortgage. Is there a reason you choose to put property taxes there and not wit... : notd665
      • Because it's all done on the same bill through escrow. My stuff is broken out in groups of expenses. Just... : haiku
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      where does 'House Cleaning Robot' fit in? : pancake humper
      • pets! : haiku
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      I am just going to stop paying my hoa condo fee. I fucking hate it. : gmd
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        what do you get for your condo hoa fee? i get a couple dudes watching the door from 7am - 11pm, the garb... : FrayLo
        • water, garbage bills, party room, grill, pool, NO GYM $300. : gmd
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        Mine is only $250 a month, and it covers my water, garbage and exterior stuff for the building. How ... : virus
        • Somehow mine's $32/mo paid quarterly. I live in a townhouse and they take care of the lawn and have asini... : vov1n
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  Look before you start posting this 'look at my tax' nonsense, maybe you ought to think about your audienc... : DrZettl
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    what : busdriver3030
    • I agree with this sentiment : Deathlove
  • lol : GloriousCow
  • haha, this made me go back and re-read the thread : braaains
  • www.instantrecordscratch.com : Chod
  • haha yessss : get_navi
  • TEA PARTY TEA PARTY!!! : askedrelic
  • 5 points for Ravenclaw : WhatIsThisFor
  • god dammit, shacknews : genjuro
  • A+ : PlanetPerfecto
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    guys, I'm still confused. What exactly just happened? : nyranger66
    • referencing haiku's post in the lookitzpancakes trainwreck thread : ArcKnight
  • I love how some people think you're serious. Hahahaha :D : virus
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    I don't know what this means, but it's still awesome : DonkeyPopsicle
    • shackwagon effect exposed : mnsnota
  • WHATEVER I THINK HIS TAXES ARE GOOD WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO HARSH ON HAIKU : SenorSpine
  • AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA : esecasco
  • hahaahahah : sammyl
  • I am done with my taxes. : MercFox1
  • Nice. : DOOManiac
• Looks like you're self-employed and had to pay your yearly tax bill this month. A year's worth of taxes w... : reelbk
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  How huge of a pain in the ass is it keeping your own taxes out of your paychecks every month? I can on... : virus
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    I'm trying to figure out how anyone was supposed to be fooled into thinking this both wasn't of his own d... : pres589
    • You do realize that if your self employed it doesn't matter if you pay only in april or quaterly, the amo... : pwnjoo
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    i sort of wish everyone had to do it that way so they'd fully appreciate how hard they're getting fucked. : Theos
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      Oh I definitely get how hard I'm getting fucked when I look at my paystub every 2 weeks. : virus
      • Your employer has to pay the other half of your payroll tax I believe. : MagicWishMonkey
    • i don't feel like i'm getting that fucked : Mr.SEX
    • Is that somehow different from looking at the paystubs and seeing how much goes into the various taxes? : pres589
• I believe if we apply the 60% photoshop technique not only will we see nipples, it will indeed be Miss Pa... : massdev
• No haiku how you could you not see that it made a pie-chart. : Utopia : ant_hillbilly
• WAKKA WAKKA : r3dn3ck
• Do they make this sound when you get audited? http://pac-man.classicgaming.gamespy.com/Sounds/killed.w... : Prozium

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  what happened? : xwer
  • Lulz happened, xwer, lulz. : MercFox1
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  I'm getting tired of this war dec bullshit. : g0nk
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    THE LINE MUST BE DRAWN HERE! : ejectorpod
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      HYAH ! : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • NO FURTHAH! : Mr.Finkster
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    Me fuckin too man. I just wanna be able to fuckin make it a few jumps without checking with the cocks in ... : jdmSlix
    • hahah it's true, the alliance guys are dicks : AlexXdude
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      No but seriously. Read my forum post about PvE OPERATIONS...I'm dispersing my assets to where they are ne... : ejectorpod
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        This is awesome. I would love this. I need to keep doing pve till i can be of use in pvp. : jdmSlix
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          Can you fly a frigate? Can you fit a 20km warp disruptor? If you answered yes to both of those questi... : Finestaut
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            Seriously though, this "I can't PVP yet" attitude is destructive. A 2-hour old character in a ship with ... : Finestaut
            • As was shown last night unfortunately. : hashd
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              You're over simplifying it. We're fighting station dockers where tackle frigates don't do anything. Tac... : r_picmip 5
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                And if you force them to dock, suddenly the poor industrials in the station can undock and go about their... : Finestaut
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                  Yes, we're doing that, but that's different from what you're saying. The 4 day old tacklers aren't for... : r_picmip 5
                  • To expand on this, a "2 hour" character being a tackler for a station camp isn't effective or productive ... : r_picmip 5
            • New characters don't start with even 1/4 of the skillpoints they used too =\ So i'm guessing it would ta... : kelbane
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            Frigate wouldnt last 2 seconds against their ships. Took 2 of em 10 seconds to destroy my Harbinger. I ma... : jdmSlix
            • Depends a bit on how the frigate is kitted. The Burst I was flying managed to take several shots from on... : Arcanum
            • I see them flying a lot of HACS. A properly fitted HAC costs several hundred million isk. A properly f... : Finestaut
            • I just realized you were referring to the CEU guys, not the guys who dropped in last night. Disregard my... : Arcanum
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      How are they cocks I have had nothing but good relations with all of them? Chances are if your looking fo... : hashd
      • only 2 of em where being dicks. I should have been more specific. : jdmSlix
  • We seem to be the main Corp feeding them kills . We stay out of the torrinos area and stop feeding them ... : fr0x
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    WAR WERE DECLARED! But no, seriously, what's the beef? I thought ya'll jumped out of the system that ... : Clasifyd
    • I'm not sure. I've been lucky or smart (not sure which) as I have only lost 1 ship to them and that was o... : mace
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    Ditto. It's making me not want to play at all. Maybe we should just quit Photon and start another corp... : geedeck
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      :| Hang in there guys, it could actually be a lot worse. Move to another system until things cool off... : r_picmip 5
      • Yeah, seriously, just move to another system further away in Empire. It's great not having to check local... : AlexXdude
    • It would be nice. We should at least co-ordinate for those fleeing the war. : Jonathan
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      geedeck read my latest post on the forums! I have been working on a solution hopefully that will help eve... : ejectorpod
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        it's probably one of the most common things that makes people quit; joining a 0.0 alliance well before th... : zerog83
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          The thing is, it's not even the 0.0 stuff that's fucking things up. It's the empire war nonsense. : Arcanum
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            do something about it! hire a merc corp enlist your n00bs in pvp training with agony unleashed etc : nitrus
            • Yep, I'm bankrolling my own tuition to take Agony's PvP class. : elocanth
          • compounded by the fact that PHOTN is in a 0.0 alliance; empire wars are going to be common for a while. : zerog83
  • I told you last night, bail to another system 5-10 jumps away : AlexXdude
  • I've been in station for a better part of 2 weeks. :P Just training away. : NFXFSX
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    why doesn't PHOTON hire a merc corp or enlist the help of some tried and true pvp corp? there is plenty ... : nitrus
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      That's up to the leadership but I can only guess the thought was the alliance would step up more than it ... : r_picmip 5
      • no one is stopping anyone from contracting a merc corp....corp leaders have nothing to do with it if you... : nitrus
• Hey guys check the forums in about 2 hours for an update to my mission op. : ejectorpod
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  I got to shoot at stuff with my missiles. Then I got confused and locked target on one of my corp mates a... : mace
  • Haha, who'd you accidentally shoot? : Arcanum
  • Hah! It was me in my typhoon, we had just scared off a lone crow pirate I guess mace had some steam to bl... : Dr Van Nostrand
• I haven't had any time to play lately but my skills are starting to get nice, I'm getting close being abl : hawkeye
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  I've got my tier-2 drone training complete, and now need to know what is the best kind to buy. I picked u... : re-verse
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    Gallente drones for pvp. Ogre2s : loboca
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      these are heavies and will take another couple weeks to train. i'm using 2 hob ii's and 3 hammerhead i... : mwasher
      • yeah those are fine, warrior IIs go faster and can catch interceptors better but whatever. : Majuju
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  Last night I made my first EVE spreadsheet. : ejectorpod
  • Welcome to my world. : Finestaut
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    It's all downhill from there. (I have 3) : r_picmip 5
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      Are you counting .xls files or seperate pages? My EVE spreadsheets area fucking mess, but they're only ... : Finestaut
      • Files. I have 2 or 3 tabs in each for various stuff. My wife is an accountant so setup quite the sprea... : r_picmip 5
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        You need to separate your pages into more manageable files. Or start a database. : one random winner
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          Database is what I need, but I really don't want to develop an app in my spare time, especially when I co... : Finestaut
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            Access is easy enough, assuming you've got it, especially when taking info from an excel file. : one random winner
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              It's not a matter of difficulty, it's a matter of motivation. I'm a software engineer by trade, and I de... : Finestaut
              • Ah, ic, nm. : one random winner
              • Hear, hear... all my coworkers spend their off-time coding, and I can't wrap my head around *why*. I go ... : elocanth
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  Oh, I just remembered! I can officially fly a Retriever now! Wooo! Too bad I can't afford one of those b... : Clasifyd
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    Okay, so, regarding this, should I just keep using my Osprey to mine shit until I get up to Covetor (or e... : Clasifyd
    • the retriever should get you more in mining than the osprey. : JuffoWup
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      Definitely start mining with a Retriever dude...it's gonna take my miner 25 days to get Mining Barges V, ... : ninj0rc
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        Yeah, I was figuring that, thanks guys. I think the ~16m for a Covetor will be much easier to get even b... : Clasifyd
        • everything is so liquid, you can just sell that retriever for 0.01 less than anyone else and probably get... : dooberzoo
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  well... my first thorax got shitcanned on its first mission. There were like 20 drones and I have 5 rail... : conandan
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    Cruisers like the Thorax can use medium hybrid turrets, instead of those small hybrid turrets. You might ... : daneloire
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      the other thing is.. one size turret in all slots. Mixing it up like that won't do you any good. Keep a... : JuffoWup
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        I actually have had really good experience (in PvE at least) with having like 4 medium rails and 2 medium... : daneloire
        • alpha strike mostly. If you are flying a thorax, you also have a 50 m3 drone bay with a 50 mbit bandwith... : JuffoWup
  • but the same drones where taken down with two cell-o-tape frigates about 20mins later :) with a pinch of ... : Vincenoir
• PHOTN members please read the newest post: http://www.photon-ventures.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=61 : ejectorpod
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  Let me clarify my original post.. The War Dec stuff in EvE is a part of the game. I understand this. I... : g0nk
  • I do not envy your guys' situation. : Poor Yurik
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    Living in 0.0 isn't ideal for young pilots who will constantly need to make trips to buy skillbooks and t... : semaphore
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      it'd be more tolerable if we had a full station with a medical station so we could pod jump around to get... : valael
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        Even pod jumping has limitations (only once per 24 hours period), and as for the corp hangar...just wait,... : ninj0rc
        • pod jumping doesn't have limitations clone jumping does have the 24h wait : Reptile
        • What is the time for access? Or should I ask on the corp forums? : Arcanum
  • g0nk, hang in there, be patient, and things will get better. but it will take a lot of time. : m0rfus
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  So, silly idea pop in my head that is probably totally pointless and/or useless. Has anyone tried to use... : JuffoWup
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    I've seen several fittings that use the Myrmidon in such a role...in fact, there is a Myrmidon fitting on... : ninj0rc
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      you could name this fit The Wife. it's constantly up your ass. saps your energy, keeps you from going any... : Joseph
      • my only issue is that cap booster 800 is supposed to save you or something. 800s take a ton of cargo spa... : JuffoWup
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      yeah, I've thought about that as well. basically a mini neutdomi. Not really keen on that though. : JuffoWup
      • I was thinking more along the lines of remote repping support. Crappy range, but with the drone space, c... : JuffoWup
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  Slowly building up my skills this week. Next week I may finally see about joining up with Photon. I just ... : SolrFlare
  • Solr, you can join up anyhow, I just wouldn't recommend doing anything outside of high-sec. I've focused... : elocanth
• Soooooo..... Last night I had a dream our POS was under attack by some jackass in a Protoss carrier. Th... : fr0x
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  I'm going to sound like an asshole, no way around it, but can I make a suggestion? http://www.scraphe : Joseph
  • it's been said many times Jo. dont hold your breathe. : m0rfus
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    I've often combed through battleclinic for suitable fits, but 90% of the time, the people who would be mo : daneloire
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      the part that is serious business is when people lose ships repeatedly because their fitting the ship poo... : MisterPhoton
      • ^^^this. i lost a cheap rifter tackler today because 3 of us were engaging an enemy who, when realizing ... : ejectorpod
    • i usually try and provide a *concept* low skill build and then something closer to my personal fit to giv... : m0rfus
    • Check out scrapheap, yes there's a lot of shit talking in there but the fits are practical and take a lot... : r_picmip 5
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      I'd be willing to bet the ones who are losing them know their fits are bad but can't do much better for a : mindfk
      • /clap /CHEER : m0rfus
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        Yea I am going to be sticking with my little Kestrel launcher frigate until I learn the ropes, it seems l... : shortbuscaptain
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          The shortbuscaptain is playing it smart. However: NO RIGS ON FRIGS : Finestaut
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            seriously you're throwing ISK into the shitter and then shitting on it again : Majuju
            • Yea I can't even afford that stuff yet, I have been playing off and on for that past few days and raked i... : shortbuscaptain
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        You're right that it's stupid to fly a ship you can't fill the slots on, but I think you're making things... : Arcanum
        • "Properly fitted" is a pretty nebulous concept, but basically boils down to "actually does what you think... : Finestaut
        • taking the t2 fits and emulating them on your ships using t1 parts is awesome, and quite often what we've... : Joseph
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        Oh, no - please don't get me wrong, I'm grateful for all the advice, and I have been paying attention to : daneloire
        • A huge part of the problem is that people are flying extremely expensive, *terrible* setups into PVP, and... : Finestaut
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      This is more than EVE noobs doing noob things. This is EVE noobs repeatedly making the same expensive, e... : Finestaut
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        Yeah, that I can't speak for. I don't even know where all this isk is coming from, it takes me days of mi... : daneloire
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          yup, PLEX money is a double-edged sword. on one hand it can help ease what used to be a brutal poverty cu... : mindfk
          • It's kind of like giving a teenager his learner's permit, and a hundred Ferraris : Finestaut
          • I have to admit, I'm tempted -- but I'm not even sure what I'd buy this early in my EVE career. Skillbook... : daneloire
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  Eve is full of nice people: http://www.scrapheap-challenge.com/viewtopic.php?t=25527 : graah
  • hahaha awesome. : mindfk
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  So I just started playing after a few shackers encouraged me to do so, what should I do to get started? ... : shortbuscaptain
  • join the "shacknews" channel in EVE....most if not all questions can be answered there. : nitrus
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    i shall take under my wing, if you so chose. : m0rfus
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      I have still been playing Darkfall but will start to play eve more, I am just getting fed up with the exp... : shortbuscaptain
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        i play DF about 1 night/week until more people are starting wars. having fought next to you in WAR, i wil... : m0rfus
        • sounds like you would like to pour more than just knowledge into him o_0 : theWhite
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        I haven't seen many obvious hackers so far. There is only one person I've seen that was blatantly using s... : mnok
        • It gets pretty bad when you go to Afghanistan (middle of Argon), name of the game is teleporting inside w... : shortbuscaptain
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    I don't think farming is an effective isk earner untill you can start taking on battleship spawns in 0.0.... : fr0x
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      Yea I just wanna fire a shitload of missiles and be a support vehicle, it seems like cruiser + shield tan... : shortbuscaptain
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        Yea....I'm sure someone here can suggest a good cruiser setup that will fit nicely in between a frigate l... : fr0x
        • I'd love to see a good cruiser setup for a Thorax or Vexor, personally - even if I can't quite fit it yet... : daneloire
      • why don't you ever get on vent? : valael
      • You could download Evemon ( http://evemon.battleclinic.com/ ), have it set up a skill plan based on what ... : valael

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  Catch 22, Confederacy of Dunces, Game of Thrones, The Stranger : wtf242
  • I really enjoyed The Stranger. After Sartre, I found Camus' writing more directed and refreshing. : packav
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  Neruomancer, The Road, Old Man's War, A Tale of Two Cities, 1984, and Star Wars: The Last Command. Lea... : theangrywaffles
  • Also, I couldn't pick just 4. Too hard to choose. : theangrywaffles
  • I feel ya, the Zahn trilogy is fantabulous : riptyde
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  The Phantom TollBooth, Ishmael, The Hobbit, The Hithhiker's Guide to the Galaxy : Cheeziologist
  • actually, scratch hitchhiker's and put in Cryptonomicon : Cheeziologist
  • shit I forgot about Ishmael : wtf242
• Just finished The Green Mile and it was excellent! Also, I know you said 4, but take what you can get. ... : paulatreus
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  Moby Dick The Master and Margarita Ovid's Metamorphoses King Lear : lechuck59
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    Oh we can count plays? Hamlet would be up there by far. We never read it in High School and I really wish... : c0bra
    • also King Lear is on my shelf and I really need to read it. : c0bra
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      I loved studying Hamlet, that was my play in yr 12 English. : Arctic Fox
      • Yea Romeo and Juliet was ours, taught by the football coach :( God love him, he tried; he really did, ... : c0bra
    • Book is a very inclusive category. : lechuck59
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  Cryptonomicon, Clear and Present Danger, Tuesdays with Maurie (yeah I'm a fag), Shogun : riptyde
  • Cryptonomicon is such a great book. : edgewise
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    I think Cryptonomicon is my favorite book of all time, not sure what would be my 2nd, 3rd, or 4th favorit... : MagicWishMonkey
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      I wish I could go back and read it for the first time. : Clay
      • Me too, I'm gonna wait 5 more years and read it again, hopefully I will forget enough of it to make it *a... : MagicWishMonkey
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    Shogun is absolutely in my top 4 as well : retardhumper
    • i love shogun also, but i think i liked tai-pan better : qwpeoriu
• Hard to say, but I would feature Dan Simmons prominently. The Terror and the Hyperion series are some exc... : Syixxs
• Cloud Atlas I can think of others, but I can't remember the last time a book stuck with me like Cloud ... : Vincent Grayson
• But I haven't read 4 books? : Marrbe
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  The Everlasting Man Peace Like A River The Silmarillion (specifically Narn i Chin Hurin and Of Beren an : c0bra
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    The Silmarillion? Really? That was like being dragged backwards through gravel for me, such a tough read. : Arctic Fox
    • Parts were, yea. Those two specific stories I remember really liking. I haven't read them in over a decad : c0bra
    • Kinda like reading the bible....but Beren and Luthien is absolute literary fantasy gold. : r_Ed
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      c0bra did specify the two best stories in the book, though. : obiquatro
      • It's how I roll : c0bra
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      People always say this. I adore the entire thing from front to back. I read it along with the rest of Tol... : vile
      • I pretty much liked it all except for Akallabeth. : c0bra
  • cool, someone else who has actually heard of CS Lewis' sci-fi works.. : deathofrats
• Factoring in their thematic relevance to me at the time when I read them: The Fall, Lord of the Flies, Th... : mittense
• I fondly remember reading Lord of the rings Hunt for Red October Night Watch and Thief of Time by Prat... : Mysig
• Fiction? Spares Hyperion Red Storm Rising Shiva Series (I count it as one book since I'm a big chea... : Marauder IIC
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  Life of Pi, Ender's Game, The Hobbit, Drizzt series. : Edges
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    Oh man, Ender :( : c0bra
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      Yeah....great story, although it gets kinda weird in the later books. Too bad Orson Scott Card is such a... : r_Ed
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        he posted on the shack once! like literally once though : ninjase
        • Yes I think this might be true. : c0bra
  • Ender's Game is a great story. It translates well to a wide range of age groups. : obiquatro
• Journey to the End of Night, Factotum, 1984, The Satanic Verses : theghostofsmdever
• Microserfs, Cryptonomicon, The Long Walk, A Game of Thrones : Deathlove
• Lord of the Rings Song of Ice and Fire Stranger in a Strange Land Foundation Although Harry Potter ... : r_Ed
• Homage to Catalonia The Iliad The Aeneid Lord of the Flies So hard to pick just four! I'm happy wit... : skizl
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  the first Harry Potter is your favorite one? You read the rest of the series and didn't think they'd gott... : edgewise
  • The 5th was the best, and if you disagree you are wrong. : ArcKnight
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  REDWALL ALL UP IN THIS BITCH : ejectorpod
  • word to your moms, Brian Jacques fans. : c0bra
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  It's hard to narrow it down to four but: The Things They Carried, The Three Sigmata of Palmer Eldritch : obiquatro
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    wow, hello my quick-posting fellow Three Stigmata of Eldritch Palmer buddy! : Borzoi
    • It must have been a good choice! : obiquatro
    • That one edges out Ubik for me as my favorite Dick book. I love Dick! : midgetherder
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    Any particular reason you prefer God Emperor to the original? : r_Ed
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      I really liked the scope of time. Plus, the relationship between Leto II and Hwi Noree really moved me. : obiquatro
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        Hmm...I couldn't really get my teeth into the epoch after the time jump from Children to God Emperor. Bu... : r_Ed
        • I see a lot of dislike for God Emperor and I understand why. It is completely out of the "norm" after th... : obiquatro
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  J.G. Ballard's Crash (R.I.P.), Huysman's A Rebours, Dick's Three Stigmata of Eldritch Palmer, and 4 is a... : Borzoi
  • I've only heard of the last one. Am I dumb? :( : c0bra
• Forever War. The Black Company. The Fifth Elephant. The Ringworld Engineers. Runners up: Issola,... : cerealSAM2
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  Watership Down Dune The Stand Battlefield Earth : jimmy-buffett
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    I love how King ties Watership Down into the Stand. : theghostofsmdever
    • I've always thought that The Stand was the most complete story from start to finish of pretty much any bo... : jimmy-buffett
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  The Crying of Lot 49, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, Notes from Underground, A Hero of our Times : ass-street
  • correction: A Hero of Our Time : ass-street
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    I need to read more Pynchon because I read The Crying of Lot 49 and liked it well enough but it didn't th... : obiquatro
    • it's a boring book that is really pointless if you didn't live in the early 60's. : DonkeyPopsicle
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  • hahahahahah : MagicWishMonkey
• Fiction: Moby Dick Hyperion Pride & Prejudice The Moon is a Harsh Mistress : DonkeyPopsicle
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  Cryptonomicon Hobbit Hyperion His Dark Materials Trilogy : okhelosir
  • Dune also : okhelosir
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  Tailchaser's Song The Book of Night with Moon The Giver The Subtle Knife : IndigoAK
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    I just read TailChaser's Song recently. Have you read that other series by Tad Williams (I think it s... : hawke
    • I'm a self-professed Tad Williams fan boy. I've read and own all of his works. I recommend anything tha... : IndigoAK
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  The Magus The Black Swan Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Gormenghast. : Mr.Finkster
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    does The Black Swan say anything interesting that wasn't in Fooled By Randomness? And is it more varied?... : DonkeyPopsicle
    • TBS was definitely a better read, much less technical and more anecdotal and philosophical. The parts of ... : Mr.Finkster
• We Were Soldiers Once.. And Young by Joe Galloway and Hal Moore, Utmost Savagery by Col. Joeseph H. Alexa... : RookieCAF
• Les Miserables (uncut) Macroscope (at least when I read it) Red Storm Rising (2nd) {reserved} ... : hawke
• The Stand Harry Potter 7 Messages From Michael Illusions : dognose
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  The Possibility of an Island, The Pornographer's Poem, Atlas Shrugged, The Sun Also Rises. I could probab... : Hyper-r3v
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    Please enlighten me concerning what you found redeeming about The Sun Also Rises. When I read it, all I ... : r_Ed
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      The Sun Also Rises was my introduction to Hemingway and it might stand out above other books simply becau... : Hyper-r3v
      • Sorry - I found it after I posted... but your favourites are all fantasy, so maybe non-escapist literatur... : Hyper-r3v
• difficult to say, but i think Sinuhe egyptilainen would be in that list : Ariakus
• Lord of the Rings, Ender's Game, Stranger in a Strange Land, Stephen King's novella The Mist. : kallanta
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  So many to choose from: Lucifer's Hammer Sho Gun Gates of Fire Red Storm Rising : stump
  • I could probably add another 20 to this list that I like equally : stump
• The Grapes of Wrath, Shogun, Breakfast of Champions, and A Clockwork Orange are some of many. : quadeh
• Ender's Game, Necroscope, The Call of Cthulhu, Complexity : m0rfus
• The Elegant Universe Catch-22 Watership Down Lost Moon : Sailor of Fortune
• The Count of Monte Cristo Bleak House The Name of the Rose Lolita : mechanicalgrape
• Speaker for the Dead Ender's Game Ender's Shadow I should probably read more books. :( : OverloadUT
• On the Road, The Grapes of Wrath, The Lord of the Rings and maybe Angels and Demons : mojorisen1117
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  Godel, Escher, Bach - An Eternal Golden Braid; Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; The Gulag Archi : bipolar
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    I should really try reading GEB again. : Deathlove
    • If it comes across as too esoteric, you might find "I Am a Strange Loop" more approachable. Covers a lot... : bipolar
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    Did you seriously read the full The Gulag Archipelago or an abridged version? It is really really long. :... : sgtsanity
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      My copy says it's an "authorized abridgement". 460 pages. : bipolar
      • Yeah, the full thing is over four times as long. :( : sgtsanity
• The 13th Valley by John M. Del Vecchio, Chickenhawk by Robert Mason, Mort by Terry Pratchett, then th... : radula
• Wild Nights in Montego Bay How to Cure a Hangover Living With Herpes Regrets - I've had a Few : dengar65
• Birdsong, Grapes of Wrath, From Russia with Love, and the fourth I'm unsure about. I'm inclined to say Th... : K1Bond007
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  • shit, scratch Carter Beats the Devil replace it with Foucault's Pendulum and add To Kill A Mockingbird : randomposter
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  This Alien Shore by C.S. Friedman Insomnia by Stephen King Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weiss... : DianeOfTheMoon
  • good GOD insomnia was terrible :( : randomposter
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  HIJACK - What is your favorite short story? I'd have to say The Curse, by Andre Dubus. : ArcKnight
  • Good People by David Foster Wallace. http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2007/02/05/070205fi_fic... : sgtsanity
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    The 100% Perfect Girl by Haruki Murakami : bipolar
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      http://www.mat.upm.es/~jcm/murakami-perfect.html : sgtsanity
      • Good find. That story holds a lot of poignancy for me. : bipolar
  • The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by Lovecraft. : mechanicalgrape
  • Probably something by King. : randomposter
  • Red Star, Winter Orbit. By William Gibson and Bruce Sterling : Liquid
  • It's hard to say, but probably something by Harlan Ellison like "Delusion for a Dragon Slayer", William G : capt tripps
• off the top of my head: the unconsoled, nausea, the plague, a farewell to arms : itsjames
• Add "A Separate Peace" to the list : peter
• Dune, Never Cry Wolf, All Quiet on the Western Front, A Prayer for Owen Meany : Thomas Hace

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  i don't think you picked any levels just games =-/ Also, the milkman level of Psychonauts. : kbnerd
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    Agreed as well as the Lungfish level. : Masem
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      i now want to play that game again. : kbnerd
      • I'm currently playing through it for the first time and just recently saw the above mentioned levels. De... : DinK
  • lol. I had levels on the brain. I meant games. :( : byorn
• sewer / tomb near the beginning of Thief 1 : eeeealmo
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  The Loony Park level of Painkiller: Battle Out Of Hell is a masterpiece of level design. : dognose
  • Oh and the Hell level of Painkiller. And the Smithsonian map in Duke it Out in DC. : dognose
  • are there any videos of it online? I can only see one of the Overdose version of Loony Park.. : deathofrats
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    Is that the level with the sinister puppets coming at you??? If so it was awesome. : ihya
    • Yeah and the wild rollycoaster. : dognose
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  FEAR 2 has great atmosphere and trigger events. Dead Space also has great atmosphere : freakynipples69
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    F.E.A.R. 2 is a great game to play to study how not to do single-player level design. : mittense
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      I don't understand how people can say this. Please back this up. : freakynipples69
      • You must of missed his twitter storm of hate for this game. : ErikTehRed
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        http://www.polycat.net/1680/fear-2-project-origin/ : mittense
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          tl;dr? Sorry mittense I like reading your articles but that's like a wall of tiny text and it starts b... : hoov1185
          • Poor level design (it looked great, but it was both absurd and it just wasn't very conducive to the gamep... : mittense
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  Q2DM1, for multiplayer balancing goodness. : zerog83
  • don't need any other maps really : dael
  • Is that Edge? Such an awesome map. : OverloadUT
  • I concur good sir. : erebus
  • Agreed. That map rules. : lplasmatron
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  dust_2 because it's brilliant. : helvetica
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    Absolutely. One of the best multiplayer maps in gaming history. : mittense
    • I really disagree. I don't know why it's played so much. Cbble is much better, even. : thief
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    CS maps underwent a change that I like to call the "maze" formula around when they made de_dust2 (and mos... : jimmy-buffett
    • Cs maps are basically circles with a line cutting through them. : thief
  • Incredible that shitty dedust is by the same guy. Is johnsto still around? : Mad Brahmin Disease
• I don't think any game has had the level design of TRON 2.0 Most of them are good but god damn did mon... : stgdz
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  ICO had some great level design. Less of a scripted experience per se than some of your suggestions but ... : kamarov
  • +inf : rgoer
• Deus Ex, System Shock 2, and Half Life 2 would have to be my picks. : theangrywaffles
• I would suggest Wolf3D so they learn how to design hidden doors. : mojorisen1117
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  pro-q3dm6 : rgoer
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    my favorite map of all time : lokdown
    • I liked until I started playing quakelive. Now I can't fucking stand it because it gets voted in ever... : InfoBiter
• Challenge At Nar Shadda from Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2 Best CTF map ever. : unjustend
• Shalebridge Cradle from Thief DS. : zipr
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  Duke3d.exe: E1M1 Quake: DM3 DOOM2: Dwango5.wad Map 1 : CrustaR
  • What he said too. : unjustend
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    All good. : Sylvanus
    • dognose, I agree! : CrustaR
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    If anyone designed levels with these as their primary influences they would have difficulties finding any... : mittense
    • Maybe Quake less so than the others, as its held up surprisingly well, I think. : mittense
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      http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19736983#itemanchor_19736983 ;) : Sylvanus
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        Hah, fair enough. But, man, there was so very little in Duke Nukem 3D that I saw that had any relevance t... : mittense
        • Like what? : CrustaR
        • I can't really talk with any authority on it. I payed multiplayer like a madman, but never finished the ... : Sylvanus
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      Wrong. Let me explain. Duke3d.exe E1M1: The swiss cheese level design allows for a bit of freedom to... : CrustaR
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        I'll grant you that E1M1 was one of the better levels in Duke Nukem and some of the wide-open encounter s... : mittense
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          It is linear but has multiple pathways, hence the swiss cheese level design. : CrustaR
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            Not really. It may have some really basic, superficial alternate paths, but that's not unusual for even t... : mittense
            • Nah, you can skip complete areas or come at 'em in a different angle in Duke3d if you know the right thin... : CrustaR
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    DOOM2: Dwango5.wad Map 1? I don't think I've played this... any screenshots of what this map is like? : Maddog_Delphi97
    • http://www.dwango5.com/ : CrustaR
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXDaCwMYlu0 : CrustaR
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  Thief: The Dark Project - The Sword Thief 2: The Metal Age - Life of the Party Thief: Deadly Shadow : Rag and Bone Man
  • Agreed! The cradle was absolutely briliant and VERY creepy. : Inadrys
  • "It's a throne room. How pretentious can you get?" : notd665
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  DM3 from Quake. Granary from TF2 (even though I hate the level it is very balanced). : .frame
  • DM3 : chungathebunga
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  ctf-face : opengl128
  • the only answer for ctf maps..... : ssj4megaman
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  Apart from Half-Life (the entire game) and Medal of Honor (storm the beach) I'd say Max Payne. That game ... : Bamii
  • Whatever those Xen levels were gay : ErikTehRed
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  Far Cry : The level where you have to destroy the communications towers on the chain of islands was the h... : ThomW
  • That level was pretty epic. Tons of boat action, sniping, climaxes, etc. Good pick. : baconisgod
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  Not only does the OP fail to pick specific levels, but then multiple posts in this thread are not about F... : Begawkiness
  • And for my levels I know I'd toss in cs_office or de_dust2, The Silent Cartographer from Halo 1, Ravenhol... : Begawkiness
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    Doesn't matter if Psychonauts is not an FPS, those are still good level designs : Masem
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      Well of course, but the OP specifically asked for FPS levels. I'm just being a pain though, carry on. : Begawkiness
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        No he didn't :) Just levels that an FPS designer should play. : Masem
        • Damn it you got me! Chainsaw directly to the face. : Begawkiness
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  Sorry guys, should have been GAMES instead of "levels" : byorn
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    I think levels is more interesting anyway. If it was just games you'd have a bunch of fags just spout... : InfoBiter
    • agreed... : byorn
  • Too late now pal >:( : dognose
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  I'm going with games: Unreal Tournament Quake Shadow of the Colossus : Sylvanus
  • Crysis Half-life 2 Should be in there too. : Sylvanus
• MP, For balance, weapon positions, choke points, spawning ( player, weapons, item ) locations. UT2k4 -... : bashildy@speakeasy.net
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  first level of Turok 2 on N64 so they learn that, if you make the first level awesome, the rest need to b... : Cihte
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    only the first level of Turok 2 was awesome is what i'm saying : Cihte
    • Hey I liked that zombie level >: : shirif
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  Play the kind of games that inspire you to make what you want to make. If you want to make multiplayer le... : mittense
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    There is no right answer, really. Choosing your influences is easy, but there is no "right" influence. : mittense
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      that does not make for a fun thread. : byorn
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        Yeah, but if you're gearing this towards level design (and I think I remember you saying a while back you... : mittense
        • I agree with you totally. I was just interested to see what other people thought. : byorn
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  The Quake games have a constant emphasis on vertical fighting that's somewhat overlooked in other multipl... : DrWaffles
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    agreed. rocket arena 3 should also be on the menu for that reason. it can be super fast paced or slow, a... : Downforce
    • For the record de_dust is not very well balance for cs:source, something about the remake / port fucked t... : InfoBiter
• Steve 'Hot Scoops' Gaynor, one of the Idle Thumbs guys and also a level designer on Bioshock 2, occasiona... : rock elf
• Every level designer should play "Meat Circus" from Psychonauts for a perfect example of what NOT to do i... : RomSteady
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  Crysis, not Warhead, so that way in 2000 fucking 9 we can get rid of magic bad guy closets (CoD series yo... : Jimbo Ro
  • errrrrrr that word should be linear. Linear levels with only one way to do things. Good I need more c... : Jimbo Ro
  • what : mittense
  • give some examples of good FPS design : EvilDolemite
  • What? COD4 was the best FPS I played in YEARS! So unexpected. : FormerHPB
  • hahahaha : mikecyb
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    what have you done here : Downforce
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      He actually brings up some good points but did it in a really stupid post. 1 - Everyone can pretty muc... : sigpro
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        I don't necessarily agree that respawning enemies is a bad thing and I think that the Call of Duty games ... : mittense
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          CoD 4 I was fine with the respawning, WaW was fucking annoying and guilty as hell with it in a bad way. I... : sigpro
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            I still think people who play Far Cry 2 and are annoyed by enemy respawns are playing it with the wrong m... : mikecyb
            • Word, my brother. : mittense
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              There is was no experience in the world except for the missions you have to do. There is no way to progre... : sigpro
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                a big part of the experience is traversing the game world and all the shit that happens when you do it. ... : mikecyb
                • sorry I meant Far Cry 1 is very open but still a linear progression : mikecyb
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                  Personally I found FC2 very repetitive. Blow though check points, stop kill dudes chasing you, goto the n... : sigpro
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                    yeah when you generalize it that much it's similar and repetitive but it's less the overall experience an... : mikecyb
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                      The mission encounters were fun, but it was getting to them that wasn't very fun. If it hadn't had checkp... : sigpro
                      • yeah that happened to a lot of people :( I agree it's got a good amount of flaws, but I really like the ... : mikecyb
      • well it depends. if ammo isn't a concern, having a vastly reduced respawn isn't bad. I hate it when the m... : Downforce
  • haha : dmason
  • Fucking lol. Well played, sir. : theangrywaffles
  • I love linear maps and I am not alone : dognose
  • While I love the good parts of Crysis to death, and think that they should be used as examples, that does... : Begawkiness
  • Not to be a dick, but why can't linear and non-linear co-exist? I've never understood why people want the... : avatar_58
  • I didn't like COD4 single player has well. I loved the parts where you actually didn't play a lot though.... : razlebol
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  DM3 An example how a stupid looking map with no real design superlatives can produce some of the best ... : twifosp
  • Yeah I always wondered if they knew it was going to be awesome, or they just lucked into it. Probably a ... : riptyde
• Quake: DM4 Thief 3: Shalebridge Cradle Unreal Tournament: Morpheus : swimteampie
• Liberty Island from Deus Ex, so they can know how to not make an introductory level that stops your game ... : Grimp
• You asked for 3 levels but listed 3 entire FPS. But here's my pickings. Halo - Pillar of Autumn (Excel... : Sailor of Fortune
• I'd like to go back and play Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. I remember the level where you are trying to e : midgetherder
• It would depend greatly whether the level was for SP exploration or MP competition. : Lightzout
• AvP for it's absolutely incredible tense atmosphere. It also had some brilliantly complex and multilayere... : bigpig
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  Duke 3D, Deus Ex, Thief. : Marrbe
  • Blood. : Marrbe
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  I wouldn't really pick any 3 in particular. My main thing about fps level design is its designed generica... : italiano3d
  • I agree on the generic part, but that is more of a problem with AI design and simplistic gameplay mechani... : byorn
• Unreal, the crashed Terran ship level. Wait, actually the first level would count as that as well, so bot... : Marauder IIC
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    As a bad example? : Sailor of Fortune
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      I don't see how it's a bad example - it's immensely popular. Obviously they did SOMETHING right. : ArcKnight
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        Not on the shack, nothing evacuates the server quicker than Dust. : Sailor of Fortune
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          Lame, I love de_dust. Moreso than dust2. : hoov1185
          • Most household dust is made of human skin. Yuck. : dumb.
      • It's an unbalanced POS map. CT sniper heaven. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • I actually haven't played the map in maybe 4 years lol. : freshyk
• For MP. Face in UT, 2Fort in TF, Q2CTF5 : razlebol
• Anyone designing a multiplayer fps with ctf in it must play the original Unreal Tournament. Best CTF lev... : bipolar

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  Castle Crashers : marmite
  • ^^^ EOT : brainchild420
  • I agree. : Mmmmmoo
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  Castle Crashers, Bionic Commando, and SF2 HD:Remix... can't go wrong. : Lunatic Angelic
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    We should get shackers together to play sf2hd. : FrayLo
    • but they moved on to SF4. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      We did, gegtik owned us all. : Lunatic Angelic
      • not me. : bagelcc
      • I need to play against crappy people, I suck at sf2 : FrayLo
      • i have yet to play the gegtik :-o the few shackers i've played, i've whipped the pants off of :P : riedlos
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      I'd play more HDRemix. I miss the lobby system. :( : sevogajre
      • I've ranted about this before, how the fuck did Capcom not put in a lobby system in SF4 when SF2HDRemix h : Lunatic Angelic
      • Me too! : Blucklesworth
  • ^^^All these three : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Love these three, as well as Pac-Man Championship Edition and Geometry Wars 2. : sevogajre
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    I am so mad at Bionic Commando. It's too awesome and now I'm tempted to take hostages and demand new DLC... : riptyde
    • The only thing that game is missing is a replay mode where you get to try all the maps in whatever order : Lunatic Angelic
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  Geometry Wars 2. : Deathlove
  • ^^ This : xX SackMan Xx
  • Signed. : rudds
  • yep : dromo5
  • By far. Not just for the game itself - it's by far the best designed XBLA experience. Live-updating fri... : peanut-
• I don't have an xbox, but I'd say BCR or Duke Nukem 3D. : avatar_58
• Puzzle Quest : biskits
• I really like Worms. I also had a great time with Braid. I haven't played enough to determine a best th... : amrbean
• Uno : PapaBoo
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  is castle crashers fixed? the networking bugs that prevented people from playing online? : [fry]
  • In theory, yes. : Deathlove
  • Yes, the patch everyone was waiting for did come out. Not sure how that affected network play as we had : Lunatic Angelic
  • yeah it doesnt crash during every other level anymore : dantastic
  • I still had problems connecting to my friends even after the patch. I've pretty much given up on its onl... : sevogajre
• SF2 HD:Remix followed by Castle Crashers. : ieGod
• I liked Peggle, Age of Booty, Pac Man:Championship Edition. : silent77
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  Pac-Man Championship Edition : ThomW
  • this : razlebol
  • BAH! Didn't see this earlier. :( : Sylvanus
• I'll agree with castle crashers as being the best. lots of good games though. : azenmaster
• braid: the only one ive actually felt worth enough to buy : Sparticuse
• braid : feek
• Lumines, 120+ hours on game counter :( : dael
• Castle Crashers, Peggle, Braid : silent prophet
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  Settlers of Catan, screw everybody else. : theangrywaffles
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    Catan is good, but so it Ticket to Ride, especially with the DLC. : RomSteady
    • Ticket to Ride is decent, but I just couldn't get into it. Possibly because so many more of my friends pl... : theangrywaffles
  • We just bought this actually. My wife plays and I watch and give advice. It's pretty fun and I hate board... : CapnChaos
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    We should definitely play some more of this because I'm tired of losing to the computer. : Deathlove
    • The AI is a stone cold bitch most of the time. Hit me up though if you want to play some night. My Live t : theangrywaffles
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    I'd rather play the board game version : pyrogen
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      i feel that way about all of these titles. sometimes i'll fire up carcassonne for a quick match, but rar... : biskits
      • It's how I see Poker, as well. I don't care about playing it online, it's the social aspect I enjoy most ... : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Oh don't get me wrong, so would I. I played board games all of the time with my cousins when we saw them,... : theangrywaffles
    • exactly : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    There was supposed to be a voucher for this with the 360 I bought at Costco, but there was nothing in the... : arhughes
    • NOTHING WAS IN THE BOX?! : Lunatic Angelic
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  Miner Dig Deep : stonedonkey
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    Just the first time down after that I wasn't hooked anymore. : WadeMcLain
    • agreed but it's only $2. i had more fun with this game than any other i think : kch
• red-ring repair adventures : Topaz
• Duke3D. : freakynipples69
• Braid followed by Bionic Commando : WhatIsThisFor
• Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix but I play it on PS3 because the 360 dpad is a nightmare : wasylm
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  Well the one ive played the most is: Carcassone. And its not that im a cheap bastard and got this for fre... : Klebold
  • Ditto! My most played XBLA game by far. : GrimmyD
  • I like Carcassone a lot. I haven't played it in a while, but I played the fuck out of it for weeks. : hoov1185
• sp Puzzle Quest, mp Castle Crashers. Maybe Duke3d.exe in both categories if it was available here. : razorblade79
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  Bionic Commando is pretty good. Though I don't know of any other game where you can beat it and not get 1... : PointlesS76
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    we'll have to have you play some more games to find out... lol you didnt find any of the secret items/... : brainchild420
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      I found the shin guards but the achievement is to also get the vest and the helmet. After I beat it I wen... : PointlesS76
      • i guess you played on normal then, cuz those items are clutch (my pants!) hard is so kickass it makes... : brainchild420
  • I don't know about the xbox live version but the PC one had achievements....didn't you check the list? Yo... : avatar_58
• Prince of persia, bionic commando : shirif
• Geo Wars 2, Castle Crashers, Braid in that order. : ashkie
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  rez : Mr.SEX
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    I didn't even know this was on the Arcade. I change my answer to this. : ieGod
    • i have played more rez hd than i have any xbox 360 game : Mr.SEX
    • put a 2nd controller in your crotch. : pancake humper
  • true. rez hd is a great pick-up-and-play game, and it's hard as hell to unlock anything. : biskits
  • going to agree here. : kallanta
  • ^^^ voted. so much replay value, and it's great as art, not just as a game : Postal
  • Rez Give it the respect it deserves, Mr.SEX. : SiW.
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  I'm starting to really like PEGGLE : bozer
  • Its been a regular party game at my place for years. : Rich McNinch
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    yah I was playing 4 player peggle party last night... that is pretty damn fun!! : Shadowdane
    • yeah playing peg party with 3 friends is awesome : opengl128
• geometry wars : burningpantsman
• Oh God, there's no way I could ever pick one, and I haven't even played them all yet (like Braid). Cas... : Begawkiness
• Geometry Wars 2 is the best, followed by peggle, rez, lumines, BRAID : grendel
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  PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION is the single greatest videogame of all time : rgoer
  • I really need to try it out. I can't understand why everyone goes so apeshit over a rehashed pacman. : DrZettl
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    fucking signed! I wish they would make a PSN version : .Jayson
    • Everyone I know that has a PS3 wishes the same. : Sylvanus
    • I want this game on Steam so fucking bad. : pyide
  • Pretty much, yep. : Sylvanus
• Peggle or Rez HD... : Shadowdane
• Braid honorable mentions: Castle Crashers Bionic Commando : DrFlammable
• Geometry Wars 2, Golf Tee It Up, Uno : Mansmells
• SmashTV : SigENeaT
• Castle crashers and geometry wars 2 : khaosman
• I'd have a hard time picking. I guess GW2 or The Dishwasher. Castle Crashers would be in my top 5, but I ... : hoov1185
• Joust : deKaf
• Duke Nukem 3D. Wish it had DLC in the form of the Sunstorm expansion packs, but apparently Sunstorm hates... : roushimsx
• Oh yeah, Outrun is pretty good too. : SiW.