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• muff diver : mindshot
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  About to get certified so I can go dive in Oz-land. : bombay
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    omg soooooo jealous! : action roommate
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      Yeah, Port Douglas / GBR going to be awesome. : bombay
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        Eventually seeing the GBR is why I started diving in the first place. I'm unbelievably jealous of you ri... : action roommate
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          Don't be, you'll get there too. I'll try to take a bunch of pics. Have to get pool certified here, and th... : bombay
          • That's how I did my certification. Closed water here in Dallas, then open water in Cancun. It ended up ... : action roommate
          • Try and get out to the west coast and hit up Coral Bay / Exmouth / the Ningaloo reef if you can. I found ... : loapsaq
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    what's the process like to get certified? how does one go about it? : Cihte
    • You basically need to go in a pool and learn all of the basics and safety. Then when you get to open wate... : bombay
    • Here's how it was for me. I got certified through PADI 1) Get a book and DVD. Watch the DVD (~ 4hrs)... : action roommate
• I did my certification when I was 17. Alas, it's been ages for me too. Just don't have anyone to dive wit... : racer5
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  That's what you get for having a kid. : action wombmate
  • Haha, no joke. I love her but holy cripes my pocketbook =( : action roommate
• I got my license when I was 12 (birthday gift from Dad), but haven't been for about 10 years. I've been m... : tomservo
• *glub glub glub* *glub* ... : omnova
• I havent gone in about 2 years since my scuba buddy moved away and solo scuba sucks. I just payed $350 to : EricZBA
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  I got certified a long time ago when I was 18. Havent gone diving in probably 12 years, which is a shame ... : kikilupo
  • ^^^ Crime : EricZBA
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    Oh man, at least I have a decent reason :( : tomservo
    • I'm lazy :( : kikilupo
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  i was certified in cancun when i was like 13 and don't really remember shit. can i still say "yeah i'... : xxiv
  • Where I worked you'd take a 1 week refresher class and do 4-5 pool dives and your good to go. : deadfish
• A few years ago I got a really good Sony Cybershot camera with an underwater scuba case. (similar to thi... : handofthrawn
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  Yup, and like you I get to go diving far too rarely. Last time was just over a year ago at the barrier re... : moshman
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    but the best place I've been diving is the maldives, god damn that was awesome : moshman
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      shit picture, but whatever http://moshman.shackspace.com/maldives/ray.JPG : moshman
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        oh man that is so awesome. fuck fuck fuck I want to go diving again NOW =( : action roommate
        • that was an awesome dive, but a little hairy. There was a strong current and we were trying to keep still... : moshman
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  I'm a diver, but like you I haven't gone in 2.5 years :( : sparkly
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    I even had a custom fit wetsuit made for me when I got certified. Thing cost $250 and I've never taken it... : sparkly
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      You know, when I dove in Cancun the water was like 80 degrees. I didn't wear anything but my swimsuit. ... : action roommate
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        That's awesome! Yeah, southern california waters a pretty chilly. My wetsuit is 7mm thick. : sparkly
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          oh wow, 7mm is super thick. The half-suit I was considering at one point was 3mm : action roommate
          • I use a 3/5 : deadfish
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        what hotel is that? is it on the strip? i have an aunt who always wants me to go visit her in cancun an... : Break
        • Aventura Spa Palace http://www.palaceresorts.com/RESORTS/AventuraSpaPalace/Index.asp It was pretty ... : action roommate
• I've wanted to go for so long, I'm just absolutely terrified of it. I just know I'll hold my breath while... : Cihte
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  Why can't you go? No gear? No time? No money? Can't you just go out to some rental place and take a dive... : DrZettl
  • It would be tremendously foolish to go diving without a partner....this was always my problem and why I h... : sparkly
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    Money is the biggest factor. I just have absurd amounts of debt and other financial responsibilities... : action roommate
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      I'm guessing you can only dive on vacations. I live near Ogden Point (Victoria, BC), and it seems to be a... : DrZettl
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        Yes. I really have no desire to take dry-suit certification so that I can dive in the lakes around here ... : action roommate
        • plus a good dry suit is like $1000+ : deadfish
    • That child support is fucking outrageous man. God damn women. : Ellissd
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  I'm a diver! I fucking LOVE it! I'm going to Costa Rica in less than a week and am hoping to get some di... : Megara9
  • omg take me w/you! =( : action roommate
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    wtf pressure valve? ... does it keep inside some sort of alien monster? : deadfish
    • He was born with hydrocephaly. Fortunately they discovered it during that 1-week window in infancy and in... : Megara9
    • It's his blowup "friend". : S1ing B1ade
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  I'm a MSDT : deadfish
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    Oh no shit? Awesome! : action roommate
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      I mainly got it cuz work paid for it as part of continuing education (professional certification+leadersh... : deadfish
      • think=thin : deadfish
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  It sucks, I live in Hawaii, but I really can't afford to do it. I haven't gone diving since my honeymoon ... : Vincent Grayson
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    I logged over 100 dives in Hawaii in a few months. It's fucking badass there. If you go check out Ocean C... : deadfish
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      What do you consider must-have gear? I currently own a mask, fins, snorkel, and a decent gear bag. ... : action roommate
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        that's pretty much all you need. Maybe a tank if they charge a lot to rent a tank near you. : deadfish
        • I'd never dive near where I live (unless I move). From the very few times I've gone diving, tank rental ... : action roommate
    • If we ever stop being poor, I'll definitely buy my own gear, but since I haven't dived regularly since I ... : Vincent Grayson
• I plan to get certified eventually. This summer I'm learning to sail instead, but maybe next year. : tashtego
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  yes!! I am an avid cold water diver here in northern CA. I dive drysuit in Monterey, and try and log at... : sicko
  • rub it in why don't ya? Seriously though, that's good to hear! : action roommate
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  I'm an AOW Nitrox diver. I fucking love it. I went to Grand Cayman in March and it was amazing. : coldfusioncs
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    Also, I was diving a brand new Atomic Aquatics mask and a pair of their fins, and unfffff they're fucking... : coldfusioncs
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      I use an atomic titanium reg : deadfish
      • err... and it's fucking badass. : deadfish
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      Link to pics/specs plz! : EricZBA
      • n/m Google is my friend! : EricZBA
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      holy shit - their top-of-the-line titanium regulator is like $1500 o.0 : action roommate
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        if you work at a store you get a significant discount : deadfish
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          I'm sure that's true - but let me tell you how much time I have in my life to absorb a retail job Zero : action roommate
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            I "worked' there as part of my internship to complete my MSDT. All I did was show up and leave and hour e... : deadfish
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              Maybe in 5 years I could do something like that. Not today, though. : action roommate
              • it did eat up a lot of free time. I worked from 6-4 and then from 4-10pm i was diving. I got my MSDT in a... : deadfish
        • I can tell you (since I used to work at a dive shop) that the markup on those things is nearly 100% (migh... : coldfusioncs
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    Tell me about nitrox. I mean, I remember talking about it way back when and I know what it is - but I do... : action roommate
    • You don't notice any difference when actually diving. Some divers claim that they feel less fatigued, but... : sicko
    • Sicko said a lot of it, but the gist of it is that your No Decompression times go through the roof. Like, : coldfusioncs
  • Did you do any wall dives? The walls are fucking amazing. : Vincent Grayson
• I love track lapping days. I've only been in 1 in over a year though :(. Everytime I read any of my mags... : moe6
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  I am certified as Advanced Open Water and Boat. However I haven't been in forever, mainly because it's to... : OverloadUT
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    man that makes me so sad. :( My cert dives in Monterey were some of the coldest I had ever been, becau... : sicko
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      Does a drysuit make that much of a difference? That has been my last hope for being able to dive here. : OverloadUT
      • I am quite tall and skinny as well, with no cold tolerance. I dreaded my cert dives, but I just wanted to... : sicko
      • 6'2" 135 holy crap? And yes, from what I've read, dry-suits let you dive in really cold waters pretty ... : action roommate
• I first got open-water certified ~6 years ago, but I've only gone on one real dive (in the Philippines). ... : Ride-My-Rocket
• God, I wish i could go diving again. I got my open water about 4 years ago and then splurged and travele... : ant321
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  I am a certified assistant instructor and was loving the shit out of it till I got bent on a training div... : TroughLollie
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    I'm assuming "got bent" means "got the bends" ? Did the recovery suck balls? : action roommate
    • Essentially I had a mild case of decompression illness (pins and needles in trunk and extremities) and ha... : TroughLollie

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• terribad. : Iwannaacura
• Not worth $40 at this point. : Head Rush
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  boring as fuck. : pancake humper
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    also going from Normal > Hard is so scaled incorrectly. It goes from steamrolling the other team to havin... : pancake humper
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      heh. my crew of 4 have it down so that 4 AI on hard isn't even a 15 minute match anymore. We're still h... : liqker
      • Yeah this was just the SP tournament. Haven't gotten into the MP yet (I am not going to because the game ... : pancake humper
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  Don't listen to the dota freaks - the game is awesome. Multiplayer connectivity is still a pain tho. : ElPopo
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    Could you expound on why you think people who play DotA shouldn't have a valid opinion on Demigod? : Psigun
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      I'll take a not-so-wild stab and say that those who played DOTA briefly but not enough to really get imme... : Xanthos
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        dude ill shit on you mcpants. i have to poop right now so you better be ready. here i come. : DrFlammable
        • cumming or shitting? get your stuff in order flammable or i'll charge you double. : Xanthos
    • Don't take it personal or anything but people who tends to play a game a lot or play it competitively alw... : razlebol
  • to be honest it wouldn't be hard to make a game better than dota using the same kind of gameplay, so if i... : azenmaster
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  Good game with some flaws. It's basically a DotA clone with some pros and cons over that custom map in Wa... : Psigun
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    This game is actually really tactically deep. The heroes are way more thought out than DotA's. : Rice-Rocketeer
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      Also: make sure you're using teleport scrolls to up the pace, and get back into combat fast. : Rice-Rocketeer
      • That drove me nuts for the first 3-4 games I played. "HOW THE FUCK ARE THEY TELEPORTING!?" : hawkeye
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      Can you expand on the "heroes are way more thought out" statement? : kgargs
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        I'm more interested in hearing how it's tactically deep. If anything, I feel it's the exact opposite. : Head Rush
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          haha it is exactly the opposite. there is no possible way in which demigod is more tactical than dota. an... : DrFlammable
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            your deforesting experience in DOTA invalidates any argument you may make. Since you've played DOTA, to t... : Xanthos
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              i love that you can spend an entire game of dota cutting down all the trees. you cannot do that in demigo... : DrFlammable
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                Fucking Demigod doesnt even HAVE trees. Or squirrels that carry your shit. : Head Rush
                • seriously how can you have forest ambushes without a damned forest? : Xanthos
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          How you spec out your hero really depends on how your opponent in specing out theirs, and who is higher l... : walker270
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            But because of the slow pace, lack of hiding spots, and general size of each map, it seems like there is ... : Head Rush
            • I think the slow pace is because they drop you in a 2v2 match on a map sized for 10 players. Playing the... : walker270
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              I will admit that the maps are not that diverse...and they're not that great...but the map layout factors... : Rice-Rocketeer
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                I see what you're saying; I guess that part of my frustration lies in the fact that it's difficult to rea... : Head Rush
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                  Regulus is an assassin - he's built to kill other demigods. I played a game with Majuju, and 3 other f : Rice-Rocketeer
                  • In other words...you have to spec right, and be on your guard. Regulus is great for finishing off other d... : Rice-Rocketeer
                • Additionally: read up on some Demigod strategies on the Stardock forums. The skill trees in Demigod actua... : Rice-Rocketeer
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                  That sounds like it's just the strategy your team took, and the character you chose. Regulus, generally : Arcanum
                  • Yeah, Demigod requires heavy group cooperation. It's really awesome when things come together, and you tu... : Rice-Rocketeer
            • Also, your pacing argument is not something I've found at all. I find the game is not that slow paced, at... : Rice-Rocketeer
        • Okay, here's a build that I was using as Lord Erebus, and my friend, as the Queen of Thorns. Both Lord... : Rice-Rocketeer
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        I haven't played DotA in a while, but in Demigod, the way that you choose your skills really defines how ... : Rice-Rocketeer
        • You're somewhat off on DotA heroes. Firstly there are 5 skills each hero can pick from. You can easily bu... : Psigun
• with some love and support (and some patches) this game could be really good (im trying the single player... : GBeer11
• I've just been playing around with the single player for now (waiting for the network updates), but it se... : Arcanum
• Awesome game. Multiplayer is hella fun and intense. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  The response to this game is so confusing. : Boxelder
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    No it is : ashkie
    • lol no it really isn't : whistletits
  • I see most people liking it...just some diehard DotA Shack fans that are all: "DEMIGOD SUX, LULz!" : Rice-Rocketeer
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  paging LAKREN to shit on another demigod thread, since by reputation that's all he does between fucking h... : Xanthos
  • Fucking lol. : MercFox1
  • count to ten mcpants : kainen1
• Enjoying it, and cobfident it will improve as GPG/Stardock support it. : Fayk
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  It's a good game. I like it. Plenty of depth and balance. DOTA'ers will say otherwise because apparently ... : dewdman
  • Can you give me an example of an overlapping and/or redundant hero in DotA? Perhaps a few obtuse items? : Head Rush
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    what the hell. do you play DotA? how do the heroes and items overlap? there shouldn't be any question ... : lakren
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      I really don't care enough to argue with you beyond what I'm about to add. I've played enough DOTA to for : dewdman
      • You obviously haven't played enough DotA if you actually believe that there are "redundant and overlappin... : Head Rush
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        why are you flagrantly attacking my person here? all I said was you are flat out wrong. which you are. : lakren
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          also, lol at "I'm right but I won't argue with you". (you have no idea what you are talking about) ... : lakren
          • Seriously? Reread my post. I'd say you're being retarded but that would be a flagrant personal attack. ... : dewdman
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        ahhh....no dota subthread is complete without the ranting newb. : miasma(&)
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          No DotA subthread is complete without everyone bitching about how stupid everyone else is for liking/not ... : walker270
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            That's not why this subthread started. It began because dewdman made a completely ridiculous and false st... : Head Rush
            • I'd be up for Dg shackbattle some time if I see a post for one... I try and offer a fair opinion contrast... : Psigun
          • No I'm pretty sure you could still make a Demigod Shackbattle if you wanted to. : Psigun
      • DotA is somewhat unfriendly to new players but that's more due to the people than the game imo. If you ca... : Psigun
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        For what it's worth, I do agree that DotA is a complete bloated mess. The problem lies in the fact that t... : OverloadUT
        • Oh and I'll add that the problem is most experienced DotA players don't notice the shitstorm of terrible ... : OverloadUT
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          Some of the mechanics like last hitting are kinda stupid. I would rather just auto-attack and focus on st... : Psigun
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            Last hitting adds much more strategic depth than a lot of the other game elements. Removing last hitting ... : Delusional
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              But it's a stupid, esoteric mechanic. Sure it adds strategy, but it's not interesting and just feels very... : OverloadUT
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                I couldn't disagree more. I mean, the fundamental game mechanics at work are farming and hero killing... : Delusional
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                  Just because you personally can't think of a better design does not mean it cannot be done. You seem to b : OverloadUT
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                    I dont understand why you keep complaining about the warcraft engine. What about the engine is so limitin... : Delusional
                    • Are you kidding me? You don't see the War3 engine as limiting? It's impossible to design a new interface.... : OverloadUT
                • Just to add one other thing. You have to look deeper than the surface when it comes to game mechanics lik... : Delusional
          • Yeah it's the number of options I'm mainly talking about. The number itself isn't the problem, but the la... : OverloadUT
• I got it and am having fun. I used a 20% discount (part of a survey) to preorder it and got the Download+... : Sailor of Fortune
• It's a boring pile of crap. Even if you do get involved in a good battle, someone is always away from ... : nubitup
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  It's really a mixed bag of feelings here for this game. : whistletits
  • It's like Assassin's Creed all over again. A lot of "this game is the worst evar!" A lot of "this game ... : Arcanum
• From the couple of gmaes i've played i really enjoyed it : shavenewok
• LOVED IT : dkrulz

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• That didn't work. We already tried the WinSock repair, tried reregistering a couple of network-related DL... : zerog83
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  seeing alot of references to apc powerchute. is that installed? if so uninstall it and see if the service... : onji
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    not installed; saw that too : zerog83
    • damn, anything being logged in event viewer? : onji
• If you're still desperate around 7pm I can help out with remote assistance or something. About to leave w... : mrvandelay
• I feel your pain, wish you the best, and will bump your thread. Good luck man. : Phil
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  the 2 times I've seen VUNDO rape a server required a system rebuild simply because the time involved trac... : beastrabban
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    we really, really don't want this to be an option (system rebuild) : zerog83
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      More than likely your only choice. : Jinxplayer
      • that's giving up too easy at this point! : zerog83
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  the really odd thing is that the server has an IP address and can browse the Internet just fine. However ... : zerog83
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    It's a bit hard to get my brain started right now.. but am i correct in thinking that it sounds like your... : SigENeaT
    • yes, that is correct. but the network connections service isn't even running. Citrix won't run because it... : zerog83
• Just completely removed the network adaptors on the server; removed them from the device manager and disa... : zerog83
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  Have you reinstalled the latest service pack for windows? : quazar
  • we'll try that then after a few other things. : zerog83
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  UH OH! THINK WE GOT IT.... : zerog83
  • what'd it end up being? : epit
  • how? how? essplain : beastrabban
  • w00t! : Phil
  • WHERE THE HELL IS OUR UPDATE?! STOP FIXING THE PROBLEM AND POST WTF. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • this post is horrible. : mrvandelay
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    we didn't get it : zerog83
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      It's in my pants!! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
      • FOUND IT : Ride-My-Rocket
  • rrrraaaaawwwwwwwwwr : dmason
  • you reinstalled vundo didn't you, since that's what's taken over the server : Downforce
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  UPDATE: still boned : zerog83
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    is it possible to completely remove vundo? you might have to reimage/rebuild it. : tcxsnoop
    • yes it is possible : zerog83
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    Vundo installs a rootkit man. I had it too. You have to get the rootkit remover for it OR format. Thar's ... : Sink the Pink
    • And by the way it got on the computer through an old version of Java I had. : Sink the Pink
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      it worked fine before I removed vundo; the server worked fine before I removed the infection. You think n... : zerog83
      • Clearly the solution is to install Vundo. : CapnChaos
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        Yes. What happens with trojans, it seems, is when you remove them they have a panic mode and activate som... : Sink the Pink
        • I used to get calls like this all the time when I worked for Dell. We'd remove the spyware or trojan and ... : Sink the Pink
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          I'm running Rootkit Revealer now to get all these. Also now it's showing Vundo is back on our system ... : zerog83
          • Nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure. That OS install will never be trustworthy again.... : Arcanum
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        More or less. Vundo gets installed by fucktard. Vundo implants itself into various system files. When ... : Arcanum
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          ^^ this has been my experience. Vundo jacks itself into so many nooks and crevices that it is easier and... : beastrabban
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            especially considering all of the applications that have been on there since we got the damn thing. the g... : zerog83
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              And there are no backups of this impossible-to-replace, mission-critical server? : Arcanum
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                thanks for letting me know why I hate this company sometimes. : zerog83
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                  Maybe they'll learn from their mistake. It seems that's the only way some companies learn. : Ride-My-Rocket
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                    Now might be an entertaining time to quit. Especially if you can give a good "I told you assholes you ne... : Arcanum
                    • not in today's economy... : beastrabban
                    • no way in hell; finding another job in IT would require me to move, and I have very little saved for any ... : zerog83
                    • Ragequitting in a bad economy is just a tiny bit stupider than this Citrix Vundo bullshit he's dealing wi... : Ride-My-Rocket
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                      lol, what would the IT career landscape look like if we quit our jobs every time an "I told you so" situa... : HojuSimpson
                      • it'd be the mid 90s all over again. : beastrabban
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              do you guys have any leverage at Citrix? they've got some really good support dudes who will come onsite... : beastrabban
              • it doesn't matter, nothing will happen to the guy that did it. another guy had to send his system back to : zerog83
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              You're welcome to try both of these, but I had no luck with them: http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/How-to-... : Sink the Pink
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                Also, apparently MalwareBytes is able to remove it. I think I tried it, but it failed. Maybe they updated... : Sink the Pink
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                  definitely didn't work : zerog83
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                    have you called citrix yet? can they help you rebuild or at least send you docs on how to capture settin... : beastrabban
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                      We don't have any kind of service agreement; they charge a ridiculous amount of money by the hour. I took... : zerog83
                      • yup I know. I've been googling server-server citrix migrations for you but so far I've got nothing helpf... : beastrabban
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  the real question here is: who the fuck is surfing the internets or opening email attachments on a critic... : gokart.
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    it's a citrix box. so people are remoting into it, and surfing for shit on the server's hardware. : Downforce
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      i'm not hugely familiar with citrix, but i should it virtualized sessions? it's a little scary that users... : gokart.
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        no users have admin privileges. : zerog83
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          afaik you don't have to have admin access to get seriously fucked by vundo. one of it's paths in is via ... : beastrabban
          • windows admins, abandon hope all ye who enter. If this is true, it's really depressing. /runs back to u... : festivalman
          • Yeah we've had several machines infected by it here by users with vanilla User accounts : HojuSimpson
  • people are local admin/power users im guessing which is fucking retarded : mrvandelay
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    never ever put outlook or internet explorer on a citrix box. Only bad things can happen. : Scotty22
    • this is stupid advice. : mrvandelay
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  Have you tried uninstalling the network card drivers via Device Manager (devmgmt.msc), rebooting and then... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    Also, it might be worth a shot to run ComboFix ( http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-comb : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Btw, redfive says to run ComboFix in Safe Mode. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17871275 : Ride-My-Rocket
• Also, with Win2k3 Server, you have to run a registry edit to add the System Restore tab. Once added, TUR... : Don Vito Corleone
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  someone bring me a gun so I can kill myself : zerog83
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    I'd rather kill the rat-fucked bastard who wrote vundo. : beastrabban
    • my boss and I both agree that capital punishment isn't enough for virus writers. : zerog83

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• Hilariously awesome. : pancake humper
• BEHOLD THE POWER OF SHACKNEWS : trOmblyj
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  Shacknews: Bastion of the liberal media? : silent prophet
  • Also: I was really looking forward blanketing the city in white phosphorus. :( : silent prophet
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  The sanitised and censored news media should not hold a monopoly presenting the realities of war. The abi : Godhatesfatpeople
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    The way it was marketed was it was going to be a war simulator basically. They made it a point to say how... : pancake humper
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      So you can shoot kids in this? : Godhatesfatpeople
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        i wish, i miss killing children. : xxiv
        • Who doesn't? : Godhatesfatpeople
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          They're a lot harder to hit than adults which makes it for a challenge. : Sailor of Fortune
          • Nah, it's easy, you just don't lead them as much. : SockMonkeh
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      yeah but apparently it wasn't actually realistic at all (regenerating health and such) : derelict515
      • ^^^^^^^^^ THIS This is why it was a travesty that needed to be aborted. It wasn't a documentary focusi... : DOOManiac
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    let me get this straight: you're saying that if this isn't the sole goal of the game, then the game canno... : boring gegtik
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      Being killed in one shot maybe. : Godhatesfatpeople
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        so you disagree that it's a goal worth pursuing? (his point) : boring gegtik
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          Yes. Games like this aren't sold for educational purpose through simulation. I find this to be a terrible... : Godhatesfatpeople
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            that doesn't speak to the Tameem Antoniades' statement that it's a goal worth pursuing. even if this i... : boring gegtik
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              who is tameem antoniades and why should we give a fuck about what he considers worth pursuing? serious... : xxiv
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                i don't know i think it's weird that GHFP is looking for snark props for ridiculing this guy's opinion on... : boring gegtik
                • oh ok, i figured it was some game exec injecting his smug opinion into what he considers a direction we m... : xxiv
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              It's a goal that I think shouldn't be pursued in games. How's that? : Godhatesfatpeople
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                why : boring gegtik
                • Because it's a waste. No one wants to play a videogame to learn about anything. Look at the top selling g... : Godhatesfatpeople
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            Why does Konami's motivation, or what games like this are generally sold for, have anything to do with wh... : boring gegtik
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              meant as a reply to http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19774804 : boring gegtik
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                They deserve praise because they're creating another unrealistic war shooter? Why isn't Infinity Ward get... : Godhatesfatpeople
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                  if your argument had been "No big loss, this game wasn't contributing to your cause" it would have been d... : boring gegtik
                  • How about both then? : Godhatesfatpeople
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                    gegtik do you really believe you can encompass what war is like through a game? a war simulation woul... : xxiv
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                      I think it's worth trying. Should books or movies attempt to encompass what war is like? : boring gegtik
                      • i've never heard of movies or books market themselves as a guide to feeling like you're simulating war. i... : xxiv
            • You're asking the same question over and over and I answered it already. : Godhatesfatpeople
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        The game should exit the first time you get killed, and you should be locked out of that installation unt... : FlatlineDixay
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          no it should send a signal to your tv, blowing it out and sending glass and metal into your chest and fac... : xxiv
          • XTREEEEEEME : FlatlineDixay
  • "the realities of war" through a videogame is the lol of the day. : xxiv
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    Riiight. It getting pulled had nothing to do with the fact that (to quote 60days) "they were marketing '... : Arcanum
    • ha, nice. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  I just hope that it doesn't stop producers from making genuine recent event games. : melt_core
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    I also do believe that this was WAY over the top unwarranted political correctness, but that's just me.. : melt_core
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      How so? : Attica Blue
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        It's a game... it's not like it would have been the first unrealistic game inspired by real world events ... : melt_core
        • All we have to do is wait 60 years for romanticism to kick in, and then we can bring out the game. : silent prophet
        • But call of duty and medal of honor were never marketed as realistic depictions of the wars they were ins... : RetroRedEyeJr
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          Yes, which is certainly the argument I've made about all the CoD games and their ilk. But at the same tim... : Attica Blue
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            man you come up with some wacky fucking shit attica. : xxiv
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              You don't seem to be able to explain how and why you disagree, but you make my point for me. Namely, that... : Attica Blue
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                because quite honestly i don't care enough about your opinion to put the effort into yet another subthrea... : xxiv
                • LITERALLY. look what you made me say. : xxiv
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                  Then don't respond. Seems easy enough. (Of course, I think you're lying and simply don't know how to form... : Attica Blue
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                    you are most likely more intelligent than i am. doesn't mean you're not wrong, or predisposed to acting l... : xxiv
                    • You're the one who blindly follows orders and dogma, not me. Doesn't that make you the ... ah, never mind... : Attica Blue
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            The Far Cry 2 main story line was made in a way that you questioned your own action, and whether there is... : melt_core
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              I'm not saying it isn't. Games do try to do that from time to time--Bioshock and Fallout 3 come to mind. : Attica Blue
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                I really liked the America's Army approach where you are the good guys (USA) and they are the badguys (ar... : boring gegtik
                • What if you're an Arab? : Haku-Jin
                • I adored how AA did that. It's a brilliant solution and actually brings some interesting thoughts into th... : zakazi
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                I have no idea what you're talking about. Sorry. : melt_core
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                  The first question is simply, why have all the many modern warfare games preceding this one chosen not to... : Attica Blue
                  • Actually, almost all of the proceeding games have not insisted they are based upon real events (tm) with ... : LoioshDwaggie
                  • xxiv is right. You're too intelligent for your own good. : melt_core
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          i was talking to a friend about this, and she put it pretty eloquently. might seem melodramatic, but actu... : dahanese
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            So that makes you against pretty much all war themed FPS I guess... which is whole lot of games. Are ther... : melt_core
            • that's pretty much not at all what i said. first off, i was quoting someone else, not myself, and i u... : dahanese
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      It's generally in done in poor taste. No one is stopping them from making it and no one should stop peop... : midgetherder
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        Exactly, and no one should stop the people criticizing the people who are criticizing. That is my belief. : melt_core
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          I'm betting this is a financial decision. A huge back-lash against an upcoming game makes a publisher wea... : LoioshDwaggie
          • Also, remember this isn't a Konami-developed game. This is being developed by an unaffiliated studio. The... : LoioshDwaggie
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      Nah, Konami is just trying to stay alive. Why get behind a game that could possibly be blacklisted or not... : mega man
      • oh I understand why Konami would do it, what I don't understand is the Game medias going ape shit about t... : melt_core
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    me too. I canrt wait for Attack of the Killer Stem Cells, Rainbow 6: Pirates of the Somali Coast and Rei... : cptstern
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      Reign of the Obaminator sound pretty good. : Godhatesfatpeople
      • I'd buy that. : melt_core
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        you can even thrown in a zombie survival mode a la L4D except all the zombies look like reagan ..wont hav... : cptstern
        • The Tank can be Glenn Beck : Godhatesfatpeople
  • Mexican Pig Farm Tycoon : o0JediBeavis0o
  • I hope so too. : Sgt_Boomstick
• I'd say Ubisoft should bring back the SSI brand name and publish this under it, but I guess that'd confli... : roushimsx
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  I hope they still plan on making 7 days in Auschwitz. : jingletard
  • Animated swastika's represent when the ovens reach 550 degrees : Godhatesfatpeople
• GET SOOOOOOOME lol I think we'll be none the poorer for having lost Six Days in Fallujah. : SpaecKow

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• Seriously dudes. This is the shit right here. : yoonix
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  huh? where : chilln
  • oh you type it in on your keyboard. haha secrets revealed! : chilln
  • doesn't matter, just open the page and do it. : sigpro
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  holy shit, rainbows! : Bean
  • And unicorns! : Gary the Llama
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    Keep clicking. It gets fucking insane. : sigpro
    • oh holy shit! : Bean
• lol, do people actually type this code everywhere website they go? : Darkfox76
• lol, a friend JUST told me about this. it's fucking awesome. : dromo5
• hahahah wtf : Clay
• LOL! Nice. : royalally
• Haha, I was just going to post this, and I find two people already did. That said, this is fucking amazin... : Adm.Snackbar
• haha fucking awesome. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  its not doing anything :( : GloriousCow
  • me neither in FF or IE :( I'm wondering if we are just suppose to type OMFG AWSOME to keep gullible pe... : skunk_ape
• at first i was unimpressed but then it got totally sweet! : supersonic potato
• haha I think some web designer gonna get raped : acheron
• Looks like the cover of every girl's Trapper Keeper when I was in third grade. : mrwolf710
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  countdown until the javascript guy who snuck this in gets fired haha : mikecyb
  • You mean promoted! I can't be the only one to accidentally click something else while aiming for a unicor... : InfoBiter
• hahahahah : timaste
• Keep clicking on the images too. :D : OverloadUT
• that almost seems like... the hand of Haiku : Toraz Chryx
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  the shack needs this feature : RobFlinn
  • Mercury-only. : yoonix
• nothing is happening i think its because of linux :( : CasbahBoy
• LMAO : Downforce
• incredible : -=kodiak=-
• Ahahaha. This is so awesome. : Danny5225
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  nothing happens in chrome or ie7 :\ : mwasher
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    You're doing it wrong =\ I just clicked on the search box to do it. Worked in chrom and IE. : InfoBiter
    • hmm can't get it to do anything, weird : mwasher
  • it works for me in chrome just fine. : cltcprd
  • dunno about chrome but it definitely works in ie7. look for a cute unicorn and then click it. : beastrabban
• Awww... looks like they "fixed" it : pyrogen
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  I found the script - it took a while to find the code in their obfuscated .js files but here it is: (fun : OverloadUT
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    Oh and I can confirm that after refreshing this code is no longer present. They definitely fixed it. : OverloadUT
    • bummer :( : ErneX
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      Aw, they got rid of the unicorns. This is why I hate organized sports. : yoonix
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        The person responsible: http://twitter.com/keithlam/status/1633743492 Hahah : ErneX
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          http://twitter.com/keithlam/status/1633831748 : yoonix
          • I can't wait to see how people go overboard about the removal. : pyrogen
          • yeah, he did that tweet after I posted his previous one : ErneX
          • hahahahah, oh man, awesome : bakanoodle
  • This begs integration into the lol script : melt_core
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    interesting, so it was obviously a hack and not an inside job? : bakanoodle
    • No, it was for sure an inside job. It was at the end of their core global .js file. The obfuscation is pr... : OverloadUT
  • what is the b object? the dom document? : hankyJR
• no workie! : burningpantsman
• I can't get it to work, safari and firefox. huh? : jayares
• that was hilarious! now it seems to be fixed though :( : delataur
• I cant get it to work. : ant_hillbilly
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qypGXkCZx3k : ant_hillbilly
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    that video makes me want to punch people. Why in the hell did they google for "espn.com"? : cltcprd
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      Often times doing that helps you get to the page you want easier. Google does that awesome thing where it... : OverloadUT
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        It's one thing to google for "espn", but if you're going to go ahead and put in "espn.com" there's an add... : cltcprd
        • That could just be muscle memory. I know I have added .com to lots of things outside of a web browser jus... : OverloadUT
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      bookmarking is long LONG gone. google contains everything related to things on your monitor. I've see... : Downforce
      • That doesn't make them any less retarded. : cltcprd
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  Update: It still works here: http://espn.go.com/nhl/ Not sure for how long : OverloadUT
  • /nhl? It will be months before they realize. : pyrogen
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    fixed? : fishbone
    • Yep. Looks like it's fixed everywhere now. : OverloadUT
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  Doesn't work for me. Anyone have a screenshot of the result? : Mmmmmoo
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19776602 : Arctic Fox
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  It still works if you go to google cache, just sayin' : Deathlove
  • Yay pretty ponies! They should put it back! : helvetica

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  are you sure all that stuff existed when you first got the 360 : Luminair
  • dont bring temporal mechanics into this you idiot : Luminair
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    it did : MoreVespeneGas
    • except for the PSN redesign, cross game invites, trophies, etc.. : derelict515
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  I'll play with you. Add squeegeeboy : redfive
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    also this thread will be lol : redfive
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      No it won't. No one here hates themselves enough to sit here and argue with me : haiku
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        I will. While the system is nice, the PS3 is still too expensive. I'd argue that anything other than MG... : RyDogg1
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          also he is gay : boring gegtik
          • I just thought this was assumed. : RyDogg1
      • ill do it : boring gegtik
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        PS3 is for loners who have 3 cats and masturbate to furry porn. : devi| dog
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          bullshit, I don't own any cats : gmd
          • Well in Soviet Russia . . . : Endymion_
      • I love you for this. :) : baronzemo78
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    interesting name choice : Luminair
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      it's my secondary name after redfive is taken : redfive
      • my other name is niggerjohnson after my great great grandfather http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/arc... : Luminair
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        Fuck I didn't know that, dude you're online ALL the time, does that thing ever get turned off? : abrasion
        • it's my kids playing it. I'm never online. My three year old will start at 6:30 in the morning and go t... : redfive
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  I would pretty much buy a PS3 for stuff in the PSN store at this point :( : mikecyb
  • that + bluray would be an option if it would cost half as much : razorblade79
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  it really is a nice machine. I just wish we got more online play stuff like the 360 people tend to coordi... : hirosushima
  • What people don't mention is the last good game for Live was Gears 2, and it was TERRIBLE on live because... : Boxelder
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  I feel almost exactly the opposite. I've had a 360 for a long time and only recently got a PS3, and I ha... : elwood00
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    The UI for the PS3 is a huge turn-off for me. I hate all those identical looking little icons scrolling o... : Dave-A
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      yeah in that same way I think the new 360 was perhaps a downgrade the endless little rows and columns ... : Luminair
      • Actually they're conceptually similar, I think the NXE does a better job of differentiating things to aid... : Dave-A
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      I really hate the PS3 UI. It's inconsistent with how you select some of the sub menus for options. Some y... : sigpro
      • The only time you press right to go forward are for options and for firmware upgrades which can be counte... : razlebol
    • Likewise, IMO the only good thing about the PS3 is Resistance... I play it even less than my Wii : MagicWishMonkey
  • XMB is a lot better suited to the PSP I think, but I do like that sony attempted to have some consistency... : qwpeoriu
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    Really? Why was the ps3 store hard to navigate? I found that selecting demos or ps3 games that are indexe... : hirosushima
    • yeah, it makes no sense, if you can navigate a web page it's a no brainer... and the 360 marketplace isn'... : Shai-Tan
    • The icon display sucks as you can't see what half the tiny pictures are supposed to represent. It was onl... : nudel
  • I agree about the XMB. I don't own a PS3 but I work with them enough to dislike the UI. However it's not ... : OverloadUT
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    "NXE seems way better to me" wtf, that has to be familiarity because (i) it's a copy of the PS3 interf... : Shai-Tan
    • Gamers love to nitpick shit. It's what we do. : hirosushima
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      sigpro said it pretty well, so I won't repeat his points: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19773143#i... : elwood00
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        the only menus you press right on are a few of the configuration menus like network, in normal use the on... : Shai-Tan
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          There are other places you have to press right on the stick to get it to advance also like when updating ... : sigpro
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            it's very useful that it stays at the last menu you were on because the options at the top aren't necessa... : Shai-Tan
            • I hate that it stays because if you can't see an option that is above where you are then you have to know... : sigpro
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      This, so goddamn much. I *HATE* that MS charges money for XBL, and then has the balls to clutter it up... : Vincent Grayson
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        I don't see it that way at all; generally those ads are a way to convey major information to the users of... : mittense
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          How you see it and what it is are two totally different things... I absolutely hate the bombardment of a... : raspu2n
          • I like it as there are some things it puts up there that I would miss otherwise. Makes it easy to find ne... : sigpro
    • The 360 interface isn't pleasing or aesthetically well-designed, but it's usable as hell and NXE makes it... : mittense
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    In my opinion, as far as design goes, the original 360 dash > XMB >>>> NXE. The original 360 dash wa... : Begawkiness
    • They sort of improved on the dash and embedded it into NXE. Makes it easier to jump around the NXE. : Sailor of Fortune
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    NXE sucks, the old interface was much better. Such a fucking mess. : razlebol
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      I disagree. The NXE is streamlined and I enjoy that. The blades interface was a clusterfuck of ads on eve... : ieGod
      • I use the blades instead of the NXE except if I want to play the game in the DVD drive. The old blade men... : razlebol
  • I don't consider one notably better than the other. They're both less than ideal but get the job done we... : omnova
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    I play my 360 less because of the NXE. It takes so much more work to get to content now. : melkore
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      I really don't think it could be much faster than using the Quicklaunch off the guide button : derelict515
      • This. I think people with this complaint aren't using it right. There is more than one way to launch yo : elwood00
    • Wait- putting the disc in is difficult? I don't get it. : FrayLo
    • I play my 360 less now but for separate reasons. I do however skip right out of the dash since the NXE c... : Begawkiness
    • same here. That and it seems to be laggy as fuck and constantly pauses. I keep meaning to try it out when... : marmite
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    NXE really is a piece of shit. i couldn't believe the praise it got both pre and post release. the first ... : gokart.
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      I very much agree with this. Their heart was in the right place, trying to streamline and simplify, but M... : haiku
      • yeah, their influences were thinly veiled but they clearly didn't put much thought into what makes those ... : gokart.
  • ^^^^ truth : Milleh
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  Please tell me you have driven your M some? : bombay
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    Yep! Right into a criminal speeding violation! : haiku
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      Did you, lol. Do tell if you can, haha. : bombay
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        I was on an interstate, and was crossing a bridge where the speed limit drops by 35mph, and that is where... : haiku
        • hahaha holy shit : virus
        • Traffic attorneys are Gods in my book. Nice one. : FrayLo
        • I want to get as many traffic misdemeanors as I can before they start becoming felonies. : gmd
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          That's sweet. How's it driving? : bombay
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            It's really more than I know what to do with. It simply doesn't run out of power. And it stays so solid a... : haiku
            • It is amazing how tight the car really is. I've only been to 120 or so thusfar, I must improve. I agree w... : bombay
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              you could set a speed warning on the e39 m5 to chime at a given speed, just in case you don't notice how ... : FrayLo
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                My car totally needs something like that. You cannot tell the difference between 34mph and 70mph. I've fo... : haiku
                • yeah when i drove it i thought it was because i just wasn't used to it. when we were on the highway i ke... : Mr.SEX
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          Time to get yourself a remote RD, haiku, like an escort 9500ci. : LoioshDwaggie
          • Also, since you're in IL, get a Laser Interceptor. They run a ton of laser there and the LI is the only t... : LoioshDwaggie
    • first one? : tashtego
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    i saw your post encouraging me to go for the CPO 0.9% deal. i'm about to pay off my car and looking forw... : FrayLo
    • I saw a new red M3 on the drive to work this morning, it was probably mystikal : gmd
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      Heheh, you know you want to. I support you in this decision. : bombay
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        I meant m roadster not m coupe but I'd take either. : FrayLo
        • Either way would be cool. I'm mostly kidding, but if you do get one I expect pics right away! : bombay
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  You're about to discover why people get a 360 instead. : Lone Swordsman
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    What happens?!? I love my ps3, dawg. : CrustaR
    • What is this?! CrustaR with a console? What. : AlexXdude
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    I played the six cool games for the system... and now I am bored? : silent prophet
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      I think he means going online. : Haku-Jin
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        Indeed. The multiplayer framework just isn't there on PSN. That being said, the PS3 is also suffering... : Lone Swordsman
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          I've played COD 4 & 5 at a friends place and the mutiplay doesn't seem any worse than XBL. : Haku-Jin
          • But is it easy to join friends and/or form parties? : Lone Swordsman
        • How, how is the 'multiplayer framework not there' pelase explain? I'm dying to know because I turn mine ... : abrasion
  • Do tell... : tomservo
  • no, he's not, i'm pretty sure he's not, i am soooo certain he's not : EvilDolemite
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  Wipeout HD is weird, I kind of got stuck on the challenges then took a several month long break, came bac... : gmd
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    oh also buy flower : gmd
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      flower was good. did you try noby noby boy? : Dave-A
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        negative : gmd
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          Don't : razlebol
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            Uh I was going to buy it tonight. Maybe I'll pass. : Nitrium
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              I enjoyed it, just go into it with the right mindset. $5 Maker of Katamari Not a serious game You... : Ebu
              • It's stupid. I'm glad it was only 5$. You pay to get a big wtf is this? : razlebol
              • Yeah, it's fun to play around with, and cheap. Good sort of thing to load up when people come over. : Dave-A
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    That because they patched the game to make it easier : MrLobo
    • haha, I figured something like that was the cause, I got all golds : gmd
    • When did they do this? I would consider replaying it if it wasn't so damn frustrating. : baronzemo78
    • sweet, i can play it again without the fear of failure! : mojorisen1117
• I would like to, but I suck so bad and couldn't take the verbal abuse you would give me for my impotent r... : baronzemo78
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  I like a lot of video games of a lot of different genres and there is very little outside of Sony's own f... : mittense
  • And the UI may look good but jesus christ is using it a pain in the ass and the lack of universal friends... : mittense
• I have all 3 consoles and while overall I prefer to game on my 360, this is in large part due to the fact... : Begawkiness
• Weird. I never turn the PS3 on really except for Blu rays and I play my 360 pretty much daily. And there'... : bozer
• This post is just a ploy to get more people to buy a PS3 and play with haiku. It's the same shit I do wi : zebosausamite
• I'm not really seeing the big appeal of the PS3 tbh. although perhaps I'm biased by the part where I... : Toraz Chryx
• way to buy mine, jerk! :( : pancake humper
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  Get back to us when you manage to get an online game going on the PS3. Don't forget the spotty voice chat... : rudds
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    Never had any problems finding or joining games in MGO, BF:BC, SOCOM or SF4? Downloading demos and stuff... : AlexXdude
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      I've never had problems finding or joining games in those games, but I have had an immense amount of diff... : mittense
      • It's pretty easy in SFIV, not sure how far SOCOM has come with the friend invites, but yeah there's no re... : AlexXdude
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      Takes twice as long to play a PS3 demo then it does a 360 demo thanks to those shitty installs : bozer
      • God, the PS3 demo experience is awful. Apparently no background downloading (or at least not for me), and... : kungfusquirrel
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    I've been playing Wipeout HD Online now for several days. Never had a problem and I'm having a lot of fun... : haiku
    • That's cool, I can do that too with my 360. Except it's different games that I like to play and stuff. ... : Halen
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    What the hell is this post. I play Warhawk, CoD4, and Killzone 2 on the PS3 online on a regular basis wit... : theangrywaffles
    • I really don't think there's a comparison to be made as far as online usability goes between the PS3 and ... : mittense
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      Yeah, forgot to add Killzone 2 to my post above too. : AlexXdude
      • and LBP : Boxelder
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    No voice chat is great, no 12 year olds calling me a nigger Jew Mexican cock fag : gmd
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      seriously, i rarely use my headset when on Live, except for small games with friends : EvilDolemite
      • God bless the new 360 parties! Now I don't have to ear idiots when playing with friends! : MrLobo
      • Maybe I'm in the minority, but a game's multiplayer component is meaningless to me if I can't easily play... : mittense
    • That's the reason for coming to the Shack, afterall. : theangrywaffles
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      Playing Wipeout has been such a great experience. No one quits in mid-race, no one is acting like an assh... : haiku
      • I just messed around with Icaras last night after my hiatus, the speed is so nice but the turning kills i... : gmd
      • I wonder if this has anything to do with the people buying the PS3? I know all systems have their fair sh... : abrasion
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      I don't get the obsession with racial slurs online. Kids who are 13 feel like using the term nigger or j... : handofthrawn
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        Anonymity + An Audience + Curiosity : mr.sleepy
        • i guess that makes some sense. it just seems so retarded to take a word like that and try to make it mor... : handofthrawn
      • Just because you justify it doesn't mean it's justified. They're just as wrong as you are, and just a... : Ebu
    • dude, if the shoe fits..... : Matto357
    • You have the option to turn it off on the 360, but no option to turn it on on the PS3 (e.g. when you're p... : nudel
  • The voice chat is ok, it's the actual headsets that pick up too much noise for my liking. That and the fa... : ieGod
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    I love waiting fifteen minutes to get one shottted in Gears 2 by people slandering my ethnicity. PS3 ow... : Boxelder
    • lol : MoreVespeneGas
  • He is more concerned with aesthetics than functionality or price. : WhatIsThisFor
  • This is the dumbest post ever, do you actually own a PS3? These constant whines about the online are fran... : abrasion
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  Heh, this is exactly why the PS3 isn't selling as well as it could have. It's designed for people with lo... : sammyl
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    My biggest complaint is how easily the black surface collects dust : gmd
    • hahah yeah. I tell myself I should vacuum more and then just end up playing more PS3 : AlexXdude
    • And it looks like a foreman grill. That thing is fucking ugly man. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • heh. : boring gegtik
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    bahahaha people with "Taste" thank you for letting me laugh : Jackass1233
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      bwahahaha : tomservo
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        heh. bwahahaha. : boring gegtik
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          feh : tomservo
          • uh.. uhmmmmmmmmmm : kgargs
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    the main reason the PS3 is the price. the 360 price drop increased 360 sales by 20% people like to tal... : Shai-Tan
    • The point of Core/Arcade SKU was to low ball the competition. People see it owns the lowest point in pric... : Sailor of Fortune
  • fucking lol : feek
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    http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=idealsystem_30rblgidkcfi4bfsq5f5.png : Karnov
    • oh jesus : EvilDolemite
    • I guess haiku bought the right system after all. : azenmaster
    • I thought your username was Harkov for a second, and got really confused :( : aaarrrgh
    • I fully support this ridiculous graph. : datoo
  • gaming connoisseurs. I hear the next PS3 bundle comes with a tophat and a monocle. : azenmaster
  • Oh look, a pretentious sammyl post. : Delusional
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  So you didn't buy Little Big Planet yet? Don't you work in design and do art and stuff?...seriously, yo... : Boxelder
  • he works in design so he has a basis to hate everything : derelict515
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    I've played 97% Wipeout HD, 2% Flower, 1% Noby Noby Boy. I want to play LBP, but every time I sit dow... : haiku
    • ok, when you do play my levels because they are awesome. I really need to get back to finishing my lates... : Boxelder
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      Wipeout is highly deserving of the love it gets. It's one of the slickest games I've played. Ever. : ieGod
      • they just need to release more tracks : gmd
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        Play with me! : haiku
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          Add me to your list: ieGod : ieGod
          • I've added you and redfive. Now I need to add gmd and my documents and we'll have a game! : haiku
      • I bought it when I first got the PS3 but never really got very far with it. I'll have to give it another ... : Dave-A
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        we should get a game going again. I used to kick your ass at it. : redfive
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          What do you guys usually play? I have been doing Phantom tournaments whenever I see them online. I play w... : haiku
          • honestly I haven't played for about six months. My 3 year old plays every day so usually if you see that... : redfive
      • I'm so bad at this game. The last online game I played, I came in second to last and only because the la... : Grimp
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      If you like Wipeout that much then I would recommend that you check out the Motorstrom series. : WhatIsThisFor
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        I like Wipeout because it's AG Racing, as well as being brilliantly designed with a great legacy. Motorst... : haiku
        • Burnout Paradise is better than Motorstorm, anyway. : Ebu
• You are broken. : cyclonebee
• I like black now because white was getting old. : 5150Joker
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  I'm so glad the PS3 finally seems to be getting some more love over here. It's an awesome system and it's... : Bamii
  • Oh and add Bamii if you want to co-op LBP or if you want to play Burnout Paradise, Motorstorm or Fifa 09 ... : Bamii
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  in 3 months you won't like it as much as you do now (although you won't consider it a failure for you sin... : Mr.SEX
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    Who likes anything after 3 months, mr.sex? When is a good time to play CS:S? HMM? : brickmatt
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      i like being in love for over 3 months brickmatt :) <3 :) i don't know! i am going out for a bit toni... : Mr.SEX
      • Ok, I like this plan! : brickmatt
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      dude move to a timezone that isn't for crazy people so you can play cs:s with normal shackers : DrFlammable
      • It's fucking killing me. : brickmatt
• PS3 media server has been rocking my life. http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/ : Greymatter42
• btw get baraka on blu-ray, it was filmed on 70mm then scanned at 8k and then down sampled to 1080p for th... : gmd
• Another plus, you don't have to worry about a RROD. I've had 2 so far w/ the 360. Waiting for the return,... : vtxrider80
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  Which model did you get? I'm pricing them and I'm not sure which one to get. Also, does it have stream... : brickmatt
  • Yes it streams things just as easily as the 360. PS3MediaServer and TVersity work fine. : Begawkiness
  • yes for the streaming : redfive
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    I got the 80 gig. And yeah it streams stuff quite nicely! : haiku
    • Interesting. Any software needed for your MBP? : brickmatt
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    Remember to get PS3 Media Server, because it's the best streaming software out there IMHO. : Nitrium
    • ^^^ It makes the PS3 about 2/3 as good as XBMC. : abrasion
• I'm dfluke on PSN. Your old man reflexes are no challenge for my caffeine fueled twitching. I suck : d fluke
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  I like my PS3, but they really need to get some kind of voice chat where you can only talk with your fri... : PointlesS76
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    Hardly anyone chats anyway because Sony never really pushed a standard headset unlike Microsoft. : WhatIsThisFor
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      so a Bluetooth headset is not a standard? Nor is one branded by Playstation? Stop being so obtuse : redfive
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        Settle down there mr defensive. It doesn't have anything to do with a bluetooth headset being standard, ... : WhatIsThisFor
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          frankly I'm looking at your other posts in this thread and seeing this one. It's not about Sony not push... : redfive
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            no one chatting on PSN has nothing to do with the user count and everything to do with not everyone havin... : derelict515
            • I agree. We're getting off the topic of his reply though. Sony pushing a standard headset is his argume... : redfive
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            What do you mean how can they? That question has an extremely simple answer: pack it in with the console... : WhatIsThisFor
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              I answered most of this here http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19775109 : redfive
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                This is almost incoherent. In your post, a couple above, you ask how Sony could increase the number of u : WhatIsThisFor
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                  They do have shelf space. That is the stand-alone adapters. I see the Playstation ones all the time at ... : redfive
                  • Awesome, now if only they'd done that sooner. Your point about price is irrelevant, you're changing topi... : WhatIsThisFor
      • MS pushed a headset with the pro system from day . Including it in the system means that 90% of the peopl... : sigpro
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        It's hardly obtuse. There's a big difference between putting it in the box or not, regardless of what sta... : derelict515
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          You're not going to provide a pack in for free. The PS3 is already expensive and long gone are the days ... : redfive
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            that's all well and good, but the point is by packing it in you drastically change the multiplayer landsc... : derelict515
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              absolutely but you have to look at it from Sony's perspective. What's in it for them? They're not going... : redfive
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                what is in it for them is creating a compelling multiplayer experience so that everyone doesn't buy the 3... : derelict515
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                  you know as well as I do how much Sony cares about that. : redfive
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                    nudel says it above where it's a chicken and egg thing and I agree. : redfive
                    • And this is why it is 3rd and will stay 3rd. : LoioshDwaggie
          • Have you seen the headset that comes with the 360? It must've cost 15 cents to make. And yet it made al... : Altanar
          • Sony can't even fucking pack in HD cables, so no of course they won't pack in a blue-tooth headset even t... : sigpro
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      That's not true at all. There is in fact too many people with headsets. Go play games like Killzone 2, BF... : razlebol
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        I have. Compared to 360, the ratio is much lower. : WhatIsThisFor
        • I also play both and they are about the same. You said that hardly anyone chats and that is not true at a... : razlebol
• It's a shame that their online network is so unorganized and continuously several steps behind Microsoft.... : WhatIsThisFor
• Chalk me up for never using my PS3 except to play baseball. It's a horrible game platform and a decent m : Lunatic Angelic
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  haiku, admit it. The only reason you like the PS3 more is because it has Wipeout on it ;) : Drewus
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    It's at least most of the reason, yes. Seriously, I am fanatical about this game. I played them so much o... : haiku
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      That last sentence isn't 100% true. Plenty of ps3's have issues with the blu-ray laser dying and not read... : sigpro
      • Those who have a problem are mostly the 40GB and 80GB, they made them cheaper to save money. I think it s... : razlebol
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        I know it's not 100% true I was just taking a cheap shot : haiku
        • It was sad to me my 360 lasted longer than my 1st ps3. : sigpro
    • Yeah, the indie games on PSN are pretty awesome. Far better than the stuff offered on XBLA anyway. I ... : Drewus
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  You think that the PS3 is ugly but the 360 passes muster? How the hell? : Ebu
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    I'm pretty sure he's said the 360 is ugly too. really it's ugly AND noisy, which at least something the ... : mikecyb
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      my 360 is neither ugly or noisy. It tucks away nicely in my tv cabinet and I can hardly hear it. : headbone
      • You know I haven't turned my 360 on in months. You know because when I do, you can hear it. : Ebu
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  Man you would squash the shit out of me in that game. I'm still really bad :[ : choppp
  • I've been squashing the shit out of most of Europe and Japan for the last 4 days, but some of these peopl... : haiku
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    it is not even worth playing him. i tried playing him in pulse and i would do all right if i could use w... : Mr.SEX
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      maybe if you could do voicechat and talk shit it would be more fun though : Mr.SEX
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        That's me in every 360 racing game ever. : brickmatt
        • yeah I pretty much play Paradise to insult and be insulted. woe be to the person who can't get through th... : Deathlove
• add me (pandastrong) and i'll play. i'm terrible at wipeout, but i do enjoy it. : pandastrong
• I'd tear you a new asshole at Wipeout HD, but I suck at the game. Like seriously, I'm awful. If you br... : roushimsx
• I'm willing to play! Aurelian : Postal
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  personally the 360 is the single worst electronics purchase I have ever made. Cept it was a gift, so I ca... : massdev
  • this makes perfect sense. : burning eye
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  dammit. i am planning on buying one or the other soon, and i thought i had finally made the decision that... : mindmann
  • find the one with the games you want, buy it. i wouldn't put much weight in what's being tossed around th... : qwpeoriu
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    The only reason to get a PS3 is for their rare exclusives or BluRay. : Lunatic Angelic
    • the only reason i want one is for bluray and streaming... i don't play that many games now a days. : carnivore
    • i don't use bluray at all. It'll be a very long time before i start getting those instead of DVDs. : mindmann
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    A post like this is making you reconsider? : Milleh
    • not this post specifically. it just seems that more and more decent games have been coming out on the PS3... : mindmann
  • Go ahead and get the 360. I don't play a lot of multi, either, and if I had to give up one of my systems... : elwood00
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  I love mine as well. I tried to buy Wipeout HD too, but it keeps rejecting my CC. Something about it not ... : royalally
  • Nevermind got it, friend me fuckers! Royal_Ally : royalally
• Add me for some Wipeout HD. I've always wanted to get a full 8 player shack game going. : pyide
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  Really? I just purchased a PS3, and I've always had a 360 and I basically just confirmed that I HUGELY pr... : Milleh
  • The menu on the Xbox looks a bit too bright and animated, the PS3 one is just simple. : abrasion
• A toy for adolescents? I made a mistake by reading this thread. : jingletard
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  It is FANTASTIC as a media player, yes. It destroys the 360 for streaming from a PC, but otherwise, yeah,... : skinlab133
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    Destroys? How so? I stream everything to my 360 and it works flawlessly. : Halen
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      Yeah I've gone back to using the 360 for streaming because I was always running into files that the PS3 w... : Dave-A
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        i find the opposite is true. i ditched tversity and use ps3media server now and i haven't had a single i... : kill9
        • I'm so glad to be rid of TVersity, it's such an awful program. : abrasion
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      how are those mkvs working out for you : kill9
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        maybe he doesn't pirate movies? : derelict515
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          ah, those are what mkvs are for! What did everyone do with DiVX/XViD .avi? Pirates as well? : AlexXdude
          • More or less. Yes. : Pettytheft
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            might as well shut down all media capabilities : kill9
            • Shut it down, kill9. Shut it all down! : AlexXdude
      • they stream just fine : Halen
  • PS3 media server works with the 360 now as well, so they are equal mostly with the PS3 having a slight ed... : .Jayson
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    whoa seriously? lets say i have a NAS (a dns-323), how is it at streaming media from something like that... : Mr.SEX
    • i think d-link just released a firmware upgrade to help connectivity. Previously it didn't connect out th... : qwpeoriu
    • Depends if your NAS can act as a UPnP DLNA media server. : sigpro
• haiku you punk, you signed off 10 minutes before I greenlit the friend request :( : Postal
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  next up buy killzone 2 and MGS4 : kill9
  • yeah haiku buy killzone 2 : Mr.SEX
• Wipeout looks amazing and it's so smooth but I'm awful at it. Also, yes - the UI is fantastic, it's simp... : abrasion
• For media streaming goodness, and because some of this stuff isn't the easiest to find: PS3 Media Server ... : Saman

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• Raven : Head Rush
• Westwood. : noobja
• crystal dynamics : shirif
• rockstar, bioware, EA, silicon knights, ubisoft : dantastic
• PopCap : dmason
• Origin, circa 1995 RIP : tomservo
• activision : chungathebunga
• radical : yoonix
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  why is it that if I search your post history for "work" it finds comments that don't have that word in... : marmite
  • Because I'm stealthy. : eonix
• id software : ecclesio
• Apogee : paulatreus
• EA or one of it's studios. : 5150Joker
• Hasbro : azenmaster
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  Hijack You can go get your own free key right now without having to guess at anything... http://myint... : Zips
  • lol awesome : sKetchflow
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    That's what eonix is using actually, he just likes the attention.. : melt_core
    • haha <3. (also, no!) : eonix
  • Nice. : dmason
  • UNDERMINED! : Sailor of Fortune
  • Thanks! : Merconium
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    I got a key and tied it to my ea account, but where do I download :( : Thomas Hace
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      There's a giant "Play Now" button on the beta website. : r_picmip 5
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        wtf, I don't see it : Thomas Hace
        • At http://play.battlefield-heroes.com/ ? It's right below the logo at the top left. : r_picmip 5
  • thanks, interesting game. : sharpie
  • Nice thanks. : 5150Joker
• My mom's : Ovate
• EA Canada : marblehead
• BioWare : Haku-Jin
• 3D Realms : Dschinghis Khan
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  fileplanet are giving em out free to registered users now, incase people didn't know : niceguynick
  • wow, thanks! : pun][sher
• Triangle Eonix : hirez
• Planet Moon : pun][sher
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  So far, no one's guessed it. I'm sure if my post history is dissected enough it could be figured out. : eonix
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    Eidos Montreal, I don't want the key. I just like to play guessing games. : Haku-Jin
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      nah... : eonix
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        GSC Gameworld : Haku-Jin
        • No sir. But, there's a clue below. : eonix
  • Interplay! : sKetchflow
• Dudes - free keys for all on Fileplanet: http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/battlefield-heroes/ go! : icking fudiot
• Ensemble Studios : Sailor of Fortune
• blizz : chrisschutz
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  How about a clue? It's a studio, that's fairly new to the whole 'studio' level of development (~3 year... : eonix
  • Bethesda : Haku-Jin
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    Turbine. : sigpro
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      NM you are in Vancouver so I am guessing Black Box. : sigpro
      • RIP :( : bakanoodle
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    Threewave? : Chris Remo
    • Adam from threewave. : Haku-Jin
    • *ding. Do you actually need a key? : eonix
    • FML : r_picmip 5
  • Atari : OverloadUT
  • lucasarts? haha : chilln
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    I'm going to go with either Threewave, Even Balance, or Splash Damage(still alive?). : r_picmip 5
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      Splash Damage is doing fine, Bethesda is publishing the next game : Chris Remo
      • Hey, welcome back! : Dave-A
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    Relic? : prime8
    • nm lol : prime8
• Bullfrog : Nitrium
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  Clue #2: Courtyard Conundrum : eonix
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    Definitely Threewave. Chris Remo got it above! : OverloadUT
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      Remo wrote an article about some of his work. : Haku-Jin
      • If I did that, I didn't make the connection in my mind. I was basing my guess on his description. : Chris Remo
• square enix : capt tripps