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  PC totally the only way. : RogerDandy
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    it's actually not : mittense
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      It's weird how wrong you are all the time. Every time I see a comment here, in this thread especially, it... : Nick Breckon
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        Says the guy who just helped to increase the total number of 360 units of Fallout 3 sold. : mittense
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          I'm a blogger, I'm not accountable for my actions : Nick Breckon
          • +10 rads. : mittense
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            http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c31872/070104_booger-blogger.jpg : Fred Garvin
            • hehe : humbleone
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      I'm sorry I just fucking hate controlers. they fucking BLOW. : RogerDandy
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        I used to think that but I forced myself to play Halo for a couple of hours when the original Xbox came o... : Dave-A
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          I'm sorry I can't handle the cramping and anoying positioning. I just can't get comfortable. : RogerDandy
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            The same can be said for a keyboard. : hoov1185
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              naw, 360/ps3 pads cramps my right hand (wrist kinda gets jacked too). keyboard/mouse at the proper height... : Shai-Tan
              • I was actually a big fan of the original Xbox controller, then the controller s was released and I grew t... : hoov1185
            • Hoov knows what he's talking about : shwortdogg
            • Then your k/b+m isn't setup properly. Firms in the UK by law make every employee run through a checkli... : Wikidd
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      Mods make the PC game. I don't even need to say anything. : thrallie200
      • Mods + 1920x1080 on my 42" TV + 8xAA + 16xAF @ 60fps w/vsync = lolxbocks : Rehevkor
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    agreed.. keyboard + mouse + max graphics + mods : cap n KRUNCH
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      keyboard and mouse are no argument whatsoever in Fallout 3's case with VATS in place. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        except VATS sucks, and by hour 3 I didn't use it on anything but super mutants because you can only watch... : Crimsonbeak
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          wow, what are you broken or something? I never got tired of if when zoomed in and followed my bullet stra... : Dschinghis Khan
          • VATS is Marmite. The reason Bethesda didn't include an option to fforward past VATS is cos non of their t... : Wikidd
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  i suppose the 360 would be fine for xbox, as long as you don't care about mods, cause the highest graphic... : RetroRedEyeJr
  • fine for xbox Fallout 3 : RetroRedEyeJr
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    They actually looked a lot better on my PC than the 360. 360 looks fine, but it was no comparison. : Dave-A
    • i just remember that when i upgraded from my gts 320 to my gtx260 i wasn't that impressed by the differen... : RetroRedEyeJr
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    There are already mods for Fallout 3 to make it look better than stock... : DOOManiac
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      please link i have been scouring nexus forums for graphic mods to no avail, although FOOK looked pretty c... : RetroRedEyeJr
      • This is what I did, but I made the mistake of spec-ing out a melee character, for VATS-free fun. It's not... : Enkidu
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        I downloaded some "Fallout 3 High Definition Texture Pack" a while back then installed/overwrote it with ... : Shai-Tan
        • btw to get at the best custom textures go to "textures and models" in fallout 3 nexus then organize by do... : Shai-Tan
• I greatly enjoyed my time in the wastes on the 360. : ieGod
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  does broken steel work on PC yet? : jenisthebest
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    Scroll up to the top of this very page and take a gander at the second "hyperlink" in the story content : Dave-A
    • for some reason i totally missed that and i read the post twice. :\ : jenisthebest
  • Yeah. http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/58528 : Nick Breckon
• Nope. : project13
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  I think I'd rather play in 1920x1080 with the view distance and all the bells and whistles cranked, actua... : wendigo
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    the loading times is actually pretty cool, i can click fallout3 in steam and be in the game in like 15 se... : Chandler55
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      why do they call it the xbox 360? because when you see it, you'll turn 360 degrees and walk away : kill9
      • brilliant : EvilDolemite
      • /fail : Anastomosis
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        think about what you just said for a second. : jenisthebest
        • Eh, I don't think he can, he was burned up by the ninth circle hell, AKA the Ring of Death. : NG Dissonance
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          here's a handy picture http://www.freehomeworkmathhelp.com/Geometry/Geometry_Introduction/geometry_homewo... : jenisthebest
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            here is another handy picture: http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/1/1d/360_moonwalk.gif : kill9
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              awesome : jenisthebest
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                yah he pretty much just owned your face : ateam311
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                  holy shit there is a whole encyclopedia dramatica entry on that phrase, this is why the internet is both ... : jenisthebest
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                    hahah yes : kill9
                    • what jen is trying to say is that you da real deal bia : ateam311
            • god that game was fucking awesome. especially when you turned into a giant robot michael. I LOVE YOU MI... : eeeealmo
            • haha : Mmmmmoo
            • nice save : datoo
            • This was way funnier than expected, : Mad Brahmin Disease
            • This thread is full of lol : Smellsy
            • lol what a save! : ThomW
        • because you step on it amirite : xsoulbrothax
      • Thank you for making me install the lol script again : Cashh
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    NO SHAMPOO IS BETTER : opengl128
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      NO CONDITIONER IS BETTER. I LEAVE THE HAIR SILKY AND SMOOTH. : sigpro
      • STOP LOOKING AT ME SWAN : eeeealmo
      • I THOUGHT WE SETTLED ON NOT USING EITHER ON THE SHACK : razorblade79
• I think it was in my top 2 favorite games last year. Loved it. : Porkasaurus
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  Is it worth spending $30 for all three DLC's? : deject
  • You think they might do a bundle for a discount?? Or no chance... : Shadowdane
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  Am I the only one (sucker?) who played this on PS3? I loved it. : pgharavi
  • I played it on the PS3. The only reason I stuck with it was because of VATS. I wouldn't have been able to... : pyide
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  troll post. nuke, 1 month ban and his giant blocks of text blog removed from the internet : dantastic
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    If we can't get him banned for this post, he should definitely be banned for his most recent Twitter esca... : Head Rush
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      Hey, Rachel Getting Married was superb. : mittense
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        Just saw it and I whole heartedly agree! : drbriefs
        • all the homofags comin out in force : dantastic
• I wanted to buy the DLC....and I can't find my damn case!!! ARG! : esecasco
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  you know why i love the 360? because i don't have to fucking worry about graphics and 1920x1080 and dire... : FrayLo
  • this is how i feel for most games. not fps though. i will put myself through a little bit of torture (if ... : jane911
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    I agree, but I can never play an fps without a keyboard and mouse. I've tried many times and no thanks. I... : terath
    • but the chair is so comfortable : OrkO
  • lol... : razlebol
  • IAWTP. I have far too little precious gaming time as it is without spending it fannying about with config... : marmite
  • exactly FrayLo : gmd
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    I installed windows 7 yesterday, installed steam, double clicked l4d and then played it. WOAH : aeg1x
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      yeah that's exactly what i was saying : FrayLo
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        See it's a faggot complaint cause you really DON'T have to worry about that. Why not just play the game o... : SpaecKow
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          your penis is a faggot complaint : boring gegtik
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            Faggots do complain about it, it's true. : SpaecKow
            • I've had no complaints : boring gegtik
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        seemed like it to me. I haven't played a game in the last couple of years that required me to do more tha... : aeg1x
        • congrats, i would say you are in the minority there. : pandastrong
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    PC GAMING IS SO HARD! : SockMonkeh
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      its not hard, but sometimes there is a lot more work involved in getting a game to run. that was his poi... : pandastrong
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        Give me a fucking break.. : razlebol
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          so you've never had a pc game give you problems? wow. : pandastrong
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            It happens but it's very very rare unless it's some very old game that was designed for dos or win98. : razlebol
            • one of the biggest pc releases recently, GTA4, was a cluster fuck for many people on release. so no, its... : pandastrong
  • It just works : pyrogen
  • i have so little time for gaming in general these days that when i do, the last thing i want is problems ... : disembodied potato
  • You know you can buy a PC for not much more than the cost of a 360 (remember: you can shack+fwap on your ... : Wikidd
• LOL, look how fucking wrong you are! : thetangent
• Yeah, the times I spent 85+ hours playing a game on a PC are over. Comfy couch and compact controls FTW! : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Biggest diff between the games is the old f6 quicksave/load. Yes, you can do this with 360 by going into... : Klebold
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  bought it for the PC and wish I had it on 360. Farcry 2 likewise : razorblade79
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    Both play excellent on the 360. I was very surprised myself. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • that's what I was thinking a lot of times while playing on PC; both games seem to be meant to be played f... : razorblade79
• Agree, the GFWL deal fucked up any chance of grabbing it for the PC : jonin
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  I have a feeling that 360 preference is an old man gamer thing. I used to be hardcore pc "LOL console fps... : kingdepork
  • We are in the same boat, you and I. And it looks like I am an even older man. : gooblerampling
  • its all those things and console gaming has gotten a lot better. : not work safe

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  Well double dumbass on you! : abrasion
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    I'm looking for the nuclear wessels in Ala-meeeeda : Cheeziologist
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      Kirk: Spock, where the hell's the power you promised? Spock: One damn minute, Admiral. : Waverider
      • "Oh, him? He's harmless. Part of the free speech movement at Berkeley in the sixties. I think he did a li : hirez
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  Still in my seat as they didn't turn the lights on and I can't see shit. I could try to smell my way out.... : rosewood
  • Don't stay through the credits : rosewood
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  I'm going tomorrow to see it on IMAX :D : felicia
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    I didnt watch a single preview so I knew nada and I was blown away by it all. Seeing it in IMAX would be ... : rosewood
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      Fantastic, I'm so glad to hear this. Are you coming to Qcon? : felicia
      • Outlook unclear, ask again later. : rosewood
  • I can't find any theatre in town that will be playing it on IMAX :( : Mmmmmoo
  • The IMAX was awesome last night. : Totenjaeger
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  .... Khan? : nevicata
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    I'm going to go back and watch Khan just to make sure. : Clay
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      It's got Ricardo Montalbán. C'mon now. : nevicata
      • Best shack character account ever. : Scotty22
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    Spock? SPOOOOOCK!!!!! : askedrelic
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      http://trekmovie.com/2009/01/25/watch-wrath-of-khan-the-opera-via-robot-chicken/ : nevicata
      • He's dead already. : orgcaptainnemo
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  It would take a lost to best either Khan or First Contact, they both need a bit of history to be really g... : randomposter
  • It beats First Contact by miles. : xxx2xxx
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  do i need to know anything going in, or is it all explained? : re4ctor
  • There is a comic book that explains the events prior to it, but from what I have read, you don't need to ... : pigvomit
  • It's explained enough. If you dig it you can get the prequel comic book, but you'd be fine going in. : Conan
  • Star Trek 2 for a little bit of Kirk history (the kobyashi maru stuff) : deathofrats
• I absolutely loved it - One of the best Star Trek films out of the entire series that's for sure. Abrams... : Crw22
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  My Trek buddy enjoyed it a lot. One hell of a reboot he says. Now we can only pray for sweet death to... : sukabljat
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    Lucas? : RikiTiki2
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      He means more of that "other" Star ____ series. : action wombmate
      • Stargate? : buzzbat
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    Ron Moore + star wars! : Antilles_Prime
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      ITT, pick the director you want to take over Star Wars: - Ridley Scott - David Lynch (sp?) - Darren Ar... : sukabljat
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        Michael Bay : SockMonkeh
        • New force ability: SPLOOOOOOSIONS!!! : askedrelic
      • You're fucking kidding, right? : action wombmate
      • Rick Berman : deathofrats
      • haha please don't make darren aronofsky do starwars, I like his original films better :) : datoo
      • None. : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • Funny fact: Lucas wanted Lynch to make the third one. He said no though. : GreatGooglyMoogly
    • No thanks, it would be pure emo drama. : 5150Joker
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  i feel like the fabled star trek nerd for saying this, but it really kind of lacked substance IMO :/. sti... : retarded talking dinosaur
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    That's the beauty of a reboot, the characters are already developed! You don't have to waste time on it.... : trove
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      :( : randomposter
      • Search your feelings, you know it to be true. : trove
  • That might be fine for a TV show which has episodes and episodes to develop character, but not for a movi... : MurrayTheSkull
  • I enjoy character development in movies, esp. Star Trek ones. I'm still looking forward to seeing this th... : 5150Joker
  • I could have done with a touch less action and a little more character interaction. Seeing Bones, Spock, ... : Serpico74
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  I haven't seen it yet (IMAX tomorrow!!!) but I will be absolutely shocked if it's truly better than Khan ... : thetangent
  • CRAP - it's supposed to be another parentheses after "dead', not another comma. :P : thetangent
• You finally watched Star Trek 3? : Dimmona
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  FUCKING DAWSONS CREEK IN SPACE WINS. IT OWNED SO HARD ON MY FACE : FrayLo
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    does kirk stuggle to find himself and lose his virginity? : mindshot
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      yeah all while counting crows - colorblind is playing in the background : FrayLo
      • Does the film seriously have a score that consists of vocal music? =/ : IndigoAK
• Seeing it tomorrow hopefully. : Link.
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  Lol...Ebert didn't like it because the science didn't make sense. What a tool. : deathofrats
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    Well, I think that's an oversimplification of what he's saying. I think his issue was that there was a lo... : FlatlineDixay
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      Star Trek "science" has always been ridiculous. Its only gotten worse over the years, and for the most pa... : Toth21
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        That's true, and in most of these "science fiction" series it's usually pretty bad, because it's usually ... : FlatlineDixay
        • That's why it's called "science fiction". As the origin of your handle beautifully illustrates, the "scie... : NG Dissonance
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          World War II in space.... the fuck? : Toth21
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            Combat in Star Wars, Star Trek, BSG, Babylon 5, etc. is very often just a variation on World War II naval... : FlatlineDixay
            • Uh that doesn't make them WWII in space though. Also WWII naval combat didn't include Planet Killers that... : Toth21
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      This is the same series that brought us holodecks and replicators. Who cares if it isn't grounded in rea... : deathofrats
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        Hey, I thought the movie was a lot of fun and better than 2.5 stars, but the strength was clearly in the ... : FlatlineDixay
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          obviously real viewers knew what needed to be done. I haven't even SEEN this fucking movie but I know th... : ejectorpod
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            It definitely needed action, and there was a lot of it, and it was good. : FlatlineDixay
            • NOW I'M GOING TO SEE IT FOR SURE!!!!!!!!!! RED LIGHT : ejectorpod
    • WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF STAR TREK : ejectorpod
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    This is exactly what my reaction to his review was. I read it and he spent 70-80% of the review talking a... : thetangent
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      You want to punch him in the face for his review? Really?! : FlatlineDixay
      • uhhhhhhm really really wow just wow epic battle fail : FrayLo
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        Mostly for being a pompous bastard. He didn't review the movie, he nitpicked the basics behind Star Trek : thetangent
        • Yeah, pretty much, it's the piece of technology that allows the series to exist. : one random winner
    • Maybe he was overmedicated that day. Really, he enjoyed 2fast 2furious yet can't enjoy this? : pigvomit
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      Haven't they determined that a Star Trek type warp drive could work in theory. Since the ship isn't actu... : Crimsonbeak
      • yes and a star destroyer would also demolish a galaxy class starship, all while boba fett was prancing ar... : FrayLo
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    Ebert also thought The Happening was pretty decent. : Arceihn
    • And Knowing... : Link.
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    remember, he was part of Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. : siknsyko
    • Yeah I already talked about that but people don't seem to give a shit and would rather assume he's a pomp... : action wombmate
  • He was paid by Paramount to be the only high-profile critic with a negative review. : Link.
• srsly. SO AWESOME. Can't wait to see again. : sodomy
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  If I dont like regular star trek all that much will i find this meh? : chilln
  • You are clearly dead inside, so there's no telling what you would like. : invisible_kid
  • You will probably like it,not love it since you do not know the characters very well, and I hate that I j... : historyinthemaking
• saw it on Wednesday. It was good fun - all those trekkies sitting in the cinema in uniform were the best ... : naabster
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  I liked Wrath Of Khan better, but this was also great. Loved loved loved the cast, Bones and Spock wer : Serpico74
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    And actually seeing the Kobayashi Maru exam that we'd only heard about for years, genius. : Serpico74
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      Yup that was great. Also The whole timeline alteration seem to open a nice big door for this new franchis : historyinthemaking
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        Haha, there's no "seems", Spock spelled that out completely to the audience in his whole alternate timeli : Serpico74
        • it's pretty brilliant actually. they can now do whatever they want without people screaming "CONTINUITY1!... : Clay
    • Huh? They show that exam in Wrath of Khan, when Saavik takes it. : eldersveld
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    Yeah I love Michael Giacchino's Lost music, but I was superbly disappointed here. Karl Urban as Bones ... : invisible_kid
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      Yeah, there were no dynamics in the score, just constant white noise and the movie was over. And Bones : Serpico74
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        i didnt even notice the score. which means it did its job well : CoRDS
        • I noticed that it was really fucking loud all the time. The reveal of the Enterprise sounded exactly t... : Serpico74
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    Better than First Contact? It's basically film #1 for me, because of growing up with TNG, with Khan #2 on... : randomposter
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      this movie was awesome randomposter : FrayLo
      • I'm not a JJ Abrams fan but I'll definitely catch this one in the cinema I reckon. : randomposter
  • The score was really weak. Considering how important the score is to a movie it came off rather well. : lowayne
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  It was pretty damn awesome. The Casting was perfect and it is going to be the start of a great new Franch... : historyinthemaking
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    Cast was A+. My only real gripe with the movie was that I wanted even more scenes with Bones and Spock. : Serpico74
    • I agree with Bones, I felt Spock was fine. I really like the casting for Chekov and Scotty : historyinthemaking
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      Bones was fucking perfect. : DarkWolf5
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        I'm not even a huge Trek fan but I was giggling through all of Bones' scenes, especially his intro when a... : Serpico74
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          I do have only one issue and that is a scientific one. Your blood will NOT BOIL IN SPACE and as a doctor ... : LoioshDwaggie
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            Blood boiling in space has as much to do with physics as it does with biology, I think he's obviously lac... : one random winner
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              Any doctor trained with any training in diving or space travel (lawl?) would know better since the treatm... : LoioshDwaggie
              • Shh, you're breaking my logic. : one random winner
  • thumb dick ? : topkatz
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    is Star Trek "2" already official? : razorblade79
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      IIRC all the actors were signed for two more movies, at least. : Nitrium
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        KAAAAHN! : jasoncrowley
        • Yup. : one random winner
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    You know they will get lazy and make the next two sequels terrible. : Fish_Bulb
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      The next one will either tie too closely to TWoK, or yeah, they'll get lazy, but the one after that will ... : one random winner
      • You know... In this universe Khan is still floating in the Botany Bay... : kungfusquirrel
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  I thought it was good, but not great. A little too much action and not enough character development. Soli... : MikkleThePickle
  • I really loved it but I agree on the too much action part. Not because I didn't like the action but becau... : Serpico74
• It was fucking great. My theater was a little over a quarter full though. I think they dropped the ball ... : DarkWolf5
• I haven't watched a single star trek movie or watched a single full episode of the show (ok maybe a few b... : ventro
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  I've heard that vulcan gets imploded. Were they just pulling my chain or is this true? : Longinus00
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    pretty sure it is true and is what you see in the trailer : gmd
    • 95% of the major scenes were in the dang trailers :( : dignan
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  When they left the space station, I'm pretty sure half the theater was thinking "Set course for White Cas... : Gonzo
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    *Captain Neil Patrick Harris enters scene on the USS Legendary* : DarkWolf5
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      "Fire photon torpedoes!" "Wait for it......." "There it is." : Gonzo
      • "#2 (smirks and giggles), suit up and set course for Risa." : Prozium
• I can't fathom why there are people who hate it. It's all that is good and awesome. This Star Trek has... : Sailor of Fortune
• Saw it IMAX style...holy shit. I could feel my entire body vibrate whenever anything warped or explode... : Vincent Grayson
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  I loved it. It's was exactly what I always wished Star Trek was and I hope it ushers in a new era of high... : marmite
  • Also it was worth seeing it at the IMAX to see the Transformers 2 trailer on a massive screen. More speci : marmite
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  You know what would be awesome? A new Star Trek TV series with the same cast and JJ Abrams directing it. : phate81
  • Previously... on Star Trek... zzZz... : DooBall
• i remember one episode of enterprise where they were in a jungle gunfight at night with some dudes. they... : vassili_zaitsev
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  Needs MOAR SHAKY CAM IN SPACE amirite? Really though, they pulled it off better than I thought but it... : lowayne
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    FUCK the camera, I swear there was at least 10 moments or so where I was totally removed from the film by... : Toth21
    • "SCOTTY I NEED MORE CAMERA SHAKE" "I DON'T HAVE THE POWER CAPTAIN" "JUST DO IT SCOTTY!" : lowayne
• I just printed my fandango ticket. I hope it's good. : AMikaboshi
• FIRE EVERYTHING on my face : Vanitas
• anyone else get annoyed by all the flares and stuff in the cameras, all post editing... it drove me nuts,... : dignan

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  On my face? : mechanicalgrape
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    If that's what has to happen for me to get in, then so be it. : abrasion
    • I agree with this post - cum on abrasion so I can have SC2 : flagg209
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  dow2 was good while it lasted :\ : Chandler55
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    I finished it single player and enjoyed it but it was really, really lacking the spark blizzard games bri... : abrasion
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      I loved DoW2's single player, personally. It was fast-paced, entertaining characters, variety in weapons.... : Link.
      • They had the same personality as a rock, I think one dude liked arguing with Cyrus that's about the only ... : abrasion
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      DoW2 is really a MP game. The SP game doesn't stand up to the scripted campaign of WC3. : enyakk
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        Exactly :( but the levelling and heroes totally stands up to WC3, I want WC4 with DOW2 levelling OH MY ... : abrasion
        • Just make sure to support Relic, because those are the only guys that know how to do competetive RTS game... : enyakk
      • I'd say the reverse, actually. I can't be bothered with DoW2 multiplayer. : Lone Swordsman
    • I enjoyed the single player a lot. The gameplay was fun even though the story and characters could have b... : razlebol
  • its still awesome IMO i'm loving 1v1 ranked matches even if i do lose most of the time : spaceyme
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  As a fan of the show Reaper(which is great), I've come to the realization that if the devil existed, my s... : frenziedbadger
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    A sole for early access would be a small price to pay, no matter your religious beliefs. :) : SilverSnake
    • my shoes are religious? : xxiv
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  i better fucking get in : smax
  • I will be playing it regardless! : abrasion
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  I will throw the most epic sc2 lan party ever, and if we can't find a way to all play then every body can... : johnwissinger
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    people still do LAN parties? : RikiTiki2
    • People still use the internet? : NG Dissonance
    • I forsee a temporary revival after SC2 comes out, simply from old fogies like me that had a ton of them i... : one random winner
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  am i the only one still getting an error when trying to submit system info? : jonas54
  • Yes, I planned it this way so it's one less person to be on MY BETA. : abrasion
• I'm going on a murder rampage if I don'T get in. : razlebol
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  AITOO who couldn't give a crap? : chazums
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    Reports indicate there are 3 more like you on the internet, but that's it - more news at 11. : abrasion
    • I'm one of three! Never played SC1... Then again I suck so bad at RTS games that it's not fun for me to p... : vov1n
  • I loved the first one when it came out, but I've not played it since then, but as I don't really play RTS... : marmite
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    I will play it to see if I like it and for a change of pace, but I would rather have Warcraft 4. : Evil Benius
    • I loved the heroes of war3 and agree with this sentiment. Upgraded chain lightning was sick in battle : handofthrawn
    • Respect! : abrasion
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  StarCraft 2 omg beta pls : razorblade79
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    I've been unable to reach http://www.battle.net ever since they announced the beta >:( : aaarrrgh
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      same : jonin
      • oooh. http://eu.battle.net works! : aaarrrgh

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  these things would be better if kbcat played a sort of fast old-timey piano riff, like the vaudeville duo... : Dave-A
  • like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY64meMb7-s : Dave-A
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  I adore keyboard cat. : abrasion
  • It thinks it's people. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Hahahaha also: I'm not exactly into watching death videos in general, but I'm fascinated with military... : tomservo
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    i'm the same way, plus it's historical war footage, plus you can't really see any gross stuff. they're ju... : [fry]
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      I think it takes the edge off because killing like that is so impersonal too. It's just a really interest... : tomservo
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        full compilation is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jVZXsO22hg and is awesome : [fry]
        • did they just blow up a soccer game at :51? they must've bet on the other team. : papaskot
        • How far away is that AC 130? I mean they obviously can't hear the thing. : abrasion
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    I agree, I love the military videos like this, I want the backstory on all of them. : abrasion
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      check out the back story on this one if you know what i mean: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=25... : papaskot
      • Hahahaha : freshyk
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    Tomservo, this is one of my favorites: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_S9P1kMNuM : deject
    • FRAG OOOT! God I love Canadians. : magistersmax
• my girlfriend is embarrassed that i am laughing so hard at the keyboard cat. : RetroRedEyeJr
• keyboard cat is the new yakety sax : spiderfill
• Ahahahah. Normally I don't like keyboard cat but that made me bust up laughing. Probably the dissonance b... : ArcKnight
• i need one for Arzt's death in Lost season 1 : smax
• hahaha : Godhatesfatpeople
• HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA : Luminair
• BAHAHAHAHAHAHAH : damien black
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  i think you missed the point of kbcat : kill9
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    I think you missed the point of kbcat : abrasion
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      There's a point to kbcat? : ecclesio
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        Generally it's a video that is stupid in some way, followed by keyboard cat. This video is not stupid in ... : terath
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          Or rather I should say stupid and funny. : terath
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            No it's playing someone off - someone who has died, been hurt, been asked to leave, etc : abrasion
            • Oh, then I guess I don't get it either. :/ : terath
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  I apparently have missed the meme truck, what is this keyboard cat thing : Zero|DPX
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    really, really, really stupid. : action roommate
    • really, really, really wrong : papaskot
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    It's weapons grade unfunny. : Fred Garvin
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      while i was making the video i thought to myself "i hope fred garvin posts a reply about him disliking it... : [fry]
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        fred garvin not liking something you posted basically means it's awesome is what i'm trying to say : [fry]
        • Oh bracket fry bracket you try too hard. : Fred Garvin
        • oh god I thought you were kidding : Luminair
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    same here, how old is it? : Enigme
    • oh i found the original and fletch_ linked it below. : Enigme
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  lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ndx_IdlUQU : fletch_
  • I was going to link to this. Awesome. : thrallie200
  • lol it's the best one : AlexXdude
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  Awful. Not funny at all :( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSajIkIHufQ&fmt=22 : aeg1x
  • You've confused your video with his. : lechuck59
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    Yo dawg I herd you like keyboard cat so we put a keyboard cat in yo keyboard cat : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Is it bad I had the same thought? :( : Moonbase Commander
    • Now this is a funny meme I can get behind. I can't read this outloud w/o laughing http://yoyodawgdawg... : action roommate
  • horse cocks eh? : deject
  • you fucking played off my played off video and even included a throwback line to a video i made years ago... : [fry]
  • hahaha : ateam311
  • I liked this better. : thrallie200
  • Hahahaha : SpaecKow
  • This is actually funny. : Fred Garvin
  • hahaha : ant_hillbilly
  • so this one needs some input from Xzibit I presume : Downforce
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    Total Annihilation soundtrack ftw : Yanks
    • first thing i thought god i wish supreme commander had been as fun. : goatboy
    • I have the soundtrack on my mp3 player. : YerMothah
    • This was my first thought as well. Love that song, it was always perfect for naval battles. : ArcKnight
    • Have to agree and I've never played it. : spazzium
    • It's one of the reasons I play that game ritualistically every year. I need to find the soundtrack now, : Greymatter42
  • I love this zany cat. : abrasion
  • meta meme : smax
  • Awful. Not funny at all :( : sukabljat
  • Dude, total annihilation soundtrack is completely awesome. : ecclesio
  • haha : sanchez
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    Hahaha. Awesome. What was your intro music there? : spazzium
    • Exploration from the Total Annihilation soundtrack : aeg1x
  • Haaaahaha, awesome. : ieGod
  • Ha. So meta. : lyme
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    what did you use to make a video of your desktop actions like that? : kainen1
    • camtasia : aeg1x
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqAypbgaUKM : bozer
• Whats that music you used? : Sgt_Boomstick
• YES. the internet DELIVERS :D :D : Downforce
• some okay ones here: http://playhimoffkeyboardcat.com/ : thrallie200
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  http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/offbeat/2009/05/06/moos.keyboard.cat.cnn : siknsyko
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    you know it's gone viral when CNN picks it up : darkT
    • im content with there being a background story. as viral as it is, i still enjoy the clips a lot. : siknsyko
  • I love how they kept picking Fox News videos : smegmar
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhaJ67FKBPw The sound the guys make is hilarious. : thrallie200
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    what was that thing : smax
    • it's a cat playing a keyboard : deathofrats
  • Haha wtf. Was he electrocuted or something? : terath
• I'm fucking dying here, this shit is awesome. : royalally
• Keyboard Cat is the new FUUUUUUUUUU : get_navi
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  probably a repost http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp6U_5qEE0Y : jane911
  • best one lol : sparkly
  • lol i love how you can still see keyboard cat playing in the bottom corner : Mmmmmoo
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    lol what a retard. If you vision goes white like your about to pass out, sit down! : lord_omega
    • "gone." haha : jane911
  • gone. : smax
  • This is the only good one : Serpico74
  • HAHAHAHAHA : kainen1
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  No meme has ever made less sense than keyboard cat. : MercFox1
  • it works if you don't over analyze it : vynn
• Where was the highlight replay over the music? You gotta have that. : Serpico74
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  LOL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAepgZ5iM5k&feature=related : xsii
  • love how the flipflops go flying : vynn
  • i think that's my new favorite : Break
  • good stuff. : Klebold
  • "Do a barrel roll!" : ShekkyBoy
  • omg this is too funny : bozer
  • hahaha : fishbone
• I think we need to make a bud dwyer version! : abrasion
• I made one too! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lX-RONC224 : ErneX
• Oh my. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ndx_IdlUQU : anhero
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19866521#itemanchor_19866521 : Agrona
• This video has been removed due to terms of use violation. : evildanish

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  you guys are killing me with these eve online threads : Dravenport
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    I'd rejoin in a second if someone was selling their character. Don't want to start from scratch again. : tboomer2
    • ive never really played, just a bit of the tutorial : Dravenport
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  MD'd repost: Is there a character/skill planner that doesn't require details from your account? Wha... : etherboy
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    not really, and evemon uses the API keys which are safe. no one can bogart your account with the api key. : Joseph
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      Not so much that... but when I'm at work, don't really want evemon on my work comp... Does the Capsule... : etherboy
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        not sure about Capsuleer. From what i've heard, it works similarly. I'm sure someone here uses it, maybe ... : Joseph
        • It's a bit of a pain to set up but works flawlessly after that. Very clean design : SolrFlare
      • no, looks like they plan to implement some kind of planning features with it but for now its just a way t... : mindfk
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  So does this look about right: Skill plan for Josara 1. Instant Recall I (10 minutes, 25 seconds) 2.... : etherboy
  • I don't know anything about covert ops, but the learning skills part looks pretty much like what I did I ... : ejectorpod
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    don't forget to stick Cloaking in there, and you'll need various base skills for modules. Otherwise, your... : Joseph
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      Yeah...honestly you need to get all your electronic and eng skills to V, etc before you can expect to fly... : ejectorpod
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        Yeah covert ops are tight fits with both cpu and grid, base skills to 5 are a big deal for good fits. : hadronflux
        • Well I'm just starting at all this... Should I buy the Instant Recall book like right away? : etherboy
  • You'll need Electronics level 5 and Cloaking level 4 as well : AlexXdude
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  Has all the dust settled with PHOTN in terms of wardecs and that jazz now? If so, I may make the long ha... : SolrFlare
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    Yes. Fly all the way to Torrinos and submit an application. Torrinos. : Lunaran
    • lol mean : AlexXdude
  • I was going to correct you but since you already joined... :) : ejectorpod
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  are you way past the red line in uncharted space : deject
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    oh shit you just reminded me I set my MWD an hour ago heading off to unknown parts of a system and i forg... : ejectorpod
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      should be a decent safe spot : Joseph
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        i decided to just let it keep going and see how far i can get overnight. : ejectorpod
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          welll, until the downtime i guess : ejectorpod
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            is it still once a day? : Downforce
            • affirmative : ejectorpod
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  What the heck is the point of "Event" agents, anyways? I just got shuffled around by a bunch of them for ... : Juno
  • dunno, raise your standings? : ejectorpod
  • They give the biggest standings reward and you usually get an implant or something similarily cool as a r... : r_picmip 5
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  I wonder if I can get my pod out of nullsec without getting blown to tiny bits.... : Arcanum
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    Then again, I already moved my clone. Getting podded may be an easier way to get back to Tor than flying... : Arcanum
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      What kind of challenge mentality is that? : MercFox1
      • The kind thaty says that in the time it takes to try to sneak out of nullsec (and very possibly fail), I ... : Arcanum
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  Can we get a summary of how this current Shack corp got heisted? I understand they accused you of having : Lunatic Angelic
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    We were living out of what can be safely called a mobile outpost. This outpost has some limitations such... : r_picmip 5
    • I'm sure that's not funny to the corp, but c'mon that is gold that this dude just came in and took off in... : even4
  • "normally" if someone wants to take all your shit, they have to blow up your POS (the mobile station). Un... : loboca
  • From what I understand, they were allowed within the POS shields (which apparently it's recommended you d... : one random winner

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  He wrote the Chicago Bulls team intro song :D well, they borrowed it from an album. : tomservo
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    Really? What song is it? : Vantage
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      Oh, Sirius! Cool! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYFlzJyxWlw Awesome awesome awesome awesome stuff... : Vantage
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        I always thought it was the most awesome song when I was younger. The Bulls intro sticks out to me more t... : tomservo
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          Oh god I wish I had been here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W8FuTIvuFk : Vantage
          • I don't even know if they tour anymore :( : Vantage
  • Nebraska football has also used it since 1994. Pretty badass. : kungfusquirrel
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  It is so rare for me to like an artist as diverse as Parsons and enjoy most, if not all of his catalogue,... : SpaecKow
  • I think Alan Parsons is WHY I enjoy so many styles of music. I grew up listening to his music thanks to ... : Vantage
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  Is this the project involving a laser on the moon? : DooBall
  • Yes. If any band were involved in a laser on the moon, it would be Alan Parsons. : Vantage
  • No, that was the "death star" : rosewood
  • I think it was a hovercraft of some kind : spiderfill
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    That's where I know this from too. :( : sgtsanity
    • Haha: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Duj2oZIC8U : Vantage
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  I watched Ladyhawke the other day, and the Parsons soundtrack was kind of out of place for a fantasy, but... : romulan
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    I've never actually seen Ladyhawke, or listened to the soundtrack, which is crazy since I'm such a huge f : Vantage
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      It's corny, but it was awesome when I was 13. : romulan
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        Yeah, I need to watch this and Red Sonja or something. Corny 80s fantasy movie night. Maybe finish off ... : Vantage
        • Or Conan the Barbarian. : Fyunch Click
  • I remember thinking it was awesome when it came out or right after it came out, but I watched it a couple... : Halen
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  HAHAHA WTF!?!? I found a cover of "Old and Wise" by the APP. It's done by "The Zimmers", which is heade... : Vantage
  • Oh no.. Here's the full video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUOElPWKGHo&feature=related : Vantage
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    Old and Wise is my favorite APP song. That cover isn't something I want to listen to but I like the conce... : baron calamity
    • Yeah, it's a good concept but the guy can't quite pull it off. The original is one of my favourites as w... : Vantage
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  The term electronica should just die. : Lone Swordsman
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    How would you suggest classifying Parsons electronic synth-based music? : Vantage
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      Well, it's ambient, just call it ambient. That's a genre. : Lone Swordsman
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        "ambient" is more meaningless than "electronica" : dirge23
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          Not really. When I think ambient, I think of acts like Brian Eno, The Orb and Stars of the Lid. : Lone Swordsman
          • Do any of these sound like Brian Eno? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R_XMQTOcg8 (Pipeline) http://ww... : Vantage
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            Electronica is the umbrella term for electro, synth, ambien, psytrance, trance, etc. It's like the term ... : Ride-My-Rocket
            • Exactly so. Parsons stuff doesn't really fit into any of the other genres, though individual songs might... : Vantage
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              Why not drop the A? : Lone Swordsman
              • Because my piano music is "electronic", but it's not "electronica". Electronic is a process. Electronic... : Vantage
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        the problem with that is it isn't ambient. And Parsons pioneered the use of electronics in music much of ... : Fyunch Click
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          "synth-prog"? : dirge23
          • at the time it was classified as pop, but progressive is a decent catchall for some of his music. : Fyunch Click
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        Some of it is ambient in character, but it's definitely not ambient in terms of genre. It's so varied th... : Vantage
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          Just call it electronic! : Lone Swordsman
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            Does the additional "a" really vex you that greatly? haha. What's wrong with calling it electronica? : Vantage
            • Because it was a term cooked up by record labels when they couldn't cope with labels like ambient, house,... : Lone Swordsman
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  Parsons is a genius. I've seen him live twice and you can really tell he's a perfectionist. Incredible mu... : Fyunch Click
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    I'm really jealous that you got to see him in concert! Yeah, I like Try Anything Once quite a bit, thoug... : Vantage
    • The woman's voice on Mr Time is wonderful and the instrumentals are spectacular. I saw him both indoor a... : Fyunch Click
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  Why do you call yourself mons? Is there any meaning to that? Is it your real name? do you find me sexy? : voodooraze
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    It's my name... : Vantage
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      cool! I like this Return to Tunguska song! : voodooraze
      • I knew that a bunch would. I think the two secondary songs I posted there will actually be more popular : Vantage
• plz note that he is the Eye In The Sky, looking at yoooooooooooooooooooou : dirge23
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  Years ago I'd tried to listen and I just wasn't feeling it but now I'm sad I didn't listen to you earlier... : hawkeye
  • Here's another of my favourites: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okY1qQ5FLNA (Some Other Time) : Vantage
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  What?!? You visited the Sagrada Familia? That's been one place that's been on my list of places I'd li... : Kniggit
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    I went to Barcelona BECAUSE of that song. I was so happy to finally see it in person. :D It's ridiculou... : Vantage
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      i should have visited my sister when she was over there a year or two back... Well, I would have if I ha... : Kniggit
      • Well, it's not going anywhere, haha. Maybe by the time you see it, it will finally be done. :P : Vantage

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  before I try... does it help you with the game in any way ? I downloaded a free suit that I thought w... : barichnikov
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    Naw it's just visual. Googling a bit I found a few others. Some of them are pretty good. ”mustache : gnomish
    • Flowers grow from fallen zombies? Sounds like sproutella to me! : ZTac
• dude I just tried the demo and I love this game. BOUGHT'd : sanchez
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  Is the game supposed to look so pixelated and chunky? I like the game, and feel lame being bothered by th... : geedeck
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    Yeah, were there even any visual options? : megarust32
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      there aren't :( : AlexXdude
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        that's pretty unacceptable. fun game though :( : megarust32
        • It's a popcap game, that's pretty standard for them. : boredguy
        • i kinda agree to a point. but for 10 bucks man i just drop the argument completely. It's a lot of fun. : kainen1
  • i played in it a window : filthysock
  • not even widescreen support :( : smax
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    I tried changing the cfg file to 800x600 but the game will not start. : Sailor of Fortune
    • Holy balls. What resolution does it run at normally? 640x480? : Rehevkor
  • play it in a window. it's all sprites so it doesn't scale past the native res very well (as with most po... : mikecyb
  • It looks less pixelated if you turn off GPU acceleration. : Nali4Freedom
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  I'm surprised there is not an iphone version of this game : Birchman
  • I won't be surprised if one eventually does come out. : Matt Burris
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  Sunflowers or sun-shrooms, guys? Alice and I are trying to figure out the superior choice, but it inv... : Nick Breckon
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    Sunflowers during the day, sun-shrooms at night. : cyclonebee
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      Are sun-shrooms really the best for night, though? They obviously provide faster sun in the early goings,... : Nick Breckon
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        As I have the Twin Sunflower upgrade, I dig up shrooms and replace them when I can. It's not really nece... : Moonbase Commander
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          Ah, I haven't gotten the upgrade yet. I'm always building too many sunflowers I think. I never know w... : Nick Breckon
          • I build two columns usually too. : kainen1
      • When I started using them instead of the Sunflowers at night, I never had another lawn mower get touched.... : cyclonebee
      • If you can make space in your card slots do both start out with sun-shrooms and switch about halfway thro... : johnlocks
  • Unless you're planning to do twin sunflowers later i'd go with sun-shrooms. They don't take that long to... : boredguy
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    can't use shrooms at daytime unless you want to waste a slot for coffee beans : Sailor of Fortune
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      I think Coffee Beans were one of the only plants I never used. Just like you said, it's a waste of a slot... : cyclonebee
      • I find the magnet pretty useful so i used it occasionally for having those in the daytime. : boredguy
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        Coffee Beans are good to use Magnets during the day this lets you get rid of buckets, football helmets, s... : sm00v3d
        • I guess I just never had a problem with those guys, I would constantly have a 2 or 3 slots deep wall of n... : cyclonebee
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          I never had too much issue with that, and don't the magnets work one at a time? I just dig up the thin... : Sailor of Fortune
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            that makes sense but if you run about 4 magnets in the center 4 rows you can usually keep things pretty c... : sm00v3d
            • On some of the challenge levels you absolutely need the magnet to clean shit up. 3 or 4 football men at ... : gnomish
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    I mix at night. I get the full sunflower points early on and it all balances out in the mid-late game. ... : melkore
    • that how I usually run things at night as well : sm00v3d
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  I just beat adventure mode :D still want to play more! also when you beat it (minor spoilers) it play : mikecyb
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    There's still a ton of stuff to do after you finish adventure mode the first time. : boredguy
    • I'm know it's awesome! it's one of the few games where I actually want to unlock everything :( : mikecyb
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    I feel like Adventure mode is almost the tutorial for the game. The Minigames, Puzzles and Survival Mode ... : sm00v3d
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      Sounds like Peggle. : pigvomit
      • that would be a valid comparison : sm00v3d
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    Can someone who is far enough alone spoil something for me? What is the use of constantly tending to the ... : cyclonebee
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      I've got about 15 plants in there now and that seems to be the only purpose. Also the snail is useless ... : boredguy
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        So, is this a persistent real-time garden where I need to hop on everyday to water them or what's the use... : cyclonebee
        • The only thing you can buy that does something for you is the snail. It's supposed to be so that you can... : boredguy
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        Feed the snail chocolate and he goes for an hour. Also feed your plants chocolate and they'll shit coins... : gnomish
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          Fucking grammer, but you get the point. The garden + chocolate is an easy way to generate lots of money.... : gnomish
          • I finally picked up some chocolate after doing most of the survival stuff so i'll try this now. : boredguy
  • how long did it take to finish? : Birchman
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  $US10 = $AU13. Yet its $AU20. Wow, $7 to freight that file all the way down under! : filthysock
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    Where do you see it for $10? : Cottc Cid
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      It's $10 on Steam. : boredguy
      • Why would they sell it on their site for $20 and on steam for $10? Thanks for hitting my price point tho... : Cottc Cid
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    it's actually $20 USD on steam in aust, so $26 AUS : gibbo
    • yeah, i just worked that out, bought it anyway : filthysock
• Guys I hope you understand there's a zombie on the lawn : TastyWheat
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  Any good strategy for ZomBotany? I just got slaughtered on my first 2 tries. Same strategy used for the A... : cyclonebee
  • Get the rake, potato mine, squash for the start so you can kill them quick while you build up your sunflo... : boredguy
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    I actually got through it the first try fine, maybe I got lucky. Just set up pea shooters in front of su... : nurglich
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      Interesting, cuz that was my main adventure strategy but I was getting rocked. : cyclonebee
      • Yeah, I dunno. Maybe I got lucky with the lanes or sun drops. I might have had one get through to the m... : nurglich
  • I used cheap items. Don't go heavy so buy squashes and wallnuts. Peashooters to sacrifice. : redfive
  • I used Potato Mines and Ground Spikes for my damage in Zombotony 1 and 2. The squash is nice to drop when... : sm00v3d
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  We don't want zombies on the lawn. : cyclonebee
  • mis-reply to TastyWheat : cyclonebee
  • We don't take kindly to zombies around here. They should go mooch off of gubmint money in one of them li... : Lone Swordsman
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  How much sun is the gatlingpeater? : NFXFSX
  • 200 for the Repeater then 250 for the Gatling Upgrade : sm00v3d