Morning Discussion

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  worth $10? : RikiTiki2
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    Hell yes. : dmason
    • purchased! I wasn't sure because the demo stops before anything interesting happened : RikiTiki2
  • Eff Yeah : Rich McNinch
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    I'm enjoying it more than most $50+ games. : pyrogen
    • agreed : cyclonebee
    • No question : Serpico74
    • Same here. : Matt Burris
    • exactly : virus
    • yup : sanchez
  • yes + 1 : bakanoodle
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    $10? I thought it was $20? http://www.popcap.com/games/mac/pvz ??? I'd buy it for 10. : SqueegyTBS
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      http://www.shackpics.com/files/pvs_steam_price_66y3r4en4uc79xsbhbsy.png : mrvandelay
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        Dammit, I want the mac version. No steam deal for the mac version. WTF. : SqueegyTBS
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          Yea, RAPE THE MAC PEOPLE : askedrelic
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            There's an app for that. : mrvandelay
            • Inspired. : Rich McNinch
      • it was fucking 19.99 over here. fucking faggots. : randomposter
    • $10 on Steam : crummynz
  • I paid $20 and I still think it's great. : askedrelic
  • Dammit, I didn't realize it was $10 on PC until after I paid $20 on Mac. I just bought it again :( : wasylm
• i hear the yeti is on the 2nd play through of the adventure : Jinxplayer
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  Where is PvZ saved game data? I got a sick feeling I'm gonna need to wipe my HDD again, and I'd like to ... : coyoterys
  • I'd like to know this so I don't have to play through the begining again when I play at work : marmite
  • On Vista: C:\ProgramData\Steam\PlantsVsZombies C:\ProgramData\PopCap Games\PlantsVsZombies : rock elf
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  Well you'll probably know this. Having finished PvZ in adventure, survival (only got upto 14 flags on end... : Klebold
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    Right now I'm using mine with the snail and some chocolate. I let that run in the background for an hour ... : dmason
    • So I decided to empty some plant inventory to get Morticulturalist and buy 9 slots. And now 10 slots cost... : dmason
    • Plants replenish every day at 0:00 its based on your time clock. You get 3 marigolds every day. So you ... : Iwannaacura
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  Where are the achievements listed in the game? I can never find them. : sammyl
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    http://steamcommunity.com/stats/PlantsVsZombies/achievements/ : dmason
    • Oh those aren't particularly engaging :( : sammyl
• I heard this is a tower defence game on 1up this morning, is it 1/3 as good as PJM? If so I may have to ... : abrasion
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  I bought this game and am sort of still enjoying it at the close of stage 3 or whatever, the thriller zom... : randomposter
  • also can we get a jpg of the thriller zombie in action?? : randomposter
  • There's still a lot left. It's never a hard game, but some of the levels will test you, especially in th... : nurglich
• He's on the night level i think 4-x something : Iwannaacura
• Nice it's 19.99$ US here on Steam or 25$ love this kind of stuff! Awesome thanks cunts. : abrasion

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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSbv1aLhdeY&fmt=18 : DJ Clipdat
• He went up against the shack-hate-wagon; they rubbed his nose in it and smacked him with a rolled up pape... : Modulus
• He was hoarding money over the years for many copies of DNF. Now he went on a very long vacation. : vitaminzach
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  The shitfest that went on in here the other day would propel anybody to find a better use of their time a... : Dave-A
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    you post here long enough and the shitfest of everyday starts wearing on you : RikiTiki2
    • shacknews = life : zebosausamite
    • I'm feeling this way lately. : derelict515
• I think a lot of people were put-off at his donation thread. That, combined with the DNF stuff, probably ... : aggressor
• I hope he comes back soon too. : AMikaboshi
• He's taking a break. : CrustaR
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  I just found the donation thread. I am appalled by the response. What the fuck is wrong with you people? : silent prophet
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    It's the shack hate squad. I've had the same thing happen to me in a few threads here and there. : CrustaR
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      Its one thing to not like dognose's request. If you think everyone's got it tough, and we all just gotta ... : silent prophet
      • It's not hate, people were just pointing out that it was cheap. : Yanks
      • Who was hating dognose? : zebosausamite
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        I don't think anyone was hating on dognose. I think, by and large, people were insulted by a guy who put : action roommate
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          That's the distinction I am still trying to clarify. Did the guy ask dognose to his up his internet pals ... : silent prophet
          • Fuck if I know. : action roommate
          • I think dognose just posted the guy's link here tontry and help him. : uncle slappy
        • Posting the tin cup thread was certainly OK, but dognose nuking threads of people with their own opinion ... : excessus
    • Me too. : CRasterImage
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      There are some gaping assholes around here to feel it is their job to set evryone else straight. It gets ... : boomstickah
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        Your assertion about the gapedness of the assholes around here is incorrect. : zebosausamite
        • lol : DarkWolf5
    • it's a damn shame. we should find it of no surprise that dognose liked DNF. he was just doing what he tho... : arcane_
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    no one bashed dognose in it. : mwasher
    • that's what I thought too. he's probably just busy at work. : hamachi
    • I didn't see any personal insults, but I did see plenty of attacks on and assumptions about his motivatio... : silent prophet
    • i think he was asking a favor the shack though? the fact he maybe nuked a few posts, probably shows he wa... : arcane_
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    Remo put it well. : helvetica
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      Remo's post makes it sound like Joe told dognose "hey, your shacker buddies are rich and generous. Can yo... : silent prophet
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        the guy posted his own thing on his blog right? : Slowtreme
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          I'm not sure. That's what I am trying to piece together. If the guy came and told a sob story in the hope... : silent prophet
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            I think the guy has a little personal sob on his own blog, just as anyone would, about how the whole thin... : Slowtreme
            • See, this sounds like the truth to me. If this really is the case, then anyone who took the "we all got i... : silent prophet
      • I didn't read Remo's post that way at all, but I understand that dognose was trying to help out a friend. : helvetica
      • That's not how his post read to me at all : MoreVespeneGas
      • it didnt come off like that at all : two50six
    • Yeah, I missed his post. I totally agree: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19870982#itemanchor_19870... : hawkeye
    • Remo was spot on. : serenj
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      I understand he has his opinion, but did he need to say it? It was as helpful as tits on a billygoat. He ... : Dave-A
      • Did you really need to say that bout Remo's post? : zebosausamite
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        Being able to express one's opinion is a basic liberty I think we all appreciate having - "necessity" is ... : action roommate
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          So every time someone posts about the PS3 I should pile on about how much better the 360 is and how much ... : Dave-A
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            That's what moderation is for. : action roommate
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              Exactly! : Dave-A
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                I believe AR means mods, not a person self-censoring themselves. : ArcKnight
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                  A little bit of self-censoring might go a long way, though. Just because you have the right to say whatev... : silent prophet
                  • ....and none of that is applicable to that thread. Those were well thought out, civil responses (for the ... : ArcKnight
          • I think his point was well made. It was expressed in a non-insulting manner and it made clear the opposit... : carnivore
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            There is a difference between doing that once or twice, and doing it every single time the PS3 is mention... : Frozen Pixel
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              Exactly my point, FP : Dave-A
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                How does that help your case? It was one thread, and it was multiple people saying the same thing, not on... : ArcKnight
                • My case is that posts, even if valid, are not always appropriate given the context of the situation, or t... : Dave-A
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        I thought his point was well-articulated and explained. It seemed much more substantive than your posts a... : taronish
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          What can I say, he's a professional writer : Dave-A
          • Also I appreciate that you presented your opinion with some helpful insight, and didn't just shit out the... : Dave-A
  • link? : eonix
  • Did you even read the responses? most of them had valid points, and none of them attacked dognose. So...y... : JohnnyRey
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    hey ive had a shit rough go of it lately, im sure a LOT of people have. You dont see me coming on here be... : -=kodiak=-
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      really? we need to go back over this again? oh shit I did the "really" thing, I am sorry :( : mwasher
      • no, we dont. : -=kodiak=-
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      What if a friend of yours came on here and begged for you, without your foreknowledge of it, because he w... : silent prophet
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        keep posting this exact post it's great stuff and has only appeared 7 times in this thread so far : boring gegtik
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          I'm still waiting for a direct response to my single point of concern. You explain to me how the response... : silent prophet
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            Joe himself put up a PayPal donation box, and made a similar plea himself on the 3DR forums. That's wher... : electroly
            • I first saw it on the Black Sabbath forums. *giggle* no I didn't ;) : zebosausamite
            • Okay, thank you for this. That's important info to know. : silent prophet
          • There was vitriol in that thread and there were also totally valid negative responses is that good enough : boring gegtik
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            His request for helping his friend (who still has a job until this Friday btw) would have elicited far fe... : Floppygrandma
            • I agree. : silent prophet
            • I think people were somewhat pissed at the massive nukes that anything related to DNF was getting and dog... : trove
      • my friends would actually know to talk to me personally. so your 'what if' scenario dont mean a damn t... : -=kodiak=-
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        Reading all your posts, I have the distinct impression that you didn't really read very much of the origi... : Matt Burris
        • What part of the thread did I miss in forming my original assessment? I saw mentions of nukes in the thre... : silent prophet
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    link damnit : CRasterImage
    • It has been deleted now : humbleone
  • great, now it's going to start all over again. : waxthirteen
  • That was a very pathetic moment for this website : Begawkiness
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    so how much are you going to give then? : xxiv
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      The point wasn't that people didn't give, the point was that people posted to bitch, even after he specif... : Begawkiness
      • let me introduce you to the shack. seriously, this is a surprise to anyone? : xxiv
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        I thought it was just a gigantic troll troll when he asked trolls not to troll him. : S1ing B1ade
        • I think that coupled with the inf it probably pushed things past shack boiling point. : Sailor of Fortune
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        asking people not to post to bitch is near impossible. let me start a thread talking about how being a b... : handofthrawn
        • YOU BORN AGAIN FREAK! : excessus
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    You didn't need to do this : fishbone
    • i agree : dahanese
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      Yeah, maybe not. I was just astonished at the amount of cruelty in the thread directed towards someone tr... : silent prophet
      • You're a very dramatic individual : Godhatesfatpeople
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        astonished : AllYourBase
        • ^lol : askedrelic
        • cruelty : xxiv
      • Frankly I wanted to find his jobless friend, eat his baby, steal his wife, and kill his dog but I was fee... : S1ing B1ade
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        Not a single person in that thread was expressing cruelty towards Dognose. : mittense
        • "my perception is my reality" : Sailor of Fortune
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        It was more horrible and cruel than micheal vick making those dogs fight each other egads! : Jackass1233
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          Chewing out someone for an honest attempt to help another person is cruel. : silent prophet
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            Please link to the post where dognose was "chewed out". : zebosausamite
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              I mean it as a collective chewing out, but just for the sake of backing up my point, here's haiku's post ... : silent prophet
              • I think that guy chewed out Joe and not Dognose. The picture he put up got banned but can still be found.... : Sailor of Fortune
  • My dad always told me "if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing". He used to smack me around and c... : jbury
  • WTF dude, the thread was nuked because it was an abomination. Why are you bringing this out again? : Serpico74
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    thanks for posting this thread : boring gegtik
    • Okay, I have to admit, this made me laugh. : silent prophet
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    fucking hell! thats a monster of a thread. : Klebold
    • I also thought that thread was nuked. : mittense
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    Over-opinionated anonymous nerds on an internet message board. : virus
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      i love you virus, but you've got 50k posts on this site...you shouldn't really be calling anybody out for... : xxiv
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        ps. chrome sucks the sharks suck yahoo search is superior to google search : boring gegtik
        • lol : hamachi
        • haha : Godhatesfatpeople
      • I don't think he was saying he is any different! : OverloadUT
      • Never said I wasn't - in fact I participated in a large amount of that thread. He asked why, I answered ... : virus
  • I complimented him on the idea. Then I asked question on the position of Shacknews regarding special int... : Xin Jing Client 1a
  • If no one else had posted those responses, I would have probably said something to the same effect. But s... : uncle slappy
  • I saw a bunch of people complaining about toher people's responses, but they were mostly nuked. I thinke... : Agrona
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  Latest chatty without Dognose is like, well, not having a latest chatty. : ADSliv
  • Agreed. I've been feeling the lack, too. : Corvus orru
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  It was me I did it. - drucifer check - pancakes check - dognose check Helvetica and sgtsanity you're ne... : haiku
  • My God. It all makes sense now. Only UMax can stop you. Rushing in like Tom Hanks with a hot french si... : RyDogg1
  • are you accepting cash payment for these services? i have a list : Dave-A
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    pretty much every post and reply will be haiku at some point. : hirez
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      I realized some time ago that I won't be able to just ban everyone. It would be impossible... I would be ... : haiku
      • amateur : CoRDS
      • What about Bean? : MercFox1
  • they're burning in the eternal shack fire. naked. with each other... holding hands. bittersweet. : arcane_
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    Wait what : pancake humper
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      lookits : zebosausamite
      • Oh! Right! Forgot about that already. : pancake humper
    • It's got to be all about you, doesn't it? : midgetherder
    • uh oh next week's revision of the list has been leaked : boring gegtik
    • damn it we got the wrong pancake : Sailor of Fortune
  • My dream is that someday I'll have enough posts on the shack to be on Haiku's list : locater16
  • You run people off like you play Civ. Like a giant faggot. : Rauol Duke
  • haha! : yosemiteclimber
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  Let me take this opportunity to remind you... REMINDER: Start setting aside a bit of each paycheck for... : zebosausamite
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    lol, for a minute I read that as start small by taking $1000 out of each paycheck : tashtego
    • I'd believe it here on the shack. The place is swarming with yuppies-in-denial. Good advice though. : gooblerampling
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    I started doing this, putting together an emergency fund by taking $10 each week and putting it in a sock... : Matt Burris
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      For those of you that don't want to go the sock-drawer route, you can get at least a little return on an ... : zebosausamite
      • limit minimum : zebosausamite
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        ING is awesome. I started an account about 2 months ago and, by setting aside a little each week from my ... : ColoradoCNC
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          What's their interest rate and when does it apply? Monthly? : NFXFSX
          • Their savings is down to like 1.25% or something around there. It used to be 5% a year ago. :( : hoov1185
          • It's down to 1.5% now. It's accrued daily and compounded monthly. They were offering i think 3% back w... : Floppygrandma
    • What if the sock drawer is on fire? : Dave-A
    • maybe you should put it somewhere not around flammables : Deathlove
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      you know they have this sweet invention called a bank, it's pretty cool. they don't actually store your ... : mikecyb
      • Who said Civilization games weren't educational? : Sailor of Fortune
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        FDIC will insure up to 250k nowadays, they increased that limit early in the financialassplosion. : Floppygrandma
        • oh yeah good point. god bless default credit swaps and sub-prime mortgages! : mikecyb
    • I thought some of you would figure I was joking when I combined emergency fund with sock and drawer and f... : Matt Burris
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    Emergency funds are good and you shouldn't cap it. It works well as a savings plan also. : Sailor of Fortune
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      Yeah, definitely keep it going. If you're just starting though, $1000 is a good starting goal. : zebosausamite
      • Took me a year to save just 1,600$... looking forward for my tax return which is 3,400$ to make my saving... : excessus
• why are you dragging it all up again... : thebigbeefsandwich
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  Dognose was banned or did he leave or what? I haven't seen any answers yet just "omg donate money omg omg... : not work safe
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19899064#itemanchor_19899064 : ass-street
    • ding! ^^^ answer : Postal
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  Who cares? : Porkasaurus
  • some people care about things. : arcane_
  • no joke...wtf : nepharious
  • All of us who like him. : rock elf
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    Dognose stops and Porkas keeps posting. There is no justice. : .sticks.
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      from witty, charismatic dognose to indifferent, seemingly jaded porkasaurus. >:| : arcane_
      • You really think he's going to stop posting? He's obviously ignoring the shack until enough time has pass... : Porkasaurus
  • ^^^^ has no friends. : okhelosir
  • I miss him. : SockMonkeh
  • Pigcop? : rosewood
• He was an employee of 3drealms shilling for DNF. Since he was let go, no reason left to post! : scapin
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  I'm not sure I see the point in looking for someone or something to punish, but I guess that's natural. H... : brickmatt
  • brickmatt I think you need a reboot and a rebranding to increase awareness and views. You need an angle t... : Dave-A
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    huh? pls to be not taking my post so serious. there are a lot of "personalities" i like on the shack - i'... : arcane_
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      I like plenty of shackers too, but this isn't how I'd go about seeking one out or gathering any info. Ins... : brickmatt
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        i had no idea what you were talking about - seemed a bit obscure. my apologies. but anyways, like my poin... : arcane_
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          I didn't make any assumptions, I pointed out what your actions resulted in. You could have just searched ... : brickmatt
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            You know what else is pathetic? Caring so much about someone asking where someone is. She asked a simple ... : DM7
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              I forgot to add a smiley face so you know I wasn't being mean spirited. That's my thing. :( : DM7
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                You're mistaking my commenting on it, and clarifying when it generated confusion and remarks about mental... : brickmatt
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                  brickmatt, I like you. : mittense
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                    I like you, too. Probably because we were both dropped on our heads as children. : brickmatt
                    • Developmental defect five! : mittense
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                      conversely I think you are the worst poster here on the shack. : hirez
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                        just kidding! mahalo for posting! : hirez
                        • Aloha! : brickmatt
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                  I have no idea what's going on with the dognose siuation, but this is the Internet so you don't have to, : DM7
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                    Of course you weren't overreacting. I've discussed this with geedeck and you just have to deal with the ... : Phil
                    • I'll buy you a beer too, shit I'm Irish we don't need a reason to drink. : DM7
                    • I agree with you Phil. I'm just a regular visitor of Shacknews that posts a comment every now and then an... : Bamii
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                      Well said Phil. Also I hope dognose comes back not because he's a guy with a popular schtick but because ... : NastyJack
                      • That's sweet, Nasty, and well said. : brickmatt
                    • i'm not sure why i'm a mod either : Mr.SEX
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                      Phil, let's not start throwing everyone under the bus. I think that iPhoneyTimeZoney's post is similar to... : Dave-A
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                        iPhoneyTimeZoney is cracking me up but no it's yet another terrible post, nothing new here : qwpeoriu
                        • i'm really hoping it catches on! : Dave-A
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                      I love that you take DM7's mostly positive post and twist it into a mod-hating rant, that's so very Phil ... : brickmatt
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                        P.S. Do you want me to CC Geedeck on this, per your discussion? : brickmatt
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                          I need a script that will just auto [lol] all of your posts for me :) : yosemiteclimber
                          • Ahaha. I try, yosemite! : brickmatt
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                        Phil isn't a rebel, he's a login name to this website, like we all are. :) We all have lives outside of t... : DM7
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                          As if all shackers are created equal! I don't understand the logic of contrasting the freedom of this pla... : brickmatt
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                            You know, the bulls don't actually see in color. To them the cape isn't red. : trove
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                              You know, if you eat a polar bear liver, you will die of vitamin A poisoning. : brickmatt
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                                Holy shit how have i never known this? I wonder how many Inuit died to discover that... : Floppygrandma
                                • Too many. =( : brickmatt
                          • Personally attack? Really? : forgottenzero
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                            Maybe he says that stuff becasue he disagrees with you? I never knew we were supposed to have an agenda w : DM7
                            • I can never spell the word "because" properly, I fail at typing and basic spelling. : DM7
                            • You aren't orced to have an agenda, but if you do that's fine. Phil clearly has one, and his hypocrisy is... : brickmatt
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                            I don't think Phil is attacking anyone. I hope that its not that anyone who is disagreeing with you is pe... : re-verse
                            • Oh, he isn't calling me an ass, but he has a history of harassing me in SMs and stating that me and a few... : brickmatt
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                        Wow, someone's frustrated... Go have a beer or something, you're not making a lot of sense today. : Bamii
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                          I love that you think I don't make sense, so you recommend alcohol. Solid problem-solving, that! : brickmatt
                          • Well in this case it might help really :P I actually meant it would've been better for you to get away fr... : Bamii
                    • yeah, i'm gonna have to agree with you on that one. : Mmmmmoo
                    • it's a bit like the party system. if you have everyone sharing the same view, you start to gain a very b... : dopeman
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                    I'm the best mod and the best shacker. I'm the best at shacknews : haiku
                    • TIME Shacknews chooses YOU! : Frozen Pixel
      • am i on your top 10 list? CHECK YES OR NO : burning eye
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        Youre ass is so tight it has created more diamonds than South Africa : themaestro2657
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          Your : brickmatt : Phil
          • roflcakes : Downforce
          • I rest my case : themaestro2657
  • "He's a big boy if he wants to be" Is that some sort of backhanded jab? : Phreakin
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    Are you implying certain posters didn't contribute anything beyond being part of a 13 year old shack meme... : randomposter
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      Me? Point out caricatures? And get roasted as a hater? Never! : brickmatt
      • caricature, that was the word i couldnt spell correctly. : mindshot
      • whatever. thewriter : randomposter
• He's trying to come up with a new persona now that Duke Nukem Forever may never see the light of day. : zerog83
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  http://dognose.livejournal.com/ : Arctic Fox
  • Is this guy for real... : BattleFieldHero
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    I think it goes Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance : fen boi
    • You left off: Tatoo on chest : grandmasterlee
  • thats dedication \o/ : humbleone
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    Truly a goddamned American Icon right there. /salute : Phil
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      From one character account to another, am I right? : brickmatt
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        why are you so angry : GloriousCow
        • Why are you projecting emotions? : brickmatt
        • he found a tiki god on the beach when he went surfing and everything turned to shit :( : Dave-A
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        holy shit you are hardcore recently. : mwasher
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          Sexual Tyrannosaurus! : brickmatt
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            brickmatt, I love you. you say the things I want to say, but am too scared of ruining my ShackImage(tm). : mwasher
            • Hugs and kisses, manwasher. : brickmatt
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              I'm not sure that's such a good thing. There's been a steady progression of people leaving the shack, all... : carnivore
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                serious business : haiku
                • People take their gaming website seriously, most mods would put a bullet in their brain if posts here evo... : DM7
                • There's a catchphrase worth banning. : Jonathan
                • ah, the I'm taking it too seriously argument. : carnivore
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                oh give me a break. name one time a mod has banned someone for disagreeing with them. : mikecyb
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                  also I was a jerk long before I became a mod : mikecyb
                  • Ahaha, ditto. I love that we're the examples. Clearly genjuro and duke are reformed. : brickmatt
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                  you're right it hasn't happened. but who's going to argue to vehemently with you as the main authority on... : carnivore
                  • i think you have a really warped view of how authority through a collective force works. do you really th... : dahanese
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                    Are you kidding? Do you know how many people here constantly call me an asshole, douche bag, dick, say ho... : haiku
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                      you're an asshole douchebag dick and I hate you. : zerog83
                      • to be honest i think you're bit of a fgt sorry : [7]kami
                    • alright then, i don't pretend to know all the background to this site. i'm not here 24/7 like you mods ar... : carnivore
                  • I think it is you who is making it personal, sir! : brickmatt
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                    nobody would ever be banned just because a mod doesn't like them or has a disagreement with them and the ... : mikecyb
                    • You are the second worst mod right behind degenerate. I was going to say sexninja but he is dead since t : gmd
                  • I didn't even know brickmatt was a mod until this thread. : Vincent Grayson
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                    Man, you should see some of the epic arguments brickmatt and I get into over his boneheaded moderation/po... : zakk
                    • We've had good times, preppy. : brickmatt
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                  I got banned for calling a 3D Realms staff member a fatty. And was told this. A post of yours has bee... : posito
                  • We consistently nuked 'gabe is fat lol' posts in Valve related threads. If you think posts like that shou... : zakk
                  • Actually they have tried to frown upon being asses to developers, it's kind of fair to at least be nice t... : abrasion
              • nobody banned pancakes. that guy left on his own. : dopeman
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                dude seriously if you take haiku that much to heart you have to take a big step back and look at how you ... : dahanese
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                  also i have to say the "mods have to be background" is crap. mods around here are generally people who sp... : dahanese
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                    very well put, they are not employees. i'm not saying they shouldn't enjoy this place. i'm just saying th... : carnivore
                    • fuck, i have a dinner i have to be at or else i'd give you a longer reply. suffice it to say i think you ... : dahanese
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                  listen, please stop trying to minimize whatever i'm saying with the "you're taking it too seriously post"... : carnivore
                  • i'm minimizing what you are saying because i think you are focusing on people that have gotten under your... : dahanese
                  • for what it's worth, i feel where you're coming from. : crummynz
              • Brickmatt is a mod, wow I had no idea. : abrasion
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        You really are off the dial these past 6 months. : abrasion
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          You've been self-exiled, and then not, and then again, and then not, and then again, and then not. At ... : brickmatt
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            Brickmatt you need to be nicer to the community, haiku is an ass but he does it with some style - kind of... : abrasion
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              Well, I'm glad you're comfortable speaking for everyone and acting as Mod police. Is this a permanent pos... : brickmatt
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                Brickmatt based on the length of your response I can only guess I've gotten under your skin and you're ta : abrasion
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                  Trick question, because I don't care! I've already written up your perma message for when you can't take ... : brickmatt
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                    You won't be needing it, I've already been told not to request any more and to use some self dicipline, I... : abrasion
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                      Oh, I won't be trying to catch you, I'm just waiting for the next time you request! You're assuming I car... : brickmatt
                      • brickmatt you have ruined the game for both of us, this could have been like the end scene of unbreakable... : abrasion
                    • btw one time I stealth unbanned you : zakk
                • hahahaha : DarkWolf5
    • seriously, may wife even knows who dognose is and what he's been waiting for : zakazi
  • I love you Dognose! Don't worry, I swear one day you will play DNF! And It Shall OWN! : graceofdragons
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  Dognose and I are biological brothers : mr.sleepy
  • Put the dogs dick in your mouth : dearjamie
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  dognose drucifer, hell soon Geve Stibson will be leaving too. : abrasion
  • Yeah, and we'll get people like Alice O'Connor to take his place. :P : MercFox1
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  Dognose is probably incredibly frustrated by the complete idiocy displayed by the loudmouth nerds we have... : Orange Pylon
  • Don't let it get ya down, man. We can all work together and raise the level of conversation here and have... : Dave-A
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    It's no secret that people treat this place this message board as a form of entertainment. With all that... : Xin Jing Client 1a
    • It certainly could have been a lot worse, which is why I love the shack. There's a lot of stupid shit get... : Orange Pylon
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  I sent him my condolences the day we all found out about DNF. His response was "Thanks". That was it. ... : Thresher
  • I'm sure 10000 people SM'd him on that fateful evening : MagicWishMonkey
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  What the fuck happened here : maulla
  • fuck this thread :( : crummynz
  • brickmatt was being as subtle as a brick with his not exactly worthwhile for the community observations : randomposter
  • Old shack is gone.. new shack is weird.. sad :( : sikander
• After a few weeks of R and R he'll be back for more action! : mrsparil
• He's probably hiding lest this thread jump out of the internet and envelop him! : terath
• There are more awesome things about Dognose then duke nukem. You crazy popcorn loving vegetarian, you rul... : AMikaboshi

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  I did that to my GF's shih tzu and let me tell you how she doesn't come near me if I have a camera anymor... : jasonepowell
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    Every time we got a shot we rewarded them witha treat, so they were pretty much lining up to do it. : re-verse
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      yeah, my dog wasn't having any of that. The sad thing was that none of the shots even came out because I... : jasonepowell
      • I set focus before throwing, and kept a fairly tight aperture for a good depth of field. Without the flas... : re-verse
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  ANIMAL CRUELTY!!! >_< : zebosausamite
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    yah, god forbid they land on the soft pillow. : arcane_
    • What happens if they are allergic to the cotton used in that pillow? I bet you didn't think about the ha... : zebosausamite
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      Even long ago, the poor dog look upon you with terror... http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=terror_... : zebosausamite
      • ok thats funny : re-verse
      • psh. that's not terror. that's extreme enthusiasm. : arcane_
    • The pug may be able to withstand soft cushions, but I wonder if he could take the...Comfy Chair! : helvetica
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/ozzyJPG_zdfp3rlx9u6v0uov3usm.jpg : Phil
  • hahhaa : re-verse
  • Ozzy then said, "Fuck Your Taxes!" : Godhatesfatpeople
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  the pug is all "snaaaaarrrf" : ass-street
  • SNAAAAaaaarrrrrffff.... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    heh god how far are we off from a thundercats remake :( : re-verse
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb50GMmY5nk : alnya
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      it's supposedly in pre-production already. : ass-street
      • oh god :( : re-verse
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  Reposting my chops: http://stoldark.com/images/dags1.jpg http://stoldark.com/images/dags2.jpg : ieGod
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    http://stoldark.com/images/dags3.jpg http://stoldark.com/images/dags4.jpg : ieGod
    • heh that yoda one is brilliant. : re-verse
    • lmfao : deject
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  http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=Untitled2_icjkgyezl0ywuc5gkl18.png I cut out the dog, but I've got... : marmite
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    LOL that's hilarious just on its own. : Phil
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      Agreed. I wish i could photoshop better, and had time. : re-verse
      • I'm sure your photoshop skills from photography are more than up to the task ;) : Arctic Fox
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    For some reason I get a HL1 final boss vibe out of that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWjsF1pITAE : deathofrats
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      Dogilanth! http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=dogilanth_8ty00xhey94b44894hcu.jpg : zebosausamite
      • I'm surprised no-one has 'shopped the face onto a HoundEye yet, actually. : Arctic Fox
• the look of terror on the dog in the second picture is priceless. : dopeman
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  ^ BUMP for animal hilarity. : Alco23
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    yeah I really want someone to do something with marmite's png. If I didn't actually have work to do I'd b... : Arctic Fox
    • This is all I could do real quick like... http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19897999#itemanchor_19897... : zebosausamite
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      re-verse loves making contests with prizes, i bet he's brewing this idea up right now. : arcane_
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        don't tempt me, babe! : re-verse
        • I like prizes. : ieGod

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  is it live? : dael
  • not currently. : Klebold
• Excellent .... : Alco23
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  basically what the game should have been on release. I'll give it another go this weekend! : ]pm[chem
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    What is it that you feel it's been missing? 2vs2 ranked? Also, I love this patch release schedule, maj... : Arctic Fox
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      no way. it's all about Hungarian Language support. : Slowtreme
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        hahahaha. He may also have been referring to Relic finally adding Push To Talk for voice comms, which is ... : Arctic Fox
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          yeah PTT seriously. I don't need to hear you yelling at your little sister during a coop game. : Slowtreme
          • I had an amusing game where all we could hear in the post-game chat (where voice comms from both teams ar... : Arctic Fox
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          top changes would be PTT, 2v2, replays being somewhat convenient, possibly decent AI : ]pm[chem
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            Agreed. Hopefully Relic believes in the 'long tail' model of patching like Valve does, because I'm liking... : Arctic Fox
            • They've strongly indicated as much. One of the pre-release interviews specifically mentioned that one of... : Wadmaasi
  • Yup, same here...been waiting to play again for a patch. : ninj0rc
• yay! : project13
• bump. Just noticed that they also slipped a Ravener tunnel nerf into this update, hoorah! : Arctic Fox
• Can't wait to play tonight. : Nitrium
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  Patch should be live now people, restart Steam! : Arctic Fox
  • ^^^ It is, it is! : Wadmaasi
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  Did anyone else feel like the changelog was very light on balance adjustments? This seems mostly to be a... : Wadmaasi
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    Apparently they're doing a balance patch next, this one was purely intended to be a content patch (though... : Arctic Fox
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      I like the Ravener tunnel change, but now that I know (from watching a few replays) that a single Scout's... : Wadmaasi
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        the eldar and stikkbomba grenades are brutal but ive now conditioned myself to run backwards if i ever se... : Klebold
        • *paper thin : Klebold
        • That's great in theory, but I'm not very smart, not very good at the game, don't react that quickly, and ... : Wadmaasi
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  Wow, they updated every single unit icon with new ones. They are much easier to read and uniform across a... : enyakk
  • That's pretty awesome. : Arctic Fox
  • Having played, the new unit icons are fucking WIN. You can even see the enemy upgrades without having to ... : Arctic Fox
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  I'm going to play tonight from 7:30-8:00pm. Message me on steam or live if you want to play. : razlebol
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    What timezone are we talking here? I'm interested. : Arctic Fox
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      Oh sorry, East. So that's in 2 hours in a half. : razlebol
      • Cool, if I'm home by then I'll shoot you a message on Steam. : Arctic Fox
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  Too bad the patch is broken. No one can connect to eachother. All games result in a time out error mess... : twifosp
  • is everyone else finding this to be true? I have not patched yet : ]pm[chem
  • They must have teamed up with Stardock : Nighteyes
  • No they don't, I just played a game on the new map. : dael
  • Works fine for me. : razlebol
  • Seems to work fine for me and a couple others? : Arctic Fox

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• hahaahahah WOOOOOOO /angst : Downforce
• Just the retarded ones : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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  this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubfWnIid5J8 : Mr.SEX
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    this too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8F5YSA1Oz0 : Mr.SEX
    • hahah thats fucking horrible : mrvandelay
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      and this! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNW7QdM2Kw8 : Mr.SEX
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        Oh god, I want to say that this is so awful it will never be popular, but Soulja Boy became a huge hit. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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          that shit has been on the radio for a while, people actually request it. : mrvandelay
          • seriously ive been hearing this in clubs for like months now : Jackass1233
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        >:( : genjuro
        • i am having a hard time coming up with more because i don't really know where to look : Mr.SEX
      • I guess making advertising subliminal got too hard? Or people are getting more stupid? DO THE STANKY L : wasylm
    • this is pretty much my anthem : filtersweep
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      Man, every thing has sunk to a level of mediocrity that makes me want to eat my own fucking face and then... : theghostofsmdever
      • are these the lyrics or something that you are saying? : Mr.SEX
      • This is how I've felt about music for more than 15 years. : thetangent
      • Calling this anything better than "horrific" is a huge compliment to it. :( : Felraiser
    • It did this to my soul http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRljLeb8XLs : wasylm
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      oh wow... I guess lookitzpancakes eventually did make it : skelom
      • my first thought : indosauros
      • Haha perfect : wasylm
      • I laughed at this way more than I should. : DOOManiac
    • For no specific reason, I feel like wtf242 probably loves this song. : bipolar
    • WHAT IS THIS SHIT : industro
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      FUCKING FRUITY LOOPS MUST DIAF : industro
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        Don't blame the app for a lack of creativity. Fruity Loops is good stuff. : AxeMan808
        • Although how the hell you fall off time riding a beat that simple, I don't know. : AxeMan808
    • lol retards : two50six
    • oh god this is even worse! :( : Shadowdane
    • oh god their new song is just about as bad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa6qpgLvH30 : Shadowdane
    • This just make me have temporary tourettes. That is a slap in the face to any actual musicians out there : melkore
  • oh god I want to rip my ears off : Shadowdane
  • >_< : skelom
  • Was just waiting for Millionaires to be posted. Can't get much worse than that. : Confrustrating
• I hate that group. : raija
• H Ho Hol Holl Holly Hollyw Hollywo Hollywoo Hollywood Hollywood U Hollywood Un Hollywood Un... : HisKillSkill
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  They need more of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO4Qk_R1uos : warcrow
  • Crap! Wrong one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGxBTsmuRIk&feature=PlayList&p=3A056E60614BF11E&playne... : warcrow
• Unfortunately, yes. : michaelleung
• It's just so terrible... : melkore

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• Do what I'm doing and don't play anything and wait patiently. :} : DM7
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  yes, yes, and awesome : zerog83
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    Ok, so do the TQ graphics still hold up? : chrisschutz
    • of course they do, the game isn't that old, and if you're comparing it to D2 the difference is measured i... : derelict515
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      I find it strange that you're worried about the TQ graphics holding up when your alternative is Diablo 2 : OverloadUT
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        Well, I'll explain that to you. Diablo 2's graphics are terrible at this point. If Titan Quest's graphics... : chrisschutz
        • Titan Quest's graphics are very nice and hold up fine. : bipolar
• mp is great with people you know via LAN or the online - the random battle.net style with strangers is pr... : xsoulbrothax
• I really enjoyed TQ. I played the hell out if it with my girlfriend. Good game, and actually pretty simil... : mindmann
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  TQ+IT is way more fun for me than yet another D2 install. Each reinstall lasts progressively less time. T... : derelict515
  • I really liked being able to dual spec character. : capt tripps
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  I'm playing D2 now with some friends. It's still fantastic! : Blucklesworth
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    Do you guys play Hardcore mode? I hope they retain that in Diablo 3. :D : DM7
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      I never saw the appeal to HC tbh. I just feel like I'll put in hours of work then it's gone. I guess th... : Blucklesworth
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        I always felt the same, until I tried it on my last reinstall because vanilla was getting boring. It's ac... : derelict515
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          You gotta be on guard 24/7 when your are playing a hardcore character. I only play it in a passworded gam... : DM7
          • yeah, I got to level 50 something and died. Being required to play in passworded games with friends once ... : derelict515
    • Do they still have Multi-Shot Lightning-Enchanted Bosses? Then FUCK NO! : AxeMan808
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  Diablo 2 is going to be having a ladder reset soon as in this month soon. Good time to jump in! They wi... : BattleFieldHero
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    That game is still getting patched? Wow nice, what are they adding? New items?~ : DM7
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      Blizzard has a huge mega thread at their website, basicly asking the people what they want in the new pat... : BattleFieldHero
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        can i play it in higher than 8x6? : xxiv
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          Oh man I hope that's #1 on their changelog. :D :D : DM7
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            no way that will happen : derelict515
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              It would take a lot of work but man it would be awesome. : armybob
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                Oh absolutely, although if they want to reinvigorate the community doing a 1.10 type content patch would ... : derelict515
                • I agree, new content would be so awesome. : armybob
        • You can, but not online. : bipolar
• More like http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048605/ : capt tripps
• perhaps you should try an analgesic cream : CoRDS
• TQ is a great fix for the Diablo-jones. I've played through it 3 times, and plan on going through a 4th ... : Matt Burris
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  Titan Quest is good stuff. You should also consider Sacred 2. : Rotten Deadite
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    I see a lot of hate on here for sacred 2. Is it just certain platforms that suck? : chrisschutz
    • There's a demo for the PC version. : capt tripps
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      It's lakren mostly. : walker270
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        Doesn't he hate everything though? : capt tripps
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          Maybe I've got him confused. : capt tripps
          • he hates everything except his hot daughter : deject
    • The PC Version is awesome. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • I'm playing through it now after avoiding it because of all the hate. The game deserved the hate, but af... : Matt Burris
• I couldn't stand the setting for TQ, I picked up the D2 key cheap online and played through multi and had... : devi| dog
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  How do you spell Starcraft 2 so poorly Chris. : abrasion
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    My beta key has already been filed away with blizzard and now my inbox is near the point of catching on f... : chrisschutz
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      Where did you get the key? Blizzcon? :( I will give you 3$ for your key. : abrasion
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        blizzcon. needs more zeroes. : chrisschutz
        • $000030.0000000000000000000 final offer! :( You lucky motherfucker, just you wait I'll figure out a : abrasion
• What about Sacred 2? Is that worth picking up? : DianeOfTheMoon
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  I enjoyed TQ:IT much more than D2. There I said it (again) : goatjc
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    I enjoy it so much I beat it on Legendary 3 times. That's three times with three characters. I have two... : deject
    • erm, I mean I have 3 more characters. : deject
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  I still can't even get the TQ demo to launch on win7 64bit so I still haven't even played it! : dengar65
  • I am having this problem as well. Not sure if it's a steam issue or a problem with the demo in general : chrisschutz
  • The demo was from the original build of the game I assume (unless they updated the demo which I doubt) wh... : derelict515
• TQ:IT is worth every penny at twice the price. IT is one of those rare expansion packs that truly improv... : bipolar
• on a similar note... does anyone have sacred 2? im curious if its anything like TQ or diablo and how it ... : inc77
• I love TQ, but they didn't seem to get the items quite as right as D2. It just feels more meaningful gett... : Lionel2b

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  So, to those of you done with the newbie protection, the general strategy other players use is to have as... : Agrona
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    what do you use to protect valleys (forests) that you own? just leave 500 archers there or...? me and 2... : ]pm[chem
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      also, is there any way to minimize damage suffered from traps when attacking NPC towns? :( : ]pm[chem
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        From what I've read you send a first wave of weak troops as cannon fodder. After that you send your stro... : herradura99
        • link to npc killin' strat? : ]pm[chem
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  I would love to see an MMO of Dwarf Fortress. : LoioshDwaggie
  • Give me a 2D isometric dwarf fortress and I'll be happy. : trOmblyj
  • It would probably be too CPU intensive. It take a modern CPU to simulate even a small area of a given DF ... : terath
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  applied to the alliance, can somebody accept me? : re-verse
  • accepted : CalibanX
• I'm gonna get owned as soon as I come out of protection. : CapnChaos
• Every time I've scrolled past this thread this morning I think it says Ebony / Ivory : action wombmate
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  Can someone pop me an invite I'm Pyrohead in the game. : imperator
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    invite sent : CalibanX
    • cheers : imperator
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  man I wish I produced troops faster -.- : ]pm[chem
  • Conquer another city and make 32 barracks. :| : fuell
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    7 barracks can train 1500 archers in 7 hours with a shitty attack mayor :D : buzzbat
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      well that's my point. a barracks trains archers (with a buyable mayor) at a rate of around 30/hr. slooo... : ]pm[chem
      • lol, I lost 3k last night >.> and 1k prestige : CalibanX
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  Coordinates subthread! Post your coordinates so we know how near to/far from each other we are. My ma... : fuell
  • my 2 mains are - 662,319 and 663 317 : bongturbo
  • 712, 325 : dudehoyt
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    Shaqtus - 670,370 Shaq-Fu - 620, 369 : buzzbat
    • Shaqtus - 670 620, 370 : buzzbat
  • 794, 241 : cheeseman162
  • Rockland - 642,329 : Ecks
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    :D http://buzzbat.shackspace.com/Shaqnews.PNG : buzzbat
    • this could be very useful if we slowly add more people to the list : ]pm[chem
    • you rule - this map is awesome. : trOmblyj
  • main (Poit) 748,299 - 2nd city (Narf) 747,300 : TroZ
  • 671,259 : naabster
  • my cites are at 786x379 and 784x378 : deadfish
  • 769,254 : OverloadUT
  • 752, 266 and 744, 264 : skizl
  • HighWater - 734,229 : trOmblyj
  • 722,331 : ]pm[chem
  • 678,304 and 764,367 : graceofdragons
  • 690, 247 693, 249 : herradura99
  • 720,375 and 719,376 : dissembler
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    432,286 - Ulmec's town of Myar 431,288 - Ulmec's town of Myarmyar : gammanu00
    • you're not in moravia? : buzzbat
  • 767,246 and 767,245 : terath
  • 656,281 : dromo5
  • 695, 371 : sergeon
  • 656, 330 : project13
  • 750, 274 : hirosushima
  • 786, 283 and 788, 287 : zen2k
  • 723, 291 722, 291 : d fluke
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  down for daily maint? : ]pm[chem
  • up 25 minutes later here : buzzbat
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  Does this end up turning into something where you'd need to be watching your account 24x7 to not get rape... : Senate5000
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19895941#itemanchor_19895941 : buzzbat
    • I somewhat skimmed the thread and evidently stopped or missed the big red text. Thanks. : Senate5000
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  HEY SHACKERS PUT YOUR FALG AS SHAK : deadfish
  • why not Shaq? : buzzbat
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    How do you change your flag? : cheeseman162
    • double click on portrait. click change flag : deadfish
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    Why? People in your alliance are already a different color on the map. : OverloadUT
    • cuz im lazy and it's easy. : deadfish

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• YESSSSSSS!!!! : Vanitas
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  And........? Why so biggie? It is Snow Leopard or...? : excessus
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    What's the deal with Snow Leopard anyway? Paid upgrade or is it kind of like a service pack? : Ellissd
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      Paid upgrade, tons of under the hood changes but not that much for the end user. Basically a major refact : Yanks
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        It'll be big for developers, since they'll be able to write all their applications as native 64-bit multi... : BlackCat9
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          Well you can already write native 64-bit multicore apps :) Just can't write 64bit kexts :D : Yanks
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            That said I know you're referring to GrandCentral, which I am very eager to see how the APIs look : Yanks
            • incoming lawsuit from Google over the use of the GrandCentral trademark : Cheeziologist
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          Windows apps can do the same with any intelligent multithreading library though (Intel TBB for native? an... : derelict515
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            It's not really public yet. I don't think it's been included in the SL betas that have been distributed. ... : jcupitt
            • Yeah, I just meant stuff like intelligent work stealing can be done for you via libraries on Windows so I... : derelict515
    • Will be new os, 10.6 or something like that. They supposedly took a step back and concentrated on making... : boarder2
    • They're extending the 64-bitness quite a bit. : magistersmax
    • it uses opencl too, so loads more stuff gets moved onto the GPU : jcupitt
• aboot time. : jayares
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  Gotta love apples lack of documentation. A 450MB update fixes or improves 20 things and fixes "security ... : boarder2
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3194 : Postal
    • wtf, the 10.5.7 download page linked to the 10.5.6 notes! : Postal
  • some more detail here http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3397 : jcupitt
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    286MB for me. And what are you talking about? They provide detailed links: http://support.apple.com... : manero
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      There is more information in a few of those links, I guess I didn't look hard enough. 450MB was the "Thi... : boarder2
      • Actually no, they didn't provide more, those were 10.5.6 notes, the 10.5.7 are pretty vague, like I said,... : boarder2
• What changes to Safari 4 beta? Updated with no issues. : Visceral Monkey
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  Hell yeah! Those fuckers better have fixed Bluetooth. : Kentor
  • Nope -- headset still doesn't work. :( : Kentor
• I've tried downloading it four times through Software Update and it keeps stopping half way through and t... : BlackCat9
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  If you're running a Hackintosh, you shouldn't install this. I've read one report so far of it breaking De... : BlackCat9
  • My desktop hackintosh updated via software update with zero issues. I'm running a vanilla install. : Visceral Monkey
  • I updated my mini 9, video was messed up, booted into safe mode, reinstalled efi kexts, rebooted, works f... : boarder2
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    If you aren't running a retail install of Leopard on a Mini 9, you're a moron. : cltcprd
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      Well, to be fair, it DOES break it. You just have to fix it by reinstalling DellEFI drivers : boarder2
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        I think reinstalling the EFI drivers is pretty much implied, since the Mini9 isn't officially supported. : cltcprd
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          Yeah, definitely, it wasn't unexpected, but some people are kind of clueless as to how to do it, though I... : boarder2
          • ok yea, it's fine. video was fucked, booted it into safe mode w/ shift during bootup, reinstalled dellEFI... : xsoulbrothax
      • oh jesus christ this subthread scared me, at like 1 minute left on the 10.5.7 install on a min9 lol : xsoulbrothax
• ...15k/second average. I guess I'll wait til tomorrow. : festivalman

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• Still playing q2dm1 I see. : mechanicalgrape
• good ol' the edge map : whistletits
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  Quake 4 multiplayer is really really good after they patched it up. It just sucks that no one plays it an... : PointlesS76
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    I don't think many played it at first either. It kind of just drove by while we waved. : CRasterImage
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      yeah no shit, it had not even a chance compared to q3 and cpma caliber mods that were out at that time. : Hoax
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        I think it was also a timing problem. In 2006, everyone was looking for a multiplayer experience that ... : CRasterImage
        • (I mean Quake Live, not Arena) : CRasterImage
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    when I got it... it ran so bad for MP. Dropping down to single digit framerates. I didn't play it ca... : Shadowdane
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      I don't think the problem was the game. I think the problem was your video card and CPU. : CRasterImage
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        quake 4 has a peer to peer networking model doesn't it? shared code with Doom3 and all that? : Toraz Chryx
        • I don't think so. I think that was just Doom 3. : CRasterImage
      • yah well at the time of release I had a pretty decent PC and E6600 & 7950GT. It ran pretty shitty on tha... : Shadowdane
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  Oh awesome, I didn't know this was in it. I got Q4 in my WE and still haven't installed it. I shall do ... : SiW.
  • Sounds like accurate target marketing! : CRasterImage
  • So did I, we should totally hook up there. : FirmButtstone
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  Holy shit, those commentators are like English Premier League commentators! They sound completely ... pro... : Attica Blue
  • That's because they seem to have actually played the game and are probably somewhat decent players themse... : PointlesS76
  • For some reason American commentators are always terrible. The worst are the Fox soccer commentators. I ... : itsjames
  • the guys at gomtv doing starcraft are pretty damn good too, albeit not always professional : AllYourBase
  • they sound aussie to me. : Klebold
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    Wow I made it like 30 seconds, those announcers are way beyond annoying. : AgentPothead
    • Do you ever watch sports games? : crummynz
  • The first guy reminds me of James Richardson ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b6vI52Rlro ). : rock elf
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  You should really just pickup QuakeLive. Much bigger community and better gameplay. : ImageOmega
  • Got it. Play it. Fun times. I am just impressed by the pretty Doom 3 engine. The Q4 gameplay looks... : CRasterImage
• Ztrider with the two rail hits + Quad Dmg @ 16:36 is damn sweet. : MurrayTheSkull
• Still making it look like Quake 2 by turning the graphics down to insanity then. : node
• Wow that commentary is awesome. I have never heard commentary of that level for a Quake match. : bRAINsick
• The railgun and most of those weapons look and sound so lame in this. : Godhatesfatpeople
• They butchered q2dm1 : ant_hillbilly
• motion sickness, these guys move the mouse around on a dime. : cjcharv
• Watching the 2 V 2 matches at Quakecon 06 or 07 (can't remember which) was some of the best matches I hav... : mrwolf710
• Holy compression artifacts. : MisterClaw
• That's a lot of swedes. : swimteampie
• that was awesome :< : Downforce
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  Is it typical for these matches to use fullbright maps, neon glow skins, and simple items? That seems so ... : u sir name
  • Compared to what was used in Q1\Q2\Q3, that is actually pretty tame. : aggressor
• Urgh Q4's movement. Also urgh at splitting the community : Lionel2b

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• lol holy shit. That rules. : Godhatesfatpeople
• ooooh boy. Here we go again : MrLobo
• awesome! I love it! : hirez
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  So is this going to push me into walls? I can see this being annoying like the bonk. : ant_hillbilly
  • after you've been killed, uh duh! Its like the cross bow in HL2 : Dschinghis Khan
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    "One headshot from the Huntsman can mean an instant crit, in addition to a bolt-riddled corpse hanging fr... : Godhatesfatpeople
    • ahh ok : ant_hillbilly
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      So what does this add to the class? Does it just pin the dead body to the wall? That doesn't sound like m... : Modica Sol Solis
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        It charges to full power way, way faster. I imagine you'll also have more vision than when peering down a... : Alice O'Connor
        • i don't like how this update doesn't flatly lay it out like the old ones did : RikiTiki2
      • I think it depends on how much health the enemy has if they get pinned. As for what it adds, it's suppose... : Godhatesfatpeople
      • Faster charge but crits only on head shots maybe? Please don't be stun. please please please. : terath
• Yeah baby! (And cue the people that hate it) : watcherxp
• fucking badass : feek
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  http://members.tripod.com/~LaBean/hunt.jpg : dmason
  • Drag and drop F! love. : dmason
  • rofl : Godhatesfatpeople
  • Hosted by Tripod! : foo
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73Wb14NZ01E : RikiTiki2
• Haha, that's pretty cool :D : m0nkz
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bbH632PSpw&fmt=22 : DrFlammable
  • That was well done. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • bwahaha awesome : Trips
  • ROFL at "Jigglypuff" : Sailor of Fortune
  • Haha that was amazing. : Senate5000
  • haha. awesome : Mmmmmoo
• I really like the idea of a weapon which charges faster and presumably a shorter range with an arc. I ... : Alice O'Connor
• This could be awesome. : spazzium
• Looks like its going to be fun!! : chungathebunga
• YES : Downforce
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  This is unbelievably vague :(. What's the benefit/trade off? Does is have shorter range? More power? ... : FlamingGimp
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    1sec is faster than rifle right? : RikiTiki2
    • Yes it is. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    also, it's got to have shorter range. the earlier blog post said they wanted the sniper to get up closer ... : RikiTiki2
    • probably no zoom either. : RetroRedEyeJr
    • Remember HL2 crossbow wasn't an instant hit. It moved fast, but you had to time it. : chungathebunga
• I might have to start playing again! : zerog83
• ahaha, john romero's vision realized with those arrows : manero
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  pl_cashworks : -sk-
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    Is this going to be included in the update? :D : Godhatesfatpeople
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      Maybe? As far as I can tell, that background map image is from Cashworks. : -sk-
      • Good catch. : Godhatesfatpeople
• That looks cool. : midgetherder
• no explosive tips? : Sailor of Fortune
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  Wow, now snipers can actually play the class again! : Phreakin
  • they couldn't before? : RikiTiki2
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  YOU WILL SHOOT THEM AND THEY WILL STICK TO THE WALL AND THEY WILL DIE awesome line. : jingletard
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    should that be read into, as in, they'll stick to the wall before dying? : RikiTiki2
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19900042#itemanchor_19900042 : Godhatesfatpeople
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  My personal theory on how Valve is going to add an actual benefit to this weapon: it will charge by holdi... : Felraiser
  • i could see that, and i'd like that : RikiTiki2
  • I couldn't really imagine it working any other way. : dmason
• I wish Day of Defeat source got updates. : Sailor of Fortune
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  Weren't they going to release other updates before the sniper update? : .frame
  • Apparently they got rolled into this. : crummynz
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    I thought their MO was to update classes that weren't being played as much or were less competitive. : Sailor of Fortune
    • he meant the hats update : RikiTiki2
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  I really don't care about these updates, all I care about are some more movies. And I want action figures... : ADSliv
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    I assume since the Sniper was the last movie done. That the next class update we will get a new movie out... : Godhatesfatpeople
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      the sandwich was the last movie : RikiTiki2
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        Well "character" movies I meant :P : Godhatesfatpeople
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          sandwich is a character : RikiTiki2
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            He was a good lunch who played by the rules, until the rules robbed him of everything he ever loved. Now ... : RikiTiki2
            • I'm going to choke you. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • I've been screaming for Action Figures for years now. COME ON VALVE!!! : virus
• I can't freaking wait for this update. With the bow, it sounds like I finally have a reason to play snipe... : lplasmatron
• Awesome. And it's going to be an absolute bitch to play this game once the update hits. : DrWaffles
• This. This is just awesome. I love you Valve! : Bamii
• Excellent. : DOOManiac
• That is so perfect, I would never have guessed! : SolveChrist
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  hahaha "Now, hold on," you keep saying. "Aren't bows and arrows primitive and harmless?" Why don't you ... : action wombmate
  • lol, i loved that bit. : Dschinghis Khan
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  Shot of the arrow pinning someone to the wall http://tf2.com/post.php?id=2499 O_O : Godhatesfatpeople
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    it pins dying players, hmmm, does that mean you could get stuck to a wall until you die lol : Chandler55
    • I think it's going to pin you based on how much health you have left. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • daaaaang : IcomeINpeace
• New maps hopefully ? : sikander