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• nice work on the retal. : re-verse
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  I noticed you sent warriors en masse instead of swordsman. Is it much more efficient to recruit a bunch o... : cheeseman162
  • some people prefer swords to warriors. they're similar in value. I just dont mind losing warriors to np... : ]pm[chem
• that's a rather impressive win. : crust
• Very nice! : project13
• I think i'm 3-4 days from coming out of protection now, so i'm getting my war machine built. : re-verse
• Someone attacked me but I think I owned the shit out of him, only had a second to glance at it : stonedonkey
• Guess what, it's down again!! : terath
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  I came in and looted him big time after you killed him...lol. It took a while for my transports to get th... : CapnChaos
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    Nice, do we still need to hit his second city? I finally have a nice fighting force. : terath
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      dunno if that's been touched, someone should scout it out and post back : ]pm[chem
      • I'm still upgrading my informatics, this is all I got: battle5.evony.com/default.html?logfile/e2/63/06/a1... : terath
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  caliban's city at 720,333 is getting hit repeatedly by TRC members. we'll retaliate, but watch out for T... : ]pm[chem
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    SATURDAY TARGETS: lostworld (716,327) and oncerisen (713,325). juggalowy owns both these cities and has... : ]pm[chem
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      grr. 9 hours away. : edgewise
      • 8.5 here :[ : deadfish
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      ok my big attack on lostworld will arrive at 4:22:30 pm central. time your attacks to arrive after that ... : ]pm[chem
      • I will followup on oncerisen about an hour after the lostworld attack hits : ]pm[chem
      • Note on timing attacks: use the "camp" feature to delay your attack if you want to send it now but it wo... : Agrona
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      84 miles :< Just under 4 hours to reach him with no mechanical units. :\ : fuell
      • hell that's fine, send some guys and they'll get in on the fun : ]pm[chem
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      lostworld decimated: send mop up troops to kill his loyalty, abatis, and loot anything he puts there. ht... : ]pm[chem
      • Way worse than decimated. Good job =) : Agrona
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      saturday update -- CALL OFF ATTACKS ON TRC: I talked with their leader and sent messages to a couple othe : ]pm[chem
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        If we set our alliance stance to "friendly" with his, any pending attacks won't land. They'll get a "sit... : Agrona
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          very good point. since they're at a disadvantage against us, I say we make them go friendly with us and ... : kpxkrnjc
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            I dont understand the mechanics of how we can tell if they set us to friendly, but I have no problem ally... : ]pm[chem
            • there's a message on the chat when they change status. So you'll know if someone was online when it happ... : Agrona
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        last update, cease fire / true with TRC in place, juggalowy's cities protected by in-game truce. go kill : ]pm[chem
        • to prevent in-game truce, send a single worker to attack his city with a 48+hour delay. Only do this if ... : Agrona
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  So did your hero mostly contribute to that win? He had more forces and was defending... : jigstah
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    Superior archery technology. Chem's archers had more range than the defenders' archers. Killed all of h... : herradura99
    • Wow, awesome. I didnt notice that. : jigstah
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  You guys are SO silly: http://i39.tinypic.com/29lxvr8.jpg They have forced my hand >:[ : kpxkrnjc
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    FUCKING LOL http://www.shackpics.com/files/evonylols_s6wwm059qoc0qgae3i0x.jpg : fuell
    • holy shit they have no idea what they've unleashed : CalibanX
    • yeah their immediate response of war was hilarious. the guy I took out last night (in root post) was in ... : ]pm[chem
    • Bolturd, their leader is at 741, 287 and 286. My main sites are two screens to the west and there's a... : d fluke
    • Easy link @ http://i39.tinypic.com/29lxvr8.jpg : Ride-My-Rocket
    • you replied to a post that contained that link, wtf is going on here? : fishbone
  • ^^^ WAR : ]pm[chem
  • where are milllion35's cities? : ]pm[chem
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  So how do you get your population to grow? I have plenty of room and I am at a pop of 2680. Does it just ... : byorn
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    It's a ratio of max capacity vs. tax rate i believe. so like 2000 pop cap + 50% tax = ~ 1000 population : kpxkrnjc
    • actually, max capacity vs. loyalty. (which is determined by tax rate, but can be modified by other thing... : Agrona
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    What is your tax rate at? If you temporarily set it to zero, people will start moving to your cities in ... : riptyde
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      It is at 20% right now. I will lower it to 0% for a bit. : byorn
      • update your cottages. higher max pop= more ppl w/ higher tax rate : deadfish
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  What server are you playing on? : sm00v3d
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    server 5, state = morovia : kpxkrnjc
    • thanks, once my son goes to bed I'll look into this. : sm00v3d
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  The war on Horde http://www.shackpics.com/files/lighthead_3zftgufbfr4afbkq8rq0.jpg Buzzbat and I are : fuell
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    Are there any battle simulators for this game like there were for o-game? : riptyde
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      in the rally point menu just click on exercises : CalibanX
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        sweet thx : riptyde
        • The exercises are an imperfect measure, so don't take them as gospel. Take them as an approximation. : fuell
  • FIRST BLOOD since start of war battle5.evony.com/default.html?logfile/8e/ba/20/3a/8eba203afa77d5f414b560... : deadfish
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    go to kill: Horde @ (717,312) has like 2 million in resources to plunder and no defenses (like 1000 total... : ]pm[chem
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      1h18m away :( : vov1n
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        that is really not far in the scale of this game : ]pm[chem
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          yeah it's just too far for me, i want some instant results, he had pretty much nothing when i got him : vov1n
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            he must have massive warehouses then because I just scouted him and the loot is still there : ]pm[chem
            • hmm no he has 3 L1 warehouses, he should be lootable... : ]pm[chem
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    don't forget lower case horde, they are certain to declare as soon as they can so be on the lookout for j : buzzbat
    • there are 2 cities from a guy at 675,246 and 676,248 with 9k prestige. I am not yet out of noob protectio... : naabster
    • and yup they declared on us : sanchez
    • ^^^ they declared on us too, WAR : ]pm[chem
    • are they related? They might just have the same name. There's a ton of that on other servers: DRAGONS ... : Agrona
  • Took a respectable loss attacking one the large town at the top of the screenshot above (Swineville) with... : fuell
  • Start of war Shaqnews Rank: 50th Start of war Horde Rank: 37th : buzzbat
  • lol what is significantly less than Pathetic? : graceofdragons
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    Laid to waste Lighthead's defenses. He's free for the plunder now! : fuell
    • I have taken 800k food and 220k gold off his hands : buzzbat
  • Swineville was just turned into bacon and is open for plunder. I suggest anyone in the area get there asa : fuell
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    Just scouted a Horde guy not far from me (697,274) http://battle5.evony.com/default.html?logfile/50/4b/43... : Haxim
    • informatics too low, I'd guess. : edgewise
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  614,215 and 615,218 belong to daddicus of Horde, he is raiding us a lot and needs to get hit : ]pm[chem
  • I think caliban is gonna get on this : ]pm[chem
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    I think me and lrd_cujo have to take him on and his buddy Lord_wiltz. Wiltz is the gy who attacked me ver... : edgewise
    • oh, forgot. The reason it's just us two is because we are on the very far NW corner of the map. It's just... : edgewise
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  j-man77 is probably one of our most dangerous enemies, here are scouting reports on 3 of his cities: htt... : ]pm[chem
  • That first one looks nasty. Almost seems like a ballista army would be required to avoid incurring massiv... : fuell
  • if we organize an attack on one of these cities I will gladly suicide my 1500 warriors and 290 swordsmen : buzzbat
  • uh sorry coordinates for those: 749,288 750,287 740,299 : ]pm[chem
  • j-man77 hit my secondary city from 749, 288 with 7500 warriors and 2500 archers. I defeated him but incur... : skizl
• another significant enemy: rob roy II had 2 cities at 709, 301 and 710, 300. lots of archer towers and... : ]pm[chem
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  Million35's main town is HERE: 758,273 Bolturd's the found of Horde is HERE: 741,287 : graceofdragons
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    Million35 has another town at 757, 272 right next door to his main town. Another Horde member, maxxxy, h : skizl
    • the city at 755, 268 looks like it was literally just founded. battle5.evony.com/default.html?logfile/d7/... : skizl
  • I forced hellsforge 629, 372 into 12 hour truce :D : buzzbat
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    early Sunday attack notice - I just sent my whole army at his capital. they'll arrive around 6:25am cent... : ]pm[chem
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      BOOM. I laid the hammer down on that dork. Lost a lot of warriors, but look at his losses.... http://b... : ]pm[chem
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        Million35 Sent me this Message Before you "waxxed" him, as you say. And my reply to him. If you resign : graceofdragons
        • you should relied with 8================D way to ruin the system :p : deadfish
        • oh god we need a sister alliance called 8====D : naabster
• GiantFish (the guy who started all of this) is at (776, 259) & (773, 258) some other randoms around the ... : crust
• cluster of enemy near 719,230 and just south of it, looks like some plunder opportunities. : ]pm[chem
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  oh man, I want to roll this horde guy right next to me. battle5.evony.com/default.html?logfile/65/d7/b7/... : edgewise
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    Need some advice asap which town do you hit? the one I linked above or this one, his main, right next do... : edgewise
    • I won. his gates were closed though. bummer. I wanted to crush him entirely battle5.evony.com/default.ht... : edgewise
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  Woot, just sent dudes off to found my second city. Got a nice little spot right next door to a lvl1 npc ... : riptyde
  • i guess I'm your big brother... let me know if anyone bullies you ;) : buzzbat
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  note regarding diplomacy with Empire and Empire2. I've messaged jacoby (trying to get him to back off) ... : ]pm[chem
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    Jacoby: Ah, good. I was raped by him overnight (just woke up), he's my neighbour. Messaged him about it n... : d fluke
    • Actually, this time difference is turning out to be a negative :P : d fluke
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      Oooh, lol, just got this: http://orion.dfluke.net/rot/ghahah.jpg LOOKS LIKE I'M LEAVING YOU GUYS HE BR... : d fluke
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        If you're really hurting I say go ahead and quit until you're back on your feet :D : buzzbat
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          I just teleported that city, I'm by RikiTiki and Riptyde : d fluke
          • then you are by me as well : buzzbat
    • Re. jacoby: Reasoned with him so him and me are in a truce. I don't see the point in constantly messing w... : d fluke
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  Im signing up for this tonight I think, what do I do? I guess I'll search comments :( : noobja
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    I would suggest at pretty much following this to start off with http://bbs.evony.com/showthread.php?t=155... : buzzbat
    • haha : noobja
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  Just applied to join the alliance! : noobja
  • Also applied tonight : flooq
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  OH HOW I LOVE TO OWN THESE BITCHES 2 cities, 3 waves of attacks from the horde directed at my main city ... : edgewise
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    Nicely done. Are you able to retaliate at their towns now? : fuell
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      THey attacked me again after I went to bed battle5.evony.com/default.html?logfile/a5/02/fe/da/a502feda58... : edgewise
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        wow they lost a lot there : ]pm[chem
        • yeah, that guy has to be pissed off. He's in truce now. I suspect he's got no army at all. : edgewise
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    oh hey logon I wanna give you gold : ]pm[chem
    • hold off for now. I don't want it to get lost in transit if I teleport. : edgewise
• is there any harm in notifying some Hidden alliance guys that certain Horde cities in the vicinity are ri... : edgewise
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  Server down? I've got an atk incoming too sigh : dissembler
  • Looks like it right now. : hiloopy
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    looked like I had 8 coming... : edgewise
    • back up. looks like it wasn't attacks, but a guy sending single scouts to my cities. He gets killed every... : edgewise
  • its up : alphablu
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  I just set up my embassy but the alliance is now full, is there going to be a 2nd alliance? : mrasparagus
  • I think a couple of the inactive accounts will probably get purged, but it's not my call. There's been ta... : fuell
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  Possible alliance with Sunrise? I received a mail from a player in Sunrise last night that said, "if y... : fuell
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    i hope so, because a sunrise guy just nailed my town. fuck. : edgewise
    • hmm. this guy sent 84 ballista along with a shitton of other guys and I nearly destroyed him with just 23... : edgewise
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    great... Sunshine is allied with horde. I just sent and recieved a message from my other next door neighb... : edgewise
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      Looks like we need to have a chat with empire again then. : daedraug
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        and now Empire is scouting my cities. : edgewise
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          you may want to consider teleporting if that many enemies are right next door :( : ]pm[chem
          • I'm talking with the empire guy right now. He was just surveying the area, but he's made it known that Em... : edgewise
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            are there any penalties for teleporting? do I lose current construction queues? : edgewise
            • no idea. I'd guess not? : ]pm[chem
  • Here's a message from an Empire guy "no my alliance is only at war with Spartans and Sunset. " : Caoster007
• FYI, I got flat out pummeled in my second city by J-man77. My loyalty was down to 9%. If anyone can retal... : skizl
• Successful defense x 4 against another horde enemy, add him to the list: Chad Byard Chadcastle (688,3... : sergeon
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  another enemy to note, lordmunger, tried to scout me last night with million35 and j-man77 (they all fail... : ]pm[chem
  • or maybe his name is lordmungus. either way! : ]pm[chem
• I now have a 2nd city (645,335) : destinyofdeath
• ugh, this game is broke. I was attacked and plundered7 time across my two cities this morning. Howeve... : TroZ
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  sunday gold giveaway: if you need gold for research or troop/defense production, please post below. incl... : ]pm[chem
  • I would love some gold please - 764,350 I'm in protection for another 2 days and I'm doing my best to ... : cyclonebee
  • i need about 60k for archery lvl6 if you can spare some. currently all my resources are going into fortif... : naabster
  • Being on my 3rd day, my problem is lumber :) but thanks anyway.... you rock, chem :) : excessus
  • 616, 274 Skaarsgard. I just started last night, all I'm trying to do is research and shit now, but I had ... : noobja
  • I could use some since the game ripped me off lastnight by cancelling Archery 6 without my permission and... : alphablu
  • ^^^ ok all these are taken care of now : ]pm[chem
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  War Zone (Sunday) -- READ THIS!}y After a series of threats against our members, of which this ( http:// : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Fuck -- please nuke this. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  War Zone (Sunday) -- READ THIS! After a series of threats against our members, of which this ( http://i3 : Ride-My-Rocket
  • This is a great idea, I wonder if any of the other alliances organize at all : d fluke
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    Kakyo [Horde] (679,274) (679,275) 2nd city is totally undefended. He sent a retaliatory attack on me whi... : Haxim
    • Scouting for 679,274 - battle5.evony.com/default.html?logfile/b9/b9/51/cc/b9b951cc044aa41f85fde8b0cade2b7... : Haxim
  • Found a few more Horde guys: Calvert II [Horde] (Riven @ 654,276) Calvert II [Horde] (Drakengard @ : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Sackie [Horde] (Sackville @ 687,266) ~50k prestige he's right next to stonedonk : naabster
  • j-man77 is scouting my main city at 744,264. I don't think that it is in imminent danger since my defense... : skizl
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    Russellha [Horde] (768,249) - no threat : terath
    • I think this guy gave up. His second city went derilict and his main has zero population now. : terath
  • Humper of (709, 301) and (710, 300) launched an attack on two of mine, but called it off again as far as ... : d fluke
  • hahah, oh shit. having the locations of so many enemies like this is amazing. Please post if any of the... : Agrona
  • Pookimus [horde] (765,240) : terath
  • PoohworLD [horde] (720,324) attacked me 35 times! : lord_omega
  • oreo2123 [horde] (oreo @ 698,306) oreo2123 [horde] (horde @ 692,305) no walls, prob. weak shnappy [hord : naabster
  • Lighthead [Horde] (NewYork @ 623,340, Bronx @ 625,338, Brooklyn @ 625,336, Queens @ 621,337) Buzzbat a... : fuell
  • I've been attacked by Empire2 and horde: horde: Hobock at 765, 214 (horde leader, 40k prestige) Empire2... : CapnChaos
  • Correction: Daddicus didn't threaten me, GiantFish did. I think Daddicus threatened rosewood. Also I b... : OverloadUT
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    death-wish [Horde] (358,327) sent me a threat today. He hasn't sent any troops yet from what I can tell. ... : project13
    • I sent him my form letter. (658, 327) for future ref. he threatened me in return (hahahahaha) : ]pm[chem
  • Googa [Horde] (726,361) and (729,360) 85k Prestige Fjolnir [Horde] (741,379), (741, 378) and (740, 380)... : dissembler
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    I wonder what sort of intimidation factor it would be to just mail them all of these coordinates, with no... : Agrona
    • Yeah. Coordinates and the infamous 8=====D : d fluke
  • Poking around the map near me I found this guy: Stellarus [Horde] (Acropolis @ 778, 390) Stellarus [H... : Agrona
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  I've Teleported (753, 263) very close to our friend Million35 :) lol, I've been posting in the wrong th... : edgewise
  • oh what's up new neighbor. :D : skizl
  • lol. : Agrona
• enemy is hitting skid @ 721,375. he looks ok so far. other details in alliance chat. : ]pm[chem
• Got me a shaqnews neighbour now. Had hamanu move in next to me last night and am currently helping him ra... : fuell
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  an important note on combat mechanics: (this is also at the evony forums bbs.evony.com somewhere) Mixe... : ]pm[chem
  • oh and scouts. which should not be sent in combat but of course are needed for their own stuff. : ]pm[chem
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    speaking of abatis, is there any reason to clear them? i've had several fights against cities with them a... : skizl
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      they will kill your scouts if you try to spam scout attack them to lower city loyalty : CalibanX
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        Yes, so how do you destroy them? I've also cleared a city of everything except ground troops and abatis,... : Ride-My-Rocket
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          send cavalry >.> : CalibanX
          • Train horses to impale themselves on sticks... makes perfect sense! Then again, I finally found out wh... : Ride-My-Rocket
    • You should clear them if you want to capture the city quickly by spamming scout attacks. this works if t... : Agrona
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  i think i just got banned for doing: *fondle* in world chat :[ : deadfish
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    You fondled the server to death you creep. : daedraug
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      o the server died? GREAT NEWS! :D : deadfish
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        You killed it with your *fondle*, BAD NEWS! : daedraug
        • it loved every second of it. : deadfish
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  I do believe the server just crashed :/ : daedraug
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    I think so too. I am fully engaged in war and the server gives out! : skidrowe
    • I think it's back up. : Ride-My-Rocket
• This looks like a fun game to get into. I joined the shack realm. Should I be thinking about teleporting ... : Korjan
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  750x287 battle5.evony.com/default.html?logfile/44/25/0b/32/44250b32cf9acbfc9e9f1f20f6551c6b.xml 756x3... : skidrowe
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    Going forward, please to be appending http:// before the battle reports. : Ride-My-Rocket
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      750x287 battle5.evony.com/default.html?logfile/44/25/0b/32/44250b32cf9acbfc9e9f1f20f6551c6b.xml 756x3... : buzzbat
      • fuck : buzzbat
  • any more still incoming? : crust
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  form letter to the enemy... this is something to send to nearby horde/Horde people, if you feel they are : ]pm[chem
  • you are a sexy bitch, B : CalibanX
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    wait -- this is too long (max characters). let me fix it. : ]pm[chem
    • Dear H0rde, tu er teh fail. we R the 8======D Suck it, Sincerely Shacknews : CalibanX
    • Actually we should ask them to leave the nation of monrovia : CalibanX
  • I, for one, welcome our new ]pm[chem overlord. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • you have our swords! and 8=======D : kpxkrnjc
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    updated to fit Today, Horde attempted an organized attack on Shaqnews, as part of your laughable decla... : ]pm[chem
    • if you hate prepositions you can change that 'list' sentence to: Do you want to come up on our hitlist? : ]pm[chem
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    How can noobs learn this game and play with you guys ? : taronish
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      just read up on the guides posted by chem wayyy up there and join the alliance. send Ragnar a message in... : kpxkrnjc
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        in game people can help you out as well, in the chat : kpxkrnjc
        • yeah, pretty much everyone that's playing just started in the last 10 days. : skizl
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        The alliance is already maxed out at 100 members!!! : taronish
        • we have been booting inactive members to make room for noobs, but if we need to we can make a 2nd shaq al... : ]pm[chem
    • RMR has a list of guides in his post history, but the official forums are good too : ]pm[chem
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      Is there a lot of demand for a noobie guide? I could whip something together that should explain everyth... : Agrona
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        Not sure there's a lot, but I'm not sure how to get started, or where I have to play (server-wise), or if... : taronish
        • server 5, state of morovia. all other tips: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19925201 : ]pm[chem
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    The humiliation and mysticism would have been much better if you had replied with a longer 8===========D ... : fishbone
    • Who cares, we're all dorks : OverloadUT
  • *salutes flag pole* : d fluke
• every time I see these threads Paul McCartney's Ebony & Ivory performed with Stevie Wonder pops into my ... : IcomeINpeace
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  What server? : uncle slappy
  • server five country monrovia (or somehting close) : CalibanX
• approved flooq and reeb. reeb, please post if you're reading this. you lurk a lot it seems. : ]pm[chem
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  battle5.evony.com/default.html?logfile/b8/f5/66/50/b8f56650bb7c0a7381c5710ab5255bc7.xml I want this ci... : CalibanX
  • 713,204 btw : CalibanX
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    http:/battle5.evony.com/default.html?logfile/b8/f5/66/50/b8f56650bb7c0a7381c5710ab5255bc7.xml : CalibanX
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      http://battle5.evony.com/default.html?logfile/b8/f5/66/50/b8f56650bb7c0a7381c5710ab5255bc7.xml fucking... : CalibanX
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        nice attack. I dont get it though, that's the same link posted 3 times : ]pm[chem
        • yeah, thus the newb comment, I continuously misposted so it wasn't a link because I fail, in my pant... : CalibanX
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  If you need someone to hit, I just got attacked by Sobralinho (606,394) : riptyde
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    when did he hit you, i can't find the battle report : buzzbat
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      http://battle5.evony.com/default.html?logfile/e7/e5/75/96/e7e57596b789334189fe8c47f99425bc.xml : riptyde
      • you might want some defense there, anyways my attack will hit him in 1hr 24min : buzzbat
  • you have been avenged! http://battle5.evony.com/default.html?logfile/2b/4a/3a/f1/2b4a3af11114327351b57321... : buzzbat
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  So how do I build my city near you? : uncle slappy
  • SM or message ]pm[chem (Chem) in the Alliance chat... he'll tell you where you should set up shop. : Ride-My-Rocket
• Million35 out of Truce Scouts on both his cities: (758,273) - battle5.evony.com/default.html?logfile/1 : graceofdragons
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  Does joining the alliance kill your 7 day noob safety? And are there plans to clear out non-playing membe... : Fayk
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    Nope, joining the alliance has no effect on noob protection. And yes, we're purging players who have not... : Ride-My-Rocket
    • I applied! Name is taronish in the game as well. : taronish
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      Cool - I will apply in a minute (3m until embassy is built). Name is Snackycake in-game. : Fayk
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        You're both in -- welcome! : Ride-My-Rocket
        • Cool. thanks. : Fayk
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  Daddicus from the Horde is spamming attacks on Byzantia @ 652,212. I don't know who owns the city, but if... : fuell
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    hehe, it's me. I left that city to die, but I'm having fun fucking with him. I cleaned my coffers, so he : edgewise
    • This is just good stuff. : MacemanInTW
    • this is awesomeness, : crust
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  Just joined and requested to join the Shack alliance! : devi| dog
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    Err, jumped the gun. Working on the embassy. :D : devi| dog
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      So you lied. By lying you have exposed yourself as lacking integrity. Our alliance is founded upon the in : noobja
      • I sent an in game message like it said up top, but then realized there was a join request. :P Hangove... : devi| dog
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  • i'm pretty sure when i log in tonight that both of my cities will be leveled. not playing for 20 hrs suc... : radula
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  major attack notice. I launched on (741,286) -- the enemy leader! he has over 6 million resources to pl... : ]pm[chem
  • ps, scouting report here: http://battle5.evony.com/default.html?logfile/d8/86/91/a3/d88691a313a9dfbc93b2... : ]pm[chem
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    just out of curiosity, what's to keep him from moving it all? I would. : edgewise
    • it's 3am? : crust
    • sleep. he is asleep. if he wakes up and counters our plans, I apologize for whatever goes wrong. :( : ]pm[chem
  • Is this in about 6 hours? I'll be there : d fluke
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    ---cancelled---. for now. he woke up. recall troops from that target. : ]pm[chem
    • Going limp. : d fluke
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  A pitiful attempt of the Horde leadership to demoralize the Shack: http://i40.tinypic.com/29p3gch.jpg : kpxkrnjc
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    All hail our Viking basketball lord! : Reptile
    • effing lol! hail or viking basketball lord indeed. i can't wait to post the replies to this being posted ... : RetroRedEyeJr
  • May they have better luck next time!.. I dread the day I pop out of my cozy newbie protection. : ESchack
• Either the servers are down or it doesn't work through the crappy proxy here at work. I guess it is for t... : ESchack
• If someone could go after Googa I'd appreciate that. He is pretty big and has been harrassing me today wh... : skidrowe

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  Awesome, thanks for hosting this on Google Code. I like the way the tags images are included :) : Ovate
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    Hrm I downloaded the Chrome channel chooser thingy, chose dev, but About Chrome doesn't give me the optio... : Ovate
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      it should update automatically. Check "About google chrome", what version do you have? : filthysock
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        1.0.154.65 :/ : Ovate
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          thats not right :( have you restarted chrome? : filthysock
          • Yeah, a few times. Restart the computer? Re-install? I'll try both later :/ : Ovate
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      Did you download the correct channel changer? It should have three channels, not two. Also make sure ... : Zero|DPX
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        Stable, beta, and dev are the options. It calls itself the Google Chrome Channel Changer 2.0. And I th... : Ovate
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          K, that all sounds good. So the channel changer shows you on Dev, but your About box says "Google Chrome... : Zero|DPX
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            Yup, that's the scenario. I'm going to restart and report back. And this is random, but when I start ... : Ovate
            • Yeah that didn't help. Doh :( : Ovate
    • I had to just leave mine open for like 15 minutes and it updated itself : Halen
    • Same here. Uninstalled Chrome and reinstalled, changed to beta/dev channels and back, waited about an hou... : sirkne
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  This is the greatest thing ever btw, and way less laggy in chrome then similar FF script. Thank you. : graceofdragons
  • well chrome does have the fastest or 2nd fastest javascript engine right now, greasemonkey better run fas... : askedrelic
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  XHTML? :( : Zero|DPX
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    i dont understand this post : filthysock
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      your formatting is all done by html in that wiki page. it's a wiki page and you are using html!! I bel... : askedrelic
      • no, i made a basic html page and hosted that, then i ran it through a wiki convertor thing. Obviously the... : filthysock
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  *UPDATED AGAIN* added new comments marker and image loader : filthysock
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    these don't seem to be working for me. everything else works fine though : Mmmmmoo
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      it doesn't auto update, you have to go install the extensions again. : filthysock
      • I hate to bug, but any shot a modmarker making it's way in? There's a list on the guidelines page, but I'... : dmason
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    Hmm, I've installed the update and restarted Chrome but I'm not seeing the image loader (assuming it's me... : losimagic
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      you're absolutely right. Appears google is caching files with the same filename, even if i delete and upl... : filthysock
      • Thanks, that worked :) : losimagic
      • cool. i'll try it again when i get the chance : Mmmmmoo
  • Thanks man, these are great. I'm pretty much 100% Chrome now thanks to this stuff. : Halen
• maybe off topic but is there something like IEtab avail for chrome? : dfz0r
• all things that should be in laryn.x or hotse.x : CoRDS
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  does anyone else use gmail? After installing the shackscripts today I'm having the reply email window fre... : even4
  • extensions are only activated for the pages they are registered for. They aren't active for google site. ... : filthysock
• Well this is pretty damn cool. I'm going to give Chrome another shot. : Dave-A
• Thanks for doing this : byorn
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  Nice work guys, Firefox has been a pain the ass recently, so I've been looking to get over to Chrome. Any... : scottythejock
  • ThomW made a post about this today : fishbone
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    yes, ThomW wrote it the other day http://lmnopc.com/chrome/sfw-shack.crx, its now listed on the wiki. Its... : filthysock
    • this is great, thanks! : scottythejock
• So far so good. Thanks :D : ateam311
• awesome work filthysock (and props to ThomW for the original work!) : tashtego
• Love Chrome. Thanks for this! : punchdog
• I have two separate "Shackscripts: Options" listed at the bottom. : mmaster_pw
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  Anyone else having issues? I see it flash for a split second, then goes back to normal LC w/o the script... : goatjc
  • At one point Greasemonkey wouldn't show any of my scripts after installing one of these. Not sure what I... : Jobos
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  These scripts should just be standard on Shacknews. Why not just integrate them fully? : Jobos
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    What does the "[INF] button mean? It doesn't say... : Jobos
    • Works the same way as [LOL] except you're marking the post as informative. : Sapiens

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• damn that's a beast. It's basically doing double what my 3.1ghz Q6600 can do. : Prozium
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  Rockin'. Honestly I have a quad core and I've never even come close to using it's resources. Maybe I shou... : RogerDandy
  • The encoder doesn't know what to do with itself. It will give an estimate of 1min 23 seconds and it is do... : rosewood
• Rosewood, you take a cock like a champ! : bcyde
• Such a shame your cpu is doing a task like that though :P I like going for damn nice setups, but I will ... : silentistheshadow
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  still not much to do other than encoding videos is there? : MikkleThePickle
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    im sure i could compile something? : rosewood
    • (It really fucking flies when I'm doing HD encoding and since I have an HD camcorder that is a good thing... : rosewood
  • it also allows him to hit people who touch him with 300% efficiency. : erotic sock
• Envious ------> : MacemanInTW
• i find it amusing that itunes would be a concern. winamp takes like <.01% cputime. : retarded talking dinosaur
• Good god... : lightly inclined
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  what are you encoding from/to? : Halen
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    m2t -> mp4 for her ipod : rosewood
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      Is that really a cpu crusher? At least you're probably encoding to something much smaller and lightweigh... : Halen
      • My old Q6600 would get about 45-46FPS on average from handbreak. No, it isn't CPU intensive. But I'll get... : rosewood
• burn a bluray and watch some hidef porn too : moshman
• hi5 from the Brotherhood of Cowbell : Toraz Chryx
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  6 monitors? Try 12! http://www.shackpics.com/files/IMG_0307JPG_702ku3yyauyhj4c924bl.jpg : arhughes
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    12? TRY 20! http://www.bioimage.ucsb.edu/software/bioView/images/bio_wall.jpg : xxiv
    • Looks like those 20 are actually hooked up to a bunch of different computers. Ours is 12 screens on a si... : arhughes
• Rosewood tell me more about how you take the cock. TIA : Slowtreme
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  I love how most of the newegg reviews say that the new I7's run "a bit hot" after saying how awesome they... : zerog83
  • I hate stupid reviewers on Newegg. 0-of-5 stars for a single defective unit really piss me off. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • It's a "no shit you muppets" thing. yes it'll do 50 zillion smegahurts, but cool the fucking thing pro... : Toraz Chryx
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  i like these 2 charts to show the performance difference : the 1st shows that the highend procs are pr... : mwasher
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    oh shit, link. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/Intel-Core-i7-Nehalem,2057-24.html : mwasher
    • Jesus, look at those fuckers go : Halen
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      that right there is why i upgraded from a q6600/3.4.ghz to an i7/4.1ghz. It's a night/day difference, ev... : OMGzImBurning
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        I'm using a Q6600. :[ : CrustaR
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          2006 called! it wants its cpu back! : Toraz Chryx
          • :[ : CrustaR
• Awesomesauce. : michaelleung
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  Do you have a shot of your monitor setup? I remember that being pretty crazy looking. : emcea
  • All my monitors are on my snooker table as I had to take my desk apart so I could get some parts at IKEA ... : rosewood
• Good lord! : CrustaR

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  The problem is that Superman is inherently a boring character. He is invincible. The only suspense in t... : rgoer
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    thats why they need to stop this Luthor is always the villian shit. Give me the death of superman arc wit... : Smitty
    • Yeah, I can't believe they didn't went for that story, in one shape or another. : melt_core
    • Luthor "Adventures of Lois & Clark" TV show was fun. However Lex in Smallville was a good change of pace ... : Sailor of Fortune
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      OMG yes, Doomsday is by far and away the most interesting story for Superman as a character. I'm not even... : Toth21
      • Doomsday in the Superman Doomsday cartoon movie was awesome. So unflinchingly brutal. : ShekkyBoy
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        The problem with Doomsday is that he's not a very interesting villain to begin with. He's just another po... : Godhatesfatpeople
        • It's one of the reasons why I loved the "Kingdom Come" Superman. Where he was an older, pissed-off, super... : Godhatesfatpeople
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          Most of the Doomsday part is what 1/3 of the film. The majority is Lex Luthor and cloned Superman. : Xin Jing Client 1a
          • And I seriously have to call BS on that scene where Good Superman throws the container with Lex Luthor ac : Xin Jing Client 1a
          • That was so fucking bad. I nearly forgot about the ones in the comics as well. : Godhatesfatpeople
        • Doomsday was pretty intersting when he was first introduced. Simply yes, but almost awesome in his simpli... : Toth21
  • What makes Superman interesting to me is that the drama in superman comes from the moral dilemmas and his... : MaJeStu
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  Yeah it was okay. I didnt hate it. I remember being much more upset about XMen 3 which came out around th... : bolneze
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    Xmen 3 was appalling. : ThomW
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      Hopefully Marvel learned to keep their star directors around for the 3rd film of a trilogy. I mean, Sing... : Xin Jing Client 1a
      • And yes, technically Superman Returns is not a complete reboot. But it erases 3/4 of the films that came... : Xin Jing Client 1a
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  even if you had the strength to lift an entire fucking island after being, moments before, crippled by kr : GloriousCow
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    It's fucking Superman, dude.. : walker270
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      yeah, it's like how he could always pick cars up by the bumper and yet the bumper wouldn't just break off... : Prozium
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        The world probably got tired of his bumper breaking shit so connected it to the chassis. : Bamtan
        • Exactly. You people don't think about this shit before you ask these questions, do you? : rosewood
      • that always pisses me off. supermans hands have such a small surface area they would just go through ever... : podizzle
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      but isn't the whole island made of fucking kryptonite? : GloriousCow
      • He went down below the kryptonite to give himself enough of a buffer so it wouldn't effect him. This was : walker270
      • Hence the "recharging" scene I mentioned earlier. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • You don't remember him flying up past the clouds to recharge with the sunlight? : Godhatesfatpeople
  • Who cares? The climax of the movie is about as exciting as a superglue commercial. : midgetherder
  • Fantastic Four issue #250 had the Gladiator lift an entire skyscraper. I thought their explanation was p : Xin Jing Client 1a
• I fell asleep during that movie : MoreVespeneGas
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  It was two hours of just in the nick of time!, which, as been said, is the inherent problem with Superman... : slax0r
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    They just need to pick a better villain. Brainiac, Darkseid, Doomsday, etc could be awesome. Luthor isn't... : MoreVespeneGas
    • Brainiac, Darkseid, or even Parasite would be great. I don't mind a "heady" villain like Lex being around... : Godhatesfatpeople
• How do you make a superman movie where he doesn't punch anyone? : uglysad
• I found it fairly boring. except for the OMGICEBURN moment the bit where Clark sees the pulitzer no : Toraz Chryx
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  Making a movie about Superman being the world's most powerful deadbeat dad was such an epic fuck-up only ... : Ajax
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    well he is a dick after all : gmd
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      Then he should have told his son the truth about who he was. And then told him that he never loved him. : Ajax
      • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
• Outside of the Death story with Doomsday, the other movie(s) they should make is the recent All*Star Supe... : AroundTheFur1380
• I really liked it a lot. Even more so after watching it multiple times on cable. The only thing I didn't ... : Godhatesfatpeople
• Kevin Spacey is an awesome Lex Luthor. : rosewood
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  I thought it was good and that Routh did a great job as superman. I hope he will return to the role in t : grabbie
  • It's creepy how exact he pegged down the Reeves "Clark". Both in voice and mannerisms. I really want him ... : Godhatesfatpeople
• It was just more of a drama than an action movie. A lot of people weren't expecting that. : dmason
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    It made over $391,081,192 worldwide. And 200 domestically. I can't stand everyone in Hollywood hanging on... : Godhatesfatpeople
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      Yes, but it cost $200mil to make (2006 dollars). I'm sure WB and DC had higher hopes for domestic box of... : Xin Jing Client 1a
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        The problem is they see those TDK numbers and they want that for everything. Like the game industry's ref... : Godhatesfatpeople
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          Arguably Superman should be earning just as much if not more. Yeah, I'd say they were disappointed. : Xin Jing Client 1a
          • Studios are disappointed even when something is doing well. Not that I'm surprised. But I will say that I... : Godhatesfatpeople
      • When you consider that SW:ROTS earned the 2nd best opening day box office ever at $50mil http://en.wikipe : Xin Jing Client 1a
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    Wasn't Superman Returns already a reboot, for the most part? : riptyde
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      Yes, which tells you how utterly confusing that property is. I wonder how many Superman reboot scripts t... : Xin Jing Client 1a
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        Hulk's already done it twice in recent memory. : Ride-My-Rocket
        • And Punisher. : Xin Jing Client 1a
        • Hulk wasn't really a reboot. Superman either. : melt_core
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      Not in the vein of Star Trek or Batman. The story loosely follows on from the first two original films, s... : ShekkyBoy
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        I'd call Batman Returns a complete reboot since you can go in with no prior knowledge and there aren't an : Xin Jing Client 1a
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          Ha, I said Batman Returns. : Xin Jing Client 1a
          • Batman Returns: The Forgotten Car Keys : Nali4Freedom
• I liked it too, and I'm not even that big of a Superman fan... : DOOManiac
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  He fought a rock. lol. Worst movie I saw that year. : fleabug
  • Lol, I think you nailed the escence of why I hated it too. : Dimmona
• It sucked. : razlebol

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  me too. I only had a 360 for 2 weeks. it's really frustrating. :( : thebigbeefsandwich
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    im about to hit the 2 year mark on my elite :o : dantastic
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      you just cursed yourself, sorry but yours is going to red ring in 7 days : oHnOES
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        ive been cursing myself for the past 2 years talking about how mine hasnt gone belly up probably : dantastic
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          Nah, it won't RRoD now. It will wait until the fall releases start to ramp out, and then come out and giv : theangrywaffles
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            as long as it makes it for ghostbusters next month! : dantastic
            • Haha, seriously. I am debating not even turning my 360 on till then for fear it will RRoD if I look at it... : theangrywaffles
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              eeeeeh.......ghostbusters? Buy a PS3 ;) : master_disaster_17
              • i will probably never buy a ps3. don't need another money hole and the only exclusive im interested in i... : dantastic
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      My Launch system is still going strong. : deveus1
      • As is mine, I almost want it to Red Ring so I can send it in, I just know that after the extended warrant... : Derringer
• Hense the reason I haven't touched a 360 yet. I pay good money to keep my gaming systems from ending in h... : jasoncrowley
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  I would send it in for repair, and wait until E3 before getting a PS3. : ant_hillbilly
  • yeah that's my plan : aeg1x
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  My second 360 is still sitting in my room, awaiting a repair which I can't really afford. Not sure I real... : Sacred Sperm
  • Can't afford? How much is a repair anyway? : humbleone
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  What does one flashing red ring indicate? I get this every time I power on the console, but if I shut it ... : doctorbfunk
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    E74 in my experience. For me that's been videocard related. It's covered under warranty now as of a mon... : jimmy_legs
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      Whats the warranty for consoles they send you as replacements? I assume if its broken when you get it the... : doctorbfunk
      • On the xbox.com support page I noticed that the normal 3-month warranty on mine reset to the day they shi... : Prozium
  • http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair/Xbox-360-error-codes.htm : jingletard
  • var indicationString:String = new String(); if (redRingCount >=1) { indicationString = "You "; : capt tripps
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  Every time someone posts about this, it makes me glad I bought a PS3 back when I did and waited as long a... : roushimsx
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    This is the only reason I continue to support the 360, honestly. I have a possibly jaded hope that the ne... : theangrywaffles
    • Hopefully they're more dedicated to the effort than they were with the Xbox -> Xbox 360 BC. What they did... : roushimsx
    • I think this was the idea behind their choice of hardware this time around, being more scalable and in-ho... : Sailor of Fortune
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    I bought a PS3 when MGS4 came out, and to date I have only ever played two games on it: MGS4 and LBP. ... : DOOManiac
    • God, they need to just retire the "Solid" subseries. They pretty much ended it with 4, so I hope that the... : roushimsx
  • God help us if the next MS console isn't backwards compatible, and the day comes when they stop supportin... : Magus
• It took me 6 red rings before I went out and picked up a ps3 : Milleh
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  I've gotta pay $99.99 to get mine fixed. Mine has the error code E75, which is hardware failure i guess. ... : Ziz
  • I would honestly just pay the extra $100 and pick up a new Arcade and get some extra games with it, anoth... : Rauol Duke
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  This seems to be the trendy thing to post about these days. : Matt Burris
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    well the console is a piece of shit from a hardware quality standpoint, has there been an increase in the... : qwpeoriu
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      Yep. I've seen a couple from Shackers the past couple of days. The Shack piled on Shack Wolf on his 10t... : Matt Burris
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        I'm sorry, but SW posted some pics of his 360 sitting on a carpet while they were playing GH or something : dedgecko
        • I warned my friend who I sold my 1st 360 to about putting it on the floor that's carpeted and right next ... : Sailor of Fortune
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          WAY fucking wrong, I have put this thing on the carpet let alone post pics of such stupidity. : Silent Wolf
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            insert a *never there : Silent Wolf
            • Sorry, you lose. We all know 360's instantly break the second they hit carpet. Or wood floor. Or concr... : walker270
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          I posted a pic of my new tv, the 360 was sitting on the carpet, and i moved it once everyone started scre... : Magus
          • IT WAS YOU!!! O_O : dedgecko
  • I'm suprised it isn't nuked already. Everyone knows it's only ok to bash PS3 around here. : Pneum0
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  Hearing about all the RRODs me so glad I never bought a 360 and never got to play any of the cool games f... : cerealSAM2
  • That's the shittiest thing about the 360 - despite all the hardware failures it's a pretty fucking awesom... : DOOManiac
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  you should do a real upgrade and get a PC instead : gyokuro
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    ^^^^ This : Schnapple
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      unless, you know, he enjoys the slew of console exclusives that first prompted him to get a console... : derelict515
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        I don't know if there's a 'slew' of worthy console exclusives. there's a tad bit at most! : Cihte
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          if you like sports and fighting games it's a pretty large number in addition to platform specific exclusi... : derelict515
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            ... not really. The best Baseball game is on PS3, and all the EA sports games are multiplatform. I don't ... : Cihte
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              you're in the subthread where people are advocating getting a new PC instead of a console, that's why I s : derelict515
              • woh, my bad. I left for some hours and got turned around. Thought you were advocating 360 instead of PS3.... : Cihte
      • well I hardly ever use my 360, that's why it's so fucking annoying. I turned it on to play a dvd. : aeg1x
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  3 years, 2 RROD's, a total of 3 weeks out of my life. It's really not that shitty guys, come on. Gr... : devi| dog
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    hey let's get married, so i can beat your face in. i know you'll always come back to me, baby. : xxiv
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      Hi. : devi| dog
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        hi. i just cancelled my wow sub. : xxiv
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          I'm not sure if mine is active, I stopped logging in because I was playing solo. We need a new game. : devi| dog
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            yep. something until sc2 or diablo3. : xxiv
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              actually the game isn't the problem, it's your hours. : xxiv
              • Yeah, I'm actually fixing that in two weeks. Well on certain days at least, but the time sink that it is... : devi| dog
        • and now the circle is complete : Magus
  • Yeah, despite having 1 RROD my 360 has still given me more hours of entertainment than my PS3 has. I d... : nudel
• If I ever get RRoD, I 'll just go out and buy either an Elite or the RE5 edition, I cannot wait for M$ to... : Darkfox76
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  I'm glad I got a PS3 so I can play um. Oh wait theres nothing to play on ps3 : chungathebunga
  • yeah the MS hw problem sucks, but I like the game library and will stick with it. I just hope I'm done ge... : thebigbeefsandwich
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    What is this, 2007? There's more games on the PS3 that interest me personally than the 360 at all. Oh, ... : AndyGoin
    • this thread is going places : derelict515
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      You totally should have saved this good post for a decent troll. :( : abrasion
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        no, it's a pretty stupid post. watch: What is this, 2007? There's more games on the 360 that interest ... : derelict515
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          Excluding his 360 bashing though, he has a point that the PS3 does have games, but you already knew this. : abrasion
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            certainly, it's just silly to dismiss either one because you happen to not like the exclusives which mill... : derelict515
            • millions of people wore zubas :( : mnsnota
            • Well.... it's silly to assume someone else should dismiss it based on your opinion but I don't like most ... : abrasion
            • Which is what the poster did that I responded to. Which is what most folks around here do. 100% fully d... : AndyGoin
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    PS3 has everything the 360 has.. + Wipeout HD. : Cihte
    • *everything worth having that is. : Cihte
    • Wipeout is fun I agree! : chungathebunga
  • great post chunga, truly a beacon of quality : AlexXdude
  • What's up troll? : ieGod
• Only the second time? Oh, innocence... : FirstPersonCooter
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  fuck you people and your rrod - my original has yet to kill itself - I tried to kill it myself using a to... : dedgecko
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    Murderer : themaestro2657
    • I somehow heard Gollum say that in my head when I read it. : humbleone
• Let us know when you hit #10. : LilCrypto
• heh I just got my first Xbox360 yesterday. Jasper version... I'm not really afraid of RRoD's. If it hap... : CyCo_PL
• Mine too...just shipped it off last week. : Waverider
• mine burned out just after the 1 yr mark, that was last fall. :( : Magus
• Ours red ringed for the 2nd time this week also. : Phil
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  is it bad to want a ps3 just because it can play bluray movies? : unsound
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    2 years ago sure but now you can get a good BR player for $200-$250. So if all you want is a BR player I ... : qwpeoriu
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      pa3 is future proof though, in as much as you can download firmware updates freely and easily. stand a... : xxiv
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        Another advantage is the ability to stream content to it from your PC, something most Blu-Ray players can... : Bold
        • It's one of the best upscaling DVD players around, a great blu ray player, it's getting better network me... : abrasion
      • profile 2.0 requires a net connection, i wouldn't get a player now that wasn't profile 2.0 unless it had ... : qwpeoriu
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        The BR spec is done though. Profile 2.0 is the last update. : Prozium
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          Really, I didn't know that - it's about time they stopped 'fiddling' : abrasion
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            basically, 2.0 is internet content in the special menus and more permanent memory in the player. There ar... : kevp
            • What? I've never had a bluray disk not play. Never. : Ebu
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      What's the best standalone player to get? I remember I was looking at one earlier this year, but the one ... : skizl
      • i'm sure it's not the best, but i got this one free when i got a samsung lcd tv recently: http://www.a... : qwpeoriu
      • bluray movie quality will be the same with just about every player. The differences from the players will... : kevp
  • As a stand alone player it's really not worth the price tag, so yeah it's a little wrong. : ieGod
• JOIN US : abrasion
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  My 360 never red ringed : abrasion
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    your fucked : jonin
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      his sold it : moshman
      • grin. : abrasion
• I first read this as red wings. like fucking red wings, as in you fucked a chick that proceeded to begin : noobja
• summer time will be the end of all pre-jaspers. : Downforce
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  It still amazes me how many people have had their 360 burn out in the last `week or so when one of these ... : Pneum0
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    A lot of it is the 'repairs' MS does are a band aid, and these systems will fail again. Supposedly if you... : thebigbeefsandwich
    • If it was a matter of putting the right screws in, i'd assume MS would. Seems like a cheap enough fix an... : Pneum0
• Yeah, I bought a Ps3 just to have something to play on when my XBOX is being fixed :( : nukewinter
• it's all you dude : Clay
• 0 issues for me since launch : maulla
• What is the deal with the newer ones, called Jasper I think? Do they red ring as often? : menar003

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  Tell me more. Is the i7 quad based, or does it offer the option? : AroundTheFur1380
  • I7's are all quad core, two threads per core. three channels of DDR3 memory, 1066 to 2000Mhz per chann... : Toraz Chryx
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  i can't wait to experience an athlon 3200+ to a modern processor : RikiTiki2
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    Athlon 2500 here, I await the day I can watch a movie on one monitor and hit refresh on Firefox with no h... : pres589
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      i7 replaced an athlon 2800. i know the feeling! : mwasher
      • I made a new Newegg wish list a couple days ago, based around some mid-spec Core 2 Quad proc & a micro-AT... : pres589
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      there are $500 laptops better than your computer, what are you doing, why dont you go to the salvation ar... : Luminair
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        What I want worse than anything is a $500 laptop to match up with my MacBook Pro, it'd be a great feeling... : pres589
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          complaining about a bad computer when you actually have a good one is scatterbrained : Luminair
          • I use it for mobile stuff, jerking off in bed, that sort of thing. I prefer my desktop live here with my... : pres589
          • Also, $500 would take me over 8 weeks of splurge purchase savings, and that's not happening. Not when it... : pres589
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  so is the price leap : OrkO
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    no kidding. since i'm still on an Athlon64 3200+ (I always type that as Athlong), I'm in need of an upgra... : Dante
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      Some kind soul linked to a Dell refurb unit a few days ago. i7 920, 6GB, 640GB, ATI 4850 for ~$740. : mafu5150
      • Correction - that stuff with a 3450 is $720, with the 4850 it's $780. : mafu5150
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    $230 for an i7 920 is pretty reasonable is it not? : synack
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      of course once you add i motherboard and ram.. nevermind :) : synack
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        DDR3 is getting pretty cheap. Not anywhere near DDR2 cheap but you can get 6 gigs for 80something. The mo... : sigpro
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          6 isn't plenty? Do people really need that much memory? I have 2 in my machine and it seems fine, I would... : rudds
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            You need 3 or 6 gigs to take advantage of the triple channel memory that the chipsets have so now instead... : sigpro
            • Oh wow, thanks. I've been out of the hardware game way too long. :( : rudds
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              it's been shown that this has pretty much 0 performance benefit. but 6gb of memory is always better than... : mwasher
              • yeah like i've said before I'd rather have more memory that is running a tad slower than less memory that... : sigpro
  • price premium over an E8500 system is ~$250. : mwasher
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  Yep, the benchmarks don't show it but it just feels snappy - specially in Windows surprisingly. : abrasion
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    This felt snappy https://photos-1.getdropbox.com/i/l/1F7CeoKfpTt7PlM9OlXEk0ZuR-YotULw4_mL1l2ZC3w#5 unt : Toraz Chryx
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      Seriously man, that's far too greedy, they are ridiculous fast at 3.3ghz. : abrasion
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        greedy? fuck off, I DEMAND ONLY THE FINEST COWBELL : Toraz Chryx
        • Double dumbass on you! 4.5 my penis, cmon settle at 4.0 and be done with it. Fuck it's a 920 too, what's ... : abrasion
      • Agree. Mine is sitting at 3.2 with just a small adjustment and I cant imagine needing more. : jdmSlix
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      what temps were you seeing at idle/load? : smacknca
      • It's not aircooled ;p : Toraz Chryx
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    How do the AM3 Phenom II x4s compare in the "snappiness" department? They keep up pretty well in the benc... : godwit
    • dunno, not interested in them :/ : abrasion
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  I can't wait for them to be more affordable. : dmason
  • The DDR3 has come down fast, only the boards and CPU's now. : abrasion
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  I would hope so for the cost. I'll wait a year and get a good/cheap SSD along with an i7 setup and be wo... : jingletard
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    $1000 for an i7 based system with an 4890 : mwasher
    • ^^^ it really isn't much more than a Q2C : derelict515
• Urge to upgrade rising... But I guess I'll hold off for price cuts and to see what the first wave of DX11... : Perturbation
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  Wish I lived in the US...hardware is twice as expensive here. : Marrbe
  • If you'd leave Sweden for the USA for cheap hardware only, can I have your ID? I'd gladly ship off in yo... : pres589
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  After much deliberation I ordered a GTX 275 today, but with my lame-o e4300 cpu it will be hobbled until ... : SeaLlama
  • I went with the $199 Gigabyte board... $75 more than the board I was looking at for the core 2 build. no... : mwasher
• both the price difference and the performance leap are more reasonable than insane : Luminair
• You're welcome! : slickdoody
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  I was under the impression that at least in games, there was basically no difference or a slight differen... : menar003
  • eh... the video cards are the bottleneck at this point : mwasher
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    If I spent the money for an i7 I would damn well pretend it was faster =p : crazywigga
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      I don't know where everyone has it in their mind that there is much of a premium over getting a core 2 qu... : mwasher
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        Because once it's overclocked, there very very much is. : abrasion
        • Never mind, misread your post, dumb and lol.com/abrasionisdumblol.html : abrasion
      • not to mention the huge factor of upgrading. if you purchase a core 2 quad then you are at the end of th... : mwasher
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    Once you overclock the AMD it competes with the un-overclocked i7, when you overclock the i7, it destroys... : abrasion
    • And mainboards! : Toraz Chryx
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  are we ever going to see i7 motherboards go down in price? whats up with that : feek
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    the gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R is $199. compared to even the mid range boards for the core 2 that isn't bad a... : mwasher
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      my awesome gigabyte board was less than 100 :( : feek
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        you can't compare budget stuff with i7 stuff though. of course there is going to be a huge difference. ... : mwasher
        • EVGA beg to differ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188047 : Toraz Chryx
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    Yea I put a x4 940 build together that came out to about $200 cheaper. I think I just have some unwarran... : mwasher
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• there are none : aeg1x
• It was Plants vs. Zombies... now I have none. : dmason
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  Alan Wake and... I don't remember what's on the horizon. : DrWaffles
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    Batman: Arkham Asylum, perhaps? : DrWaffles
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      But even that is based on an existing IP :( : DrWaffles
      • Oh yeah, what about that game the Ico and Shadow of the Colossus devs are working on for the PS3? I don'... : DrWaffles
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  Dark Void, Alan Wake, Rage : sigpro
  • Also I want to know more about LA Noire by rockstar, and also APB by real time worlds. : sigpro
  • ~This. : socksta
• Dragon Age, although technically it can be considered a spiritual sequal to Baldur's Gate 2, but I'm cool... : Atma Weapon
• Dragon Age. Wait, you said "cool". : enyakk
• In no particular order because I have no idea when they come out: Alan Wake Borderlands Brutal Legend ... : Kentor
• Luke Milkem : mindshot
• League of Legends : Psigun
• Ask me after E3. : kallanta
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  BRUTAL goddamn LEGEND : TaintedSyringe
  • I have no idea, honestly, but I am REALLY skeptical about this one. Maybe because it looks TOO good... : kallanta
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  The next game from the SOTC / ICO dude. : abrasion
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    Fumito Ueda. Yes, I am definitely looking forward to this. One of the 2 games I bought a PS3 for (God o... : kallanta
    • Yep, God of War 3, Fumito's game and XBMC for PS3 is the entire reason I got a PS3. : abrasion
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    oh hell yes. i don't have a ps3 though :( : datoo
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      That's like saying you like cold beer but don't have a fridge >:( : abrasion
      • well the only reason i would get one is for that game, and it hasn't even been officially announced yet. : datoo
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  Borderlands. : AgentPothead
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    I was hoping there were others waiting for this! : AxeMan808
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      4 player coop fps rpg with vehicles and like 500,000 weapon combinations? I'd like to think everybody is ... : AgentPothead
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        fuck yeah, this is probably my number one awaited game, and the art style is fantastic : klearlyunseen
        • Before the art change, it really didn't stand out graphic wise. Now I have to agree with you it looks inf... : AgentPothead
  • oh yeah. : silent prophet
  • yes. rage looks interesting also. : ass-street
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  infamous : klearlyunseen
  • Same here. : uncle slappy
  • this, and fuel : Rich McNinch
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    Demo is ok - if you like crackdown style games you'd probably like it. : abrasion
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      There's a demo out? : uncle slappy
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        Exclusive one, gotta pre-order or get emailed. : abrasion
        • how can I get this "email" you speak of? : klearlyunseen
• Before E3, Cities XL and Prototype. After, who knows. : Greymatter42
• Prototype and Infamous. : DarkWolf5
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  I am really excited for Fat Princess. : Horseshorses
  • Yeah this looks great! : jjjapan
• Prototype : retarded talking dinosaur
• Doom Golf : kramweil
• FFVII for the PS3. Oh wai... : Tissen
• Heavy Rain. : jjjapan
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  That unnamed Pixeljunk game. : Vincent Grayson
  • 1-4 : abrasion
• Brutal Legend for sure. Does the next team Ico game count? Infamous looks good as does Prototype. Fat Pri... : marmite
• Alan Wake, LA Noire, and Homeworld 3 : Godhatesfatpeople
• Dragon Age : master_disaster_17
• RAGE : dfz0r
• Rage. : RogerDandy
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  Ueda's game Heavy Rain Fat Princess (which will probably be first I think). I think I need E3 to remind ... : flooq
  • Very much agreed on the next Team ICO game. : vx2o
• Alan Wake, Risen & Hydrophobia. : vx2o
• The unannounced Blizzard next-gen mmo. : [7]kami
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  Wanna hear about whatever Spector is working on, wanna hear about whatever Tim Cain is working on. Can't ... : SpaecKow
  • Oh, and Love. : SpaecKow
• Star Trek Online... might be considered a sequel/remake I guess. : Jonathan
• nothing.....that's really kind of depressing. i should really finish the games i have first anyway. : xxiv
• dow2 expansion. give Orc campaign! : Klebold
• Prototype : Head Rush
• cities xl... i guess that might be a sequel : feek
• DUKE NUKEM FOREVER : Utopia
• diablo 3 : rmjackson
• White Knight Chronicles : Deviaant
• FUEL : Vincenoir
• inFamous, Prototype, Brutal Legend. : sevogajre
• Probably Brutal Legend : SiW.