Morning Discussion: Singing in the Rain

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• wouldn't bend over backwards to see it in 3D - just find a good theater : Postal
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  The 3D doesn't add much. I watched it in 2D the first time, and 3D the second. It was my first 3D film, a... : sgtsanity
  • Me too. : Tawler
• if you can find it in 3D and don't mind paying extra then do it! either way see it! : mikecyb
• the 3d is cool and adds a bit, but it is done tastefully, so it is not a MUST SEE. : byorn
• 3D if you can, but not at the expense of an otherwise good theater experience. : Conan
• 3D : derelict515
• 3D was tasteful but didn't add a ton imo. : kbnerd
• 3D, but the 3D doesn't make the film. The story does. : pun][sher
• I saw it in 3D last night actually, it was a neat effect for certain shots (mainly action scenes or large... : manlyman
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  3D because of more dimensions. : yoonix
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    3 IS better than 2 : OhSnapHighFive
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      Only if we're talking about dimensions and not STDs. So 3D, not 3STD. : yoonix
      • right you are, sir : OhSnapHighFive
• standard. the 3D was too subtle to really add anything. : dopeman
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  Standard digital would be ideal, I think. The 3D is fine but you lose quite a bit of brightness and color... : Serpico74
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    That really depends on where you're seeing it, I think. The standard 2k 3D that most theaters use will, b... : Conan
    • I agree with this. It looked amazing on Sony 4k projectors. : cltcprd
• 3D just for the vertigo. I loved it. : TaintedSyringe
• 3D : OverloadUT
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  its $2 extra to see it in 3d, that could be spent on a bottle of wine to consume during the screening : MoreVespeneGas
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    There's nothing quite like a $2 bottle of wine : renegade732
    • 2-buck chuck ftw. i had 4 cases of that stuff in my house at one point. am down to the last case now. : riptyde
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    i will now convert all prices of goods into units of $2 bottles of wine : Audhuml4
    • Will you take 32 bottles of wine in exchange for a new game? : hoov1185
• FINALLY? FINALLY?! It's not even OUT in the UK for MONTHS! : marmite
• Standard. Even if they were the same price I would have preferred the non-3D version, and when you have ... : Zero|DPX
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  2D. The 3D previews in front of Up were awesome, but to be honest 3D seemed like an afterthought and wa... : Dimmona
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    You are what is fucking wrong with the goddamn movie industry :( Ugh this post makes me so mad : OverloadUT
    • Why? Because some of the places in the movie where they could have pronounced the effect more (without ... : Dimmona
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      Did you see Coraline in 3D? That was 3D done right. I agree with Dimmona in that it did seem like an af... : Medster
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        Coraline was not in the previews before UP. The previews before UP were some of the shittiest looking mov... : OverloadUT
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          Please explain to me where I said the movies themselves in the previews looked better than Up? The 3D e... : Dimmona
          • You said that the 3D previews before Up were awesome but the 3D in up was not. So I hate you for it becau... : OverloadUT
    • I agree with him. The technology still presents an inferior experience. I have seen every movie that ca : electroly
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    You're the reason every DS game has a shitty touch-screen element thrown in. You're the reason that so... : Ebu
    • --Readingcomnprehension; What the fuck is wrong with people tonight. : Dimmona
• 3D. It's pretty damn cool. : cltcprd
• 3d because you get a better sense of height and it makes the scenes where people are about to fall all t... : Turd Ferguson

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  Ahhh dognose, this is a cool question, heres my two cents. Yes, I do think that we will see some new g... : MadMatt
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    lets assume that COD4 is the apex of "realistic FPS" Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha...*gasp*...Hahahahahahah... : Arcanum
    • I had to LAWL @ that too : Mr. Goodwrench
  • This makes a lot of sense. Good post, thank you. : dognose
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  I think Peter Molyneux's prototype at E3 was somewhat of a new way of interacting with gameplay : drbriefs
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    link? Are you talking about that Prototype 3rd person FSU game? That looks awesome : dognose
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      He's referring to Microsoft's "Project NATAL" which uses a camera (multiple cameras? Can't remember) to t... : Entity
      • God, I hope not. If I want to exercise, I'll sign up for the fucking gym. : IndigoAK
    • He's referring to Project Natal. That really as the potential to have new gameplay, more than anything e... : exigence7
• i think for the most part it is pretty plateaued at the moment, but hopefully the gaming environment will... : fatbeaner
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  I'm pretty sure taking an old game and constantly updating the engine and graphics is a bad idea. : grandmasterlee
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    I wouldn't mind you explaining your thoughts as to why. : dognose
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      it was a terribly veiled poke at DNF : grandmasterlee
      • Oh OK. I thought perhaps you were referring to the indie ports of older games like Doom and Quake and Du... : dognose
      • Blah; I missed it too :( Not unlike Britney, leave Dognose alone. Now is a sad, sad time :( : Entity
  • Why's that? Doom sold well in 1994 and CoD4, which is basically a derivative of Doom sold well too. Both ... : Entity
• No Tears(TM) yet, so it can only get better. : barichnikov
• Games are getting better Call of Duty 4 > COD 1 > Allied Assault Mass Effect > Kotor = Baldurs Gate F... : locater16
• They haven't peaked yet http://www.pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF134-Game_System.gif : sparkly
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  dognose, the game Heavy Ra1n will change everything. : CrustaR
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    http://www.google.com/search?q=Heavy+Ra1n :( : dognose
    • Woof. :| : CrustaR
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  Games as entertainment - Being a movie in a different format, does a game really have much room to innova... : DrFlammable
  • I don't agree with this at all. Games aren't in the same boat as movies at all. Games have the potent... : Sgt_Boomstick
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  i want ff7 with updated graphics. goddamnit. : xxiv
  • I bought the PS Store version of FFVII when it came out a couple weeks ago. Game has not aged well at ... : IndigoAK
• yes, no, I wouldn't bet against that, yes. : pyide
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  I think that gamers are getting desensitized. From the earlier generation of gaming (mid 90s etc) gamepla... : jane911
  • I love the video for Prototype and am hoping I can bind mouse keys. : dognose
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  Ghostbusters 2009 > Ghostbusters NES : mroizo40
  • Ghostbusters SMS > * : pyide
  • I enjoyed Ghostbusters NES as much as the next guy, but I think it was a legitimately shitty game. : riptyde
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  i think games have temporarily plateaued while developers continue to experiment with really engaging asp... : aurealis
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    *if it's released : CrustaR
    • srsly : aurealis
• I think there is a lot of space for innovation, but right now it feels like all the traditional game styl... : silent prophet
• there's still some types of gameplay that need advances in hardware in order to appear. new input devices... : supersonic potato
• Incremental leaps are still being made, they're just harder to see. : ieGod
• If E309 was any indication, it generally feels as if it's mostly the same old. Technological advanceme... : DrWaffles
• Most single-player games I play these days bore me after a couple hours. I rarely finish games because t... : WhatIsThisFor
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  most stuff feels as if it's been done before but when you actually go back you realize quickly how much e... : razorblade79
  • I want one more thing from companies in the technical department, in-engine cutscenes. Wolverine's jarri... : WhatIsThisFor
• I play a lot of 90's games. Just finished Thief 1 today. I prefer the design philosophies (2nd time today... : Marrbe
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  I think the quality of our games has been really great the past few years, you can really see that design... : Begawkiness
  • And no I think many of the old games, updated, will still seem somewhat dated. There are many that work ... : Begawkiness
• The stuff surrounding games - overall polish, interfaces, multiplayer, statistics,etc. - have all improve... : icking fudiot
• I made a post about why I thought Left 4 Dead benefited from recent game technology: http://www.shacknews... : FlatlineDixay
• I think too many games nowadays feel like I'm playing a Michael Bay movie. They're moderately entertainin... : veras
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  They are getting better looking for sure, but I hate it when I am playing a game that looks great, had al... : .Jayson
  • and really... fuck motion controls. I know they have their place and all, but it just seems that over ... : .Jayson
  • Agreed, framerate sacrifices are 100% unacceptable IMO. I'd like to see running at 60FPS stable be an abs... : Zek
• sometimes. I guess it really all depends on what the developers want to do. and a lot of them can't even ... : thebigbeefsandwich
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  I really hope so. Honest to god I think I'd love to play a straight drama game. Nothing but good story an... : greasyjohn
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    It is possible that Alan Wake will be like this? Or do you mean something with no guns? : dognose
    • Both, really. Like, imagine something like Bully pulled off in a more mature, realistic fashion. I'd kill... : greasyjohn
• Its all relative, really. Better graphic can improve a game, but that doesnt mean a person will enjoy it ... : Jobos
• My favorite games are still Atari Tempest and Robotron. Games have become more sophisticated in presenta... : yourGarbageMan
• I would say graphics are what has plateaued. Its just getting hardware to run it out to everyone. : bolneze
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  We're currently in a plateau because we're in an odd generation where all the PC developers have jumped s... : Sgt_Boomstick
  • QFT, Sgt. Boomstick. QFT. : wytefang
  • Wow. Man, really...that is just another PC>Console blast. You are seriously ignoring some of the innovati... : Pettytheft
• yes. : iggypopped
• games arent getting better, the occasional jewel comes through the sand sometimes. the best thing to come... : sanewave
• In my opinion, games are getting worse in general. They seem more about flash and awe than about good con... : Evil Bones

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  hey pancake remember when we had a huge thread about this picture yesterday : electroly
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    except we had the full size pictures that included that kid's orthopedic shoes : electroly
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      God dammit : pancake humper
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        take the time i just saved you and go look up the miley cyrus blowjob picture that came out a couple days... : electroly
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          you forget who you were talking to? : pancake humper
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            you already saw it, then? and you didn't SM me?! : electroly
            • I smoked instead :( sorry. Also, fuck Karel in the A : pancake humper
        • /fapfapfap : Iwannaacura
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          whoa whoa whoa, what picture is this??? : askedrelic
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            i don't know what you're talking about! on an unrelated note here are some words that i like doly... : electroly
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              that's shame. I'd image it would be an awesome pic. : askedrelic
              • yeah if such a picture were to exist, which i'm sure it doesn't, it would be awesome. but i'm still not ... : electroly
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  haha reddit http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3630/3634150821_9011ab504d.jpg?v=0 : mindshot
  • hahaha : Godhatesfatpeople
  • lol : Maddog_Delphi97
• what kid? all i see are tits : eeeealmo
• 0wned!!! : CrustaR
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  Her breasts are so fantastic. : orgcaptainnemo
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    There were nude pics of her the other day. One of her tits is noticeably larger than the other. : thecray
    • I'll take the big one : ErneX
    • This thread is useless without links to said pictures. : ColoradoCNC
• He'd see her retard thumb and immediately be turned off anyway. : jingletard
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  the kid looks like a timetraveller from the late eighties... : vassili_zaitsev
  • that shirt hes wearing is awesome : mindshot
• Phil Jr. : mechanicalgrape
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  she's saying, "ugh these plebeians are so gross" : Magus
  • I first-glanced that as pabloans : king_darius
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  http://bayimg.com/image/eabfpaacc.jpg : Maddog_Delphi97
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    hahaha, that's the most disturbing thing I've seen all day : losimagic
    • http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/8t5fh/surely_the_most_confounding_photo_youll_see_this/ That's wh... : Maddog_Delphi97
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    hahaha Keyboard Cat tattoo included! : ErneX
    • ^^^^^^^^^^^^ : slickdoody
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      holy shit lol hahahaha : g0nk
      • :D : Maddog_Delphi97
    • haha, spot on : atom519
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      Fucking AWESOME. : abrasion
      • Yeah, I just noticed the keyboard cat tattoo. lol : Maddog_Delphi97
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    what the fuck maddog hahaha : Nitrium
    • :D : Maddog_Delphi97
  • lol love the new tattoo : Cashh
  • I cannot stop laughing at this : OverloadUT
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    Shit i still find this kinda hot... is it because the boy has a girly face? or is it because i am a faggo... : Utopia
    • Definitely the latter. I find the person with the Megan Fox body to be completely unattractive. A good fa... : OverloadUT
    • It's number 2, also the reason why you're an assman. Well, it's either that or Fox's enormous boobs : one random winner
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    nice : Maarten Goldstein
    • Thank you! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
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    lmao dammit maddog you did NOT just fukung megan fox : Downforce
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      fukung is a verb now? What? : Maddog_Delphi97
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        ur fukung right it is : Home Nugget
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          Is fukung like the opposite of kung fu? : Maddog_Delphi97
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            Holy shit I never saw that until you pointed it out. : SiW.
            • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19701540 http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19603782 I'm not the... : Maddog_Delphi97
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      It's called a headswap, and it's been around a lot longer than fukung has : deject
      • Ah, I was wondering what he even meant. : Turd Ferguson
  • this is weirdly amusing : Begawkiness
  • BAHHAHAHAHAHA holy shit i love that. : OhSnapHighFive
  • Further proof that awesome tits make anyone look better. : Ride-My-Rocket
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    i'd seriously still do her. nothing a pillow over the face can't fix. : [fry]
    • lol : Maddog_Delphi97
  • haha. : Mmmmmoo
  • hahah what : WhatIsThisFor
  • hahahahaa, incredible : Unleashed
  • hahahahahahah : fsck
  • dude that is brilliant, particularly the keyboard cat tattoo haha : Magus
  • Haha awesome : bolneze
• poor kid? He got within 2 feet of her, that's awesome! : grandmasterlee
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  I'm stupid and don't even know who this chick is. Megan Fox? : tashtego
  • Yes, and yes : OverloadUT
  • I didn't know. She looks like Olivia Munn. : BlackCat9
• She is so damned gorgeous. Freakin' crazy hot. : Scotty22
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  She does nothing for me. I must be dead inside. : Skoal^Fyfan
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    allow me to go further: she has many bad features and I've had multiple better looking women. : ]pm[chem
    • i'll take it a step up: i have had sex with megan fox on multiple occasions and was sorely disappointed e... : yoonix
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      such claims are useless without pix : das_runt
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        that is one of the differences between me and 242 or sparkly. I don't kiss and tell! at least, in detai... : ]pm[chem
        • Which is why it's so much easier to call BS on you than it is on sparkly. Sparkly is a true American hero... : yoonix
        • then we have every right to call you a lying douchebag! : randomposter
    • 10/10 giant faggot(s) : abrasion
    • As with all claims about someone making up things about mystical people in the sky or government conspira... : pigvomit
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      /removes monocle and wipes it clean sir, megan fox is downright ugly and I have banged multiple hotter c... : steelsamurai
      • Here here good sir, I doth believe that this Megan Fox is nothing more than a Fleet Street slag who has s... : deject
  • Agreed completely. : Evil Benius
• i wanna know if she looks so irritated specifically because of that kid or just because she's being pulle... : das_runt
• Haha those expressions are priceless. Welcome to real life. : bolneze

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  www.pcgames.de - They ran out already, tried to get one with no luck. : Shadowdane
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    if you know a bit of german, 55 still here -> http://gamers.eurogamer.de/giveaways.php?id=86946 : ElPopo
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      GAHH MY REGISTRATION ISNT WORKING : feek
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        same :( : gendail
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          SWEET! Got one with only 5 left! : gendail
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            FUUUUCKKKKKK : feek
            • i hate my life : feek
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      yah i tried to register but it won't let me login. Can't figure out why : Shadowdane
      • WOOT... got one! It took about 5 mins for the registration confirmation email to come through. : Shadowdane
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      I REGISTRATIONED JA AND CONFIRMATION EMAIL IS NOT ARRIVING JA SO CANT LOGIN JA? IT'S ALL LIKE VERBOTTEN. : yoonix
      • No email yet and keys are gone. :( : yoonix
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      I registered but they haven't sent the confirmation email and the keys are trickling away... : gakera
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        HEY I GOT ONE! what the hell do I do now? : gakera
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          ahh you have to register you key at: http://beta.citiesxl.com/signup : gakera
          • lol my computer is so going to vomit when I try to run this game :( I really don't have the money for a... : gakera
    • i don't understand a word, but managed to register and got my key, thanks! : [eluder]
• Link plz! : yoonix
• hm...I signed up a while ago and no key :( : byorn
• jeez that's not true I tried that simtropolis site and they're having some gay easter egg hunt for a code... : gakera
• wooo got one of eurogamer's with 4 left :) : Foxhawk
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  Damn the Peer to Peer Downloader is FAST... getting 2.6MB/sec! O_O : Shadowdane
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    wait link plz, I'm downloading from some gay french site : gakera
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      https://beta.citiesxl.com/download/ It's listed below the regular download links : Shadowdane
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        MONKEYS THAT'S FAST! 2.2MB/sec for me :O : gakera
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          P2P for the fucking win, what the hell is wrong with anybody that doesn't use it to distribute large file... : gakera
          • Mine is stuck on 0% :-/ : Bamtan
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  I got one and you can apparently add friends, add me! http://beta.citiesxl.com/gakera : gakera
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    I added you! : helvetica
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      https://beta.citiesxl.com/helvetica : helvetica
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        Weird I got an email saying that but I'm still listed with 0 friends :( : gakera
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          I think it shows 0, cause none of us have actually logged into the game yet. : Shadowdane
          • oh u need to approve the requests, the link is a bit hard to see on your Profile page. : Shadowdane
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          Did you click the "Manage your Friends" link? It's hiding on the lower right of the building image. : helvetica
          • AH ok, thanks ! : gakera
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/elUDer : [eluder]
  • https://beta.citiesxl.com/cltcprd add me! : cltcprd
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/Inovius : Crw22
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/Topojijo : Chod
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/ElPopo : ElPopo
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/maarteng (thanks eurogamer) : Maarten Goldstein
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/hawkeye : hawkeye
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/boofy : boofy
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/OverloadUT : OverloadUT
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/Masem : Masem
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/dunwich : Dunwich
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/urbangarlic : urban garlic
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/graincloud : graincloud
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/misterphoton : MisterPhoton
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/Matt : Matt Burris
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/drzettl : DrZettl
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/skankcore : skankcore
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/Haxim : Haxim
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    http://beta.citiesxl.com/poedell : Mr.Johnson
    • The page you are trying to access does not exist. : skankcore
    • Thought it went by Login, it goes by username which i just changed... http://beta.citiesxl.com/MrJ ... : Mr.Johnson
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/ateam311 : ateam311
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/umbr : Umbr
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/tincan : Tincan
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/feek : feek
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/ridemyrocket : Ride-My-Rocket
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/rydogg1 : RyDogg1
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/byorn : byorn
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/Deathlove : Deathlove
  • https://beta.citiesxl.com/nitrium : Nitrium
  • http://beta.citiesxl.com/ransom : Arceihn
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  What is "CITIEX XL BETA" ? : abrasion
  • A city simulation game, could be the spiritual successor to the Sim City series. : one random winner
  • Think "SimCity MMO" : Ride-My-Rocket
• Add me too: http://beta.citiesxl.com/Shadowdane : Shadowdane
• this is Windows only, right? : g0nk
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  any of the sites have any left? :( : cltcprd
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    Eurogamer.net has 400 keys left : pancake humper
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      http://gamers.eurogamer.net/giveaways.php?id=86947 : pancake humper
      • woot! thanks! : cltcprd
      • Awesome thank you! : Crw22
      • thanks sir. : ateam311
      • oh fucking badass : feek
      • sweet thanks for this. : ass-street
      • THERE ARE STILL KEYS AVAILABLE HERE! But they're going fast so hurry! : OverloadUT
      • Got it, thanks! Awesomely enough, my registration from eurogamer.de worked for this. Haha. : yoonix
      • sweet and swept : deviantpaul
      • Thanks! : losimagic
      • THERE ARE STILL 88 keys left @ http://gamers.eurogamer.net/giveaways.php?id=86947 : Ride-My-Rocket
      • Hell fucking yes. Thanks! : Arceihn
    • You sir are amazing, I got a key! : JamesArhy
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      GAH I wish I already had a eurogamer account, their activation emails aren't sending : MisterPhoton
      • I got my activation email from them within about 30sec or so : Crw22
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        sweet, it finally came! got one! Now, is the nickname what shows up in-game and the login is to log in... : MisterPhoton
        • yes... : [eluder]
    • Awesome, TY! : boarder2
    • yaaay : Bamtan
  • i got one by signign up to cvg http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=217716 : Chandler55
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  yah... mine just finished downloading. Installing! : Shadowdane
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    grr your status online is "playing now" I'm jealous :P : gakera
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      It won't let me upload my Avatar... keeps giving me an error message. :( : Shadowdane
      • No I see you have an avatar now : gakera
      • Finally took about 6 attempts before it would upload : Shadowdane
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        where do you change your avatar? : [eluder]
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          You create it when you first log into the game. : Shadowdane
          • JEEZUZ The avatar creation screen is like an air traffic control panel! : gakera
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  Looks like there is no English client? : OverloadUT
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    User the Peer to Peer Downloader... the client I got is English. : Shadowdane
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      the P2P downloader doesn't seem to like my firewall or something - stuck at 0% : MisterPhoton
      • a ha, restart it if its stuck on 0% for you, I'm pulling down at 2.6 MB/s now - 15 minutes remaining : MisterPhoton
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      wow, 6.6 MB/s using P2P : boofy
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        Yeah, I don't know what's going on with that thing but it's downloading faster than this connection has e... : Arceihn
        • It also took me by surprise: 3.5 MB/ s!!! : guigr
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      anyone got a link ? i can't seem to find a way to download it...got my key earlier today. : botch
      • i suck but then i redeemed myself by finding it: https://beta.citiesxl.com/download/ : botch
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  I'm going to make my city on the Hyperion server. City name "Shackville" :) : Shadowdane
  • Oh right, it's an MMO? If so, we should work together to form a Shacktopia. : Bamtan
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    Okay since you're the first to say one Hyperion is the official Shack server! : OverloadUT
    • Bump for official Shackserver selection. Hyperion : Matt Burris
  • Very nice. I'll try building a city soon enough. : skankcore
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    once the servers are back up I'll join that server too :) : gakera
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      Hehe I re-created Gakopolis right next door :) : gakera
      • ....aaaand it crashed :( Stupid graphics card, I neeeed a new one bah :P : gakera
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  I remoted into my computer to download it.. Got it from the french site, was only 100mb? Can anyone confi... : Mr.Johnson
  • That's just the first installer. Scroll down the page, there's 2 more files. : Bamtan
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    no i think it's 3 files each around / over 1 GB° : gakera
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      use the P2P client it's super fast : gakera
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        Does it take a while to get past the few few percent? Mine just says "0%" with no download speed indicate... : Bamtan
        • Restart it : OverloadUT
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          see above, I restarted my p2p downloader and it started downloading superfast : MisterPhoton
          • cheers, worked like a charm : Bamtan
    • Thought it was a little small, using the p2p now.. thanks boys : Mr.Johnson
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  what server are you guys playing, I logged into Oberon : gakera
  • See above, Hyperion is the Shackserver of choice. : Matt Burris
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    I just created Gakopolis on Oberon :) : gakera
    • Awww... I think it froze when I was going to place some farms :( : gakera
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  Servers are down for maintenance? Are you getting this (from the game client?) : gakera
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    website is down : [eluder]
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      Yeah, I can't register my beta key. : Ride-My-Rocket
      • nm, back up now. : Ride-My-Rocket
      • seems to be back up, you might try again... : [eluder]
• Damn the game servers seems to be dieing under the load... very SLOW : Shadowdane
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  Uboy, it crashed and now it's telling me that "Program files x86" is corrupt and that I should run chkdis... : gakera
  • Wow it rebooted, I did not expect that! took forever tho. I've never been so glad to hear that vista star... : gakera
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  someone please hook me up with a key :( : mwasher
  • Eurogamer had 64 left when I got mine. : Deathlove
  • http://gamers.eurogamer.net/giveaways.php?id=86947 : Deathlove
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    http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=217716 : [eluder]
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      blocked at work. can someone grab me one using my email? i will sm them : mwasher
      • not from this link... the keys are gone :( : rgoer
    • this one has no more keys :( : DeBurgo
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    http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=217716 : Arceihn
    • curse you eluder : Arceihn
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      All gone : Whistler77
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        argh! : rgoer
        • FICLsdag : mwasher
        • looks like we're out of luck :( : Whistler77
    • sorry guys :( : [eluder]
• I'm going to need to restart my city... I'm about $80,000 in the hole. I build Fuel Extraction plant ... : Shadowdane
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  Can't get past the avatar creation screen, Upload Failed :( : Bamtan
  • keep trying it took about 6-8 times for it to upload for me... I think their servers are just getting ha... : Shadowdane
• any other sites for keys? : rgoer
• Ich spreche Deutsch jetzt : MuteMode
• I missed my chance :( : re-verse
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  I love beta emails! http://beta.citiesxl.com/fckvwls : noodleboy723
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    I could have sworn I signed up for this months ago but I have received nothing : ( :( :( : (:( : (SF(:GHD... : mwasher
    • don't worry, you aren't alone : Reptile
• I'll sign in with a name in a bit, but just a heads up, fileplanet has a beta key as well, but its for su... : JuffoWup
• POST URLS TO BETA KEY RELEASES HERE I want one :'( : eonix
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  http://www.shatteredcrystal.com/index.php/free_items <- Will have codes later today. : NFXFSX
  • cheers matey. : Klebold
  • Thanks! Signed up to get notified. : eonix
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  Servers are down for maintenance? fffffffff : Arceihn
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    yah figures... just as I was getting my city going kinda decent. lol : Shadowdane
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      and just when I was going to look into nuking my city so I could start over... : MisterPhoton
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        lol I got an IE "cannot display the webpage" error in the game client when I tried to restart it : gakera
        • Yeah, the entire beta site's down. : Arceihn
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  OK, awesome birthday, first AAO3 and now the Cities XL beta! WOOOOO! Anyone got a spare Beta key? : MercFox1
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    only way i know of right now is to sign up to be notified later today : http://www.shatteredcrystal.co... : mwasher
    • I can't wait for this. Playing SC4 and RH is awesome, but I need some next-gen city simulation. : MercFox1
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    if you have a fileplanet account, they are offering up keys. : JuffoWup
    • nice - forgot to cancel my fileplanet after getting in on warhammer beta. got my key, killing my fileshac... : re-verse
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  Damn it was up for a minute, but now its offline again. : Shadowdane
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    i just hope that all the issues will be resolved when i get back home to test it out : [eluder]
    • i have a felling might be bandwidth related or something like that... before it went offline stuff was r... : Shadowdane
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    It's back up (for me) for how long idk : noodleboy723
    • Actually, forget I said anything : noodleboy723
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  What the heck? I signed up for this like a month ago or more and no key :( : pyide
  • yah I signed up too and didn't get one... i hate to hunt for one this morning. : Shadowdane
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    Pretty sure it was a lottery. These things almost always are. : Arceihn
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      It makes more sense to give the keys to the people who were interested enough to sign up for it directly ... : pyide
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        They did give keys to people who signed up. Just not all of them. I think you'll find the majority of the : Arceihn
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          they are going to have to tax their servers with eventually if they are keeping the whole mmo aspect hing... : pyide
          • lol.. the servers are down right now u know. :P : Shadowdane
      • Distributing keys to a bunch of news outlets generates a lot of marketing buzz : OverloadUT
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  Wednesday, June 17 2009 - 7:40PM (GMT) We are currently experiencing technical difficulties due to a p : Shadowdane
  • oh, maybe this explains the problem that i have. : [eluder]
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  CitiesXL_Game.exe The application failed to initialize... blah blah. >:( Anyone got that error? Vist... : [eluder]
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    I'm running vista 64 and it worked for me after I installed that C++ thing that's also linked on the down... : gakera
    • thanks for the tip, it's working now :) : [eluder]
• any new leads for keys? : rgoer
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  grr I forgot to add a "+thissite@gmail.com" to my gmail address when signing up for all those forums and ... : gakera
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    They're all reputable sites; just unsubscribe from them. : OverloadUT
    • No this was spam for some other shit, like ecards or something, I'm just saying the timing fits, it got t... : gakera
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    what does this mean ? "+thissite@gmail.com" ? : botch
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      If you have a google account, you can add "+anything" to the end of your username in your email address " : OverloadUT
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        Is it part of the spec? Many sites don't allow it when you enter your email, claiming "invalid email" - j... : gakera
        • I don't know what spec there would be, but + is a valid (reserved) URI character. : Agrona
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        Very interesting. Thanks for the thorough explanation. I wonder if there's a firefox addon or greasemon... : botch
        • some sites don't allow it, claiming "+" invalidates an email address, so such a script would really be a ... : gakera
      • except you can't because like 80% of websites use the same regex string which doesn't allow for +es in e-... : Agrona
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  anyone have a faster dl link? fileplanet is horrible. : re-verse
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    Use their P2P app, it was blazingly fast for me. : boarder2
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      I'd love to know what protocol they used. It seemed too fast for bittorrent, but it could have been! : OverloadUT
      • Yeah, it really did seem like it was too fast to be bittorrent. : boarder2
    • I used the P2P and it took 45 minutes, which wasn't too bad. : helvetica
  • use the peer to peer link. took me 10 minutes : jdmSlix
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  Anyone recently download the client and was able to play? I tried the "play offline" option but it tells ... : helvetica
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    I can play offline (I already activated my account I guess, but I don't know how, I did sign up for the a... : gakera
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      Ah okay, thanks for the info. Guess I'll wait for the tutorials so I can properly learn how to manage tra... : helvetica
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        There are 3 tutorials, covering not much more than moving around and zoning the easy zones. If you're fam... : gakera
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          Where are the tutorials? I must've missed them. Right now I'm trying to save space next to Shacksville. : helvetica
          • Just in the main menu, before you select to play online... : gakera
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    It told me the same thing. :( : nevicata
    • It's up now! : nevicata
• looking forward to this when i get home : shavenewok
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  goddammit does anyone have an extra key? :( : mwasher
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    pretty please :( : mwasher
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      I don't want to spend $15 on fileplanet for this. : mwasher
      • or $7. : mwasher
• This is totally raping the shit out of me, I think I need to go back and play the zoning tutorial because... : boarder2
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  SOME KEYS STILL LEFT HERE. http://www.onlinewelten.com/win/226-cities-xl-beta-keys/ To the right th... : DrWaffles
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    is it going to be german? : noobja
    • They're just giving out keys. They aren't locked to a region, are they? : DrWaffles
  • is it going to be german? : noobja
  • thanks for this, got one : nepharious
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    I got a server error after registering. Now it says my account is locked, and no email sent to me. : sigpro
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      I got the same error, and then managed to find the link to send another verification email, but once I ... : loboVT
      • i can't even get it to log me into the main site, oh well. : sigpro
  • Thanks for this. : Grim_Grom
  • Got one, thanks! : theamazingrand0
  • I missed out :'( : moe6

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• dognose, TN panels are very good for gaming since they have a fast response time. :| : CrustaR
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  I suggest you not really read into LCD arguments on the Internet. It's worse than console wars. The mo... : pancake humper
  • YOU'RE awesome. : dognose
  • until he sees dithering : manero
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  I have a PVA panel and a TN, and I used the TN for gaming for a couple years until I got my 2707. It's f... : bipolar
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    Hows to 2707? : d0gbert
    • It's amazing. The 2707s have an issue with red levels being too high, but with a colorimeter and ultramo... : bipolar
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  The color reproduction will be fine. They say "poor" but what they really mean is "if you're a post-pres... : electroly
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    Surprisingly my 2001FP just got a giant blue line on it and started going speckly last night after I orde... : askedrelic
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      Did you order the 24" monitor on the 2001FP? I think it knows :-( : electroly
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        the 2001fp is coming up on being 6 years old, it might have grown too much :( : askedrelic
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          haha this is crazy, i too ordered a S2409W to replace a 2001FP that i bought a few years ago. : wendigo
          • Same here. I wish I had use for a 2nd monitor, I would put them side by side. : dognose
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            Same here, I've had my 2001FP for many years now. I'm going to use it as a second monitor... I'm looking ... : SatansFist
            • I can't work without 2 monitors and I'm lusting for 3 or 4 right now :/ : askedrelic
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  That projector is an HD input capable projector. But its output res is not HD Dognose. Just to clarify ... : ant_hillbilly
  • Ooh you are indeed right, thanks you for this clarification. Projector is NOT TRUE HD. : dognose
• don't worry about it : mwasher
• Dell charges sales tax in any state they have a physical store IIRC. We have to pay it in WA also :( : cltcprd
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  Why did you get that LCD? Go return it and get a Dell 2209WA. : Link.
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    I wish that the 2209WA was still on sale for $200 :( I need another (sold my 2005fpw to offset the cost ... : cltcprd
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      call up the small business people and ask. I got two for $212. : Cheeziologist
      • but then i have to call. :( : cltcprd
    • just call and offer then $200 they'll still sell it for that much : dignan
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    22" for $80 more than a 24"? Does it make popcorn or something? : dognose
    • it's IPS rather than TN. eIPS I think. This is a holy war I'd rather not take part in : Cheeziologist
    • It's fucking gorgeous, is what it is. : deadhorse
    • you can get it for $200... the viewing angles are amazing, was my main selling point : dignan
    • compared to my 2407WFP, it is superior in every way but size and resolution. : kungfusquirrel
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      not to ra1n things up here, but my Apple 24" Cinema display I find is a bit too large >:(. : steelsamurai
      • How close are you sitting to it :( : dognose
  • Speaking of e-ips. LG needs to get there act together and release that 23in 1080p e-ips monitor pronto. : ant_hillbilly
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  TN's are fine unless you want crystal clear colour accuracy which is only really useful for photo editing : Mr. Goodwrench
  • Nah I don't hang out at 4Chan so I never need to edit photos. : dognose
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  Every panel tech has pros and cons, yes the colors on the TN won't be as good as they would be on an IPS,... : veras
  • Thanks, both my current and new ones are 5 MS and I don't think I have ever seen ghosting. I know I wi... : dognose
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  i have that monitor and i love it. I'm sure the color accuracy isn't Pantone accurate, but it still look... : sketchuout
  • This review here makes it look to be very good indeed http://reviews.cnet.com/lcd-monitors/dell-s2409w/45 : dognose
• Colors really aren't that great on a TN panel, but the real issues with TN panels are the shitty viewing ... : jingletard
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  hey dognose i got a new tv and some other stuff look http://www.easyscreens.info/gallery/20090616/8.jpg n... : [fry]
  • all the houston shackers should come over it'll be great : [fry]
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    I want you to retake that picture but with some action movie on it instead :( : dognose
    • Also that is either a really nice TV or you have a great upscaling camera : dognose
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      pick the movie and scene (has to be available on blu-ray) and i'll take the picture tonight : [fry]
      • Anything where there is an explosion or a car chase or people kicking each other in the face : dognose
• I bought this exact monitor like 4 months ago. It's great for everything, gaming, surfing etc. My las... : jimmy-buffett
• You will notice the difference side by side, definitely. I have a 25.5" TN (cheap Acer) and a 2001FP. T... : Freon
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  i ordered this yesterday, i just got the shipping notice email from dell just now : whereiwannab
  • omg me too :O : dognose

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• hello : cptstern
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  spoil tag that shit from now on plz! : mr.sleepy
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    sorry ...but is it really giving away plot? i's just robot balls : cptstern
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      Final battle in Egypt against Devastator might reveal a bit more than people wanted to read. : pigvomit
      • Wasn't that much given away in the TV spots? : walker270
      • that's in the previews : riptyde
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  That's terrible. Transformers isn't a work of art or high brow by any means, but robot balls is just ter... : ZTac
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    what about robot cock http://i30.tinypic.com/2s0lcpi.jpg : GloriousCow
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      :( : Optimus Prime
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        hahahaha oh noes : Downforce
        • At least Prime is making Megatron his bitch. *Peter Cullen voice* I'm droppin' loads! (of energon) : pigvomit
    • Yeah, that's a Rule 34 incident right there. : pigvomit
    • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
    • CLANG CLANG : askedrelic
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      what the fuck..is that megatron? god I hate the internet...IS NOTHING SACRED : whodares
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        no. Name something. : GloriousCow
        • I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood. The Stay-Puft Marshm... : pigvomit
    • hahaha dude you are broken inside : Magus
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  bumblebee already pissed on a dude : xxiv
  • yeah, from his vagina olololo : Magus
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  This is the subthread where everyone defends Transformers as totally awesome bro and anyone who didn't li... : sgtsanity
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    No, the first one definitely sucked. But the fact that it looks like they've slowed down the action seque... : FlatlineDixay
    • This is all I want. A chance to actually watch the amazing visuals. I don't want to leave the theater, wi... : Dontdrop
  • Right. : pigvomit
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    The Animated series running now *is* awesome, even if stgdz and I are the only ones watching it. I watche... : geedeck
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      I actually agree. I think anything Transformers have sucked since Beast Wars but this new series is actu... : Edges
      • I think it's been pretty surprisingly brutal in terms of death in the show. I mean Blurr was hella teh ow : geedeck
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    The first movie was pretty good, actually. Unless of course you were expecting a canon-faithful movie bas... : ColoradoCNC
    • I had never watched Transformers so it was not the fact that it wasn't canon that I hated. It was the ... : OverloadUT
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      Sounds like you never watched the show if you think it was a 30 minute toy commercial. : MoreVespeneGas
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        The show was only 20 minutes long. The other 10 minutes were filled with other toy commercials, and comm... : walker270
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          So... you never watched ANY morning cartoons then. : Edges
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            I still watch some Saturday morning cartoons. TMNT is the shit (my DVR is setup to record it). Still,... : walker270
            • I guess when you're a kid, it's all subliminal. We're such easy suckers. : Edges
      • It's true though. I loved the show, but when I saw new Transformers or one of them prominently was featu... : pigvomit
    • aaaaaand here it is! : SenorSpine
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    Does it need defense? I watched it and enjoyed it and have no problem watching and enjoying it over and o... : Vincent Grayson
    • Well, he is projecting one side as an offender of sorts, totally ignoring the acts of people who actually... : pigvomit
  • it was totally awesome. now in this subthread everyone can talk about how precious their 80's talking spa... : Magus
• The real question is will the $200 dollar toy of Devastator have them so i can make my Optimus Figure jig... : NukemFornever
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  Whatever, I'm looking forward to Transmorphers 2: Fall of Man http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1376460/ : Wheatloaf
  • oh dear god... they are making a sequel? that hurts me physically : Sparticuse
• The reviewer talks about robots that transform into jaguars and the matrix of leadership like they are ne... : pigvomit
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  And I was almost convinced to watch the first one.. I'll go back to by boycott now. : devi| dog
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    Why are you boycotting again? Raped childhood? : pigvomit
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      When he was young, he got teabagged by a neighbour dressed as Devastator. : stump
      • me grimlock me mmmmph : On the Brane
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        Actually I got Optimus Prime stuck up my ass while experimenting around the age of 12. : devi| dog
        • The trailer part of the action figure. : devi| dog
        • I always thought of Optimus as a father figure, I hope it wasn't the same way for you : HojuSimpson
        • You've got the touch! : Snuffles-
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    don't be a faggot chris, it's a fun movie : xxiv
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      Iron Man was not a fun movie, I classify these as the same type. Giant talking robots I guess are not my... : devi| dog
      • Okay, they have nothing in common really, but you seriously didn't like Iron Man? : Conan
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        Haha Iron Man and Transformers are almost nothing alike. There's no "giant talking robots" in Iron Man a... : action wombmate
        • Iron Man ended up being something like an old Godzilla movie at the end, I almost turned it off.. I was e... : devi| dog
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        so what did you think of Iron Giant? p.s. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20194536 : Magus
        • Iron Giant was actually pretty decent. : devi| dog
    • Barely...just barely... : abrasion
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  i want to see the movie, even though the first one was only so-so. I liked the first half, but the sec... : Antilles_Prime
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    You didn't enjoy the fight in the city? : pigvomit
    • it was decent, but the dancing silly robots in the middle got just too silly for me. : Antilles_Prime
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      You mean the random, messy, convolouted, overly complex pixels smashing around with yelling and explosion... : abrasion
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        You couldn't follow that? : pigvomit
        • Me and a shitload of people, correct. : abrasion
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        it was pretty bad storytelling, the plot jumped scene to scene with no structure and no flow but knowing... : Chandler55
        • Actually the uninteresting plot wasn't really really bad, I leave that to my 3 favourite movies to hate o... : abrasion
  • I agree, first 45 minutes were fine, the rest was retarded and boring. : Serpico74
• ill go for the action, dark knight will hold me over for plot for a few years. indy4, spiderman3, wolveri... : Chandler55
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  hahahahah that's so hilarious!! robots don't have balls hahahahah holy shit!!!!!!!! : Mr.SEX
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    I like that he's able to make such a huge big-budget movie and have a sense of humor about it, you know? : brickmatt
    • i would do it but my motivation would be disgust and to show my power and superiority over the masses "lo... : Mr.SEX
• Nice. The movie shouldnt take itself so seriously, anyway. Its suppose to be fun too, guys : Jobos

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• Step 1: Get to level 80. : walker270
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  You can, in fact, waltz into Naxx with quest greens and blues. Naxx10 is very easy and it's like a loot ... : electroly
  • http://www.lootpinata.com/ : stonedonkey
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    Which spec BTW? : electroly
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      Protection Paladin. I've been leveling it with my friend who is playing a Mage and it's worked out really... : das_runt
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        Prot is going to be the hardest to get geared for raiding. I highly recommend getting a dual spec to ... : InfoBiter
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          Agreed. Prot is probably the worst option here for just starting. You're better off going holy and taki... : electroly
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            How is it that tough to gear a prot pally when you can get something crafted for almost every slot but we... : Sarcastro
            • agreed - I was raid def capped on my pala before even setting food inside a heroic. all my gear came fro... : captfarrell
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    I was actually just wondering this with my priest - just hit 80 last week. Been doing dailies instead. : breadsticks
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      Healer or shadow? Especially if you're a healer, you can just walk right into Naxx. There's only like 2... : electroly
      • This is good news for me because I just started leveling a druid and I plan on going resto. : ArcKnight
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        I'm spec'd for both, had enough to dual. I have a dps shadow and a pvp healer disc build from a raider f... : breadsticks
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          Disc can heal, especially in a 10-man setting. I looove my disc spec, and the only reason I picked up a ... : drhazard
          • Disc is fine. I healed heroic General Vezax with a Disc pvp spec. : spectr3
    • I'm so ridiculously out-geared for Naxx10 on my disc priest with mostly PVP/WG gear. I just use Be.Imba t... : drhazard
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    As easy as naxx is, if someone is in greens and blues they are basically just getting a piggy back ride. ... : InfoBiter
    • Sure, I'm assuming that not everyone there is in greens and blues. It's more that you can 8-man Naxx10 e... : electroly
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  i find the best way to be geared for naxx right when you ding 80 is to just run the instances while you l... : Sparticuse
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    Which are the "last" instances before Naxx? What are the Shadow Labs and Arcatraz of WOTLK? : das_runt
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      Halls of Lightning / Halls of Stone / Utguarde Pinnacle I think, though HoL is really the only one ha... : InfoBiter
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        Caverns of Time: The Culling of Stratholme, Oculus : Goncyn
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          its the ones that give rep when you champion. halls of lightning oculus culling of strat pinnacle ... : Sparticuse
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            Bullshit. I've never died even once in Pinnacle, HoL is a bitch (namely, that last room because pats can ... : Vincent Grayson
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              None of that is difficult if everyone in the group understands what they need to do. The problem is that ... : Goncyn
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                Or alternately, when the DPS says "Hey, it's my first time here" and no one bothers to tell them to do so... : Vincent Grayson
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                  I'm just saying, UP is fucking cake. HoL and the last dude in AN are the only ones I've had trouble with.... : Vincent Grayson
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                    The last boss in Old Kingdom is a bitch, too. Well, for everyone else. Healers are very difficult to ki... : electroly
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                      You remember that shit before the nerf? I was 80 like a week or so after wrath came out and had a pretty ... : InfoBiter
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                        Yeah, it was fucking impossible. I actually would switch to my fishing pole right before he casts Insani... : electroly
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                          Yah, only reason it became doable was with a mage with mirror image ready (I was playing my mage at the t... : InfoBiter
                          • The first time I ran heroic OK I was tanking and we had a Druid healer. We kept wiping because of a ridic : Ajax
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                    I agree that UP is cake and Loken in HoL can be difficult but the last guy in AN? You sure you're not thi... : InfoBiter
                    • it could be AN with Anub'arak's spikes when he's underground. You'll always get tards who won't move when... : captfarrell
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                Lightning Whirl can be interrupted? Is it considered a spell? Had a retard warrior die on every pull ... : breadsticks
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                  It can be interrupted, and the Titanium Vanguards aren't too bad if ranged stack on the tank (since they ... : DianeOfTheMoon
                  • Our problem was that we were entirely melee save one shitty warlock. : Vincent Grayson
            • if you are wiping in the room before loken your group is retarded. those pulls are cake : Sparticuse
          • Pinnacle is only hard if you have idiots who don't know how to handle the gauntlet. : Derringer
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  It's the same old system; can't do shit till you hit 80, then you grind the fuck out of heroics for gear ... : InfoBiter
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    dunno, I've been having a shitton of fun in arenas and strand of the ancients and wintergrasp lately. : mmogger
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      But PvP gear isn't great for pvp. For the most part Heroic blues are better than hateful or Titan Forge... : InfoBiter
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        your first line confused the everloving shit out of me, until I figured it was a typo. I agree, it isn... : mmogger
        • Wow, that was an unfortunate typo, stupid iPhone. I was just saying that for someone whose sole objec : InfoBiter
        • The exception to the rule is tanking pieces. The PVP stuff is still pretty damn decent for a beartank. : Entity
• The normal progression is Questing -> Normal Dungeons -> Heroic Dungeons - > Naxx10/Naxx25 -> Ulduar10/Ul... : kek
• heroics and badgeloot : rmjackson
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  I wouldn't even bother with badge loot. It's the same item level as the stuff in naxx10 so you may end up... : Ziggurat
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    dunno Zigg, depending on what spec he's planning on raiding as, there are a few nice badge items, trinket... : icking fudiot
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      this late in the game I figured he'd probably be carried by others who are more geared : Ziggurat
      • Problem is like 80% of the people looking for pickup raids and heroics are figuring the same thing. So wh : InfoBiter
  • its always best when you are a core class to do whatever you can to gear before walking into naxx 10 and ... : rmjackson
  • the badge libram is still awesome for a prot pala until ulduar, I think it is : captfarrell
• You can start collecting the crafted tanking blues at like L76 or something. Between those, the blue ques... : Ajax
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    • cool, just found some stuff, thanks : das_runt
• Simple, just get a handful of epics and nice blues from heroics - THEN hop directly into a Naxx 10. You ... : atom519
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  I just jumped on my 73 Priest, just for kicks. It's sad how doing pick-up 5-man groups hasn't changed at : das_runt
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    Pugs are the worst. WoW would be incredibly irritating without friends who don't suck ass at their chara... : electroly
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      to be fair though ret paladins don't have enough mana to heal themselves. it'd just be a pointless DPS d... : electroly
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        and shadow priests can't heal in shadow form. you'd have to be insane to ask an spriest to actually shif... : electroly
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          He'd ask me to top him off out of combat, the few times that peeps were drinking or eating. It was utterl... : das_runt
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            The "HEALS PLEASE" during combat pisses me the fuck off. It's like dude, do you really think I don't not... : electroly
            • I have a raid leader that does this on vent. It is the most frustrating thing ever in the history of frus... : InfoBiter
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        I guess I can't have sympathy for the guy when he's pulling aggro off the tank on every pull, without fai... : das_runt
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          Well sure. You gotta expect that from a ret paladin ;) Nothing makes me fucking rage like people pull... : electroly
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            My current favorite on bad pugs is one I had a few weeks ago. I need Heroic Old Kingdom on my Shaman : InfoBiter
            • Yeah, I hate that shit. Especially blaming healing aggro on the healer. I don't even know what to say i... : electroly
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            If the person understands the limits of healer mana but just push you so the group can move faster throug... : Turd Ferguson
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              No, I will never agree with this. You pull when the healer stands up, and no sooner. Period. Unless yo... : electroly
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                That is, nobody understands the limits of healer mana better than the healer. And nobody is watching my ... : electroly
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                  Damn, it sounds like you've had to heal some boneheads. : Ajax
                  • It's WoW. There are an incalculable number of boneheads for every decent player. : InfoBiter
                  • There are several reasons I gave up raiding, and this is one. :) : electroly
                  • I certainly have too. But I have healed some good players as well. : Turd Ferguson
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                If we're talking 5 mans I agree with you 95% of the time, the other 5% being when the tank is a friend of... : InfoBiter
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                  The problem I always had in 25s is that the tank would see ONE healer up and pull a pack. The other heal... : electroly
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                    Or the FUCKING ROGUE would decide it's his job to use FUCKING TRICKS OF THE TRADE to pull a whole pack be... : electroly
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                      I used to do that shit on my mage back in Karazan. These fucking groups would spend 15 minutes discussi... : InfoBiter
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                        I really don't miss the constant, super long explanations of bosses. I remember doing Kael'thas in TK, a : electroly
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                          what in the hell? 30 minutes discussing strat, damn. : Turd Ferguson
                          • Some raid leaders go waaaaaaaay overboard. That fight explanation should be 5 minutes tops. : electroly
                    • I love tricks of the trade. On one H-UP run I had such a fail tank that for Skadi I had to ToT and then ... : bRAINsick
    • Other than the shitty HoL group I had last night, I've had a fantastic time with PUGs. Maybe it depends o... : Vincent Grayson
  • I leveled 70-80 only doing PuG instance groups as a priest, generally had no problems. : TreMetal
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    haha, solid summary. Lately, I'll hop into a VoA or Naxx 25 pug and only give it two wipes. Based o... : atom519
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      Since Emalon was introduced VoA is the worst thing ever to pug. I mean Emalon really isn't a difficult fi : InfoBiter
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        I actually participated in a few Mag's Lair pugs back in BC. Click the box. Who's clicking? Someone click... : das_runt
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          I used to pug gruuls all the time on my mage just for fun (it seems that everyone knew I could mage tank ... : InfoBiter
          • PUGing gruul's was actually kinda fun, back when I played a T6 feral druid. That shit was fun, tho... : walker270
      • Emalon makes me so angry. I totally out-gear Archavon, but I could use some of the stuff he drops still, : drhazard
  • IMO Blizzards move to create every class, except for rogue, lock, mage, into a hybrid class was the wors... : Wombat Woo
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    My experience with PUGs has been mixed. Some of the best people I played with I found through PUGs (and ... : action wombmate
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      Exactly. I just check the guild tags. If it has just one high ASCII character in it, or is based on pop c... : Entity
      • All my pugs rocked since I am such an overgeared DK tank for most of the content in WoW. : Nighteyes
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        I've always found Stúpïd Gûìld Námês to be a good indicator of terribads. :) : electroly
        • Or, worse, if it's outright misspelled. If your guild name is misspelled, I'm sorry, I'm not even going ... : electroly
    • Yeah, there certainly have been a few good PUGs. It's really nice when you get a good group, you finish w... : das_runt
  • I only PUG with the high end raiding guilds' alts, and for our own guild members' PUGs. I am an exception... : Entity
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  You can walk in to 10 man naxx soon as you hit 80. : Thisispol
  • Although, to make things easy, I'd get a full set of Saronite Battlegear from a guildie Blacksmith, just ... : Rotten Deadite
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  OT WoW question: If I lost my CDs and wanna play again, does blizzard have a spot where I can download th... : uncle slappy
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    Yeah, you can merge your WoW account with a new Battle.net account. Then you should be able to download t... : das_runt
    • Inside your account management is a download link... : etherboy
  • its downloadable from the wow website. : Turd Ferguson
• Fuck this thread. resubbing my account that expires on Saturday So much for spending $40 on Warhamm... : etherboy
• EJ has a guide in their Prot field manual on what gear/enchants to get http://elitistjerks.com/f76/t3717... : captfarrell

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• Valid question. Do tell. : pturvz
• i heard it's at your mom's house OH SNAP : chrisschutz
• I wanted to get it before I went into work, looks like that's not gonna happen =( : SatansFist
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  10AM PST / 1PM EST : pancake humper
  • grrrr : davidc02
• Not until noon Central ST : byorn
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  I heard MMS functionality will be turned on today, but that's just some dirty rumour. I think they usual... : jingletard
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    AT&T is dragging their ass because they are afraid that iPhone users are going to kill the network. : mancide
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      I'm guessing they're dragging their ass so that people buy new iPhones before they announce new higher pr... : FusionJunky
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        MMS just counts against your SMS plan. 1 MMS = 1 SMS http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/06/att-pay... : arhughes
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          Yeah exactly. They could change that. : OverloadUT
          • not if you sign a contract before hand. : Korban
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        Yea, MMS will just count on your text plan. I think they are scared of all the extra data associated with... : mancide
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          because AT&T's network sucks huge fucking dick. I HATE IT SO MUCH. : Matto357
          • ^ This. It's shocking how bad the coverage is in downtown San Fran : riptyde
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          see my post below. : g0nk
          • Ok, but their network still sucks huge fucking dick and I still HATE IT SO MUCH. I really have had som... : Matto357
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        no, it's their system. everything is "features" on the account. with the iPhone, the feature "Restrict MM... : g0nk
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          See, I think there is more to it than that because I called & had the opt-out removed from my account, an : jingletard
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            thats odd. that's the 1st time i've heard that, i've read of people doing the same thing you did and it w... : g0nk
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              it depends greatly on who you end up talking to over at AT&T. most of their staff is completely retarded... : dopefish
              • Yeah, this is what I did. I spoke to a 'tard at business care then talked to their "level 2" support and... : jingletard
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          Why would you disable a feature on the network side that the phone can't even support? : mancide
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            it's not network side, it's account side. all the flags on an account. like everyone's account has "911 e... : g0nk
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              But that disables MMS from working over the network. Again, it still doesn't make sense why they did that... : mancide
              • pretty much. : g0nk
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          I don't see why they couldn't accomplish that with a simple update query :( : Ebu
          • like i said, their system sucks ass. : g0nk
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          Not knowing the systems that they're working on but knowing how these things are generally set up makes m... : Yanks
          • And despite you saying the system sucks, you are probably referring to the frontend that you were using a... : Yanks
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  Can I update the iPhone from any computer with iTunes? : flubba79
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    Or should I wait to do this when I get home from work to do it on the computer I normally sync to? : flubba79
    • I would wait. Just easier that way. : Matto357
    • I would wait. If you update from another computer you will loose all of your music so when you get home y... : byorn
• You don't has it? http://gizmodo.com/5284779/iphone-os-30-now-available-in-torrent : FusionJunky
• up your butt and around the corner : fathertime
• contract issues. People can wiggle out of an Etf if att changes plans on people. so they have some issues... : Iwannaacura
• tip on checking for new version within Terminal: Launch Terminal and type in the following every few m... : g0nk
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  I'm not getting it until there's a jailbreak released so I can wait awhile. : Albemuth
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    There´s a jailbrake already.. : davidc02
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      for iPhone 3G you have to wait until friday it seems, older iPhones today after Apple releases the 3.0 OS : ErneX
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        7 minutes :o : davidc02
        • let's see if they deliver : ErneX
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    Friday, ultrasn0w is coming out : pancake humper
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      jailbreak does not equal SIM unlock people. Software unlock for all models should be available "shortl... : zyklonbee
      • quickpwn should have the jailbrake soon though... : davidc02
      • pretty sure you need to jailbreak before you do ultrasn0w anyways so they go hand in hand : pancake humper
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        what are exactly the differences? : doomed
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          jailbreaking doesn't touch the network-level stuff. SIM locking, Baseband, all that jazz. It's entirely o... : DOOManiac
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            Okay I liked about the jailbreak thing. In addition to running programs, one more thing it does is give y... : DOOManiac
            • i knew about the Jailbreaking allowing you to install cydia/installer apps. i meant to ask about unloc... : doomed
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    jailbreak and unlock are ready: http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/124232620/big-week : devnullgt
    • but where is it :( : GloriousCow
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  And round the world, millions of people click "update". : SolrFlare
  • over and over again : SolrFlare
  • Current version still... :@ : davidc02
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  If I have the GM version will there be a new one anyone know? : Razputin
  • Nope, it just updated my carrier settings file so mms started working and tethering showed up in settings... : Crankladon
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  anyone updating yet? : davidc02
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    yup just started : kek
    • Yup! Woot. : zyklonbee
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  will 3.0 be out for ipod Touch as well today? : Thomas Hace
  • downloading now : Birchman
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  DOWNLOADING 3.0 NOW!!! : g0nk
  • ME TOO! : digital_d
  • http://www.shackpics.com/files/Screenshoton20090617at11415PM_j7m2hy92kcyloq50gk2n.jpg : g0nk
  • Let us know how it turns out!! : Kilo Loco
  • YES! : hax3d
  • Installing Now.. : g0nk
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    http://www.shackpics.com/files/Screenshoton20090617at12349PM_4jbq5q5noqb4riiasxer.jpg : g0nk
    • FFS i almost fell out of my chair! : m0rfus
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  Can't wait to get home to update my iPhone. Apple should just switch to Verison since AT&T is being a bit... : Kilo Loco
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    Once Verizon stops being a bitch about supporting GSM. : digital_d
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      What's GSM? : Kilo Loco
      • Radio signaling method. GSM is what AT&T, T-Mobile, and a large portion of the world use. CDMA is wha... : hawkeye
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        3G? : Mad Brahmin Disease
        • Ah no that's UMTS : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Verizon is 100 times more archaic that AT&T. I wouldn't be surprised if they were to disable all bluetoot... : angrytaxman
  • If iPhone was on Verizon there'd be no tethering, MMS, or App Store, the way they brutalize roms. : Deathlove
• DOWNLOADING NOW!!! 10 mins!!! : m0rfus
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  This version of the iPhone software (3.0) is the current version. : hawkeye
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    yeah i'm still getting that too, beta 5 : Maarten Goldstein
    • you didn't get the GM? I think that's the final version : mikecyb
    • if you're on beta 5 you have to update manually I would guess using the ADC download : Yanks
    • Oh I'm on the GM final. I'm just being a joker. : hawkeye
• I've got it, but I don't have iTunes 8.2 on my machine and it's admin locked and I'm going to be working ... : stelth
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  Is it still version 3.0 (7A341)? Settings -> General -> About : vynn
  • according to people in Twitter yes it is : ErneX
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  Just got it here for my iTouch. Downloading now. : trebarg
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    How did you manage getting it for your Touch? I bought it but it never updated.... : manlyman
    • No idea. I had to agree to these EULAs like 4 times, new iTunes Agreement OS 3.0 agreement, somethin... : trebarg
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  man it's weird you guys are all excited because I have had this for months and it's already mundane to me... : mikecyb
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    dont shit on our parade... : m0rfus
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      oh I'm not trying to, I thought it was awesome when I got it too, it's just weird is all! I've never bee... : mikecyb
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        * being able to txt and email with landscape keyboard will never be mundane. * being the attention whore... : m0rfus
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          MMS still doesn't work!! I will be happy when AT&T gets their asses in gear though. landscape in everyt... : mikecyb
          • i quite enjoy copy paste. i know it is a basic functionality that it should have had, but it is very use... : FrayLo
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    I don't know how many times when I first got the iPhone that I was begging for copy / paste. Now, I just... : goatjc
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      Search inbox? Fuck yea! : goatjc
      • yeah, but you can't search the message body? c'mon... : cheesefubar
  • Right there with you buddy : Yanks
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    WHERE I LIVE YOU COULD BUY A MANSION FOR 1,000/MO!!!!!!! : multisync
    • you liar you can't even get a 1BR in manhattan for that >:( : mikecyb
  • I've actually used it a few times to pull links into a note or something so that I can look at a few diff... : boarder2
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  Anyone else timing out on the download? I'm getting to 230.0mb out of 230.1mb : icon_of_syn
  • What the fuck?? I've tried 6 times - rebooted, etc. IT KEEPS STOPPING AT 230.0 MB FAGGZ : icon_of_syn
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  INSTALLED! http://www.shackpics.com/files/Photoon20090617at1332_5cmgs25h0cx9e083h3ve.jpg i dont see... : g0nk
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    compass is a 3gs only thing, unless apple figured out a way to create magnetometer through firmware ;) : Floppygrandma
    • ahh, i wasnt sure. :) : g0nk
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    prompts came you did not read? : Iwannaacura
    • what? : g0nk
    • hahaha : project13
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  Anyone know if Push Notifications is active yet? ETrade Mobile Pro rolled out an update adding push su... : hawkeye
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    Push notifications SHOULD be active. : Yanks
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      Also that ETrade app is tops : Yanks
      • They really did do a great job. : hawkeye
    • It's something with the ETrade app, Tap Tap Revenge seems to be working. : hawkeye
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  So I guess for Rogers we need to change to the new "value pack" to get MMS? http://www.rogers.com/web/con : Dave-A
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    I guess I need to update my data plan to tether :P What is tethering or wireless modem? Tethering or ... : Dave-A
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      why no unlimited plan? if not for the unlimited plan, i would be a very sad panda. i used over 550mb last... : m0rfus
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        THIS. IS. CANADA! *kicks iPhone into pit* : Dave-A
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          sorry to hear that sir. this brings up a good question: has anyone [tethered] yet? what are the speeds li... : m0rfus
          • yeah i have. generally between 1 and 1.5 mbps : re4ctor
  • hmm I already have the $15 value pack.. so I need to pay $5 extra to get mms? fuck that, I'm overpaying a... : re4ctor
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    I actually talked to Rogers customer service about this last week. I currently have the $15 iPhone value ... : Mmmmmoo
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      I'm on the $15 plan as well : Dave-A
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        I recommend calling them if you're not sure. Seems like they phased out the original iPhone value pack. : Mmmmmoo
        • yeah i will. i just hate talking to them so much. : Dave-A
• so is mms going to work for t-mobile menz? is it going to cost extra? : supersonic potato
• Do you have to get it from itunes? : mr.sleepy
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  whoa, 3.0 blew away all my contacts. : kek
  • whut?? : doomed
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  So I downloaded it, I copied and pasted, I searched.... now what? : slax0r
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    i just paid 9.95 for this. : Birchman
    • Wait until more apps start depending on it and it will be more worth it. I think Push will be a big deal... : SqueegyTBS
  • http://www.ismashphone.com/2009/06/how_to_use_best_40_features_of_iphone_3.html : kek
  • Forward text jokes to all your friends, as I'm sure they'll enjoy that. : JT
• Find my iphone is now active as well for mobile me users. : SolrFlare
• any idea when the first push chat clients are coming? meebo, etc..? : multisync
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  Can 3.0 on gayt&t atleast receive picture messages or is it the same viewmymessage.com BS? : JT
  • for now, it still can't receive picture messages : riptyde
  • I can't wait to not have to use that site anymore. I never had to work so hard to see blurry titties. : Matt Burris
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  for developers who had earlier releases installed, did it let you update yet? my gf's old 2.2 phone is no... : Maarten Goldstein
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    never mind, saw Yank's post http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20191436#itemanchor_20191436 . I thought ... : Maarten Goldstein
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      for some reason i cant find information about how to use the GM seed with itunes to update my phone, and ... : Maarten Goldstein
      • Take the GM Seed, mount the DMG, open up itunes and Cmd-Click (or Shift click on windows?) the Update but... : Yanks
      • hold option while click check for update, I think. : SqueegyTBS
      • thanks! : Maarten Goldstein
  • i'm on the 3.0 GM (7a341) -- let me see if it thinks there should be an update... nope. : manero
  • Where did you download it? I'm still on beta 5. The developer site says to update through iTunes but iTun... : rock elf
• Anyone have a link for the direct download of the file? : Phreakin
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  One feature that no one has really mentioned in any of these reviews is the awesome "move your finger up ... : Yanks
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    yeah.. and i love that i have a proper google street view on my ipod touch finally : manero
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      Street View in Maps is in the 3.0 update? Where? : hax3d
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        click the page curl, tap "drop pin" and if you put the pin somewhere you can street view, an orange icon ... : manero
        • I hope Google add the 'pancake' view thing that we saw a few weeks back, where you position yourself up a... : Bamtan
        • Holy crap that's cool! Thanks! : hax3d
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          is this over 3G too? : Maarten Goldstein
          • Yeah, I've had Street View for a long time. : kek
  • holy crap! I have been wanting this so bad for podcasts. : byorn
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    What does this mean? "fine-scrub"? Is this a typo or something I've never heard of. : kek
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      when you move through a song or podcast with the scrubber, you can slide your finger down at the same tim... : re4ctor
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        another scrubber so you can scrub while you scrub : Yanks
        • song scrubber scrubber : manero
      • Ohh, I never heard of it referred to as scrubbing. : kek
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        still dont understand what the hell a scrub is. : jigstah
        • little slider thing you use to change the volume or fast forward/rewind in a song : kek
  • yeah i'm glad they fixed this usability problem... i would have been happier with a virtual click wheel o... : manero
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  holy fuck people are raping my bandwidth doing this on site here !!! the little T1 is fucking PEGGED g... : Downforce
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    well I have one confirmed iphone brick at the office here and now it's somehow my problem : Downforce
    • You're the computer guy! Can't you fix the microwave? :( : hawkeye
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  so what did you guys all do with your update? : haiku
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    i updated the SHIT out of my iPhone cellular telephone device with it : Dave-A
    • did you at least give it a blowjob first? : m0rfus
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  give me the ability to delete factory apps (or at least hide them) and also set my own sms/mms alerts and... : xxiv
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    just put them on a rightmost page and be done? : multisync
    • yeah it's nitpicky but i still know they're there. it's like cleaning your room by throwing shit in the c... : xxiv
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    You can do this if you jailbrake it.. : davidc02
    • ^^^ This and changing out the YouTube icons are about the only reason to jailbreak anymore... : DOOManiac
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  When logging in to my job`s wifi, I´m being taken to apple.com to Log In? If I tap Cancel, I get switche... : davidc02
  • wtf? There´s not even a log in field or something.. : davidc02
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  So is there some trick I can do with AT&T to get MMS working now? Right now my account shows: iPhone Tex... : Phreakin
  • no they plain just dont support it yet : Maarten Goldstein
  • I just sent a picture to my co-worker through MMS, works just fine... I´m in Venezuela though. I get ... : davidc02
  • So close but yet so far.... http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_7ma8k3cj4ejed9vh3ye9.jpg : Phreakin
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  My phone is hosed. I updated it, it wanted me to register with apple for some reason, typed in my old in... : Scotty22
  • im glad its not just me! : agentlead
  • It's because the activation servers are being flooded by updaters. The final step of any iphone restore/... : SolrFlare
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  so i installed the update and hen on restart it tries to connect to the itunes store and it will not con... : agentlead
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    see my post above..same issue. : Scotty22
    • servers are obviously getting hammered : agentlead
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  I personally think that apple should make it up to everyone by adding video to the OS 3.0 upgrade since t... : Kilo Loco
  • More like AT&T should give you credits for your phonebill for being one of the only carriers in the world... : SolrFlare
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    the hardware isn't fast enough to support video that doesn't suck I'd think. Jailbreakers have done it, ... : boarder2
    • Well we should get something! AT&T should just be greatful that apple made the deal with them in the firs... : Kilo Loco
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  For mobile me users. Great new additions. I imagine exchange possibly got the same improvements: - W... : SolrFlare
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    My iPhone is on my company's exchange server. 3.0 blew away my contacts. :( : kek
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      oh shit..really? : Scotty22
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        yeah it seems they overhauled contacts because I can either see contacts by "Groups" or "All Contacts on ... : kek
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          It didn't blow away your contacts on the exchange server though did it? : Scotty22
          • no, no of course not. just the ones I create locally. : kek
    • I mean after the update. It blew away mine on mobile me as well then had to re-sync to download them. : SolrFlare
  • The Find my iPhone feature is pretty neat too but you have to have both Location Services and Push on. : Mmmmmoo
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  HELP! Okay so I set it to update and went outside. Came back and the iPhone is displaying a picture tha... : WhatIsThisFor
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    Read the thread homey. : Scotty22
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      Jesus, why does it need to contact the store just to update the OS? ugh : WhatIsThisFor
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        You aren't contacting the "store" you are contacting the activation server and re-activating your phone. : SolrFlare
        • Kind of silly since it was already activated : WhatIsThisFor
        • And it's because the firmware was also updated, not just the OS. : SolrFlare
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          i feel like im trying to win a contest on the radio and the line is always busy so im just hitting redial... : agentlead
          • finally made it thru.... : agentlead
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    Same. Servers are overloaded, read above. Has anyone had this happen and then been successful by cons... : chunkgns
    • It happened to me last year with the 2.0 update. All my contacts vanished until I could finally get thro... : slax0r
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  For all you guys mentioning update problems - this happens all the time around any sort of major update/n : jingletard
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    I bought my phone last year and it was activated for me in the store. It's pretty dumb that one needs to... : WhatIsThisFor
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      Then throw the phone away and go get a pay as you go one. : Phreakin
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        i think they have a valid complaint here. My G1 simply updated in the background through 3G and restarted... : deveus1
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          G1 = Not as many users as iPhone. : Phreakin
          • The G1 doesn't phone home after an upgrade. As best I can tell, neither does iPhone for point releases. : WhatIsThisFor
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    what does a bricked iphone act like? one of my users who clearly rushed the process is basically hyperven... : Downforce
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      Usually you'd see a data cable with an arrow pointing towards an iTunes logo on the screen. Also, if you... : jingletard
      • If you can make emergency calls, it just needs activating, and the servers are hosed at the moment for th... : SolrFlare
      • ok thanks, I will pass that along. I am NOT going to touch it. I have a feeling the cable was disconnecte... : Downforce
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  http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=1574 : hirez
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    ^^^ for 3G purchasers wanting to upgrade to 3G S, its cheaper now! : hirez
    • seriously. ATT realized how stupid they are being? : askedrelic
    • Well 3G owners who bought phones July-Sept of last year anyway. : SolrFlare
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      I love AT&T again!! : mikecyb
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        Fuck I don't qualify until March!! I HATE AT&T AGAIN!! : mikecyb
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          serves you right for having bad hair and being late to the party : multisync
          • probably bad shoes also, amirite? insert lame old school eurobooties joke here : Downforce
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          you too. read more carefully: We're now pleased to offer our iPhone 3G customers who are upgrade eligible : hirez
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            yeah I checked their upgrade eligibility link and it said I was eligible in March, not any of those three... : mikecyb
            • Same here, but maybe that'll change tomorrow? : brickmatt
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      I'm still not eligible and I was an early adopter, the earliest I can renew is march 2010. : jingletard
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        did you read this part? the new pricing isnt up until tomorrow: We're now pleased to offer our iPhone 3G : hirez
        • yeah, and he's not upgrade eligible in July, August, or September, so it doesn't apply to him : tashtego
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      They need an option for first-time iPhone buyers with POS phones who purchased last April. : walker270
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        It's called steal your friend's 3gs and substitute your regular 3g. Swap the sim cards and hope he/she d... : SolrFlare
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          I mean people w/o iPhones, at all. I have a Razr and want an iPhone, but I'm not navigable for upgrade... : walker270
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            What's the termination fee? it's $200 isn't it? Which is what you get off the iphone if you qualify for... : SolrFlare
            • Right now going with a 32gb GS would be $500 with the upgrade option. With the "new customer" option it ... : walker270
    • This makes me very happy. : InfoBiter
  • Yay! I was not looking forward to throwing out that much change for a 3G->3GS. : devi| dog
  • I bought my 3G at launch and I'm not upgrade eligible until December : tashtego
  • What am missing? You guys are happy that there is a $200 premium to upgrade? Based on when I'm eligable,... : jake
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  son of a BITCH man! http://www.lamerc.com/users/onji/itunes.jpg : onji
  • It's been like this for about an hour now. Bullshit! : Polysorbate
  • same here dude. Wanna have a bromance? : icon_of_syn
  • i eventually got past it after estarting itunes over and over again... only has to be done that way on wi... : rmjackson
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  Yay, if only my iPhone was screwed :( : devi| dog
  • err, wasn't. You know, either way works. : devi| dog
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  So which app is using push right now that I can get? : davidc02
  • Mail? : Phreakin
  • Tap Tap Revenge is the only one I've heard of. : hawkeye
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  Is anyone having issues connecting to WiFi? I keep getting asked to log in in apple.com... : davidc02
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    not me : Maarten Goldstein
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      Did it take you to apple.com at all? : davidc02
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        no, it just kept me logged in at the wifi here at home and safari just went to the page i was last at. : Maarten Goldstein
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          hmm I´ll rejoin the network.. : davidc02
          • same crap... : davidc02
• Finally updating! : opengl128
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  So what's the best IM app to use now that the OS update has arrived? : WhatIsThisFor
  • I also want to know this. I had MobileChat before, but it was total shit and their servers were only work... : BlackCat9
  • is meebo out yet? (and free?) : Demius
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  so where is iphone OS 3.0 jailbreak? I'm bored with it already. : zyklonbee
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    Supposedly tonight but I wouldn't hold my breath : Phreakin
    • Supposedly it's ready to go, they're just sitting on it so they can do some final testing w/ the released : DOOManiac
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  LatestChatty.app was updated too! Now has ShackMessage support. :D : DOOManiac
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    I don't think the comment search is working though :( : pancake humper
    • That's probably not the app's fault. :( : DOOManiac
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    Also, EDGE internet on my phone just bought the farm... :/ : DOOManiac
    • Nevermind I'm an idiot. Latest Chatty's feed appears to be dead though. :( : DOOManiac
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    is it possible to install this on 2.x firmware? : doomed
    • Yes, it came out yesterday : OverloadUT
  • Does it like to crash after making a post for anyone else? : JT
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  I've been trying to update my apps all day, but I keep getting an error -4 message. I already had the 3.0... : BlackCat9
  • Keep trying. After try number 539, it finally worked for me. Not sure why their servers are having prob... : Matt Burris
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  Responsiveness overall seems improved. Especially Notes and the Safari : WhatIsThisFor
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    Safari is so fast now it's near ridiculous. : DOOManiac
    • And the save credentials stuff is awesome. Now I can access my accounts for various things without havin... : WhatIsThisFor
    • Wow. I didn't try it out until I saw your post. This is an insane improvement. : Head Rush
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    I love that the Voice Memo app launches INSTANTLY : OverloadUT
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      It seems Stocks now has an heir to the "Most useless app ever" throne. : DOOManiac
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        Are you kidding me? Voice memos are incredibly useful when you need to take a quick note but don't have t : OverloadUT
        • if you can't unlock and choose an app one-handed without looking at the phone, you don't deserve to take ... : Goncyn
      • I don't know, I already found it handy during sex to record the pornstar quality moans I get. : Matt Burris
  • I'm on the original iPhone and even I noted a nice performance improvement and smoothness. I wasn't even... : Matt Burris
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  It doesn't correct spelling anymore WHYYY :( : jenisthebest
  • Because you cunt spell sex with six. : Matt Burris
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  seems slower on my 1g :( : adsriordan
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    Mine got noticeably faster. Especially Safari. Did you do just an update, or did you restore it comple... : DOOManiac
    • an hour?? mines takes 3 hours just to sync (before restoring) and i have no music in it :( : doomed
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  AT&T Teethers for 3.0 release. Dont know if you guys saw this, but a quick way to unlock teethering is... : X Fuzion
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    I am waiting for my 3GS, and currently only have the first gen iPhone with Edge. It does not work on this... : X Fuzion
    • jailbreak + pdanet = win : doomed
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  Are there any Instant Messenger Programs out yet that support Push notifications? : historyinthemaking
  • Not yet. MobileChat said they were "Push Ready" long before the 3.0 firmware was even announced, whatever... : BlackCat9