Weekend Discussion: Sky Flower Edition

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  I've saved tons shopping at ballard goodwill :P But different people have different tastes, ikea is fine... : Waffles!
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    Yeah I stopped by the Ballard Goodwill like 2 weeks ago and they didn't have much. I might check again. ... : orgcaptainnemo
    • what. : ejectorpod
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      Wouldn't that be upper queen ann since SPU is right below the canal? Stalk you, shit...finally an excuse... : Waffles!
      • I say lower just because it isn't up on the hill. I'm like 2 blocks from campus actually, haha. : orgcaptainnemo
• I'd get a nice black or glass TV stand. Also I finally got new blinds and I am as giddy as a school girl... : gmd
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  I know that couch has washable covers but how you planning on keeping it a bright white? : peter
  • oops navy blue you said : peter
• Sofa with covers... if you want to look like a grandma. : DooBall
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  you should find some warehouse that sells factory 2nds. they're reject/defects that are almost identical ... : StolenNosferatu
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    I definitely like the idea of a dark cover and the ability to buy other covers for $70-$100 down the line... : orgcaptainnemo
    • that would be nice. i have nothing against covers. go for it! : StolenNosferatu
• couch covers are kinda gay : MoreVespeneGas
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  I don't want to be lame and buy shit that is junk. Then do not buy that entertainment center: Main ... : adpalumbo
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    SUGGESTIONS? I have a 37" HDTV. Also going with it will be a 360, Blu-ray player (PS3?), and probably a... : orgcaptainnemo
    • There are probably better options at IKEA. Also, check Target and CostPlus/WorldMarket if you have that ... : adpalumbo
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    It should be made of solid gold : Waffles!
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      Wood would be sufficient. : adpalumbo
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        who let the fucking peasantry in here? : Waffles!
        • Hahaha this post deserves more love. : ieGod
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    Does a plain little painted table for some electronics really need better construction than that? He's... : DinK
    • Depends how often he intends to change his furniture : slacko
  • I have that unit and a big-ass 28" wide CRT television lives on it along with my cable box, dvd player, r... : scottythejock
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  Just had my couch delivered today: http://megarust32.shackspace.com/couch.jpg : megarust32
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    I like that. Where did you get it? : orgcaptainnemo
    • sofa king what : MoreVespeneGas
    • wisconsin furniture chain, it says the vendor in the link though, maybe the vendor is nationwide http://w... : megarust32
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  jesus fuck @ ikea's shipping costs. $250 to ship a $40 shelf? lol. : AMikaboshi
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    huh? I think I would pick this stuff up thankfully. : orgcaptainnemo
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      unfortunetly for me i the nearest one is like 6hrs away by car >:( : AMikaboshi
      • thats probably why. : StolenNosferatu
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    Yeah, it's freight, not your usual UPS and FedEx. Basically you can't buy from Ikea unless you're pickin... : SiW.
    • I got local delivery on a couch & bedframe for $40 vOv : Majuju
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  Nothing says I just got my own place like a house full of Ikea furniture : Phreakin
  • Two things. That's it. FULL OF? Fuck you! : orgcaptainnemo
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  Everything from IKEA is junk. I am sorry to say this, but that's all they sell. I know people will come i... : eldiablo01
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    it's really not all shit but i don't have the energy to debate the merits of their furniture : FrayLo
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      i think as long as you're not buying it with the expectation that it will last 100 years then it is total... : orgcaptainnemo
      • and hat's a damned shame, not many people I kn ow have furniture that's worth a damn : Juno
  • I agree. Ikea is shit. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    The more expensive stuff there is nice : MoreVespeneGas
    • yeah they have some bookcases made out of solid wood (not pressboard) that are better than what you'll fi... : Megara9
• I have that entertainment center. It's easy to keep clean, holds my dvd player, 360, and Wii (with room t... : Megara9
• I have this one http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20102516 and an ektorp too. I like my livi... : lacker
• I have an Ektorp couch. It's really nice. : evildanish
• just make sure you don't regret it after you buy it. : _jon
• Anyone can tell you that Ikea sucks, Avoid Ikea. : Durajim
• this is the one i have, got it from best buy, its really good: http://reviews.bestbuy.com/3545/8181674/r... : kn1fe

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  What happens? : abrasion
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    It's not a bug bug, it's an enhancement bug. I DEMAND TRANSPARENT BUTTONS. There is an addon (glasser) th... : retarded talking dinosaur
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      Chrome FTW! Seriously I was bummed about losing a couple of extensions (Gmail notifier) but I'm much happ... : hax3d
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        To my knowledge Chrome still has a broken middle click scroll functionality (as compared with Firefox and... : retarded talking dinosaur
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          The click the middle button and then just move the mouse to scroll? I noticed that worked on my chrome at... : SilverSnake
          • Yeah, it was funny when I tried to do it out of habit and did a double-take when it actually worked. : Haxim
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            They've implemented it but it is implemented incorrectly. In both IE and Firefox, you can click it once t... : retarded talking dinosaur
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              I still maintain that you must be one of the only people doing this. Seriously, just do any click to canc... : Xevo
              • Or flick the mouse wheel. : OmegaRed59
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                I do it to. : Morgin
                • too, wtf. : Morgin
              • I do it too. : GodZilly
              • It's nice to have. I use it. : ieGod
              • I use it. : razlebol
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        I like Chrome, but is it just me or is the the per-tab threading that's supposed to stop the browser from... : peanut-
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          Yup, same problem. I've never really seen this feature work, my browser just crashes entirely. : Dontdrop
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            You've never had e.g. Flash crash? Yes, the whole browser crashes sometimes, but it only does that abo... : uncleanmonkey
            • I've had very few crashes actually, although I can think of one instance where Flash crashed instead of t... : Dontdrop
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      Aero is the one with Vista and Luna is XP right? : abrasion
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        Yes and no. Luna refers to a visual style, but Aero actually refers to the new "Desktop Window Manager" i... : retarded talking dinosaur
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          Yeah I do (well known) - I just go in to settings when I first setup a machine, it honestly doesn't last ... : abrasion
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            Buy a descent video card, and enjoy the prettiness. Its not going away. Its like saying DOS was the best ... : mr.thing
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              It's not at all, I've shot down that pointless argument so many times. : abrasion
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                hey abrasion post your desktop http://tinyurl.com/4nbrr4 : SockMonkeh
                • genuine lol : abrasion
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  All I want to know is if they think the firefox load times are acceptable, because it takes at least twic... : thecray
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    I wish Firefox had a mode where it was always running in the background, ready to open a new window witho... : nudel
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      OMG no. This would be the worst mode ever : Cheeziologist
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        What's wrong with it? Nobody would force you to use it. The OS would page it out to disk if it needed the... : nudel
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          TBH my copy is never closed tho. : abrasion
          • I don't want an empty browser window on my desktop getting in the way if I'm not using it. But I do want ... : nudel
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    Try backing up your bookmarks, removing your old profile and creating a new one. I'd had a ton of beta ve... : Conan
    • Yeah, same problem, same solution here : Veegeezee
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  It's just a madder of time until I switch to Chrome. Right now I use all three platforms and there are st... : dmason
  • Wow, I can't believe I did that. Matter : dmason
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    What do you want Chrome to do? : OmegaRed59
    • cure his A.D.D. : gyokuro
    • it's doesn't madder, it's a moo point : slickdoody
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      On OS X and Linux I'd like bookmarks, flash, proxy support. I know they're not supposed to be there yet, ... : dmason
      • I'd just like it to know how to open Winamp or iTunes when it encounters a PLS or M3U file. : Lone Swordsman
  • I went back to FF3.5 after using Chrome. Chrome seemed to just die after being open for several hours, a... : Halen
• I don't really care about this issue, but Firefox development is pretty freakin' slow. 3.5 took way too d... : K1Bond007
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  Glasser plugin. Problem solved. : vynn
  • ^^^ this : _jon
• Considering how many improvements are in FF3.5 over 3.0, I don't see how you could really call it slow. M... : Conan
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  It's still the best browser out there. : abrasion
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    really it's the extension support that keeps me using firefox as my primary browser, and it's mainly grea... : Toraz Chryx
    • I'm actually using Firefox only for Shacknews and doing everything else in Safari 4 (OSX). : hawkeye
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  OS X, linux and now windows all have support for compositing GUI elements. They probably want to have a n... : jcupitt
  • you're making too much sense here, gtfo. : moe6
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  It's FREE, so stop complaining. : vx2o
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    worst logic ever : FrayLo
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      This is the Internet. : vx2o
      • You are full of bad arguments. : hawkeye
    • Fast. Cheap. Correct. Pick two : riptyde
  • AIDS is free so stop complaining about it! I've switched to a browser that costs money so I am allowed... : nudel

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  Much as I enjoy DotT, I really hope it's an X-Wing / TIE game. I'd kill to see one with modern visuals. : Jumperus
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    I would just be happy with one that runs reliably on modern machines. Even though I would love one with... : gimpx32
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      I got TIE and now XW:A running fine on XP (32). But I'd love to see them go all-out on a new X/T engin... : Jumperus
      • XW:A will run on 64-bit as well, but you have to get a different installer program because the one on the... : ErikTehRed
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    X-Wing Wii Exclusive! : enyakk
    • Screw that. PC only. On a res higher than 720x480, thanks. : Jumperus
  • I would like to add my support for this : Cheeziologist
  • Same. But it just seems much more likely it's going to be one of their adventure games. : freakynipples69
  • I hereby lend my solid endorsement to this sentiment. : bryanvlo
  • I would like this as well as Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe : prime8
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  TIE Fighter for 360! Here's hoping. : umcpwintermute
  • PC PC PC PC PC PC PC : Cheeziologist
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    I was looking at my copy of TIE Fighter awhile back and was trying to figure out how I would cram all of ... : RomSteady
    • I'm sure they could find a way to cram it on without too much trouble, I've just been out of the PC games... : umcpwintermute
  • as much as i am a console gaming whore now, i would get a new pc to be able to play a new Tie FIghter gam... : FrayLo
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    dunno man you can buy them at rip off prices like 20€ apiece as classic adventure games here in the st... : Hoax
    • ah fuck this was meant for romsteady : Hoax
  • seriously. either pc or 360 as long as its tie fighter. : AMikaboshi
  • I've got a joystick and I wanna use it. Playing it witha pad would be stupid! : guigr
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  LucasArts download store for their old games similar to Good Old Games. : baron calamity
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    I sure as hell hope not. I already own them all on CD. : freakynipples69
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      I have all the REALLY old games on 5.25 inch floppy or whatever, the huge ass ones. : chilln
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        I found a copy of TIE Fighter for DOS on 3.5" discs at Half-Price Books last night for $3. : RomSteady
        • Holy hell. What idiot sold that to half price books. : spazzium
  • Given how many of them are out of print, it could be a good thing. : RomSteady
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    For sitting on those games for so long I'd be tempted to tell them to go fuck themselves, to be honest. : SiW.
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      Tempted to. : Deathlove
      • Well yeah, of course I'd be lined up on day one buying them :( : SiW.
  • I'd applaud a steam release : RikiTiki2
  • They should just release their catalogue to GOG. That would be so great. : Dontdrop
• DOTT is fantastic, would not mind a remake at all, though I know the game well enough to beat it in an ho... : VictoriouSecret
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  Nope, they'd do Maniac Mansion or Zak McKracken before that. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Zak McKracken would be great. Maniac Mansion too. Why do you say they'd do Maniac Mansion before DOTT?... : freakynipples69
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  Star Wars: Pod Racer for Kids or something like that. : Nitrium
  • sadly this is what it will be : chrisschutz
• How much do you want to bet they announcement will be the "unveiling" of Secret of Monkey Island? LOL! ... : TrickSh0t
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  My money is on a new Dark Forces / Jedi Knight game : razorblade79
  • I'd rather see a new XWing / Zak / DOTT / Dig game though : razorblade79
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    Jedi Knight 2 updated with the Force Unleashed engine! :D : GrimmyD
    • Kyle Katarn DLC skin for TFU : Sailor of Fortune
    • Jedi Knight 1 with JK2 controls. The story, level design, and force powers were way cooler in JK1. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
    • More like Dark Forces 2. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• I would go off of prior sales of their titles. Monkey Island had to be their biggest hit, so what was #2... : jingletard
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  My guess: Their archived catalog on XBLA or iPhone : MorrisatCNN
  • That would be a let down... : SilverSnake
• cmon legit zak mckracken sequel : Dravenport
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  I'd love to see a Grim Fandango remake eventually. It's already fully-voiced so they might not have to p... : DrWaffles
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    Whattt??? Grim still looks great after all these years, computer issues aside. I don't think that's enoug... : Trips
    • It still looks great, but I would pay for another Grim Fandango if the present bugs did not exist. Plus,... : DrWaffles
    • Does it really look great? IIRC the res is locked REALLY low and it looked like complete arse on my monit... : spdon
  • I'm hoping for some fandango love as well. : getfrisky
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  Jar Jar Binks and the Curse of the Monkey Pirates! : Saman
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    Monkey Pirates with tentacles. : jingletard
    • Jar Jar Jones and the Curse of the Tentacled Monkey Pirates. Need to work the Dig and Full Throttle in... : Haxim
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  Why do you guys want remakes of perfect games? What's wrong with DOTT or Full Throttle? Both have excelle... : avatar_58
  • It's a new way to experience old classics. Like fucking an old girlfriend after she's lost 20lbs and got ... : freakynipples69
  • Yeah, I don't even get how you can do a remake of either unless they barely touch the original games and ... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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  TIE FIGHTER REMAKE PLZ : mnok
  • omg yes! : c0bra
  • indeed : AMikaboshi
  • i would kill for this : riptyde
  • HELL YES HAIL CLUTHLU : deadfish
  • I would sacrifice a kitten for this. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  I had to Google DOTT, I had no idea what it was =\ : InfoBiter
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    This is a goddamned shame. DOTT was amazing. : GrimmyD
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      Best of the Lucas Art's Adventures in my opinion. : watcherxp
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        Dude, Monkey Island! : excessus
        • MI:2 was close.. : watcherxp
  • Get off lawns and stop meddling. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    It stands for Dise of the Triad. Duh. : mrwolf710
    • lol'd : r3dn3ck
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  Full Throttle 2 : cyclonebee
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    They already try that, but it got canned. : freakynipples69
    • ouch! lemme try that again : r3dn3ck
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      They actually tried it twice. One attempt only got to the concept art stage though. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
      • I remember seeing in-game shots of the last one that got canned. : freakynipples69
  • Ben's voice actor :( : Postal
• Outlaws, please. : DasCracky
• Never happen, but I'd love to see remakes of 'The Eidolon' ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttSiCOi_9Z4 : MatthewPhillips
• I'd like a sequel to Afterlife. : mechanicalgrape
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  Ahh, the LOOM remake I've been craving since the 1990's. : -efx-
  • Better: LOOM 2! : Mad Brahmin Disease
• At first I thought this post said ROTT =\ : Magus
• please please please : the_doctor
• It's still too early for DOTT, they said before they're still waiting to see how does Tales of Monkey Isl... : hanged_man
• I read that as ROTT at first :( : FirstPersonCooter
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  Can't stand news, about incoming news. I wish gaming sites had the balls to say comeback when you have s... : tree8
  • Yep, just you. : freakynipples69
• Lucasarts oldies available on iPhone app store. You saw it here first. : scapin
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  A dune 2 remake that isn't R E D A L E R T ' D : melt_core
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    What does LucasArts have to do with any of them, nimwit? : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • mispost, wrong thread. : melt_core
• Day Of The Tentacle? Fun game, wouldn't mind a version based on a new engine. : Maddog_Delphi97
• I would kill for some sort of Tie Fighter / X-Wing / Space Combat Game. Who else remembers putting tog... : Clay
• Lego Star Wars: Clone Wars : dmason
• It really doesn't matter what game it is, because deep down you all know that Lucasarts will manage to fu... : Drewus
• I'll take Tie Fighter, Full Throttle, or Grim Fandango as long as they are done with real love and affect... : SolrFlare
• lucasarts adventure games WII edition. : CoRDS
• What took them so long to capitalise on Monkey Island in the first place? I am glad they are doing a rem... : abrasion
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  One of the LucasArts tweets read "It doesn't have to do with any specific intellectual property..." So... : ErikTehRed
  • super lucasarts brothers : cfalcon

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  Or maybe they are releasing it later for PC and has decided to not talk about it to make people *think* i... : SilverSnake
  • Or maybe it's a Wii exclusive now. : SilverSnake
  • Or it could be like GoW2 where people assume that then it doesn't come out for PC :( : veras
  • This. It will be on PC just later on. : pimpium
• If the game isn't coming for PC, this is going to be a massive clusterfuck. I'll be annoyed. : Link.
• Not talking about it doesn't mean that the PC version is up in the air : megarust32
• I guess my purchasing of Alan Wake is up in the air at the moment as well. : baron calamity
• Your paranoia is misplaced. This is just Microsoft emphasizing their console platform as indicated by the... : Dr_Cube
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  Alan Wake used to be a game that required Vista and DX10, so maybe they are keeping quiet as not to raise... : AgentPothead
  • Did they ever change this? I don't remember there being any announcements about removing the exclusivity... : IndigoAK
  • Could be DX11 now ;) (I mean it'll be out before Alan Wake) : K1Bond007
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    Yeah they also talked about requiring at least a dual core pc. Everyone freaked out. : PointlesS76
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      I remember they demoed the game after a long silence of the game on Intel's Quad Core debut to do physics... : Sailor of Fortune
      • I remember that, there was a tornado throwing objects around. : Dontdrop
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  There better be, or at least a PS3 version - because hey some of us don't own a 360. : avatar_58
  • I'm sure the PS3 release is Microsoft's priority. : mittense
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  Games for Windows; making PC gaming great again!!! ...one port at a time... : Tech T
  • Haha fucking THIS! : MercFox1
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    the lack of PC exclusives has everything to do with the PC fanbase. Piracy is a huge problem, and worse, ... : derelict515
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      How much of it was the companies driving the PC Gamers to the consoles with Halo+XBox only, and all the e... : AxeMan808
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        I mean, you're asking if starting with last generation console gaming killed PC gaming. I think the answe... : derelict515
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          As has been pointed out - the people who started the supposed "left 4 dead 2" boy-cot didn't appear to be... : dedgecko
          • Certainly, but I still see plenty of people here and elsewhere who aren't so dumb as to sign an internet ... : derelict515
        • glad to hear I'm not the only one sick of reading "why no PC release???" or "this is just a shitty consol... : grifter
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          Ok, but I'm specifically talking about Exclusives. And really, specifically Halo. Here is the scenario I'... : AxeMan808
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            except for the part where all the jaded whiny bitch face PC fans completely forgot that Halo development ... : Jackass1233
            • "jaded whiny bitch"? Take that shit to YOUR portion of the thread, thanks. : AxeMan808
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      UT3 was a bad game, a bad multiplayer shooter trying to compete on the platform of Counter Strike and Qua... : SpaecKow
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        my desire to get into yet another stupid PC gaming argument with you is non-existent right now. : derelict515
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          Then why do you keep making posts with stupid PC gaming arguments in them? : SpaecKow
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            oh burn : derelict515
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              No that's an inquiry, not a burn. What you said was not very astute, if the argument is that PC gamers ar : SpaecKow
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                the whiny console gamers on gamefaqs are a much smaller percentage of the console gamers who're willing t... : derelict515
                • This is all pap. PC gamers need to evangelise the platform? You LIKE retarded fanboyism, arguments over f... : SpaecKow
        • He's right, derelict515. UT3 was a bad game. The community was expecting an upgraded UT2004 with more opt... : Dr_Cube
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        SpaecKow, why jump on him like this? He makes some valid points. The PC fan-base is pretty fickle and pir... : mittense
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          If I was a developer I'd be pretty annoyed with PC gamers, I know that. Lord knows how Valve and Blizzard... : Serpico74
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            Theres a huge number of crybabies for every product or piece of art made by man. Why do people treat whin... : thewindcriesmary
            • Forums and the internet are more intertwined with gaming culture than they are with other forms of media ... : mittense
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              Whinging? : RikiTiki2
              • Does this offend your American English? : ieGod
            • Because with gaming those crybabies == piracy == lost sales == losing your job == sequels ad infinitum. : uncleanmonkey
          • Indeed. Fuck PC gaming. : uncleanmonkey
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          Because UT3 wasnt fun at all? and it wasnt as good as UT2k4? The trend moved heavilly to team based shoot... : thewindcriesmary
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            I liked Unreal Tournament 3. And if a developer can't release an update/sequel to one of their best games... : mittense
            • or maybe they could just make sure it is up to standards? : _jon
          • What kind of trend to team based shooters? People buy well done games, in their eyes well done. The death... : madspacemarinemustdie
        • If he posted "Hey you know PC gamers are annoying." I'd be like "Well I can't argue with that, we whine t... : SpaecKow
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          "Unreal Tournament 3's ... complete and utter commercial fail on the PC platform is pretty perplexing." ... : Marrbe
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            That's not a good thing! A studio failing to recover cost because of some minor problems isn't a good thi... : uncleanmonkey
            • People in a studio perceive a problem as minor, and the targeted consumer perceives it as major. Who is r... : madspacemarinemustdie
            • That's what usually happens if you fail to deliver. But of course they'll go to the consoles if it means ... : Marrbe
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      You seem to imply that the producers are guaranteed a certain income because of what they've done in the ... : trove
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        I was just saying that PC gamers expect great post release support in the form of free updates, but even ... : derelict515
        • Perhaps because "great post release support" is required, since selling beta software is SOP in the PC ga... : Marrbe
      • What? : mittense
• This happened to almost every game in the past few years. They just don't want to talk about the PC versi... : Tchest
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  I'm still not convinced it's a real game, so I guess that makes us even. : capt tripps
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    How would it not be a real game? Like what they showed at E3 was fake? : mittense
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      All I've ever seen are landscapes and empty mountail villages. While nice, it didn't exactly provide a l... : capt tripps
      • Check out the gameplay video from the last E3. Really cool stuff there. : gummijoh
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  oh F you Remedy. Alan Wake is why i got a freaking quad core in the freaking first place. WTF. : deathofrats
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    Why are you buying hardware for games that aren't out yet? There's no reason to upgrade hardware until th... : Serpico74
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      because at the time I got a really good deal on it because a friend worked at intel. : deathofrats
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        so you got it because you could get a good deal on it. : sharpie
        • yeah, and now he is selling it back because he may not be able to play this game. So fucking feel bad for... : Jackass1233
• Nope. I won't believe it until Remedy announces it themselves. : enyakk
• Why wouldn't they speak primarily about the Xbox 360 release of the game? It was always looking like that... : mittense
• I was never interested in the game, but it still annoys me to hear these anti-PC tactics. : guigr
• hahaha What is wrong with devs these days? PC is baaaaaaaaaaaaaaad..... : razlebol
• Remedy has not said anything about ditching PC version. : vx2o
• It will probably come out the same time as the brutal legend port :( : stgdz

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  Once you get out of the Vault, you continue the main quest by going to Megaton -- there's a big sign in t : dirge23
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    No, I mean, where the hell do I go to get out. I'm genuinely lost. : randomposter
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      you have a map with labeled exits and junk. in the pipboy under "local map" : smax
      • Cheers! : randomposter
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  Aww, nothing wrong with a little overseer killing. So many of us accidentally did that on our first t... : DinK
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    I tried to save the chick and overreacted. Shot him before even checking who it was. : hoov1185
    • Haha, well done. : pturvz
    • I did the same thing. : ConfusedUs
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      i'm on my second play through and i didn't even wait for him to talk to me, i just busted him right in hi... : Dschinghis Khan
      • I did the same thing a little while ago. Pissed her off royally, but I'm not worrying about karma this t... : Thresher
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        hehe - I did this on my first play through - I butchered everyone in there - and got rightfully pissed wh... : dedgecko
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          well you do need her later on for a quest, maybe you can kill her then? : Dschinghis Khan
          • I don't believe you can re-enter that vault at a later date : dedgecko
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      That's exactly how I did it. I was completely in head exploding mode and didn't see who it was. : DinK
      • i love exploding heads in that game. It has the best dismemberment i have ever seen in a game. : Dschinghis Khan
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  By the way, you can download the manual here: http://cdn.steampowered.com/Manuals/22300/fallout3_us_pc... : Thresher
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    ^^^ I cannot count the number of FO3 threads when the game came out that would've been unnecessary if the... : derelict515
    • Oh, ok. Will do. : randomposter
  • have a recent version of adobe reader for that, btw. I had an old one and it barfed on the fonts. :( : cerealSAM2
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  I'm very surprised you can't kill children in this game. How can I be truly evil if I can't take the hea... : pigvomit
  • Sell them to the slavers instead. : ConfusedUs
  • I believe this was due to ESRB concerns. They really frown upon that kind of thing. : derelict515
  • Because parents would complain and sue them for allowing violence against children so they took the easy ... : LilCrypto
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    i think theres a mod for that you sick fuck : smax
    • http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=376 : smax
    • haiku? : CoRDS
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    Because then you would've killed everyone in little lamplight after spending 5 minutes in that shithole. : PointlesS76
    • 5mins seems too long, considering how soon you meet Princess : pharom
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      I guess I was the only one who was amused by that town! : LilCrypto
      • I liked the design, hated the inhabitants. : PointlesS76
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    esrb. : lplasmatron
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      It's already an M game, no? Why not go all the way? What makes killing a child so much worse other than... : Lone Swordsman
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        Probably because its not really that big of an issue to the developers and most players. There are certai... : not work safe
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          It just seems arbitrary to block you from killing ALL kids. : Lone Swordsman
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            I think it seems more arbitrary to only be able to kill some kids. : not work safe
            • To be fair, they were kinda being dicks. : Modica Sol Solis
            • The default position should be freedom of action. : Lone Swordsman
        • Not good enough I want to kill everyone even the people playing the game ARRGGH! : ieGod
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    I don't know why people make such a big fuss about this. I know you could in the originals but considerin... : Pettytheft
    • I love the cannibalism perk mod for The Pitt that's EPIC : Toraz Chryx
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  I didn't like this on PS3, but after a slow start and playing it on PC, It's still just oblivion with gun... : graceofdragons
  • as I am someone who hated Oblivion, I couldn't disagree more. : derelict515
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    i don't get this whole Oblivion with guns thing, never did. But then again i never played Oblivion but i'... : Dschinghis Khan
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      i could never get into Oblivion... i tried at least 3-4 times and never got very far at all before I jus... : Shadowdane
      • I love the open world, but the leveling system is kinda boring on Obvlivion. Also, the story somehow neve... : terath
    • Well what happened (obviously) was they took the Oblivion engine and built Fallout 3 off of it. And it sh... : Schnapple
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    As a long-time fan of both Fallout and Elder Scrolls, I can say that FO3 is Oblivion with guns. But it's ... : The Grolar Bear
    • I agree. Too much of Oblivion carried over in to Fallout 3 for it to not be "Oblivion with guns". Howev... : Aragoat
  • Question: did you use VATS? : BoKnows
• How do you not kill the overseer? Just pump science to start? : lordlobo

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  Brackets: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=329713 First Matches (From both Rounds 1 and 2 due... : Foxhawk
  • glad to see you embrace the ease of bracketmaker. that shit is pretty awesome huh? : eeeealmo
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    What's up with my match not being listed? I'm still in for the tourney. : Head Rush
    • You're there, #14 : mechanicalgrape
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      I must've skipped over it when typing up the matchlist. You're in the bracket (as is ra1n) : Foxhawk
      • Cool, saw it in the bracket, but didn't know if we were being skipped this tourney for sake of time (and ... : Head Rush
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    Can we get a link back to the signup page? I'm on my HTPC now and need to be able to get everyone's live ... : Freon
    • http://www.shackmatches.com/index.php?title=Week_2_Tourney most of the names in the bracket are XBL na... : Foxhawk
  • Photoshopped signing on now : ghostmac
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  Foxhawk asked me to bump the thread so that he doesn't seem like an attn whore. : mechanicalgrape
  • no, I asked for saucy smack talk and I get this. >:( : Foxhawk
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  Is it full? I'd like to join tourney : Judecca
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    Too late, sorry :( : Foxhawk
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      actually, someone just dropped out. Are you around? : Foxhawk
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        Yup! Guile is my main, JMro is my gamertag : Judecca
        • ok, you are in the bracket, replacing pIser. Your first match is vs Riedlos : Foxhawk
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        still looking for one guy to fill in for the guy who dropped out : Foxhawk
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          errrmmm nevermind, judecca is in! hoorj! : Foxhawk
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            Wait, is this today for 360? I thought it was next sunday for PC! I don't have the 360 version... : Judecca
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              Yup, totally misread. Sorry :( : Judecca
              • haha this guy is getting two byes, the fucker. ANYONE ELSE on? : Foxhawk
• Alright you guys should be starting your matches now. : mechanicalgrape
• JINKY i just broke the speed limit in 4 counties to be here, you'd better show up : boomstickah
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  crazy no-shows! : empathe
  • yeah, sorry I didn't know when I had to play. : whistletits
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  UPDATE 1: looking for results/appearances from: (19)DeltaTauKyle vs (14)Headrush720 (13)Freonr2... : Foxhawk
  • also JINKY/JIKYN : Foxhawk
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    Sans any updates, I am sending out byes really, really soon : Foxhawk
    • Please show up next time, guys : Foxhawk
• Looking for updates from ra1n vs Headrush, which appears to be happening : Foxhawk
• Even if you're not in the tourney you can jump in the Shack SF IV steam chat if you just wanna talk Stree... : bcyde
• brackets are updated; current live matches: bcyder whiteshack, reckless riedlos, fayk em... : Foxhawk
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  Awesome matches r3ckless! r3ckless wins, 3-2 HR, 3-1 r3ck, 3-1 r3ck. : Head Rush
  • Indeed....the best thing about you is you adapt very fast. You noticed I was baiting you into tiger upper... : r3ckless
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  gg's Fayk : empathe
  • Yeah, ggs. I need to learn to fight that character when played defensively. : Fayk
• awesome matches going on so far! Final four almost set! : Foxhawk
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  wow, i totally missed when I was suppose to play : whistletits
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    indeed you did : Foxhawk
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      :( : whistletits
      • np, sign up again next week, although people who have missed matches will have to play-in vs each other. : Foxhawk
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  FINALS are live! Empathe vs Reckless! : Foxhawk
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    congrats to our week 2 winner Empathe, the Mysterious Stranger. Week 3 Top Seeds: 1. Empathe 2. Reck... : Foxhawk
    • again, congrats EMPATHE EMPATHE EMPATHE EMPATHE EMPATHE EMPATHE EMPATHE EMPATHE EMPATHE : Foxhawk
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      so much fun. Thanks for organizing Foxhawk : empathe
      • R3ckless was seriously wounded, but the soul still burns... : r3ckless
      • Yes, thanks Foxhawk (and eeeelamo for starting the first tourney). : bcyde
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    who did empathe use? : boomstickah
    • balrog : mechanicalgrape
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  I freakin love this game. After the tourney grape and I had some sparring sessions and even though it to... : bcyde
  • Yeah, ggs. Guiles are so frustrating to play against some times. : mechanicalgrape
  • Nice. We have not played in a while, we should throw down soon. : AroundTheFur1380
• Great matches, shack. I met my end again to mechanicalgrape, but almost took him out in the first match b... : AroundTheFur1380
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  The videos of my matches are uploading. Should have them all up on youtube in a couple of hours but for n... : r3ckless
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    My first match vs WhiteShack - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJG8ffMMnWM : r3ckless
    • Tournament Semi Final R3ckless1979 vs WhiteShack Match 2 And 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLUF0tA : r3ckless
  • Awesome, mine are uploading now. : bcyde
• SORRY I WAS OUT : JINKY
• Villagers demand more PS3 : Shodai80
• My Vids Quarter-Finals vs. Fayk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx0r-y_Yv_s Semi-Finals vs. mechan... : empathe

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  Are you running 32bit? That could explain the memory problem. : Clay
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    Yeah but he doesn't want to run XP64. Even Microsoft is against that : Schnapple
    • agreed : Draugluin
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    Yeah, it's 32-bit. I'm not sure I want to install the 64-bit version because I don't see a lot of love fo... : Mmmmmoo
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      Not a lot of love for Win 7 64bit? I have seen nothing but love for it. : pimpium
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        I was referring to WinXP 64-bit. Win 7 64-bit is definitely the way to go though. : Mmmmmoo
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          Oh, sorry for the misunderstanding. : pimpium
          • I misread the OP exactly the same way. : davantalus
    • As long as there are drivers for your hardware then there wont be any problems with XP64. : sanchez
    • if you have 1gb of video ram, this is why - it contributes to your total memory. : re-verse
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    im showing 4gb in 32bit. : unsound
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      Of Windows 7? 32bit will show all ram, but won't be able to utilize all of it. 32 bit XP lists how much i... : pyide
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        Here is says vista can use up to 4GB http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/946765 : razlebol
        • It says 4 GB is addressable, however some of that 4 GB of address space is taken up for addressing things... : Arctic Fox
    • Yeah sorry in windows 7, I'm dyslexic. But why wouldn't you stick with the Win7RC? licence is good until ... : unsound
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  I already ordered one Pro upgrade from Newegg. Considering a 2nd for my laptop. I'm guessing the XP vi... : Jumperus
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    The classic theme in both Vista and 7 look horrible. The only reason I prefer the XP's version of the cla... : Mmmmmoo
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      What's wrong with fancy animations and effects? They're pleasing to the eye, provide UI hints and feedbac... : Dave-A
      • More like people that prefer command line to gui. : capt tripps
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        Nothing wrong with it but I don't really like Microsoft's use of flashy effects. They seem to go overboar... : Mmmmmoo
        • Like the copy window from Windows 7? http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=whuh_l73meyu1epklxr9wtccn.png : Dave-A
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    XP Virtual mode does not support hardware acceleration, so I wouldn't count on it for a lot of gaming. : capt tripps
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      Hm. Maybe I'll just use Win7 on my laptop, then, and leave the desktop on XP. : Jumperus
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        What games do you play on your desktop that are incompatible with Vista/7? I've never had any problems wi... : K1Bond007
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          I can't get the demo for this to run. http://www.chroniclogic.com/index.htm?ke.htm : capt tripps
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            Says it is compatible with Vista. I don't think there's any compatibility issues between Vista and 7... s... : K1Bond007
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              I get "Memory access violation" in Win7x64. Works fine in XP. It's a demo for a $10 game. Not a great ... : capt tripps
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                I just checked and it works under Vista 32 too. Odd. Cute little game though. : capt tripps
                • I emailed them last night, and got a response today. They said they would look into it. I heart indie d... : capt tripps
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          I run XP on my desktop. I preordered 7 because it was sounding like a true next-step from XP based on pos... : Jumperus
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            It's not a biggie if you can set it up to boot from another drive in your bios. : capt tripps
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              I have a 160GB drive that'd be the perfect candidate for a few partitions for OSes and things, but I've n... : Jumperus
              • It's not too bad to setup. http://lifehacker.com/5126781/how-to-dual-boot-windows-7-with-xp-or-vista : AgentPothead
    • What the fuck? I pre-ordered the pro version because of that. I think I'm going to cancel if I can't use ... : razlebol
• I was one of those diehard XP fans, mostly because I liked having a bit of control over the interface and... : Matt Burris
• Windows Server 2003 (32 bit) will recognize all your RAM. It's also have that classic theme, and compati... : MamiyaOtaru
• I don't understand why the XP theme isn't an option in Vista and Win 7. Just to encourage people to use A... : nudel
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  Could be your hardware as I have yet to have a crash or freeze in Win7. : Fred Garvin
  • I think it's a driver problem as I'm using a MacBook Pro. : Mmmmmoo
• Why go back? Use the RC. : Albemuth
• I have not had any random freezes or compatibility problems with 7..the Aero thing is a personal preferen... : EvilDolemite
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  win7 to XP? fail of epics. : spaceyme
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    i wish the word 'epic' wasnt used to describe EVERYTHING : cygnus
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      Or fail for that matter. : slax0r
      • CATASTROPHIC UNSUCCESSFULNESS : _jon
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    Indeed. Unfortunately, I couldn't take the daily freezing of the computer anymore. I would've stuck with ... : Mmmmmoo
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      my guess is that the fault does not lie with Windows 7 : Halen
      • while true, that doesn't really help him much. : thecray
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      how old is your computer? : redfive
      • Late 2008 MacBook Pro : Mmmmmoo
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      Vista and 7 aren't as error tolerant as XP is. So if some of your hardware is going/is bad it will crash ... : crazywigga
      • in my experience they are way, way, way more error tolerant. this is almost assuredly a driver issue caus... : retarded talking dinosaur
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    No, that's Win7 to Vista. : abrasion
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      XP to ME. : capt tripps
      • Ooooh touche, I actually verbally said ...oouuuchc when I read that. : abrasion
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  HIJACK: Fuck the new start bar. I tried it for two solid months, and I'm so tired of hovering over icons ... : retarded talking dinosaur
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    I loathe it, I can't shut down Windows because I realise there is still 4 instances of something running ... : abrasion
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      P.S even if this post of mine had any merit of any kind it's instantly dismissed because I said it - even... : abrasion
      • You do have a good point, but you did put yourself in this position. : MacemanInTW
    • the default setting is shitty, but doing what the retard said makes it much better. : sharpie
    • With the old system I had an install that would constantly hang on a clean install while trying to shutdo... : spazzium
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    But wouldn't that make them combine when full? Is there a way to make them combine never? I always unch... : MamiyaOtaru
    • You can make it exactly like the XP bar if you so desire. : Arctic Fox
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    This little program makes me far more efficient with the taskbar. A single left click opens the last used... : Dontdrop
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      Again these third party apps are not a real solution because the problem at hand is everyone else has to ... : abrasion
      • Agreed, but I'm offering it to you to try it and see if it fixes your issue on at least one of your compu... : Dontdrop
    • Oh fucking hell awesome! I love this! This is my only gripe with the Windows 7 taskbar - clicking no l... : uncleanmonkey
  • I really like the changes, but you can turn this off. Just right click on the start bar, go to propertie... : itsjames
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    I think it's awesome. Intuitive, clean, easy to use, and much less of an eyesore. Also, if you tabbed ... : Dave-A
    • which is why i said "with multiple panes". something like beyond compare. actually, they should just scra... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • alt+tab is amazing. I'm sure glad that added it to Win7. I don't click the task bar. : Slowtreme
• Are you using a wireless card? I had serious freezing issues due to driver issues (specifically my wirele... : Dontdrop
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  newer isn't better. xp is still the best windows os. : [fry]
  • windows for workgroups 3.11 for life : electroly
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    Have you tried 7 [fry] ? because I dislike Vista just as much as you but 7 isn't half as bad as Vista. : abrasion
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      yeah. it's promising. but after the monumental turd that is vista i have every right to be skeptical of t... : [fry]
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        There's still some really, really dumb stuff man and being defeatist sucks but we kinda have no choice :/... : abrasion
        • The only thing holding me back form installing 64bit is the lackluster support for my Wifi card... and th... : Demius
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    Right now, I'll agree with this. While 7 is an improvement over Vista in many areas, according to our ... : genom
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      Did you report this? It's too late for getting it fixed for release, but they did have a beta program for... : uncleanmonkey
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        They really don't give a shit with the beta programs, they seem to be to isolate show stopping crashes an... : abrasion
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          Bullshit. They changed a hell of a lot of "quirks" from Beta->RC, and he's talking about show-stopping pe... : uncleanmonkey
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            There is a heap of stupid shit which remains which they happily ignore as for 'show stopping' the majorit... : abrasion
            • At this point they don't no because they're in RC, but back in beta1 they most definitely did take sugges... : uncleanmonkey
        • That's not true at all. : Fred Garvin
      • Not personally, but our engineers did report it quite some time ago, before the RC hit. : genom
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    Except for the lack of 64 bit. My work machine has 8GB and I use that all. Vista is not nearly as bad as ... : Fred Garvin
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      It's ghastly trash. : abrasion
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        No, it's not abrasion. Like I said, I use it every day. : Fred Garvin
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          Ask Fry what he thinks of it, ask the world Fred, it's rubbish, it's got a shit name and if you like it o... : abrasion
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            Vista definitely has its flaws... but it is definitely better than say Windows ME. I'm not going to de... : Shadowdane
            • Of course it's better than ME, Windows Vista is similar to ME in that it's a giant turd but it's a giant ... : abrasion
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            I really don't give a shit what fry thinks of it. I use it every day. All the apps I need run and are sta... : Fred Garvin
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              "does the job" - The problem is how many people don't like it, [fry] runs an IT shop with hundreds of com... : abrasion
              • I worked in IT for years and corporation move at iceberg speed so that's not really a good example. Most ... : Fred Garvin
              • The only cluttered/confusing stuff (compared to XP) is the control panels, IMO. Is that what you mean? ... : nudel
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            Ludicrous. I'm still running Vista on my main desktop because the differences between Vista and 7 are too... : retarded talking dinosaur
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              Also, I've been using it for 2.5 years now and at no point has it been trash. It has always been better t : retarded talking dinosaur
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                Glad you like it, the market doesn't seem to think so and it's being flushed a lemon, also stop with the ... : abrasion
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                  A lot of the "market" are idiots. Did you not see the Mojave commercials? All those fucking idiots out th... : Fred Garvin
                  • Also, once again you are an extreme outlier and I for one am glad the interfaces are moving past Win95. : Fred Garvin
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                  FWIW, there is 2D benefit to DWM in that windows don't have to keep repainting when you reveal them becau... : nudel
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                    From what our graphics guy says the way Win7 handles windows is much more efficient now. They only keep t... : Fred Garvin
                    • Everything in Windows 7 is a little more efficient. Vista was the revolution, and with 7 they have taken ... : retarded talking dinosaur
                • Honestly it's like night and day to me on every computer I've had. When Aero goes out I get very annoyed ... : retarded talking dinosaur
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                  I setup a very capable machine, put it in 2D mode, and got a visibly SLOW ui, that's not fud, that's me r... : Toraz Chryx
                  • I envision him enabling Aero momentarily and then this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdc7v4vkbJI#t=1m52... : retarded talking dinosaur
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                    LOL : abrasion
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                      I'm willing to admit it could be due to some wacky glitch with the graphics card + graphics card drivers ... : Toraz Chryx
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                        Don't use the Microsoft drivers. : abrasion
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                          I didn't. : Toraz Chryx
                          • Install chipset drivers and or smash broken PC. : abrasion
                • If you're saying Vista was a commercial failure, try backing it up with some sources. But you're just mak... : Tchest
    • I've been using Vista with no problems for quite some time now. I really don't see what all the hate is ... : riptyde
    • Yes, Vista is fine IMO. : Arctic Fox
    • I use Vista at work and have been for about 9 months. I hate it intensely. Explorer is so buggy, can't de... : GreatGooglyMoogly
    • Yep, people are just completely bananas : Yanks
  • if you are restricted to your P4 with 256 ram, indeed. : Downforce
  • Vista is a much more secure and stable OS. The Vista UI is a mess but I'll still take it over XP any day. : Serpico74
• Doesn't 7 have an XP emulation mode? : CrustaR
• Damn windows 7 works better for me then XP does, on my laptop, on my work PC. It's really fantastic. No b... : bozer
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  I'm debating what version to get of Windows 7 but I'm at a loss: http://promotions.newegg.com/Microsof : DM7
  • What should I get? Arrgh >_< : DM7
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    they're referring to XP Mode, which is a full virtualization mode that runs XP apps on demand. you can s... : Postal
    • short :P : Postal
  • That mode does not support hardware accelleration, so I wouldn't count on it for gaming. : capt tripps
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    Think of XP Mode as a free XP licence and not much more. You can get Virtual PC, which XP Mode is based o... : nudel
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      VMWare is better on any other OS but not on a Windows one. Like it or not, Virtual PC is better because o... : Phreakin
      • Sorry but that's hogwash. Virtual PC is only better if you want to do very light VM work, like run a web ... : nudel
  • If you use Remote Desktop a bunch, you'll want pro. That's the main reason I'm paying more for it. : Arctic Fox
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  I have yet to have a crash in Win7 or a compatibility issue (sometimes I have to run shit as admin) Bu... : Slowtreme
  • I do run it on a Mac (as well as PC) and haven't had any issues either, except for the trackpad not behav... : derelict515
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  You know what else? Office 2007 is WAY BETTER than 2003. I don't know if everyone is on board with this y... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • I completely disagree with this, I think the ribbon is evil that must be stopped. : Yanks
  • Office 2007 and its ribbon is garbage. : Ride-My-Rocket
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    Office 2007 is leagues ahead of Office 2003. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • Must take some getting used to then. I don't like it. : dognose

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  I also find that if one side has the upper hand by two or more levels then it's pretty much impossible to... : Mr. Goodwrench
  • Not true, there are tons of vairables although dragging in levels is not something you WANT to find yours... : kainen1
  • u have to gank them. u can turn the tide pretty easy : sleepyvt
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  don't get attacked so much! avoid hits from creeps and towers early on. : skanky08
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    I don't get it though, the only way to level up right at the beginning is to kill creeps. : Mr. Goodwrench
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      This is from DOTA forums...natch. From what I've read, and I haven't played at all, the key is to get ... : trove
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        Yes you do not want to auto attack creeps, you want to last hit and deny. Why does that bug you so much... : kainen1
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          too much micromanaging : dantastic
          • Its one unit my goodness. : D45hiz
          • then you must like getting killed : boomstickah
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          It's my least favorite aspect of DotA/HoN. I think last hitting is a stupid game design element. : OverloadUT
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            You must hate just about every game on the planet then because 99% of games across all genres work this w... : Delusional
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              Could you explain this because it makes absolutely no fucking sense. : OverloadUT
              • Well I think he's thinking of how credit in FPSs goes to whoever gets the last hit (even if someone else ... : e3_Jeb
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                Just about every single game out there rewards the player who actually makes the kill with the exp/gold/f... : Delusional
                • So I assume all of these games on the planet you're talking about don't include really any single player ... : e3_Jeb
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                  But none of these other games promote a cowardly 'last hit' strategy. especially when it is team-based : threeup
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                    cowardly? lol, dude you don't seem to understand how this game mechanic works. : kainen1
                    • hahaha : miasma(&)
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                      it's like, you dont want to kill the creeps, because you're concerned about your own HP. i get the point... : threeup
                      • You don't want to kill the creeps because you don't want to push the lane and you don't want to make it e... : miasma(&)
                • But in almost every team game ever it doesn't matter WHO gets the last hit, because the points go to the ... : OverloadUT
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            The last hitting isn't what I find annoying, it's last hitting your own creeps. Does anyone know if this... : trove
            • It's a feature from DotA.. The whole thing feels like an attempt (of the original developers) to increase... : e3_Jeb
            • intentional game feature for sure. by killing your own creeps you deny your opponents the gold and mos... : miasma(&)
      • This really depends on the hero...some heroes don't need the gold or xp and spend all their time being ag... : miasma(&)
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      Ok. The trick is to focus on last-hitting the creeps, that will give you the gold, and, as long as your e... : Lexicon_Leidun
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        Euch. Demigod gives experience and gold to everyone in a radius around dying creeps. So much better that ... : Rice-Rocketeer
        • There is still no Demigod demo right? : Wombat Woo
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      The only way to make money is to kill creeps. You get exp just for being in the area when they die. : Delusional
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        Well you can neutral creep to get gold. : c0bra
        • And you make 1 gold every second. : Dontdrop
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  Also - hang out in the shack chat server. You can always ask questions there - and possibly play some gam... : Lexicon_Leidun
  • Great game earlier! I was wondering what your Shack handle was. : Head Rush
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    Yes there are several Shack Noob Training Sessions held every day by Lakren, Flammable, Chepito, and I. : H@rvester
    • I need to get in on one of those. : OmegaRed59
    • One day I will find out when these games are, and I will ruin everything. : Cliffzorz
    • Help me! Meee! : quadeh
• Yes. : chrisschutz
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  Yes, and Lakren told me to GTFO of his game and I haven't played since :( : Phreakin
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    Lakren can be a punk about playing with new players - not everyone's as jealous of good players on their ... : c0bra
    • That's pretty fucked up. :/ : devi| dog
    • Lakren can be a punk about playing with new players - not everyone's as jealous of good players on their : maulla
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    hmm lakren was cool with me but me and lakren go way back : boomstickah
    • I was joking, I was terrible and he actually was really cool. Just told me I may want to play on my own b... : Phreakin
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  okay, i give: what does HoN stand for, and is it on 360? : biskits
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    What he said. : jedi_27
    • Heroes of Newerth, and no it isn;t as far as i'm aware. It's kind of a reimagining of DotA, a Warcraft 3 ... : Mr. Goodwrench
• Until you're experienced at the game, you want to get regen items early on. Regen + str bracers to buff y... : Xanthos
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  what's the consensus on HoN? is it fun? : mallfouf
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    Did you want an invite? : Wombat Woo
    • Thanks but Bipolar already posted a few minutes ago asking if anyone wanted an invite. I'll follow up wit... : mallfouf
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    I think it'd be fun if everyone didn't bitch about newbies so much. I find myself not really wanting to ... : boarder2
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      yeah that's the thing i hate about this game so much. i've been playing with shackers for the most part ... : Mr.SEX
      • yeah, playing with shackers is definitely the way to go, except for the part where you're in the game. : Degenerate
    • yeah, it's fucking ridiculous. It took me a few games to "get it" but people were freaking out. I saw an ... : grifter
  • i am digging it and i'm really new to dota type games. there is a lot of strategy though and the learnin... : Mr.SEX
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    Only if you are a pro dota player. The community sucks so fucking bad that I would definitely not buy thi... : OverloadUT
    • Yeah, me neither. Same toxic community as DotA. : Rice-Rocketeer
    • I agree about the community, but I find the gameplay fun. If enough shackers continue playing I'd play wi... : boomstickah
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      I am having the exact opposite experience, avoiding the DOTA kids by playing with friends, shackers and h... : [7]kami
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        Which would be the same experience? You're purposefully avoiding the community because it sucks. That's... : boarder2
        • Truly honest: i've been playing with others (the community so to speak) too and haven't run into much pro... : [7]kami
  • it's fun till you get shat on by another player because you aren't experienced enough to be in a n00b gam... : dantastic
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  I've kind of figured out leveling and combat with some of the heroes, but when it come to items I still d... : action roommate
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    read the dota forums for ideas on items. : sleepyvt
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      it's kind of overwhelming. there's so much - the compound items and recipes and all the taxonomy and al;... : action roommate
      • yeah dude, take it slow. you can't learn this game overnight - it takes weeks to get 'builds' down and s... : kainen1
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  I know for sure I suck more :( I just ragequitted what was probably my last match ever. It's quite fun bu... : Bamii
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    I've played 8 games and managed to kill 2 other players. It's frustrating as hell. I should quit before I... : Mr. Goodwrench
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      don't get mad, that will just make you run in to try and kill someone and get pwned again. it's all about... : Juno
      • exactly, there's a lot to be said about not over pursuing in a game and waiting for the other person to s... : zakazi
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    Stop being such a flaming fgt. You pulled me into this, so you're seeing it through. AND THAT'S AN ORDER ... : [7]kami
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      Go suck a horse. I suck at this game and I do not like that my friend. : Bamii
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        Practice, fucker. My brother and a few other guys you knew (including geef) now picked it up too. So we'r... : [7]kami
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          You mean you and those other guys are going to destroy me even more than the noobs that trash me now :( : Bamii
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            No. I was (still am) pretty bad too. Learning curve is very steep. Played with Flok last night and lear... : [7]kami
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              I'm affraid I just have a blind spot for games like this and RTS's :( : Bamii
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                This is no RTS. You just need to pull through the learning curve with me. My kill / death ratio sucks bal... : [7]kami
                • Yes BUT! I'm just not getting much better, despite the tricks =D : Bamii
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        Try something good, like vanilla Warcraft 3! : abrasion
        • I see what you did there. : [7]kami
• Actually no. I never actively played DOTA and i am killing fags like i am a full seasoned pro. I am al... : [7]kami
• It's great fun and only took about three games to get the core mechanics. I'll be down for some noob game... : multisync
• why is everybody complaining so much? that's how you learn the damned game! also be sure to check... : miasma(&)
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  All of you should be banned for NDA breakage. : D45hiz
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    you should be donked with dis red, white, and blue basketball 45's : kainen1
    • Hey I play against the all-star donks every time I load up this game. Yet, I'm still dropping touchdowns.... : D45hiz
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    I was only discussing DOTA. : trove
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      Were you discussing DOTA or HON, which one - they are hugely hugely different from one and other. : abrasion
      • Hugely hugely? : crummynz
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        hugely different? I'm not sure what game you are playing but you are a bit mistaken : Nighteyes
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          It was terrible terrible sarcasm. : abrasion
          • Hey, I got it! : Bamii
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    Banned from what? : geedeck
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      From the beta. D45hiz has been threadshitting posting this in a few HoN threads cause apparently he has a... : [7]kami
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        Yeah, I'm going to do the Official Moderation Statement on the issue then because he's not the only one. ... : geedeck
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          So basically it's ok for me to say this game _is_ DOTA, period, right? : abrasion
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            I wouldn't run to the rooftops to shout it, but yeah. I've expressed the same concern and they're going t... : geedeck
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              The graphics are so beautiful, it's nice to see that level of fidelity in a game that's not an FPS. : abrasion
              • Yeah it's a really well polished game already, it's just a shame that it's literally a DotA remake. They ... : Zek
            • It is a beta but the game is supposed to be DOTA in a new engine. They talk about this on the beta HoN si... : pancake humper
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          Thanks for posting this. Now lets talk HoN, the first non-blizzard game that feels like a blizzard game! : [7]kami
          • seriously, no more idiots LOL NDA BREAKGE U R BANED : kpxkrnjc
        • That's kind of my take on it. It's wonderful that S2 is doing this, it's not like that they even have to... : Wombat Woo
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      geedeck, you and [7]kami tricked me >:( : abrasion
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        Oh yes bad bad geekdick, I tried to get you to play something. Oh man I am a terrible person and should b... : geedeck
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          It's ok man, I really loved the graphics either way, they were absoloutely amazing and I pined for Warcra... : abrasion
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            And then i will reaverdrop your skank ass! ... o wait :*( : [7]kami
            • They aren't in SC2 are they? One of my fave SC1 units too. : abrasion
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  Can be a fun game, however for a few weeks now I have lost maybe 90% of all games so I just ragequit if m... : Nighteyes
  • They desperately need to shorten the average game length or at least make it easier for stacked teams to ... : Zek

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  Whinger. It took me like a day to download. IF YOU'D READ THE MESSAGE, you'd realize that KEY was fo... : cerealSAM2
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    The message didn't say anything about multiplayer, mr. smarty pants. It just said "here's your cd key, wr... : weaselmeister
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      that's what print screen and ms paint are for : esmokah
      • l2windows : esmokah
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      http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=F03CDKEY_rq3l41f6ntnr76hxdgce.jpg : cerealSAM2
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        noted thanks : Draugluin
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          The game runs fine without it, as someone else pointed out. I haven't used mine yet. : cerealSAM2
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            Don't worry, someone else has. : umcpwintermute
            • you should look again at what's in that screenshot for the serial : electroly
      • Lol. : Dontdrop
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        you are a god among lurkers : megarust32
        • You should have more posts than me if you want to call me a lurker. :) : cerealSAM2
      • 1 FUCK3D Y0R M0TH3R lol : Bobajojo
      • lmao : Godhatesfatpeople
      • haha excellent : das_runt
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    Message or not, multiplayer or not, the point still stands that it's ridiculous to have to write down and... : nudel
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      You should probably take that complaint to Microsoft then as that's the only reason why you need to copy ... : Zips
      • If GFWL doesn't provide a way for the installer to be run with a key provided then that is very stupid in... : nudel
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        And FWIW it is Steam's fault if you can't put the key into the clipboard. : nudel
        • (Or whoever scripted the particular game's install. Dunno how much is up to the individual game and how m... : nudel
        • steam will let you view the key inside the game though : jonas54
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      this is what you're getting up in arms about, despite the fact that you can have the tab with your key op... : graceofdragons
      • Nobody was up in arms until you started screaming. I was frustrated that I bought a digital copy of a gam... : weaselmeister
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    it has multiplayer? what do you do? : GloriousCow
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      It does not, the key is just for GFWL : swampangel
      • good ol' microsoft : cerealSAM2
      • So they key isn't for multiplayer, even though Steam says it is in cerealSAM2's screenshot? I'm confused.... : nudel
  • .... On Fios two weeks ago or so when I bought it off steam (DAMNIT! Always right after I buy something i... : YerMothah
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  Haha, what's funny is you didn't even try to launch it. (It doesn't need to input the key.) : enyakk
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    It popped that box up when I tried to launch it, then it had to install games for windows live and all th... : weaselmeister
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      you didn't HAVE to install games for windows fyi unless you mean you already use it and wanted to continu... : graceofdragons
      • I launched the game, it said it was installing (step 1 of 4, 2 of 4, etc) One of the steps was directx... : weaselmeister
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  Yeah im surprised the bandwidth available for steam isnt better : hobosapien
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    Everytime I download something from Steam I max out my connection (1.1MB or so). I've never had any is... : Fluffy_Bunny
    • or maybe steams cdn providor in his area. : freqq28
    • i get 1.1MB/sec too. thats about max for my connection : dantastic
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  solution: beat your wife. : jingletard
  • I second this motion : Utopia
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    wrong. solution: post pics of your wife : AMikaboshi
    • then beat her! : jingletard
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  The key pops up in the bottom right corner in game. Maybe you need display notifications turned on. I ... : pieman
  • ^^^^ This, you don't need to write it down. It always pop up for me in the bottom right corner and stays ... : razlebol
• non-steamworks games sometimes have different mechanisms for activation. at least they put it in your fac... : malloc
• you dont need to write it down. it's stored in your steam and you can shit+tab to read it later if it act... : Slowtreme
• /facepalm : Downforce
• Check your download server settings in steams settings. Whenever it updates, for some crazy reason it alw... : Beady
• It's funny when Steam tells you that. For DoW 2, you can just check your CD key anytime by right clicking... : Dontdrop
• More like whinermeister amirite? : Saman
• Did you call it a fag? : capt tripps
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  Positive Experience ... I purchased, let it DL while I finished work. So far a ton of fun Negetive Ex... : kanix
  • Seriously. I love the game, playing through DLC now, but GFWL has been a genuinely crappy experience. : racer5
  • one update is for the GFWL system, the other is for Fallout 3 itself : malloc
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  You, sir, wouldn't have survived the Dark Ages. : Matt Burris
  • In a hundred years our insectoid alien overlords will look back at the plebian methods we used to install :