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  I downloaded the 'Shack comment archive' that stonedonkey posted (thanks!). So far I've used it in two p : TroZ
  • I... I can taste infinity : johnwissinger
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    I have looked into the Total Perspective Vortex. : drucifer
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      which ring of hell am I in? : drucifer
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        Meh, just the second circle with the rest of us fornicators : Thresher
        • oh good. : drucifer
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    lol @ the black cloud around wtf242. : BlackCat9
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      yea, black cloud = mega poster : askedrelic
      • i thought it was his trollish aura : r3dn3ck
      • i'm surprised he doesn't bleach : fishbone
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    very fucking cool! I love graphs n shit!!! Things that standout: -I'm always in the first ring becuas... : askedrelic
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      yeah if you could make this in flash with dynamic line, uh, rendering, or something like that, that would... : mikecyb
      • yea, I'm thinking of something in Flex like this http://mark-shepherd.com/SpringGraph/RoamerDemo/bin/Roam... : askedrelic
    • I actually started on the large graphs first, and then started going smaller to try to get one that you c... : TroZ
  • Wow. Very cool. On the larger renderings you can't really read people's names when they're in blue. May... : orgcaptainnemo
  • sweet jesus : deject
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    I have seen into the nexus! Looks awesome, and computationally intense! Definitely needs Flash + inte... : electroly
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      It would be cool if the positioning of the vertices was somehow tied to the number of connections they ha... : electroly
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        It would also be cool to see the exact same graph but without the green labels; I think they obstruct som... : electroly
        • yeah, I was thinking that... I downloaded the shack1000 version and unless someone is on the outer rim, i... : ]pm[chem
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        I was trying to do that, but running the layout algorithm on the larger graphs was taking too long (the 1... : TroZ
        • I can imagine, that's probably an insane amount of computation. Still would be neat to see if it were po... : electroly
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    My God. It's full of stars. : Rice-Rocketeer
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      I found your name in one! This is AMAZING. : Majuju
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        I wish you were coming to Scotland. :( : Rice-Rocketeer
        • the whole situation there can straight-up blow me! : Majuju
  • nice : ]pm[chem
  • I found me! Yay : devi| dog
  • I was actually wondering what a flow chart for threads would look like today! : nevlos
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    Ooh now run the PageRank algorithm on our posts and find out who has the most influence on the community ... : Ovate
    • I like this idea, though it has the possibility of inflating some egos that probably need no further inf : Arctic Fox
  • That is very cool. : Mmmmmoo
  • awesome graphs : dignan
  • That last pic looks like green lint you would find in a Shacker's belly button. : bling1bling
  • This is amazing. : fleabug
  • Wow, this is pretty crazy. : bakanoodle
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    My God, it is full of crap : rosewood
    • hahahahaha : whodares
  • It's like a galactical The Matrix : Grimmadog
  • dude, this is fucking sweet. : senseimoron
  • awesome graphs : grabbie
  • This is pretty awesome. Nice work. : Senate5000
  • Very cool. It would be interesting to filter to show only threads where the root post is NWS, for example... : rock elf
  • I don't know which chatty this is from. http://troz.shackspace.com/ShackGraph/graph59407.png but it loo... : abrasion
  • roushi, mah homie. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• For some reason I am reminded of bandtoband.com. : Zero|DPX
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  Look for your username: http://rock_elf.shackspace.com/stats/users.html I've been meaning to post this... : rock elf
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    obviously broken since my name is not there. : devnullgt
    • Mine as well. : lyme
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      I only did people on the first page of mancide's stats page. I can take special requests for other people... : rock elf
      • Can you combine mine with thaperfectdrug? : Dave-A
      • add me? : tangles
      • I'd like to see myself on there! :D : bakanoodle
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    Damnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 3000 posts, is that a month I guess right? : abrasion
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      Yeah. : rock elf
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        That's kind of high. : abrasion
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          man thats fucking epic. I though 1000/month in mine was high. : aeg1x
          • I was doing the same amount back in 2001 though :/ : abrasion
    • most i ever had was 1200 in 2003 :( : maulla
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    Wow Vantage really did go through a change didn't he? http://rock_elf.shackspace.com/stats/tz.html : abrasion
    • It's all about quality of content abrasion ;) Although I'm at 3k for 6 years =/ : GrimmyD
    • I wish those months weren't missing so I could see what happened there. : Vantage
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    Wow, this is some depressing shit :( : d fluke
    • my chart is weird - My family moved away from my high school town like 10 days after I graduated. Six mon... : Juno
  • sigh, I rarely posted until a huge spike @ urban dead, and now I'm a regular chatty bastard : ]pm[chem
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    Wow, my posting has really declined. : StuMan1337
    • You do it less often too! : abrasion
  • Wow, I never realized how very little I posted when I was in college, from 1999 to mid 2002 on that chart... : DinK
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    It's basically like a graph of Girlfriend vs No Girlfriend for mine... : Jackass1233
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      I've got unemployed / employed peaks and valleys : Kniggit
      • I have peaks and valleys for working from home/the office... I actually post a lot more from the office, ... : MagicWishMonkey
  • very cool : chazums
  • haha, you can tell when I finished my thesis and had time to post more again. : moshman
  • 350 post/month tops, I guess that means I'm not addicted?? I lurked like crazy until 2007, I didn't ev... : razorblade79
• The home version is now available! With a little prodding from this thread, I now have a version that : TroZ

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• I think people are jumping the gun and need to let id do their thing first. : project13
• I am confident that id of all people can make a mouse feel groovy too. Rage is gonna 0wn. : Alice O'Connor
• Mass Effect turned out well on the PC because Bioware went back in and re-worked anumber of things. Inclu... : Godhatesfatpeople
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  PC gamers are whining because the majority of the time is going to be spent balancing the sp campaign for... : Pneum0
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    ^^THIS. Specifically, Invisible War. It was ruined. : the archvile
    • Ion Storm vs. id? Apples and Oranges folks. : Yanks
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      yeah IW was ruined because of consolitis. No wait, it was horribly shitty because of horrible game design... : derelict515
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        first of all, the game was actually decent. I liked it, take away the deus ex 1 comparisons and it actual... : Chandler55
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          the game got shit reviews all around, it was littered with terrible game design decisions that had nothin... : derelict515
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            the game got great reviews...80 on metacritic for pc, 84 for xbox. I had no problem with unified ammo, pe... : Chandler55
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              I loved Deus Ex, and I played the demo of 2. It was shitty, that's what most people thought, especially a... : derelict515
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                dx2 had good atmospshere.... The thing is, deus ex is probably the best FPS of this decade, so yes, Deus... : Chandler55
                • Here's why unified ammo is a terrible idea: if you run out of ammo by using one particular weapon, in any... : Patakreps
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    holy shit you are citing a game from 2003 that was released on original XBox and PC simultaneously and wa... : mikecyb
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      A game primarily balanced for a gamepad is going to be infinitly easier with a mouse and keyboard. The a... : Pneum0
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        oh give it a rest, you don't know what you're talking about. there are plenty of cross platform games th... : mikecyb
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          Man, an Invisible Fucking War would be awesome as shit : pancake humper
          • No wonder you wanna see another Invisible War game, you think shit is awesome. : SpaecKow
          • I think I saw that on cinemax once : mikecyb
          • SURPRISE BUTTSECHS! : ChibiJosh
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          It's pretty obvious I don't think I need to spout of other examples. SpaecKow already mentioned Bioshock... : Pneum0
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            The Call of Duty games, at least 4 and 5, have been just fine on PC and console. : crummynz
            • Yeah, they've been great. I'm sure Rage will be good too. : Pneum0
            • unpossible!!! : derelict515
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      The problems IWar had are the same problems Bioshock had years later, as an example. These things have no... : SpaecKow
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        No, the issues are completely different. See how Bioshock was well received on all platforms while IW was... : derelict515
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          There was something off with the aim in that game, it resembled making the smallest movement on a control... : Pneum0
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            must've been an awfully minor issue... http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/924919-bioshock/index.html : derelict515
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              here look at this number its proves something : boring gegtik
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                it proves the majority of reviewers felt any issues in the game were very minor : derelict515
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                  thats nice : boring gegtik
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                    pneumo must have made it up or he's part of the 5.37% of game reviewers who are holocaust deniers : boring gegtik
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                      One of those points isn't true, and the other is retarded. I'll let you mix and match. : derelict515
                      • heresa number for you 9000 : boring gegtik
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                  oh so when i list deus ex 2's metacritic score it means jackshit : Chandler55
                  • haha caught in hypocrite mode! : the_burd
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            iirc there was an aimzing deadzone where your mouse movement wouldn't do anything, just like there's a sm... : aeg1x
            • aimzing? aiming : aeg1x
          • BioShock, using the UE3 engine, like all games using that engine, has some serious mouse acceleration iss... : Matt Burris
        • The difference between Bioshocks reception and IW's reception is four years - by the time there were basi : SpaecKow
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    We have come a long way since the initial days of PC ports. Studio's have learned by now that you can't j... : Drewus
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      That said, it's not like a light switch where they suddenly released 100% platform-optimized titles. Bio... : the archvile
      • BioShock's input issue is an inherent problem with the Unreal Engine 3, so of course the developers could... : Matt Burris
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    EVERYTHING FUCKING CHANGES IN TIME. get over it. : BauriceMastard
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      So you're saying the PC whiners have a gripe you just don't want to hear it? : Pneum0
      • Yep. Game development is going to change, and one major thing affecting it what platforms make the most m... : BauriceMastard
    • Shit doesn't change unless people bitch about it. : the_burd
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  I just want them to say at least one good specific thing about the PC version. Some acknowledgement that... : the archvile
  • the GameInformer article had quotes on how it will look better graphically and how it's perfectly playabl... : derelict515
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  You like wanks, yanks. From men. : SpaecKow
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    I'll beat you up on IRC : Yanks
    • Speaking of this subthread: how's your vacation going? :D : WhiteHatVeteran
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  I have to agree, it's id for goodness sakes, as if the PC controls will be even remotely floaty or bad - ... : abrasion
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    I'll be more confident after seeing (or playing) some proof. I'd be more confident if it was Carmack or ... : the archvile
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      God this is ridiculous, this is id software, we're basically wasting database space even contemplating th... : abrasion
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        Like the unsinkable Titanic? Like AIG? I'm hoping that they get it right, but never say never. I'd... : the archvile
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          maybe they assumed their loyal PC fanbase would trust them to do things right and instead are focusing on... : derelict515
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            August 2008: Todd Hollenshead called the PC "more of the junior partner in the cross-platform strategy" (... : the archvile
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              I would at the very least give them the benefit of the doubt until they actually do something wrong in th... : derelict515
              • Until they do something wrong? This is going to be an extreme example, but so what if they fuck up Rage a... : the_burd
            • heh, oops, that's actually a Carmack quote. As for why I'm not giving Id the benefit of the doubt unti... : the archvile
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        The same could have been said (and was, repeatedly) of Epic Games and UT3. So hows that next Epic PC g... : carbontree
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          Bioshock uses the UT3 engine doesn't it? that is most definitely a monster monster touche zing :( : abrasion
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            Unreal 2.5 : the_burd
            • Bioshock won the worst mouse input code award 3 years running. : abrasion
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    As long as there is a demo at release so PC gamers can assess if id screwed up k+m by intending the game ... : boomdeath
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      I don't feel confident that there's going to be a demo at release. There was no Doom 3 demo until three ... : the archvile
      • if there had been a doom 3 demo I wouldn't have bought doom 3 : dedgecko
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  Rage rage? : capt tripps
  • Yo dawg, I heard you like rage. So I put rage in your Rage so you can rage while you Rage. : thejay247
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  It's uncomfortable not being able to ever know what it would've been like with a PC-centric design outloo... : Marrbe
  • I squirm just thinking about it. : derelict515
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  I'm surprised there are so many fucking threads on this game. We don't even know if it's going to be good... : aeg1x
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    i would imagine because a lot of people like id's games : pandastrong
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      people who haven't played any since Q3? : aeg1x
      • don't take your opinion as fact. id's games are still very much popular ... hence, these threads. : pandastrong
  • Say what? Talking specifically of in-house id games they have never released a mediocre game. If you' : InfoBiter
• I really don't see how this game is not going to suck anyway. What's so exciting about it again? I love... : Boxelder
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  How does one actually go about making good mouse code anyway? Is it difficult getting the crosshair to ai... : Marrbe
  • If it wasn't difficult, there wouldn't be so many different complaints about mousecode. :-) I'm curiou... : the archvile
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  Hardcore gamers hate games. That's something they have in common with Gamestop. : Rauol Duke
  • its so true, they don't realize that they are signing their own death warrant with this kind of behavior,... : disembodied potato
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  Christ could you fucking imagine being a PC games developer these days? Trying to satisfy the demands of ... : disembodied potato
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    I wouldn't call the controls 'minor'. They make or break a game... just look at all the whine surrounding... : aeg1x
    • My point being 90% of people don't have a problem (yes i pulled that figure out my ass) but the point sta... : disembodied potato
    • and Bioshock... : abrasion
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    I'm sorry I don't settle for mediocrity. : InfoBiter
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      good for you, i do, because its a video game that i play to relax, not a fight to the death : disembodied potato
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        I just don't have the time to play "decent" games. I mean even when I'm on a hiatus from WoW I rarely get : InfoBiter
        • Wow I have more typo's in that post than is acceptable. : InfoBiter
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    To be honest, most developers completely ignore the whole "hyper-entitled-nerd" gang. : Nobody Good
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      They almost always ignore it. But some of the best game developers also happen to have a strong internal ... : FlatlineDixay
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        No, QA pretty much gets ignored too. : Nobody Good
        • lol : uncleanmonkey
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  This is no different from us PS3 fanboys being hyped about FF13 coming out for Xbox - it is the fear that... : flagg209
  • That's the analogy that I was looking for. I'm disappointed that I couldn't think of it earlier. : the archvile
  • I think it's a little different, since we know that FF13 is still being developed as a PS3 title and then... : Vincent Grayson
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  There are no games that are easier to control or play better on a controller than with a keyboard and mou... : Pandilex
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    There are no games that are easier to control or play better on a controller than with a keyboard and mou : Rauol Duke
    • you win a blow job from me : boring gegtik
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      Nintendo lovers always quote super mario as one of those games, but it's really not any easier on a contr... : Pandilex
      • playing smb with a keyboard only means one thing: you accept poop in your mouth : EvilDolemite
      • yeah but mario64 kind of needs analog sticks : Chandler55
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        there is nothing difficult about what you just described. : pandastrong
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          perhaps you can explain how you can comfortably hold a thumb-sized button down, while pressing the one ne... : Pandilex
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            thats a bad example though cause the DS has small buttons that are very close to each other : Chandler55
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              So if that is sufficient to pwn my hand, you can imagine what it's like on an xbox controller where there... : Pandilex
              • sounds to me like your hand is a wimp : OrkO
          • you use the top edge of your thumb. i thought everyone who played SMB back in the 80's had mastered this... : EvilDolemite
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    okay that's bullshit. you try to play fighting games with a keyboard and mouse and tell me a console cont... : boring gegtik
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      It's more fun, but it's not easier to control. I used to play a lot of mortal kombat 4 and tekken 2 using... : Pandilex
      • DO A 720 SUPER PILEDRIVER WITH ZANGIEF PLZ SIR : Chandler55
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        how is a diagonal action easier to perform on a four-button digital input scheme vs. a 360 degree analog ... : EvilDolemite
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          I thought we were talking about super mario brothers? How can you do an up up down down+towards toward... : Pandilex
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            no offence but do you have megan fox thumbs : Chandler55
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              I guess I never went through the no pain no gain adjustment period to bizarrely using the edge of my thum... : Pandilex
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                that's why they use diamond-shaped face button layouts. since the snes. that way you can slightly rotat... : EvilDolemite
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                  Diamond shaped or not, you're trying to press >1 button with =1 thumb. To me, that just seems silly, and ... : Pandilex
                  • its true that nes..snes..and maybe even n64 the buttons were a pain to use after a few hours but they've... : Chandler55
                  • well, pads now have triggers and bumpers, so if a game requires two buttons, like a lock-on + fire, or a ... : EvilDolemite
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            i don't know what you're going on about d-pads have never been notoriously hard to press. even the 36... : EvilDolemite
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              I'm saying a keypress is precise, but getting down+right on a d-pad consistantly such as as part of a com... : Pandilex
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                yea but you can imagine some games are easier with a dpad right, ryu hadoukan requires down, down+forward... : Chandler55
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                  sub-zeros move was D D+T T+something wasn't it? I always found it very hard to pull of precise movemen... : Pandilex
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                    no, we don't think that's normal because that doesn't happen to us. you have some sort of problem using ... : EvilDolemite
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                      Why is it then whenever I play anyone at any kind of tekken style game, they don't pull off combos 100% s... : Pandilex
                      • im betting a lot of people use arcade joysticks for tekken, which would be easier than a keyboard : Chandler55
                      • apparently you are just a fighting game god with the keyboard : derelict515
                      • Because of the timing. The difficulty in landing a combo in pretty much every fighter I've ever playe... : InfoBiter
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                        all of your references are like a decade old tekken 2? ultimate mortal kombat? what's the most recen... : EvilDolemite
                        • it certainly sounds like he hasn't used one since analog controls became the norm : derelict515
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                    hm, it does take some getting used to, but with practice you basically become perfect, i can do hadoukan ... : Chandler55
                    • Joysticks are something else entirely, but I agree that controllers are better for driving games, but onl... : Pandilex
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                i have no response. i have literally never spoken to anyone who feels that a keyboard is a better soluti... : EvilDolemite
                • lol seriously : derelict515
            • The 360 pad is a fucking nightmare man, I mean I don't agree that people should play console games on PC,... : SpaecKow
  • I invite you to play Microsoft Flight Simulator with a keyboard and mouse. Have fun! I played FS 5 fo : the archvile
  • hahahahahaha ohhh hhahahahahahahahaha : conandan
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    Katamari and Super Monkey Balls! : Nobody Good
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      I play Super Monkey Balls without any sort of controller, regularly at my own leisure. : mr.sleepy
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        Sleepy do you have a gold tooth? : abrasion
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          Several why : mr.sleepy
          • I was just curious, I figured it was highly likely based on your Transformers 2 review. : abrasion
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    The only real advantage console shooters have is analog movement. You don't need a button to "walk" and m... : pyide
    • But most games have toggle autorun for a reason - no-one cares about anything other than "run as fast as ... : Pandilex
  • heh it makes me laugh too, what sheep they all are! : Mr.SEX
  • You are wrong. I am a staunch defender of kb+m pretty much every time the topic comes up ... but ther... : InfoBiter
  • Top down shooters, with separated analog directional motion and aiming control (geometry wars), control b... : cheshirecat
  • ^^ Reading above, I can't believe you're arguing in favor of kb/m for fucking Street Fighter. I'm the bi... : icon_of_syn
• woah dude whats up with the PC gamer hate? : gyokuro
• If consumers/gamers aren't vocal with their ideas and opinions about what they see is wrong or right how ... : mnsnota
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  PC gamers are fucking enormous whiners. In my book, they're worse than the console war kiddies. PC gamers... : mittense
  • I'm making hardcore generalizations here that obviously don't apply to everyone, but the attitude annoys ... : mittense
  • Really it's anyone who thinks their platform is the best platform for playing games, period. People need ... : sammyl
  • come on guys lets keep the PC gamer hate going. Surely someone can out do this post with even more hate. : gyokuro
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    when you drop 1, 2, or even 3 grand to play games you tend to be somewhat intense. : mnsnota
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      That's kind of my point. If you drop that much to play games, why would you not just just drop $300 and s... : mittense
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        Far less hassle my ass. PC gaming is easier than ever before and cheaper than ever before. It's the s... : Wisp!
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          People like you are why it's not worth talking about PC versus console games on this site. There are inte... : mittense
          • nerdrape : felicia
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            I think your sarcasm detector broke while shitting all over PC threads this week. FYI, I just bought a $1... : Wisp!
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              this is seriously the worst price breakdown I've ever seen, congratulations Assume we have a TV (contr... : derelict515
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                Great, you can play games on an SDTV or you could play games in 800x600 res on your crappy old monitor. ... : Wisp!
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                  on the contrary, if I wanted to play 50 games I'd buy a console and get gamefly or rent them for far less... : derelict515
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                    Or you could pirate games! Yay! : Wisp!
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                      ... : derelict515
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                        I wasn't actually serious. But renting games isn't exactly a huge boon to the developers of a game. If yo... : Wisp!
                        • yeah I know, I buy games for that reason (and don't buy from Gamefly), but there are games I just wouldn'... : derelict515
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              Why am I buying a $1400 TV for my 360? Why am I not using the $200 HD monitor in this "equal" scenario? W... : mittense
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                where is your couch? where is your apartment or house? what about your electric bill??? comparisons s... : EvilDolemite
                • Yeah, the desk/computer chair was unnecessary. I'm not sure why I tossed that in. : mittense
                • I don't have a TV and I'd need to get one to play a console, so for me the cost of TV would have to be in... : Marrbe
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                I added up the total each time. The games are less expensive and the TV is $1000. If you really want ... : Wisp!
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                  There is no price equivalent between PC gaming and console gaming. PC gaming is more expensive. Period. I : mittense
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                    No one buys one game though. And almost everyone wants to play online. So then you have the Xbox Live sub... : Wisp!
                    • Not everyone plays online, the subscription numbers bear this out. It's very simple, there aren't a lot o... : derelict515
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                    You should subtract the cost of a general-use PC out of the gaming rig, because you're not going to need ... : SockMonkeh
                    • but you only have such a machine if you've bought a desktop in the last couple years, know how to researc... : derelict515
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            Console games are 60, pc 50. At one game per month that makes 120 per year. My gaming pc cost me 600. Of ... : xxx2xxx
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              wait how does either $50 or $60 times 12 equal $120? : EvilDolemite
              • 60 - 50 = 10, 10 x 12 = 120 savings per year : dirge23
              • He's saying that if you buy 12 console games a year @ 60, and he buys 12 PC games a year @ 50, he's got a... : Vincent Grayson
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              a seriously high percentage of people (and growing) have a laptop as their only machine. That means buyin... : derelict515
              • that changes the whole calculation yeah :D : xxx2xxx
          • You should read some of his FPS specific posts. They're equally hilarious, especially since he attempts t... : synapse19
          • Mittense, *you are being that guy*. : terath
        • where can I buy this reality distortion field generating device you have? : derelict515
    • you can drop far far less than that to play games. even a great PC that plays everything out there max d... : EvilDolemite
    • If you're dropping 2 grand you're doing something wrong. : Conan
    • lol @ people who drop 3000 on a PC : RikiTiki2
  • It's true, and the funny part about it is that most of them around here on the Shack are absolutely fucki... : synapse19
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    YOU have this strange sense of entitlement and elitism that astounds me. Your are a minority among consol... : terath
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      I think you're misusing entitlement, but I agree. Wisp and Mittense are both completely retarded. The... : Felraiser
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        I'm not sure why brought up Mittense and my own comments in other threads, it's irrelevant. But I will de... : Wisp!
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          TV may be less relevant to you, the power user who spends most of his time at a monitor. But your cost va : Felraiser
          • How will he be universally right in a few years? Gaming hardware prices and the rate at which upgrading i... : Wisp!
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          And I brought up your and Mittense's other comments because they're hilarious, and because I feel they ve... : Felraiser
          • So you think it was wrong of me to call out penguinftw on his bullshit? : Wisp!
• I really hate posting serious replies in nerd-rage threads, but -- fuck it -- here goes... The stateme... : Nobody Good
• I find posts like these whiney : Unleashed
• if you read this thread with the final countdown playing REALLY loudly it's pretty awesome : Downforce
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  Yes, I would rather have them make it for PC and port it to consoles. I would rather the console v ers... : gydot
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    why not have both of them play great? : RikiTiki2
    • You make too much sense. It's much better to have the console version fail so the studio can shutdown 6 m... : synapse19
• I don't think I've ever read so much misinformed and premature anger in my life. Bunch of fucking morons.... : red2lucas
• Mass effect, Bioshock, COD4, Far Cry2, all good "consolized" games released on PC. That doesn't mean tha... : IHATEDUST
• Mass Effect was an RPG. Most RPGs play ok to great on consoles since they tend to be single player and ha... : terath

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• Cranks are awesome. : dirge23
• That's an interesting variety of crazy. : Arcanum
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  The helium baloon rises because of the law of buoyancy. Because the weight of the balloon and the helium ... : Dave-A
  • That's what they want you to think. : electroly
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    The balloon rises because God wants it to. : dirge23
    • No no, it was intelligently designed to float. : CAPPINJACK
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    if helium is so light how do they manage to trap it to put into balloons. shouldnt it be all floating up ... : CoRDS
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      If you leave a small amount of cheese at the end of the balloon, the helium will try to sneak in and grab... : Dave-A
      • this thread reminds me of Look Around You : dirge23
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      actually, helium supply is a real concern. here is a good story about it: http://news-info.wustl.edu/ti... : ]pm[chem
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        fuck it, we'll use hydrogen, what could go wrong : dirge23
        • did you know molecular hydrogen has two spin isomers? and one of them can never stop rotating? it's wei... : ]pm[chem
      • We clearly need to start fusing hydrogen from seawater to produce more helium. : Arcanum
      • Time to mine the moon, yay lunar colonies! : shortbuscaptain
      • yeah. i visit a lot of pharmaceutical and chemical plants as part of my job. helium supplies are getting ... : mindmann
  • Yeah it's like ye-olde scientists who didn't realize air is something and not nothing. : Porkasaurus
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    This guy is essentially denying the existence of any force that doesn't appear to involve two objects vis... : FlatlineDixay
    • Airplanes are magic! : ovrlrd
  • Maybe the helium balloon stays where it is and you fall. : FirstPersonCooter
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    neat experiment involving helium balloons: Take a helium-filled balloon with you while driving in a ca : YamatoTwinkie
    • That is cool. : IHATEDUST
  • You do mean the "density" of the the balloon and the helium it contains are less than the air it displace... : IHATEDUST
• Schizophrenia : drucifer
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  I've actually had conversations with physicists and the like who no longer believe in the traditional ide... : InfoBiter
  • yes, but if you think about its practical use in our world, our current knowledge of gravity is sufficien... : conandan
  • E pur si muove! : trove
  • Thats really interesting. : menar003
  • that's perfectly reasonable given our lack of understanding about gravity. What's absurd is his alternati... : derelict515
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    all just means people are working on ideas like string theory. general relativity has passed every singl... : ]pm[chem
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      Well, there are some cracks starting to show in GR, and it's less trusted than quantum mechanics as far a... : father_crown
      • ^What I wanted to say only better. I still find i scary how much science improved early 20th century... : bld
      • http://backoffman.ytmnd.com/ : ]pm[chem
      • This is what I am hoping because I think dark matter is bullshit. I think instead gravitation is going to... : steelsamurai
    • well there's also the dark matter issue, general relativity only applies to galaxies if dark matter exist... : jonas54
  • well the thing is nobody understands what makes it work. It's an observable phenomenon though. : steelsamurai
• How I located this guy's blog, if anyone's interested: http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/19... : Merlin13x
• This must be the man behind this movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uylcyx3Obcw : Masem
• I only realised very recently that things don't lift themselves up (bubbles and so on, they do not float ... : abrasion
• i thought it was pretty much accepted that gravity was just bent space? : d0pamine
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  So when a helium ballon eventually reaches a point where it rises too far into the sky and then actually ... : ovrlrd
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    some people just aren't informed. like those who think the oceans are the cause of our sky to be blue : reverend~heresy
    • I can understand if people are misinformed, but having the belief that you are 100% right about everythin... : ovrlrd

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  argh, now they know what you look like : Deathlove
  • This cannot be allowed! : yautja
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  Cant you go in and "untag" yourself from them? Might have to do it manually though. : bolneze
  • thank you sir : yautja
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  well...it is called FACE BOOK : drucifer
  • youuuuur faaaaaaace http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=56425742 : eldersveld
• this is why I ignore all adds from family members! : steelsamurai
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  you can disable the "view pictures of yautja" link without untagging yourself : electroly
  • http://facebook.com/privacy/?view=profile "Photos Tagged of You" halfway down. : Afterglow
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  pix of sister : drucifer
  • ^^^ what took everyone so long? : dealie
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    her profile pic http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/v226/1849/52/n748644195_961.jpg bit of a show off really,... : yautja
    • keep going : pupismyname
    • they look like big boobs : pancake humper
    • your sis is hot bro : deject
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      She has an odd first name (never link directly to Facebook duder) : aggressor
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        but its in a song, so cant be that abnormal! : radula
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          oh, one of her 518 friends is totally hot! http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs185.snc1/6169_... : radula
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            2132 friends.. the site is useless at that point : sikander
            • yeah one of my coworkers told me she was gonna cut down on her fb friends yesterday, and an hour later sh... : dirge23
          • Yes Please : hawkeye
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      Jeez what kind of brother are you? Awesome kind. : bolneze
      • hahaa : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • I would NOT fuck her with the lights on. We're all God's creatures in the dark. : disposition
    • The image quit loading could you post another : fishbone
    • upload the other 3/4 too plx : [7]kami
    • We definitely need more pics : eldiablo01
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      Please don't take this the wrong but but she looks like a slut. : Ellissd
      • you're the slut! : niceguynick
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        Btw I blame the iPhone keyboard for this one. : Ellissd
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          don't blame the iPhone for ruining our chances of getting more pics : Patch-e
          • Oh noes how will you ever survive without more pictures!!! : Ellissd
        • "lady" auto-corrects to "slut"? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Did you know that facebook, youtube, and twitter are going to merge into one site? It's going to be ca : shortbuscaptain
  • that one go over well on the short bus? : QMS|superdave
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    in the year 3000 : fsck
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      in the year 3000 : nunami
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        in the year 3000 : disposition
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          In the year THREEEEETHOOOOUUSAAND : RyDogg1
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            But what about in 2525? : cerealSAM2
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              Absolutely nothing happens. : rosewood
              • My name is Demius... and I approve of this subthread : Demius

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  The dude in the chair looks like AYB : fishbone
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    (in Jesse's pictures) : fishbone
    • he looks like one smug sonofabitch >:( : drucifer
• Also vote for LisaLisaLisa at the same time for the small possibility that it'll push JesseB to 3rd place... : Mmmmmoo
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  hey you're catching up again! : mikecyb
  • only 24 behind! : mikecyb
• VOTE THIS BITCHES : Warlock
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  I call upon the power of AUSTRALIA! : SockMonkeh
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    You might have to wait a few hours, most of them are either out and about, or at work. : felicia
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      I think they are all probably eating burgers with beets on them : drucifer
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        those fuckers : felicia
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          I know... burgers...ewwwww : drucifer
          • pineapple and fried egg on burgers too! yummo, mate! : Dave-A
  • Voted twice today already : TastyWheat
  • From behind my giant beef, egg, and beetroot burger I hear your call! Voted from work and from home. : sethmarc
• I've been voting at work at home and on my ipod. do I get a cut now? : RogerDandy
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  You'd better fucking win this, SockMonkeh. : nevicata
  • seconded. seriously. : Xanthos
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  SHACKERS: ASSEMBLE : halophoenix
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    I vote that we try to vote LisaLisaLisa up so that she beats JesseB too. That'd be a real punch in the nu... : Arctic Fox
    • As well as making Sockmonkeh win, obviously. : Arctic Fox
• I voted already today. She's ahead by 5 now btw. : AMikaboshi
• Winning by 2! : crummynz
• I voted! : Rice-Rocketeer
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  The end of this saga might actually end up being interesting... : Ctrl-Phreak
  • Voted btw... I think you have like 12 votes from me now. : Ctrl-Phreak
  • It's going to be a close one, that's for sure. : SockMonkeh
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  Back on top. :D That's more like it. SHACK POWER! : SockMonkeh
  • Pr0nMonkeh, I have voted! : CrustaR
• You had better win, I voted for you 7 times today (iPhone + random wifi networks for the win). I thin... : InfoBiter
• voted again'd its like my 8th time, you better win this :) : disembodied potato
• vote for this shit, jesseb needs to fucking lose. : ejectorpod
• jesse needs to put a shirt on : Chandler55
• Blowjobs all around! Also, vote for LisaLisaLisa. Pretty sure it lets you do one per person per day. Her ... : Danny5225
• VOTE! : ejectorpod
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  Ahh, yes. I can feel the power of Evening Reading flowing through my veins! : SockMonkeh
  • that was my vote pushing you over the top , faggot. : PlanetPerfecto
• Voted again for you mate. : Arctic Fox
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  got my last vote in for the night, you nightowls and aussie kids better get up on this. : ejectorpod
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    I will sleep soundly if we can get 100 up on him. :) : SockMonkeh
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      You're close! I will make sure every computer in my office votes for you tomorrow :-D : ejectorpod
      • Go forth, Sir ejectorpod, and smite those who would rob me of what is rightfully mine! : SockMonkeh
• Voted : spiffymc
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  REMINDER When you vote for the Simian of Footwear, remember to ALSO vote for Lisalisalisa :D We got he... : Solstice
  • good idea. will do. : AMikaboshi
• Voted : MaddeningLoop
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  2 more and I can go to bed. :D : SockMonkeh
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    2 more days? : Flying h4x0r
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      No, 2 more votes until I have him by 100 again. : SockMonkeh
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        (It's 3 more days). : SockMonkeh
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          Actually isn't it 2 more days? July 24th at midnight. Thats less than 48 hours away now. : ovrlrd
          • You are correct, sir! : SockMonkeh
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        SockMonkey, I love you like a brother but I'm so looking forward to this thing ending. : abrasion
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          abrasion, so am I! : SockMonkeh
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            at what point do we sm you our paypal addresses for our cut of the $1000 : electroly
            • When I win! : SockMonkeh
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  stupid cyber demon voted so i can't. i will again tomorrow at work :-( : dahanese
  • i voted on my iphone! : dahanese
• I tried to vote but got, "Too many votes. Wait awhile".. I'll wait awhile and try again! : nunami
• I was #1500 - you got a nice lead now.... : -phazey-
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  lol some people are getting really bitter about you winning. Someone even mentioned the Shack, though not : Arctic Fox
  • hahahaha : oHnOES
  • pretty much.. : g0nk
  • Well it's true ! : imperator
  • Nothing wrong with that. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • That guy is exactly right, but anyone who thought any vote on the internet wouldn't get fucked with like ... : boredguy
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    As much as I want to help a shacker, I cant vote for him because my apartment is normally messier then th... : maulla
    • is lisa hot? : proclone1
  • I predict Iran like protests from the JesseB fan base. : drdreed
  • I haven't voted because I am so fucking sick of seeing him post the same shit every god damn day : industro
  • Well the second place guy is clearly doing something similar, because his apartment isn't that bad even c... : DinK
  • haha, if this makes that person so sick I wonder how they feel about the really bad things that happen ev... : moshman
• Voted :D : vorm
• Just gave LisaLisaLisa and you a vote. : pancake humper
• Voted. Much love to you and your harble : SigENeaT
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  Voted. I feel like it's going to come down to whoever's push occurs the last. We should time our second-t... : StuMan1337
  • Second wave, hit the barricades now! Oh wait... : Ride-My-Rocket
• Shall I contact some of my minions and have them drum up a program that will run your vote count to aroun... : Phil
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  Wow Sockmonkeh. promising a cut in order to gain votes for some dumb contest. Stop using our forums for t... : CockMonkeh
  • A cut of... porn? : Ride-My-Rocket
  • lol @ CockMonkeh : Phil
  • What, finding apartments? and lol @ CockMonkeh : -JLN-

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  what does primarily mean... what I spend the most time doing, or what I enjoy most, or what : rgoer
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    If you play both PC and console games, which of the two do you spend the most time. : freakynipples69
    • the majority of my gaming time (no lie) is spent playing third strike on an arcade machine : rgoer
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    I'd say most people will spend the most time doing what they enjoy most. : boredguy
    • well if it were my perfect world, everybody would love playing clan arena in Rocket Arena 3 as much as I ... : rgoer
• I'm a gamer. That's it. I spend equal amounts of time on my PC, 360, and PS3. All three are hooked up to ... : theangrywaffles
• i swing both ways. : Ziz
• PC Gamer, i like the freedom that the PC gives and don't like playing FPS on a controller. I actually bou... : boomdeath
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  I can ignore my PC for literally 3 months at a time and be PS3 only, I can also do the exact opposite. I... : abrasion
  • I think i'm the same way. I have my phases. : freakynipples69
• PC. I don't like thee feel of most games with a gamepad. Bigger variety of game types too. : xenophobe
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  PC because I love shooters, strategy, RPGs, mods, and indie titles! : SockMonkeh
  • That said, I play a lot of console games too. : SockMonkeh
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  I used to be a PC gamer, but have slowly transitioned. I have a newer PC and honestly it was a bit of a w... : Fred Garvin
  • You should, there are a lot of great games out and coming soon! : Wisp!
• These days I'm not much of any kind of gamer, but I still prefer PC games. Maybe if I get some kind of cr... : FlatlineDixay
• PC gamer, for several reasons. I will say I don't have the greatest HDTV, and don't use it that much at a... : ovrlrd
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  Console gamer here. I prefer the immersive single player experience and consoles simply provide more of ... : cetra00
  • I disagree. : quadeh
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  Vast majority of my gaming is done on my 360. I'll play RTSes on my PC. : stump
  • and this is because I'd rather sit on my couch, throw a game in my 360, put on the headset and hop into a... : stump
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  I dunno but let's have a big argument over it : kill9
  • No one is arguing. : freakynipples69
• PC because of cost and friends - I only really play multiplayer games for the most part. : aeg1x
• PC gamer only here : deject
• PC gamer because I am better than console gamers~ : darkT
• i play what is good : eeeealmo
• I'm a PC gamer cuz my monitor is bigger then my tv. : Liquid
• PC. Better graphics, faster loading, moddability, and superior controls. : Sapiens
• PC always, last console I had was a Wii but gave it away to a friend. I do enjoy the odd console game at ... : jane911
• Ps3 100% of the time currently. That should however change as soon as SC2 as well as D3 make their appear... : pturvz
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  I'm 98% PC and I'm sure I could have bought an awesome tv setup for the price if my components. It's my n... : RogerDandy
  • I love being able to crank detail settings to max and enjoy the surreal high resolution visual detail in ... : ovrlrd
• PC. Never liked buying a new console and games every few years (although I probably spend a similar amoun... : the_burd
• PC. I have a 360 but its been 5 months since i've turned it on. Fallout3, TF2, Starcraft have been my gam... : NexusOne
• PC. I have an xbox and love RB2 and Halo3 and SFIV, etc. But I primarily play PC games. : gyokuro
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  everyone who answers is going to say PC : EvilDolemite
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    why? Normally these threads are overwhelmingly console so I'm kind of surprised at all the PC spam tbh. : aeg1x
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      really? i feel like if any group is going to go out of its way to represent itself here it'll be PC gamer... : EvilDolemite
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        It's funny because 10 years ago the opposite was true. I really think it's odd how the mentality has shif... : ovrlrd
        • it's still big here. i still play PC games a lot and own a relatively powerful gaming PC. i probably wil... : EvilDolemite
      • Considering the controller vs kb/mouse thread, I'd have to say you are completely wrong. : terath
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      Given the threads lately, I'd wager PC gamers are in a hissy and feel the need to "represent." : mittense
      • stand strong mittense : aeg1x
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        the same ones you are trying to prod with comments such as this : mnsnota
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          maybe he is prodding because they constantly feel the need to look down their noses, through their triple... : EvilDolemite
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            maybe you are wrong? : mnsnota
            • I think that pretty much sums up PC gamers on the shack. : UselessHack
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            Or maybe you and mittense are consistently over-doing it. : SockMonkeh
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              dude i just bought a $62 mouse i don't think my PC gamer credentials are in question : EvilDolemite
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                That's normal for a decent gaming mouse... : Wisp!
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                  Aka. I question your credentials. If you have a $200 keyboard, then maybe I will begin to consider the po... : Wisp!
                  • that's great. you can go ahead and question my credentials. i am sure that to you, i am some dude who p... : EvilDolemite
                  • hahahahaha : mittense
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                    Have you seen the keyboard that can change faces and you buy add ons so that it is made for WOW? or QUAKe... : Ratalon
                    • No, I wouldn't know. I own a $10 keyboard and don't care for WoW and have never played Quake. : Wisp!
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              Over-doing what, exactly? : mittense
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                Whatever it is you are doing in this thread. I think if I had to sum it up I would say starting a PC vs C... : SockMonkeh
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                  he is fanning the flames of a debate he so detests. : mnsnota
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                    Was I doing that in this thread? I pointed out that the number of PC gamers in this thread was likely ind... : mittense
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                      (Granted I pointed that out in a pretty antagonistic manner). : mittense
                      • Ding a winner is you. : Chod
              • Trolling. I'm calling you out straight. : terath
          • My god evildolomite, the kb/mouse thread was about FPS games. It wasn't about any other game time. Are yo... : terath
        • Pretty much. The PC/console threads that have infested the chatty lately are just astonishing. I don't mi... : mittense
      • PC REPRESENTIN'! : ]pm[chem
• Console gamer. It's less effort to maintain, it has more of the games I'm looking to play, and, generally... : mittense
• I am a gamer. Platform is incidental. I just get the games that interest me. : byorn
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  PC, I have a 360 and use it primarily for single player games. : mnsnota
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    Why PC? Ultra competitive mulitplayer FPS's/RTS's : mnsnota
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      ULTRA COMPETITIVE. On what other platform could you have the ULTRA COMPETITIONS : mittense
      • Mittense, we've been over this and I've posted videos as proof for competitive TF2. Unless you are talkin... : terath
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  Depends on the game. Some are better in my home theater with a gamepad or fightstick, others are better i... : Serpico74
  • Yeah I see Windows as just another game console at this point really. I use Windows for nothing but games... : ovrlrd
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  I just play games. if its fun I don't give a shit what platform is in. I just can't limit myself to a ... : X-GOUKI
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    This is great if you have the income to spend on it all, but most people have a hard time owning all the ... : ovrlrd
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      actually how about no consoles, no hdtv, and just an avg gaming pc. : boomdeath
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        Well, yeah, the truth is that is the majority of people, but I assume if people are can spend more money ... : ovrlrd
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          most people have a last-gen console like PS2 hooked up to an SDTV. fewer have a current-gen console and ... : EvilDolemite
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            Yeah I'll agree that is basically the break down. : ovrlrd
            • honestly i bet the percentage of gamers with either a 360 or ps3, connected to the internet, hooked into ... : EvilDolemite
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  Console, most of my friends play on the 360 over pc, and there's just typically more games coming out for... : boredguy
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    I hear people say this all the time, but it's funny how it's the complete opposite for me. : ovrlrd
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      Ditto. PC has a wider range of titles and more exclusive then any other system. : Wisp!
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        Which doesn't matter if i don't wanna play them, hehe. I'm not a fan of a lot of the genre's that you s... : boredguy
        • At least you have the sense to go Valve on the PC. That's the least I can ask for. You should take a ... : Wisp!
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        for you. It's highly subjective. If you're into RTS and MMO then yeah, but if you're a big sports, fighti... : derelict515
        • You got me there. : Wisp!
• PC for the majority of my gaming. I can use the TV, couch, etc. If I like to as well. Most my friends PC ... : VictoriouSecret
• PC. I like consoles but I have not found a control scheme to replace mouse and keyboard. : irrerno
• i am interested to see demographics i'd like to look at statuses like married, have children, age, job... : EvilDolemite
• Console up until this generation. This generation it's been PC & Wii. : Cihte
• Console - I LOVED PC gaming for many many years - but that was when I had the time to devote. I'm certai... : MaddeningLoop
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  Console. I still play some PC games, but more and more I'm favoring the 360. While I appreciate mouse con... : Head Rush
  • Good point too. Sitting in an office all day doesn't make sitting in front of a computer that easy once y... : bling1bling
  • Did you buy the 50 Cent game or just Gamefly it? It's going to be a necessity that we co-op that shit ... : mittense
• I was PC two years ago exclusively now I'm damn near console exclusively. I just love my TV, surround spe... : bling1bling
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  Laptop gamer lately. I enjoy chilling on my bed in the evenings and playing Left 4 Dead, Crysis Warhead e... : 5150Joker
  • I am always surprised at how many people actually enjoy playing games on a laptop. For me it's always an ... : ovrlrd
• Currently PC because I don't have a current gen console yet :(. : moe6
• PC : d0pamine
• 90% PC, mostly cause I play primarily FPSs. I can't stand controllers for that kind of game. Actually it'... : Dynotaku
• I swap back and forth. PC gamer for the CitiesXL beta. and EVE-online. Console XBOX for nothing right n... : Ratalon
• PC gamer. I don't want to buy a new console until I buy an HDTV. And I don't want to buy an HDTV since I ... : Marauder IIC
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  i wouldn't count the TV as a cost : RikiTiki2
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    In the same manner I wouldn't count the basic components of a computer as a cost either. Everyone needs a... : aeg1x
    • everyone needs a computer, but that computer is often a) old or b) uses a vendor specific setup that does... : derelict515
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  PC. consoles don't make me horny anymore at all. not since the snes/sega wars : reverend~heresy
  • i'd hate to see your genesis : RikiTiki2
• primarily PC but I binge on consoles often. when kotor 3 comes out I'm fucked. : Downforce
• PC all the way...mainly because of the freedom the platform affords. I can configure it how I want. I can... : Dr_Cube
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  PC Gamer. If is multi platform, I get in on PC. Mostly due to mods and free internet multiplayer. But ... : IHATEDUST
  • Yeah. Some day... : Dr_Cube
• PC. Forever. That is all. : gydot
• depends on the game, obviously, but on average i'm more console. a large part of that is because my home ... : dahanese
• Console. Like my couch more than my desk :) : master_disaster_17
• Why limit yourself? I love games. Sometimes I want to plop down on my big easy chair with reaheated pizza... : Juno
• I'm a PC gamer. I did the numbers for cost and functionality. For $750 I got a media PC instead of a cons... : terath
• PC who turned Console, but really enjoys PC games. These days I have the habit of buying/renting console ... : steauengeglase
• I play everything. I really couldn't give a shit whether it was on PC or console these days. If it's good... : synapse19
• I am both! Largely because I spend way too much money on video games. I grew up more with PC gaming than ... : eugthinks
• if I work a lot I prefer consoles because I sit at a desk the whole fucking day already : razorblade79
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  PC I like everything about it, the freedom, the free downloads (Daggerfall), the good games (Civilization... : guigr
  • My only console was an N64 and I barely used it. : guigr
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  PC, but mostly because I can't justify spending on a console. Some of it is a little die-hard old-school... : action wombmate
  • PC! The awesome thing is that, thanks to emulators like Project 64, I routinely play through Super Smash ... : MercFox1
• probably about 80% PC, and 19% PS3. 1% nds. this will probably change in the future to more 60/40.PC/PS... : radula
• PC I play games like plants vs zombies and peggle! I dont play anything else. : Helperguy
• PC I play games like plants vs zombies and peggle! I dont play anything else. : Helperguy
• PC gamer. I'm not against consoles, though. But Panzer Dragoon I + II , Daytona USA, Wipeout and Burnout ... : madspacemarinemustdie
• PC mostly. i have a ps3 and a big screen HDTV but a lot of the exclusives for the ps3 have been a bit di... : i poop from there
• I've recently discovered the joys of the open-world games, and it's easier to get my fix of them on conso... : Cliffzorz
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  Currently? iPhone gamer and I love it. That's all I have at the moment and it fits my 'on the go' lifesty... : mofo
  • i can see the iphone gaming bit but a mac for gaming doesnt make any sense. if you say you need a noteboo... : Hoax
• PC gamer. I just can't get into console games. :( : [7]kami
• PC. I like the freedom you get with a mouse and keyboard. Looking around and moving just feels too much l... : Beady
• PC. Mouse/keyboard + more interesting games ftw. Always been a PC gamer. Never seen a valid reason to own... : vx2o
• PC for most of the reasons already named. : Hoax
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  PC. The argument about constant upgrades in no longer (as) true since a 8800gt + c2D will run anything pr... : nrgXs
  • After my gpu upgrade fiasco i just kept my 8800gts and will keep it until the end of the year when amd pu... : Hoax
• I play the most games on consoles, but I spend the most time on my PC since I play WoW. :) But I don't pl... : SilverSnake
• Console, my PC is too much of a hassle to keep working. : sammyl
• PC. It's cheaper and I get more out of it. : Mystery0000
• Hardcore PC gamer until 5 years ago, but as the cycle always goes, I'll probably convert back to a PC gam... : Milleh
• Console. Because PCs and Windows are unreliable and a pain in the ass. : excessus
• I'm off and on. My computer is getting too old to run any new games, so most of my new purchases are cons... : gibolas1234
• PC. Better controls (KB/Mouse), Higher Resolutions, smoother frame rates, better AF & AA, Mods. Also, god... : pixelat3d
• Console, former 10+year PC gamer. Couch. Being together with my wife (PC is in office room) No hassle... : MatzL.E.
• PC, i only use my PS3 to play Rockband. : bundy
• Console. I just don't have the energy to deal with all the hassle. If I get a console game I know it work... : uncleanmonkey
• I've been both at some point in time but am now strictly a console gamer. But I actually play everything ... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  I'm a PC gamer but only cause i don't have the money for a 360. As a PC gamer since Wolfenstein even I c... : mrwolf710
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    The only thing that can save PC gaming (as we know it, i.e. a platform where AAA SP games are viable) is ... : uncleanmonkey
    • Or C) People start paying for their games. But people are idiots, so they won't. They'll keep pira... : uncleanmonkey
  • The potential is certainly there. The decline sucks considering how good 2007 was. : tree8
• PC, don't have any consoles right now. Would've gotten a PS3 if it'd had the BC to PS1 as originally plan... : Marrbe
• long walks on the beach gamer. : xxiv
• I am mostly a pc gamer because of the ability to customize "the gaming experience." mostly controls. : baron calamity
• PC gamer, I prefer keyboard and mouse over controllers and I like the ability to mod games (not that I ev... : DracoNocturnus
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  PC, I prefer playing on the PC because I have no restrictions. There is more games I look forward to.... : razlebol
  • Although I prefer my 360 and PS3 for single-player games. : razlebol
• I spend more time with consoles, for sure. I love my PC games but my system can't really keep up with new... : ieGod
• console, already have a big screen tv and 5.1 audio so it made more sense to hook up consoles to that tha... : metalremains
• I play what is good. : geedeck
• PC because the games offer more content, mods, control flexibility, and the mouse is a superior aiming de... : yacoub35