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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholasticism : dirge23
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    Geeks/Nerds who were born into poor families probably turned to artisan work. : MagicWishMonkey
    • Also, most people were farmers back then, so that wins by default. : dirge23
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    just imagine the flame wars 2 nerds would have over trying to make the bible make sense with other script... : MrPim
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      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arian_controversy : dirge23
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        this is an incredibly nerdy and technical debate that led to massive bloodshed : dirge23
        • History. Is. AWESOME! We have so much to learn :) : quadeh
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRBIVRwvUeE : mmogger
  • Knew what this was before clicking it. :D Best part is when he gets to the end and can't 'get back'. : mn3m0n1c
• they ran around the forests saying ni at people : flagg209
• They got busy inventing all the stuff we use to be nerdy today. : Sparticuse
• probably involved in making all those awesome castles. : mindshot
• did science experiments : grabbie
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  the WIIIIIIIIIIIIZZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRD : moe6
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    I put on my robe and wizard hat. : Rehevkor
    • if you keep this meme up, in 50 years people will need to actually do this to confirm their geekiness. : radula
• Depending on where they lived, they were probably killed for sport. : Saman
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  They sent flame messages via messenger pigeon. : cause&effect
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    Pogenius, Thou art most likely the offspring of an harlot and goat, and a lover of men besides. Sure : Delaric
    • Genius! :) : ysbreker
    • fkn lol : Phil
    • you son of a bitch : silent prophet
    • ::applause:: : Begawkiness
    • Forsoooooth! : NEX!
    • well done. : crummynz
    • lol nicely done : re4ctor
    • hahaha : Shadowdane
    • Perfect : Godhatesfatpeople
    • need a maddog reading on this one! : hirez
    • amazing. : ashkie
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      sending this to edward : das_runt
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        hahah yes! : Mr.SEX
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          Chris I swear to god my boner right now is harder than the one I showed you last weekend!!!!! : edward
          • so hard!! : Mr.SEX
    • Post of the day right here : Drewus
    • *golf clap* : ejectorpod
    • Good times. I'm impressed. : brickmatt
    • hahahaha! This may well be one of the greatest things I've ever read here. : Scotty22
    • haha, fantastic : moshman
• apparently ran aroud and reproduced, how else would we have so many of you goobers : Clay
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  A lot of personality types didn't really exist/weren't expressed until the internet let them get together... : veras
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    in a previous era we all would have been valiant warriors. THANKS INTERNET : dirge23
    • I definitely would've spent a lot more time outside being more socially acceptable if it hadn't been for ... : one random winner
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  prolly stamp collections. : wetard
  • they did have the Tristero back then : dirge23
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  The had Societies, like the Royal Society, etc. : SeaLlama
  • this stuff was all after the dark ages. : dirge23
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  Life was one one big LARPing experience I suppose : sparkly
  • oh god, that would be amazing. they get to have their own little war alongside the real one. : MrPim
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  Clergy. Maybe the artisans to an extent but they were a late addition. Storytelling hoe-downs. Rape. Murd... : Fyunch Click
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    Artisans have been around for a long time, fashioning weapons and bowls n' shit. : MagicWishMonkey
    • Artisan /= tradesman. Smiths, potters and the like were generally inherited or bought positions, much li... : Fyunch Click
• this is an interesting topic. i wonder what most of us would be doing for a living and for leisure if we... : EvilDolemite
• Scholars maintain that they ran around the forest throwing sticks at people and shouting "lightning bolt!... : shwortdogg
• I bet they were a lot more productive in whatever they did... : .Jayson
• they did whatever the nobility told them to do. : Old_Fart
• Farmed or tended horses probably : RikiTiki2
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  Dark Ages? You mean before personal computers? Oh probably early Role-Playing Games, such as Chainmail or... : The Key
  • Chainmail was for table top miniatures not an RPG as such. Now I know I'm a really big nerd : retardhumper
• Stable pages or got killed early on. : Lunatic Angelic
• They were probably alchemists, trying to to turn things into gold and avoid being killed by mobs. : DHAvatar
• Argued over who would win a fight between a saber-toothed tiger vs. a woolly mammoth. : Phil
• Poets, the original MY GIRLFRIEND posts. : shortbuscaptain
• monks : drucifer
• I say good chap how aboot we put some shrimp on the barbie? Oh all right mate but first I must add some ... : fathertime
• Claiming Earth revolves around the sun. : Mad Brahmin Disease

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  Does anybody actually hate ebert? : Dave-A
  • Sadly, lots of people. Ebert is awesome. : underground banana plantation
  • bad film directors and people who live in Tucson : spiderfill
  • Yes, people (some of them here on this very forum) that continue to insist that he's nothing more than th... : action wombmate
  • I have little respect for his opinions on movies, but I don't hate him. I just chose not to read him. : LoioshDwaggie
  • Nothing wrong with ebert, but the way some people on this website suck his dick and pretend that what he ... : Jackass1233
  • I loathe the bastard. Siskel was the talented one. : FS|Archangel
  • Ebert is the shit. I may not agree with him on everything, such as his belief that games can't be art, bu... : pyide
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    I used to like him a lot, but don't like him at all now. Really like Roeper though, and Ben Mankiewicz. I... : jvox
    • Roeper is a tool : MoreVespeneGas
  • Mostly people who like Transformers 2 : indosauros
  • Rob Scneider and Vincent Gallo : Mecha Tofu Pirate
  • Back when Siskel was alive I disliked him, disagreed with many of his reviews. In recent years, as critic... : MoreVespeneGas
  • i disagree with him all the time but he's a great, genuine movie critic : brewsterdog
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    Well I'm ambivalent to him, and I didn't read that article but generalizations like "sorry state of young... : papaskot
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      Well, you can take that as my words, not his. Although I have to say, sometimes people need to be offend... : action wombmate
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        Wait you are saying IM doing something wrong by being generalized? Or who is generalizing is doing somet... : papaskot
        • And when I reread your post sounds like number one. Now maybe you aren't talking specifically to me but h... : papaskot
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  Get off my lawn? : pigvomit
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    Hahah, this. It reads just like that. I'm 22 and I didn't go to see Transformers or G.I. Joe, but I saw T... : Bamtan
    • I don't think statistics are the point. : action wombmate
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    pretty much. I guess he's not into the whole brevity thing. : DapperDan
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      Well, he laments people see movies like that at all. I watch dumb movies and serious ones. I usually se... : pigvomit
      • I don't think he said anything about other people "keeping you" from seeing anything. Just that he's dis... : action wombmate
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        Every month or two (when we're not seeing hawhawhaw explosions movies) my friends get together to go see ... : LoioshDwaggie
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          I'm going to have to refute you on that. I worked at Blockbuster for nearly 7 years, and in that timefra : action wombmate
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            I just know better people? All of my friends love doing this as do all of my family friends. I don't know... : LoioshDwaggie
            • Maybe, though I'd suppose that also depends on what you mean by "occasional". But there are literally tho... : action wombmate
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        It's all serious art movies or nothing! I just love how he acts like this has something to do with "ki... : DapperDan
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          That's what the movie industry built itself off of since it's inception. : Godhatesfatpeople
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            Pretty much. It's the same think Marilyn Monroe was lamenting in her age. : LoioshDwaggie
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              I loved that woman. Clone her please. : Godhatesfatpeople
              • Totally with you, bud. I miss her body type. I don't get the Twiggies out today. (Don't know who Twiggy i... : LoioshDwaggie
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          You can't really compare "popcorn" movies from 30 years ago with ones from today, at least not on a 1:1 b... : action wombmate
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            I agree, they were much much worse then. : DapperDan
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              Yeah, you're right. Star Wars and Jaws are such huge piles of shit /rollseyes : action wombmate
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                Easy to cherry pick isn't it :) Also, Jaws does not hold up anymore (although a few scenes still do). ... : DapperDan
                • Jaws is still an excellent movie and IMO is a model of what an intense summer movie can be without resort... : action wombmate
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                  Jaws certainly does hold up. : Haku-Jin
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                    ...and Jaws 2 does not. Jaws 2 was crap, completely on par with today's shit. It was a cash in. : pigvomit
                    • Agreed : Haku-Jin
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                  Erm..Jaws definitely DOES hold up, if only for the fact that it's more character driven than 'omg giant m... : deathofrats
                  • Yeah I don't know how anyone can say that Jaws doesn't hold up, if anything, it hold up better than many ... : action wombmate
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          You're wrong. I tried to think of a more subtle way to say it, and I couldn't. Ebert doesn't like bad m... : Grumbeld
          • LOL, I loathe most popcorn movies. And for the record I thought Transformers 1 & 2 were awful and that Mi : DapperDan
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      neither is El Duderino : wendigo
      • nice. : Grumbeld
• Perhaps The Hurt Locker is not relevant to their interests? I know I have to be in a certain mood to see ... : LoioshDwaggie
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  Because everybody watched silent films out of a deep appreciation for the artform. : Zek
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    this may have been too vague so let me explain my argument in greater detail: nothing has changed, peo... : Zek
    • In business terms we cause this a paradigm shift. : LoioshDwaggie
    • He should take a thematic cue from No Country for Old Men. : pigvomit
  • I'm not sure how that's relevant. : action wombmate
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  I think he's a smart guy. I sometimes agree with him and I sometimes completely disagree with him. But th... : Godhatesfatpeople
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    I think it's safe to say that the state of mass media marketing and box office strategy are unlike they h... : action wombmate
    • I guess. But it's always been around to some extent. Since the 50's when marketing companies realized kid... : Godhatesfatpeople
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    It is a bit crotchety old man. But he's right about the state of education in American schools. : Arctic Fox
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      His comment about the American school system is nothing new, nor was it anything learning. Seriously, we ... : Godhatesfatpeople
      • case in point : thechunder
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        That's why schooling standards keep getting worse, right? : Arctic Fox
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          Actually I think it's mostly due to poor parenting and underfunded school districts. But I'm going to bla... : Godhatesfatpeople
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            As a sidenote, what about textbooks / government standards being the cause of the state of education? Th... : exigence7
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              From what I learned in my education classes, the theory of teaching is cyclical. Back in the 70s and ear... : Grumbeld
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                The biggest thing I'd like to see is moving class grading away from multiple-choice tests and more toward... : riptyde
                • Totally. I only had matching tests for vocabulary (along with fill in the blanks), but pretty much every... : Grumbeld
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        I don't think he was intending to inform anyone of some huge secret, just using it as corroborating evide... : action wombmate
        • ^^^ this. Although that said, peer pressure will never really change, which takes the edge off his argume... : Arctic Fox
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        I really hope that wasn't a typo but an ironic error instead. : Grumbeld
        • Typo. I didn't have my monocle on. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  This is retarded. Word of mouth has more impact on stuff than ever before, mostly through twitter and fa... : tharger
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    That's not completely true. I've tried to get some of my friends to watch many non-blockbuster movies ov : action wombmate
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      I know a lot of people that refuse to watch any movie that doesn't have a happy ending. I've had more th... : Haku-Jin
      • Sadly, my girlfriend is almost a little like this. At least, if a movie is going to be sad or if her fav... : action wombmate
      • I have 2 friends that are like this. They dislike movies that put them in a shitty mood. lol : Godhatesfatpeople
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        That's not true. Listen to my completely anecdotal evidence. : spiderfill
        • Wtf are you talking about? I didn't comment on anything other than my own personal experiences. : Haku-Jin
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      I had kinda the opposite experience. Most of my friends, and the girls I dated, were down to go see the s... : ColoradoCNC
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        Heck, I remember sitting over at my friend's house when a bunch of us were in our late teens and early 20... : ColoradoCNC
        • I didn't say it was all or most of my friends that have done this, but there have certainly been more tha... : action wombmate
  • This is really what he is missing. Kids don't don't read newspapers because they read the news on their ... : exigence7
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  Is it so fucking wrong to enjoy both "terrible" blockbuster movies, and good indie/small movies? I lov... : Vincent Grayson
  • No, it isn't. Many people only like "dumb" fare, some only like "smart", and I think both are stupid and... : action wombmate
  • I hope not; I enjoy both too. My problem is I've got nobody to see the indie/small stuff with :( : Clay
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    It's only wrong on the internet, where everyone only watches Ingrid Bergman films and Eraserhead. : ColoradoCNC
    • Ingrid Ingmar : ColoradoCNC
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  Here was my comment: "Although I agree with your sentiment, does 'my' (or the younger generation) dese... : pyros
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    Cool, let me know if he comments on your post. : action wombmate
    • That would be so awesome if Ebert responded with "No U." : pigvomit
  • Good post : Godhatesfatpeople
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    If you want to attack the age thing, you could also point out that it isn't the kids who financed, produc... : Grumbeld
    • I don't think that's the right angle to look at this. There will always be somebody willing to create wha... : pyros
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    On top of that let's look at who is MAKING the films : papaskot
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      People exploiting immature and stupid children for wads of money? : NastyJack
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        Sorry exploiting isn't the right word. Milking maybe? : NastyJack
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          So it still their fault. part of the reason some may like these shit movies is because they are making th... : papaskot
          • I'd say movies get made that people want to see. Potential audience, and potential profit, drives funding... : crummynz
  • I don't think he's overtly blaming the younger generation so much as the systems which influence them. F : thief
  • When you compare Kung Fu movies to "summer action blockbusters" (Gi joe?) it's not an apples to apples th... : MoreVespeneGas
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  I agree with him on a lot of his points (except him yet again taking a swipe at the gaming industry), but... : ColoradoCNC
  • Well I think his main point is that some people (perhaps predominantly in the younger generation) are ign... : action wombmate
• Yes dumb people like crappy movies, but it turns out smart people like crappy movies too. What a world, w... : BauriceMastard
• Do kids ACTUALLY make fun of people these days for NOT going to see Transformers or GI JOE? I find this ... : uncle slappy
• I went to see Transformers 2 the other night because I was in the mood for a brainless action movie that ... : Waverider

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• i love my dreamcast. i even have two vmus and two tremor paks : EvilDolemite
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  This is one of the rare occasions where I'd advocate checking out Ebay first. I got a used (but still gr... : omnova
  • Or craig's list. That's where I sold my DC : lacker
  • yeah i got mine with a second controller, two extension cables, two tremor paks, two vmus, for like $50 : EvilDolemite
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    if I needed another one I'd probably go used too, but some people just like to have things new : Makenxero
    • And you could get these things new and unopened on ebay for the last five years, easily, less than this t... : Endymion_
  • I found mine at a local classic game shop called Gamers http://www.gogamers.com/gogamerscom/index.php ... : melkore
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  I still play the crap out of my DC. : .Jayson
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    I gotta hook mine back up and finish Ikaruga some day. : DrZettl
    • I still refuse to pay the asking price for that. I am just going to buy it for the 360. I wish they w... : .Jayson
• where the hell do they find new dreamcasts? sitting in some warehouse for years? : peat
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  Dreamcasts are and have been new and plentiful on ebay for years, why is everybody making out thinkgeek l... : Endymion_
  • Alright dude, I'm just sharing a link I saw. If you have something better feel free to share : Makenxero
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    so you want us to think you are the new jesus because you're playing q3 on the DC? :) : moshman
    • No, I want Jesus to think that you should play Q3 on the DC! : Endymion_
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  They were selling these a few months ago. People bought them and found they weren't new... : losimagic
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    http://www.destructoid.com/rumor-thinkgeek-s-new-in-box-dreamcasts-not-so-new-132670.phtml : losimagic
    • http://www.destructoid.com/thinkgeek-issues-apology-responds-to-old-dreamcast-debacle-132790.phtml : Makenxero
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  Wow, I really like the background-images effects they put on that new site. : action roommate
  • Woah, that is neat. : omnova
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  Why would you spend $99 on a DC? Ugh. : Link.
  • ugh. : Mr.SEX
  • ugh. : spiderfill
  • If you're okay with one the cat pooped on they are usually under $20. : Endymion_
  • wjw : pancake humper
  • ugh! gaming nostalgia! UGH! what about NES? EVEN MORE UGH : Downforce
  • possible the best console ever : EvilDolemite
  • to play some kickass games : pandastrong
  • Now you will know better than to say "ugh" on the Shack, Link.! : BenMurphy
  • derp. : moe6
  • I'd pay $200 for a Dreamcast! : losimagic
  • Ya, How dare someone spend $99 on a console.... Ugh!@~!@! : r4wk
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    I loved my DC but you guys who would buy one now, wtf? For what, to play Power Stone in shitty SD? Again,... : bozer
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      crazy taxi : Cheeziologist
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        and jet set radio : Cheeziologist
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          and Ready 2 Rumble : jvox
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            and Chu Chu Rocket : Borzoi
            • ^^^^needs XBLA/PSN port !!! : armybob
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      good games are not boring : EvilDolemite
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        I even loaded mine up not too long ago and played a few games of Power Stone... but I do think it comes t... : bozer
        • i have my 2600 (with pitfall!) still hooked up. yeah, i don't play it much. maybe every month or two i'... : EvilDolemite
        • I still have my NES and SNES hooked up. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
        • I have four Dreamcasts, two have permanent places in separate entertainment centres, one at my computer d... : Endymion_
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      Shenmue! : losimagic
      • I hear you're looking for sailors? : ChibiJosh
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      DC games still look pretty good to me. I still play my PS2, which is around the same graphics quality-wis... : qwpeoriu
      • There is indeed a lot of quality overlap between the DC and PS2, graphics-wise. : SiW.
    • That's it. I'm throwing away all my old games and systems. They're all shitty HD and inferior and I don... : omnova
    • Sega Bass Fishing with the fishing controller still fucking owns to this day. : shortbuscaptain
    • motherfucking puyo puyo 4 : acidravelamp
    • Its the only console where you can play street fighter double impact! (yes I know 3rd strike is out too,... : X-GOUKI
  • UUUGHHHH!!!!!!! AHHH : CrustaR
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    $99 for an oldschool console? Why not if you enjoy it? Sometimes the real thing beats emulation. Howev... : avatar_58
    • yeah i mean, a mint condition NES or master system or even snes is going to run you at least $50, if not ... : EvilDolemite
  • Hey! Link! Hey! Hey! Hey! Link! Hey! Link! Hey! Hey! Hey! Link! : kaddar0
• Sega Bass fishing + fishing rod controller ftw : riptyde
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  I'm so glad I brought my Dreamcast out of storage. I've really been enjoying MvC2 and Soul Calibur. : freshyk
  • I just looked on amazon and brand new sealed copies of MvC2 are going for 450+ dollars, wtf The videog... : DeBurgo
• My DC is safely tucked away in a closet some where. I fucking loved that console. : Ellissd
• wooohoo! bought one! thank you so much! : burning eye
• I have always considered the DC to have been the best console pound for pound. I still play mine from ti... : Salad Sammich
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  I loved the Dreamcast :( : ErneX
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    I did too. I mean, I really loved it. Much more than previous consoles, or future consoles. There was ... : EvilDolemite
    • They did so many things right with the DC, it's a shame the Sony marketing machine killed it. : SiW.
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      it was just ahead of its time. : dirge23
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        it also didn't have EA's support, which was huge. and none of sony's then locked-in exclusives like resi... : EvilDolemite
        • i played so, so much of the original soul calibur. : dirge23
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          But it had three Resident Evils! : Endymion_
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            only good one was code veronica and for some reason that sold like shit compared to the horrible PSX REs : EvilDolemite
            • There was nothing wrong with the RE2 & RE3 games, they were unchanged but at least in VGA mode. 8) And... : Endymion_
    • Same for me, Sega was hitting on all cylinders with the DC. Very capable and elegantly laid out machine, ... : qwpeoriu
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  I would rather pay decent price for a Broadband adapter. : X-GOUKI
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    Is there even any online service left for it? : thecatinthehat
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      i think ppl still play pso though not thru official sega servers : X-GOUKI
      • Here's a pretty cool site that keeps tabs on what's still playable online "officially" and via mods. h... : Prozium
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  Anyone else remember "Bleem!" ? Initially it was going to be a disc that would allow you to play "hundred... : Prozium
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    Yeah, I remember that. It started out as a PSX emulator for the PC right ? : qwpeoriu
    • I think it was a commercially released PS1 emulator the the mac (and a pretty good one too). : Prozium
    • iirc I played Gran Turismo on the PC with Bleem : dirge23
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    i have both GT2 and MGS bleemdisks. I never saw the tekken disk. but I see alot of "bleemdisks" for d... : X-GOUKI
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      The Bleem disc images you have probably seen are leaked versions of Bleem which will run any Playstation : Endymion_
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        Also some people have released discs with the leaked Bleem and the contents of a PSX game. Presumably one... : Schnapple
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          Kinda dumb to distribute the emulator with a game image? The latest leak works fine with lots of games, p... : Endymion_
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            I think the idea is that it's almost like a Dreamcast "port" of the game. Someone has gone through the ef... : Schnapple
            • Also, apparently towards the end Capcom was seriously discussing with Bleem to license their technology t... : Schnapple
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              So you've gone from an emulator that works with any game to one that works only with the game on the disc... : Endymion_
              • You've gone from an operation which involved two discs and a switch to one that involves one disc and doe... : Schnapple
  • Yeah the three released were: - Gran Turismo 2 - Metal Gear Solid - Tekken 3 Basically what happe... : Schnapple
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  CAREFUL..the last time one of these was posted, they ended up being _not_ new, and quite used, in box. : deathofrats
  • ThinkGeek addresses that issue right on the order page. If you get a used one they'll reship you a replac... : Prozium
  • There were 2 instances and both were refunded. Sensationalism!!!!!!!!!!! : pancake humper
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  Whoa, that effect on the sides as you scroll down to the bottom of the page is pretty swanky. : OverloadUT
  • Wow i never noticed that. Real neat. Just wish it wasn't zombies. : kingdepork
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  Well I know what I'm playing tonight. Maybe some PSO : melkore
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    How about some Q3 : Endymion_
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      If I had a broadband adapter I'd be down. : melkore
      • BBA is not required but yeah it is preferable to use your broadband to connect. If you have an old PC tho... : Endymion_
• I bought 2 on ebay not to long ago. Dreamcast, 2 controllers, 1 game, 2 vmu $10.50 Dreamcast, 1 contr... : lcizzle

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  kidney stones =( : not work safe
  • I wonder when I'll get 'em. I've been a caffeine addict for quite some time now. : CrustaR
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    oh i know i already have kidney stones, had an attack when i was 18, luckily haven't had one since, so it... : g0nk
    • oh god theres a link? why didnt anyone tell me??!!? fuck i saw that episode of deadwood fuuuuuuuuuu : spiderfill
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  I hear caffeine actually helps or hurts you depending on your bodies natural metabolism. : one random winner
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    honestly, i suffer from chronic sinus migraine headaches.. 3-4 times a week. the caffeine actually helps.... : g0nk
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      Are you sure those aren't caffeine headaches? Withdrawal is a bitch. : one random winner
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        nah, it's sinus related, i have a nasty deviated septum. it fucks my head all up. If I can get a job with... : g0nk
        • Ah, that blows, hope you get some decent healthcare soon! : one random winner
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  Switch to not soda. : lodit
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    Coffee or tea... : CrustaR
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      i only drink organic unicorn tears : [fry]
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        and only from progressive free range unicorns who embrace diversity : [fry]
        • Haha, awesome. : lodit
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      fuck coffee. and the only tea i drink is Sweet tea, and the way I make it, it'll rot my teeth out in a mo... : g0nk
      • 1: Coffee is awesome, you are wrong 2: Sweet tea is also awesome and is 90% of the reason to live down h... : Ebu
• I cut soda out of my diet for the most part, I have one at lunch but I used to drink them a lot. Now its ... : Demius
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  Switch to the drink where you have a job. : soggybagel
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    Ouch. : lodit
    • But harshly truthful. Stop wasting money on shit you don't need. : lodit
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    who has worked less mr.sleepy or g0nk? who holds our crown? fuck. forgot ohnoes. nevermind. : [fry]
    • sleepy cause he is black and steals our welfare. : soggybagel
• I miss crystal clear pepsi : dumbacid
• drink water. Problem sovled : retardhumper
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  Someone link that 90 minute fructose is poison lecture. : SqueegyTBS
  • Pepsi Max doesn't contain any fructose. : Bold
  • gladly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM its very convincing even though its a helluva long vid... : gyokuro
• Diet Pepsi max is awesome, I used to drink them to stay awake on long shifts at work. Still coffee has si... : shakybonez31
• who is Max and why does he care if you drink Pepsi? : drucifer
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  remember this guy? callouses from opening 10-15 cans of mt dew a day http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x... : FrayLo
  • holy shit. : g0nk
  • hah. i remember that. I loved that it was only 10-15 cans a day. : mindmann
  • Jesus fuck : Cliffzorz
  • holy mother of god. and I thought I was being bad with 5 in a day when I buy a 12 pack. : aldraek
• CHEMICALS. MMM MMM BISH : MoreVespeneGas
• 3-4 a day is a lot :/ : razlebol
• it is true that caffiene can raise your metabolism and burn some calories but what I find is the effect i... : gyokuro
• Why not just drink water? : Vincent Grayson

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  Set us up the UT2004 server please. : omnova
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    The directory is still sitting on the server. : RyDogg1
    • i'm not sure why he wants to idle on an empty server so much even though i really enjoy ut2004 : kbnerd
    • Press the play button! : omnova
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  Sweet. I missed the last one... Damnit! : Wyvern
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    lol : Downforce
    • Damn online stalkers! : Wyvern
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  How does one go about making Shacknews Steam Group Event notices? If I could make one for Trackmania, m... : TroZ
  • You mean like the one I just put out there? I can make one for you, I think you need to be an admin of t... : RyDogg1
  • That would be awesome! : Shadowdane
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  We really need a ShackBattle Calendar app that runs off Adobe AIR and/or through the Apple App store. ... : MercFox1
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    If you were in the Shacknews Xfire group there is a calendar there. Also the Shacknews group for Steam h... : RyDogg1
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      Ugh I haven't used Xfire in years, and I am in the Steam Shackgroup, but what if we wanted to throw toget... : MercFox1
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        You can let any of the Shackgroup admins know. I can add events, but I'm not sure who else outside of th... : RyDogg1
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          I need to talk with you anyways about getting a Shackserver set up. I have a server box that's waiting on... : MercFox1
          • Just let me know, I'd be glad to help. : RyDogg1
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        why not just set up a google calendar. easy for multiple people to use on multiple platforms : dantastic
        • sounds fantastic, dantastic! : MercFox1
• I found my BF1942 CD last night... I'm soo making this SB this time! :D : Shadowdane
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  oh snap. i'll try to play more and idle less this week : feek
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    I'm dedicating this Shackbattle to you feek and your job issues. : RyDogg1
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      FEEK YEAH : MercFox1
      • FEEK YEAH! : moe6
    • i love you too man : feek
• hell yes, I promise I will turn up for this one. : moe6
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  I'm there, dude. I will not miss this one. : UtilityMaximizer
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    i will likely still be driving home. : kbnerd
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      I will try to take your place, then. What's your signature BF1942 move? : UtilityMaximizer
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        Dying. : omnova
        • I think I can do that. : UtilityMaximizer
      • Bombing his teammates. : MercFox1
      • Drowning way offshore. : silent prophet
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        on a pacific map it's using the Garand and be an unstoppable kiling machine on the ground in Europe it... : kbnerd
        • oh! it's also being confused about what team i'm on and killing 6 of my team mates as they cap a flag. : kbnerd
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    Yeah, I regret not being there last time, I'm definitely there too : AlexXdude
    • Glad people who couldn't make it last week are showing up this week. Should make for a good battle again... : RyDogg1
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  Should I install 1942 for QuakeCon BYOC play? I already have BF2 and 2142 installed. : wendigo
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    Are they going to have internet access there? : RyDogg1
    • In the past you've been able to get online, but it's dog slow so I wouldn't attempt to download anything ... : wendigo
    • usually it's throttled so badly you can't connect to an outside server without getting a ping of 986. : kbnerd

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• 100% FREE! Hahaha, I love these guys. : DrWaffles
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  Nice hats :D : Snuffles-
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    I don't even have one hat and now they're adding 18 more >:( : DrWaffles
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      I love that the soldier's new hat still covers his eyes. : DrWaffles
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        The soldier needs a campaign hat. : Robotic Puppy Eater
        • http://images.google.com/images?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=campaign%20hat&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi I had ... : Maddog_Delphi97
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      seriously. Just stupid if you ask me. : ant_hillbilly
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        what? : Snuffles-
        • If you asked him, he would say it's just stupid. : pieman
      • I'm not objecting to it -- it's awesome that they're adding more. Not sure why you think it's stupid. : DrWaffles
    • everyone should get 1 free hat! : hirez
  • that white cowboy hat fits maddog : Chandler55
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  day 1? wonder what tomorrow holds? more maps I hope : RikiTiki2
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    more hats I hope : indosauros
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      I predict the Soldier update :) : Godhatesfatpeople
      • probably item trading and another payload race map. : pyide
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        then it wouldn't be a "Classless Update" : RikiTiki2
        • just a little showmanship, build up the surprise : Chandler55
        • Valve likes to mess with people. So I can't fully believe it until I see it. : Godhatesfatpeople
        • What if the soldier update was one in a crude and unstylish manner? : pigvomit
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  hahahaha I love Valve. And that new Arena map looks awesome. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    it's a community map, you can go play it right now. : CrimsonHandHiro
    • I didn't know that :O : Godhatesfatpeople
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    it is actually really fun! : .frame
    • Damn I'm slippin'. I need to check it out then. : Godhatesfatpeople
• That pyro hat is sexy. fuck the beanie!!!! : pieman
• haha the soldier.. FLAVA FLAAAAAAV : manero
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  I want my Goddamn hat! : thecatinthehat
  • Also I want a Monocle. : thecatinthehat
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  I wish these stupid hats could be disabled client side. I prefer the default looks of the classes and the... : pyide
  • One nice thing about the hats is that you can more easily see which player is coming (until everyone is w... : Grumbeld
  • but then you lose the ability to stab harvester in the back because hes the only one without an engy hat : Chandler55
• Fuuuuccck, I want the Heavies Cossack so much. : pieman
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  I wish they used a thickbox for the jpegs. Everyone should use it. : not work safe
  • more cushion for the pushin? : RikiTiki2
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    What's that? : Godhatesfatpeople
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      Its a jQuery image handler thing, here is a mutation of it http://fancybox.net/example : not work safe
      • ah yeah, that is cool. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    lightbox is what is called fyi, the original: http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox/ : pieman
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      there's also a thickbox plugin which does more than pics : Clay
      • youre a thickbox jpeg pants ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ah aha ha hahaaa : ashkie
  • They're using those retarded MM_preload js functions. : sikander
• EIGHTEEN NEW HATS! : pigvomit
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  HMMM http://www.teamfortress.com/classless/hidden/advertisement/ trading system? mining...engineer? de... : Chandler55
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    more http://www.teamfortress.com/classless/hidden/enigmatical/ http://www.teamfortress.com/classless/hi... : Chandler55
    • you'll be able to box for someone's hat. i read that there are some melee voices in tf2.. stuff like "... : manero
    • In the first link on the bottom right it says "A colloquy on The soldier's Arte" : thecatinthehat
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      "III. Philosophy from var. Craftsmen on the Proper Construction of Zeppelins." If this means what I ... : deject
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        floating blimps with turret on them? :D :D : DM7
        • fuck yeah that would rule : deject
  • #GearingUp { position:absolute; left:435px; top:239px; } Is in the css but not in the document. : kbaxter
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    How did you find these? : pieman
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      some tf2 forum guy posted it, i have no idea where he found them. btw one of the ads say poison gas ca... : Chandler55
      • fuck yeah!!! : pieman
      • these are great btw thanks. : pieman
      • oh shit... : Godhatesfatpeople
      • That would explain the mining and fuse lighting. : Rag and Bone Man
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        Why on earth would you hope for a map that sucked in QWTF/TFC because it was too defensive to come to a g... : alias
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          god forbid they tweak the map : Chandler55
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            They could make it into a cap fest and it'd still suck because of the problems with CTF. : alias
            • why do you play TF2? You're always complaining about it. : deject
• Will the spy be able to put on a mask with a green apple on it? : RomSteady
• that is an awesome arena map. i love arena. : mwasher
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  Thinking about it more. They should let you get the hat of someone who you end up dominating. : ant_hillbilly
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    that would only be cool if it wasn't so damn hard to get hats : datoo
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      I dunno, it could work. Plus there would be some good rivalries created from it. : ant_hillbilly
      • people would just go spy and try to dominate people with hats : Chandler55
• How many classes left? I bet the classless update includes 2 or most likely 3 :D : gia-
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  I want a hat! >:( : Maddog_Delphi97
  • _/¯\_]y : Arctic Fox

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  an air gun that all it does is push enemies away. this should work like a fire hose where the push is con... : kbnerd
  • That would ruin spy as all you'd have to do is sit at your dispense and hold it down : papaskot
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  I would expect some offensive type options so that you can play a non-turtling engineer : mwasher
  • maybe a quicker to build but less sturdy sentry would be cool : .frame
  • The only one I can see like that would be the constructable walls replacing a sentry that go up reasonabl... : alias
  • I would like to see offensive engineer be a legitimate play style. : thecatinthehat
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  I'm glad you're not in charge. :X : omnova
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    Elaborate then, Captain Creative. : eonix
    • Creativity is not your problem. I would, however, call the usefulness and exploitability of your ideas i... : omnova
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  I dont think having to have the engi build even more stuff to be effective is a good idea. But saying tha... : pieman
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    Er, right now its difficult to find matches where defense wins. I'm sure theres stats to prove me wrong, ... : eonix
    • More building mean less time for the engi to stay by his gun, which is where he should be. Engis have a h... : pieman
  • In fact having a gun that sapps ubers is a great idea, it gives the engi the dilemma of repairing his SG ... : pieman
• security cameras are an interesting idea and i don't even play the game. sounds like old school cs : peat
• hats. lots of hats : Perturbation
• Upgrade the dispenser past it's current point to allow for 10% more damage for 10 seconds. Set on a timer... : PointlesS76
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  No idea, but I am itching for any update. : dmason
  • Wow. Thanks Valve! lol : dmason
• My crazy sentry idea was that instead of doing damage, the gun would fire 3 Sandman balls in random direc... : Snuffles-
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  remote-controllable sentry? maybe with limited walking ability : EvilDolemite
  • That'd be fun. : Saman
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPaxWGcwJw8 : yosemiteclimber
• electrical shock when spies try to sap things. stuns them for 3 seconds. : hirez
• there have been reports valve has been playing around with a wrench that lets you build things quickly bu... : manero
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  Ability to cycle through targets with the sentry so it doesn't focus on uber's. : ant_hillbilly
  • That way, a pyro or heavy can get within point blank range to kill it even faster! : sreyes22
• This was once discussed on a pub server I frequent (actually the pub is generally better than the rest wh... : mordaken
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  Land mines powerful enough to insta-kill spies trying to sap teleporter entrances. : ann thracks
  • Sapping teleporter entrances is so much fun on an alltalk server, engies seriously flip the hell out >:D! : Techpriest((Thc))
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  Allow the sentry gun to be a manned turret. : Modulus
  • Haha, that would be amazing. Even though the automated sentry is pretty accurate, being able to hold the ... : pyide
• I'd like to see dispensers that detect when a spy is nearby. I hate spies. >:( : Maddog_Delphi97
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  I'd love to see an EMP grenade like they had in the original TF2... it can shut down enemy engie equipmen... : Grumbeld
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    Ahem... original Team Fortress, I mean. : Grumbeld
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      They had EMP grenades in TFC as well. Made 2Fort less of a defensive map, imo. : Maddog_Delphi97
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        It was great. : Grumbeld
        • I know, Valve needs to allow EMP grenades only on certain maps like 2FORT because... well, because 2FORT ... : Maddog_Delphi97
• I walking sentry. You can set the area it can patrol. Or you can have it follow you around. Like a cut... : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Sentry Gun on casters. : DrZettl
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    Sentry Gun on a car is cooler. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPaxWGcwJw8&fmt=22#t=3m25s : gnomish
    • I love that thing but it's too clumsy :P : Godhatesfatpeople
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  better shot gun. slower reload. : ass-street
  • Sniper Rifle instead of that pistol. Rocket Launcher instead of the shotgun A jetpack instead of the wr... : Grumbeld
• Aliens like Mech Suit. That's melee only. : exigence7
• I reckon we're going to get a dispenser that has no metal but can overcharge peoples health. Some sort... : Rodeoclash
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  I've said this before but here are my ideas for mixing up the sentry gun: 1) farther lock-on distance ... : deject
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    I like 3. It balances out because you'd have to run around repairing each one : thekidd
    • Could other engineers come by and upgrade them? *Oooooh* I think it was Weapons Factory, but I reme... : eonix
• Either let the engineer remote-control his turret to aim and fire it. This way he can hit things long dis... : theamazingrand0
• A C4 belt that you can attach to your allies. When they die, they explode. Make the spy think twice befor... : scottv7
• Decoy builds that blow up a spy that tries to sap them. : SolveChrist
• Being able to slowly push a sentry gun would be neat, so that you could somewhat reposition it if needed.... : TroZ
• Leech Gun: Replaces Shotgun. Fires a projectile that steals half the target's ammo and gives it to the en... : ChibiJosh
• an ability that teleports them to a sandpit so they can play with their toys without interrupting the big... : aeg1x