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  Destructoid Hands on - http://www.destructoid.com/borderlands-i-need-to-find-something-to-shoot-immediate... : Reeves
  • 47 days. 47 MOTHER FATHER DAYS! chinese dentist i want to play. instead i will watch pallies, http://www.... : Zombie Vonnegut
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    Supposed to be some new surprises revealed tomorrow at the PAX event. : sixfoot6
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      I'm pretty sure it's at least a new trailer. They have already confirmed there is a new trailer, they jus... : Reeves
      • Not much more info they could release that would have me any more excited. Everything sounds pretty much ... : sixfoot6
  • from the videogamer.com review: "To show that there are no hard feelings, Roland later gives Brick a h : zuff
• The hype is strong with this one, I hope it pays off. If it's Diablo with guns and has some good replay ... : jingletard
• It's gonna 0wn. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• "Pop a guys head like a grape, it feels really good man" - Randy Pitchford : Zombie Vonnegut
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  NEW Borderlands cell phone footage from PAX. : Reeves
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sUXYJ-VA04 Link might help : Reeves
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  I don't like all of the text at the top of the screen, the scrolling combat text, and all of the pop up i... : valael
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    I agree, but I heard you can customize it, so we'll see. : Reeves
    • Good to know, I was worried this would bother some people. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Something about Depth of Field + Cell Shading is bothering me, I hope it looks better in person. Big Blac... : graceofdragons
• Nice. REALLY fucking nice! : shwortdogg
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  I'm excited, I just gotta wait and see what sort of post launch support Gearby throws at this game. : packav
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    They are already working on DLC, and from all accounts so far the game is already extremely polished. : Reeves
    • oh yea i forgot about the DLC stuff :D : packav
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  This is their make it break it title right? How long has it been since they've released anything? : deathofrats
  • Gearbox? BIA: Hell's Highway was most recent I believe. : ateam311
  • Last year. : verysadhaTts
  • I think Samba De Amigo was their last game http://www.gearboxsoftware.com/games/samba/ : Reeves
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  I still can't believe this game is living in the dark ages as far as trading and loot is concerned. : Wisp!
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    I thought Loot was what you see is yours? I saw the thread last night but didn't pay attention to the ans... : graceofdragons
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      I haven't seen any confirmation regarding anything. Plus, like they said on Giant Bomb, there's no way of... : ateam311
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        They can't touch the game anymore because it's in certification for consoles. : Reeves
        • Good point : ateam311
    • Ammo and money is shared, but whatever you see is up for grabs by anyone, this is confirmed. : Reeves
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    The trader system bothers me more than the loot. Diablo 1 was a nightmare trying to trade : Horn
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      It was hilarious though, hahaha. : ateam311
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        Yeah it was great if you were a griefer. Tricking people into dropping their stuff, grabbing the goods an... : Horn
        • or dropping a crash item after they drop their loot and watch them disappear. I hated the general asshats... : Old_Fart
        • So you intend to play co-op with pubbies? You know how I know why you are doing it wrong? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      For some reason I remember people doing this in Diablo 2, but I can't recall why. Maybe it was for multip... : FlatlineDixay
      • You might have been xfering gear to an alt or something. I used to log into random pub games and do that ... : ateam311
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    Trading is kinda moot, because you can have multiple saves and dupe the shit out'a anything. : Zombie Vonnegut
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      I don't think this is true.. You're character is persistent like in Diablo, you don't actually save the g... : Reeves
      • Would be nice to see a hardcore / perma death mode added on later (if there is none in there already). : pyide
    • There is no SP like that. : pancake humper
    • I believe you are just making stuff up. : OmegaRed59
• It's going to be on steam right? : filthysock
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  Looks kind of "meh" to me. Besides the abundance of guns, the environments and combat look pretty bland.... : PenicillinX57
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    i find it so refreshing to have a game that focuses on being fun and kickass. the numbers feel really nat... : dahanese
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      the numbers also gives it a more RPG feel to me. I'm gonna love this game(i hope) : gyokuro
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        one other thing imagine finding a new gun and instantly seeing BIGGER numbers! That kindof shit is cool t... : gyokuro
        • Yeah I love that too : Reeves
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    my first impression from those videos is that the style doesn't provide much visual contrast. So it was h... : d3tached
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      Yeah, I agree. I feel like Gearbox ended up in a really bad place with their visuals, lower-detail than r... : Felraiser
      • I think you're all on crack :D. I absolutely love the art style and think it looks gorgeous! : Reeves
  • Dude, they've shown ONE area of the game. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• this is gonna PWN! I dont like what they did about making it look cartoony but i guess i'll get used to i... : gyokuro
• aaaaaaaaaaaaa why isn't this game out already I want itttttttttttttttttttt : Link.
• New video interview - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeOipsA-8Zw : Reeves
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  I just can't take this art style seriously. It would make a great cartoon though. : Albemuth
  • Well, it is a video game : Reeves
  • Serious business : Mad Brahmin Disease
• I just don't know. There is something seriously distracting about the art style that bothers my eyes to w... : Visceral Monkey
• ...I'll be in my bunk. : AxeMan808
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  Reeves we must play together when this comes out. I'm glad to see you do excited for this title, as am I.... : zuff
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    I've wanted this game since I first played Diablo. Gearbox made my game, and I didn't even have to ask!! ... : Reeves
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      I take it you're getting it for PC? : zuff
      • Yeah definitely man, that's the only way! : Reeves
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  My primary concern is that it's nothing but guns. For a pseudo-Diablo game, that's a bit worrisome. In ... : bipolar
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    There are rocket launchers.. In the form of shotguns, pistols, and anything else you can think of :D. The... : Reeves
    • Oh, forgot to add there are also auras, pets, and deployable turrets.. Lilith is like a mage in that she ... : Reeves
    • looks like MMO-UT2K9 : Cygnus X-1
    • Hrm ok, liking this more now. : bipolar
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      isn't the tank class primarily a melee class? : Old_Fart
      • and heavy weapons : Reeves
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  Has anything been said about voice chat for the PC version? I know the 360 has built in voice chat so mos... : AgentPothead
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    I don't think this is a GFWL title : Reeves
    • Hmm you are right. http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/object/957/957205/Borderlands_PC-DVD_FoB_FINALboxart_1... : AgentPothead
• I must be broken or something because this game just doesn't interest me in the slightest. : Drewus
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  i want this game to be so good. but sometimes it reminds me of Hellgate London... *SHUDDER* : smax
  • hellgate london was great, but it needed more time. and more variation. the game mechanics, however, were... : Supine

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  I just played through Half-Life 1 all the way through HL2:E2 and while their environments and overall mov : DerHuhnTeufel
  • Nah, they should keep making games. : Rigg5
  • You're wrong. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Couldn't disagree more. : poporitze
  • I don't think it's possible for me to disagree with you any more than I do right now. : Zips
  • Wow, this is easily the most wrong post I have ever seen on the shack. I don't think i've ever disagreed ... : Drewus
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    I agree completely! Thank you! There are two of us! : glebo
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      I think the rest of these people just haven't played any other games where you actually have options. : DerHuhnTeufel
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        We have played other games, we just know good ones when we see it, even if HL1 > HL2 - HL2 is still prett... : abrasion
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          Oh I love the stories. It's just game play wise they're more irritating to me than they are fun. I'd just... : DerHuhnTeufel
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            Could you point out your favorite first person shooters please : Drewus
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              Deus Ex (not exactly a pure FPS) and RtCW are probably my two favorites. The Serious Sam series is pretty... : DerHuhnTeufel
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                RTCW??? Sorry you just invalidated your opinion. You want to talk about bullshit and frustrating nonsense... : avatar_58
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                  It was also linear like hell. : Mad Brahmin Disease
                  • Speaking of linear, let's talk about Unreal 2 : ateam311
                • And I love serious sam, but if he likes that but is complaining about linearity and monster-closet-like p... : DinK
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            Ok first things fire DURHuhnTeuful Valve don't do a good story, infact there barely is a damned story in ... : abrasion
            • Like I said, they make great environments. Just because the story is told through the environment doesn't... : DerHuhnTeufel
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              I think that is story though, it's just told through your experiences (yes obviously you are inferring it... : spdon
              • That I agree with. "Doing" the story rather than having it fed to you (which is not a knock on films) is ... : Marrbe
            • Story doesn't have to be narrated to you to be story. : Bamtan
      • Haha... Yeah, you got us! : Zips
      • Yep, this is a troll : Drewus
      • Oh, what would those games "with options" be? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        Pilot. Gamer. Musician. Chef. Troll. : RetroRedEyeJr
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          Have I insulted anyone in this thread (except Valve) or done anything other than defend my opinion? No. ... : DerHuhnTeufel
          • The problem is, you are criticizing something that is meant to give you enjoyment and fun. You are criti... : twifosp
      • No, the rest of us can enjoy both at the same time. Deus Ex? Great game. System Shock 2? Great gam... : twifosp
      • BEEN PLAYIN VIDEO GAMES 13 YEARS TRUS TME I KNO : ateam311
  • lol : Serpico74
  • Stop posting. : abrasion
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    On one hand I agree with you, on another hand, if they really did make it much more open ended and less o : Kniggit
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      So if they're making games that people aren't finishing, what does that tell you about their products? : DerHuhnTeufel
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        What does it tell you about their customers? This is the ADHD generation. : MeestaNob
        • This has nothing to do with ADHD. I can lose myself in a game for hours on end. I could finish quake4 or ... : xxx2xxx
      • Nobody finishes games. : mrwolf710
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    Okay that's fine and a decent opinion if you also hate every other major action FPS release of the last f... : SpaecKow
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      Yeah exactly, none of these complaints are Valve-specific. : nomaad
      • This is exactly what I was thinking. It sounds to me like he doesn't like traditional first person shoot... : DinK
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    I don't think you are going to find too many supporters of that opinion. I've loved most everything Valve... : baron calamity
    • If HL2 and L4D are your low points then you're doing pretty fucking well. : DinK
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    your point of being 'on rails' is fair, because that is exactly their intention. If you don't enjoy it, n... : filthysock
    • Yeah I agree. His criticisms are valid, I just don't agree with him that it makes the games bad. And : Schnapple
  • Yeah, all of your comments are valid but I think they make sacrifices to get the atmosphere as spot on as... : spdon
  • You're fighting the hunters wrong. They have a weakness to gravity gun fired projectiles, especially log : YamatoTwinkie
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    You make good points actually, but even where valve fails/falters on parts, they still put out a better p... : Slowtreme
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      I will say this is definitely true. : DerHuhnTeufel
      • If they're better than so many other devs, why are they the ones that should stop making games? : DinK
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    You're complaints have no weight to them. You can't really expect to not run into a few minutes of anno... : Fish_Bulb
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      That said, you're not way off base with the complaints, but you are with the "omg valve stop making game... : Fish_Bulb
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        Oh, I want them to make the environments and the storyline. I just want other people to set up the fights... : DerHuhnTeufel
        • Now that you mention it, I did hate the dual strider fight at the end due to spawning bad guys and depen... : Fish_Bulb
  • For me valve are increasingly becoming the last bastion for traditional pc fps' - some people hate them,... : marku5
  • HL2 has good production values, but it's not much like Civ4. I like Civ4. 2/10. : dirge23
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    Felraiser charecter account. Can't you guys just enjoy something? Do you all drive around in Ferrari'... : twifosp
    • Are you shitting me? If you think I'm like him, you think I'm a blind idiot who can't organize an argumen... : Felraiser
  • I'm not even going to read this right now due to time but Valve makes stellar games all around. : freakynipples69
  • Semi-Hijack What games do you like DerHuhnTeufel??? : jasoncrowley
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    My jaw just dropped at this. Did you seriously just get pissed at Valve for having a Combine Advisor tele... : MercFox1
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      That's how I read it too. I get the feeling he doesn't like games as a medium; Simply because of the prob... : jasoncrowley
      • Yea, it is almost like he's calling Michelangelo a shitty artist because he doesn't like the color blue. ... : twifosp
  • I see them as one school of FPS design and I'm fine with it. I love that we have games like HL2 (especia... : Vorlonesque
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  Yeah because TF2, L4d, CSS, and DoD all sucked. : Techy007
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    I never liked the shooting in CSS (or the 1 shot kills from being shot in the foot), I haven't played DoD... : DerHuhnTeufel
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      Cool, you can stick around in your 2002 fantasy world then while the rest of us have fun : kill9
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        I'd like to see games that are worth playing over and over again because they're great games, rather than... : DerHuhnTeufel
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          I think we can all agree you have a horrible taste in video games. : Techy007
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            Deus Ex is horrible taste then. : DerHuhnTeufel
            • Even as a joke I nearly choked from reading this. Please be careful. :( : Marrbe
    • TF2 isn't about class balance, it's about a team of those various classes working together. Both sides h... : GoodBoy
• Utterly wrong in every single way. : niceguynick
• I can see how one could dislike the design elements of the HL games. But they're still high quality, and ... : Marrbe
• This is a stupid thread. : lplasmatron
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  They might as well give up altogether and kill themselves. : Alice O'Connor
  • They'd probably even screw that up! They'd head down to the basement with a chair and a rope and 18 month... : Dave-A
• The Half-Life series is not the only thing Valve have done... I think you've just grown tired of one spe... : DrWaffles
• I OND INTERNETS I TYPE KEYBORD FUN YAY! : socksta
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  Honestly, I don't think DerHuhnTeufel should post on Shack anymore. Don't get me wrong. He might have ... : mrsparil
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    http://www.myfourthirds.com/files/0663/pc040324-rust-2.jpg : mrsparil
    • +1 random lol (which is more like .5 lols, but I can't split them up so keep the change) : jasoncrowley
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  I can understand your opinion, but Valve makes great games. STALKER is an example of a popular game th... : mace
  • Original Stalker or remake? (I liked both :P ) : jasoncrowley
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  I think they need to stop playtesting their games to death. You cant "design in" fun. You can do your ... : Beady
  • Name a game without fun "designed in." Maybe that process is why they're so successful. I mean you ca : DinK

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• First one's better. : poporitze
• 1111oneoneo1n! nice work sparkly! : radula
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  why do you always make noses smaller? : Juno
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    Smaller noses are fairly objective more attractive : Ovate
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      Bigger nose, bigger cock,..... jus sayin : abrasion
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        :o) : [7]kami
        • :-( : abrasion
        • :D) : Bamii
      • oic : father_crown
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      Is this true for men also? Your opinions of course... : father_crown
      • Incorrect for men : abrasion
    • Not necessarily. A lot of asian people think bigger noses are attractive. : Vantage
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  Definitely the first, the lighting is just a bit weird in the second. I'm guessing the second is just an ... : Creepin_Jeezus
  • Ah, the filename kinda gives that away. : Creepin_Jeezus
• Nice, really good job with the eyes. : underground banana plantation
• something about the chin line looks off, but you're getting better : smax
• too much make up : yautja
• Wow you actually photochop the nose? Hmm. Looks natural though. : father_crown
• Your gamma slider is showing signs of age. First try a new video driver, and if that doesn't work set the... : jasoncrowley
• Jawline and eyelashes shows signs of too much shapening. Tone it down a notch and it will look a little b... : Tissen
• do you shoot and do the pp all yourself? : hankyJR
• The second one because it's the original. : IndigoAK
• I prefer the original. It's warmer and feels more inviting to look at. The other one is a bit unnerving. ... : BlackCat9
• I'm going to need a nude shot to make my final decision. : IcomeINpeace
• something is wrong with the chin, looks like it's shaded inversely : Slowtreme
• I like the first one. : Rag and Bone Man
• I kinda like the edit, but you gotta smooth out her face. Looks like her face is made of sand. : laurgasms
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  Original is much better. I loathe too dark images. : vx2o
  • ...and 'chopped noses etc. YUCK! : vx2o
• I like what you did with her eyes. : amrbean
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  I think you need to mix the two, take the chin from the second one and put it in the first one and you've... : one random winner
  • oh, and jaw line. : one random winner
• I think the first one looks nice, but it's 'fake'. So it really depends on what the picture is for. I... : hawke
• You are officially part of the problem! : Alice O'Connor
• I think I would prefer the original with the lighting changes of the edit+the eyes. : Omning
• Shit like that right there is why women have horrible body image issues. : mancide
• I can't see her vagina in either of those.... : jimvolk
• That first one looks like it has edge enhancement, and it has a dark feel. Second one is more natural an... : GoodBoy

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• maybe True Blood could become a zombie series : filthysock
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  Because zombies were overplayed about 3 years ago. : abrasion
  • never. : shadebane
  • Except not at all - you still have movies being pumped out that are making a lot of money, games, books e... : Milleh
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  Not many people know how to make good zombie movies. Romero himself doesn't even know wtf anymore. : jahulio2
  • I'll agree to that, Romero has lost his touch. : Milleh
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    Have you seen Diary? : MoreVespeneGas
    • hands-down the worst film I've ever seen : niceguynick
    • It was pretty bad :\ : Milleh
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      i didn't finish watching it : dirge23
      • Think I only had 30 minutes left but I couldn't stand it either. : Omning
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  The Walking Dead series is being produced on AMC. Not sure how graphic it'll be but it'sbetter than nothi... : prime8
  • If they push it as far as Breaking Bad I'd say it's going to do fine : MoreVespeneGas
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    If they do it right this will be awesome and make AMC my new favorite station. : hrdwregk
    • If it's not your favorite station now, between Mad Men and Breaking Bad, you're losing at television. : Deathlove
  • This sounds awesome! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walking_Dead : Arcanum
  • I hope they don't fuck up that awesome series. : Fred Garvin
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  The Walking Dead is coming to AMC . : baron calamity
  • ah prime 8 is faster than I : baron calamity
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  Perhaps because it would have to be incredibly gory and expensive. : Lone Swordsman
  • I'd be happy with one gory death per week even. : Milleh
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    Expensive? Zombie movies are the perfect example of low budget horror. Literally all you need is a camera... : Rehevkor
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      But you have to make a low-budget horror movie in every episode. : Lone Swordsman
      • It just needs a larger than average makeup/SE budget. Likely they'd lose main characters throughout the ... : one random winner
    • Tons of catering! : SockMonkeh
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  Try 'Dead set' from Channel 4. It's a British mini-series based on a zombie outbreak and a group of survi... : spdon
  • Dead Set eh, I'll keep my eye open for that - thanks! : Milleh
  • ^^^ CB FTW. : etherealrhythm
• coming soon with George RR Martin's Game of Thrones. It has zombies in it. : retardhumper
• Foxnews! (sorry) : baron calamity
• Soookehhhhh : moe6
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  What's with the obsession with zombies? I hate them. Which is probably why I like the Resident Evil gam... : TwiLyght
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    I can imagine that in a zombie outbreak you would have group of liberal pansies trying to protect the rig... : theghostofsmdever
    • Ahahahahaha! : one random winner
    • Atheists would deny a supernatural cause and assume that these are people that are simply sick with some ... : trove
  • To my understanding they are very popular in America but not so much in the rest of the world. : GodZilly
  • This is why I like them: http://web.archive.org/web/20041120120916/http://hometown.aol.com/geinster/NT... : Lone Swordsman
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  Haha, I love how HBO has become the new production house for wildly crazy and expensive flights of fancy. : Lunatic Angelic
  • I don't see a zombie series as serving a small-ish niche - I think that it has a much wider appeal and th... : Milleh
• There is one, its called "Left 4 Dead" : GoodBoy
• I loved the WWZ reference on True Blood last week. Hilarious. : Vorlonesque

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  It's not good, its called End of Days. Another one that is not good is called Knowing. One that is good i... : SpaecKow
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    I have access to the new one, not the old one, curses. : abrasion
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      Want me to give you the old one? : SpaecKow
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        I have already netflixed it. : abrasion
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          VARY GOOD. It's a sweet movie, I hope you like it. : SpaecKow
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            now i want to see it. if it's on netflix i believe my roommate is still as subscriber. : xxiv
            • Netflix'd here too. AND it's available for streaming. Nice. : DinK
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  i'm probably in the minority, but i thought Day After Tomorrow was a stunning vision of how the world cou... : cause&effect
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    Yeah those kind of movies I like, although that's an awful movie, it's good for effects. : abrasion
    • The science in the movie is awful, but for some reason I enjoyed the movie itself. : asylumn
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  BBC movie Threads (available on Google Video http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2023790698427111488... : bipolar
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    I put a vote in for Threads. It's fucking dark though, be prepared for it. : Rodeoclash
    • Also the quiet earth is good, a bit dated though. : Rodeoclash
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      I was terrified about the thought of nuclear war from about 82-86 because of shit like that. :[ : theghostofsmdever
      • This in particular... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_the_Wind_Blows_(film) : theghostofsmdever
    • Jebus I just watched some of Threads. As if life in Sheffield wasn't bleak enough 0_o I would be prayi... : theghostofsmdever
    • Just finished it. I now want to kill myself. Jesus. :[ : theghostofsmdever
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  Fuck movies. Please read Good Omens if you haven't : tinfoilhatter
  • Awesome book! : cause&effect
  • Fuck movies? Are we talking Sodom and Gomorrah end of the world here? That seems an ultraconservative ta : Kniggit
  • i agree totally : shavenewok
  • I enjoyed this book quite a bit. And I don't even like Pratchett! : Perturbation
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  obligatory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_apocalyptic_and_post-apocalyptic_fiction : smax
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    Serenity and Firefly finally sound interesting, despite Joss Whedon! : abrasion
    • He actually creates an entertaining and original sci-fi universe and manages to avoid a ton of the cliche... : ColoradoCNC
  • Oooh, I remember reading this in junior high: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warday : d fluke
  • Wikipedia really does have everything. : Chod
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  'The Stand' has an awesome mini series. : tohm82
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    and one of the best books ever : fishbone
    • Yeah, kick ass. : tohm82
  • This. : Milleh
  • ^^^ FUCKING THIS. Stephen King + Mick Garris = awesome mini-series : Rehevkor
  • Another fan of the stand here - the book is better, but the mini series is about as close as you can get ... : flagg209
  • It's funny you should mention the stand. I am incredibly lazy :( http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20... : abrasion
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  Andromeda Strain : drucifer
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    Not the remake though. Stick to the original. : Marauder IIC
    • Yes, the remake was absolutely terrible. : Milleh
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  Doomsday was pretty alright, ultra violence check, cannibalism check, knights check. : shadebane
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    It was alright for a world-gone-wild kind of flick... up until they gave the heroes a pristine Bentley th... : Evan_C
    • ha yeah, always gotta take the shit with a grain of salt. I noticed that as well, im surprised there wasn... : shadebane
  • That movie just kept getting worse and worse until it suddenly reached a point where it became awesome. : ColoradoCNC
• I really enjoyed the remake of War of the Worlds, except for the retarded ending. : wasylm
• original Dawn of the Dead : dirge23
• The War Game is a brief docudrama pointing out what would happen if the England of the 1960s was attacked... : Lone Swordsman
• Knowing : vorm
• Bambi : r3dn3ck

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  astraweb. constantly running cheap promos, and building up to 365 days of retention. i currently have 1... : harold.johnson
  • same here, just switched from easynews, can't beat the price and retention : Halen
  • http://www.news.astraweb.com/specials/kleverig-11.html there's the 11 a month deal. back in july they... : harold.johnson
  • Another vote for astraweb. I switched from usenetserver. Faster, more stable, excellent retention, un... : smackpiece
  • Their 180gb block for $25 is great too if you only use 20-30gb a month : boredguy
  • I just recently switched to astraweb from giganews and haven't looked back. The 180gb block for $25 work... : Crw22
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  easynews.com members.easynews.com/global EOT : spazzium
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    ^^^^ seriously. I think a lot of people are not even aware of this : Waffles!
    • I've been an easynews member for over 9 years now! : HojuSimpson
  • Easynews also has the Processor time for GIGS program where you run one of those cancer research apps on ... : tboomer2
  • I don't miss it anymore. NZB's have taken over my needs : Halen
• There's a pretty awesome deal with newshosting right now: http://controlpanel.newshosting.com/newssignup/... : FlamingGimp
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  My ISP offers me free access because they're fucking awesome. : SpaecKow
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    Back in the day @home/attbi used to offer free unlimited access, then comcast arrived and raped it :( : sanchez
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      the ISP that both SpaecKow and I use offer complete binary access for free : shavenewok
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        Roadrunner had good newsgroups for a long time then started dropping retention to hours in "certain group... : Old_Fart
        • ^^^ this... :( i was so sad when Comcast rolled into Houston, canceled usenet all together. really suck... : dignan
      • with what, 24 hour retention? : dignan
    • true true. I miss usenet from back then. : baron calamity
  • same. Bresnan <3 : MamiyaOtaru
• I've been using Newshosting for ages, they're awesome. : Helter Skelter
• http://usenet-news.net 300+ retention. : kaankasim
• giganews : onji
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  I've used Giganews for a few years, then Easynews for several years. Both were awesome. : Phil
  • same here, with giga right now : dignan
• newshosting nhxl or astraweb. http://www.newshosting.com/en/ http://www.news.astraweb.com/specials/... : Hoax

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• haha.. i love how the notes are completely out of sync with the song. : Shadowdane
• haha is that real? : [fry]
• I found my foot tapping along to the beat. I will now kill myself. : Drewus
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  hahahahaha http://www.shackpics.com/files/starswar_acxhu7ws7qwttiog139y.jpg Loving the control panel th... : bipolar
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    holy shit I'm fucking crying here http://www.shackpics.com/files/sn_37sacwl0zq9irjg6qnoc.jpg : bipolar
    • The Justice League has really lowered its standards. http://www.shackpics.com/files/SUPERHEROESJUSTICE... : nurglich
  • hahaha, I wonder if he can spell BOOBS : MagicWishMonkey
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    Roert] Cop ahahahahha : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • uh, shit. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  This has ruined somebody's Christmas, I know it : Serpico74
  • haha probably : Shadowdane
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    "What are you complaining about? You said you wanted that guitar game, and I got you a guitar game." : riptyde
    • shitmydadsays : Mad Brahmin Disease
• i'm stoned too haha : Rigg5
• Why is that guy jerking off that guitar? : Godhatesfatpeople
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T1NHKJv9R0 OH GOD 1:27 IS AMAZING : DrWaffles
  • Amazing comment: "It's like it punishes you for hitting the notes." : Serpico74
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    hahah I gotta admit, a clarinet cover of Hotel California sounds bad in theory but I actually kind of lik... : bipolar
    • i kindof liked it myself it was nice and mellow : gyokuro
  • i wonder what this would do to a man if he were strapped in front of a TV and forced to play it for 24hrs... : xsoulbrothax
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    I made it about two minutes in and had to shut it off. My god man, who would create such a thing? : nurglich
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      China : cetra00
      • Even they wouldn't be so cruel. : nurglich
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    What the hell is going on at 1:24? : peetabix01
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      Whammy bar : Haxim
      • Sound like its out of control : peetabix01
  • mind = blown : riptyde
  • ahahahahhahaha : Reeves
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    Once the whammy notes hit, it sounded like he was powering up. : DHAvatar
    • SUCK METER FULL : skinlab133
  • hahah this is fucking great : retardhumper
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    Oh wow at Master of Puppets on this thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRD8M2dMS5w : GodZilly
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      Actually sounds like one of the tracks from doom.... : master_disaster_17
      • There's a reason for that... http://doomisalotofmetal.ytmnd.com/ : Toraz Chryx
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  that's gotta be fake : ass-street
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    It's not, it's a Genesis game manufactured I believe by Tectoy in Brazil. : Chris Remo
    • I'm pretty sure it is the one that plugs directly into your television, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/... : AgentPothead
• Awesome. Old school AWE32 midi guitar! : cetra00
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T1NHKJv9R0&feature=related : gyokuro
• Hah, my little sis got this for her birthday, she threw it against the wall and stayed mad at my parents ... : tfsbrian
• OMFG, hilarious. yet......if Nintendo had done this game for the NES it would have been hailed as genius.... : Old_Fart

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• this ought to be good for a read later : oneshot
• I just watched falling down again and ive got time for 1 game and I try to log in and its down....GUN : supermonkeyballz
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  I can't log in at all. Sucks balls :[ : midgetherder
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    Yeah, the west coast programmers that are up late are trying to find the people responsible for the datab... : s2jason
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      yay for us to play, boo for them to have to be up! haha Also, could you guys add in an option to chang... : Pacalon
      • so now you're stuck with Ron Mexico now? : r3dn3ck
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  Yes, I am a Fairy. First time using her. She's pretty crazy.. but squishy. i need to get more comfortable... : happynoodle
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    The fairy is awesome :] : midgetherder
    • Yes she is. I'm anxious to get in another game with her tonight, but I don't think that's going to happen... : happynoodle
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  I only had time for one game today and randomed Keeper in a RD game (couldn't make up my mind in time). I... : Psigun
  • That was a fun game. Oh and you're talking about Delusional - he was dps carry spider, I was actually ... : kainen1
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  HoN definately brings out the worst in people, even shackers I have to say. I think I'd rather play pubs... : sirsteven
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    no, no 1000x no. Even on a horrible day with shackers it beats playing with pub game leavers and people w... : boomstickah
    • I don't mind playing against pubs... playing WITH is a different matter : Reptile
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      But the bullshit comments and name calling is the same as pub games. i"m passing on this game completely... : tboomer2
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        seriously when you play with people you know this shit goes away after one game. People get upset and ... : Xanthos
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          Honestly getting in fights over the shortcomings of your friends in a video game is still ridiculous, whe... : Zek
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            then I'd never get to play with xanthos cuz he's uber bad : kgargs
            • all you bitches are the ones whining when i tell you (and show you) how bad you are! how bout dem apples ... : Xanthos
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        The game is straight up awesome. I can't remember the last time I was this addicted to the game. Your los... : boomstickah
        • This is the most I've played an online game since like 2003. And that was a MMORPG (eq :\) : kgargs
      • really depends, there's assholes everywhere, don't let them get you down. : azenmaster
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    The skill level within the shack is diverging more every day. It just doesn't seem as fun when you mix g... : Jimb0v2
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      yeah, thats been my problem lately. I'm learning more heroes which is good, but I don't feel like my bas... : JuffoWup
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        start taking shackers and friends you know out to play pubbies instead of 'intra shack games'. part of w... : kainen1
        • This, is the best way to learn. : Iwannaacura
    • I think it's important to get a good mix, shack vs. shack and shack vs. pub, both are fun in different wa... : azenmaster
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  I read something about server maintenance, I think that's what is going on : sirsteven
  • that's about 7hrs away : Reptile
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  Well I have lost 2 games where we had all but a barrack or two dead and still having towers up on our sid... : intothefray
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    Somehow... Juffowup, Xy, J4nus, and myself just won a 4v5 (granted it slowly turned into a 4v2 by the ... : Reptile
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      and a feeder moonqueen on the other team. : JuffoWup
      • she managed to get a few kills at least...so not a pure feeder : Reptile
  • Hero selection too. If you're up against a bunch of late-game carries and can't push them down quickly en... : c0bra
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  I don't know why I picked Puppet Master, I fucking suck with him. : SockMonkeh
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    lol joquers found you and killed you every time. I'm awful with him too. It takes a certain finesse to be... : boomstickah
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      I couldn't do anything about Swiftblade. :( If he used his ult on me I would be dead, and that's that. I ... : SockMonkeh
      • Helm of the Black Legion is your friend :) : [7]kami
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        gotta use your disables properly to string him back or make him attack something long enough for you to g... : Xanthos
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          Yeah, I used that stuff on him if I had the chance but what would usually happen was he'd come out of no ... : SockMonkeh
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            yeah this is when you need a buddy or wards. a lot of the game with moonqueen or swiftblade on the enemy ... : Xanthos
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              How come I never see you on? : SockMonkeh
              • i usually play mostly on weekends and the occasional weeknight. Been busy this week so I haven't actually... : Xanthos
          • you did a great job following me around and killing whoever was attacking me :P : azenmaster
    • DIRECT ME TO THE WEAK! : r3dn3ck
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  ey yo BOOMstickah : kpxkrnjc
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    I remember that from the 14v14 :) : imcompa
    • dr.flammable me, lakren ratman and a pubbie took it to a pub team and flammable kept saying that and sayi... : boomstickah
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  I kinda like Andromeda. Very cool teambooster. : [7]kami
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    Played her for the first time yesterday. Did some good and some bad switches ;-) Very strong in the be... : ElPopo
    • I find her to be insane more useful then... +36% dmg aura and the -20% dmg ability that has 1400 rang... : Reptile
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      Worst move I ever pulled with her was trying to snag an enemy Magmus before he had a chance to initiate b... : s2jason
      • Ouch, bet that got you yelled at : Reptile
      • learn2play n00b : r3dn3ck
      • haha : kgargs
      • WTF U NOOB OR WHAT : [7]kami
      • lol turncoat! : kainen1
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    Pressed post too fast. How do you fags dress her? Right now my noob ass came up with: - 2 x crow 2 x r... : [7]kami
    • 1x soulscream, steamboots, hack n slash, whispering helm After that, depending on opponents...I'll som... : Reptile
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      since she's balls-out support, I imagine shieldbreaker w/astrolabe would be nice. no need for atk spd on ... : Supine
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        I'm a fan of the attack speed bonus : Reptile
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          atk speed is always nice, but it's not necessary on support heroes, like pollywog for example. her useful... : Supine
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            comparing Andromeda to Polly is a bit....off : Reptile
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              way to miss the point. they're both support heroes whose main contribution to their team is not dealing a... : Supine
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                You have played as Andromeda, right? It doesn't tend to play as a full blown support hero. Feels alot mor... : Reptile
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                  I have, and I think she feels nothing like arachna, who is a strong solo hero. But that's just my opinion... : Supine
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                    No problem, I will agree that arachna is far stronger in comparison....just saying that Andromeda isn't s... : Reptile
                    • I solo'd a medium skilled Arachna by debuffing her armor + shieldbreaker - stun and a well (lucky) timed... : [7]kami
      • I got Helm of the Black Legion to make her survive focus fire which i repeatedly had to tank/dodge/whatev... : [7]kami
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    oh yeah you're such a dirty girl arent you year girl why dont you jack off daddy yeah take daddy's hard c... : bipolar
    • go on... : [7]kami
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    Andromeda's ult doesn't seems to break other heroes' ults... msync tried to help me by ulting delusion... : r3dn3ck
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      well technically it shouldn't break most ults, but that one i would think it should break hahahah : Xanthos
      • :( : r3dn3ck
    • OM NOM NOM. If he had stunned instead it would have worked. I think multisync was too busy being wtf ... : Delusional
• Login was working, but no game servers up. Poor poor hon server. : imcompa
• are the servers still not up yet? this is stressing me greatly :/ : Supine
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  Damnit! My girlfriend is away for business training and HoN is down all night >:( Pre-order cancelled!... : Nighteyes
  • Lol you make it sound like WoW realms are down. good sign : [7]kami
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  PSA: never play with msync when he just said he took some Ambien... he morphs into MULTIFEED : r3dn3ck
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    I bet he's having the best time though : pancake humper
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      his comments during the match were lol-worthy, he ended up like 2-20 but our team lost to creeps when we ... : r3dn3ck
      • ambien will do that definitely : pancake humper
  • yeah well booboo bear was tearing it up! also you can't run away from pestilence... : azenmaster
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    The first time I played with him and he was taking his pills he was destroying the other team. : zebosausamite
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      yeah i was there that time... but this time it was the complete opposite : r3dn3ck
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        he was like "I don't understand what's going on this game" while trying to melee Pestilence and booboo be... : azenmaster
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          i'm pretty sure i passed out at the keyboard at one point : multisync
          • I wouldn't doubt it. : azenmaster
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      mental note - always play slither :( : multisync
      • mental note - always play slither :( : zebosausamite
  • i would have been fine had we started 30min prior like we attempted to instead of lobby around forever! : multisync
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  Wow call me out. Did you guys not get discxonnected too? Said no response from server. No reconnecxt mess... : Iwannaacura
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    Ps i never will leave a game i would rather take a loss than a DC. To be honest i was trying but i keep ... : Iwannaacura
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      nah dude, I left you an out. You got the first wave of disconnects. No offense dude. Thanks for playing t... : boomstickah
      • hehe, i was about to have my nullstone too. I did eat up that robot multisync though he was yummmy. : Iwannaacura
  • we ended up winning via our barrack pushing on one side vs. their non-barrack pushing. took something li... : azenmaster
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    you mean the servers are still down from last night? That sucks because I get off at noon today and I wa... : kainen1
    • I can't log in at least. : azenmaster
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  I won a game with msync and joquers on my team last night. Us vs pubs. AND joq disconnected so it was a... : kgargs
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    i'll use my mic more often now :) : r3dn3ck
    • I do during the day, but at night it wakes my baby : azenmaster
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    I always imagined m*sync would sound pretty metro, but I was totally unprepared for the veracity of metro... : Delusional
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      Yeah.. straight up had a boner he sounded so gay. AWKWARD : kgargs
      • I'm not even sure how it's possible to put a lisp on defend mid but he managed it. : kgargs
      • I felt a tongue teasing my ear through my headphones. : azenmaster
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    You forgot about mercfox1, kgargs. :P : MercFox1
    • who was the 5th? : kgargs
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  Also, i'm loving playing with hellbringer although i have to learn how to micro (can't do it for shit) ev : r3dn3ck
  • use your slow on them while they're stunned from malphas, that way they can't run from him. That should ... : azenmaster
• Speaking of puppet master, I was reading a guide recently.He really has 20/20/21 starting stats? Isn't th... : c0bra

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  how's life, remo? things good? : [fry]
  • Not bad! : Chris Remo
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  Jake Rodking, Nick Breckong, and Chris Remog : Draugluin
  • Gake Rodkin, Gnick Breckon, and Gris Remo : cerealSAM2
• I was just talking to my roommate about going out there even if we can't get tickets so perhaps I will se... : derelict515
• Will you be there dressed in wizard robe and hat? : soggybagel
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  Oh and note that we aren't confident everyone will know what we look like or come to the exact right plac... : Chris Remo
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    just ask everyone: Video games? Video games? : Draugluin
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      lol that part was hilarious : freakord
      • Or ask "ILTC?" : lyme
  • Are you sure about that? http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=chris+remo&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=&aqi... : spazzium
• Let us know how Borderlands is!!! It's open to the public! : Reeves
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  Sup Chirs, me and a buddy are going to try and make it. Need us to bring anything? : pun][sher
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    It's up to you!! : Chris Remo
    • A couple people have requested I play songs but I'm not going to bring a guitar myself so if you want to ... : Chris Remo
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  Nick Breckon smells funny though :( : packav
  • I don't recall an odor. Ears are clean at any rate : dognose
• I wish there was an official Thumbs meetup at BlizzCon. I tried looking for a random Remo the whole time,... : BlackCat9
• I wish chicago had gaming expos where people like idle thumbs went. : re-verse
• Remo, I wish I could meet up, but I am in Austin, home of the CASINO burger. : CrustaR
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  an INSANE cacophony of crazy noises and lame attempts at inside jokes. Basically 1800WIZARDON : byorn
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    55-WIZARD-NO : mrblarg
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      it's 55-WIZARD-ON : pancake humper
      • ^^ Wizard marriage supporter. : BlackCat9
    • The 55-WIZARD-NO call was amazing. That guy deserves... something : Judecca
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  Someone go check out the StarDock presentation and report back. I want to know more about Elemental: War ... : Modulus
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    I bugged Remo about this on steam, he better deliver the goods :):) : happynoodle
    • You sent Remo to cover a game about wizards... fuck : Modulus
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    I did an article and interview recently about some aspects of it: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_i... : Chris Remo
    • I read it the other day. I'd like to hear more about the gameplay though; I haven't seen much detail on... : Modulus
• Have fun at PAX !! I hope you're writing some coverage :) : happynoodle
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  I'm not going to PAX, but I may show up for this! : Juno
  • Let me know if you end up wanting to go. : kanix
• seattle too far! the last podcast reader emails were hilarious btw. : supaLink
• I'd go, but its so far for me :( : Squirrely
• I want to see pics of Remo riding Ruin. : whippedcracker