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  Tony Danza : ryuuseki
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    Tony Danza : xpogox
    • Derek Smart : ArcKnight
• bump, come on guys... : virus
• "your name" : CoRDS
• Fred Savage. : CoRDS
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  bing.com : xxiv
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    MoreLikeGooatse.cx,amirite? : Wolfanoz
    • Not really dude. Not really. : virus
  • goldenpalace.com : Dravenport
• "Living the Dream" : Blackdawgg
• http://www.bing.com : yosemiteclimber
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  NoGrandmaThat'sIncest : mrvandelay
  • hahahahaha this. : ateam311
  • your answer lies here : mnsnota
  • Hahhaha I love this one : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Operating Thetan VII : Albemuth
  • Oh, my employee number is 17924 - that's not a bad idea :D : virus
• Mike Litoris : Wolfanoz
• hoofhearted : FrayLo
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  John Rambo : SolveChrist
  • I like this. : virus
• Boner champ : jahulio2
• Ernest Borgnine : jet-poop
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  Michael Knight : nakedsavage
  • Or George Peppard. : nakedsavage
• the future is plastics : drucifer
• where's my bailout? : drucifer
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  I SHIT TRAINS : jingletard
  • I SHIT CHROME : virus
• DEVO : drucifer
• Mission Accomplished : fuzzydamnit
• 1001001 : fuzzydamnit
• ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU : fuzzydamnit
• Marbles : fuzzydamnit
• Pat Mykrotch : ColoradoCNC
• Operating Thetan VIII : rgoer
• "What Are You Looking At?" : cerealSAM2
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  Mike Hawk : JT
  • Or Mike Hunt : JT

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• Kansas! : mwasher
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  Do you always get this excited about five guys coming? : Vincent Grayson
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    You should've seen what Sioux City, IA's local paper had to say about an Olive Garden coming in: http:... : eldersveld
    • jesus, that reads like an onion article : EvilDolemite
    • Holy shit they desperately wanted a goddamn olive garden huh? : Entity
    • thats disgusting. both the article, and the food they serve there. : NexusOne
• yum yum yum : jgreim
• just what wichita, ks needs: another chain restaurant : biskits
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  Best fast food burgers I have had. : eldiablo01
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    you do them a disservice by calling them fast food, sir : eeeealmo
    • Come on, man, they're very good for fast food but that is what they are. : Conan
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      Compared to an actual restaurant though they are pretty terrible. Closest thing I can compare it to serv... : kill9
      • I agree. I think 5 Guys, while good, is very overrated. : Tommy Toolbag
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  I love Five Guys. The only good thing about our office moving to the 'burbs is that there's a Five Guys l... : tashtego
  • that will ultimately be a very bad thing for you. : biskits
• i think there are 5 in kansas city but none are very close to me. : ass-street
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  What makes this restaurant so special? : WhatIsThisFor
  • you get to do anal with the counter chick if you order the large fries. : biskits
  • The rape burger. : askedrelic
  • fries are fried per order. : ass-street
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    Its just burgers and fries done right. : uglysad
    • And peanuts. : TreMetal
  • Just burgers and fries with nothing wasted on flair They're there to give you good tasting food, not a g... : indosauros
  • The fries. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Kind of expensive for fast food, but delicious. : yakz
• Well hot damn : c0bra
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  Five Guys is so awesome. Its the only place I'll go get a burger now. : mmt681
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    What if Mario Batali wanted to make you a burger? : not work safe
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      I have never seen him make a burger and I don't think I would like it. I did see Chef Ming make a Mahi Ma... : eldiablo01
      • I bet you Batali makes a mean burger though, better than five guys. : not work safe
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  I still haven't had one outside Northern VA so I cannot confirm their expansions are any good : gmd
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    They are probably better. I went to the one of the originals on King street when I was in high school and... : eldiablo01
    • that is exactly why the originals are better : gmd
  • The one in the Galleria in Dallas is pretty alright. : drhazard
  • I would say the ones I have been to in PA are the same as the ones down here. : Evil Benius
• I think I'm going to grab one of those burgers tonight. Probably the single, since the double burger is l... : FlatlineDixay
• We have 3 in the Mobile area now! :D : guido anchovy
• at once? : liqker
• Yer gonna love Five Guys in your mouth. : Wolfanoz
• Congrats! Enjoy! : indosauros
• looks like there isn't one in CA (yet) but you made me crave a burger. i hate you! : mayooms
• Best fast food burgers in the country. Really is. I've been all over and tried them all. In and Out is ni... : bozer
• sounds like a really gay frat initiation : mega man
• Just had Five Guys today in Cerritos - I can't believe there are only two locations in California : Mr.Fusion

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• I want to goto one:( are there some in canada? Anyone having one just across the border? : SlingBlaze
• pretty lame party package, i was expecting a netbook or something. ggeeeeeez : iwonthelottery
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  Napkins, a centrepiece, streamers and balloons? Oh boy oh boy oh boy! : Alice O'Connor
  • haha yah i'm just frothing at the mouth : iwonthelottery
  • I know, it's like a 7-year-old's (geddit?) birthday party : Postal
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    I think this will be part of the goofy charm of it all. People will have fun with it, do some creative me... : edgewise
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      If you think about it, Microsoft fucked up with Vista marketing to the point where people hated the opera... : Schnapple
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        couldn't be that its a good OS right? : dignan
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          Vista was a good OS with a few flaws. Most people who hated it had never run it, they had just "heard... : Schnapple
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            i agree Vista's main prob was its reputation. : dignan
            • although i've never run it as my OS, I stuck with xp but i'll be going to 7 : dignan
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          Not really, more like Vista was unfairly ripped on. It wasn't that great but it wasn't nearly as bad as p... : Serpico74
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            win7 is not a good OS ? : dignan
            • Windows 7 is a good OS, but it isn't the second coming relative to Vista either. Vista isn't nearly as ba... : Serpico74
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  I foresee lots of Windows 7 crap in white elephant gifts this year. : o0JediBeavis0o
  • haha i have indeed won the lottery : iwonthelottery
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  Why can't foreigners have balloons and streamers? >:( : losimagic
  • ITAR restrictions. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
• My friend suggested the video idea and now gets the signed copy of Win7 by Steve. : pun][sher
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  it says i'm a finalist but i can't get the stupid site to load =-( : kbnerd
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    yah some people are saying that this is just a scam to load test that houseparty site. : iwonthelottery
    • meh. : kbnerd
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    where does it show that, were you emailed? i was hoping to get selected :( : dignan
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      CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINDOWS 7 LAUNCH PARTY HOST!!! i was emailed. : kbnerd
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        also, you can come to my party! : kbnerd
        • cool, that'll work. I"ll SM you my # : dignan
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        I am expecting you to have a KICKASS party. go nuts with it. hire a stripper and instead of dollar bills,... : edgewise
        • lol i doubt it will go that far but i'm pretty sure that there will be a plethora of cookies and desse... : kbnerd
  • If it says you're a finalist you haven't been selected yet. You still need to log in and so forth. If ... : Schnapple
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  wtf is the "signature edition" of win7 ultimate? : Cheeziologist
  • Steve Ballmer comes to your party and gives you a Cleveland steamer : Wolfanoz
  • Dunno, but the "Signature" edition of Vista was individually numbered and signed by Bill Gates (not sure,... : Schnapple
• w00t! I got selected too. : Ormsbee
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  sweet, didnt know it was coming with a copy of win7. that's awesome. : mcborn
  • That's the whole point of hosting a launch party :P : OverloadUT
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  Damn it, I want that 7 Ultimate. I have a boatton of licenses but I just want a nice box. :( : yoonix
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    From the FAQ: * The 32-bit version is the Signature Edition of Windows® 7 Ultimate in the black... : Schnapple
    • Oh well I don't feel that bad then. : yoonix
    • You can order the 32 bit version and get the nice kit. Then install with that key on the 64 bit edition. ... : LoioshDwaggie
  • I want a license, but we haven't gotten any here at the office yet. Just more shitty Vista Business and S... : Rauol Duke
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    Any of those licenses for sale cheap? lol : prime8
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      They're MSDN licenses so I can't legally sell them or distribute them. :( : yoonix
      • dude weak :( : prime8
• Congratulations... You are a Windows 7 Launch Party host!! Because you were among the first host final : Toraz Chryx
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  Are you accepted or are you a finalist? : OverloadUT
  • Oh I see, "finalist" basically means "you're in if you log in before the slots fill up" : OverloadUT
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  Yay I am a host as well! Who wants to do a Shackmeet on the 22nd? : OverloadUT
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    I mean 24th : OverloadUT
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      aww I was gonna sign up for that day! : mikecyb
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        wait I don't really understand this thing. couldn't you just sign up for the free shit and not throw a p... : mikecyb
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          I believe you are correct in that you don't actually have to throw a party at all. : OverloadUT
          • Also I was just going to have a few friends come over but now I am thinking about making it an actual Sha... : OverloadUT
    • That sounds like fun. i was going to suggest a pumpkin carving contest or something like that but a room... : Lightzout
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  Damn I should've signed up for this lol : prime8
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    lol just signed up : prime8
    • LOL, lol. : voodooraze
• I'm very excited for the tote bags. I'm such a loser. : Shadsy
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  ok so apparently I'm a finalist. Anybody in the Charlotte area actually want to do this nonsense? Are... : Clay
  • lol I signed up too and could probably do this depending on the day it's held : prime8
  • Finalist or confirmed? There's a difference (you get one email first, then the other). If you haven't log... : Schnapple
• I can't wait to fully brand my life. : Boxelder

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• I think it's both awesome and hilarious. : MagicWishMonkey
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  This is great- lots of people are stuck with 6 because their company spent 100K on some retarded ActiveX-... : tashtego
  • Or your company is shackled to another company who is shackled to a 100K web app that you can't get away ... : steauengeglase
• That's actually pretty cool. : magistersmax
• I thought it was cool it is only 10MBs. : loboca
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  Awesome. Now i only need to convince the retarded IT professionals at my company to allow us to install t... : [7]kami
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    O wait don't even need to install! Guess i'll have to hand this link to my non retarded web guys! : [7]kami
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      Um, yeah you do. : Zero|DPX
      • Poop. : [7]kami
  • Yeah, this is the worst part; a lot of the companies that mandate IE6 also aren't going to let users inst... : Zero|DPX
• I think that's great : hax3d
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  I managed to break one of my tabs so it wouldn't close this week, is that a know bug? It was in V2 btw : chazums
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    I've been having this issue from day one, it is pretty rare tho and I haven't experienced it in a month o... : sanchez
    • I closed it as it was opening or something and it just got stuck : chazums
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  That's a insidious move to take over the web and turn it into a Google Chrome monoculture. : MatzL.E.
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    I heard Google took over the web and turned it into a monoculture in 1990. : crummynz
    • Also, they eat everyone's firstborn child. : MatzL.E.
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  A better idea: everyone needs to stop supporting IE6. That doesn't alleviate the "Chrome-exclusive featu... : Shadsy
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    Don't blame the developers, blame the customers. A lot of them are still using old software etc that is d... : Zek
    • And a lot of _them_ can't change their browser. There's plenty of blame to go around. Generally it's ... : Zero|DPX
• Very cool. : Ormsbee
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  Awesome. I'll have to try that. I really wish IE (especially 6) would just die already. This isn't any MS... : Conan
  • Maybe if microsoft didn't fucking sit on IE6 for 5 whole years maybe we wouldn't have this problem today?... : Longinus00
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  So instead of moving the web forward by encouraging users and companies to upgrade to new, more secure br... : NoCopy
  • lol : Draugluin
  • QQ : yAak
  • Think of it like a plugin for HTML5, like Flash is a plugin for SWF. It's not ideal but it does mean m... : nudel
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    was there steam coming out of your ears when you typed this? : mikecyb
    • ~~~O\../O~~~ : ashkie
  • I have to agree with this. : Albemuth
  • how does this shackle anyone? how is it to the benefit of google and no one else? : Draugluin
  • Google has already implemented both Vorbis and Theora into their HTML5 support. The problem is Apple and... : electroly
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    AFAICT, Google does quite a bit of encouraging users to use new, more secure browsers. Besides funding t... : Zero|DPX
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      I fully agree with you about the majority of users not knowing wtf a browser is, how to update it, let al : atom519
      • There's basically nothing to be done about it, we just have to wait until they eventually get a new versi... : Zek
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      First of all, I apologize, I didn't realize the plugin was also open source. My point still stands th : NoCopy
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        and I have nothing against the plugin itself, just don't try and sell me on a bunch of BS on how this is ... : NoCopy
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          Given that the user doesn't see any promotion for Google Chrome when using it, it's a pretty retarded pro... : Zero|DPX
          • Furthermore, if this DID promote Google Chrome, wouldn't that be _exactly what you're asking for_, a prom... : Zero|DPX
      • IE6 is nearly fucking impossible depending on what you're doing. Fuck the javascript tweaks I've had to d... : Conan
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        You mix together several different arguments, and (I think) misconceptions about Chrome Frame. First, ... : Zero|DPX
        • Here's an article that illustrates some of my points: http://mashable.com/2009/09/22/google-wave-interne... : Zero|DPX
        • 1. I design the actual bare minimum a user would need for any given web application for IE6. Why? because : NoCopy
  • How does this only benefit them? I can already think of places it would have saved me time... : Conan
  • Hahaha this is so stupid : OverloadUT
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  Looks neat. Can I use this to embed Chrome into my own Win32 apps? A few of my users have asked about ... : nudel
  • Got a reply. Dunno if anyone else is interested but the answer is yes. It can be used as an ActiveX contr... : nudel
• To test this, just put cf: in front of the URL in IE. : Draugluin
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  So, Chrome kinda pissed me off this weekend. It appears that Chrome when used on Windows 7 64...in combi... : Saman
  • Which Chrome version? Also, I'm not surprised that anti-spyware/anti-virus software would interfere wi... : Zero|DPX
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    Why blame Chrome rather than Spyware Doctor. Seems to me the more invasive anti-spyware tools cause fa... : nudel
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      Works with every other major browser...so I dunno. : Saman
      • the other major browsers don't run in a sandbox like chrome does : electroly
      • Chrome works with every other anti-spyware... Probably not true but hopefully you see the flaw in that... : nudel
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  What about the plugin that makes it work on Mac? : AndyGoin
  • http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_dev.html?dl=mac : electroly
• Ahaha Chrome CAKE! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgrcK9Ozb_Q : tfboc
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  Oh oh oh, question about Chrome. Maybe this is just me, but when I use 'Copy Image' and then go to paste ... : Bamtan
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    File a bug. crbug.com. Even if it's Adobe's fault, maybe we can work around. If Firefox and IE work, w... : Zero|DPX
    • Done! Thanks. : Bamtan
    • I wish Adobe spent at least 1/10000th as much time fixing the bugs in their tools as the rest of the worl... : nudel
    • PS: I love seeing a(nother) developer who actually gives a shit about fixing things -- wherever the fault... : nudel
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  my corporate customers (e.g. FedEx) won't install firefox companywide so i doubt they'll install this. ... : manero
  • ... or allow the plugin to be installed. : manero
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  Is there an official offline install for Chrome? : prime8
  • I sent you a Shackmessage this morning, go read it. : Zero|DPX

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  how big are these parts of you? : azenmaster
  • not big enough : Degenerate
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  While I think this is good advice, I don't think it's always the best choice. If your hero has some so... : action roommate
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    this it the best choice. The tower does a ton of damage to the ballista/catapult, so if you can get the f... : Xanthos
    • I should have clarified, this is mostly the people who run up and start taking out each creep one by one.... : multisync
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  lol i'm the best at shacknews, its official. everyone can stop playing now. played a game with lak/flam/p... : Xanthos
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    I'd like to see Lego take on 30 dragons. : c0bra
    • would actually take a little while since the dragons move and might not be all on top of one another, so ... : Xanthos
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    I think the old dota time crew are pretty bored with HoN - they talk about APEM only and quad laning and ... : kainen1
    • come play LoL :o : Zek
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      You're so dramatic. Get some sleep.. we play all the time and I'm sure we'll play this week together. : kgargs
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        This isn't a drama implied post kgargs, don't over analyze it. I mean holy shit dude I don't hold anythi... : kainen1
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          We need some type of competitive play for me to really stay interested in plain-Jane RD at the moment. T... : kgargs
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            They need to add more heroes. I played AR games exclusively in DoTA with a team of 5 that I'd been playin... : H@rvester
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              this is why i'm going to just play AP from now on. The hero selection in RD is beyond repetitive to me, I... : Xanthos
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                What about SD and AR. They are fun sometimes : kainen1
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                  AR is fine, SD is meh, i just like to have more options in my choices and have the option to get the extr... : Xanthos
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                    As long as it's not RD I'm usually happy. APEM is da best mode over though. : kgargs
                    • EM can suck my fronk. It's pretty much go agility and don't look back. I'm back on the RD train lately ... : kainen1
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              It's getting slowly better...I mean, the last patch was a monster I thought. 51 heroes in now which isn'... : kainen1
              • Need 150 heroes and one based on Shaq Diesel that Razzle and I thought up! : H@rvester
    • We've got an opening on our totally pro team. : omnova
  • I swear Im just going to crash at flammables place and play HoN, arrrgh. he was telling me yesterday abou... : MercFox1
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  My horrible fail stream was broken last night with a really fun defiler performance in a shack game. That... : re-verse
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    that game was fail for us from the start, you had defiler,magmus, tree, blood hunter and something else t... : multisync
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      oh succubus i think. : multisync
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        that was me. I did so-so. Like 7-7-12 or something. She's a bit different now that her ult costs twi... : action roommate
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          she's still fucking homo : multisync
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            Not as homo as your arachna in our 3v3. What were you again, 3 and 6? lewlz : action roommate
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              that was a fun game too. An evenly balanced team vs 3 agi carries. We were were we were going to lose. ... : re-verse
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                lol i think you had a brain fart : multisync
                • lol thats a beautiful post : Xanthos
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                Oops second were us actually "sure" : re-verse
                • also, fuck trying to type on iphone and walk at the same time :( : re-verse
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                  Are you retarded? How could you possibly lose a 3v3 with two lane pushers like Arachna and Slither. A... : action roommate
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                    arachna isn't really a lane pusher as much as a hero killer. Slither can push okay with wards, but he's b... : Xanthos
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                      Fair enough. I guess I just really mean that when you pit Arachna, Slither, and Swiftblade (team A) agai... : action roommate
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                        actually you are really wrong. player skill makes a big difference, because team B has everything they ne... : Xanthos
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                          I was night hound on team B. And devourer (i forget who it was - joquers I think) didn't do any of that : action roommate
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                            U GOT SPIDERED BITCH : multisync
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                              You killed me with the spiderling a grand total of 1 times. The other 8 times you tried it was total fa... : action roommate
                              • OH YEA PEW PEW OWNED : multisync
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                            yeah given your revised statement team A wins because the heroes require less skill. Moderate-skill playe... : Xanthos
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                              I have only seen Devourer played well extremely few times, but when played well he can really change the ... : gebz
                              • platinum can play phat pudge pretty good : kainen1
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                          joquers was devourer. The missed hook graphic effect was so LOL - as it flew all over the screen. : multisync
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                            don't feel bad joquers. I'm miserable with hook. Something is even harder about it in HoN....not sure w... : kainen1
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                              I went 1-17 the first time I played Devourer. I completely stopped trying by about 9-10 deaths and just ... : omnova
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                                thats a better record than kgargs has ever had with him but he continues to keep playing him : Xanthos
                                • he was my first char - I think he's pretty cool, even better now that I know not to ult Accursed when he'... : dedgecko
                      • I would be betting on team A as well. : gebz
• Here's another protip: With voodoo jester, you can invis while channeling your ult. : TShandy
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  How many of you know each other personally or from the DOTA days? I know that some use vent while playing... : gebz
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    myself/lakren/flammable/plat/kgargs/kainen/psigun and some others (foxhawk, iwannaaccura, etc) used to pl... : Xanthos
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      I also used to dominate those noobs in garena. : bongturbo
      • Your skills have declined my friend. : kgargs
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        yeah, we also had bead and cliffzorz and many others, but I don't see them playing nearly as much as thos... : Xanthos
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          To be perfectly honest, I probably would have played DOTA a long time ago if not for that Basshunter song... : omnova
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            uhmm thats the greatest song in the world : Xanthos
            • Your world sucks. :X : omnova
          • i hear you man : Zek
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          I can't even begin to say how broken hearted I am McPants. seriously, ouch : sesmaster
          • ohshit big black boy too. i forgot about you because i don't play much with you anymore. you darn west co... : Xanthos
        • I don't think I've seen you in HoN... ever. And I play every day. : Cliffzorz
    • Thanks, I just might check it out one day : gebz
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  New money/visual exploit out in the wild. Nymphora (or could be any hero) having a ring of sorcery at l... : Iwannaacura
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    the recipe shows up as the ring inventory, even if it's not assembled. : Supine
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      hmm i thought the recipe dims when you dont have it ;( maybe i just never noticed it : Iwannaacura
      • it shows as a recipe in YOUR inventory, but in another player's inventory it shows as the item. : Supine
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    Wait, wouldn't nymph have that much mana natively at level 2? She has a base intelligence of 25 which is... : kainen1
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      yes mana matched up, so maybe she just had recipe, but I just would think you would buy the ring 175 befo... : Iwannaacura
      • not everyone is very bright : Xanthos
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  or do the exact opposite and let the ballista get the tower in deny range (and then deny it) so that the ... : Foxhawk
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    Dude are you and Psigun still on for a NWN2 party? I downloaded the game last night..apparently D2Drive ... : kainen1
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      rumor has it that kgargs is really good at computer games : Xanthos
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        I have it and tried playing that shitfest once before... prolly won't try again. : kgargs
        • I thought it was ok, didn´t play it mostly because I was pissed that they scrapped the Infinity engine... : gebz
        • I saw gargalicious' level 1 halfling druid in action. I don't think we could handle that much power in ou... : Psigun
    • I could play with you guys! : theperfectdisguise
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      Yup. We should just setup a day where we all have 2-3 hours and play through the OC. Three players should... : Psigun
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        same, is there a high difficulty mode? I'd like a challenge....the rats should be smacking us around and... : kainen1
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          there is easy, normal, d&d hardcore, and hard. i think we should roll with the d&d hc rules. the only dif... : Psigun
          • I'm good with d&d hc. I want rats that can kill me. As long as I'm NOT playing a tank/fighter I'm good... : kainen1
    • yep! had to trick windows 7 into letting me play nwn2.. will fill you in on vent : Foxhawk
    • kainen i'll play with you guys if you play NWN 2 original, it's the only good one imo. : kpxkrnjc
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  Hi guys. What do you do with that new guy? Just spam the AoE over and over? Not the liche, the other o... : zebosausamite
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    plague rider - he's an early/mid game guy. his ult is SICK in agroup though. : multisync
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      his ult against two people is absolutlely b-a-n-a-n-a-s : Juno
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        wrong hero : kpxkrnjc
        • you're right I am thinking of the other new one : Juno
    • No you silly: Lich = Plague Rider Soul Reaper is someone else. His ult does damage based on health mis... : boomstickah
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    need to be good at last hitting and denying to keep your mana up : kpxkrnjc
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      I played an awful game with him. Outside of team battles, I have a hard time seeing his usefulness. he's ... : boomstickah
      • He's a tank/carry killer : kpxkrnjc
      • Force pushes with your team then?? Play to the hero's strengths... The most common play style is to... : miasma(&)
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  Anyone else playing Kraken again? OMFG talk about rapage now. He isnt a hero killer on a crazy level but ... : sesmaster
  • After reading the patch notes I'd like to try him again :\ : c0bra

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• You mean M$FT right? : ArcKnight
• I kept expecting them to bust out in an orgy :( : MagicWishMonkey
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  dude, a bunch of shackers are hosting them. I actually hope they have fun with it and go full retard or s... : filthysock
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    never go full retard : Draugluin
    • hahaha : Milleh
  • My girlfriend is making windows themed cupcakes! : SenorSpine
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    110% retard. : edgewise
    • 90% Retard, 50% Cock : Sailor of Fortune
  • Do they have to even show any proof of them hosting a party? I wish I had known about it earlier so I cou... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
• Activity 1: Kill everyone in the room and then yourself for being the saddest motherfuckers on the planet... : nudel
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  WHITE WOMEN, NERDS, AND TOKEN BLACK GUY! : askedrelic
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    Reporting for Duty! *salutes* : kbnerd
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      Wait, there are black people on the shack? : mlev
      • kbnerd is one of the nerds. sleepy is our token. : biskits
  • WHERE ALL THE WHITE WOMEN AT? : deject
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    Why is there no Tolkien black guy? : Rich McNinch
    • because all the hobbits were white : retardhumper
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      I'm sure a Lord of the Bling movie is on the way. : K1Bond007
      • lol : edgewise
  • The white women requested the token black guy as part of their contract. : ColoradoCNC
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  Just to warn all of you, the younger one on the left does the |m|/ sign just before waving goodbye. It's ... : nudel
  • that's how all hipsters salute each other : askedrelic
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  was reading the faq a little more closely... The 25 character product key included in the inside left ... : harold.johnson
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    FUCKING MICROSOFT GIVING OUT FREE SHIT! GAWD, WHAT FAGGOTS : walker270
    • I don't think anyone is complaining about getting free shit, just the fact that Microsoft is retarded eno... : ovrlrd
    • Crippled shit, yes. : taronish
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    Well, then just go out and pay for it. What did you expect them to do, give out volume keys to everyone? ... : Phreakin
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      Not volume keys, but at the very least give people OEM keys. I don't see what would be the harm in that, ... : ovrlrd
      • installation means one computer, not one install and the key expires. : dignan
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    i cant tell if that means "only one 32 bit install or one 64 bit install, but not both simultaneously" or... : yAak
    • It means one computer that can use either version of Windows 7. 32 or 64. The key doesn't differentiate b... : LoioshDwaggie
  • They are just clarifying that just because it comes with two disks does not mean you are getting two copi... : OverloadUT
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  aww man where did they find a black guy?! that's the one thing my party was missing! : mikecyb
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    Is an asian an acceptable substitute?!? : Dave-A
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      Gotta be a black asian. : DrZettl
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        an indian? : CoRDS
        • No, blasian. Like Tiger. : Rich McNinch
        • played by a mexican : hawke
  • He should have channeled the Sheriff from Blazing Saddles: Where the white women at? : DrZettl
• If Apple did this beret and turtleneck sales would spike by 300%. : Fred Garvin
• Hey lets have a Tupperware® party! : semaphore
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  WTF LOL. "Play with Windows 7 before the party." Fucking bizzaro world, how the fuck didn't Microsoft kno... : FaceBang
  • And WTF with all the laughing? oh jesus. : FaceBang
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    Does the whole 'install it ahead of time' and 'call customer support' thing suggest an odd lack of confid... : Fayk
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      i love how its all dubbed in : dignan
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        You mean the fact they have multiple cameras set up everywhere and (I'm pretty sure) actually have someon... : Fayk
        • not sure what foley means but the audio doesn't match when he says "call customer support" : dignan
• http://www.everythingisterrible.com/ <---- It's like this video was custom tailored for everythingisterri : FaceBang
• This video is biased against Brunette Girls and children. F U M$ : bakanoodle
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  this related video is fucking lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPUyVVnWVmM : baconisgod
  • I think I'd make it through about 5 minutes of that party before storming off swearing. : ColoradoCNC
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    oh jeez : Serpico74
    • corny as fuck, and I hate to bring "other" operating systems into the mix but all I could think while wat : Serpico74
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    OH GOD this needs a parody video so much. I couldn't help but assume the 'super secret documents' are ... : Fayk
    • Oh dude, its full on Tim & Eric, you nailed it : Serpico74
    • "let me show you the Windows search bar and then let you fool around with it yourself!" Between drinks... : baconisgod
  • this party really needs music or like a dude playing Guitar Hero in the background : mikecyb
• I feel as if Microsoft is baiting us to make parody videos.... : jamesray
• My Windows 7 launch party will include buttplugs : GloriousCow

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  Wow, that fog makes the graveyard much more creepy. : theangrywaffles
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    The PhysX stuff in this is really well done. : Rehevkor
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      If I had a decent gamepad setup for my PC, I'd probably play it over the 360 version. I just can't help b... : theangrywaffles
      • I use a wired 360 gamepad. Works like a charm. : Rehevkor
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        The only awkward point so far is hitting the middle button for the cape stun. I haven't had a problem wit... : tashtego
        • Use E chief. that is how I solved that problem. it is set to E by default. : sheepraper
      • The wireless PC adapter is really cheap, and totally worth having. Works great for playing PC games or e... : DinK
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  Wow! That video sold me on PhysX. Much bigger differences than I've come to expect. : crummynz
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    I told you it was gonna 0wn, crummy. :[ : CrustaR
    • I bought it on Steam the day it came out actually! I've been too busy playing Red Faction Guerilla though... : crummynz
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  Damnit, now I want this on the PC instead of the 360. Fuck! : OverloadUT
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    Argggh I'm like 60% through the game on the 360 already why didn't I see this video last week : OverloadUT
    • I am actually mad now. This is so dumb. My computer monitor is a better screen than my TV anyway. There a... : OverloadUT
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  Extra rigid bodies and a few particle effects, but nothing that makes the game better. Eye candy is nice,... : Fred Garvin
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    most of the advancements in gpu tech are eye candy, or started out as just eye candy. bump mapping and sh... : NexusOne
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      True, but playing AA I never felt I was missing anything on the 360. : Fred Garvin
      • gameplay-wise, you're not but i don't think you can really make the claim that those extra effects are ve... : lja83
• What's the difference between the "medium" physx setting and the high setting? I have an 8800GT so I didn... : tashtego
• fuck, I played it on xbox instead and I also gave away my PC-xbox receiver. : Helios150
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  That looks like that would kill the framerate. O_o : DM7
  • The whole point is that it doesn't : OverloadUT
  • It doesn't. I've been able to run it on 1920x1200 with PhysX set on High using a GTX285 with 2xAA with no... : Nitrium
  • Cuts the demo from 60 to 30 fps for me, but this is only using a single nvidia card. : pyide
• That does look pretty good. It's making me consider playing back through the game on the PC actually. : joesnizzle
• Exclusive stuff like that irritates me. Are physX cards available on their own still? : SirX
• that looks almost like a different game : skelom
• FUUUUUUUUU. Damn you XBOX 360! : Rice-Rocketeer
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  This doesn't really sell PhysX as a 'must have' . The real difference (if any) would have showed how m... : Practix
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    To be fair they make for a good immersion factor. : Nitrium
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      Oh I agree that these are nice features to have, but the video is saying to me: "You can't have these ... : Practix
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        well essentially they're saying that you get infinite improvement from physx. A lot of the 3d rendering t... : geedeck
        • Perhaps to the same level of detail, but not adding basic fog (stuff that has been around since quake 3) ... : Practix
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    The way that fog was moving is different. And the point is, it really wouldn't even be feasible in softwa... : geedeck
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      Yeah, it's not rendering the fog, it's the fluid dynamics simulation that makes it act properly. : Conan
      • Yeah. I was skeptical until I saw an explosion push the fog away in a believable manner, that was pretty ... : Serpico74
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  Is PhysX only available when using an nvidia card? : h o s t i l e
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    and apparently that's true. Fuck, any chance the new ATI cards or new drivers for them will have some shi... : h o s t i l e
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      nVidia owns PhysX so no. The only way would be if ATI built or bought some hardware physics tech and then... : OverloadUT
      • yea, fucking sucks. Havok needs to start doing GPU accelerated physics and let ATI in on the action. No n... : h o s t i l e
      • I knew I should have bought an nVidia card last year. : The Grolar Bear
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        There were a lot of rumours recently about AMD/ATI incorporating Havok physics acceleration directly into... : Mr. Goodwrench
        • Well would you look at that :) : h o s t i l e
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  Is this only avaible with a physic hardware card? If so, while it looks nice, it doesn't really justify t... : mnok
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    Geforece 8 and above cards can do this without a separate Physx card. : h o s t i l e
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      Don't expect amazing performance, though. : Conan
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        Yeah I guess you can put another card in and that will do the Physx right? Do you need 2 PCI x16 2.0 slot... : h o s t i l e
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          GTX 260+ handles it all on one card for me with no real hit to performance. : sheepraper
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            I have a GTX 360 and every game I've tried with Physx absolutely rapes my performance. : pyide
            • *260 : pyide
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              Try a different Physx driver. Remove the current one and nvidia drivers. Reinstall NVidia drivers with ... : sheepraper
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                I've tried many different Physx driver packages over the months I've had this system. It's all shit. : pyide
                • That is soooooo odd. Think it could be something with the card? I doubt it is anything related to PCI-E... : sheepraper
        • You need a 16X and an 8X, I believe. That's what I have, and it works nicely. : Arcanum
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        I'm on a 285 with everything maxed and physics set to high with no noticeable frame rate reduction : glio1337
        • He specifically mentioned Geforce 8 cards. I have a 260 myself, and while I can run physx, it definitely ... : Conan
  • It was a bonus for me. When I picked up my GTX 285 card I just kept one of my old 8800GT cards instead of... : Serpico74
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  Pretty sweet. Too bad I only have a single 8800 and with physx turned on it ran like dog shit : boarder2
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    really? i have a single 8800gtx and physx turned off and it runs plenty smooth, i'll try physx on when i ... : lja83
    • This was the demo, not the full game but yeah. Ran great with physx off slowed to a crawl with it on. : boarder2
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  If there a reason why they couldn't just have static particle effects without physx? I mean physx just ha... : PointlesS76
  • Because PhysX is all about marketing and branding, and NVidia will drop some cash in your lap if you make... : qsylvr
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  OK I have physx enabled on my PC but I'm not getting of that fancy pants shit. I checked through the menu : pukerat
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    did you install the 1.1 patch? : Smitty
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      http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewstory&threadid=102446 : Smitty
      • bloody hell i had no idea :( Thanks!!! : pukerat
• thats some awesome stuff, but the music is awesome as hell. : JuffoWup
• Wait, do you have to have an Nvidia card to do PhysX? I thought there was a software mode (albeit slow). ... : Modulus
• :( why does the PS3 not do this...they say it does "everything". : Saman
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  I'm having trouble seeing any differences and I have an ATI card :\ Perhaps I am just unobservant. : c0bra
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    As already stated, PhysX runs only on Nvidia GPUs. : Nitrium
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      Uh, I mean, unless you are referring to the difference between PhysX on/off in the video above. : Nitrium
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        Yea I think I just didn't watch enough of it. : c0bra
        • it doesn't start being interesting until after the 1:16 mark : lja83
• Wow, that looks great. I have a separate card for Physx but I already beat the game on the 360. Maybe I'l... : Serpico74
• Some commentary on the physx stuff since ive beaten the game. The crane levels are clearly the ones ... : smacknca

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• I'm getting home around 7PM EST and hope to crack open my copy shortly thereafter. : umcpwintermute
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  bump for people like mwasher, sigpro, postal, fletch_, solrflare, etc. : Yanks
  • I'm not a Halo fan. :\ : mwasher
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    I'll be playing with a buddy 8pm PST : pun][sher
    • GT: Fobouspod : pun][sher
• I might be able to play for a bit. Gotta remember to charge my headset! : prime8
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  I will most likely be on tonight if Gamefly delivers it. : Evil Benius
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    I'm hoping for a Gamefly envelope when I get home too. They sent it the other day so I might have it for ... : DinK
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      I did not get mine today :( : Evil Benius
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        I also did not get mine today. Dammit I thought it would only take one full shipping day. Netflix has s... : DinK
        • It's fine though. I'll end up playing more fucking awesome Saints Row 2 co-op, or having a chill night w... : DinK
• Do we have a gamertag thread yet? I'm grabbing it today, and looking for some people to co-op with around... : Haxim
• n0v4 finished it overnight and said it was around 9 hours on Heroic so it sounds like a full length title... : cyclonebee
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  it's the same length as any other modern fps - 6 to 8 hours. i beat it this morning (heroic, not rushing,... : n0v4
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    That's not a lot of gameplay for a sixty dollar game. : RyDogg1
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      That's longer than L4D... : saunders45
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        http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198002410816/stats/L4D look at the total playtime granted that is... : RetroRedEyeJr
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          uhh, I think it is you and your bizarre logic who should stfu. : thecray
          • What is bizarre about my logic? : RetroRedEyeJr
        • holy crap my total play time is 143 hours. The last game I spent that much time with was probably Quake2... : DinK
      • Because Left 4 Dead isn't intended to be replayed over and over again... : Wisp!
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      It's the same as any other shooter released in the last few years : n0v4
      • Exactly. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        Fallout 3 would like to have a word with you... : dedgecko
        • Fallout 3 is not a shooter, don't be silly. : rudds
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          Fallout 3 is not a shooter and quite honestly I would take an action packed eight hour game over Fallout ... : Evil Benius
          • Eh, my point is that I wouldn't typically pay more than $40 bucks for a game that gives less than 10-12 h... : dedgecko
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        I just hit the twelve hour mark on Far Cry 2 and they just rewarded me with a new map. I'm thinking twen... : Haku-Jin
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          I think I dropped about 21 or 22 total without doing much extra stuff. : Milleh
          • 40 hours for me. : Wisp!
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      Sure, if that was the entire game. -Firefight mode -All the previous map packs -probably other stuff... : geedeck
      • Three new ODST-exclusive maps. $60 is still steep for the package, though. : rudds
      • But there should be a rebate for the people that already own all of the previous map packs, that shit isn... : dedgecko
• took us about six hours for three of us to plow through it on heroic : wvuong
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  okay so lots of you fags said you finished the game without even a minor note about whether you enjoyed i... : [fry]
  • n0v4 was the first one to beat it and he already said it was his best Halo experience to date. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    This is the Halo that the marketing for Halo 2 promised. Straight up urban combat pretty much all the way... : n0v4
    • Damn your words, I might pick it up if that's the case. Quick, someone say it sucks balls so I don't s... : nudel
  • It feels a lot more like Halo 1 than the others, good stuff so far : chazums
  • i enjoyed it. the campaign is pretty solid but not spectacular. firefight is a blast. : wvuong
• Random Cool Experience Sub-Thread Was playing some Firefight earlier today. I'm in a Chopper dueling w... : hoov1185
• I wish I could play through it with you Captain Yanks : MoreVespeneGas
• UPDATE: getting closer to leaving work and I'm getting pumped to play it. I hope you fuckers stay on thro... : Yanks
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  Mail man just dropped off my copy, playing now. : rosewood
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    Wow, that was fun. : rosewood
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      done already? : Milleh
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        Yep : rosewood
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          2 minutes! New record! : cltcprd
          • Now on to the game! : MoreVespeneGas
    • I like unwrapping new games, too. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Add me: KaboomzZz Side note: This game is too hard or something, even on normal. I'm stuck in like the... : .ka`boom.zZz.
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    oh my fucking god, the two spikey guys i cannot kill them. : .ka`boom.zZz.
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      aight seriously i'm done with this game, stupid ai is stuck in a wall but still instant killing me on nor... : .ka`boom.zZz.
      • now I wish my copy got here so I could get online and challenge these spikey fucks you speak of with you. : DinK
      • Woosa...woosa... : hoov1185
      • $14 : pancake humper
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  Oh my only gripe about the game thus far: ODST screams special forces, elite units, best of the best ( : hoov1185
  • yea, this was ragged on pretty hard by the Ars review. : dedgecko
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  REMINDER: $20 gift card & an action figure with purchase from Toys R Us no preorder needed. http://mu... : byorn
  • Amazon has it for $50 with a $10 games credit and another $5 games credit with the code "HALOODST". : Prozium
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  Amazon failed me. The shipment was delayed so it wont be delivered today. Does this happen often with... : Washburne
  • This is the first time it happened to me. It wasn't in their control too, looks like it was the shipper's... : Sailor of Fortune
• I went to get batman PS3 and marvel x360 from best buy and the discussion about ODST did not disappoint. ... : Downforce
• I'm going balls deep into this game after dinner if anyone wants to play. Tag = bzr : bozer
• I picked it up as well. Wasnt planning on it. But freaking love it. I haven't liked a halo campaign si... : bagelcc
• Pre-ordered it last night from Amazon (god I fucking love that site) and got it early this afternoon. ... : freakynipples69