Morning Discussion

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  My new strategy is mock of brilliance for first item on every hero. : Delusional
  • Joke right? Even before boots? : Skoal^Fyfan
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  I've been on a real support hero kick the past few days. I find that I don't get as overzealous and that... : zebosausamite
  • AUEUEUEUEUEUEUEUE : r3dn3ck
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  If people are interested I don't mind setting up a draft tourney with captains. : azenmaster
  • I'm interested. : Lexicon_Leidun
  • I'm up for it. : zebosausamite
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    Okay I figure the easiest way to start is sign-ups and if noone signs up we give up, if lots do we can tr... : azenmaster
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      Sign-up forms for Shack Tourney email forms to shackhon@googlegroups.com !!! forms in reply will be ... : azenmaster
      • INF'd : zebosausamite
      • also prospective captains can sign up here and see posts later today.: http://groups.google.com/group/sha... : azenmaster
      • sent : RogerDandy
      • if someone can repost this regularly that'd be great I don't check the shack much during the weekend. : azenmaster
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        Might get more attention if you continue to make the first HoN post of the day with this information! I'... : kgargs
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          also, all you really need to know is: Shackname: HoN name: Interested in captaincy?: Availab... : kgargs
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            thanks kgargs, you basically just added timezone & normal online hours. otherwise it's pretty much the s... : azenmaster
            • oh and friends is just there because if you're hestiating between 2 guys for your 5th pick and one of the... : azenmaster
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              Well I removed all that stuff about friends and favorite heroes. No worries, thanks for organizing this. : kgargs
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                I think new players (including me) would have an easier time to say a hero than a category like that. ... : azenmaster
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                  I don't want to do all that writing, I like kgargs form better : boomstickah
                  • do it however you want, it's not like filing taxes or anything it's a suggested form for a video game tou... : azenmaster
          • That's true, timezone & Normal online hours are fairly important. If we could get teams fairly localized ... : Lexicon_Leidun
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        ATTN MINORITIES: Additional notes: : MercFox1
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          Also, I didn't know you liked playing Hellbringer. He's one of my faves too, azen. : MercFox1
          • yeah I like him because after I ult, even if I die I have something to do cause I can drive my demon whil... : azenmaster
      • Put my name down. Will sign up at home later. : bongturbo
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        i feel this tournament setup isn't catering to those of us who are a 6 on that scale. : DrFlammable
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          you can just put 6 in that field and it will still be processed. I don't think captains will consider it... : azenmaster
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            I think flammable will go early 5th round : kgargs
            • I thought 6 was for 6th round. : azenmaster
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              im not signing up kgargs. the only way to win is to not play. I was asking on behalf of players like mcpa... : DrFlammable
              • you could also play and then win : azenmaster
              • I'll still try and pick you up in the 5th round. If you get drafted it means you gotta play idiot : kgargs
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        sent. thanks for organizing a tournament zen. : Psigun
        • no problem sir, it's easy for me, captains will have the harder job of picking + scheduling. They are the... : azenmaster
      • I'm excited. : champ6
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    This will not end well. : RyDogg1
    • You don't even play this game, get out : boomstickah
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      I don't think any shack venture has ever ended well, but every one I've seen has been entertaining in at ... : azenmaster
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        Meh, I had fun in the TF2 tourneys, even though my 2nd team didn't fair so well, I enjoyed the organized ... : zebosausamite
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          sure you had fun zebo, you were with me BOTH TIMES :D : r3dn3ck
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            It's why we didn't win!!! *ANGRY FACE!* : zebosausamite
            • que ! :( : r3dn3ck
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        What´s going to happen here? The worst I can see is that a team will have 3 super ambitious individ... : gebz
        • ambitious players will do well to have a fixed pre-determined team in addition to this casual tourney for... : azenmaster
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    What about allowing spectators? I for one would enjoy watching better players doing their stuff. : gebz
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      i'm sure thats possible on any given game, just gotta notify whoever is hosting. : Xanthos
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        Yeah, I would love to spec a few games. : Lexicon_Leidun
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          added you as a manager to the google groups, I don't know if you're familiar with google groups, but righ... : azenmaster
          • okie dokie. : Lexicon_Leidun
• I definitely find that I play support/initiator heroes best. I'm not afraid to die/use gold for the team,... : Lexicon_Leidun
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  AP is so random. Generally you get your scrub express SCOUT/NIGHTHOUND/MOON pics. I try to random in thos... : Iwannaacura
  • Bwahahahaha that sounds hilarious. : MercFox1
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    same as port key Pebbs : r3dn3ck
    • port key is better tahn shroud for this. cheaper and more effective, you don't need the stat boots from s... : Xanthos
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      ye but shroud gives you dmg+attack speed..sounds like a plan : gnorbork
      • *poof* you're stalagmitin' and chuckin' and they didn't saw it coming : r3dn3ck
      • +dmg is a waste of money on pebbles. attack speed is useful, but not so much so for the extra money that ... : Xanthos
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    If you're invis and you can get close enough you should probably toss then stun so you can get a whack or... : boomstickah
    • Correct usage of Pebbles skills: Stun an enemy adjacent to you. Toss the enemy into the stunned area I... : Xanthos
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  Me needs an invite. Pretty pleease? : kahuuna
  • SM me your e-mail address. : zebosausamite
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  I somehow played two games in a row on Watchtower with that beast (don't let him tell you otherwise) name... : boomstickah
  • :( : r3dn3ck
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  Discussion from ER regarding the different modes, draft, captains and premade. Psigun noted that newer... : gebz
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    i don't really understand you're last piece there on splitting up players that enjoy playing together. am... : Xanthos
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      it´s something like this: Premade: People who want to play together, form a team and play the o... : gebz
      • I'm going to lol this. FACT: IF you volontarily sign up for a draft tourney with shackers, you can no ... : azenmaster
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    Part of that response should be taken in the context of me offering up an honest suggestion and Multi tel... : Psigun
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      If we do a draft, everyone should do themselves a favor and prepare to be picked last. : zebosausamite
      • We all know Conan's gonna get picked last. : TShandy
    • Sorry about that, you made a valid point and this was just my view of this issue, which had been alot in ... : gebz
  • what the people who support this stance REPEATEDLY fail to grasp is the simple fact that there is nothing... : Jackass1233
• I'm better at playing a hero that can get a lot of kills. Keeps me interested and helps cover the gaps o... : kgargs
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  I find I am best at support/innitiate hammer/pest/ds/behemoth/tempest etc etc I hate carries cause ... : bongturbo
  • Basically, you like being a good player. Hear hear. I'll second that! : Lexicon_Leidun
  • same here. I love most of the support heroes in the game. I really need to work on fleshing some of the... : JuffoWup
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  I've been playing predator a lot lately, it's just too easy to turn the tide if your team is semi-compete... : R@zzle
  • Where's the insanitarius? It's super sick on predator. I get it right after boots. Usually the helm first... : Lexicon_Leidun
  • If you have any cc on your team I get shield breaker. Leap and ult. Immunity for 5 quick hits. Any int is... : bongturbo
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  THREAD HIJACK: So, I've been thinking about team/lane combos. Anyone have some interesting lineups in min... : Lexicon_Leidun
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    I like it. I just think team battles could go poorly. A smart stun on electrian and jester and your reall... : bongturbo
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      Reply, I definitely agree that it is a squishy team. Jester and Electrician would need to be fairly well ... : Lexicon_Leidun
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        I think pest or pharoh or accursed would always be picked over electrician. I think alota int could repl... : bongturbo
        • One of the things I'm considering though is team lineups that aren't necessarily likely for another team ... : Lexicon_Leidun
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          Also, I'm not sure I would want pyro. As far as nukers go, I feel like he's one of the weaker. I'd much r... : Lexicon_Leidun
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            dunno, pyro seems to have nice burst damage, if you can get his 3 spells off on someone it's pretty effec... : azenmaster
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              The problem is that pyro's ult uses so much mana and can only hit a single target. Thunder not only hurts... : Lexicon_Leidun
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                you can't compare the amount of damage though, pyro is burst (lots of damage fast), thunder is constant d... : azenmaster
                • tort and TB are generally better than pyro for the usage you're looking for. Pyro is great at dropping ag... : Xanthos
                • thunder is also long range, where as pyro can sort of hit and run, and tort requires disabling/tanking to... : Audhuml4
                • Well, but you can estimate what type of dmg is most effective in a team battle/scrim play. : Lexicon_Leidun
  • Another lineup (Come on people, let's think about this - it's scrim time!): Behemoth+Nymph, Glacius+Ma... : Lexicon_Leidun
  • Hammer + plague. Soulstealer mid. Demented + pest. : bongturbo
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    Soulreaper + accursed. Easy early tower push. Thunder mid. Glacius + madman bot. : bongturbo
    • Right, we used this, and it worked pretty well. : Lexicon_Leidun
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    Chronos/Magmus/Magebane/Pebbles/Wretched Hag This combo depends on chronos mostly. Once he hits carry ... : Jackass1233
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      Which heroes are in what lane, and who is building the support items/buying wards? Hag, Chronos, and Mage... : Lexicon_Leidun
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        This team would never survive early game. It would be sadly easy to walk through their base due to lack o... : Xanthos
        • I guess it wouldn't in a 5v5 pro's game, which compromise less than 1% of all HoN games lol. In any other... : Jackass1233
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        he's only saying that cause we played as those heroes (VJ instead of pebbles though) and raped some pubs.... : DrFlammable
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          i thought we had jereziah? : Jackass1233
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            that was a different game. i was playing puppet master that game. harvester was jerry and we had demented... : DrFlammable
            • ah yeah i was demented with the double healing stack, i forgot a VJ being on our team though : Jackass1233
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      This sounds hilariously fun. Wish the game had replays, I'd give my eyeteeth to see this. : boomstickah
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        The Replay and Web Stats teaser pics the S2 guys put up on the forms look great. From what I understand, ... : project13
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          Here's the link if you haven't seen it. http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showpost.php?p=308029&postco... : project13
          • that's the hottest shit i've ever seen : Audhuml4
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  HoN Sound Mod Milestone All heroes now have a voice. New for this batch: 226 - Arachna as Cryp... : DrFlammable
  • why is pyromancer or magmus not a Firebat? : Jackass1233
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  mcpants i went 25-2-9 as madman and 20-1-20 as magebane yesterday. i am the superior carry tyvm. : DrFlammable
  • i had a similar record with puppet master too but i forgot the numbers. : DrFlammable
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    how do you like the new Magebane? : action roommate
    • the most useful buff he got was his passive leeching mana now. everything else i didn't even notice. his ... : DrFlammable
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      I still think Magebane sucks. I dont get his ult either. I'll hit a guy with almost 0 mana with it and ba... : Skoal^Fyfan
      • It's all about the size of their mana pool. : Lexicon_Leidun
      • You should read the tooltip by the spell and understand what it does. Comeon now. : boomstickah
    • I love the new Magebane, been picking him at every chance I get. Use his ult wisely when the enemy team i... : Head Rush
  • stop shitting on my "I AM THE GREATEST THREAD" and get your shitty shit out of here shithead you're a shi... : Xanthos
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    practice games doesn't count : r3dn3ck
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      keep your reticle on players like harvester, you aren't ready for one such as myself, chump. : DrFlammable
      • o rly? : r3dn3ck
• Is there a rape squad in need of a player? :( : Skoal^Fyfan
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  late last night 4 other shackers and I did that "kill kongor in first 40 seconds of game" thing. it was ... : ]pm[chem
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    How did the other team react? : action roommate
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      they said we hacked and two guys dropped within the first 5-10 mins of game : ]pm[chem
      • hahaha : project13
      • This is what happened to me when I did it in DotA. Cries of 'hax" followed by juvenile ragequitting and c... : Lexicon_Leidun
  • I want to do this tonight. : Jimb0v2
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    Which hero lineup did you use? Was there anything you think you could do better? : Jimb0v2
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      I would guess they used Veno/accursed/wildsoul/plaguerider/andromeda Unless there is another combo tha... : bongturbo
      • Well some people say you can do this with "any" combo that includes plague rider and wildsoul. Seems lik... : Jimb0v2
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      wildsoul, plague rider, accursed, slither, andromeda. wildsoul's bear tanks kongor with plague rider an... : ]pm[chem
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        Do you think it would be worth it to not buy any items? So that you get those precious few seconds and c... : Jimb0v2
        • that would be tempting since you could afford a lifetube or manatube right after kongor died : ]pm[chem
        • It depends on the hero. Anyone going top should have a tp in their inventory. : Lexicon_Leidun
  • dang, Im disappointed I missed this. hahaha : MercFox1
  • LOL... How the fuck do you possibly do this? : SqueegyTBS
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  Controversial Change? I was reading this S2 Q&A http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?p=39 : zebosausamite
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    New items and changes to existing ones : kgargs
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      Right, I was looking for a bit more detail. : zebosausamite
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        Just look at the last patch notes. : kgargs
        • I never played DOTA, so I don't have any frame of reference. Of course shit changes each patch, bu... : zebosausamite
      • There were certain items that existed, they were revamped to make them different. In addition they creat... : azenmaster
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  lol if u want to exploit runes, be panda and flick it it will get stuck and wont respawn anymore : Iwannaacura
  • ugh that is terrible. : project13
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    Can he do that with Arachnas ult? I was playing Arachna yesterday, we go into a fight, I throw ult on ... : gebz
    • This happens lot with arachna, the spider will just bug out and stand still, I notice it happens tons wit... : shackwack

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  Fallout 3 is good, but it's not much like Quake. I like Quake. 2/10. : dirge23
  • ILTQ : Rich McNinch
• Well, he's right about the shooting needing to be better, but yeah, the rest of that rubs me the same way... : Conan
• honestly i didn't know much about him but he seems to be coming off as a grade A douchebag as of late : multisync
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  Hey Randy, do we really need a million guns or maybe just a doxzen guns that don't suck. Way to singleh... : Lightzout
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    Randy plays lots of games. Lots of kids games. For the achievements. : mancide
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      Please tell me Borderlands doesn't have achievements. : Lightzout
      • Not on PC unless it has steam achievements : melkore
• he's said as much before : chazums
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  The guy has a huge ego. I remember him talking crap about other games yeeears ago right before a launch.... : deathofrats
  • btw, wasn't the embargo lifted on the pc reviews? Does anyone have something to say about the game? : deathofrats
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    The videos I have seen make Borderlands look great. Those are videos though. But if they can make a gre... : dognose
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      How long have you been gaming again, dognose? You should never judge a game by trailers alone. : PenicillinX57
      • I think the gameplay videos look good too, but I am definitely wary. Starting to wish I didn't jump the ... : Begawkiness
• Ha..nice Pitchford! As good as this game may seem, It's kind of soured my interest in buying it. I g... : choppp
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  The idiocy from him about Steam was mind boggling. : jingletard
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    He's not the only person in the industry that thinks Steam should be arms length from Valve game developm... : Fred Garvin
    • Nobodies forcing them to use steam. : Haku-Jin
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      So let them establish their own distribution system. Hell even EA is on Steam now. : Lightzout
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        Valve had the perfect Storm. I mean remember how bad Steam was at first. Do you really think it would be ... : Fred Garvin
        • Yes I remember exactly how frustrating it was waiting for YEARS to get the friends list to work. I wonde... : Lightzout
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      that's all disclosed when you put a game on Steam. it's not like Valve is tricking people into this sort... : mikecyb
      • exactly, those sales numbers are not guarded. Valve/Steam does not have the rights to published them. Th... : grabbie
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        True, but if it's the only game in town*, it can be a little scary to some people, I imagine. *It's no... : Fayk
        • Well Steam is the only one that requires you install a thingy. I'm not familiar with Impulse, but D2D an... : mikecyb
    • If the industry would evolve a logical system of sales reporting, this wouldn't be an issue. Instead we'v... : Danny5225
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      Can you explain how Valve benefits from knowing competitors' sales figures? I can think of few reasons, b... : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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        it's also just competitors Steam sales figure, which is important to note. you can't directly extrapolat... : mikecyb
        • They can know things like "Game X sold x number of copies at $50, y number of copies when it went on sale... : Gonzo
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    I dunno, I can see his point on that. I distribution platform run by someone who makes content for the p... : chazums
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      Realistically, if Microsoft were willing to innovate in the slightest in the PC market, they would have h... : FlatlineDixay
      • Yeah and if it were just a question of having the money EA store would work too. : Lightzout
  • You'd imagine that they'd be a little more thankful of Valve's presence in the industry, since there woul... : BlackCat9
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    Garry (from Garry's Mod) posted about it in his blog and made some great points: http://www.garry.tv/? : grabbie
    • Wow the jump in units sold they achieved is awesome : Begawkiness
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      holy crap, assuming he sells 2,500 copies a week regularly (which it looks like), that's a $25,000 gross ... : aethyr
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        Betting it's a lot less than 50% : Ebu
        • I believe it's been disclosed that he gets 50% : mikecyb
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          betting you are flat out wrong. It's 50% : deathofrats
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            Got proof? He can't say unless Valve gives him permission so it's all hearsay. : Fred Garvin
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              Here's this: "First released in 2005 as a free mod, Newman updated and re-released Garry's Mod through S... : OmegaRed59
              • It's been discussed in these Steam threads that Valve gets a 50% cut for Garry's Mod basically for not ma... : DinK
      • that's a lot of money : wtf242
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      The difference it would make would be perception and how information was passed to Valve development. Not... : Fred Garvin
      • Also, Gary is in a pretty unique position when it comes to Valve and Steam. : Fred Garvin
    • Thanks for this post :) : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Tripwire also had some things to say about it. http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=... : choppp
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      "Steam IS the PC gaming platform. As a consumer I don’t want to have different digital distributio... : thebigbeefsandwich
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        really? which digital distribution platforms don't use any special software? the only one i've used besid... : dirge23
        • D2D doesn't, or at least it gave up since I was using Chrome and just gave me direct links... and GoG doe... : mikecyb
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        "So, is Valve exploiting independent developers? In short: absolutely not. Without pulling any punches, I : Godhatesfatpeople
        • His closing paragraph is great. : Godhatesfatpeople
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          Steam works great for some devs no question, but they are not a publisher and one size does not fit all h... : Fred Garvin
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            It's good for someone with a solid product. : Godhatesfatpeople
            • And people with crappy products would probably fail in any marketplace, so...you agree that there's no is... : Ebu
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  Ah, classic Pitchford. The art of criticizing masterpieces in order to sell a few of his own B-quality t... : PenicillinX57
  • lol that post is hilarious. : choppp
• Well, I eagerly await him making a game I actually give a fuck about. Maybe it will be Borderlands? I hav... : taronish
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  This RPG is pretty good, but you know what would make it awesome? If it was an FPS! : mikecyb
  • it practically makes him sound like the michael bay of games. how do we make this more awesome? BLOW SH... : smacknca
  • Mike I would like to give you $500,000 to make a game based on this premise. GO! : tashtego
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    remember how much better Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance was than Baldur's Gate II? CASE CLOSED : dirge23
    • Although DA was a really fun game. I loved it. : Ebu
  • Hahaha... My post apocalyptic game is better than your post apocalyptic game. <kicks playground dirt in ... : spazzium
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    he kind of had a point. shooting without VATS was pretty weak. Shooting with it was pretty repetitive. : valael
    • So basically half a sentence of his statement makes sense, and the rest is just dumb. : Arcanum
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      wow an RPG with repetitive combat? say it ain't so! : mikecyb
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        I felt like BG2's combat managed to not be as repetitive as other games. There was a pretty big variety ... : valael
        • The nice thing with BG2 was that for repetitive fights with weak enemies you could just roll over them in... : DinK
    • The only thing repetitive was how fucking awesome it was to tear enemies limb from limb with high-powered... : Vincent Grayson
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    They mutually exclusive? Think that's what borderlands is testing. Stalker accomplished both. VATs was i... : jigstah
    • FO3 has a completely different set of hurdles to overcome as opposed to borderlands and even stalker. Sta... : DeBurgo
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  Well, I think there are people that regard the Diablo series as RPG while some think the Bioware or Black... : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • As a huge fan of the original fallout games (1 and 2, tactics was a half-step between fallout and jagged ... : everybodysuncle
• Maybe someone decided Gearbox should start stirring up some controversy for headlines! : spiderfill
• How to drum up attention when your game is gonna flop 101. : mwasher
• Dear Randy, You're a dumbass. xoxoxo, Shacknews : Arcanum
• between this and Nick sighing there's like a 99%+ chance this game is gonna eat ass now, I canceled half ... : veras
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  This is headed for the full blown Daikatana : Geoffrois
  • ahahhaha : fathertime
  • You never go full Daikatana. : Deathlove
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    Well if you think about it, this is a make or break game for them. If this game doesn't do well then it ... : deathofrats
    • i honestly cant see what all the fuss is about borderlands. looks boring as shit from the videos ive seen : steve_o
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  Jesus, I really need a hands on review of this game badly. I am so undecided. I really want this to be go... : Sgt_Boomstick
  • yeah, this was a "must buy" for me until i learned more, now it's a "wait and see" : dirge23
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  he made similar retarded comments in a video with gibson. it sounded something like "fuck that boring shi... : Hoax
  • Wow, its like we are all Islamic clerics and he is Salmon Rushdie n shit. : Lightzout
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  he does have a point, FO3's combat was extremely boring. i think part of the confusion with this stat : gokart.
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    I don't think there's any confusion. : Arcanum
    • no, there's a bunch of RPG fans hating on a game that hasn't actually been released yet and no one has pl... : gokart.
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  I don't know I don't remember the dialogues in Fallout 3 as being tedious, but it's been a while. I thoug... : melt_core
  • randy just forgot to take his ritalin : dirge23
• I could have imagined better ways go get attention. : steauengeglase
• Hey Gibson, stop spiking Randie's water with shit. : locater16
• His comments are making me less willing to buy his games. : TrptJim
• That's nice of him. : lplasmatron
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  FRESH and IN YOUR FACE action! : not work safe
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    it's like Fallout 3 but EXTREME!!!!!!! : dirge23
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      Borderlands: It's Oblivion with MORE guns!!! Squiddily-doo!! : mikecyb
      • And none of that faggy story bullshit! : mikecyb
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        you're bringing the laffs today, cyber : Deathlove
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          I feel that the squiddily-doo really adds an extra bit of panache that the post really needed at the end : mikecyb
          • Squibilly Flabbidy Doo! : heartsauce
• He's a bit of a wise ass from what i've noticed over the years, nice guy but can let his mouth run away w... : disembodied potato
• after that i kind of want the game to suck : eeeealmo
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  ADD MORE GUN COMBOS WITH FFA LOOT, PROBLEM SOLVED ???? : Downforce
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    Haha, I actually got shit on by one of the Gearbox developers for asking about itemization during one of ... : choppp
    • lol what the fuck hahaha : Downforce
    • It's a good question though. Will my gun look unique or will my rare awesome weapon be my buddies rifle,... : kingdepork
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  Dammit. Borderlands is the only game I care about enough to buy on launch day rather than gameflying. T... : DinK
  • Also, Fallout 3 with tighter combat and co-op is what I wish Borderlands really was. : DinK
• i hate the word 'orientated', i think it gets misused regularly and it bothers me. : grendel
• starting to regret my preorder : smax
• he's having a rough week : ErneX
• He should shut the fuck up until after his new title has gotten into everyone's hands. Or is this a preem... : Godhatesfatpeople
• Isn't it part of Steve's job to wrangle Pitchford and do the talking for him? : Home Nugget
• I'm getting less and less interested in Borderlands with each comment he makes. This kind of blustering ... : SiW.
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  I agree. Fallout 3 turned me off because I was tired of the bullshit that kept coming up. The first 30 mi... : Phreakin
  • yes, but it's a pretty small portion of the game if you play the game for 30+ hours : dedgecko
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  I was loving his passion for game development but these comments he's making lately aren't helping his im... : freakynipples69
  • You nailed it. : Nitrium
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  Randy, your comments are making me feel really bad that I have this game pre-ordered. :( : Rice-Rocketeer
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    P.S. I PREORDERED FOR YOU, STEVE GIBSON. FOR YOU. : Rice-Rocketeer
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      here comes the disappointment train!! TOOT TOOT : Majuju
      • :( It better not. I can't handle another Hellgate: London. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    Glad I'm not the only one getting preorder remorse from these comments. : Amlash
    • I wonder what degree of hype would be around if Steve wasn't involved. : kingdepork
  • He's made a lot of retarded comments like this in the past and it's 95% of the reason that I didn't preor... : deveus1
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  I can understand people not agreeing but I don't believe that comment is absurd or anything like commenta... : socksta
  • I know a lot of people loved Fallout 3, I played it and enjoyed it too, but I don't think anything he sai... : pyide
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    Well, it COULD have been a benign comment, but then the way that he's presenting it really makes him soun : Rice-Rocketeer
    • It's not even as if he's saying "I prefer action-RPGs, so I didn't enjoy Fallout 3 as much as many people... : Arcanum
    • Yeah, they have some different goals, despite many overlapping goals : spiderfill
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      Yeah his methods are really weird. He's a bit nuts. : jigstah
      • he is a magician...thats what magicians do : spiderfill
    • It's like comparing Diablo to Baldur's Gate. Doesn't make much sense. : ArcKnight
    • Honestly, I think he's appealing to that small small group of people who bought Fallout 3 and hated it be... : deathofrats
  • Agreed. Pitchfork has stated in a few interviews, which compare Fallout 3 with Borderlands, that he playe... : Reeves
  • or, and this is just a thought, maybe instead of saying your game is like one of the best selling games o... : mikecyb
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    Pitchford would make a lot less enemies if he managed to talk about the positive points of his own game w... : deveus1
    • He is not slinging shit. He's listing cons and people like you are blowing them out of proportion. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    Sure, Fallout 3 had its flaws, but its kind of an absurd way to compare and promote his game, especially ... : choppp
    • Fallout 3 has flaws, Borderlands will not. : kingdepork
  • worst GOTY ever : dirge23
  • The quote pulled in the OP is a little less nuanced than what you're presenting here. Saying that the "ga... : Felraiser
• *facepalm* : pixelat3d
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  We don't want game of the year bullshit like Fallout 3! We want reviewers to be blown away and say "Dece... : kingdepork
  • Thats more like it!!! : choppp
  • Hah, I like this : d fluke
• These have to be getting skewed... : timaste
• OK, I didn't know enough to comment on the steam thing, but this is ISO grade AAA retarded. : d fluke
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  Borderlands is going to suck. : Drewus
  • Doesn't the NDA thing lift today? I wanna hear some god damn impressions!! : burning eye

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• the jockey looks to be a lot of fun. can't wait to run survivors off cliffs. : harold.johnson
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  That gameplay was not very representative, unless they've boosted the boss infected health. You can rare... : PenicillinX57
  • Everybody who plays in these videos is god awful so yeah you won't really learn anything important beside... : Zek
  • most gameplay videos are staged in order to show stuff off better. they wanted to show the speical infec... : mikecyb
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  what the fuck the jockey looks ridiculous : DrFlammable
  • I know, its great isn't it? :D : niceguynick
  • he reminds me of the fonics monkey from South Park : Dave-A
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    he is like the ultimate griefing character I bet. just fucking jump on a dude and steer them towards a h... : mikecyb
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      or off a cliff, or into fire, or into a boomer... : Arctic Fox
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        I'm betting you won't be able to walk off cliffs, unless they won't have any in L4D2. That would be too r... : Zek
        • Pretty you will be able to get them to fall off the sides and hang off of the edges. Just like a good Boo... : Godhatesfatpeople
        • I would bet that you can. Jockeys don't have 100% control though, so the player can fight them. They hav... : mikecyb
      • or into a boner... : atom519
  • He's gonna be the hardest to actually hit someone with since he doesn't have any range, but yeah it'll be... : Zek
  • yeah that looks like a ton of fun. : stgdz
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    Hopefully, the guy you jump on can hear what you say into your mic so you can whisper sweet nothings in h... : thejay247
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      Now this would be awesome. In fact, make it a server variable for all infected -- while you've got them p... : Arctic Fox
      • god that would be amazing i would definitely buy l4d2 for that : feek
      • This is a feature I always wanted with the smoker : choppp
      • Actually, I played on a server with a mod that did that. Was pretty interesting to taunt a player you're ... : DHAvatar
      • Pretty sure they had something similar in the original splinter cell. If you were a spy and you got a cho... : Haxim
  • holy fuck i'm still laughing, best new character ever : .ka`boom.zZz.
• rapefest 2.0 : melt_core
• Awesome stuff. : Nitrium
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  • groups can handle multiple game types as far as i know : brainchild420
• I think the smoker has lung cancer, we must ban e-cigs :( : Dave-A
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  i want the original characters back :( : jedi_27
  • yeah... i thought i was hearing bill and francis in that video. they sound really similar : DrFlammable
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    Yeah, thats the only downside of L4D2 for me.. I really liked the original characters (minus francis). : choppp
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      So what you're saying is you hate francis? i liked all of them except zoey no homo her personality ... : DrFlammable
      • Ok well, I don't hate him! but hes my least favorite, I guess. : choppp
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        I thought she had some good lines in Crash Course. What with her shooting the pilot. : Mmmmmoo
        • He was a ZOMBIE! : quadeh
      • No love for zombie bullshit or the zombies killing god? : Lone Swordsman
  • couldn't they just be modded back in? : Drakoniac
  • That sounds boring! The new ones might be cool, you won't know til you play, Mister Scared-Of-Change-27! : Dave-A
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    Yeah everything about L4D2 looks sweet except for the characters. The characters seem... less "lively" t... : R@zzle
    • Coach's purple shirt and the suited guy's ridiculous sleeves (especially in first person) are what stand ... : quadeh
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      you haven't even played it yet. I remember the first few videos of L4D looking pretty lame, too. : Dschinghis Khan
      • Well they definitely need to do more character marketing a la TF2. Surprised they didn't for L4D1. Rather... : K1Bond007
    • People said the same exact shit about the first cast until they began playing it and realized the charact... : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Everyone said this about L4D1 as well though. I'm sure it'll change once we have a chance to play these c... : Arctic Fox
  • I'm getting kind of tired of them. Play the game more and you would be too :( : pyide
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  Something about the source engine doesn't jive with me, everything looks so rectangular and made of polyg... : dael
  • Yeah, the BSP format they are using for maps dates back to the Quake 1 engine. Hell, they still use the ... : CrustaR
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    Well the colors in this video are off because they are playing as infected, which changes the look of the... : pyide
    • I'm talking about when I play Source engine games, myself. This goes for HL2 and L4D as well. : dael
• Oh man this looks so great. Can't wait! : Godhatesfatpeople
• Hilarious Griefing Engine : skinlab133
• I feel like watching the Romero trilogy now. : The Grolar Bear
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  All of the original boss infected have been updated visually. : Wisp!
  • Yeah they look creepier D: : Godhatesfatpeople
• haha the jockey, I love it. : Milleh

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  You have to use the soul points you collect to buy stats. Also after 2+ hours you should have at least 10... : notdeadyeti
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    I read that in the manual, so "soul points you collect to buy stats" this is the only way? Man I was h... : valcan_s
    • if you don't like it give it to me. ;) : Fredrik S
    • You get MILLIONS of souls later on. Don't sweat that : pancake humper
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      This is a hardcore action game with some RPG elements, that's the "hardcore" everyone talks about, which ... : one random winner
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        Like 1 constant speeder bike stage. with a big boss at the end. But in a good way. : alexkward
        • Pretty much. : one random winner
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          Your speeder bike stage comment sent me into a blind rage and I punched out a nun... I hated that level... : Clasifyd
          • Infuriating level. Battle toads was so addicting though. You'd want to break a controller and buy a new o... : jigstah
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        tbh I don't think the action itself is that hardcore in difficulty, it's more about exercising proper cau... : Zek
        • Yeah, I understand what you're talking about with this, but it's the first thing that came into my head a... : one random winner
        • Yeah. I've probably died 20 times already, and only once did I feel it was an undeserved death (I got stu... : Ctrl-Phreak
    • You get a ton of souls at higher levels. : silent prophet
  • at least around 3k in my experience. i had 5k and never lost a soul (always recovered my corpse) : barichnikov
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  Every time I read one of your posts, I try to picture what you must be like in real life. : bipolar
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    Is that a bad thing? I am just trying to call it like it is for me personally. I am sure there are sh... : valcan_s
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      No no, I'm just curious. : bipolar
      • Well I physically, almost look like Jason Statham, more like in Crank 2. http://ia.media-imdb.com/imag... : valcan_s
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  I assume that this review has been made half in jest, since most of the complaints make practically no se... : alexkward
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    Thats cool you found enjoyment out of it, I was just playing and kept waiting for the reward of coolness,... : valcan_s
    • Did you even kill a single boss? : pancake humper
    • For me the enjoyment has been getting through a stage where practically anything can kill you. even the ... : alexkward
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  This is a spartan RPG. Rather than loot being the carrot, the combat is. If loot lust is your drive, you ... : byorn
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    No wonder I felt lost, confused, depressed and almost like some one stopped my regular flow of drugs. ... : valcan_s
    • It is a valid complaint. I think the game could have used more incentives early on to drive the player fo... : byorn
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      fiend? : crummynz
      • Thanks crummy, I was trying to figure that out. : Ctrl-Phreak
• lol what : Downforce
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  We have similar taste in rpg's so my wallet thanks you for preventing my ps3 impulse buy. You looking fo... : darcspeed
  • OMG (Magna Carta 2) I just saw that video on shack I can not wait it looks perfect for once there will no... : valcan_s
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  "The game didn't fit my cookie cutter view of what an RPG should be so I didn't like it." There I just... : kodt
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    His complaint shows a valid perspective. DS is a good game, but nobody on this site metioned the lack of ... : byorn
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      Dude, I got a shield I couldn't use early on with incredible stats (that I had to bust my ass for to get)... : silent prophet
      • Agreed. Demon's Souls takes a different approach to loot that I enjoy. Souls are EVERYTHING in this gam... : sevogajre
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      there is most certainly not a lack of loot lol : eeeealmo
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        It seems to have MUCH less than Diablo and other PC RPGs : byorn
        • Yeah, it's not a loot grind like Diablo is. There's plenty of loot, but most of it is placed in specific ... : Vincent Grayson
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  About 90% of your issues would resolve if you weren't gunning for instant gratification. Looting is based : silent prophet
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    LOL "The death mechanic is hard core" I think a great gaming moment I will take away from this game is th... : valcan_s
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      so you play for 2 hours, fall and crater, didn't get enough loot, and now the game sucks : Downforce
      • Well, he wasn't playing with his feet. What do you expect? : pancake humper
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  There's only one real valid complaint contained in your post (and you didn't phrase it specifically), and... : Barnahog
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    Regarding the last point, I would say that while the game's art direction is generally pretty bland, the ... : BlackCat9
    • I like the level design too. All the secret passages and secondary areas you stumble across are fun to ex... : silent prophet
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      Good point, i haven't gone too far yet so I haven't seen much. The Nexus is interesting (although hiding... : Barnahog
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        Yeah, the other NPC's in the Nexus are placed in such terrible fucking spots : pancake humper
        • I quit my first playing session because I couldn't find the fucking Monumental. Ran right by, had no ide... : Barnahog
• lol my review of this review : F--- : eeeealmo
• loose LOSE : CrustaR
• played DS for an hour and half and I turned it off and went back to Risen and Sacred 2 on the PC Consi... : devi| dog
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  This game sounds like it would appeal to me. HGC APPROVED : Omaha
  • HARD GAME CLUB unite!! : CrustaR
• It sounds like you got past the tutorial to the Nexus and stopped right about there. It's a long game, an... : BlackCat9
• If you don't want it, I'll take it. : dpgagnon
• You are broken. : Rehevkor
• I'm sorry for your lots : dewdman
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  tagged interesting? lol interesting as what? a case study of mental disability? : veras
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    Concurred. What makes it "interesting", mods? The fact that he played for 1.5 hours and feels he can revi... : David Craddock
    • Maybe Gamespot would hire him to do reviews. : BlackCat9
    • because it's a valcan_s review : pancake humper
    • It was certainly "interesting". : jigstah
    • judging from the length of this thread I'd say it was very interesting : Zek
  • Ugh, get out of here, please. : Milleh
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    Holly fu$% who gives a shit that it got [interesting]. The whole point of this post was to let rpg'ers... : valcan_s
    • it may also be best to play it for more than 1.5 hours : busdriver3030
• Ahahahahha ok. You haven't even really "started" the game yet. The tutorial section is really around 2 ... : sevogajre
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  Can't believe this got Interesting'd; your review is garbage. You played for 1.5 hours? No loot? How much... : David Craddock
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    No shit. I'd like to see him explore 2-2 thoroughly. I did about half the place and hit my carrying capac... : Rehevkor
    • Same here, man. 2-2's loot bogged me down past my capacity at least twice. : David Craddock
    • "I would be real interested in the fans feedback to let me know if there are even weapon and armor drops"... : valcan_s
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    Ouch I am sorry you feel that way, or is your point simple you wish your posts got a [Interesting] on it?... : valcan_s
    • If you haven't beaten the first boss yet then you are basically still playing the tutorial. : Zek
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      You are still in the tutorial, what do you expect? This isn't a loot pinata game. There is tons of loot l... : pancake humper
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        So what your saying it cool to play a boring 2+ hour tutorial where you just hack at some stupid zombies ... : valcan_s
        • Even in Titan Quest and Diablo 2 and other games like that, the loot that is dropping in early levels is ... : pancake humper
  • Hey, I just started playing World of Warcraft to see what the big deal is. I rolled a hunter and played h... : BlackCat9
• So TLDR it's not hardcore in your definition because its not like other games, has high death penalties, ... : jigstah
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  "here's my review of the tutorial" : atom519
  • ^^^ lol srsly : eeeealmo
  • "guys! we've got this great new column! it's called THE DEMOMAN!" : Majuju
  • you mean "here is my youtube-comment quality review of the tutorial" : veras
  • Exactly. I can understand someone not wanting to play this. It's hard, punishing and will cause you t... : DianeOfTheMoon
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  Too soon, you should wait approximately 8 days when the shackhype has died off. : AgentPothead
  • lol : Mansmells
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  Dude, nothing against you personally, but for someone claiming to be an RPG aficionado, you CANNOT judge ... : David Craddock
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    I have been waiting for some one to say that "wtf buddy you did not play the whole game". Oh I see you... : valcan_s
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      You don't have to play the WHOLE game, but I and others have sunk 20+ hours into it, and I'd wager our op... : David Craddock
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        You really hate me don't you? : valcan_s
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          You shat on a game that the shack is in love with. You weren't expecting a reaction? : Rehevkor
          • I'm ambivalent about the game, but all his posts in this thread are equal parts stupid and self-important... : BlackCat9
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      It's not that you didn't play the "whole game," it's that you haven't played shit of the game. 1.5 hours?... : ateam311
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        You do realize I said I only played Demon's Souls for 2+ hours and that I did not post a full review? ... : valcan_s
        • First impressions of a game that's already seen countless threads from people like pancake who actually u... : ateam311
  • No doubt, I simply LOVE RPG games and this has been one of the best I've played in a long while. This g... : mastermike569
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  Hay guys I played a game for an hour! I didn't get enough sleep for this shit. : Boxelder
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    bah, where's the real Demon's Souls thread. : Boxelder
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      The real Demon's Souls starts here. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21106903#itemanchor_21106903 : DianeOfTheMoon
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        thank you : Boxelder
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          You should recommend it! :) : DianeOfTheMoon
          • I would, but people don't take my recommendation on PS3 games because I said Uncharted was awesome before... : Boxelder
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  Thank you sir, I was on the fence but I think that I would probably share your thoughts if I indeed decid... : Milleh
  • I would recommend renting the game before you pass it off. It is very different from everything you have... : DianeOfTheMoon
• I'm amused at how wildly your opinion varies from mittense's : Agrona
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  God, this is pathetic - it was tagged interesting, and now untagged because of shack revolt? : Milleh
  • Because it's a terrible uninformed post. : mechanicalgrape
  • He played for 1.5 hours. That's bull. I realize that his review wasn't written in an official capacity, b... : David Craddock
  • i imagine this being said with a super-nasal voice and a hint of grit from a recent cheeto binge : busdriver3030
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    Yes because you don't fucking write a review into an RPG 1.5 hours in. : ateam311
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      Any modern game really (this one is pretty low on the RPG, very much an action game with RPG elements). : one random winner
      • Whatever you kids are classifying it as but yes, any modern game. Even the DSi calculators deserve a good... : ateam311
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      Still, his points of some of the gameplay items are relevant, and informative for someone like me who has... : Milleh
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        lol these complaints aren't actual complaints about the game though : pancake humper
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          It depends on who you're talking to. Gameplay preferences dictate that classification in this case. : Milleh
          • A number of his complaints (loot, no spell venders, can't level up) go away once he leaves the tutorial. : walker270
  • are you unfamiliar with the longstanding tradition of the comedy inf? : Goncyn
  • I think it was tagged interesting as a joooooke holy shit you spergs : fishbone
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  Wow maybe I am getting too old or society has just become weird or driven differently. I have actually wi... : valcan_s
  • To be honest you probably only got the interesting because the post was long and formatted. You can't ex... : bRAINsick
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    Did you just admit (again) that you ONLY played the tutorial and tried to pass off your opinions as a rev... : David Craddock
    • I'VE BEEN A GAMER FOR 24 YEARS BRO : ateam311
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    You don't give a fuck about the feedback. All you want are your fucking posts inf'd. Jesus. : ateam311
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      Or do you? "inf'd" is all you and David Craddock have been crying like two little girls let it go. ... : valcan_s
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        Again, nothing personal at all. But it DOES bother me when someone passes off 1.5 hours of play as a "rev... : David Craddock
        • Or even "Part 1" : one random winner
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    lol : busdriver3030
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      Reviewgate '09: The INFining : Dave-A
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        It's like the gold medal take-backs, only even funnier. : Rehevkor
        • to INFinity, and Beyond! : Dave-A
  • I don't know if you've noticed but your "review" was little more than a poorly written temper tantrum. If... : Zek
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    I doubt you're too old for this if you can't say "fuck" on a message board. : BlackCat9
    • My virgin ears! : ucanbfuzzy
  • I fucking hate unskippable tutorials or integrated tutorials. They always remind me how to PLAY A GAME. : aldraek
  • sorry valcan_s, it seems you fucked the shack hype voltron with a dildo made of sand. : darcspeed
  • I think you need a little http://www.buttpaste.com/ 'cause you seem to be really butt-hurt about th... : DianeOfTheMoon
  • Are you a real person? : Boxelder
  • Haha this thread just like, jumped a ramp and did a backflips! Cool posts! : AndyGoin
  • oh waaah waaaaaaaaaaah waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah : moshman
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  11/10 : massdev
  • /9 I'm waiting too... : legato17
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  you're still the best reviewer on shacknews don't listen to the haters : [fry]
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    also thank you for the review i will NOT be buying this game now : [fry]
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      What exactly did you expect the game to be like that this changed your mind? : one random winner
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        valcan has a track record of exceptional reviews which i trust. : [fry]
        • did you end up liking ODST? : Dave-A
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          Everything he said about loot and combat is wrong, but considering he never got out of the starting area,... : silent prophet
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            like [fry] is going to believe anything you say over valcan_s, the paragon of shack reviewers : veras
            • I'm going to work on my street cred. I plan to quit my job and fully dedicate myself the underground bull... : silent prophet
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          And you have a record of exception trolls :P : Boxelder
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            He also has exceptional dance moves. : devi| dog
            • (exceptional fast food) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dqTrUpmwPg : yAak
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      I'm at best buy, reading this on my iPhone.. Mouth agape while I'm standing in line with the game and I a... : AndyGoin
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        Dude didn't make it past the tutorial. : one random winner
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          I'm not even going to make it past opening the box look at it! Looks stupid, guy on the front dead - my ... : AndyGoin
          • I'd rent it over the weekend at least. : one random winner
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  holy shit shack, calm the fuck down. goddamn. : mwasher
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    WHAT THE FUCK MWASHER HAVE YOU BOUGHT A PS3 YET YOU FAG? : Rehevkor
    • no :( I really can't justify the $350+ after getting a game right now. ;( especially with all the ot... : mwasher
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  So you disliked combat --- "Combat felt like a really lame Ninja Gaiden, maybe I should try playing with ... : jane911
  • Yeah I was gonna say this too heh : Reeves
• You write too much to say too little, and you're stupid to boot : Gauss
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  Haha, holy shit, don't you know not to piss on a game on fire with shackhype? Big mistake. : Visceral Monkey
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    all the rage against him is hilarious. OMG he ran over people's grandmother! Oh wait, he just didn't like... : zakazi
    • what's even more hilarious is both of you totally ignoring the fact that everyone is ripping him a new on... : busdriver3030
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  You find Dark Kingdom, RISEN and SACRED 2 better games than Demon's Souls?! 'Course you also gave JERIC... : VictoriouSecret
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    "Seriously, anyone who judges a large game based on their first two hours can expect a flame war on their... : valcan_s
    • I'm fairly certain it's not possible to "respectably" call someone an idiot, but that was a nice try. : Ctrl-Phreak
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      I agree if it was bad enough you stopped playing after 2 hours there is something wrong. If a game isn't... : fathertime
      • This is my opinion as well. With so many fantastic games coming out, take your time and make the start co... : LoioshDwaggie
      • Yes, there is something wrong. With the player. : Rehevkor
      • It was bad enough after the first 2 hours that I played 4 more. :) : silent prophet
    • What did the game need to do different in the first 2 hours? : silent prophet
    • I enjoyed the first two hours, and then some. I got past the first (real) boss with no deaths and with... : Fayk
    • I've had fun in the first two hours, games are about presenting a challenge and it does a great job of th... : devi| dog
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    Okay while I agree that his opinion is stupid and this is a fucking awful review, the assertion that you ... : OverloadUT
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      I don't think its so much the fact that he didn't enjoy it within two hours as much as it is he complaine... : silent prophet
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        In wow in the first two hours you can easily get to lvl 10 need I say more, there is a huge difference. ... : valcan_s
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          You should check your 'Soul Level' in your stats. That is your 'player level'. THIS GAME DOES NOT LEVE... : pancake humper
          • It's very simple: He wants it to be a completely different game. So I guess it makes sense that he doesn'... : OverloadUT
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          The way you describe WoW makes it sound like (to me) you crave constant, hyperactive stimuli to keep your... : silent prophet
          • Not that there is anything wrong with wanting that, but just realize that the long, deliberate game isn't... : silent prophet
• A++++++ : Ulfie
• You're complaining that it doesn't have gameplay elements that are in other games? Elements that it never... : OverloadUT
• Glad I didn't take your review seriously. I'm having a blast with the game. The passive multiplayer asp... : herradura99
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  I want to formally apologize to Shacknews.com and it's denizens for my misguided +inf of this post. I : redfive
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    whatever, you caved in to the masses!!!!~ pathetic. : busdriver3030
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      hey fuck you, I'm trying to make nice here and you come and rub my face in the mud : redfive
      • hey i'm just representing the voice of reason here, it's totally obvious the mods are paid by gamefly to ... : busdriver3030
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    Properly formatted? He has no idea how to punctuate -- I think I counted four sentences crammed into one.... : rudds
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      I just saw line breaks. I don't actually read any of the posts here and decide from the first three word... : redfive
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        redfive is awesome at being a terrible mod : OverloadUT
        • ^This, I love you redfive, in the non-gay (at least as non-gay as shackers can be) way. : one random winner
      • I'm shaking my head here, man. Just shaking my head. : Rice-Rocketeer
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      header, paragraph, paragraph, bullet list, paragraph, praragraph, closing sentence = inf :D : silent prophet
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        All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and : Rehevkor
        • Haha I can't believe how well this actually works. : silent prophet
        • +INF : yAak
        • +INF PLEASE : barichnikov
      • This is actually pretty close to the truth. Of course, it's correlation and not causality. The fact is, w... : OverloadUT
  • damn did I call it or did I call it? http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21108802#itemanchor_21108802 ... : bRAINsick
  • lmao. now you owe me at least 1 Irish Coffee and we're all square. : Downforce
  • I respect your honesty. Infgate resolved. : jigstah
• If you don't want it, I'll buy it off of you. Throw an SM my way. : kallanta
• Are you Turkish? You write just like my Turkish friend speaks. And stop using symbols in your swear wo... : MONGOLOID
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  Lol @ everyone screaming about ONLY playing for 2 hours and not liking it. : PowerofA
  • It's a 40+ hour game the first hour of which is a tutorial. : Boxelder
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  ive put about 12 hours into it and my only real gripes are: no maps, no way of depositing/saving souls. : BaronVonSnakPak
  • I kinda like not being able to save souls. I get to blow all my money like I usually do in RPGs, but I d... : Boxelder
  • I like the soul system. Really not much point in saving them up anyways, might as well spend what you ca... : Barnahog
  • Just hold onto/store the soldier/hero/etc souls, and spend the rest as you get them except when saving fo... : Fayk
• tl;dr Demon's Souls PS3 mini review summary Cons: -Not diablo -Where's my loot -Too many herbs -C... : Fayk
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  Valid Complaint: Why the fuck is the default herb key Square? I keep hitting the damn thing instead of X... : devi| dog
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    I don 't think you can. i got used to it but i burned up my herbs really quickly in the tutorial. : Boxelder
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      What's up 360 cognitive dissonance buddies? : Fayk
      • hi there! : silent prophet
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        Oh god yes. Having just bought my PS3 two weeks ago after owning a 360 for years, this is killing me : OverloadUT
        • I am 99% used to it now, but during the tutorial I kept making the mistake. Especially ironic since th... : Fayk
  • Happened to me too in the tutorial but you'll get used to it, and be glad that you have such easy access ... : Zek

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• i just saw it last night and i damn near shit my pants. i say sit in the middle. : mayooms
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  the Crying Man? Rembrandt Brown? : Dschinghis Khan
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    LOL CLASSIC SLIDERS REFERENCE LOVE IT. I know, I know, it's called punctuation and I should use it. : akirabob
    • i've been watching through them on hulu. Because i've only seen the later episodes. : Dschinghis Khan
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  It doesn't matter where you sit. The pain comes from the psychological damage afterwards. : DooBall
  • so it really is that bad huh, haha. : choppp
• Well I ended up buying tickets for the middle front. Someone tell me its going to be ok..... : choppp
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  my girlfriend agreed to see this movie(she HATES scary movies) if i go see that stupid lying movie. i can... : wtf242
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    lying movie? : choppp
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      invention of lying i think : wtf242
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        Oh lol, that movie. I've only seen the posters. When are you gonna try to see paranormal? I'll rep... : choppp
        • probably sunday or monday : wtf242
    • ricky gervais movie : Chandler55
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    That one looks good, what's the problem? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      it got bad reviews and it's normally not the type of movie I enjoy watching : wtf242
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        It seems a portion of the bad reviews are for religious reasons. : kingdepork
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          This may be true, if you're a mean atheist you might find some bits hilarious. : ThrillKill
          • Gervais is a slightly mean atheist. It should be expected. : kingdepork
  • Ricky Gervais is a funny dude, I bet you will enjoy it more than you expect. : MaxPete82
  • but it's ricky gervais! : mayooms
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    I just got back from seeing it. Take a pillow and a blanket with you. : ThrillKill
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      As in...you thought it was boring? : choppp
      • oops, thought you were talking about paranormal. : choppp
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      You needed it for cover while masturbating under the blanket? : kingdepork
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        It kinda starts ok, but I started falling asleep in the second half. The story just gets rather stupid ... : ThrillKill
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          But is Karl's head in it? : kingdepork
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            Naw, the other bloke makes an appearance tho... the lanky one with the glasses from The Office. It's a m... : ThrillKill
            • Good to know. Thanks duder. : kingdepork
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    That movie was actually pretty decent. : prime8
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      I can't disagree more... the "romance" between Jennifer Garner and Gervais is pathetic... her character i... : ThrillKill
      • thanks for the feedback. I'm shooting as many whiskey shots as i can before we go : wtf242
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    haha unintentional hijack : Milleh
    • pretty much :( : choppp
• it looks kinda Blair Witch-y.. like the sort of thing where there's a creak and people start shrieking hy... : Megara9
• You'll be fine. Don't over-hype it for yourself. If you're not a big horror movie fan, or scare easy, ... : The Southern Dandy
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  the scarehype is so strong with this movie : Mansmells
  • i love this fake hype: The original deal for the movie stipulated that Oren Peli would direct and that t : spiderfill

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  Demons Souls scored 9.4 on IGN! Nice because that game deserves it. Rated one of the best PS3 games yet... : mastermike569
  • With that in mind, if you havent picked up this game yet and naysayers should probably take another look ... : mastermike569
  • I expected IGN to be one of the lowest scores. Good for them. : Boxelder
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  tashtego came over last night and I killed him for his soul : pancake humper
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    Does this mean I have to kill your boss to get my soul back? Was that your plan all along? : tashtego
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      yes. what time did you end up getting home? I have no idea how far away you live : pancake humper
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        Only 20 minutes away. It took forever to get there because there was construction on 93 south. : tashtego
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          Why don't you invite me? Oh wait, I'm an ass :( : ra1n
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            Unless you wanted to hang out in his house for five minutes while I bought his dad's old ps3, you didn't ... : tashtego
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              what was the bad joke? : pancake humper
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                When I was driving around your gated community saying that it's a good thing I wasn't black or they would... : tashtego
                • A lot of truth is said in jest. : ra1n
                • hahahaahha 'that's racist' : pancake humper
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  Tough call: do I buy this this weekend, or do I finally finish Uncharted in anticipation of Uncharted 2 t... : dirge23
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    how far are you in uncharted? : DeBurgo
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      i dunno. i just picked it up again last night after having not played it in like a year. : dirge23
      • consulting gamefaqs suggests i'm only like 1/4th of the way through. but that actually kinda sucks becaus... : dirge23
  • Haha well, either way you should totally drop your wad on this game. You better finish Uncharted because... : mastermike569
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  I've finished up world 2 and now have to decide on whether to try and complete world 1,3 or 4, or start i... : DianeOfTheMoon
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    I had to do boss of 2-1 without arrows :( : pancake humper
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      arrows are SO expensive :( : eeeealmo
      • Apparently there is a guy in 4-1 that sells them cheap : pancake humper
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      You don't need 'em, just run to the bottom and stick to his right side. There's a cleaver there, stuck i : DianeOfTheMoon
      • That's Boss 4-1, the Adjudicator : ucanbfuzzy
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        wrong boss :D : pancake humper
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          Oops, well, the 2-1 boss is a pushover, too, as long as you have the purple flame shield. : DianeOfTheMoon
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            I am a thief, I don't have 22 strength :) The 2-1 boss is a pushover if you have good range stuff. I ... : pancake humper
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              Puny thief, I bash thee! : DianeOfTheMoon
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                Too bad you will never get within range : pancake humper
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                  Actually, with a big ol' shield, you'll run out of arrows first. ;) : DianeOfTheMoon
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                    and then I sidestep behind you and stab your back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : pancake humper
                    • Thinking of that, I may have to invade someone's world sometime...could be fun. :) : DianeOfTheMoon
          • I just hung back, casted water veil, and soul arrowed the fuck out of him : shwortdogg
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    All of world 2? wow, you're really cooking. do you sleep? : Boxelder
    • I do, but had meetings at 6:30AM and 7:00AM. Since I typically work from 2-11PM, it's thrown my schedule... : DianeOfTheMoon
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  I need more Splinter of Sharpstone to upgrade my spear with. Anyone know a good spot to get this reliably... : Rehevkor
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    I'm sure they will drop again. Its all percentage-based chance. Don't the Phalanxes in 1-2 drop sharpston... : silent prophet
    • They drop hardstone. : beanman101283
    • Yes. They drop shards of sharpstone and hardstone. : cornchak
    • Yes. Both Sharp and Hardstone. Warp to Phalanx arch point, run back to 1-1 and get the ones in the stairw... : Fayk
• I helped someone defeat the 1-2 boss and I regained my body. I felt very triumphant. : Lawgiver
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  Am I the only one rolling a spear warrior ? It's awesome, i particularly like the 2h strong attack, where... : barichnikov
  • I rock a spear wanderer (switching off to a curved sword for groups). The R2 spear attack with high dex i... : at0micgarden
  • I've got a spear soldier now, it's such an OP way to play, especially in narrow areas. I also just level... : Majuju
  • Winged spear royalty. using the spear 2handed cuts through armored guys like crazy, taking out 3 guys i... : alexkward
  • Yeah, I've been using spear almost the whole game. it's a great choice but I'm going to mix it up a bit.... : Boxelder
  • Spear Wanderer here. Have a compound bow as my switch. Rocked all of 1-2 without dying last night. It was... : Adm.Snackbar
  • If you kill a boss in someone elses game does it reset the geckos in your own? : nevlos
  • I have one and I'm trying to get away from the spear cause it's kinda dull. Works really good tho, everyo... : confuseatron
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  Can't wait till this is delivered... all the chatty gossip is getting me wet : alnya
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    Yes tell me about it, I'm going to turn into a human flagpole soon. : mastermike569
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      damn waiting for canadian websites and UK postal strikes! : alnya
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        Well that totally sucks :(. : mastermike569
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          I get to finish uncharted while I wait, so it's not all bad :) : alnya
          • Ah yea, well at least you will be able to finish that up while you wait,. That way you can focus your ad... : mastermike569
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  urge to buy PS3 is so strong right now... this game just looks sick! : zerog83
  • Do it! : beanman101283
  • I second that notion. : mastermike569
  • 3rd'd'd : eeeealmo
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    Financial responsibility to the wind my friend. You have Demon's souls to collect. : notdeadyeti
    • if I hadn't just purchased a 7.1 receiver, I would do this today. : zerog83
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    This is NOT the game to buy a PS3 over. In fact no one game is. Unless there are a number of genres you w... : byorn
    • byorno, it isn't. But Uncharted 1/2 should be incentive enough. : CrustaR
    • Untrue, I bought my PS3 so I could play Monster Hunter online, and didn't regret it at all. That games l... : Majuju
    • this isn't THE game I want to buy a PS3 over, but it's one of a handful that has me seriously considering... : zerog83
    • This game has justified my PS3 purhase. Fuck, I haven't been this obsessed in a game in a long while, and... : nevlos
    • IMO, if you don't already own a 360, it sure as hell IS the game to buy a PS3 over. : yAak
    • mgs4 and uncharted is enough : Sixcos
  • This is what I was thinking... damn! :[ : TreMetal
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    it's not fair you guys there's so much shack hype. : RogerDandy
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      Its a really good game. I fought the urge to buy a PS3 for it though (playing it at a buddy's right now),... : silent prophet
      • true : RogerDandy
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  Can't seem to get past tower knight. Died 4 times last night :/ I was doing it with a wanderer and decide... : freakord
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    i did it by myself as wanderer last night. gotta go for the heals. lots of rolling and keep an eye out ... : eeeealmo
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      yeah, I either ended up getting trampled when he backed up, or got shield slammed. i'll go back again ton... : freakord
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        you could also try putting down a marker to help someone else (and thus get your body back) and then summ... : eeeealmo
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          I guess I could do that too, but I was getting a bit tired of healing so much as wanderer. gonna get ther... : freakord
          • I haven't done it yet, but last night I (as a wanderer, or something close) did it successfully with one ... : Fayk
  • When he does his shield slam move, run under it and attack his feet instead of running away. : BlackCat9
  • Killed it in my first go yesterday, but had to use all my healing herbs. It was fucking epic. : Ellissd
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  Is this game on sale anywhere? : harvord
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    www.amazon.com, www.newegg.com : CrustaR
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      ummm yeah I meant like $5 off the purchase price or a free pocket fisherman or something. : harvord
      • harvard, I fear that I do not know of any such deals! : CrustaR
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        Amazon has it for $3 off right now. http://www.amazon.com/Demons-Souls-Artbook-Soundtrack-Playstation... : beanman101283
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          Sure, it's in stock at amazon.com but not amazon.ca God I hate Canada sometimes. : dpgagnon
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            I drove to a Gamestop/EB and they had plenty of copies left. It was totally worth it too because I still ... : Ellissd
            • I went to EB yesterday and they were sold out. I hate this "city." : dpgagnon
      • sign up for an free ECA Membership (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=230169) and you... : Crw22
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  Just got my second play session last night. Killed the Tower Knight and raised my stats to use the Purple : silent prophet
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    I pretty much did the same thing with the 2-1 boss. I didn't have the stats for the Purple Flame Shield b : beanman101283
    • You can do it melee with just a soldier shield and sword too without any special fire resistance stuff if... : JamesArhy
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  Ok after a about four or five attempts on Tower Knight last night I was able to get one of his ankles dis... : bRAINsick
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    if you can use magic, stay close and shoot the back of his head with soul arrow. Regardless of that th... : alexkward
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      I bought soul arrow and remembered it but I still can't use it. :( : bRAINsick
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        You need to get a Wooden Catalyst item and equip it like a weapon when you want to use the spell. Took me... : pancake humper
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          Yeah, its in the manual. sorry I didn't think to mention it, but the royal class starts with a silver ... : alexkward
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            I guess I should read the manual, huh : pancake humper
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              Reading is for suckers, learn by doing. if you need the talisman for casting miracles, there is one ... : alexkward
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                Was that those spinning knights that roll on the ground toward you at 50mph? : pancake humper
                • Yep. I was getting wrecked at first, but I started just stepping to the right, spearing and jumping back... : alexkward
  • You have to go right between his legs any time he's trying to turn to face you. Do not try to go around h... : silent prophet
  • Use the compound bow you find on top of one of the towers on the bridge. Bring about 100 arrows. Just sta : Adm.Snackbar
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  2-2 boss How do I FIND him? I get lost in the network of tunnels with all the Bugbears (the large lava : David Craddock
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    I think you have to Take the first left in the tunnels, then coax the bugbear out a bit and run around hi : DianeOfTheMoon
    • Thank ya! : David Craddock
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    FUCK THIS LEVEL, I keep falling into that stupid giant hole right outside the right tunnel so fucking ann... : mrseldowski
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      Yes, the deep caverns where you have to keep dropping down from ledge to ledge cost me 3-4 deaths last ni... : David Craddock
      • But the other cavern, the one brightly lit from all the lava and filled with Bugbears, isn't so hard to n... : David Craddock
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  What type of character class is everyone playing as? I'm getting my ass kicked on 1-1 and am thinking abo... : pandasrus
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    Which class are you using? I'm playing a Barbarian. It was rough-going at first, but he's more than come ... : David Craddock
    • I'm a Hunter but I think my shitty axe close combat skills are ruining it for me. : pandasrus
  • Royalty is pretty great. You get an awesome ranged magic spell right from the start. : beanman101283
  • wanderer with 2-handed falchion and chain mail : eeeealmo
  • I'm playing a very melee focused priest. However, the class you start out as isn't really a playstyle yo... : DianeOfTheMoon
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    Thief My bow skills fucking rape dudes. : pancake humper
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      what stats effect ranged weapons? : eeeealmo
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        I have no idea really. I assume Dexterity. : pancake humper
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          I've only ever seen an "attack power" stat in the stat screen. if you check the weapon, it should stay w... : alexkward
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            I need 18 str to carry a compound short bow. I am only at 9 strength. My levels are starting to take over... : pancake humper
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              I think I found the same bow that I couldn't use. For ranged stuff I just use soul arrow and its been ok... : alexkward
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                I got soul arrow to but I found the range lacking. Also I really don't have the MP pool to use it a lot. ... : pancake humper
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                  I have yet to find anything that I need to hit at that kind of range, since I can hardly see any of it fr... : alexkward
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                    I couldn't make that happen last night (the dragon) so I just gave up and left. I noticed the main ra... : pancake humper
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                      for the 2-1 boss I basically stepped through the fog and just stood still, hid behind my shield and excha... : alexkward
                      • Hmm....I had him locked but the spell wasn't doing damage until I got up close. : pancake humper
                  • Yeah, I did this. Took ~150 arrows or so from the compound short bow. you can find the bow on top of the : piser
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            You can tell what contributes (once you're past the minimum requirements) by finding a line of icons that... : Fayk
            • oic, very informative thanks. : Boxelder
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              You have been INF'D good sir. : one random winner
              • Cool! I just wish I remembered the terms or could show a better example, but I'm at work. : Fayk
  • Easiest start seems to be Royal. : Boxelder
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    Temple Knight, using either a Uchigatana, Spear or Halberd. I absolutely rape at melee range, but against... : carbontree
    • I am also a TK and I fucking love the Halberd. I just wield it two handed and say fuck the shield. I rape... : OverloadUT
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  Well, I've spent about 20 hours watching Ven play this game (before he went to bed), and I have to say th : LoioshDwaggie
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    Ven's video feed is down right now (he's sleeping after 28 hours of gaming) but here's another DS one if ... : LoioshDwaggie
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      I hven't watched this guy, but I think you're wrong. The blocking mechanic is solid, it's just nuanced... : Fayk
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        Not to mention how recently it's be repaired and what kind of weapon the enemy is using. I can't think o... : Boxelder
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          Yup. And I'd say timing even does matter (parrying with large shields), but additionally for other reason... : Fayk
          • er, parrying with NON large shields, I meant to say. Of course it also matters in more abstract ways, ... : Fayk
          • You also can't backstab with a shield up (you have to lower it first). And yes, timing matters BIG TIME w... : Rehevkor
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            Yeah, knowing to drop your shield for that quick stamina boost has saved my life more than once. : Boxelder
            • Hell, you can even hold sprint while using a shield if you really want to eat that stamina up! : Fayk
        • To be honest totally blanked on that - yeah. Some weapons are not the kind you want to take blocking ligh... : Fayk
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    Watching this game being played and actually playing it are a completely different experience. : pancake humper
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      Watching people play is one of my favorite things to do. I -love- doing it. So I'm accounting for the dif... : LoioshDwaggie
      • Fair enough. I enjoy people playing games as well! The lack of story is pretty blah as well, although ... : pancake humper
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    • Yeah, watching Ven dodge magic is always good for a laugh. OH GOD MAGIC! -bang 1/2 health- : LoioshDwaggie
    • The brushwood shield is HEAVY, which means you will burn stamina like crazy when blocking unless you have... : Rehevkor
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    20 hours? Really? : Zek
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      22 hours now. : LoioshDwaggie
      • So you've basically been spending all week just doing nothing but watching a dude play a video game you d... : Zek
  • Watching him play really made me sad about DS because it was so painful to watch him. If you can't get... : JamesArhy
  • When I beat Flamelurker who's just before the Dragon God, I was so adreneline fueled that my hands were s : DianeOfTheMoon
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    We're hyping because its good. You know how I know it is? I've actually played it. I didn't watch someone... : silent prophet
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      I don't have an issue with slow games at all, and I don't get bored from watching games. It's something I : LoioshDwaggie
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        I'm pretty sure the walking sounds vary some depending on surface (specifically, the weird rippling floor... : Fayk
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          yeah, how fast your going and if you are in soul form or not matters as well. : Boxelder
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            And, tactically speaking, how fast you move and your armor weight I think matters (some) for enemy detect... : Fayk
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              yup, there's also rings and shields to make you more sneaky. : Boxelder
              • And a spell! : Fayk
      • I admit the story is nothing special, but there are some interesting subtle things going on with it, but ... : silent prophet
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      hmm I can watch games being played on justin.tv or wherever and tell if I'd like to play it or not pretty... : fathertime
      • I watched GTA4 and it sure LOOKED like fun. Boy did that mislead me. : nevlos
  • Well, I've played for about 15 hours, and I'm more excited about the game than I was when I started playi... : yAak
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    Well, I've spent about 20 hours watching Ven play this game I stopped reading right there. Your entire... : Modica Sol Solis
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      I'm sorry you feel that way. I'm in fact watching someone right now play it since Ven is sleeping. http:/... : LoioshDwaggie
      • I've been watching it too, but that is in no way representative of the game. I can watch anyone play Ninj... : Modica Sol Solis
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    In 20 hours you could have earned the money to buy yourself a copy. : Boxelder
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      He has a sore throat. : Rehevkor
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        Actually, I can easily afford it and to give every single one of you a PS3 to play it with. I'm -not- for... : LoioshDwaggie
        • cmon, now you're just fishing for additional boyfriends : dirge23
        • You're silly. : Boxelder
        • You should rent it and give it a try then! Play a Royalty class though, to change it up from the guy you... : yAak
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          How about reading the subthreads where people point out where your arguments are incorrect? (Possibly bec... : Fayk
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            Like here? http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21109523#itemanchor_21109523 I am replying to an extent... : LoioshDwaggie
            • Given threading, I've never worried too much about a derail! I more meant here: http://www.shacknews.com/... : Fayk
        • LOL'D! : nevlos
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    perhaps part of the problem is that you're watching a really bad player play the game. because he real... : grendel
    • he sucks hard. : Modica Sol Solis
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    Look the problem with your review is in watching someone else play the game online you are losing the poi... : grendel
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      Sorry this post was horribly written and redundant, I am in a training course and should be paying attent... : grendel
      • I did. Cannot write much, at doctors office for my cough =) : LoioshDwaggie
  • you wrote a lot of words about a game you didn't even play Also it seems like you're mostly criticizin... : DeBurgo
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    in a thread full of people discussing and enjoying the game, why did you feel the need to come in here an... : eeeealmo
    • to be fair if he made is own thread people would probably shit on his : DeBurgo
    • I actually like that he has real 'reasons' (even if I think some are in err, since some are more objectiv... : Fayk
    • I wish he hadn't because people have stopped talking about playing the game in this thread. >:| Tell me... : yAak
  • i'm gonna start writing game reviews based solely on other reviews : dirge23
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    What the hell. There is so much wrong with this "critique", honestly, I don't even know where to begin. I... : dewdman
    • I mean seriously? Saying Demon's Souls is a bad game because you watched someone else play for twenty fuc : dewdman
• Wish I hadn't missed out on that 229$ PS3 deal. With this game I think there are finally enough exclusiv... : tree8
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  Stuck. I beat the spider boss at 2-1, now after advancing a bit to the left past the exploding mine carts : shwortdogg
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    There's another crank there, near where the wizard is, about halfway between him and the whole. It freak : DianeOfTheMoon
    • the wizard meaning the fat laughing guy, right? : shwortdogg
• Is PSN down? : Lawgiver
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  BTW, I tried 4-2 and got my butt handed to me. I think I'll go for either 3-2 or 5-2 next. : DianeOfTheMoon
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    Those Grim Reapers are a pain in the butt. : ucanbfuzzy
    • The first one is easysauce and a great place to farm souls, but wow, that second one is just amazingly ha : DianeOfTheMoon
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  I traded a boss soul for that total protection spell last night and aside from the cost to cast the effec... : Boxelder
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    Definitely. The only other thing you can do with it is turn it into 4,400 souls, which is easy to farm b... : yAak
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      I also traded the doll soul for "soul light" and it is likewise awesome. really strong and can hit multi... : Boxelder
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        I bought that last night too, but had to stop playing and never got to try it out. I think its going to : yAak
        • Yeah, that's what I did. It burns your magic must faster though. : Boxelder
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    Tell me more! Which boss soul did you trade in, to whom, etc. I'd love to give the spell a try. My Barb p... : David Craddock
    • This page explains what each boss soul can be traded/used for (obviously contains spoilers): http://demo... : yAak
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  Played through 3-1 last night. I HATE octopus men, fuck them. I would end with like 5 health after bein : yAak
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    At least your survived the face fucking. They one shotted me and were a real problem until i figured out : Boxelder
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      Yeah, it was especially freaky just coming in, I hadn't seen an octopus man yet, I touched a bloodstain a : yAak
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        What's the story with those guys in vases? So random. : Boxelder
        • HAHAH, i don't know, cracked me up though. Poor bastards. The whole area felt like an insane asylum/jai : yAak
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    Haha the first time I got faceraped by one of those I actually laughed. The only thing this game needs i... : grendel
    • Backstabbing with a rapier is pretty gory and damn satisfying. (I haven't seen the backstab animation fo... : yAak
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  When is this being published in Europe? >_< : code-e255
  • Ps3 games have no region protection. Feel free to order it from the US. May have a lessor experience with... : LoioshDwaggie
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  Has anyone been invaded yet? When does that start happening? : Boxelder
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    I think you have your body in order to be invaded, which has been like 1% of my gameplay so far. :) : silent prophet
    • When I was doing 3-1 I lost my body on the second guy. When I finally got it back it was like "oh yeah, ... : Boxelder
    • Yeah, you have to have your body. I tend to lose it pretty quickly as well, heh. I haven't been invaded : yAak
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    Yes. I was doing 1-2 co-op with my friend and we were working out how to communicate and he had to step ... : bRAINsick
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      Heh. Your friend was probably trying to find a way to hell you he was invaded. : Boxelder
      • Nah I was the revived one. He was looking for a headset so we could communicate. So after I died, no mo... : bRAINsick
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  Adventures! So last night on my Wanderer-variant (I've run about 3 chars up to Phalanx or so to get a : Fayk
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    No penalty for dying as a helper phantom? I can't confirm but I'll check my strategy guide tonight... if... : yAak
    • That's what it looked like to me. Oh, another quirk - if you die there, it looks like you might come b... : Fayk
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    Do you get credit for the boss encounter if you do it as a helper? : Zek
    • I don't think so, but some one else will have to answer definitively : one random winner
    • No, you just get a nice soul bonus and your body back. I helped someone kill the 3-1 boss first, got ~4k... : yAak
    • Not credit as if you did it (they still exist in your world). As others said, you get a share of the s... : Fayk
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  How the fuck do I get the treasure from the dragon nest I have heard you guys talk about. The area is ... : OverloadUT
  • i did not go back until i cleared the 1-2 boss and then they were both gone due to white world tendency : yAak
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    Try going to the nexus and then going straight to the Phalanx archstone then going towards 1-1, turning l... : Fayk
    • It IS world tendancy related. But I heard you could also do it before that happens. : OverloadUT
  • I've heard you can distract him on the 1-1 bridge long enough to get the loot, but really you should eith... : Zek
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  any tips for killing the plaque rats about 3/4 through 2-1? if i target them my sword just swings right ... : eeeealmo
  • Same! I managed to kill them but it took all my health items to do so. Figured it would be best to g... : MrLobo
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    Use floss and a toothbrush! Okay, no, seriously, I never saw any rats in 2-1... what gives? : yAak
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      right after the merchant who has all the chain mail : eeeealmo
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        chain mail merchant??? O_o i seem to have skipped an entire area, despite killing the 2-1 boss. : yAak
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          Whoa, yeah, me too! I'd like to know more about this merchant! : David Craddock
          • 3/4 of the way through the first level using the Archstone of the Chieftain : eeeealmo
        • yeah, me too. : Boxelder
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    hmmm which level is the Archstone of the Chieftain? whichever level that is if it's not 2-1 :( : eeeealmo
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      i think thats 5-1 : yAak
      • shit really? lol well i just managed to beat it with the help of some guy : eeeealmo
• Just bought it, can wait to get home to play! : bakanoodle
• If you kill a boss in someone elses game does it reset the geckos in your own? : nevlos
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  Can someone explain world tendancy? : nevlos
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    http://demonssouls.wikidot.com/world-tendency : eeeealmo
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      So if you die in body form the game gets harder? I doubt I'll worry much about the potential rewards... : nevlos
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        Just suicide in the nexus before starting a new world. You're bound to die anyway, so just get it over w... : walker270
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          Shit, that's a good idea. Do you do this? : nevlos
          • Haven't yet, but I'm probably going to give it a shot next time. : walker270
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  If you die and then join someone else's game as a phantom, can you still make it back to your body to get... : Ellissd
  • Your body stays where it is until you die again. : dissembler

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• bump bump BUUUUUUUUMP : AroundTheFur1380
• you can probably live in the city, if you don't plan to own a house : EvilDolemite
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  San Francisco proper can be fun to visit if you have friends there to guide you around but is dirty, crow... : dognose
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    Indeed. Texas isn't out of the consideration, either. I have heard there are decent tech jobs out there a... : AroundTheFur1380
    • Yeah there are. TI, Google, Yahoo! have a presence here (Dallas), woot is here, AT&T just moved here, an... : dognose
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      tons of tech. hot as fuck summers. otherwise nice weather. : EvilDolemite
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        Texas weather alternates between sweltering, freezing, and storming. And that is within the average day : dognose
        • Sounds interesting, lol. : AroundTheFur1380
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          the "cold" doesn't phase me because i'm used to frigid winters. 40 something with rain is "cool" to me. ... : EvilDolemite
          • yah everyone in the south freaks out when it gets below 50F, its soo funny!! :P : Shadowdane
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            I lived in DC area for 24 years, so, cold doesn't really bother me. At least after a day to get used to i... : AroundTheFur1380
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              DC is not cold. Ever. : jasonepowell
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                lol, maybe not compared to Canada or the upper northeast, but it could get there. Sub 30's was fairly com... : AroundTheFur1380
                • I live here, but I grew up in NJ, and DC is warm even by NJ standards. : jasonepowell
                • double digits here are a big deal. it means it's finally warming the fuck up. : Drakoniac
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      Speaking for Dallas, we have a good number of animation studios, post houses, and game studios down here.... : aasyranth
      • That is great to know. Thanks. : AroundTheFur1380
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      Another vote for Dallas. We have cookies... : kelzmelzer
      • you voice a strong argument : AroundTheFur1380
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  Where do you teach? Fullsail? Boston is a pretty great place for teaching because it is so thickly a ... : kaddar0
  • That's a decent idea. I teach at Rasmussen College in the "School of Tech and Design" portion, primarilly... : AroundTheFur1380
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  I would say by next year the economy wont have rebounded. We're seeing an ARTIFICIAL rebound right now b... : sreyes22
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    This may be true. Believe me, I am making no rash decisions. I am allowing myself to open my mind to all ... : AroundTheFur1380
    • Check out Outside Magazine's top cities to live in, should be on their website outside.away.com or a back... : sreyes22
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  I should hopefully be moving to SF within a few months. I love it! It's a very hipster chill city, I've h... : askedrelic
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    3d modeler, graphic design, motion graphics, video primarily. I also have traditional art skills as we... : AroundTheFur1380
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      i would try to focus on getting really really good at one thing rather than being a jack of all trades ty... : synapse19
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        I agree, my specialty is become 3d, more so than the others. : AroundTheFur1380
        • even when it comes to that, i would further specialize within 3d itself, be it modelling, rigging, animat... : synapse19
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    I would love to know your experiences there when you move there. : AroundTheFur1380
    • Sure thing, I'm sure I'll blog/post about it alot! I lived in San Mateo, 30 mins south of SF, last sum... : askedrelic
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  Did you get a master's degree? How do you go about doing freelance work? : drbriefs
  • I have a BFA in Media Arts and Animation, with smaller degrees in graphic design and computer art. As... : AroundTheFur1380
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  i don't know what you do specifically, but the tech industry isn't completely fucked, although i wouldn't... : dahanese
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    I couldn't live in LA, I was vastly unimpressed last time I visited there. SF seems like more my type of ... : AroundTheFur1380
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      if you give me an idea of actual titles you are looking for, i might help more with salary range. for the... : dahanese
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        -College Instructor (technology) -Anything art related (Art Director, Assistant Art Director, Graphic De... : AroundTheFur1380
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          second thing you can live in the city easily. i think educational people are getting paid pretty shit ... : dahanese
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            He should be able to live happily in the Peninsula/Silicon Valley, which I heavily prefer to where I grew... : MaxPete82
            • good to know. : AroundTheFur1380
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          You might want to look at art colleges in the Bay Area, because there are a ton. There's at least 2 in SF... : mysled
          • I don't mind city life, honestly. It's cool to see that there are so much art school action, that would g... : AroundTheFur1380
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  Good lord man, move to Dallas or Austin. You'll make more money, the cost of living is worlds cheaper and... : Visceral Monkey
  • At the very least, Texas looks to be entering the short list, that's for sure. : AroundTheFur1380
  • Salaries are higher in Dallas and Austin? How does that work? : MaxPete82
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  you should consider looking at sacramento or san jose. much lower cost of living and still able to get t... : akirabob
  • Yea, Bay Area is kinda huge and you can experience so many different types of living conditions and peopl... : askedrelic
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  Why you should leave Florida: It sucks unless you have millions of dollars and live in Miami. There is no... : Blackdawgg
  • I am starting to agree with you. There isn't much past surface-level stuff here. : AroundTheFur1380
  • I spend about a month a year in Brandon and stay in a pretty nice area while there and I still think that... : akirabob

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  Weird, she bumps around a lot between super hot and creepy. : one random winner
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    She is like Meg White as a redhead. : tinfoilhatter
    • And better looking. : krym3
• I haven't heard such an annoying song in a good while. : Mr. Goodwrench
• Nice. Mine would have to be esla pataky. Just found out about her while watching mancora the other night.... : wurt
• Fuck I love redheads. Seriously. : Ormsbee
• She annoyed the fuck out of me at a live performance, which drives me crazy, because like you said, she's... : Home Nugget
• she's pretty here: http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=vnlc1k&s=5 : anthonybean
• very nice. also, kelli garner http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=kelli+garner&gbv=2&aq=2... : jvox
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  skelomeh. : CrustaR
  • meh indeed : skelom
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  Is it me, or does her face look a lot like Natalie Portman in that music video. : kelzmelzer
  • I see the resemblance : krym3
• she's like a younger, less hot Christina Hendricks. : DonkeyPopsicle
• A Fine Frenzy. Yes, that chick is totally hot. : Rich McNinch
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  Get back to work, damn you! : iamgoat
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    owned by the goat. : Ctrl-Phreak
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      YOU TOO. : krym3
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        (The You Too meant for Iamgoat) : krym3
        • Right before I read this the IT manager said this to me too :( We had a major network issue with AT&T ... : Ctrl-Phreak
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  yeah, very cute and a good voice. : dahanese
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    oh wow, she has a new album out already? awesome! : dahanese
    • Not as good as the last, sadly. But some keepers. : davantalus
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqzHGDegbZM : thecatinthehat
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  REDHEEEEAAAADDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!! Would fuck in ass, many times! : ArcKnight
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    I love your enthusiasm. :) : davantalus
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      Pale redheads are to me what curvy dark girls are to mace. : ArcKnight
      • I hear ya brother. : davantalus
      • so uh... http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1C1CHMA_enUS340US340&q=deborah+ann+woll&um=1&ie=UTF-... : akirabob
• That's the lead singer of A Fine Frenzy. I saw them in concert when they opened for Brandi Carlie. I was... : trevis
• wow i hate this song : retarded talking dinosaur
• She looks like Lauren Graham : spiderfill
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  http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/alison-sudol/alison-sudol-1b.jpg noty. : d0pamine
  • multipass! : spazzium
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  I had sexual intercourse with a girl that (i think) looks similar pic: http://cdn.okcimg.com/php/load_... : fotografico
  • conjoined twins? niiiiice. : g0nk
• Looks like my ex. : Saman
• http://sambasixtytwo.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/christina-hendricks-p6.jpg hottest red head IMO : mayooms
• an older version of Ashley Simpson... cool? : fvariance