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  Wanna fuck? : posito
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    I swear, ive done this before. : posito
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      Did it work? : fechols
      • Creeped them the hell out. No :( : posito
      • Creeped them the hell out. No :( : posito
• Hi, I'm a necrophiliac, how good are you at playing dead? : Haku-Jin
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  if i pull my penis between legs it looks like a vagina, wanna fuck? : imcompa
  • FINKLE IS EINHORN! : MercFox1
• I'm a moderator at Shacknews.com. You wanna come over and check out my banhammer? : Mmmmmoo
• Haaaave you met Ted? : digital_d
• I've seem to have lost my phone number, could I have yours? : redfive
• I'll jizz in your pants. : jermm
• Who wants a mustache ride? : iamgoat
• Nice shoes.. wanna fuck? : DrZettl
• Dead or alive you are coming with me. : freshyk
• do you do karate? cuz your body is kicking! : X-GOUKI
• Do you take it in the ass has actually worked for me. : Phreakin
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  Be unique and different, say yes! : X-GOUKI
  • I'm assuming the "upsell" continues on from there? : fechols
• Can I buy you a drink or do you just want the money? : Shivawn
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  Nice shoes, wanna just be friends? : dmason
  • lol : fechols
• Hey, do you belong to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade? No? Cause, damn, baby, you are DA BOMB! : TShandy
• You remind me of my mom, I can't wait to hang you on the wall next to her. : gendail
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  Nice teeth. They would look good on my floor. : Fooldozer
  • lool : Goblin au
  • This is sooo good. : te[R]ror
• We need to stop talking. I'm your son, from the future. : kaddar0
• Do you want to ride in my weather balloon? : TheHammerOfGod
• You're ugly but you intrigue me. : ant_hillbilly
• I'm a writer. (Worked for me.) : David Craddock
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  From the moment I met you, all those years ago, not a day has gone by when I haven't thought of you. And : everybodysuncle
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    Did it work? Why do I get the feeling this can only end badly? : fechols
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      Well, it all depends on how you look at it. He became a cool villain for many years, until Lucas wrot : everybodysuncle
      • oh god that's wonderful : StolenNosferatu
      • This needs more love : Goblin au
• I'd like to try that third 21st chromosome on for size. : imcompa
• Walk up to her, and say "what fucks like a tiger and winks?" When she asks "what?" just wink and walk awa... : klearlyunseen
• Hi. I'm Russ, and I'm a Sagittarius. I enjoy surfing, candlelit dinners, and Tolstoy. Listen: I'm a matur... : sairis
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  Does this rag smell like chloroform to you? : Micand
  • damn you >:( : Ebu
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  Hi my name is Jayson! : .Jayson
  • I have used this before and it works. : kaddar0
• Do you like giraffes? : cjcharv
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  hey baby I lost my virginity, can I have yours? : Drakoniac
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    mysled suggested this to me and in retrospect it's terrible. women don't know anything. : Drakoniac
    • I just gave you a bad one so I could come up with a better one >:D : mysled
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  Does this smell like Chloroform? : Ebu
  • hahaha : .Jayson
  • I vote for this one. : Supine
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  I can't find my puppy, can you help me find him? I think he went into this cheap motel room. : gornl1
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    WINNER For sheer hilarity and boldness. : fechols
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      Paging Dr. gornl1... Dr. gornl1 pick up on line one... : fechols
      • awesome! we all gonna play this shit?! : gornl1
  • roofle, well deserved. : Jiven
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  Also from the whoring out in this thread apparently the best pickup line is asking if they want a free co... : kaddar0
  • :D : fechols
• Let's make an abortion together This may be a rather forward question, but do you have AIDS? Well then... : EvilDolemite
• Wanna go halves on a bastard? : mmogger
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  That shirt's very becoming on you. If I were on you, I'd be coming too. : mysled
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• "Hi, I'm Garey Busey. Ever want to fuck a giraffe?" http://pinstripebindi.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/... : locater16
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  This works best when you run into an old friend on the bus... "Fredrik, you haven't changed one bit si... : Pacalon
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    o_O : fechols
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      You don't know your classic shack? http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=11368504 : Pacalon
      • I missed that one! That's awesome. : fechols
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    haha, god that still makes me giggle : Shivawn
    • Me too. I thought for sure Longhair would pull out the victory for me, but I was wrong. :( : Pacalon
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  How heavy was the polar bear? enough to break the ice. : Jikim
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    Ormsbee posted that one already! Got more? :) : fechols
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      And I've actually used that one successfully! : Ormsbee
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        thought i recalled it from somewhere :D : Jikim
        • i don't think i was successful :| : Jikim
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  Excuse me... my cock died, can I bury it in your vagina? : zombie man
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    This would work great for her: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqHcD6tv2po : fechols
    • Hahaha, indeed it would. : zombie man
• You look like my mom. : yourGarbageMan
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• My name is George. I'm unemployed and I live with my parents. : n0v4
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  Did you hear about the DLC for Borderlands?? : jane911
  • So hot. : fechols
• You might not be the best looking boy girl in here but beauty is only one light switch away! : razorblade79
• *sigh* why do you just stand there not fucking me? - Nick Breckon : Big Luke
• Hi my is Bob. I am a cancer, I like long walks on the beach and pooping in womens purses. Dont knock ... : K0LM
• I can smell your cunt : Lawgiver
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  The word of the day is "legs." Let's say we head back to your place and spread the word. : ArtilleryMarker
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  "You know, I ain't this tall. I'm just sitting on my wallet " : -JLN-
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• Normally I wouldn't talk to you but I'm desperate. : Jikim
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  If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me? That is to say, would you be offended b... : notd665
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• Excuse me, but would you like an orally stimulated orgasm? : TheVietSpecial
• hey, wanna punch my cunt? : GloriousCow
• You look just like my sister. : StolenNosferatu
• Point away from her and yell: "Quick look over there!" Then grab the nearest napkin, lunge at her and sh... : Gore87
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  Do you work at Subway? Because you’re giving me a foot-long. : Nixx2004
  • Hahahha, this is good. I wonder how it would work on someone who worked at Subway, may be even better. : te[R]ror
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  END OF ENTREES! 1HR Time limit is up. Please pick winner good sir! : posito
  • thats prob his call... I won in his thread the other day and received the gift promptly. you rock dude! : dignan
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    Thank you! Contest is over, and gornl1 won! Thanks for the laughs, everyone! :) : fechols
    • And thank YOU for sponsoring it! : Ormsbee
    • Sweet, that game is lookin badass. I will someday get to play this too! : posito
• I'm filthy rich. : Jikim
• "Grandma, I thought about it and decided I'll try it just this once." : filtersweep
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• i have money. : BaronVonSnakPak
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  I know it's over, but: "Would you like to touch my penis?" Works like a charm. : quadeh
  • I like "If we were both squirrels, would you let me bust a nut in your hole?" : xsoulbrothax

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  I think the last TNG movie was so bad that anything remotely good will be praised. : sanchez
  • Not to mention the last two series were crap. : sanchez
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  No, you're just wrong, it was great :) : -efx-
  • Meh. The only redeeming part was that is was shot in the same manner as the old movies. It really did loo... : Tissen
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    ^^^ this : dpgagnon
    • you being wrong, that is :) : dpgagnon
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  It was well received by non trekkies. : fsck
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    I'm a trekkie and I received it well. : SpaecKow
    • I hear trekkies receive well. : imperator
• Not arguing your points but: While full of the usual implausibilities, don't forget that outside of comm... : SolrFlare
• 1. They were behind the rest of the fleet and their best senior officer got captured. It's not unbelievab : Bamtan
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  2) - It's not the same timeline anymore, resulting in an alternate universe. There are about a billion ot... : deveus1
  • Also its basically the same thing from star trek 4 were they go back in time and scotty gives the guy the... : johnlocks
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    I can't believe so many people don't understand this. They SPELLED IT OUT on the bridge just so the audie... : Bamtan
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      It felt overdone when they took five minutes out of the film to explain to the audience what happened but... : handofthrawn
      • An interlude where old Spock gives a Deadpool-esque, 4th-wall breaking monologue to the audience explaini... : Arcanum
• time-travel noob. learn2use physics plz. : nyranger66
• It was well received all around, not just by trekkies. It had the usual Sci-fi style implausibilities, bu... : thetangent
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  You're a trek fan, who like the original series, too, or you are not. : GeorgeB3DR
  • it's not all totally black and white : moshman
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    I have seen a few of the older movies, but none of the TV series. I am not a Ttrekkie, even by a longshot... : Tissen
    • Your loss. : thetangent
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  Causality is an illusion (or, if you prefer, a side-effect) caused by man's inability to violate the seco... : bipolar
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    Both are online By His Boostraps (read first) http://www.xs4all.nl/~pot/scifi/byhisbootstraps.pdf All Y... : bipolar
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      I just spent the past hour and a half reading By His Bootstraps. Really good, quite thought-provoking, th... : lyme
      • Yeah, it's pretty obvious from the first or second page what's going on. But the journey is still fun. : bipolar
• I never watched the original but liked TNG and I liked the movie. It was a good sci fi movie that happene... : bolneze
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  My biggest issue was the extremely convenient plot device of having young Kirk and old Spock meet in the : lyme
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    Supposedly the time line is trying to heal itself, and thats why shit like that happened according to the... : liqker
    • If it was a new timeline, is there a timeline god working behind the scenes to fix it? Which timeline is... : trove
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    What? That is so easy to explain: Old Spock was left on that planet to watch his homeworld destroyed. Kir : aggressor
    • They were both dropped off at the nearby convenient planet near the only habitable outpost. (So stated in... : LoioshDwaggie
• It's a great, fun action movie. That's why people liked it. Nothing you mentioned detracts from that. : Arceihn
• STAR TREK IS SERRIOUS BUSINESS : byorn
• well basically none of your points have anything to do with how good of a movie it is, so yes it was pret... : arizona bay
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  3) The character who played Chekov is actually Russian, so FU. : manlyman
  • He could be putting on a fake accent like British actors have to when they play British characters in Ame... : nudel
• You're broken. Although the Russian accent did get annoying after a minute. : freakynipples69
• Weecktor-Weecktor! : oldRivers
• its a reboot series with a completely altered time line, they did what they had to survive. it was funny ... : unsound

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  probably the best egg crates in a game of all time. Of all time. : aeg1x
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    milk crates! : StolenNosferatu
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      mlev, you should know this, because they are only found at the beginning of the game and they don't tell ... : kaddar0
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        Wait, what? is this like a "press E to pickup" item or is it an inventory item? or is this a joke? : mlev
        • it is 100% serious, you miss out on a lot of shit if you don't have a crate with you : aeg1x
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          Yeah you press e to pick them up. At one point in the game there is a barrier that you can't even climb ... : kaddar0
          • Like that part in Portal where you have to get up into a vent and everyone just stacks up office chairs r... : peanut-
        • Don't listen to these assholes. It's the CAN you need! They even tell you to pick it up. Just never put i... : Bold
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        I thought the crate was overpowered... until I got the gnome. : Sapiens
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          yeah, that was a game breaking addition. : CrimsonHandHiro
          • Literally. Did you try jamming it in the back of the car for a bit? It becomes this supercharged physics ... : AlexW1203
• Quite a nice fucking treat. Enjoy the shit out of it! : RetroRedEyeJr
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  Huge treat, and go in knowing that as good as HL2 is, the episodes are even better. : Serpico74
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    Weeee, i have all of them as well! : mlev
    • Yup, The Orange Box is a great deal. BTW, play them in order so you don't mess up the story. Even though ... : Serpico74
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    The Half-Life games are a series that starts out great and gets better. What other game series are like ... : dognose
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      Ahhh, the Mario games. : dognose
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        Zelda : mlev
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          Never played those so will defer to you. Please keep 'em coming; I am getting an education. : dognose
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            Mario, Metroid, Zelda. Those are the only ones aside from Half Life that has managed to start great and k... : Serpico74
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              What about Duke Nukem, Dognose? : Goblin au
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                Ratchet and Clank Left 4 Dead Fallout : LoioshDwaggie
                • Damn, how did we forget fallout? : mlev
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      Hitman is definitely like this. You should try Blood Money between L4D sessions, mr. nose! : quadeh
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        I am interested in these games(I even liked the movie) but I understand stealth is involved :( : dognose
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          i LOVE stealth games. So much. metal gear/splinter cell/thief etc are all among my favorites. : mlev
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            Have you played Blood Money then? If not I highly suggest it. The game has one of my favorite stealth sys : quadeh
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              It's also only $10 on steam. And there's a demo. Seriously worth checking out dognose. : Ormsbee
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                Trust me, don't play the demo. It's just the tutorial level and does not give you good feel for the game ... : quadeh
                • I'll probably pick this up tonight. Funds getting low, but $10 games are hard to pass up when they're hi... : mlev
        • Ah, but that is what's beautiful about Blood Money - you can shoot your way through pretty much every lev... : quadeh
    • Resident Evils.. through 2. Then skip 3. Then amazing at 4. : Cihte
• Just keep in mind throughout the whole game that Gordon never says a word and always blows shit up. The t... : Prozium
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  An epic one : dognose
  • ^^^^^^^^^^^^ : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Oh my god. You're kidding?! OK have you played Half-Life? : MercFox1
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    I played it but it was soooo long ago I honestly don't remember much of the plot. Is this bad? : mlev
    • Nah, you'll be fine. If I remember correctly the game pretty much recaps everything anyway. : devi| dog
    • Probably not, but you'll definitely start remembering things from the first game as you go through HL2. H... : MercFox1
    • All you really need to know is that Gordon kicked a bunch of ass and then agreed to work for the G-man. T... : baconisgod
• You lucky, lucky bastard. :-) : five_percent
• restarted playing it again recently and it's holding up just as well as the first time. it's a really, re... : Psigun
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  I hated HL2 I haven't tried EP1 or EP2 despite them being in orange box. HL1 is still in my top 10 games... : batkiwi
  • You don't deserve Ep1/Ep2 if you didn't like HL2. : Sapiens
  • I found Half Life 2 to be very boring. I loved Half Life 1 though. I have that same feeling. : posito
  • I like HL1 more than HL2, but I still consider them both magnificent games. HL2 just felt slightly less g... : quadeh
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    I felt the same way about HL1 relative to HL2, and I think the episodes are a genuine improvement over th... : Felraiser
    • That's why I'm willing to give them a chance : batkiwi
  • Yeah, I found HL2 incredibly dry. The episodes are much more engaging. : Arceihn
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  If I already own HL2 and TF2 and buy the orange box can I gift that spare copy of HL2 and TF2? : Big Luke
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    You can HL2, but I don't think you can TF2. Unless someone wants to correct me on that. : Creepin_Jeezus
    • Well that's not too bad. I've had HL2 (and TF2) since its original release but for some reason I brought... : Big Luke
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  If your computer can handle it, you should download the FakeFactory mod to "augment" your visual experien... : The Grolar Bear
  • Q6600 Core2Quad, radeon HD4890, 4gig highspeed ram.. am i ok? : mlev

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• Hahahaha! : Arcanum
• hahah that dude is hilarious : AlexXdude
• Fantastic. : notd665
• Ha yeah. The other day he twittered that he had just upgraded to Mac OS X 10.7, Def Leopard, but that no... : SolrFlare
• He should be a guest on curb your enthusiasm. : fsck
• lol that's an awesome interview : zerog83
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  I must be out of touch because I have no idea who this guy even is. : Visceral Monkey
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    look at you, being old! : Sapiens
    • Totally. I hardly watch any network tv or bother with movies any more. I had no idea who Jessica Biel was... : Visceral Monkey
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    http://gizmodo.com/388547/john-mayer-pioneers-the-doubledouche-two-bluetooth-headsets-at-once He's fam... : baconisgod
    • that is funny : deject
    • Um. More of secretary chick and megafucking bonus points for Kirsten Bell. : Moonbase Commander
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      Oh my god lol. My opinion of John Mayer just skyrocketed. The only previous funny bit I had seen him d... : Danny5225
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        John Mayer is a musical prodigy and fucking hilarious dude. I may not listen to his music but I think he... : arizona bay
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          a musical prodigy? not really : moshman
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            He can hold his own on stage with Clapton, B.B. King, etc. While he is obviously not quite on their level... : Ctrl-Phreak
            • I know his other side, and while he does do some interesting stuff most of his playing is boringly "scrip... : moshman
            • He is a really good guitarist. I like him. : whistletits
          • ok, that's fine! : arizona bay
      • 2 Guys 1 Cup with John Mayer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrfsEmidmok : glio1337
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      Also John Mayer mocking John Mayer fans http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H-bJs-Ib-s : crummynz
      • best john mayer fan ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He9za8PDidY : FrayLo
    • That is hilarious, I've never seen that before : glio1337
    • that was really damn funny : strider_
    • holy shit that was funny. "no, i dont know any supermodels. only him and like, 8 other guys know super... : BaronVonSnakPak
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    He did this cool tribute at MJ's memorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofWEPLXvpsI : underground banana plantation
    • lol at the audience attempting to clap in time : aeg1x
• Wow I am actually impressed with his answers. Very thoughtful. : IHATEDUST
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  world-renowned blues legend John Mayer LOL : Cihte
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    You don't play with B. B. King, among other legends of blues, unless you are a legend in your own right. : coldfusioncs
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      Ban please : _jon
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        I'm not saying he's at the same level as B.B. King, or Clapton, or any other "legends." But he hasn't bee... : coldfusioncs
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          All that says is that this generation is filled with super-bad guitarists. : Cihte
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            waaaaaaaaaah, im old and don't have time to wade through new music any more so therefore everything made ... : braaains
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              Yes. Waaaaaah, indeed. Jesus Christ. I'm sure I'm more aware of "new music" than you are. And of all thi... : Cihte
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                John Mayer is a really, really good guitar player. : -efx-
                • We'll have to agree to disagree. I'm not saying he's bad. But he's far from legendary. : Cihte
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                You're fucking lying. You've said yourself that you only really like folk music, so I don't believe for a... : ArcKnight
                • I never said that I "only really like folk music" at all. But most of the stuff I listen to is folk or bl... : Cihte
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                  and John Mayer hardly qualifies as "new music." lol. : Cihte
                  • Heh, I can even think of another John who emerged after Mayer, and who's a better blues guitarist. And th : Cihte
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                    lol go and listen to some guthrie govan playing and get back to me about this generation of guitar play... : moshman
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                      I dunno. From what I have heard of Govan Guthrie (which, admittedly, isn't a whole lot)... guitar work l : Cihte
                      • Never heard Shawn Lane : Cihte
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                        "easy to sound competent when all your notes are distorted", excuse me what? Sure it will mask some mist... : moshman
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                          and also, so in your opinion there are no good guitar players that play with a band? seems like a bit of... : moshman
                          • That most definitely is not my opinion. : Cihte
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                          Yes, I play guitar. I've played guitar for quite a long time. When all your notes are distorted, they won... : Cihte
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                            oh come on, that's a fucking load of horseshit and I cannot believe you really think that. Ungodly amou... : moshman
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                              I can't believe you think otherwise, honestly. : Cihte
                              • it sounds to me like you just refuse to believe because you don't personally like it. If I was at home ri... : moshman
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                            I suggest you two just stop this ridiculous subthread where it stands. And Cihte, there's no need to b... : the city
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                              I haven't been abrasive.. : Cihte
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                                Honestly, don't single me out like that. It's really uncool. In this sub-thread alone, I've been called a... : Cihte
                                • You started the subthread and persisted in shitting on John Mayer in a thread particularly about how cool... : the city
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                                  you didn't state it as an opinion, you stated it as a FACT that notes don't harmonise. very different. : moshman
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                                    oh yeah, and chords are "meaningless". come the fuck on : moshman
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                                      You guys aren't going to get anywhere with this let's just hug grab cocks and be friends. : the city
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                                        ok. I just can't stand it when people who claim to love and know oh-so-much about music seem to actually ... : moshman
                                        • I never said I wasn't open to listening to other music : Cihte
                                    • ... I didn't say chords are meaningless. I said they can become meaningless if they're distorted to the p... : Cihte
                                  • "harmonize as well with each other" ... error on my part. : Cihte
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                                  If you think that little quote + "lol" was anything but a lightning rod for a shitty subthread then I'm n... : zakk
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                                    I thought it was hilarious that John Mayer is already considered a legend. I think becoming a legend requ... : Cihte
                                    • I do, and totally agree : moshman
                                    • So you think it's ridicolous that people don't share your opinion that "legendary" musicians may or may n... : -efx-
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                                      I guess we're at the part where I don't really know what to tell you. I've never seen you participate in ... : zakk
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                                        I remembered he made this post: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21010576#itemanchor_21010576 I thi... : -efx-
                                        • Then please don't deal with me. I honestly don't care. I do, however, stand by that opinion. : Cihte
                        • "easier to sound competent..." better? : Cihte
          • waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah : moe6
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          Mayer is likely the best non-classical guitar player currently recording. Prove me wrong. : batkiwi
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            Guthrie Govan Jeff Loomis Al Di Meola Devin Townsend Paul Gilbert Allan Holdsworth Buckethead Muha... : moshman
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              To add some more: Ron Thal Marco Sfogli Stanley Jordan Yngwie Malmsteen Alex Skolnick : -efx-
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                holy shit how could I forget Ron Thal, the man is insane. and sfogli is really growing on me too. Skolni... : moshman
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                  How about Les Claypool? Or does bass not count? : Lone Swordsman
                  • Bass isn't a real instrument. : Cihte
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                    he should be in every list of awesome people : moshman
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                      I saw him play in Oysterhead. Les + Trey = magic. : Cihte
                      • this was the performance i was at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk7Q4RjIz64 : Cihte
          • John Butler ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VAkOhXIsI0 ) Derek Trucks Trey Anastasio Warren Haynes ... : Cihte
        • Ive listed to all his albums and his guitar playing does not stand out at all. I completely disagree. : unsound
  • He's one of the best modern blues performers, no doubt about that. : orgcaptainnemo
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    LOL all you want but he is. If you've never seen him play live and how god damn amazing he is at guitar t... : glio1337
    • He's not legendary. Not in the slightest. He's generic and boring. : Cihte
• Haha! WTF was he asking John Mayer about Universal Health Care anyway? : phate81
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  if those are off-the-cuff answers he sounds like a pretty funny dude : gokart.
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    He sounds like a dude with "fuck you" money in that he can say whatever the fuck he wants without regard ... : baconisgod
    • Actually I believe these sort of answers would help his career because they'd move him towards a more enj... : kaddar0
    • He strikes me as a humble guy who just finds his own fame ironic, so he is having some fun with it while ... : Ctrl-Phreak
    • I don't think he appreciated being asked controversial political questions that people are split on, beca... : unsound
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  John Mayer talking about Perez Hilton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRqaMHWgFm0 : coldfusioncs
  • Jesus, he could do standup : foo
• that is fucking fantastic. : rmjackson
• He has a couple of videos on the internet that are also hilarious. Watch them if you havent. : ColonBlow1
• he was on the Chappelle's Show a while back. He's okay in my book. : nyranger66
• Mayer - 1, Interviewee - 0 : MercFox1
• "this will help your image John, just write witty responses, I'll edit them later." - manager : Jiven
• Hahaha, these are like those commercials and skits he's done. He's a funny dude. : spazzium
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  sounds like the cocaine talking : filthysock
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    don't look a gift horse in the mouth : moshman
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      don't mouth a look horse in the gift : the city
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        this stops NOW : moshman
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          i was just giving a piece of similarly useful advice good sir : the city
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            sorry :( : moshman
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              np mr. ed : [7]kami
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                jej lül! : moshman
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                  wat : [7]kami
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                    jej hept een kloetsack op jej kop : moshman
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                      hahaha je bent zelf een lul, anusgezicht. : [7]kami
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                        :) dank u wel! : moshman
                        • This subthread cracked me up. : Bamii
• This thread is pretty good for my morning. : LoioshDwaggie
• i like that dude : xxiv
• haha thats great : jonin

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  I think I've been trying fucking 2-3 boss for an hour now. Annoying. : nevlos
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    Are you in body form? If so we could send out a little blue soul squad to help you out. : Kentor
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      Nah, soul form. It's where you run and hit the debris piles to advance. I guess blues could take 'em down... : nevlos
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        If you have the Purple Flame shield or Flame ring, break them out. I finished it fairly easily using Soul : Kentor
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          I'm talking about the dragon god scriped sequence, flamelurker was easy compared to this. I hit those pil : nevlos
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            Oh sorry, thought you were talking about the Flamelurker. : Kentor
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              any tips? lol : nevlos
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                augh i get to the last pile, but can't get to it in time : nevlos
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                  How to beat: Take off all your gear. It's like goggles, it does nothing for the fight. Hide behind pillar : ucanbfuzzy
                  • AHHH! Beat him, thanks. Just needed to relax : nevlos
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                    Is there any way to get that sword that's behind those rocks? : nevlos
                    • pure white tendency : smax
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                    I experienced the opposite. My Royal kept getting owned in 2-3 tonight but once I put on a set of fluted ... : David Craddock
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                      I played 2-3 extremely cautiously, so I have no idea what the Dragon God's attacks look like. Guess I'll ... : Kentor
                      • The Royal's my second character; my first character, like yours, didn't even see the attacks. It was an e... : David Craddock
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            its basically just a matter of hiding behind a pillar until DG settles down, then rushing out to clear a ... : smax
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              Yeah, I've been in my undies for a while now. I think I've been trying it so long that I'm just impatient : nevlos
              • That happens to me a lot, especially in 4-2 and 1-4. : DianeOfTheMoon
  • do you have a bow? it might take awhile but first person aiming to break apart the first couple of stone... : grendel
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  Anyone else finding that the Uchigatana is kind of under performer due to it's swing arc and slow thrust ... : Kentor
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    I love my Uchi. But it definitely ain't for gecko hunting. The one low attack that works well is R1 out : smax
    • I find it funny that the Uchigatana's rolling attack is actually faster than many of it's standing attack... : Kentor
  • I'm becoming a big fan of the falchion. Large weapon with a fast first strike and the step-back attack i... : DianeOfTheMoon
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    Also, try using the Uchi in your off-hand and do L2. It's supposed to be an almost instant attack. : DianeOfTheMoon
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      Hmmm... interesting. I'm not sure I'm happy with the idea of leaving the shield off though. That thing h... : Kentor
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        I think that's more for PvP, but it's strange how fast it is that way. : DianeOfTheMoon
        • I'm starting to think about PvP more since I got invaded. It feels pretty dangerous when the message pops... : Kentor
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  UPDATE: The fucking dragon did not move from 1-1 :( : devi| dog
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    Even arrowing the fuck out of it? You can tell if you're hitting because the health bar will come up and ... : Kentor
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      I haven't had time to do that yet. It's next on my list, I'll actually have to get my bow out of the ban... : devi| dog
      • Yeah, it seems somewhat hit or miss whether he'll be at his roost or not. Arrowing the crap out of him de... : Kentor
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  Worth doing 5-1 just for the blessed mace to rape the skeletons in stage 4? : breadsticks
  • sure is! any crushing weapon wrecks them, and especially weapons with magical damage as a bonus : grendel
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  i am about to tackle 5-2. any suggestions for me? i understand there is a swamp area, and i can get poi... : grendel
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    Gloom armor set helps as well as poison resist ring (duh). Also regeneration ring almost makes up for th... : smax
    • Go in with the Adjudicator's Shield and regen ring. You probably won't be in stand-up, blocking fights a... : DianeOfTheMoon
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  Repost The World 4 Phantom does not fuck around, and it's awesome.. lol : walker270
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    Is that the dual katana black phantom in the pit that you get your ass kicked into? : Kentor
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      Single katana who rapes your face the second you zone into 4-1 : walker270
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        haha he wasn't too bad in White WT, but usually the black phantoms are tougher yeah : grendel
        • I'm pretty sure I know how to beat him easily, but I really don't want to turtle behind a shield and poke... : walker270
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        Hmmm... I didn't have a problem with him with kind of white-ish WT. What level are you at? I fought him... : Kentor
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          This is the named one that only appears during PB WT. : walker270
          • OH! Then I have no idea. : Kentor
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  I can not believe the hype is keeping up. I really figured this game would fizz out after a few days. : DogDharma
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    It's fucking awesome. For the people who enjoy it, it's simply amazing since virtually no other game out ... : Kentor
    • I've played it 4-5 hours a night since release day! :) + :( : David Craddock
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  Ok so I finally decided to stroll on into New Game + after being happy with level 110. I forgot what a ... : mastermike569
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    do they add gold skellies and tougher enemies to earlier levels or are they the same enemies just harder ... : grendel
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      They are same enemies, they are tougher to kill and hit harder! ouch ouch ouch! : mastermike569
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        heh so don't get hit! i guess on newgame+ i will be spending some vitality points after all : grendel
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          Yea the more vitality the better it seems. Getting hit is unavoidable as enemies have more HP's and it t... : mastermike569
          • Also stock up on plenty HP items haha. : mastermike569
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            Put on your thief ring, that will cut down on most if not all manta attacks, at least on 4-2, can't speak... : zombie man
            • ^^^^^ thief ring is really always the best ring. : Boxelder
  • what was your stat distribution like at level 110? : piser
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  Chris Remo is playing Demon's Souls right now! He didn't like it much before... so, thread about what th... : Kentor
  • I think my suggestion would be to treat it less like a game and ignore some of the conventions that we've... : Kentor
  • He should stop only playing baby games. No, really, I think it's just the sort of game that you like b... : BlackCat9
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    it isn't a shitty indie game : gmd
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      that's just silly, cockducks. did you know one of Chris Remo's favorite games is Halo? : mikecyb
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        Yeah, what's that about? : Boxelder
        • Rocket Race. : BlackCat9
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    Like Ninja Gaiden, blocking and careful attention to play is key! Also, a good play strategy would be:... : DianeOfTheMoon
    • I think I'm gonna pick this up so I'm tagging this. : uncle slappy
    • That's the order I did, and it worked out pretty good. Did 1-3 at the end of that tonight, opening up new : nevlos
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      How did you guys determine the number for each world? Can someone put them up for me?Like 1= Bolteria or ... : shwortdogg
      • Clockwise from the first one you open (which yep is Boletaria Castle). Scroll down to "The Five Worlds... : Johnny Law
  • Some other tips: This isn't any normal RPG where you are supposed to blow through guys to get to the b... : DianeOfTheMoon
  • Slow down : pancake humper
  • He's Chris Remo, that might be the problem. : Boxelder
  • God damn, I need to get me an official commentator for my life too. : Fooldozer
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    His initial feeling of there's really nothing pushing him to continue the deathmarch echoed my concerns a... : zakazi
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      This doesn't even make sense to me. You beat it because that's what you do with games. You push on beca... : Boxelder
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        I play games because I enjoy them. If I'm not enjoying it I don't play the whole thing? Saying you play g... : zakazi
        • a question mark snuck into my post! bad punctuation! naughty! : zakazi
      • really? it's hard to understand why someone would want something out of a game besides just a challenge? : derelict515
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      Sounds like Remo may have some empathy issues. One of the best qualities of the game for me (and for othe... : silent prophet
      • ^^^^ : eeeealmo
      • also I just love seeing what is next. Just finished 1-3 (except the boss) and it is such a change of pace... : nevlos
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        However if you don't like that psychological effect or it does nothing for you then you can't fault the p... : zakazi
        • I don't think that's the case. I don't think many of us think that anyone who doesn't enjoy the game is s... : Kentor
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          Please don't think I am saying if you don't empathize with the game you are flawed somehow. We all have d... : silent prophet
          • Oh no I didn't think you were implying that. It was just the response to roushi and others that were a bi... : zakazi
    • One reason I keep playing is that at any given point there are many things that I'm working toward... the... : Johnny Law
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  4-2 boss is a fucking dick :( wiped a 3 person party :( : eeeealmo
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    Did you notice that the guy is blind and is finding you on sight? If you still need help then be quiet : DianeOfTheMoon
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      thanks. kinda hard to keep 2 other people quiet too though lol. gonna try and solo him but i have 40k s... : eeeealmo
      • See my post above. :) : DianeOfTheMoon
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        i beat him on my first try and he never hit me once, put on the thief ring, stand back with a bow and pli... : grendel
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          ok that is a good idea. i just wiped 4 times in a row, each time with 2 other people, and then ragequit ... : eeeealmo
          • I never did any bosses with people, halfway for those reasons. :) : DianeOfTheMoon
        • There's also a distraction spell. Demon's trick : Boxelder
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  Would it be a good idea to pick up a strat guide for this game or just go for it? : hashd
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    Just read the threads on the Shack. They're better than a guide. : BlackCat9
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      I have been trying not to so I can avoid spoilers since I cant pick it up till tomorrow. It will be my fi... : hashd
      • Honestly, there are some things I recommend learning from either other players (Shack!) or the guide for ... : David Craddock
  • http://demonssouls.wikidot.com/ : eeeealmo
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    My recommendation is to not read any spoiler stuff and to not read a guide until you have beaten it once.... : DianeOfTheMoon
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      I cannot beat the boss in 1-2. Ive been trying for two straight days :( I am a knight, and i have plat... : sticktastic
      • First you have to Take out the crossbow soldiers on both sides and then you can try and melee but I would : dengar65
      • Once you get behind him, the fight is really easy. Just hit him a couple of times between his strikes. : DianeOfTheMoon
      • I was in the same boat with that boss. When I finally beat him it was a great feeling. Like euphoria. :... : smax
    • It depends. It's very nice to know things about the mechanics, like how exactly how stats, resistances, : Johnny Law
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  Weapon upgrade advice wanted. I'm using a Falchion+3 right now, and I'm assuming that if I upgrade to +4,... : mechanicalgrape
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    depends on your stats really. i went with tearing because i have high dex * Sharp - Damage bonus ... : eeeealmo
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      Don't forget Dragon! which takes away all stat bonuses but adds fire damage. : TheVietSpecial
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        yea sorry that was cut and past from the Kilij page (which i don't think can be upgraded with dragon) : eeeealmo
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          Correct. I don't think anything that can cause bleeding damage can be made into a dragon weapon. : kikilupo
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            I just made a dragon morning star. I'll have to check if it still has the bleeding stat on it, but its le... : confuseatron
            • Really? I thought I couldn't make a dragon morning star. I know that you can't make a flaming Ali baba sw... : kikilupo
        • Oh whoops, I thought you were just listing all the different types of upgrades :p. My bad. : TheVietSpecial
    • Blessed adds a bonus based on your faith. I think it also adds an HP regen. : cornchak
  • Quality evens out the str and dex bonuses, so if you have a high dex item but low dex (or vice-versa) it'... : DianeOfTheMoon
• I'm almost done with uncharted so I get to start playing again soon. woo! : Boxelder
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  Jesus 5-2 is hard and i'm barely even started with it. fucking giant goblins can eat a dick : grendel
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    you can roll behind them. : Boxelder
    • Not in water, you can't. ;p : DianeOfTheMoon
  • Try to fight them on dry land, I found them damn near impossible in the goo :( : JamesArhy
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  Hmm, Firestorm or Rage of God? : nevlos
  • firestorm : snidely sid
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  I'm kind of getting frustrated with the game. I mean it's fun, but I hate dying and redoing everything I ... : PointlesS76
  • use a couple of phantoms : snidely sid
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    I was frustrated at first, and what I learned was that I just needed to slow it down and think about my s... : Ctrl-Phreak
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      I usually only play it for an hour in one sitting. Beat one level then stop. It helps with the frustr... : TheVietSpecial
      • I replied to the wrong dude :[. : TheVietSpecial
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    Same. Just spent 2 hours trying to beat the 4-1 boss and nearly 1 and a half of that is redoing the fucki... : breadsticks
    • I'm bad about looking up what to do against a boss :( He's simple though if you have the right tactic,... : devi| dog
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      There are shortcuts to get to each boss (that I've found so far). I highly recommend looking them up in ... : Johnny Law
      • And I just remembered that I described the 4-1 shortcut in a previous post, so if you want to know: http:... : Johnny Law
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      ITS LIEK RAIDING : [7]kami
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        It kind of is, only you don't have other people fucking up. It's all on you, which makes the fights prett... : BlackCat9
        • Well, leading 40 man WoW raids stressed me out properly. JESUS FUCKING CHRIST NOT IN FRONT OF THE DRAG... : [7]kami
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  Started a new character. I can't believe how easy the game feels now that I've played through it once be... : smax
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    What did you start and what did you beat it with? My Roytalty makes this game a breeze, I'll go back t... : devi| dog
    • A Knight. I ended up with a balanced build with 30/30/30 end/str/dex. It started off as a strength ba... : smax
  • Yeah, I'm glad I started over too. NG+ was whooping my ass because I fucked up the "Point of No Return" i... : ghost in my shell
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  This game is driving me nuts. When I'm doing well it feels awesome, then some bit of design bullshit or b... : cowbs
  • You don't really want to be in regular form anyway unless you're trying to move tendency. Less damage ... : devi| dog
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  I'm slowly coming to the realization that ragdolls are the worst thing that happened in the game industry... : TPSReport
  • The ragdolls in this game are fucking terrible. Are developers just going to be happy with the shitty im... : cornchak
  • Definitely one of my main complaints about the game. It bugs me every time a dead dude gets stuck to my l... : Ctrl-Phreak
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    ragdolls are great, they just need to be blended with death animations and have better physics : Shai-Tan
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      Demon's Souls is special. Some might argue it's GOTY material. However, it just boggles the mind that... : TPSReport
      • I once had an enemy stuck on me for a good two minutes. : Boxelder
      • I've got a feeling that the ragdolls are a result of the awesome physics with everything else. If I reme... : DianeOfTheMoon
    • half the time its just because they don't have realistic limits or enough weight, so you can punt an armo... : 60days
  • Ragdolls are fine, if they don't weigh 2oz's. : pancake humper
• I finished 4-1 in Body Form at level 40 so and felt uber. Then went to tackle the 2-2 boss in body form a... : Werkin

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  I think zombie content is a requirement to release these days. It does look cool though - http://www.gian... : Dave-A
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    thanks for stealing my idea and posting the link : Cihte
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      did you watch fight club yet? : Dave-A
      • no. i got Newton's Dark Secrets and The Usual Suspects (for some reason) in my Q fore that. : Cihte
  • Ok, that looks better than the original game : Reeves
• huh what? zombie dlc borderlands? : Reeves
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  link: http://www.giantbomb.com/news/borderlands-zombie-island-of-dr-ned-dlc-announced/1732/ : Cihte
  • gone : filthysock
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  a little early for dlc but that looks damn good : snidely sid
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    never too early to charge for what used to be free! : llamameat
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      expansion packs used to be free? : mikecyb
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        Well games used to be longer....now the motivation is to make a short game and charge for more gameplay : llamameat
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          Yeah, like Fallout 3. : TShandy
          • That game is so ridiculously short. Rental for sure. : J4NUS
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            I thought fallout 3 was a long game?? Anyway I just don't like it.... : llamameat
            • Yeah, I would have liked it too, but there was only a tiny amount of content. A total ripoff. : TShandy
            • It takes a long time to explore the entire Capitol Wasteland indeed. It may not be all that interesting ... : deject
            • honestly one of the shortest game i've ever played. beat it in 3 hours with probably 3/4 of the side que... : dantastic
        • You may want to read this: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/60122 "What happens a lot of the t... : Helter Skelter
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          Ass, talking out of. : jake
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            Ok, enjoy the the new model of being nickeled and dimed for everything! : llamameat
            • Keep talking out of that ass : deKaf
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          Ridiculous. You guys complain about everything. DLC does not mean you get less content in the original ... : GeorgeB3DR
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            I disagree; there has to be at least one instance in the gaming industry where a project manager said, "T... : the archvile
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              Games cost 30 million dollars to make today, vs 3-4m in 2000 (like Enemy Territory). Free doesn't work a... : GeorgeB3DR
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                You have to ask, what's it going to be like in 2019? Will games cost 300 million dollars? There's alrea... : the archvile
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                  I don't believe games can cost that much more than they do today simply because teams can't grow that muc... : GeorgeB3DR
                  • yeah, that's why you've got all these investments in procedural technology (in textures as well as animat... : derelict515
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                I'm also laughing at the slide from "DLC does not mean you get less content in the original game" to "Fre... : the archvile
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                  As long as you're getting a 10 hour game at release then paying for additional content in DLC isn't a big... : GeorgeB3DR
                  • I don't really understand why gamers expect they should get more for nothing. Yes, $100 (here in Aus) is ... : exponen7
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                  Also just saying that the free ride is over, mainly because of the cost to make content today, and the ma... : GeorgeB3DR
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                    Yeah, I already did a few times. I have Fallout 3 and FEAR 2 sitting around with no DLC purchased. Thos... : the archvile
                    • Same as you. I'm typically burned on a game when DLC comes out and done with it. Even in the old days of... : GeorgeB3DR
                • marketers aren't running the show. this kind of thinking infuriates me. even when you get to hear how ... : dahanese
            • i am sure in the history of everything, someone has cut a corner. that doesn't mean that all DLC is ri... : dahanese
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            Well to be fair, it does mean that gamers are likely to get less freebies. Also when compared to expansi... : Modulus
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              You know how Ron Popeil sells knifes? He introduces a few knifes and gives you a price, but then goes "Bu... : Modulus
              • Heh, yeah. Hooray for marketing. : the archvile
          • You = my new favourite poster....to be fair i didn't have a favourite before. : SlingBlaze
          • The funny thing is I want to pay someone money for more demon's soul's areas. They never seem to make... : ghost in my shell
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            Yes, this is the angle a game developer sees and states. No surprise here. "we gotta make money, guys!"... : AndyGoin
            • you can tow the line of disgruntled, entitled gamer but it doesn't really help things either. One of you ... : derelict515
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              And I'm not even debating dlc so much, I just think there is a line that could be crossed on behalf of th... : AndyGoin
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                while I think the EA paying for cheats is beyond stupid, there is some precedent for that. People were bu... : derelict515
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                  Are you also a game dev? Cheats existed well beyond gamesharks before they figured out thousands of idio... : AndyGoin
                  • no, I'm not, not everyone who disagrees with you has an agenda. Obviously there were free cheat codes all... : derelict515
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              dude. console certification started *months* ago. it was finally approved last week, and we announced " : dopefish
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                I'm not debating this games dlc. I'm addressing gb's assesment that we shouldn't complain about the stat... : AndyGoin
                • I took George's comment to be more a general indictment of how the moment DLC is announced someone has go... : derelict515
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                  DLC as it stands is not broken, and you really have nothing to complain about. : GeorgeB3DR
                  • Ok since you say so! No more complaining. : AndyGoin
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              I'm every bit as big a gamer and game customer as you guys are. I have no issue with the state of DLC. ... : GeorgeB3DR
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                Hah speak for yourself on that "raging" part. Can't stand when gamers complain, eh? : AndyGoin
                • It would be nice if you had a valid point when you rage, is all. I can't see any rational argument again... : GeorgeB3DR
        • you forgot a detail: the motivation is to make a short game, charge $60 for it, and charge more for gamep... : the archvile
        • Yeah because 60-100 hours of gameplay for $34 is a horrible value compared to games released 10+ years ag... : Reeves
        • Games also used to be more expensive to buy (thanks to inflation and prices staying fairly static), and c... : Vincent Grayson
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        Come on, you know it's true. When you have dlc ready to go before the game is out it should be in game. i... : papaskot
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          Wrong. Due to console versions requiring a testing and certification period before they go gold, the arti... : Mad Brahmin Disease
          • Also it wasn't stated anywhere that it was "ready to go". They just said it's coming end of the year. : Mad Brahmin Disease
          • It's either this or the artists get laid off. : Reeves
          • so what you're saying is that the pc version will get the dlc for free then? right? : X-GOUKI
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            then why wasn't final code game available at PAX? : dignan
            • final code didnt have the developer commands available that we needed to be cheating people all over the ... : Steve Gibson
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          How dare they announce the future release of reasonably priced DLC to extend their replayable 60+ hour ga... : Mystery0000
          • That's conjecture. : Nitrium
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          Nearly every game, ever, cuts content in order to ship. Sometimes, some of this content may make its way... : GeorgeB3DR
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            comparing DLC and old school add-on expansions is not a good comparison, there was much more content in e... : dignan
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              except the majority of that extra content wasn't very good and people didn't want to spend $30-40 for the... : derelict515
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                hmm.. all those Tie Fighter expansions come to mind, also Mechwarrior expansions : dignan
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                  I swear most expansions back in the day were in the $19.99 range, heck Brood War was $19.99. : dignan
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                    Brood War was $30. : Helter Skelter
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                      I got my copy at CompUSA release day for $19.99 , I still have the box and the receipt is prob in there : dignan
                      • And if I bought it a week early from a store that broke street date, that doesn't change the real release... : derelict515
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                  There was 1 Tie Fighter expansion released in 1994 which might've gotten an 85 if this 1 source of review... : derelict515
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                    i said old school , we are comparing expansions and DLC. Tie Fighter / X Wing had way more than 1 expans... : dignan
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                      also, regarding current gen DLC, Im not familiar with what they've received ratings wise (since you broug... : dignan
                      • It's just an irrelevant comparison at that point. What other option was there back then besides expansion... : derelict515
                      • there's not even a comparison when it comes to making a modern game like Borderlands compared to somethin... : mikecyb
                    • DLC is a really broad term. some DLC is a new piece of armor, or a gun. some DLC is a huge expanse of con... : dahanese
        • the dlc is not "ready to go" it was just announced as later this year. this is not some dragon age day1 d... : Steve Gibson
      • RIP Epic Megagames. 2+ expansion packs worth of content for free for UT99. : bipolar
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      • Why don't you ask the guys at Treyarch? : kill9
  • A little to early to announce DLC? The game went gold a week or two ago, what do you expect the develop... : SlingBlaze
  • The sooner they make people aware that more goodies are coming, the less likely they will be to sell it t... : Dave-A
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  lol, gearbox. bandwagon much? : smax
  • Maybe but look at those fucking screenshots. I mean holy shit those are damn fine evil looking zombies. ... : mrwolf710
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    Idle thumb cock socher much? : RuffasBluetain
    • "I'm drunk and I want you to forgive me"-Jesco White : RuffasBluetain
    • That's right, demonize that criticism! They are subhuman! : Felraiser
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  they got a brand new universe to play with and infinite possibilities. "Let's go with zombies!!!!" ... : grabbie
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    wait until zombies start sparkling. : Psigun
    • when they are shot in the head : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • They need the cash. : Haku-Jin
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  Uh... not nice, to be honest. $10? Ugh. : Nitrium
  • 10 bucks for a new island! I'm super stoked for this game but this is a ripoff. : zuff
  • uhhhhhhhhhhhhh ugh ummmmmmmmmm : acheron
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  i think its in poor taste to announce and hype DLC before the game is out : dantastic
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    some people would say the opposite and like the fact that the developer is already committed to post game... : derelict515
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      You know who I think handled dlc perfectly? Burnout paradise! Free dlc for so long, builing that userba... : AndyGoin
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        And wasn't that game $40 upon release? How are those poor devs eating?! They must have been laid off. :( : AndyGoin
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          Pretty sure it was a full $60 title. Maybe you're thinking of when it first became a full downloadable ga... : derelict515
          • The PC version was $40. Actually, it was friggin cool. The demo was the full game, you just bought a k... : crummynz
      • I agree that's ideal. The problem is if you're working on a franchise that isn't as well established, or ... : derelict515
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        Criterion did EVERYTHING right with Burnout Paradise. DLC, full game, consoles, PC, I can't think of a si... : MercFox1
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          They removed all the fun modes from Burnout 3 and made it open world. If they had added crash junctions... : Beady
          • Road Rage is monster fun; Showtime is a blast, especially when you came across a huge intersection and sa... : MercFox1
      • that game is extremely unusual and I have talked to multiple people who work in or closely to the game in... : mikecyb
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  I hate the DLC trend. Fuck the game industry. At the same time, this looks really damn nice. I'm torn. : Link.
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    as opposed to $30-40 expansion packs or as opposed to no extra content at all? : derelict515
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      Just a few years ago, we would get free expansion packs or ten times the amount of content for $20. : Link.
      • not really. : EvilDolemite
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        only if you played Unreal Tournament, BlackIsle games or Blizzard multiplayer RTS. Can't remember other f... : razorblade79
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          Cavedog released a new unit every week for Total Annihilation. I loved that example of community suppo... : everybodysuncle
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            I don't see how this would work with a game like this. Either they release new equipment stuff or areas /... : razorblade79
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              also, huge difference to back then: today creating stuff in big games takes A LOT more time and work. : razorblade79
              • I never said free, I said a buck. Also, what I mean by procedural generation pack is another puzzle pi... : everybodysuncle
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            But a unit is an incredibly cheap piece of content to produce when you don't balance it at all. Blizzard ... : derelict515
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              You have such keen insight into how the industry works! I love it! : AndyGoin
              • are you going to actually contribute something? refute what I just said? If Blizzard released a new unit ... : derelict515
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              I'm talking about Borderlands. I don't really expect the weapons to be perfectly balanced against each o... : everybodysuncle
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                yeah, but it's multiplayer too. Like Blizzard wouldn't want to introduce totally unbalanced uniques into ... : derelict515
                • I agree in the blizzard/starcraft context. They have a very well meshed game that the slightest imbalanc... : everybodysuncle
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        I'd love to hear some examples of these amazing expansion packs. Besides Blizzard, BG2 : Throne of Baal, ... : derelict515
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          http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21159499 , also Wizardry had expansions : dignan
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            Wizardry? Really? The ones from 15-25 years ago when home ISPs were still years away? You think the game ... : derelict515
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              gamers were on BBSs , game studio's ran BBSs. expansions are expansions, its just called DLC now. yea, ... : dignan
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                the whole point of this subthread is someone who hates the DLC trend because we used to get free expansio... : derelict515
                • Link mentioned getting "ten times the content for $20" and then you asked about "these amazing expansion... : dignan
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            And those expansions had tons of content and weren't pushed on us by devs/publishers. The shift bothers m... : Link.
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              last i saw all DLC was optional : EvilDolemite
              • CliffyB actually threatened to rape me of I didn't buy GoW stuff. :( I didn't buy it : DarkWolf5
• Left4Leveledup : zehh

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• CONSPIRACY : NFXFSX
• Way to get fucking owned on national TV. : MercFox1
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  Wolf is a terrible journalist in that interview but he follows up here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx... : kaddar0
  • Lou Dobbs should have done it. He would have beaten the kid down so hard mentally. : NFXFSX
  • haha he wont ask his kid the question because he knows the kid will say "you said we were doing this for ... : hirosushima
  • they better send him a bill for all the social services used to track the balloon. there were like 4 cops... : biskits
  • God that guy is so painfully dodging it. : Shivawn
• hahahhaha : aeg1x
• oh shit, hahahaha : qwpeoriu
• The entire family was involved in it. What a bunch of cocksuckers. : Drewus
• yeah that is a fart to me. : sesmaster
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  Goddamn I want those parents to go to prison. The court can even order they serve alternating terms so o... : cornchak
  • I actually saw that douchebag father on wifeswap when he was on the show originally--both times. He shoul... : Endymion_
• LOL : royalally
• Kids are so brutally honest sometimes. I love it! : AndyGoin
• I couldn't heAr it so good at work but wow now that I did how lame : supermonkeyballz
• whats a balloon boy? : BaronVonSnakPak
• What a bunch of assholes. Poor kids :( : hax3d
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  The dad's a whackjob who thinks there are buildings on Mars and built a weather balloon in his backyard. : BlackCat9
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    http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-65548 : BlackCat9
    • I got as far as "THE SCIENCE DETECTIVES" before I couldn't take him any more. : DinK
• hahahahahahah : biskits
• I wonder if 4chan might go for this :( : moe6
• the timing on that fart is pretty hilarious : the city
• HAHAHA OMG I've never been so uncomfortable watching this. HAHAHA : skinlab133
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  Holy shit that's insane! The dad is just stumbling over his words after the kid says they did it for a sh... : thetangent
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    Man... : Arceihn
    • *Sqrrrrrrrrrt* : the city
• I hope some fine or jail time comes out of this! : Pacalon
• Ahahaha awesome prank! : Link.
• That pisses me off so much. I hope they get to pay the lovely bill for all the workers that spent the da... : deathofrats
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  wtf i was emotionally invested in this story. i feel ripped off : Cihte
  • thats why you should never care about anyone! : theWhite
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  Oh snap! That's straight fucked up. We were streaming the live coverage at work, and when they said he ... : Ormsbee
  • taken away... in a balloon! : Cihte
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0yeM9xzsJQ : 60days
  • hahah holy shit im lollin : the city
• Lol. : fsck
• of course it is : moshman
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  I hope they get charged over this. : Old_Fart
  • me too, they wasted so much government money... maybe they'll take their kids away too. : imcompa
• haha PWNED! : xsii
• HAHA one of the little boys looks up at mommy too. : khaosman
• Hmm, I doubt the kid would have said that without hearing it first from someone else. It's either it ... : razlebol
• Whooooooopps. : d fluke
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  I haven't had a chance to listen to this interview, but did the parents say that they intentionally relea... : Maddog_Delphi97
  • Just watch the video, it takes less than a minute to get to the LOL. (the kid outed them, basically reve... : DinK
• hahahahaha : boarder2
• After reading about how insane the dad was yesterday, I suspected this as soon as the kid was found. Thi... : DinK

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  But seriously, fuck redfive. : rob-o-cop
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    this goofball is a coworker of mine. don't feed trolls. : redfive
    • oh, so he's trying to get us to do his job for him : Sapiens
  • Seriously. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • But seriously. : IHATEDUST
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    *unzips* : Ride-My-Rocket
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      He didn't say literally. Incoming literally thread. : Moonbase Commander
      • /ducks : mindmann
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  Seems that MSSE doesn't scan zip archives? : zerog83
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    you'd still think the on access scanner would have caught the .exe as soon as it was unzipped : Halen
    • Except it did? Avast is the one that didn't say anything. : aggressor
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  Why did you run an executable that was emailed to you? I'm thinking for your usage patterns, you shou... : bipolar
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    I'm going to guess redfive was deliberately testing his computer security setup, given the nature of his ... : Bean
    • indeed : derelict515
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      Thanks, that completely undermines my post. >:( : bipolar
      • You should be ashamed of yourself. : zerog83
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    I do it on purpose for lols : redfive
    • and the women : rob-o-cop
  • I believe he did it so that he could see how these three virus protections fared. Seeing as how redfive r... : Nali4Freedom
  • It takes so much longer to do spreadsheets on paper though, hehe :) : exponen7
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  how about avira : ]pm[chem
  • im curious how it stacks up : anthonybean
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    I'll do it at work tomorrow. : redfive
    • Any thoughts on how Sophos ranks btw? : b00tch
    • cool! :) : anthonybean
  • Avira doesnt scan emails unless you pay for the upgrade. on the other hand, i've seen avira catch virii t... : nrgXs
• thanks for the update sir! PCMag didn't seem to think as much of MSSE as Ars did, but I thought PCMag may... : PlanetPerfecto
• our filters caught this right away this morning : Halen
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  For MSE: Did you have "Scan all downloaded files and attachments" enabled in Settings->Real Time Protect... : Arcanum
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    Hmm, did they set it up for speed instead of completeness by default? That's...kind of nice, I guess. : aggressor
    • I don't know. They're both checked for my install, but I don't remember if they started that way. : Arcanum
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    yes that is the default setup : redfive
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      Can unpacking an archive ever actually give you a virus? I would say if the archive was the virus, it : biofrog
      • only if it was a self executable you could. that actually poses a good question if they would catch that... : redfive
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  Some frends of mine are the hardcore hacker types who refused to run AV. Then they somehow figured out th : Schnapple
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    So hardcore they run Windows? : Phreakin
    • I can understand people who refuse software firewalls, but AV??? At least a basic scanner without system ... : matthaeus
• MSE went ape shit on my poor netbook. Between that and the Zune software, my Samsung NC10 went from my fa... : jodiuh
• Well, in microsoft's defense, MSE isn't meant to compete with more advanced AV engines. (like nod32). I... : whodares
• So what's your opinion on it? Too green to be on a screen? : Dave-A

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• yeah : aeg1x
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  sadly. i'm tired of the nag screen with his dumb face on it : RikiTiki2
  • click his nose : acidravelamp
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    I broke down and bought it about a year ago. I figure I've been using this shit for about half of my natu... : aeg1x
    • ditto. he wrote a reasonably good client, least I could do was give him some cash : losimagic
  • Khaled Mardam-Bey? more like Khaled Mardam-GAY amirite? : alphablu
• I use ChatZilla. Kinda minimalistic, but I like that. : Helter Skelter
• I like xchat. : dmason
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  No, it's google wave, why aren't you riding it yet? COWABUUUUUUUUUUUNGAAAAAAAAA yeah irc : kaddar0
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    does wave actually support irc : Chandler55
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      No, although google wave is basically ICQ Chat, if anyone remembers that shit : kaddar0
      • Although people discuss it here so I don't think it will be long: http://groups.google.com/group/google-w... : kaddar0
  • google wave aint got shit on dcc chat : podizzle
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  irssi for great justice! http://irssi.org/ : everybodysuncle
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    how the fuck do you run it : aeg1x
    • in a terminal. I loved it because my old company used to keep an IRC server going, so I'd run an insta... : everybodysuncle
    • There is a windows installer - you can run it locally via cm d or putty - instructions are on their homep... : anhero
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  nope, just load IRC inside miranda : PlanetPerfecto
  • second this. : Jikim
• irssi : harold.johnson
• If you have a netgear or linksys router (can't remeber which) be sure to search for a dcc exploit patch : anhero
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  irssi + screen : rmjackson
  • You're the winner, you get to join us now and share the software! : TimeDoctor
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  the first girl I met from the internet I met on IRC. we were both 14 and met at a mall nearby. she was ... : AllYourBase
  • I got a girl from efnet #houston or #texas a job where I worked. We eventually humped, a lot. I was 21 an... : anhero
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  Who here wrote their own mIRC script back in the day? : sanchez
  • I had a decent set of aliases to make interacting with channel services easier back in the day, never wen... : Sapiens
  • I did a few, but in 2004 I worked with a guy that fed the developer tons of scripts that were posted on h... : anhero
• i used to use XiRCON and the syntax script. this was back when quake 2 was popular : stoned wallaby crop circle
• Pidgin has good enough IRC support. : Mystery0000
• I used to use Klient : hax3d
• I use kvirc. : SiW.
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  BitchX, of course. : electroly
  • What kind of config package do you use? I liked bitchx for its simplicity, but never had the time to work... : anhero
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    bitchx isn't updated anymore and has security issues. you really shouldn't use it. : harold.johnson
    • yea, I bit the bullet a few months back and switched to irssi. : liqker
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  let me recommend nettalk , i switched from mirc to it. http://www.ntalk.de/nettalk/en/ : rickyfitz
  • looks pretty.. downloading now : nunami
• xchat is so much better. So is irssi. : Link.
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  I use xchat : jcupitt
  • pfft i use xchat 2! :P : The Fork Ninja
• This ones ok: http://www.hydrairc.com/ : Sludgehead