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  i just don't have the time or patience to be competitively good at multiplayer games anymore, so i rarely... : dirge23
  • I'll play online anytime I start getting cocky and it'll knock my pride down a notch. : one random winner
  • ^^ I don't have any friends who game, and I have about the time it takes to learn 2 maps well per month o... : 60days
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    I used to be the same way but my gaming evolved into an outlet of doing something with my internet friend... : kgargs
    • yeah, i'll play co-op or casual competitive games with friends, but you can have a good time at this and ... : dirge23
    • I'm right there with you. Were you in nb in Quake? I can't remember if fatality was in nightbreed or nega... : skizl
  • I typically don't play any competitive multiplayer any more either. I just play the shit out of co-op st... : DinK
  • this. I couldnt get into TF2 because I was so low on the skill pole compared to everyone else. same goes ... : cptstern
  • I like good coop games. I don't like to deal with the issue of people who play it 100 times more than I ... : matrixneo42
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  I have already started shying away from multiplayer games. Not so much that I cannot be competitive, but ... : Evil Benius
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    You better come back for Rainbow Six MP when the inevitable sequel comes out. :( : Bull
    • Oh I still do multiplayer with shackers form time to time so do not worry. : Evil Benius
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  I don't play online anymore either. I just don't enjoy the current trend of teamplay or this voicechat st... : avatar_58
  • I too lament the forgotten days of classic deathmatch. : The Grolar Bear
  • I thought I was the only one who hated voice chat! : thetangent
  • My exact feelings : Gojirah
• Yeah I don't really play any multiplayer. Most games I'll at least give the MP a shot, but the last MP I ... : beanman101283
• Yep I've kind of been slowly going that way too. I don't really find myself attracted to playing online ... : Begawkiness
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  I'm 31 and actually moving towards only enjoying multiplayer games. I like single player less and less. ... : .frame
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    Voice is the shit, not sure how we used to play without it hah hah. : kgargs
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      Quake is how I learned to type really fast:) : .frame
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        I had text binds set to 9 different keys to spam who had the flag or where a team was on dm3(???). I... : kgargs
        • GANKE GANKE : R@zzle
        • I was in awe of some of the elaborate state-machines that people constructed out of Quake binds and varia... : Johnny Law
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          Back in the day, CrustaR scripted this elaborate talking system for quake2. You only had about 6 butto... : twifosp
          • Well look at the big brain on Crustar -> unfortunately mine wasn't contextual and it was just based off o... : kgargs
          • oh ya I remember that I think CS did this at some point : Frush81
    • t It was better without voice. : Edges
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    I don't use voice because I sound like I'm 12 : Rag and Bone Man
    • I sound like Butthead. : matrixneo42
  • It is like having a tiny virtual lan party. : matrixneo42
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  I pretty much only play with shackers online and rarely at that. I had a blast playing TF2 in that tourn... : melkore
  • Pretty much the only thing I will even touch online is COD4. I remember not even buying games when there... : Saman
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  I don't play games for long enough to even get decent on most multi-player games, so I end up playing gam... : jasonepowell
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    L4D is worth it to play on expert coop with people you know. You're missing out by playing alone on easy... : CrustaR
    • Oh, I know I'm missing out on great gaming by not putting in the time to get better, but I just don't hav... : jasonepowell
  • There are shackers who like the easier modes. Playing L4D with other people is why everyone likes the gam... : pyide
• L4D is the only multiplayer game I can handle, for CS:S I stick w/ bots : chiisu81
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  that's awesome :) : freakord
  • then again, I'm only 12 years away from 50 myself. please excuse me while I go drink myself to oblivi... : freakord
• Yeah, multiplayer is an afterthought for me (unless the game is multiplayer only, duh), singleplayer stor... : michaelleung
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  You guys who don't MP are pretty amusing. The generation under mine cannot even understand that view. Alm... : LoioshDwaggie
  • Their loss. : thetangent
  • Amusing? It's different tastes, man. People play games for a variety of reasons. : Arceihn
• He's played Counterstrike Source, right? : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Voice chat kinda killed MP for me, i used to love just putting on some good music and fragging people but... : zeejay
  • Same here. I love voice with friends but otherwise it has completely ruined it for me. Esp if people star... : zakazi
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    ^^^ THIS also, this is the main reason I could never stand to play on X-box live. : everybodysuncle
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      xbox live is perfect now with the party system. you and your friends don't have to listen to shit from a... : mwasher
      • That's one of my favorite features. : Mechwarrior288
  • that and i actually kind of miss constant text chatter. i can't really even explain why... i just like it... : NeoMoose
  • eh... Once CS came out and I was required to listen for footsteps - that killed playing games while winam... : dedgecko
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    what's stopping you from turning off voice chat? : datoo
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      That's a good question. It's hard to hate on something that can be easily disabled. At least on the 360 a... : pyide
      • Ha for the PS3 I just plug in my headset and throw it on the floor. Now all the voice chat is going thro... : SonicusZ
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  I only play single player first person shooters as well. Personally, I think that multiplayer-centric sho... : roushimsx
  • Ooh some good choices. I am set for FPS multiplayer with UT99. Load of fun, and spammy enough that le... : MamiyaOtaru
  • ^^Pretty much what this dude said : Mr. Goodwrench
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    L4D broke my "SP only" streak which really surprised me. : dognose
    • L4D is a really good SP game too. : CRasterImage
    • L4D managed to tell a great story while being a primarily multiplayer game. It was groundbreaking. : IHATEDUST
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    Well, some people don't play 40124 games a year like you so it's possible to do both those games in singl... : alias
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      I think 53? Latestchaty right now or else I'd be able to check the wiki : roushimsx
      • Holy crap you are insane (in a good way). : alias
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    why spend a lot of time fucking off in stuff like that when you could be playing STALKER, Tron 2.0, Half : eeeealmo
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      Mp-only games are just time fillers and not much more. There's no real goal and no other payoff other tha... : roushimsx
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        Sp-only games are just time fillers and not much more. There's no real goal and no other payoff other tha... : the_burd
        • Exactly. : WhatIsThisFor
        • Yeah. Exactly what I was going to say. : razlebol
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          So really, what is your goal when you play a multiplayer fps ? How is it different from a round of minesw... : roushimsx
          • To have fun, to acquire perks, to humiliate your friends, to be #1 on the server, to beat the opposing cl... : WhatIsThisFor
          • You beat other people. You beat a level in a single player game? Good for you, it was DESIGNED to be be... : Moonbase Commander
          • The same as your goal when you play a game of Magic, or a pick up game of basketball or whatever. You're ... : Vincent Grayson
          • ok then. Sp-only games are just time fillers and not much more. There's no real goal and no other payoff... : razlebol
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            competition within gameplay mechanics you enjoy. Like a sport. : moneyshot
            • ^^ Ding ding! : OmegaRed59
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          I personally can't understand any one who "prefers" one over the other. I play SP and MP and I love them ... : Endymion_
          • The reason why I like co-op stuff so much is I get part of both worlds. I'm not beating people but playi... : Moonbase Commander
      • I get more satisfaction off being the top ranked player when a map ends than completing a quest :) I pla... : Snipergen
      • There's a goal if your goal with a game is to "have fun." : mittense
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        you show me a game where enemy AI rivals that of another person and i will be end up more satisfied in a ... : eeeealmo
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          he's referring to a story, plot progression, etc. mp is satisfying but in a very different way. : EvilDolemite
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            How is progressing in a story intrinsically more productive than acquiring perks though multiplayer? : WhatIsThisFor
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              it's not. it's his opinion that it is. : EvilDolemite
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                He states it like it's fact. : WhatIsThisFor
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                  i take it as a given that when someone states something on the shack, it's their opinion. even if they d... : EvilDolemite
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                    Too many people state things as fact for me to ever make that assumption. I don't see anything in any of... : WhatIsThisFor
                    • he is a smart guy. it's pretty apparent to me. : EvilDolemite
                    • you deal with too many retards : MamiyaOtaru
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                      Maybe you have a hard time discerning facts from opinions? How can someone "state an opinion as a fact"?... : AndyGoin
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                        It's not what I think that matters, it's what the author thinks. I know that preference for SP vs MP is ... : WhatIsThisFor
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                          That's still called an opinion though. No matter which words he uses, if it's his opinion on the matter,... : AndyGoin
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                            Oh wait, do you think if someone believes something strongly enough, it magically turns into a fact for t... : AndyGoin
                            • No, you are missing my point entirely. : WhatIsThisFor
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                            Not if he states it as, and believes it to be, fact. Thus I agreed with this post: Thus I agreed with th... : WhatIsThisFor
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                              That's still an opinion. You don't get fact vs opinion very well do you? : AndyGoin
                              • Are you so personally offended by my perspective that you must make snide remarks? : WhatIsThisFor
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                  it's the internet, everyone states their opinions as fact : veras
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                    Not everyone. : WhatIsThisFor
                    • That's just your opinion. : TreMetal
              • that is my point. the OP is trying to state something as fact when it is clearly just a personal prefere... : eeeealmo
        • IAWTP : thecatinthehat
      • I agree. I also suck in MP almost as much as in realworld team games. Would much rather be reading book t... : vyedmic
      • I used to only buy games with a solid multiplayer. It's the 'replayability' factor. Several months wor... : hawke
  • Why spend a lot of time by yourself playing those games when you can play TF2 with others! It's just a m... : OmegaRed59
  • because once you beat those games once there is generally very little reason to go back and do it again? ... : maulla
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    Some people get more enjoyment out of multiplayer than singleplayer, playing with others makes all the di... : WhatIsThisFor
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      The save point is at F5 on your keyboard. Unless you have it on another key but even then you should find... : Tchest
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        Many games don't let you save where you choose. : WhatIsThisFor
        • fucking consoles : MamiyaOtaru
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    This is kind of like saying what's the point in playing football when you could be rock climbing, roushi ... : SiW.
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      Well yea, rock climbing is actually fun and interesting. Playing football is pointless and a waste of tim... : roushimsx
      • haha, well at least you wear your colors proudly. (ooh, another sports reference!) : SiW.
  • because when those games end, i still like to do things. : brainchild420
• Some MP games both encourage and require a lot of time and experience to learn how to play and to play we... : Masem
• ask him about system shock 2 : Downforce
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  Has he played STALKER: SoC? $5 on Steam. http://store.steampowered.com/app/4500/ : magistersmax
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    I gotta give this game another run now that I have the horsepower. Did they every release a patch or any... : Saman
    • A lot of mods have actually improved it quite a bit. The patches did a lot of cleaning up too though. : tomservo
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  There are very few games I've ever gotten into the multiplayer on - BF1942 was the biggest one for me. I ... : thetangent
  • Oh, but I do miss the days of split-screen multiplayer on consoles. It was so fun getting a couple buddie... : thetangent
• SIngle Player is way more important for me. If I want to play Mutliplayer I'll buy a game that focuses di... : Mr. Goodwrench
• I rarely play multiplayer on PC. It's not as fun as being in the room with some folks on a console throwi... : Modica Sol Solis
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  I love me some SP FPS. Fallout 3 has had me shooting stuff far longer than any game I've ever played. T... : IHATEDUST
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    He talked about Crysis last night, he loved that game, and so did I. I'd love to play through it again o... : Saman
    • Ouch. : IHATEDUST
• Honestly, I haven't done much multiplayer since the Quake 3 days. Kinda a hassle to keep track of good se... : Conan
• I've really got no interest in online multiplayer games. Multiplayer with people in the same room is endl... : peanut-
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  A man after my own heart regarding Multiplayer. Give him Stalker for 5 bucks on Steam. : tomservo
  • Good idea, I'll see if he has it already and gift it to him, chances are he's already played and beaten i... : Saman
• How about Demon's Souls? Also I bet he is B A D at games and awful at MP. People hate to lose. : ease one
• Wolfenstien I thought was really fun single player. : GoodBoy
• I have to admit this is the niche I've fallen into in the past 2 years. Once upon a time, I was really h... : wytefang
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  Good sp > mp : gmd
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    And I quit mp because nothing will ever top tribes : gmd
    • It's true, nothing has topped Tribes. :( : Haku-Jin
    • god damn yes, i knew there was a reason you seemed pretty cool : xsoulbrothax
    • except tribes 2, and playing that on goon haven is fucking great. : everybodysuncle
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    another reason for this is you don't need to play MP in every single game. There are only a few games th... : GloriousCow
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      I'm looking at you Bioshock 2. : Haku-Jin
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        I posted this yesterday (to a different person I think) but I'm confused by the times I see this posted, ... : dahanese
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          Before it came out which means it was also before people found out just how awesome the atmosphere and pl... : Modica Sol Solis
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            In case you don't know, the two experiences are entirely separate, so your fears of one weakening the oth... : dahanese
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              They're entirely separate? So it's not even related to the plot, arguably the second best part of Bioshoc : Modica Sol Solis
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                I mean, no one praised Bioshock's combat, really. It was typical, standard fair. People praised the narra... : Modica Sol Solis
                • I shouldn't say 'no one praised the combat', actually, since that's a broad statement. But it wasn't, by ... : Modica Sol Solis
                • While the combat wasn't amazing, I do want to shoot people with bees. : Vincent Grayson
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                The MP experience has its own distinct narrative and settings. It's made by an entirely different studio ... : dahanese
                • I read up on their press release about it already, and all sorts of information. It doesn't sit well with... : Modica Sol Solis
        • There are always people that whine about a lack of multiplayer in a single player game. I was upset ther... : Haku-Jin
• I have that case. Fucking love it, built so well and so much room inside, and the airflow is superb its a... : Beady
• i have this co-worker too that will only play sp games. he even plays bf1942 for the bot matches!! we... : X-GOUKI
• I won't play a game that doesn't have either a) a really good competitive multiplayer aspect or b) coop ... : Benefit

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• Free turn by turn with street view... spooggeeeeee : stonedonkey
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  Video here: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/google-adds-free-turn-by-turn-navigation-car-dock-ui-to-an... : chazums
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    that's the shit right there : Degenerate
    • Those are the worst product demo girls I've ever seen though. : sKetchflow
• Tom Tom is fucked. : chazums
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  199 on contract? When can i preorder that bastard? : pimpium
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    seconded : Jinxplayer
    • thirded. I'm trying to find an order page. : orgcaptainnemo
• Engadget has an incredibly short 'hands-on' but promises more soon: 'We've got the DROID in our hands...... : hohoh0
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  http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/Motorola-DROID-US-EN ... : o0JediBeavis0o
  • Nice catch. Yes, I'll be purchasing both as well. : hohoh0
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  I still want a touchscreen on that fucker :) : dfz0r
  • a second one? that's just silly dfz0r : Degenerate
  • psst. It has one. : melkore
  • O_o : chazums
  • HERE SIR I THINK YOUR DROPPED THIS "KEYBOARD" : scottythejock
  • What? : hashd
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  do motos still have a terrible UI? : moshman
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    No. This is just a vanilla "Google Experience" Android 2.0 install. Nothing else. : orgcaptainnemo
    • Motorola still make terrible smartphones... : mystifier
  • doesnt that not apply here since it's using andoids ui? : Patch-e
  • this is running Android 2.0, not some Motorola OS. : Degenerate
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    Motorola has pretty much pledged themselves to the Android platform. So, it doesn't apply here. : hohoh0
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      Thank god; someone handed me their RAZR once and I felt like I'd landed on another planet and tried to or... : 60days
      • The original RAZR? Like, a phone from ten years ago? : Deathlove
    • ah, that's good : moshman
  • Motorola upgraded from Bab-Neo to a more fully featured Binary system so the UI should be better. Just l... : ant_hillbilly
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  what maniac put the d-pad on the right? guess they don't plan on releasing any games for it. : emcea
  • Games will be touchscreen if they have any sense. : chazums
  • lol, I know, right? And what's w/ the gold trim? It should have been yellow. :D : jodiuh
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    Umm, could you not just flip the phone and the d-pad will be on the left? Or does the UI not auto-orient... : terath
    • That would be a bit awkward I think with the screen below your hands controlling it... : hashd
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  Sorry for the hijack but... I have an old phone number from tmobile when I lived in Houston. If I swit... : PointlesS76
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    Is the # still active? If not, then no. : o0JediBeavis0o
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      Yeah I still use it. : PointlesS76
      • Shouldn't be a problem then. : o0JediBeavis0o
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  Phone looks great. Sucks that verizon's plan is $20 more/month and sprint's. Is it cheaper than AT&T? : zipr
  • *than* Sprint's. Doh. : zipr
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  Holy Shit, why didn't anyone tell me this was a Verizon phone??? YAY! : mojorisen1117
  • we have been talking about it for weeks! : hashd
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  I hate TELUS. Their 'New' phone is the HTC Touch Pro 2. Not a single Android phone. : tboomer2
  • That's uber-lame, of all of our newer phones the TP2 is the one that makes me go meh. : dravalen
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    I hate all the Canadian cell providers >:( : Majuju
    • Pretty well. : Fred Garvin
  • I've heard they are rolling out Android phones when they bring on the 4G net for the Olympics. : Fred Garvin
• Gizmodo with some mini-impressions and pictures http://gizmodo.com/5391825/motorola-droid-first-hands-on... : hohoh0
• An open phone on VZW? I might have to give up my wait for the Pre on Verizon now... : ColoradoCNC
• engadget has video now: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/motorola-droid-first-hands-on/ : chazums
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  What are the main reasons to get this over an iphone? I don't know much about the phone, but android l... : twifosp
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    1. you're stuck on verizon 1. you really hate apple : emcea
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      there is no 2 ;) : emcea
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        or 3. you need a reliable network : orgcaptainnemo
        • that's a regional issue though. at&t is fine for many people. : emcea
        • ^^^^^ : sKetchflow
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    background apps, widgets and greater app freedom : chazums
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      One of the things I'm really interested in is that you can replace even the core features with apps. So i... : SilverSnake
      • Raplaced sms app with Chomp. :) : legato17
  • a more clunky interface but more freedom to do what you want and a significantly less selection of qualit... : Yanks
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    Not locked into apple/AT&T's glacial pace for adding new features: AD2P Voice dial MMS Tethering N... : factor27
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      Everything you've mentioned is now in the 3GS besides tethering. AT&T is still being gay about that. But ... : zuga
      • >*now* in the *3GS* Yeah, but how long did that take? I'm pretty sure almost all of these were th... : factor27
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    No itunes. : PointlesS76
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      Google is coming out with their own music service soon. : hashd
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        Yes, and it's not called itunes. : PointlesS76
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          Which is awesome cause Itunes is a giant piece of crap! : hashd
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            You sound like you're trying to disagree with PointlesS76 when in fact he was saying that iTunes is shit. : OverloadUT
            • I just said itunes was crap??? : hashd
      • Amazon should've covered that... : legato17
• It's a shame I got my Curve from VZ last June. I have awhile left to wait for this I guess. :( : ateam311
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  Any word on whether or not the G1 will support 2.0? I hear the package is too big for the system memory,... : Clasifyd
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    Would you want to run it on the slower CPU? : orgcaptainnemo
    • Not like I have much of a choice... contracts suck... : Clasifyd
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  Holy shit that iDon't campaign is priceless. : Lightzout
  • I was disappointed a transformer didn't pop out at the end. :( : jodiuh
• THERES A MAP FOR THAT : Patch-e
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  *drool* I will be switching from BlackBerry to Android! Looks like they knocked this outta the park. : freezejeans
  • me too, most likely. but i will need to give the keyboard a test run for awhile. : botch
  • Recently had, but I've got to say that I miss the subtleties that the BlackBerry had to offer. : legato17
• Droid looks pretty sweet, wish win mo would get off its dead ass and make a good phone. : stgdz
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  Smartphones are advancing so damn fast I feel like getting a new one every 6-12 months now. In contrast ... : Barnahog
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    Wishful thinking, but the price of phones would be too high to push a 1-year contract plan imo. : ateam311
    • Probably true. Hopefully there's a change of some kind since the current system is clearly a bad fit (es... : Barnahog
    • Maybe on other carriers in other countries but not here in the US. : dravalen
• Annoying that verizon is doing this first come first serve basis for the new phone. With hype this high,... : Defacil
• SUBTHREAD What calling plan are you going to do? I'm thinking the $69.99 one would be best, since it'... : foo
• Replaceable battery? That's lunacy! : Fred Garvin
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  *** VZ Customer Hijack *** I just checked my account and I guess I am the primary holder. "Eligible... : ateam311
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    How much is $50-$100 worth to you?... : Rigg5
    • About $50-$100 dollars. Give or take a few cents. : jcrockerman
    • I was just curious is all. I'm not going to jump on it right now because my expenses were pretty damn hig... : ateam311
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    My New every 2 ends in may but my contract ends in january. So i am going to see if i can fight to get i... : hrdwregk
    • Sounds like a good plan :D : ateam311
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    Where did you find this? I'm trying to pre-order online. : orgcaptainnemo
    • Logged into my account on the Verizon site. You just go to the main website, select "Personal Wireless" a... : ateam311
    • It does not appear to be alvailable for pre-order. At least it wasnt under my account. : pimpium
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  http://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:GRMN You've just been G O O G L E ' D : Cheeziologist
  • Jesus. Google destroys again : foo
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    Indeed - http://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ%3AGRMN%2C+AMS%3ATOM2 : Jonathan
    • Although TomTom did release quarterly results which might also be pushing the value down. : Jonathan
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      eh - RIM went down too... http://www.google.com/finance?q=RIM : dedgecko
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        Yeah but that's 2% Garmin is down 15% and TomTom is down 20% : Jonathan
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          look at the Net Result y.o.y http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS61119+28-Oct-2009+BW20091028 : fathertime
          • For those that don't want to read thru that http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNews/idUSBNG26412920091... : hashd
    • dayum : fathertime
• Well since my BB exploded this weekend I now have a true reason to next this next Friday!!!!!!!! : hashd
• ill be getting a archos 5 android instead. contracts give me the willie nillies : podizzle
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  SHACK DROID HYJACK Now that is seems like a fairly large base of the shack will be on Android I think ... : orgcaptainnemo
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    Have you used it? It's pretty pimp, and I'm not sure how you'd go about upgrading it : Clasifyd
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      I haven't. Things I was thinking we could add (if they're not there): Shackpics support. Shackmessag... : orgcaptainnemo
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        Pics are the only thing out of your list that aren't there, as far as I know, but I'm not sure what you'r... : Clasifyd
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          The ability to upload it from withing the shackdroid app is what I mean. : orgcaptainnemo
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            Gotcha. No, as far as I know, that's not there. Is there even an API for ShackPics? : Clasifyd
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              I'm not sure :) Worst case I figured we could look over Squeegy's implementation for ideas. : orgcaptainnemo
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                Everything is in it already aside from pic support.. I started it and got sidetracked.. there's some code... : stonedonkey
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                  This was the latest video I made: http://www.screencast.com/t/pzEIEdWIja52 : stonedonkey
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                    Hotness. I'll shackmsg you when I have some time to work on it. : orgcaptainnemo
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                      P.S. when did you last update it? : orgcaptainnemo
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                        August of this year looks like: http://code.google.com/p/shack-droid/updates/list : stonedonkey
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                          Do we need to re-build it to Android 2.0? : orgcaptainnemo
                          • It should work, there's a setting in configuration that states the minimum framework, everything is backw... : stonedonkey
                  • Damn that is sexy looking! : hashd
                  • Awesome looking--great work! It shall be my first app. : hohoh0
        • well, the shacktag support isn't quite complete in 1.53 [can't see some of them in use]. There's a few... : captfarrell
  • I'm going to try to get it (on?) around release date. I'll definitely help test whatever is needed : foo
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  Wow please let that Google turn by turn navigator come to iPhone for free. Pretty pretty please. : Begawkiness
  • I believe they said they are working with Apple on it. But, I'm betting they don't want it to conflict wi... : hohoh0
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  Why did I read the engadget comments? I knew it was just gonna be Apple fanboys spouting vitriol, but I c... : ColoradoCNC
  • That has already started here lol! : hashd
  • The sound of thousands of fanboys screaming out at once. Man, I could go for a milkshake. : Clasifyd
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    I don't think the entire package is going to be as good as people think after the hype dies down, but I'l... : Yanks
    • I don't know if it will be better than the iPhone, but I think the more viable competitors there are in t... : ColoradoCNC
  • I'm waiting to see who plays DROID vs. Justin Long. : Deathlove
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  If i'm under contract with verizon already and i'm nowhere near the upgrade point, how much will this cos... : m0nkz
  • Depending on your phone and how far in you are you might just be able to renew and get the $200 price. I... : orgcaptainnemo
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  i fucking hate t-mobile. want this phone soooo bad. : retarded talking dinosaur
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    I fucking hate Verizon... but now this is coming out... : dedgecko
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      Why do you hate Verizon? : foo
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        bought an i760 and it's been a terrible experience... over priced piece of shit that's gutted in terms of... : dedgecko
        • But what about the actual service? AT&T in my area blows (just outside of Tampa), but Verizon is perfect... : foo
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  Just an FYI to those with their contracts ending in the coming months. There's been several reports o... : hohoh0
  • So should I be getting this for 150 with my any 2 I have been holding on too? I hope so! : hashd
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    .....I would take this with a grain of salt, given that you can't even buy the phone yet : Cheeziologist
    • What do you mean? They just got their contract date moved up, it's not like they pre-ordered it. Most of ... : hohoh0
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    This is BS. I just called and they said the earliest they coudl bump my upgrade date up to was 1 month (... : wurt
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      just called again - i can renew my 2year contract anytime (and get 2yr contract discount) but i'd just mi... : wurt
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        Price confirmed(?) to be 300$ with 2yr contract and if you're eligible for upgrade discount - another 100... : wurt
        • what would be awesome is if someoen can confirm if they will be offering an online discount for the droid... : wurt
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  The turn by turn application is fucking awesome. Any questions? So glad this is announced. :D : virus
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    do you work for someone involved in this? : retarded talking dinosaur
    • He works at google. : orgcaptainnemo
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    any HTML5 / CSS3 support on the mobile browser? : Cheeziologist
    • The Engadget article confirmed HTML5 support. : hohoh0
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      Just confirmed yes on both. : virus
      • you rock : Cheeziologist
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    Why isn't it on the App Store yet? : pancake humper
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      Doesn't work in all versions of Android. : virus
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        Why isn't it on the Apple App Store yet? : pancake humper
        • Unknown. : virus
        • Because the iphone GPS is crap and totally unusable for turn by turn accuracy. : Blackdawgg
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    Is this going to roll out to other phones that you know of, like the MT3G or G1? : retarded talking dinosaur
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      G1: doubt it. The hardware isn't powerful enough. MT3G: not sure. : virus
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        youre saying that none of the 528mhz arm11 devices will see android 2.0 with nav? thats fucking harsh : retarded talking dinosaur
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          dude, arm11 is some weak sauce : Cheeziologist
          • but its literally the only option in android phones -- unless you have verizon : retarded talking dinosaur
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  Unboxing pictures! http://www.engadget.com/photos/motorola-droid-unboxing/2401754/ : hohoh0
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    Oh man. The desktop and car dock are a MUST HAVE for this thing - whoever buys this, make sure you get... : virus
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      How much are they? I will gladly pay two bits. : lolpatrol
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        I actually have no idea, but I hope they're reasonable because they greatly increase the usefullness of t... : virus
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          I'm going to guess they'll make a killing, even though (for my limited understanding) it's plastic with a... : lolpatrol
          • Yep - you're right on both fronts. The desk dock is just a dock for the phone with a micro-usb port on... : virus
    • I will! But, as others have said, it'd be nice to know the price. : hohoh0
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  http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/google-navigation-video-hands-on-you-want-this/ : EagleSweet
  • So much awesome in that video! : hashd
  • Do want : Begawkiness
  • :D : virus
  • Methinks they will sell quite a plenty of those car docks! : hohoh0
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    That is significantly better than any navigation I have seen, companies that do that as their core busine... : Yanks
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      I think they are. Check out their stock! :P : virus
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        Hah yeah, TomTom down 35% : dravalen
        • Garmin is down 16% : Omning
    • Also I have to mention just because is that it's a shame that's not on the iPhone since the animations wo... : Yanks
  • The woman yapping in the background is so fucking loud, louder than the presenter : foo
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    Ever since Android was announced, I have been worried that their support for their own apps on the iPhone... : OverloadUT
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      Our entire iphone development division disagrees. However, I have no idea if they're doing nav or not. : virus
      • Well that's good! I really hope they do nav because I want street view in nav. :( : OverloadUT
      • btw, is that division in mountain view? : Yanks
  • Tell that bitch to shut the fuck up. : Scotty22
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  PLZ TELL ME ANDROID OS 2.0 will work on The G2 Magic??? : Skoal^Fyfan
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    G1 HW is the same as Magic/MT3G. Virus says no. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21263776#itemanchor_2... : retarded talking dinosaur
    • magic has more flash memory for bigger OS updates. : chilln
    • if not, time to root it! http://lifehacker.com/5342237/five-great-reasons-to-root-your-android-phone : epit
  • I'm pretty sure the smart hacker types will squeeze it on, somehow. : johnsto
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  More Google Awesome (already known, but still cool) http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/google... : virus
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    Yeah, I just wish the actual number porting is what they did instead. : foo
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      Number porting sucks. : virus
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        Sorry, I mean the act of number porting sucks. Getting your number ported rules, if it works properly...... : virus
        • Yeah hopefully it will get down to cell phone levels of porting before you guys go live. : Jonathan
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  Was thinking of waiting for Pre on Verizon, but I might have to try this phone. My old palm 700p has jus... : quazar
  • 700wx here, and my contract and upgrade are just about up. i was going to bail to at&t and get a jesus... : xsoulbrothax
• This looks quite snazzy, could be quite a competitor for the Jesusphone. : zuga
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  Can you believe Lucas Film is getting royalties for the DROID name!?!? That Lucas flat knows how to milk... : quazar
  • Well he did create the first computerized video editing system with that name so it's not like he's just ... : Jonathan
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    Not sure they're actually getting anything. : virus
    • DROID is a trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd. and its related companies. Used under license. http://www.motoro... : Jonathan
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    They aren't charging Google anything to use it. : WhatIsThisFor
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      nor would they have cause to, it's motorola that's licensing the name : Cheeziologist
      • Don't get technical with me! : WhatIsThisFor
• Do you think they'll do pre-orders for new customers? It'd be nice not to have to wait at the store in t... : homeboyJim
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  NEMESISSS. Come to Tmobile Motorola DROID :( : fotografico
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    fucking CLIQ. we got boned : retarded talking dinosaur
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      between that and the new 'crazy' plans we just got. im done with tmo. oh we are getting magical hspa+, ... : smacknca
      • yep, sadly i just signed a family plan with my family in february 09, so we probably can't leave any time... : retarded talking dinosaur
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  ok i'm sold. purchasing When is tshi coming out? . : wurt
  • November 6th. : hohoh0
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  IMPORTANT QUESTION: Does this phone have a 1/8in HEADPHONE JACK?! My shittiest thing about my Magic was w... : Skoal^Fyfan
  • Oui. "The headphone jack for this smartphone is a standard jack so there will be no need for adapters " ... : wurt
  • yes it does. : orgcaptainnemo
  • All HTC phones do away with that now and come with a 1/7in jack, even the HD2 which is uber-thin. : dravalen
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    Yes. Everything going forward has one. : virus
    • Well this phone just became pure sex. When it's coming to Canada and can I get one early? : Skoal^Fyfan
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  does android have exchange support? : Scotty22
  • support for multiple exchange and google accounts http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/27/android-2-0-suppo... : Cheeziologist
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  What is the Full Retail price? I upgraded to a Tour in August. Gonna get a Droid and try to offset the pr... : tcxsnoop
  • most likely 599$ : wurt
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  I haven't seen anything regarding the network - Will it be 3G or CDMA (or both? ) ?? : wurt
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    CDMA 1X 800/1900, EVDO rev. A Ugh, So does this mean no 3G? : wurt
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      ummm, EVDO rev. A : Cheeziologist
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        hint: yes : Cheeziologist
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          re-clarification: EVDO rev. A is "3G" if it said EVDO rev 0, that would be "2G" : Cheeziologist
          • ty :) : wurt
  • Well every piece about the droid also mentions that it's coming to Verizon so for now it'll be CDMA only. : Prozium
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    3G. And this phone is fast fast fast. : virus
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      good to hear :) You don't know how excited i've gotten over this phone in the past 2 hours. I've been wit... : wurt
      • I am with you on this I cant fucking wait till next Friday!! : hashd
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      virus, please tell me T-mo has a good Android 2.0 phone coming out in the next few months... PLZ! : cltcprd
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        hope and pray the behold 2 has android 2.0... =/ : chilln
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          i will be genuinely surprised. it looks identical to the i7500 galaxy, except with touchwiz tacked on. : retarded talking dinosaur
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            FWIW, the galaxy has been a disaster for euro users anyway. samsung has a software or hardware bug which : retarded talking dinosaur
            • Samsung's cell phones have really gone to shit in the last 2 years. Terrible. : virus
            • fail, thats too bad to hear. scratch that shit. : chilln
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              youre probably right... im looking at my samsung training website, and it has the behold2, and there is N... : chilln
              • the specs for the Galaxy SAY it has good battery life. There is some kind of severe bug. Some people thin... : retarded talking dinosaur
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          Yeah that was my hope too. It comes out in less than a month if rumors are true. : cltcprd
          • 18th of november, : chilln
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      virus, steal me a modded one I can use on sprint. : DarkWolf5
      • No : virus
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  plan wise, the entry for voice + data is $70 bucks for 450 minutes + data. am i reading their plans righ... : smacknca
  • $70 sounds about right, it's what i pay for my BB currently : wurt
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    I am seeing $80 or $100 if you want unlimited SMS/MMS thrown in http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/sto... : Cheeziologist
    • Yeah I pay $106 a month for my BB that is now in pieces under a roller coaster..... : hashd
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      I show $69.99 for 450 minutes and unlimited data/text : foo
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        I am going to Plans->Voice and Email Plans->PDA/Smartphone Nationwide Email Do you get the $70 there o... : Cheeziologist
        • Friends and Family plans - Connect Plan http://tinyurl.com/cp9bbh : foo
• i wanted so badly to get this phone until i found out that the software keyboard is still the same, i hav... : hanged_man
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  virus is Droid openGL ES2? : chazums
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    Yes : virus
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      virus will you marry me? : foo
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        Maybe : virus
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          he wants you to put out a little more : Postal
          • I read that as pull out. Damn it. : virus
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  Oh shit! Any hope of this baby making its way to Sweden / Europe? Is the actual name of it "Motorola DROI... : SilverSnake
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    there's been a GSM/HSPA version in development, so odds are you'll get it or something like it in the fut... : Postal
    • please come to t-mobile, please come to t-mobile, please come to t-mobile... aww, its not gonna is it :( : retarded talking dinosaur
• Confirmation that HTC Hero will receive the Android 2.0 update: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/htc-c... : hohoh0
• buying this the day it comes out.. i'll camp out in line.. <sigh> : dextius
• hmmm droid and google navi... : .ka`boom.zZz.
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  did anyone notice we're eager for a Motorola phone on Verizon? it's topsy-turvy land here, folks. of co... : Postal
  • I like Verizon I get what I pay for and the reception is great in my area. The customer service knocked $... : hashd
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  So who does Google kill? More specifically, what smartphone maker is going to go under with Google pushi... : epit
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    I like how Nokia is never in the list for US citizens. Believe it or not, Nokia is the #1 smartphone manu... : retarded talking dinosaur
    • you are correct about that but being # 1 in other countries doesn't mean that it's actually that great. F... : hanged_man
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    Prediction time: Palm is going to take it on the chin and will be bought by MS. Web OS will become Window... : Cheeziologist
    • No way MS will abandon years of backwards compatibility. WinMo may become WinPho, but it aint goin anywhe... : retarded talking dinosaur
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    RIM. notice that Verizon timed the BlackBerry Storm2 launch for the exact same day the Droid would have ... : Postal
    • RIM's not going anywhere; it has the tens of millions of CrackBerry addicts tethered by their quasi-force... : the archvile
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      Nah, the selling point of RIM is the entire chain of services that guarantee near instant delivery of ema... : terath
      • Yea, you got it. Welcome to 2009. That selling point is a smoldering pile of ashes with just enough hea... : ^rec
  • Well with multiple mailboxes integrated into one and exchange support this could be a fairly big hit to a... : hashd
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    Definitely Palm. Windows Mobile 7 should be interesting; but, at this point, it may be too late for them ... : hohoh0
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      You are doubting Microsoft's ability to take over any given market? I feel like I'm flashing back to 2001... : retarded talking dinosaur
      • Google is the new MS imo. : hashd
• Is the chip in this phone as fast / comparable with the iPhone 3GS chip? : nukewinter

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  I haven't figured out the fishing mechanic, but I've been more interested in bashing monsters over the he... : Wadmaasi
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    The fishing mechanic is easy. Go to fish hole, click fish, when the big circle touches the little circle ... : ashkie
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      I tried it probably 10-ish times and all I got was an empty line. : Wadmaasi
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        you are doing it a little to early most likely, give it another second then click. : bongturbo
        • I watch the end of the pole go down and click at the bottom. I have about 80% success rate. : Lightzout
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      Where are the fishing holes? : fadetofunk
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        There's one in the southeast-ish of town and I've seen one in most of the dungeon-levels I've been throug... : Wadmaasi
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          Is there a limit? I caught fish like 5 times in a row once and then never could catch anything else. : jonin
          • If there is a limit, I didn't hit it in about 10 minutes of trying. : JarEme
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            no.. i sorta wrote a hack to fish by itself.. once all your fish slots are full it just dumps extra fish ... : e v i l
            • link hack please. :) : .ka`boom.zZz.
            • That doesnt sound like a bug. Maybe going on the stereotype that you find old boots when fishing. : Nighteyes
    • I wait until the line jerks and then press the button. : Albemuth
    • wait for the outer blue ring to align with the inner blue ring. it will turn purplish. then click : bad_fish
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  Fantastic. Trying to figure out how I can get my fix at work. : NeoMoose
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    Yeah, I really wish I was playing right now. The adventures of (The Amazing) Rando! the Alchemist must c... : ZTac
    • I got my fix (sorta) by reading the manual at work: http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/15554/Torchlight+Man... : noknyc
• I only got to play during my lunch break yesterday but from what I've played it's very impressive. : zuff
• This game is amazing. If Diablo were released today Torchlight is what I imagine it would be like. My... : Horn
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  Is this pretty much Fate 3? : bolneze
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    yes, if fate 1 and 2 were actually good. : waxthirteen
    • So this is much better huh? : bolneze
  • There's already a third FATE game. FATE FATE: Undiscovered Realms FATE: The Traitor Soul : IndigoAK
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  Played for about 30 minutes yesterday and had a good time. I wish I could rebind my keys without editing ... : armybob
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    The icon at the top right of his status box will send him back to town. : ZTac
    • thanks : armybob
    • Wow what a great feature. Wish all games had that. : jigstah
• It is a lot of fun. Can't wait to go home and play it again. : baron calamity
• Found a sweet set piece, although the set bonuses it displays are kinda meh (for being a set and all). : lolpatrol
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  I'd never heard of this, looked it up, not interested unless it pops up on 360. : azenmaster
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    Have fun missing out on a shitton of games. I can never understand this mentality of only wanting to ... : JohnnyRey
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      sup man. thanks for defnining my mentality. Quick request though, please read my post again, then re... : azenmaster
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        What I said was in jest, in case you missed the living in a box, and the part where I said I spit upon th... : JohnnyRey
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          you're right, it has nothing to do with it. : azenmaster
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            Alright Oscar, we'll leave you alone. : JohnnyRey
            • haha my post was in jest also you were fooled : azenmaster
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        What your original post says not interested unless it pops up on a 360. Therefore you are saying you woul... : Chod
        • nowhere in my second post either. : azenmaster
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    I wonder how they could make this work with a controller. Serious question. It would probably be possible... : Iazu
    • Diablo came out on the PlayStation, you know. : rudds
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  I will start playing the demo in 30 minutes. If you buy the game, does it unlock the full version or do ... : sheepraper
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    Someone posted in ER that it just unlocks the full game and that he was able to continue his character. : Wadmaasi
    • this is true, i just bought it this morning and picked right up on my demo char : NukemFornever
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  I hit level 10 with my Alchemist and killed The Overseer. Ranged is so much easier than straight up mele... : melkore
  • Yeah, I'm level 8, and my Alchemist has turned into a gunslinger (I need to find him one of those wide-br... : ZTac
  • WHAT THE FUCK The pet can learn spells? WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF : .ka`boom.zZz.
  • damn yeah I should have had my pet learn the group heal, not me : ]pm[chem
• Very, very pleasantly surprised at how well it run under VMWare Fusion 3 on my MBP. Even with only the 9... : genom
• I am loving it. My only complain is load times. The gameplay is amazing and the music is awesome. It r... : mtgDoofy
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  I played the demo and man is it easy! I had to put it on Very Hard to even get a semblance of a challeng... : kainen1
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    I wish I had gone with Very Hard; the main quest has been cake so far on Hard. The game must play itself... : omnova
    • Yeah, I assume that your pet can solo mobs on Normal. With the exception of the occasional named mob, not... : Link.
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  Loving it, definitely worth $20. Vanquisher has been a lot of fun so far. : Head Rush
  • That's the class I'm playing right now. I'm looking forward to leveling him up and testing other skill tr... : armybob
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  How long does demo run for? If I buy, I unlock full version and continue from where I am in demo? Is i... : posito
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    Demo is pretty long. And there's no saving. : jason bergman
    • are you sure? i exited back to the main menu and it still had my progress. of course i never loaded the... : jedi_27
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      The game saves like an MMO. Wherever you are when you quit, that's where you start when you reload. : IndigoAK
      • What do you know...it does save. That's pretty cool. : jason bergman
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  My character's name is Pew-Pew with her pet Mew-Mew. That's about all. : walker270
  • Haha that's awesome. : JohnnyRey
• Buying this game now. it rocks, no question about it. : sheepraper
• I haven't had this much fun with this type of game since D2. I played it from the minute it finished dow : Salad Sammich
• yep it rocks : landaishan
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  Is there a good guide anywhere on item color, misc stats, etc., sort of like Arreat Summit? : Chod
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    White = Normal Green - Unchanted/Uncommon Blue = Rare Yellow/Orange = Unique : IndigoAK
    • Purple=set : SeanJuan04
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  GG Shacknews, GG. this is beautiful and fun and cant wait for the MMO aspect of it. i just might gift ... : m0rfus
  • "might just gift it" Yes plz. : posito
• Bought and downloaded last night, but while that was going on, I started playing Forza 3. Then midnight c... : Entity
• i LOVE the music. playing on hard difficulty isnt too hard, but its still very addicting. well worth t... : BaronVonSnakPak
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  Talent calculators at http://www.torchlightcalc.com/ Looks like stonedonley got everything setup with th... : Haxim
  • stonedonkey is the MAN!! ☼ : m0rfus
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    How many total points is possible? There seems to be no limit on the site : pancake humper
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      The level cap is 100 so 100pts. : melkore
      • You get a skill point for every Fame level, too. : omnova
      • 100? nice. where is this listed? there is little documentation : ]pm[chem
• could play like 3 hours yesterday and it was hard to stop. I found 2 pieces from one set, but it's for a ... : razorblade79
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  TORCHLIGHT WISHLIST In this subthread, we post our things that we'd like to see added to this game via : ashkie
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    Good list. The keybinding thing was the first thing I thought of. I found a way to manually do it (from... : Salad Sammich
    • Yeah I saw that, but talk about a kludgy way to do that. They couldn't even add a parse for the numbers w... : ashkie
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    In Fate they had Fish Vendors so you didn't have to fish.. I miss them... The binding is the biggest t... : stonedonkey
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      I don't mind the fishing, I do wish however that it told you what kind of power the pet would gain by eat... : ashkie
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        It does. It tells you what it's going to transform to : pancake humper
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          I mean like, "Turns into an Ice Elemental - Pet gains Ice Block that does X DPS, and freezes every 10 sec... : ashkie
          • Gotcha! There is probably a wiki somewhere with this info. I would check torchlightinsider.com : pancake humper
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        Do fishing spots deplete? I was fishing and caught a couple in one spot but then no matter how exact I g... : Salad Sammich
        • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21264944 : e v i l
  • It's easy for the cursor to get lost in the combat. When I click on something, it'd be nice if it highli... : chiisu81
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    GUI #3 - i was just shift-left-clicking to put on pet. ?? : m0rfus
    • Yeah I just want 1 button because it gets annoying if your character is full, and your pet is full. Then ... : ashkie
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    BUY BACK I accidentally sold an orange item last night :( : Horn
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      why not add a rewind feature while at it. make the game uber easy. : posito
      • It worked for Braid... : Jimb0v2
    • yeah, i got hosed by this. but it was my mistake... oh well. : NeoMoose
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      A good feature, I was hoped by this as well. : ashkie
      • Er hosed. : ashkie
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    less huge / no backgrounds on the loot drop, maybe a way to turn of non-colored loot text without pressin... : razorblade79
    • Yeah, while I've been holding down alt reflexively since I started playing, items could stand to be more ... : Link.
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    i wish large piles of loot wouldnt have "alt" names cover up the rest of the loot. I hate having to pick ... : NeoMoose
    • It should organize the tooltips based on the quality of the loot : ashkie
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    Autosort would good. Maybe by type (like swords, then maces, etc.) or by quality. Auto identify would b... : mrwolf710
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      jesus christ yes, need some kind of mass identify ability : ]pm[chem
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        Cainard Deck NPC? ;P : genom
        • I keep hoping that I find one the further I go down. : melkore
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    this would be more useful if the devs read shacknews :| : ]pm[chem
    • Do we know that they don't? Lots of devs read Shacknews. : NeoMoose
  • Any other ideas? I intend to post this on the Runic boards when I have a complete compilation! : ashkie
  • All of these features (I assume) could be implemented in mods. : imcompa
  • I wish item names didn't overlap while you're holding alt. It's fiddly to pick up a particular item when ... : Arceihn
  • more spells need to show up in the shops.. or drop. i was level 15 before i saw my first simple charm mo... : e v i l
  • Maybe I'm just retarded, but I would move the "ABANDON" quest button. Or at least let there be a prompt ... : jenisthebest
• I'm having a good time with it. The game's pace is fast enough to hold my interest without multiplayer a... : omnova
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  This is an amazing and super polished game. And only $20?! I had no hesitation buying it, and no regrets ... : pyros
  • Truth. I'm having more fun with this than Borderlands. : Salad Sammich
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  http://www.torchlightcalc.com is working.. I'm not paying to remove the ads though.. and the skills are w... : stonedonkey
  • Cool beans SD thanks. : Lightzout
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    What ads? : IndigoAK
    • Exactly. : stonedonkey
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    So... it is not really working then. : schwinky
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      It's working fine, it's not got all the spells in it since I was busy playing instead of looking for the ... : stonedonkey
      • Doesn't work for me either. Can't click on any spells other than the level 1 ones. : MONGOLOID
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  n{What class/spec are you guys playing?}n I have an alchemist and I've put almost all of my points int... : Horn
  • I started out as a Destroyer down the Berserker tree. He is a fucking hurt machine. I love it. I start... : Salad Sammich
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    Level 10 Alchemist with a good chunk into arcane and Lore. Having a crazy steam bot run around punching ... : melkore
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      Lore seems interesting since it has a talent that increases the quality of loot. I have to say I like ho... : Horn
      • Makes a strong case for holding onto skill points until late in the game if you can. : mwasher
  • Titan Destroyer. Good fun so far. At level 20 : IndigoAK
  • Level 12 Marksmanship Vanquisher. I'm a ranged powerhouse. : Link.
  • Destroyer down the berserker. Put 10 points into the +damage% for dual wielding, then have 1 point each ... : mwasher
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  Awesome game. This is Diablo polishedto the finest details. I love the nice touches like the level I'm cu : Link.
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    play hardcore mode if you think there isn't much challenge -- it's how the game is meant to be played :) : ]pm[chem
    • Heh. For my second playthrough, for sure. : Link.
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    More like Fate polished to the finest details http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate_(video_game) : capt tripps
    • Wow, no kidding. Somehow I'd never heard of this game - thanks! : genom
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  is there a trick to getting multiple pieces of armor from a set? : eeeealmo
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    If you find a piece, the rest of it is probably in the same area : ashkie
    • fuck i have no idea where i found this piece :( : eeeealmo
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  Eagerly awaiting the OS X client. Based on the system requirements for the PC version I should be able to... : nakedsavage
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    Have Fusion? It runs quite nicely on my MBP. : genom
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      I don't have a Windows license. : nakedsavage
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        Ahh, that could be a problem then. =( : genom
        • Unfortunately I gave my last PC away about 1.5 years ago and haven't touched a Windows machine since. If ... : nakedsavage
  • It works in wine for OS X from what I saw on the forums : melkore
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  A merchant had a catfish that I could feed to my dog to turn him into a cat. I don't know why, but thi... : notd665
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    when I first taught my cat to cast fireballs, this game became gold. hilarious twists on pets. : ]pm[chem
    • Yeah, my pup can summon a floating fiery scimitar that follows him around and swipes at enemies. It makes... : notd665
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    what happens if you feed a catfish to a cat? : dirge23
    • you die. in real life. : NeoMoose
    • I don't think it's possible. The general store merchant will only carry the fish in stock that's opposit... : IndigoAK
    • She turns into a fish : notd665
• Played for about an hour last night. Gonna restart on max difficulty later : Pantene Pro-V
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  Where do you get the level editor and tools from? I've seen videos but I don't see where you get it? : Chod
  • They're no out yet. They've said to expect them on Friday or Monday. : ZTac
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    I think I read that they're going to be released on Friday, but I can't cite a reference for that. : Wadmaasi
    • http://forums.runicgames.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1347#p19820 : IndigoAK
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  TORCHLIGHT HARDCORE COMMENTARY}y and review - I made it to level 19 below this city last night before exh : ]pm[chem
  • mods please nuke, I will repost with fixed tag : ]pm[chem
  • Ouch. thats a painful thing to try and read... which i won't. : Xanthos
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  TORCHLIGHT HARDCORE COMMENTARY and review - I made it to level 19 below this city last night before exhau : ]pm[chem
  • <drool> i cant wait to get more into this. just need the time. : m0rfus
  • I found the Identify spell on my Destroyer. It's nice to not have to keep a stack of scrolls. : Salad Sammich
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    If you click the item-inspection (where it says "alt") you can toggle it on/off. So awesome. : tashtego
    • oh man I did not realize that was a toggle... will use that forever now : ]pm[chem
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    I've read that hardcore has no shared stash, but I'm thinking maybe that is just between normal and hardc... : mwasher
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      I really hope shared stash works in hardcore... maybe I will test this by making a newbie char : ]pm[chem
      • I think someone said it works, but not between hardcore and non hardcore? : rt702
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    In hardcore, when your pet dies, does she die forever too? : Frozen Pixel
    • I don't think your pet ever dies, it just flees when it runs out of health. : Haxim
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    Wow, I didn't know there was a hardcore mode. I will definitely buy it now. :) I hope you still play so... : Jimb0v2
    • this game is way more fun than HoN but I will stay in practice for the tourney :p : ]pm[chem
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    who else is playing in hardcore mode? lionel2b? bipolar? : ]pm[chem
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      HC + VH here. : JarEme
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        how far are you? what type of char/build? any deaths so far? : ]pm[chem
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          Just killed the Overseer (or whatever) and I'm an alchemist with max crit and infuse (for my level). No d... : JarEme
          • I've had a couple close calls from carelessness when fighting groups of pygmies mixed with other monsters... : ]pm[chem
• i was up till 130a just playing the demo last night. i was certainly buy the full game, but i need to cl... : smacknca
• Streaming I was streaming some last night. There is about 2 hours of footage here if people want to se... : pancake humper
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  question. is this multiplayer, or co-op at all? : onji
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    SP only. : Wadmaasi
    • oh : onji
  • negative : dirge23
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    No, no MP in any form. : IndigoAK
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      Eventually the MP will come out (for free if you own the game, IIRC). Might be a year or two, but I beli... : exigence7
      • The MMO is a separate game entirely... : IndigoAK
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  PRO TIP: If you hover your mouse over your skills in the Skills screen and press F1-F12, it will bind ... : stonedonkey
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    Also, using the console to spawn items renames you YourName the Cheat and disables the shared stash.. be ... : stonedonkey
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      it doesn't rename you The Cheat if you spawn the permanent mimic fish :) : pancake humper
      • haxs! : stonedonkey
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  any chance this will run on a lenovo laptop? : grandmasterlee
  • there's a netbook setting, so perhaps.. there's a free demo try that i'd say. : stonedonkey
  • i ran it fine last night on my pre-lenovo thinkpad t42 : dirge23
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    it runs great on my HP MINI 311 netbook with ION. : c_man_tmt
    • How are you liking that thing? I want to get an ION netbook and that is getting rave reviews. : pancake humper
• I love this game. My gf had to pry me off my keyboard to go to work this morning. I want to be leveling R... : Sturm08
• I've got a level 14 alchemist, doing about 300dps right now. Very addicting. : megarust32
• I found a sweet unique 2 hand rifle last night. Does like 258 dps plus massive ice damage and other good... : stump
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  So anyone found a : phase portal, one popped for me last night, and I went into what looked like hell : stonedonkey
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    Yah, I've had a couple come up and they were pretty tough compared to the normal dungeon. The dungeon ma... : stump
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      Yea I went in not thinking, my bigger problem was not having any mana pots which meant more heatlh pots a... : stonedonkey
      • Yeah those dungeons are fucking difficult. I never really found really rare items, and the gold I found ... : manlyman
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      Note that the portal quests you get rom the due after you activate the first Waygate work the same way - ... : genom
      • Wow, typing fail right there. Should be "from the dude", not "rom the due". : genom
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        I'm about 99% sure I was able to send my KITTAY back to sell stuff when going through a side-quest dungeo... : Wadmaasi
        • Yeah, I was able to as well. : rt702
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          yea that worked, but i was furious when i ran out of health potions and realized i couldn't TP out to get... : mwasher
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            I keep thinking.. KITTAH bring me back potions, but the little fucker never does :( That maybe my firs... : stonedonkey
            • KITTEH WAITAH mod incoming? : Wadmaasi
            • yeah that'd be nice, I've thought the same thing : ]pm[chem
  • I got one when I killed a phase beast. : rt702
  • Ya, I killed a Phase Beast, and it made a phase portal. I went into it and found a "Secret Mines" that ha... : kevp
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    This is how my first good hardcore character died. Little did I know I was teleporting into a death trap ... : datoo
    • yeah when I first saw one of those on my HC char, I went 'hmmm' and did not step in : ]pm[chem
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  I hadn't heard anything about this game until the shack of course starting raving about it, played the de... : pun][sher
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    Nope. That's the standing official price for the game. : ZTac
    • Very cool. I'm buying it when I get home. I'm listening to the idle thumbs right now about it. I'm excite... : pun][sher
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  A couple things I haven't seen addressed, and have been wondering: Is there eventually an option to "r... : genom
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    1 & 2 are "no*." *When you retire a character you can bequeath one item to a new character. It picks : Wadmaasi
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      And don't forget the shared stash....since things don't bind to a character, there's no problems in passi... : rt702
      • Correct, that's an obvious point that I...obviously...failed to mention. =D : Wadmaasi
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      Does this work for unique items? : Haxim
      • I have no idea, but I would assume so. : Wadmaasi
  • There is a respec potion with a 0% drop rate in the game's resources. I'm sure there will be a mod to ma... : ZTac
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  Am I not finding the Run button? My guy seems to move kinda slow :( : EricZBA
  • I think it's only 1 speed per character. : Wadmaasi
  • I've found movement speed increase enchantments for armor, but that's about it. : genom
  • play on very hard and then you won't mind : mwasher
  • Theres a haste spell to make you run faster. : ashkie
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  Does this game have any sort of necromancer class? I played the archer last night and it was just kinda ... : slax0r
  • Alchemist : pancake humper
  • My cat can raise the dead. : walker270
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  anyway to bind mouse thumb buttons to actions? : Lawgiver
  • you can try editing the config file and I believe mouse4 and mouse 5 are numbers 5 and 6. Let me know if ... : ashkie
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  While I am digging the game, I hope there is more to it than just the same 3 level designs over and over.... : SeanJuan04
  • There's actually 5 or 6 different tile sets in the game. : IndigoAK
  • To be fair, Diablo II had really limited "sets" too - generally each "Act" just had an exterior and an in... : genom
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  Anyone found any good horadric cube transmute recipes yet? : Haxim
  • I haven't played with that at all, but I imagine there are some awesome ones. looking forward to it. : ]pm[chem
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  How to respec: http://forums.runicgames.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1671&p=22200&hilit=RespecPotion#p22... : rt702
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    keep reading - looks like people are being labled a Cheat in game and can no longer use the shared stash ... : mwasher
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      also looks like you can't do this at all in steam version because the console can not be made available : mwasher
      • Try setting the file they're talking about to read only. If it is seem changing the setting back, then t... : walker270
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      This shouldn't be the case as this item and a few others do not label you as The Cheat : pancake humper
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        until someone on here tries it i am going to go with what the people are saying in that thread : mwasher
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          I only have the demo and a character I'm not attached to so I'll give it a shot. : pyide
          • Nevermind, I can't even access the console. Read only'd the settings file and everything. No dice. : pyide
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  i wish this was on xbox. : xxiv
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    Why isnt Diablo 3 ever coming to Xbox 360 or PS3? Ohhhh yeah, console. : posito
    • Oh you don't know fo sura homie. : Nicodemush
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  Did I screw myself by playing Normal? I'm on level 14 of the dungeon and I'm barely losing any health in ... : rudds
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    nobody posting in shack comments should be playing any game on 'easy' or 'normal'. play on 'very hard' f... : ]pm[chem
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      hah hah, that's ridiculous : tashtego
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        why? in most games, normal is for the avg joe that walks into a Best Buy and picks up the game. easy is... : ]pm[chem
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          some of us just want to experience the game and not get frustrated by stupid shit : pancake humper
          • just want to experience the game and not get frustrated by stupid shit SUCK AT VIDEO GAMES AMIRITE? : omnova
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            fair point, then just skip 'very hard' and play on hard in non-hardcore. : ]pm[chem
            • And I am playing on hard currently and this is also what the devs recommend people with ARPG experience p... : pancake humper
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    Normal is cake walk if you have played Diablo 1/2 (didn't you even mention this in your Quicklook?). The ... : pancake humper
    • Yeah, I'm kind of sad I spent so much time on Normal before I realized it wasn't just that the game start... : tashtego
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      I did mention it, but I didn't know what the relative difficulties were when I made my character (before ... : rudds
      • Well the game will get progressively hard but I think what you are looking for will be in the Hard/Very H... : pancake humper
  • http://forums.runicgames.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1961&p=24116#p24116 There's a way to do it, you may h... : stonedonkey
  • Just start over. I played a character last night on normal and it was fun and all but I restarted today ... : mrwolf710
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  After spending so many hours playing Diablo 2 I really have no patience for these types of games and this... : sanchez
  • The music was done by the same guy. : dravalen
  • hilarious : graceofdragons
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  How much gametime does this game take to beat? I just passed the green little stab guys area, wondering h... : imcompa
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    Also, anyone found anything worth combining besides gems? : imcompa
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      Can you even combine anything other than gems? I'm still unsure how the Transmute thing works... : ashkie
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        Found this on the runic forums 3 Pieces of jewelry, green or rare or unique = A new green or rare or u : imcompa
        • nice. i got some uniques that suck. : sleepytea
• I just started up the download for the demo, but i said fuck it. I just went and bought it without... : Jinxplayer
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  So I heard this has Netbook Mode. I downloaded it and installed it on my netbook. It won't run at all, ca... : father_crown
  • that sucks, you can probably turn on netbook mode in an ini or something before running it maybe? : imcompa
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  lol, nice nod to Remo / Idle Thumbs http://www.shackpics.com/files/swordofadam_do95prmow1jcc31rzair.jp... : bipolar
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    Also, playing on Hard was pretty easy until these last few levels in some purple / black castle. Getting... : bipolar
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      go do some portal maps you can buy in town to level up and get loot! : mwasher
      • I just read about that and how they worked, I may start doing that in hardcore mode for the XP+gear : ]pm[chem
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    I don't get the reference, explain? : ]pm[chem
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      You don't listen to Idle Thumbs, do you. : Wadmaasi
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        I used to subscribe to it on itunes but they talk about so much console stuff, I just eventually got bore... : ]pm[chem
        • Haha, I know. In Idle Thumbs 48, after they talked about the MW2 dedicated server thing, Chris said, "A ... : the archvile
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        I don't. What is the reference? : datoo
        • http://www.idlethumbs.net/download/song/the-wizard : the archvile
    • Wizaaaards! : melkore
  • You should listen to the Podblast that came out yesterday. Interview with Max Schaefer. Was pretty awesom... : pancake humper
  • needs more a's, I think. : Agrona
• I'm an alchemist and the Ember Lance spell is like cheat mode. I'm level 22 with most points into magic, ... : kevp
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  From the videos I've seen it seems like the game quickly deteriorates into "spam monster" territory where... : Geoffrois
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    You've just described every ARPG in existence. This game is no different. : IndigoAK
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      It just seemed over-the-top in the way the player was surrounded with enemies and spell effects everywher... : Geoffrois
      • go watch ashke's vids, the boss fight is really good in showing it isnt as you describe. : m0rfus
  • god I hope so : crummynz
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f30eoxEGRw Welcome to the world of ARPGs. You're in for a hell of a rid... : bipolar
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  Anyone else getting constant crashes? The game played beautifully for the first 5 floors, then it starte... : dirtboxer
  • Nope, game has been rock solid stable here. Not a single crash or bug. : IndigoAK
  • I had one hard lock while looking through my inventory, no action around me. I had to power down the mach... : kevp
  • only had one hard lock when I went down a set of stairs, I freaked out thinking I'd lose my 4 hours of pl... : mrasparagus
  • I get a lot of pauses. Seems to be related to loot somehow. : Albemuth
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  Is there an NPC that will identify items, or is it only scrolls? : kevp
  • No NPC, but there's a spell that your character can learn so that you don't need the scrolls, but you hav... : IndigoAK
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  Playing a melee character and im at level 12 so far on hard. I am duel wielding and I have that skill at ... : Warmaker
  • I'm doing the same thing on very hard altho 10 points in the dual weild and just 1 in the multihit attack... : mwasher
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  Respect Mod out! http://www.runicgamesfansite.com/torchlightmods/node/32 From the devs... : Lionel2b
  • Is that site ridiculously slow for anybody else? : IndigoAK
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  If I give my Dog a heal spell, when will he choose to use it? : WhatIsThisFor
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    Related: When will pets choose to use any spells? And will they use every spell you give them? : crummynz
    • I know for summons they will always use them at the start of any battle. : WhatIsThisFor
  • I did this and mine uses it at really weird times. : Visceral Monkey
  • I've given mine two fire spells, sword/fireball and it uses them all the time while fighting. : imcompa
  • I gave my cat heal level 3, he seems to use it randomly : ]pm[chem
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  is there multiplayer in torchlight? : j0nchan
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    THIS GAME DOES NOT HAVE MULTIPLAYER! : IndigoAK
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      How about multiplayer? : Salad Sammich
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        How about mplayer? : pixelat3d
        • MSN gaming zone? : getfrisky
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  I love this. I didn't really enjoy Diablo that much and Diablo 2 was hilarious fun running with shackers ... : zakazi
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    Can saves from the demo be ported to the full game? : zakazi
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      zero effort, they just exist in the full game when you switch : Draugluin
      • awwwwsome : zakazi
• Repost of my stats page from last night: http://the_archvile.shackspace.com/20091027_torchlight.jpg I ... : the archvile
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  I just played the demo for like five minutes and I am pretty sure I am doomed :( I don't even like RPGs ... : mikecyb
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    The sound of squishing monsters is just so satisfying. : Visceral Monkey
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      my dog is named Pancake and she kills spiders :( : mikecyb
      • Weird, I named my player PANCAKE and my dog waffle. : imcompa
• PLayed the demo and love it. Now to wait until I can afford to pick it up on Friday :( : Phreakin
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  I found an exploit! Free spells just drag a spell from a vendor straight into one of your 4 spell slots i... : Turd Ferguson
  • lols : jonin
  • hahaha : zakazi
  • Haha, this is the equivalent of reading a magazine while standing in the bookstore and then not having to... : Chris Remo
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  is there any downside to enchantments? Like you could lose the item or anything? : zakazi
  • sometimes it goes "Nothing changed"... I have this amazing bow i bought at the store that only costs 700 ... : imcompa
  • Someone was saying earlier that rarely it wipe an item clean of _everything_. Haven't experienced this ye... : geedeck
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  apparently the first rogue skill i've been using has a bug that makes you gain XP ridiculously fast. I wa... : aeg1x
  • How fast? : imcompa
  • It's the DOT damage that gives ton of exp : imcompa
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    I just made a new char to mess with this. I am currently level 12 in the first dungeon, and I'm still not... : imcompa
    • lol. yeah, i tried it too.. level 14 out of the initial dungeon wtf : xsoulbrothax
• I've only played for a little while (just killed Brink), and while it seems like a pretty okay evolution ... : FlatlineDixay

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• Bull rider: http://images3.maxcostumes.com/images/Product/medium/20729.png ! : helvetica
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  Me: Mario Fiancée: Princess Toadstool/Peach Daughter: Toadstool : Anastomosis
  • You must take pictures of this! : helvetica
• Oh man Halloween is the best holiday there is, how can you hate it :( : Evil Benius
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  I will either be Kim Possible again or and evil cat with a cape to keep me warm! I'm just going to be han... : Galadriel07
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    accidentally inf'd : ColoradoCNC
    • no wai! this totally deserved to be inf'd! :P : Galadriel07
• manny pacquiao - i've got authentic boxing trunks, boxing robe, hand wraps. will probably buy a champion... : FrayLo
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  Get a horse mask and regular clothes. Problem solved. : MurrayTheSkull
  • Sarah Jessica Parker costume? : Haku-Jin
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  http://www.geekologie.com/2009/04/13/best%20costume%20ever.jpg : Edges
  • Hahaha that is awesome. : Evil Benius
  • That's great : hrdwregk
  • that rules. : ass-street
  • LOL, awesome : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
• Me and the wife are being corny and going as Hansel and Gretel. Of course she is sexy Gretel and I am sc... : hrdwregk
• A pilot. : bongturbo
• My and the GF are going to be a zombie bride and groom. Being legally bound in the afterlife is about as ... : zipr
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_7o7szvxyvztewvqv5035.jpg : dognose
  • LOL'D EOT this is the best. : posito
  • i can't wait to see your daisy dukes and boots : ass-street
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    this is a great idea, but where can i get adult mens size hannah montana gear on such short notice? : retarded talking dinosaur
    • You need this http://www.geekologie.com/2009/04/13/best%20costume%20ever.jpg : silentbobuk
• I got a major piece of it yesterday: http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_il8s21pb6w32oobe2asp.jp... : Yanks
• andy warhol and my girl as edie sedgwick : teethmarks
• I don't have a costume. :( I wanted to find a WTFhorse mask for me and dan and just wear our normal clot... : jenisthebest
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  Went to a halloween last Saturday with my wife and we dressed up as Mal and Inara. Party was a little la... : Begawkiness
  • I bet you looked awesome as Inara. : K0LM
• Bloodied Frank West (Dead Rising) + Bloodied Servbot helmet + bloodied bat. The GF is going as a bloodied... : DooBall
• Scary ghost. : father_crown
• Billy Mays. Did it for a pre-halloween party. Not a zombie billy mays or anything, just him straight up... : bashildy@speakeasy.net
• Hunter >:D : Godhatesfatpeople
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  My 2 year old daughter is going as a tiger, so the wife and I are going to go as Siegfried and Roy...with... : VictoriouSecret
  • this is awesome and as an added bonus you get to see what your wife looks like as a man .... O_O : cptstern
• Scottish couple: whole braveheart-style outfit, kilt and all, and she's going as "sexy Scottish girl". I... : umcpwintermute
• Howard Stern : Patch-e
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  WTFHorse mask with a suit! : Dave-A
  • I wanted to go as Tyler Durden but he had an odd jacket : Dave-A
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    Thanks to your help, I am going as a Retro Skater WTFHorse. Complete with mullet & Bones Brigade board. : aux7
    • WTFHorse buddies represent! : Dave-A
  • man you stole my idea :( that is the other part of my costume : Yanks
• I'm gonna go as Frank Castle : scottythejock
• Someone that might appear in a '70s computer ad. : eldersveld
• I'm driving to Modesto for a Logging Sports master class all weekend. So I guess I'm going as a lumberjac... : mysled
• Charles Lindbergh and Zombie Amelia Earhart : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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  The Stig : retardhumper
  • Friend of mine was considering this. I wonder how many people in the US will get it. : davantalus
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  I'm going as an asshole. SO pretty much just wear my normal clothes. : Mr. Goodwrench
  • space asshole? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcUBI-YVRY8 : retarded talking dinosaur
• Don't forget to wear your Silver Shamrock masks kids! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJa8WtoSWVE : Smitty
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  Zombie Billy Mays. Haven't shaved in over a week, and I'm going to dye the beard black with some Just fo... : riptyde
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    sadly i have shaved too recently to pull this off. good luck with it though, don't forget to advertise CH... : retarded talking dinosaur
    • I have an empty box of OxiClean to use as a prop. I don't think enough people would "get" the South Par... : riptyde
  • Same here, assuming I'm still going to be doing something. Stopped shaving about 3 weeks ago and have a d... : BlackCat9
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  Just get a blue spandex suit and a blue dildo and go as Dr Manhatten. : twifosp
  • Hey, I wonder if I could go as GREEN MAN : retarded talking dinosaur
• OLED mask with rapidly flashing sparkly-faces. : Marrbe
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  I'm going to tie some mylar balloons to my shoulders and go as Balloon Boy. : angrytaxman
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    THIS IS FUCKING BRILLIANT. I think I might steal this. : retarded talking dinosaur
    • It's simple and very topical. : angrytaxman
• I'm going as a bum. I have camo pants that are hardly held together, I shirt with some holes, a coat tha... : unjustend
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  a 31 year old man handing out full-size candy bars : EvilDolemite
  • scary! : retarded talking dinosaur
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  I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts and my costume looks really, really similar to this http://www.toplessrob... : action roommate
  • isn't that Zorro? : retarded talking dinosaur
  • Pics of perfect breasts. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
  • I think it was you I stole the idea from; I'm doing the same outfit. Related to retarded talking dinosaur... : crummynz
  • hey there costume buddies ... where'd your gf find her buttercup costume? a friend is sewing mine, 'cause... : pointyelbows
• Jersey Guido. I was initially thinking of this: http://siwhgk.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/jersey_guido_m : Bold
• Zack Morris : zuff
• edward scissorhands : synapse19
• Jareth the Goblin King! : TheMonkeyWench
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  Kingpin. Roomie is thinking Green Lantern. : akirabob
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    Can you pull it off like this guy? http://www.stallonezone.com/z030406kingpin_big.jpg : retarded talking dinosaur
    • I'm Thor in the next pic down. I could try, but prolly not as good as him no. : akirabob
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  This was us last year. http://www.shackpics.com/files/n16908457_38318764_676_2diuuds0zgmb9m6jqu39.jpg : akirabob
  • Am I the only one that finds this hillyhairyus? : Ooghijmiqtxxa
• Halloween is a day like all other day EXCEPT IF YOU'RE UNDER 12 : Utopia
• Mr T (Shut up, fool). : dearjamie
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  Arnold : Flying h4x0r
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    like from hey arnold? : retarded talking dinosaur
    • STOOP KID'S LEAVING THE STOOP! : akirabob
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      no like from Terminator : Flying h4x0r
      • never heard of it : slickdoody
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  a rabbit, maybe the white rabbit if i can find a waist-coat : thenoodleincident
  • so youre going as a bunny........ : retarded talking dinosaur
• BILLY MAYS : DOOManiac
• Buckethead I can't find the mask :( : Rag and Bone Man
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  zombie billie mays : dixieboi
  • BILLY MAYS HERE, FOR braaaaaaiiiiiinnnnsssss : retarded talking dinosaur
• Don and Betty Draper Thanks jimmy-buffet : Merconium
• Fidel Castro or the Unabomber. : Navy Spitfire
• Hahah thank you for posting this, I'm having the exact same problem : Gojirah
• Probably going as Kakashi : spiffymc
• Horatio Caine from CSI Miami : prime8
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  Salvidor Dali : geedeck
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    what exactly is involved in such a costume? : retarded talking dinosaur
    • A good mustache, wacky clothing and accent. And attitude. : geedeck
• Lieutenant Dangle : Magus
• I'm gonna be a UFC Fighter. I already pull off the mohawk & look pretty well. :D : DeejayKnight
• If you can find the hat, guy fox mask, and cape go as V : dibbz

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• You'll prob pay double. : loboca
• I pay about $75 for full coverage, but it's REALLY nice coverage and a fairly new car. : Conan
• If you're Canadian : http://www.kanetix.ca/ : Utopia
• no way anyone can say, there are tons of factors that raise or lower it, where you live, how long you've ... : DonarUDL
• I pay $165. I'm 25 (Haven't hit my renewal yet) and have a ticket on my record.. : pun][sher
• To be fair, insurance companies probably hate us too. :D : xsoulbrothax
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  That isn't bad at all. I pay $276 every 6 months for my wife and I with one car, but we're on USAA which ... : Vincent Grayson
  • USAA for me too, but I'm not married or a homeowner, so very few discounts apply. : Conan
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  depends on how much coverage you want. my wife and i drive worthless shit heaps, so we just do liability ... : cpt_gloval
  • My wife and I have two cars (2000 VW Golf and a 2006 Nissan SUV), two driving teenagers, and full coverag... : jdcope
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  $85. I'm 34 and have a clean record. Insurance is high in the state im in because so many people don't p... : RuffasBluetain
  • That's true in Texas; in San Antonio something like half of drivers don't have insurance and some insane ... : Conan
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  475$ a month wait am I doing this wrong? : deKaf
  • holy balls. : hirosushima
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    Don't drive an Enzo when you're under 25. : Merconium
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      I drive a Mazda 3 :[ I am 23 and just it is being financed. I am a new driver too (got my license in Marc... : deKaf
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        Wait, are you talking about your car payment or your car insurance? : ArcKnight
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          no. Insurance. My payment is almost half :| : deKaf
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            US dollars? : OmegaRed59
            • Yes. I'm switching next month and should be able to cut down by $100 : deKaf
          • that can't possibly be a monthly payment. : drucifer
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            Someone is raping your face : hirosushima
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              I try to scrub myself vigorously every billing cycle and check other rates only to give up. Next month I ... : deKaf
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                wtf? is your credit fucked or something? : drucifer
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                  I imagine it's a combination of: - No credit history (just started building it a few months ago) -Not... : deKaf
                  • No, it's the new driver stuff, mostly. I got my license when I was 28 and I pay around 120 bucks a month ... : azshack
                  • AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH : drucifer
              • Yeah, call around. Auto insurance is a surprisingly competitive market. : Merconium
• I pay $98 but i'm in a really cheap insurance car. : dahanese
• Fuuuck. I guess y'all are right that's a pretty average amount. : datoo
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  66, no wrecks, lots of coverage, 97 civic, 1 ticket in 10 years. im 26. : chilln
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    What company, and where at? : datoo
    • grange. ohio : chilln
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  I pay about $2700 a year for my wife and I, each with a car. I had one minor accident about 5 years ago ... : exigence7
  • You also get to subsidize all the advertising and executive salaries at the insurance companies >:( : datoo
• 900/year full coverage : ghost hacker
• Would help to know how old you are. : Phreakin
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  Mine is 280 per month with 2 cars and 2 people, both at full coverage. That includes, but is not limit... : R4di4ti0n.
  • that's pretty good with all that considered. : kch
• 80/month, 2008 civic, clean record. i'm 26. : jo3