Evening Reading: Goodnight, Sweet Prince

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  1% chance to whatttttt? : five_percent
  • +%1 chance to make the target your bitch. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  The funniest thing is in reality those shoulder pads would hinder movement so greatly that you'd be kille... : edgewise
  • Or a moderately dangerous hamster. I don't think you could move an inch if that shit was real :P : phipple
  • mmo/dungeon crawler gear seems to be centered around being as big as possible. and glowy. which is co... : xxiv
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  so what would people compare the art style in this to? WoW? : Halen
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    I'd totally say World of Warcraft. It's almost like Runic designed the look of Torchlight to specifically... : pyide
    • and/or Diablo 3 (a little) : capt tripps
    • My initial reaction to screenshots was that the textures and models looked kinda 90's and dated but now t... : dooberzoo
  • Playing it in motion, I get a Disney vibe more than anything. : ahlee
  • It reminds me of Full Throttle for some reason.. : stonedonkey
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  This game looks fucking delightful. : SiW.
  • The word is LOVELY motherfucker. : Geoffrois
• Awesome : stophelping37
• What the heck are ass-shoulders? : Dave-A
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  hurry up mac version :( : DonarUDL
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    bootcamp is your friend : the city
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      yeah i played at pretty much max resolution and max settings last night on win7 bootcamp for my early 200... : xxiv
      • performance wise how do games far in XP versus win 7? im running XP : the city
• LOL man I love this game. I love it! : posito
• Freddie Mercury's gayest costume yet! : Toth21
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  I have these! Its kind of a pain because mobs get charmed and then you can't hurt them because the charm ... : kevp
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    This is true. The first few times it happened I was left scratching my head. I actually thought it was on... : warcrow
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      shouoldn't it only last 20 seconds? : StolenNosferatu
      • It's pretty short in duration in theory, but if you count to yourself--20 seconds can be a fairly long ti... : warcrow
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  Looks sweet. man, I don't have this game yet, but if I had to nitpick one thing, it'd be the font. It's j... : TPSReport
  • That's probably something that will be fairly easy to mod once the tools are out. : pyide
  • It bothered me at first too - I found I got used to it. (and I can be downright bitchy about typefaces) : zakazi
  • I know; it's like Torchlight Fortress 2. I don't mind it so much since it's easy to read. : the archvile
  • I kinda agree, I never pay attention to fonts but it just seems sorta like they didn't feel like spending... : derelict515
  • Yea, but it kinda goes along with the games exagerated theme. : warcrow
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    http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k244/PenquinDude/Background.png better? : bipolar
    • Oh, font not graphics. Someone already has a Diablo font substituted, hopefully a mod will be out within... : bipolar
• Do fishing hole ever run out? : shavenewok
• im going to play the demo with all three chars. then see if im still interested. demo is plenty long! : radula
• So far, I've found critical hits to be super useful. 20% crit chance on my L30 Destroyer. Easily over 2k ... : Nullzero
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  Anyone know why my destroyer can't use any charm spells when he slots them? I right click on them but not... : Visceral Monkey
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    Are you right clicking on the mob? : TShandy
    • It was this. Doh. : Visceral Monkey
  • I've always had charm on skill button #3 and just point and hit the button. : mwasher
• I can't make out what I'm looking at. : Godhatesfatpeople
• I was there was a mac version! : brickmatt
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/phatloot_mjiw7ipba1fkhlprs9bi.jpg Enchanting is fun. : bipolar
  • 40% crit chance, getting off 4500 pt crits with the ice arrow spell. : bipolar
  • Crazy! What level is your character? : warcrow
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  ugh I can't stop playing, just picked up an awesome pistol with 260 damage, and very fast attack speed. I... : bongturbo
  • What the heck. I'm level 18 hardcore hard mode and I"m only on level 7 of the fricking dungeon. : Jimb0v2
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  VIDEOI made another video showing off some of the Vanquishers sweet skills. Some spoilers in here as it s... : ashkie
  • Good quality. Traps are indeed powerful, and good execution of mass stun + AOE. : TShandy
  • That looks fun. : lacker
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  anyone else who is playing on Very Hard finding the leveling to be pretty slow? i heard you got less xp ... : mwasher
  • idunno I've spent 15 hours going back and forth between main quest and the guy in town with the portals +... : imcompa
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  Just finished the main game on Hard with a ranged Vanquisher. I was critting for nearly 8000 with the ex... : omnova
  • What was your final character level? : Foxhawk
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  I just bought this, it better be good >: : ghost in my shell
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    Is this like Diablo where when you beat it you can select a higher difficulty or are you stuck in what yo... : ghost in my shell
    • Stuck. You can, however, retire and pass bonuses onto your next character. : TShandy
    • One difficulty level per character, but you're welcome to go as deep into the infinite dungeon as you lik... : bipolar
  • Okay my girlfriend kicked me off once she heard Diablo 2 like music and now I've been watching her play f... : ghost in my shell
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  Is it single-player only? : Old_Fart
  • yes : razlebol
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  • Updated your drivers? : warcrow

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• i think its just that there is so many new faces around these parts, new people = new opinions : Demius
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  I got ten years older and now I think all the 15 year-olds are idiots. : J4NUS
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    Because they are. : InfoBiter
    • Most of us were idiots at 15 too, though. : zuff
• I was 25 when Quakeholio first flopped onto the interwebs :/ : Dave-A
• kids these days : boring gegtik
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  No, you're not, as to why it has changed I have no idea. : dkrulz
  • DNF died : f*ckface
• InfoBiter, I have run into this problem as well, but I have expressed my opinion anyway. : CrustaR
• i dont know if i am an "oldschool shacker" (been lurking since the shack still had some shuga, started po... : d0pamine
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  Shackhype is just plain wrong pretty frequently, at least from my perspective. But if you can filter thr... : slickdoody
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    I mean torchlight, lol. : slickdoody
    • ILTW'd? : rt702
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    Yeah, I got screwed by the Shackhype on Borderlands. OTOH, I do agree with the Shackhype for Torchlight. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • You got screwed by your wrong opinion with Borderlands. : Sapiens
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      I think the main problem with the shackhype for Borderlands is that it's association to prior shack perso... : watcherxp
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        What do you mean by Torchlight respecting the player and Borderlands not? I love Torchlight btw and ha... : ahlee
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          he means more ui crying : italiano3d
          • No, I mean that torchlight gives you a enjoyable experience right out of the chute, everything just works... : watcherxp
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      Hmm. Did you play on your own? Cookblaze and I have been doing couch coop and we're hooked. I think a sin... : ieGod
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        So it's a shitty single-player game? So he's right? :P : d fluke
        • I cannot comment since I haven't played single player. : ieGod
    • so I should take you off my friends list? : Old_Fart
  • Over the years, I've found that Shackhype is largely bullshit. 99% of the games and movies we "hype" here... : Vincent Grayson
• probably just age. when most of us started shacking it was close to a decade ago. tastes and opinions c... : EvilDolemite
• i'll tell ya what i could do with out...kids and their god damn halo and gears of war...get off my shack! : flasher 907
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  I think it's more that the community has grown, and now there's always a semi-critical mass for EVERY gam... : tashtego
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    I see truth in what you say but I hesitate to agree. Certainly the growth has played a part but every gam : InfoBiter
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      So it's not that stuff the Shack likes; it's that stuff you think is awesome gets ignored by the shack? ... : TShandy
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        It's both. I still don't care to mention specifics (like you said, no point in a right / wrong thread : InfoBiter
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          I'm really playing guessing games here. There is certainly AAA material that gets pimped a lot, games li... : TShandy
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            The Fountain is amazing. Also I think you and I are just talking semantics at this point, my idea of ... : InfoBiter
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              Hey, I like semantics. But I guess you mean that there are some posts about the stuff you like, just not... : TShandy
              • I suppose, yeah. The posts that do come around tend to fade away very fast. It just seems odd that th : InfoBiter
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      I would put Demon's Souls in the same category as Torchlight- niche game from a proven team that got call... : tashtego
      • Demons Souls was well worth it imo. I only wish there was more of it. (the land of giants for instance.) : technotica
  • yeah, this seems to be the correct explanation. : DonkeyPopsicle
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  We got GameFly'd. Now it's all about Band Hero and Pokemon around these parts. : Matt Burris
  • What I'm talking about far predates Gamefly I'm afraid =\ : InfoBiter
• It's gonna be okay :) Nothing ever stays the same. : whistletits
• You've turned into a crusty old bastard. : cerealSAM2
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  I've always really heavily invested myself in a few games rather than dabbling in many. I can passingly e... : skizl
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    Well said. I would have to agree on all points. Also I am a gamer much more inclined with what you men... : InfoBiter
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      I think I've wrapped my head around it now. It's a combination of all of what I had in the OP, the gr : InfoBiter
      • If you're talking about the PC games of 1999, they sure as fuck don't make them like that anymore. Sys... : TShandy
  • ya, that makes perfect sense. The entirety of the Online gaming community was pretty much on the PC back ... : technotica
• YATOO : greydog
• nah, there's lots of shit the shack likes that I disklike and its been that way for a long time. I'm jus... : retardhumper
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  I think the criticism & ridicule towards people posting opposing opinions is pretty harsh. I think someti... : jingletard
  • It's all in how they post about it. : Frozen Pixel
  • " " : technotica
• life was easier when it was just quake... then quake2... quake3, etc. : chilln
• hey, why do we all pretty much have the same political/religious beliefs? I never actually thought about ... : nyranger66
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  What was that? Get off your lawn? : Nicodemush
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    And be in a hurry. : InfoBiter
    • I would recommend giving the shack a break until your mid 30's, you should be using your mid-late twentie... : Nicodemush
• nah man things are still the same chill : Cihte
• I find myself collapsing more and more threads; maybe a third of latestchatty threads get a quick collaps... : ieGod
• I've always disagreed with a lot of shackers. One of the main reasons I started posting. : CyCo_PL
• I've been hanging around the shack since 2000, and posting since 2001 (this is my second profile), but I ... : thetangent
• You aren't the only one, no. : Frozen Pixel
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  It is the same as everything else, trends happen. In the beginning we were all pretty much in the same bo... : steauengeglase
  • Oh, and there are an assload of games now. When everyone was eating pizza it was hard to know who was or ... : steauengeglase
• you're growing up and have your own opinions now. this is how adults are. don't read too much into it. : biskits
• If there's a few things I learned from Shack, it's gotta be these: 1) Shack DOES NOT get you chicks. ... : Nullzero
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  I hate to say it, but I've always thought you sucked and were in the minority. But that doesn't mean I'm... : ejectorpod
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    I keep going back and forth on whether you're serious or not. : InfoBiter
    • I'm actually being serious right now. Except not. ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW? IT'S INTERNET SPACE... : ejectorpod
• I'll want to comment on a topic but then I usually get discouraged an end up not doing so because I feel ... : classicfork
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  not me. there are a few shackers i tend to keep an eye on as far as games go, because i know that i enjoy... : mindmann
  • I think this is the answer. I try to notice who seems to like the same games as me and take their opinio... : Galadriel07
• I think I have learned when to trust Shackhype by reading the threads. For example, a lot of people hated... : gibolas1234
• You are the only one. I don't find myself as involved in conversations but I still enjoy reading what's o... : lacker
• You just have to learn who to ignore the opinions of and then it'll be fine : zakk
• I've always though y'all were fuckin nuts so I'm still good : rosewood
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  I miss all the Quake news and focus on FPS games, it seems that the Shugashack is slowly moving to the de... : Lukiopimp
  • Where have you been? Shacknews has been a general gaming news site for a while now and does the occasion... : Sapiens
• Get off my lawn!!!!!! : hashd
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  There's been a general shift on the shack at least, from PC to X360. Which is completely gay. : d fluke
  • completely AWESOME! : klearlyunseen
  • 2nd'd : Scotty22
  • I think it's because the general gaming population has heavily shifted from PC to console. It's not just... : DinK
• I moved on to other forums a few years ago, Shack userbase has been changing gradually over time between ... : Gauss
• I think the shack's taste in music has improved slightly but they still are easily distracted by spaceshi... : Boxelder
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  I agree to a point. A lot of the things that originally drew me to this site are gone (hardcore fps stuff... : Old_Fart
  • Oh, and this doesn't apply to front-pagers, most of them are comepletely insane. It's almost impossible t... : Old_Fart
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  Solstice and I were talking about this earlier. I think we decided it's just a generation gap thing. : Galadriel07
  • I can see that, I started coming here in 1997 and was already a generation older( or 2, I was 34) than ev... : Old_Fart
  • solstice is one old motherlover, too : Juno
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  One of the problems is that back in the day you had multiple news postings which people could sit in and ... : ghost in my shell
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    yeah, if you were interested in a particular thing you posted in the news article about it and people who... : Old_Fart
    • I blame the Q3 gone gold thread, it was the watershed everyone posting in the same story event. : Kniggit
• GET OFF MY LAWN . : CoRDS
• I don't really like sci-fi or fantasy stuff that much, so my tastes for movies, books etc tend to differ ... : Sacred Sperm
• It is clearly due to a lack of sugar. : Ratalon
• We still talk about games here? : CapnChaos
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  Shackhype is largely imaginary though. When you have a group this big you're going to have such a diverse... : peanut-
  • ^this : PlanetPerfecto
  • Agreed. : sevogajre
  • This plus I haven't really noticed a change myself. : DinK
• IMO sCary's Quakeholio has become a lot broader in scope than it used to be eons of your years ago. I use... : zipr
• dont be a pussy, get in to specifics!! Which games are you talking about. FYI I agree with you, and the ... : spaceyme
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  The thing is, pretty much every big release gets 'Shackhyped" because the people who like it are going to... : veras
  • oh and as the community grows this effect gets more pronounced because as someone pointed out above, it i... : veras
• You were a mindless drone at 15 and less of one at 25. : kek

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  you've also got anyone in a college/shared house setting who can play a roommate's copy on their account.... : derelict515
  • Yea, I would say there ratio is probably WAY better then a lot of games. : DogDharma
  • Yea, there's probably 20% piracy or something. I bet it's in-line with piracy everywhere else. : MagicWishMonkey
  • Yep, my friends and I borrow each others' games all the time. : OmegaRed59
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  They mention sales lacking due to having no online component, but honestly I find it refreshing when ever... : opengl128
  • Thank you. I am so tired of every game out there and people whining when there is no multi. Even game wit... : Pettytheft
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    I agree. A solid single player game doesn't need a tacked on multiplayer component. So many games do that... : Fred Garvin
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      Yeah. Modica's post about Bioshock 2 was valid (although I don't share his passion for BioShock) - I jus... : SiW.
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        Especially when we know that games have a limited budget and limited time. : Fred Garvin
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          they do? go and talk to George. : CoRDS
          • That's not really the rule, it's more like a complete exception. : Fred Garvin
    • I agree completely, see Condemned 2 - such a waste. : Milleh
    • I'll bet any major game developer out there right now reading this is choking a bitch about this statemen... : Home Nugget
    • Fully agree as long as the single-player aspect is 1. Good enough, and 2. Long enough. I'd like to get m... : wytefang
    • A solid single player game doesn't need a tacked on multiplayer component. However, a solid single playe... : CyCo_PL
  • I agree, but I think Demon's Soul will help that a lot. There's a way to implement online multiplayer wi... : Rotten Deadite
  • I always enjoy watching Shackers froth with rage when a game has no coop. : riptyde
  • I couldn't agree more. Great single player experiences don't need multiplayer. : ieGod
  • I always like it when they do something unique with the multiplayer. For example a Survivor vs Aliens mod... : enyakk
  • Could not agree with you more than I do right now. MP is fine and dandy, but why waste limited resources ... : thetangent
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  Are you implying piracy here Fred? Because I don't see how - am I naive in thinking that playing Live-en... : SiW.
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    In the end I think the thing that matters most is that the game is obviously more popular than sales indi... : Fred Garvin
    • I bet you'd see similar percentage differences for other games. It's not any more popular than sales ind... : Arcanum
    • They're not "missing out" on royalties. They didn't produce a game that 50% of their audience considered... : Perturbation
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21278952#itemanchor_21278952 : ThomW
    • I wasn't aware that consoles could have pirated games in any large amount. Strange. : wytefang
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    don't quote me on this, but i think the current gen of hack can play on live undetected. : gokart.
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      Yes. It's a DVD firmware hack that tricks the system into accepting DVDR+DLs as genuine game media. As lo... : datoo
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        Yes they can they just don't ban people right away it can take up to 6 months before they throw the ban h... : hashd
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          how would they detect it though? there hasn't been a ban wave for quite some time now, other than the one... : OrkO
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            If it comes down to it maybe they can just read out the full firmware image of the drive or something. : DinK
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              You're implying that you pirate if you hack the DVD drive. Are they allowed to deny you access to live d... : tboomer2
              • Hacking the DVD drive is probably against the ToS. : ArcKnight
• I bought my copy used off ebay. beat it. traded with a friend of mine for batman. : pokerman33
• Fred I am sorry I made that rude comment towards you. Please accept my apology : mr.sleepy
• I rented it and loved it. I recommend it to all my friends every chance I get. One of the best games I've... : pupismyname
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  I had three roommates beat it on their 360 accounts, and then I loaned it to some co-workers. May I burn ... : ghost in my shell
  • And you know what if they put out a sequel a shitload of people will buy it. DS had some hesitation issue... : ghost in my shell
• I'm surprised the number is that low. A single copy can be rented, traded or bought/sold used multiple t... : ThomW
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  Several downloadable suits almost sounds like horse armor. I rented DS but wouldve gladly paid $5-$10 for... : jingletard
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    The only thing wrong with horse armor was the throng of retarded people acting like they were required to... : Sapiens
    • The question that nags me is how many people who had that reaction and now brag about their pre-order bon... : steauengeglase
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      Charging 5$ for a skin was not wrong? : razlebol
      • it wasn't wrong, it was just stupid. : GloriousCow
  • man, I want to see a horse in the dead space guy suit now. I'm not sure if it should be in the oblivion w... : TimeDoctor
• I lend most of my games to my neighbors. Can't be the only one. : Boxelder
• My friend bought it, I borrowed his copy and played through it. : GodZilly
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  Between rentals, used sales and sharing between friends a 50% sales:play ratio seems really damned good. ... : peanut-
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    So people steal shit, therefore we should ignore it and let them steal shit? : uncleanmonkey
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      Rentals and used sales are stealing their shit? Their user figures are from XBL and PSN - they're not pir... : peanut-
      • You explicitly said "piracy" though. : uncleanmonkey
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      Piracy is a significant problem, but so are game rentals & used sales. There is also the potentially hug... : Wombat Woo
      • Exactly. I'd imagine if data was available you'd see similar or worse ratios for music, movies, books and... : peanut-
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        How is this a fucking problem? Except for the mindset of the publishers? If a family buys a car, should o... : GodZilly
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          Clarification: Referring to Used games/Rentals being a problem. Piracy I agree being a problem. : GodZilly
          • As someone who almost never rents or borrows games, I don't like that when I buy a game I am subsidising ... : nudel
        • Not even close to the same thing. Games are experiences more than they are physical products. : uncleanmonkey
      • I was thinking now that it's funny because PC games are much more easily pirated but more difficult to re... : Nitrium
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        It's great that ever since Rein had a meltdown over used games that there's now some kind of stigma attac... : NeoMoose
        • Cheaper but I think the important thing is that used game sales reflect the overall quality of a game tha... : Wombat Woo
      • Console games are going to move to a cd key check for online gaming eventually. The key will most likely... : stgdz
      • Those aren't problems. That's just the way things are and should be. Are you saying I shouldn't be able... : Frank_Mackey
    • If you came across a copy of some Xbox 360 laying on the ground, wouldn't you take it? Why? Because it's ... : GodZilly
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      CLOSE THE LIBRARIES! PEOPLE ARE STEALING BOOKS! : ThomW
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        THEN THEY RETURN THEM SO OTHER PEOPLE CAN STEAL THEM! : cerealSAM2
        • Those bastards. It's one big conspiracy. : Chod
    • I just called the police about my flatmate using my ps3. motherfuckers going down. : 60days
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    Pretty good? I think it's pretty sad. I know it's going to happen, but this sort of thing forces publishe... : Fred Garvin
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      What do you even mean by "this sort of thing" though? I'm saying that this is not a "sort of thing" at al... : peanut-
      • How do you figure sharing and renting games grows the industry? : Fred Garvin
• I love the whuning developers do about PC piracy, but they happily ignore the huge level of console pirac... : Beady
• what's going on in this physical media needs to die thread? : multisync

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  ARM wrestling : boring gegtik
  • is drucifer already in bed or something? : biskits
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  Chad Fowler's book "The Passionate Programmer" actually has a really good essay about this topic. : manero
  • This is still sitting on my desk. I bought it and then got sort of pissed off that it was the second edit... : taronish
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  What are three things to try to avoid doing in that language, and when would you actually want to do the ... : RomSteady
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    I get the feeling you've asked that during an interview : derelict515
    • It is a good question. : randomjgj
  • I like this. : riptyde
  • I think in general knowing when the use of that language is apropriate vs. when it's not is a good start.... : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • This is a good one. It's quick and to the point and along with code examples you can get a sense for how ... : zakazi
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  An awesome montage, followed by a dramatic and exciting ski race down Dead Man's Mountain. : kallanta
  • Dead Man's Mountain? You don't wanna go down that run. That run has got a history. Thirty-five people hav... : bashildy@speakeasy.net
• Well if someone claimed to be awesome in a language as a programmer, I'd pretty much have to assume they ... : Andy Hanson
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  Write code. : filtersweep
  • int x = 1; I r expert. What kind of code would convince you? : derelict515
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  good programming transcends the language. : gyokuro
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    I never said otherwise, but if you want to assess whether a good programmer is an expert in a particular ... : derelict515
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      why would you ever want to know that? you can be an expert in a language and a shitty programmer. I'd rat... : gyokuro
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        why would you ever want to know whether someone is good at a specialty in anything? what a ridiculous que... : derelict515
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          I know but I dont give out that kindof advice for free. You want to bring your work to the shack? Then pa... : gyokuro
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            This has nothing to do with my work. I don't interview anyone if that's what you're suggesting. Thanks fo... : derelict515
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              you're question was so naive I was trying to lead you to the correct way of thinking about languages and ... : gyokuro
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                No, I'm well aware of the difference thanks, and I was asking a very specific question for that reason. I... : derelict515
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                  now you are calling me more names. Good of you. : gyokuro
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                    What names did he call you in that post? : sumo-hacker
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                      I assume he means 'pedantic jackass'. : taronish
                      • you're question was so naive I was trying to lead you to the correct way of thinking about languages and : derelict515
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            What the fuck does this even mean? Seriously, dude. Derelict is just asking a simple question. : Danny5225
            • you guys sharing steroids? whats all the rage about? : gyokuro
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          What if you had 2 programmers of equal skill, and the first is the ultimate master of C++ but doesn't str... : taronish
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            Sure, I get that and agree. What I was getting at was, all else being equal, how would you guage their re... : derelict515
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              I am not sure - I'd ask them to rate themselves, and then try to ask an appropriate level of questions. I... : taronish
              • Yup, all stuff I can get behind. I'm just curious what other people think. Certainly demonstrating a stro... : derelict515
          • I agree with you. there's a saying "if you only have a hammer, everything looks like a nail." When I go i... : gyokuro
      • No subject brings out the douchebaggery as much as programming philosophy. Not even politics. : CRasterImage
    • It is really dependent on the language itself. If you've spent enough time working with a given language... : Andy Hanson
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  I consider experts to be authorities on a particular subject, so say you're an expert on C++. Chances are... : Kentor
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    Hm, don't think an expert in c++ would have to have done any of those things : sumo-hacker
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      yeah, certainly those would qualify one as an expert but that seems an unnecessarily high bar : derelict515
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        Not necessarily something in that list, but something that requires the same order of expertise. I realiz... : Kentor
        • Oh I'm totally with you, that's why I prodded electroly below. I agree about the competent vs expert thin... : derelict515
      • Not necessarily something in that list, but something that requires the same order of expertise. I realiz... : Kentor
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  I was perhaps a little snide, but being an "expert" in a language is really unrelated from being a good p... : Andy Hanson
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    If the person interviewing is an 'expert' then they should be able to easily identify anyone else who cla... : Yanks
    • yep, but if you were to try and "prove" you were an expert to someone who wasn't, like a non technical pe... : Andy Hanson
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  What kind of timeline are we talking here? For an interview discussion of features and methods very in de... : ieGod
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    No timeline really. It's not an interview question. Put another way, how would you prove to yourself or s... : derelict515
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      To someone else that might not be an expert? or to someone who is? : Andy Hanson
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        well if they aren't an expert it wouldn't be too hard ;) The question is mostly about how do you measur... : derelict515
        • Like I said in another post it is really the understanding of the quirks and problems in every day usage ... : Andy Hanson
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          It's really hard to gauge without a Q&A sort of situation. Outside of that environment the very best rep... : Andy Hanson
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            I'm not sure I agree, just because I think code samples will reflect your expertise as a programmer, and ... : taronish
            • That's my point in that without Q&A you are only left with circumstantial evidence. But... if you can't ... : Andy Hanson
    • If there's no timeline then Kentor's reply fits the bill. : ieGod
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  For Objective-C, it would be a very intimate knowledge of the Obj-C runtime, along with things such as NS : Yanks
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    And assorted esoterica with method swizzling and isa pointers, of course. Heh. : taronish
    • man method swizzling is good times : Yanks
  • How much of that is part of the language vs. the Mac OS X Framework (I've dabbled in it and come across s... : mtgDoofy
• I think how you'd have to approach it probably depends highly upon what language, and what you mean by ex... : taronish
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  One of the first steps would be to write a compiler for that language. It's not the end all proof to anyo... : bostrov
  • that's a pretty massive undertaking for most modern languages though : derelict515
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    that's like saying "build the empire state building" when you're interviewing as an expert industrial eng... : Yanks
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      It used to be pretty standard to write compilers as part of a computer science program (I've had to write... : bostrov
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        Yeah but writing a simple compiler for a toy language doesn't demonstrate expertise. All the hard issues ... : derelict515
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          If you can compile the language you at least have a fair understanding of the behavior of the language (I... : bostrov
          • *moreover*, you can further demonstrate expertise by having the compiler target an assembly language you'... : bostrov
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        Is that pascal-like language "tiger" or whatever from Appel's books ? : taronish
        • No. It was some acronym. It was very much like pascal though but I never saw it referred to as tiger. : bostrov
      • I had to write a compiler for a toy language in school. Man it was fuckin HARD. : spectr3
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    If I saw someone's compiler and its internal code didn't scare the bejeesus of me, I'd be pretty impresse... : Andy Hanson
    • type checking, method dispatch and error handling are the good stuff ;) : derelict515
    • ^ THIS. I only took the average compiler class in university. That was enough to scare me away from co... : Nullzero
    • Hmm. I'd probably try writing an antlr based compiler... which wouldn't really prove anything relevant to... : cannelbrae
    • I took a class at university where we wrote a compiler, from scratch (sorta), for a slimmed down Pascal-l... : SilverSnake
  • Finally, someone I agree with. : Kentor
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    Prove you know a high level language well by writing a fuckton of assembly?* *I'm not a programm... : bipolar
    • The majority of writing a compiler isn't done or have anything to do with assembly nowadays. : bostrov
• Piss in their desk. : SiW.
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  Depending on our definition of "expert", I'd say you should at least be able to list the distinguishing f... : electroly
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    raise the bar a little ;) those are too easy : derelict515
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      the language should be named after you : bostrov
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        I think that's what derelict515 is driving towards. : yonderboy
        • then I'd just feel bad for the person whose name it was : derelict515
• Share war stories about it, assuming they are experts as well. Talk about hard problems you've dealt with... : cannelbrae
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  Write code that has a bug that a good programmer doesn't notice or couldn't fix. : lyme
  • ^^ this is a good one : the city
• I'm not an expert on any language. I am, however, a working programmer. it's best to reserve the term ex... : SLUDGE^
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  Write a compiler for it :-) : uncleanmonkey
  • Write a denotational semantics for it! Basically an interpreter in Haskell. You can do C in a thousand li... : jcupitt
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  I'm not a programmer, but I would think you would just write something complex? : Reeves
  • if user = 'LolPatrol' then ShowMessage('LolPatrol is an expert in this language. Hire him with a 50% ... : lolpatrol
• I would demonstrate my awesome skills with player/missile graphics. : zipr
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  I'd tell them I post on shacknews as ra1n. That way I'd be an expert in every language. : CapnChaos
  • Go with what works, ya know? : ra1n

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• ra1n, I'm sorry, but I don't want you to be my surgeon either. Or my therapist, for that matter. : TShandy
• I'm sure we could find more than that job for which you are completely unqualified.... : ashkie
• 8/10... : massdev
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  one of the first jobs I've seen for which I am completely unqualified/ : NastyJack
  • which means he's at least partially qualified to be a __________ ! HIYOOOOOO! : edgewise
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  rocket scientist. : chilln
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    I'm actually qualified to be a rocket scientist, thank you. : ra1n
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      You hold a degree in chemistry? Aeronautical engineering? I thought you just had a computer science degre... : ArcKnight
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        Computer Engineering and Math, summa cum laude. I'd argue that's enough. You may want to say mechanical... : ra1n
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          http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?story=61068 : massdev
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            http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?story=61068#itemanchor_21278277 : massdev
            • nuke please! : massdev
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              I can't figure out what you're doing here. : ra1n
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                It doesn't take a rocket scientist, ra1n. : SockMonkeh
                • oh snap : r3dn3ck
  • As a rocket scientist, rocket science isn't all that difficult... : MercFox1
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  in this thread we post other jobs ra1n is unqualified for. : mwasher
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    relationship counselor : mwasher
    • pretty much any kind of counselor not having to do with law : locater16
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    hotdog-eating-contest champion : MagicWishMonkey
    • From my understanding he used to be exceedingly qualified for this. : ArcKnight
  • Butcher, Baker, Candle Stick Maker : rosewood
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    Lawyer : skitzo
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      You're the kinda guy who takes the low-hanging fruit, eh? : ra1n
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        Yes, then I sell it to needy people at 4 times the cost. : skitzo
        • We should talk. : ra1n
        • bwahahaha : deject
  • fluffer nevermind : orgcaptainnemo
  • plumber : Zakko
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    I hate you : ra1n
    • anger management counselor. : master_disaster_17
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    ooh ooh a valet parking attendant! : mwasher
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      I've been a valet parking attendant. : ra1n
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        this is not about what you have done : mwasher
        • <3 : mwasher
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    modesty : zerog83
    • oh, jobs : zerog83
  • Drug-sniffing dog. : Afterglow
  • blow : Halen
  • DEA agent : ArcKnight
  • replacing Ryan Seacrest on Idol : jimmy-buffett
  • job recruiter : IcomeINpeace
  • Volunteer at homeless shelter : jenisthebest
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    latin teacher : skizl
    • Aqua de caelo est stultissimus! : DrFlammable
  • milk maid : SeaLlama
  • shacknews commenter : acheron
  • Bingo Caller : DonarUDL
  • Dietician : mrwolf710
  • Bacon Inspector : devi| dog
  • A decent human being. I love you. : Shivawn
  • surgeon : Flying h4x0r
  • pilot : Flying h4x0r
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    ruby on rails developer : Flying h4x0r
    • This is an easy one.. I'd feel sorry for him if he WAS a ruby developer :) : dafugg
  • man washer : Audhuml4
  • mime : lokdown
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    cheese burrito : ninjase
    • no offense ra1n but i think you would be a terrible cheese burrito. : ninjase
  • my best friend : Majuju
  • non faggotry : spaceless
  • Ketchup drip rate inspector. : DianeOfTheMoon
  • Sherpa : kallanta
  • hahaha oh shit. I think the obvious one is president? : Reeves
  • personal greeter at Walmart : whistletits
  • astronaut : azenmaster
  • Underwater Interpretive Ballet Instructor : cptstern
• FUCKING PLEBS!!!!!!!!!!! : DrFlammable
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  ra1n, did you write every text book for every subject? : noobja
  • textbook even. : noobja
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  Gah, I didn't mean it like that. I meant, I could make a credible argument that I'm qualified for lots o... : ra1n
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    I just imagined you were high when you posted and then all was well. : noobja
    • I was. : ra1n
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    the fact that it wasn't intended makes it even more aligned with the personality you portray here : derelict515
    • Hahaha! : sikander
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      If you've payed any attention at all, you'd notice the personality I portray here is shifting decidedly a... : ra1n
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        right, but despite that attempt you made an exceedingly arrogant statement even in your clarification. Ho... : derelict515
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          You're right. I was under the impression that I was qualified for every possible job in the world. The ... : ra1n
          • we know :p I'm not one of the people who has been hating on all your threads, it doesn't bother me. It's ... : derelict515
        • because he's a lawyer, and they'll do whatever they can to convince you they're right, even when they're ... : grifter
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          ra1n how do you put up with people like this ^^ : mwasher
          • Best set up of all time. I walk away. : ra1n
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    You'd need to relate well to other people on the Internet, so yeah, you're probably nowhere close to qual... : rudds
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      Get your shots in folks. Feel better about yourself for free. : ra1n
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        I have to say, your threads are awesome for making people on the internet feel better... wait- that's wha... : TShandy
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          i think i am the only person who saw this thread and did not immediately think ra1n was an asshole. i... : dahanese
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            If that was what ra1n posted, I'd agree with you. That wasn't what he wrote, and given his past postin... : TShandy
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              no, but i've heard people not understand the position for three years so maybe it should have. also, what... : dahanese
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                Warning bells that signal the approach of a ra1n thread. So when you say "no", do you mean "no, I can'... : TShandy
                • i like ra1n. i think he's a dick a lot, but he's also a good guy. and when he's not, you just have to twi... : dahanese
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            lmao I knew he wasn't trying to be, but I knew when I read it where this was going. Hahahaha. : ateam311
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              well he kind of was trying to be. whether he meant it or it was natural, it still was an awesome comment.... : dahanese
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                As long as we both agree he can't conceal his innate dickishness. : TShandy
                • that's true. i don't even think ra1n would deny that one. he might call it cockiness. or ego. it's all th... : dahanese
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            IAWTP : [7]kami
            • IAWTKP : ateam311
      • ah yes, the internet community, are these unbathed masses not a sight to behold? : the city
  • it's too bad, the scales of shacknews have currently tipped out of your favor as it takes only a post for... : mnsnota
  • when i first read it, i didn't take it like an insult... i took it more like a "he got a job that I don't... : Demius
  • This is why I think the Shack has any problem with you in the first place man. You're obviously smart, an... : quadeh
• You manage the community. Jesus Christ ra1n, you're dense. : SiW.
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  ra1n post... : Phreakin
  • It's a legitimate question man. : ra1n
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  A lot of people taking a crap in this thread for no reason and no one has answered the question. I was w... : Dessicator82
  • Yeah I just made a joking reply too, but no one has actually answered the question. I'd be interested to ... : skizl
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    nobody knows and they're concealing their ignorance with scorn : dirge23
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      I view myself as the village punching bag these days. : ra1n
      • escape goat : dirge23
      • haiku has scared all the young ones away and banned the rest : derelict515
      • more like the village douche bag!!! hahahahaha zing! : SockMonkeh
      • only because you keep reminding us. Get over yourself. : pancake humper
    • No we're not! Shut up! Fuck you! : Rotten Deadite
    • It's a relatively new position and varies from one developer to the next, so it's a hard job to describe.... : rudds
  • i gave my impression on what i thought it was, although I do not know for sure... : Demius
  • he's not going to become either, but most people will see him as both, because that's the forward facing ... : dahanese
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  you make shitty posts like mace makes cum : [fry]
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    The real trick is collecting shitty replies from platinum-level posters such as yourself. : ra1n
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      i can't be humbled by a junkie LAWYER who is still fascinated by his first girlfriend, sorry. : [fry]
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        Yep, [fry] is so damned pathetic he can't be humbled by almost ANYTHING : locater16
        • pretty much : [fry]
      • lol : ateam311
  • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
• you know the guys who make the blizzard blue posts - maybe like that : fathertime
• ra1n, I can only assume that one has to have marketing and/or journalism experience to become a community... : CrustaR
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  A community manager acts as a filter between the developer or publisher and their online fans who might e... : Dave-A
  • Finally, someone actually answered the question. : tashtego
  • this is pretty much true. i have to say, though, that community management varies drastically in the g... : dahanese
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    Yup, I think right now Blizzard has the most obvious community managers running around. If you spend any ... : LoioshDwaggie
    • MMO community managers are a whole different beast than anything else. those people are a special breed. ... : dahanese
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      As to what exactly they do, it depends upon their department and experience. Some of the manage and write... : LoioshDwaggie
      • The reason I mention Blizzard so much is they have a really good grasp on communication with their fans. ... : LoioshDwaggie
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      A really good friend of mine is/was (she's doing a bit more stuff with them now) one of the WoW community... : DonarUDL
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        Caydium!! : LoioshDwaggie
        • Nah, though I do remember when she got removed lol : DonarUDL
  • Nice, great answer. : Dontdrop
• A community manager does exactly that. Tries to work with and build a community surrounding a game or dev... : Fred Garvin
• They get to laugh at customers on twitter and forums. : CoRDS
• jesus wept.. : niceguynick
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  I think the community manager from ID posts here quite frequently... he helped coordinate the latest Quak... : leadgold
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    I've heard that one of the community managers from 2kgames posts here. : mem
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      shut up really : dahanese
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        <3 : mem
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          also if you ever find more of them let me know, because i've only met that one and she's a real jerkface.... : dahanese
          • I read this so wrong and by wrong I mean oh so right. : massdev
• Think of it as being like a community organizer, only more socialist. : dfay
• my guess is a fluff marketing position where you do all kinds of marketing chores (set up trade show boot... : bagelcc
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  isn't that what geedeck and dahanese do? : dopeman
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    i think dahanese is in marketing : Sapiens
    • community manager = marketing : bagelcc
    • actually i'm in the web department but i do a lot of marketingish stuff. : dahanese
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    forum moderator : the city
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      No. : dahanese
      • forum moderator and swag commander community organizer : the city
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    no she does this http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21278643 : CoRDS
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      I'm going to kill all of you in your sleep : dahanese
      • ^^^ also something community managers do :) : CoRDS
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  imagine a snake wrangler.... : drucifer
  • This has taken a NWS turn : rosewood
• YOU REBEL. : brickmatt
• Come on dude you of all people are qualified to be a shill :D : theghostofsmdever
• It sounds like an awesome job, but I think too many companies (especially publishers) turn it into a pure... : Beady
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  Nick will become the new Bethesda Sex Object, receiving declarations of undying love and hateful abuse fr... : Alice O'Connor
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    So, when Oblivion V/Fallout 4 launches do you think Bethesda's customers will be kinder to him than we we... : Dr_Cube
    • lol. no. see the NMA forums prior to Fallout 3's release. : Fyunch Click
  • I'll wonder if he'll finally have an anally-obsessed forum poster all of his own! : Dave-A
• Nick will be organizing Intermurals and bingo nights for the Bethesda Employees. : zakazi
• I don't think it's even possible for you not to come off as a giant douche. : CapnChaos
• haha your ego is ridiculous. Do you ever post something that isn't about yourself? : silent prophet
• Your GF says hi! : mace

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• I have a friend who does shit like that, it's pretty annoying. : MagicWishMonkey
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  It's almost as bad as "Okay, gramps- We've set you up with the following password - "CrapsMePantsLikeALil... : PlanetPerfecto
  • hahaha, at least that one is funny, joking about depends is just awkward. : MagicWishMonkey
  • haha pretty much my thoughts. : xxiv
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  typical IT wankers, think they are superior because they can reset passwords and remember IP addresses : moshman
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    typican non IT tossers, think IT guys are all dorks they can ID on the street from a mile away and have a... : xxiv
    • except i can't spell typical : xxiv
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      I was IT for over 10 years : moshman
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        and I don't mean everyone in IT, I mean the types I described which certainly exist. Just like they exist... : moshman
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          for sure, pricks on both sides of the fence : xxiv
          • I was just about to post "ah fuck it, there are cunts in every walk of life" : moshman
        • Some of the banks I deal with have real pricks in their IT dept (most are pretty laid back though). The ... : o0JediBeavis0o
      • Cool. I was my car. : Rotten Deadite
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    I AM A DIRECTOR OF IT! I AM NOT A WANKER!!!! : mace
    • Director? Have any cool quotes on your email sig? FHITA? : pimpium
    • I know you're not :( : moshman
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  I often wonder why people stick things in like "I am a grandpa.." - what do I care? : scottythejock
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    it's their way of saying "my time is precious" : moshman
    • and so is my grandson look at this picture that was taken 8 years ago : boring gegtik
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      So it's a way of endearing themselves? I tend to have more respect for people that are just straight up. ... : scottythejock
      • "listen fuckstick, ive been on this earth for a fuckload of time and im going to die soon, can we get dow... : PlanetPerfecto
      • same here, I'm not quite sure what it really means. they just like pointing it out I guess. I AM INCOM... : moshman
    • I rather think it's their way of making an excuse for being forgetful. : asylumn
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    they're making a self deprecating remark. Probably that they're old and forgetful. : zakazi
    • it's obviously this. : dirge23
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    its not worse than people who need to mention that they have kids and that their opinion is somewhat spec... : scener
    • i hate that too. WELL I AS A MOTHER blablabla nothing to do with having kids.. : moshman
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  My assistant does this and every time he is up for reviewer he has no idea why he gets such a low rating. : baron calamity
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    Perhaps you should explain why he's getting that rating. Unless you work in an organisation for pshyci... : Beady
    • people who act like that often times dont realize that they are in the wrong : maulla
    • We do and he gets all pissed off for a couple of days saying we are being unfair to him and how we should... : baron calamity
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  I would say the guy was asking for it with the way he worded his request. Of course it he was somebody n... : Yabrodan
  • It sounds like this might be a regular problem too. The password might be an attempt to embarrass the gu... : Arcanum
• geez, what a dick reply. Yeah cringe would be an under statement. : zakazi
• I'd fire that guy on the spot. : Silent Wolf
• Some people just have no common sense and don't understand that there are good and bad times to make a sn... : Zek
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  I would have went with "alzheimers9" : CapnChaos
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    that one would be too hard to remember : skizl
    • or spell, probably. : drazz
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  He wouldn't last very long in my neck of the woods. : jasoncrowley
  • backwoodsredneck9 : pimpium
• sounds like a EEO incident in the works : QMS|superdave
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  Ok he's a dick and it should be seen as a warning at work, but it's still funny and original heh : davidc02
  • he's a capable and nice guy. he's just a bit weird and makes retarded comments. : xxiv
• I must admit, I've had to bite my tongue a few times at the office but I just grin & bear it. We've got ... : o0JediBeavis0o

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  I'm sort of mixed on identify. I didn't miss it at all in Titan Quest, but sometimes I prefer taking the ... : pyide
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    Two clicks for every shitty green item to be sold in the game can fuck right off : Gauss
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      Hotkey your identify scrolls. Seriously. 4-click-4-click-4-click-4-click. I can identify my whole invento... : lapskaus
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        x how many hundreds of times? How about removing the pointless ui annoyance! : Gauss
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          I'm with you on this one. It feels anachronistic. : Goncyn
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            It feels like diablo, and I like not knowing if an item is going to be badass or not until I identify it.... : JohnnyRey
            • I'll spoil it for you - that green you looted? Not going to be badass : Gauss
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  find the identify spell and you are set. Be sure to check the spell vendor in town. : Foxhawk
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    Even then, you have to cast it over and over and over. Blizzard made the right call by having a guy who d... : Vincent Grayson
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      it's really, really easy to 5+click 5+click 5+click all of your items : Foxhawk
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        It's not hard, but it is a waste of time. : Arceihn
        • as opposed to the millions of others clicks you do in the game? : retardhumper
        • They do do it for a reason, there's a definite satisfaction to having a mystery item in your inventory an... : Zek
      • it's not difficult, it's repetitive and tedious : fishbone
      • It's also pretty awesome to have that thrill of not knowing what is behind the cover : Reeves
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      BLIZZARD DID IT RIGHT they're the same guys ok? : umegastar
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        OK, THESE GUYS DID IT RIGHT THE LAST TIME : zakazi
        • hehe I agree, but just in town, not in the caves. You guys sometimes seem to want the game to play for it... : umegastar
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    I finally got the portal spell last night. Yay for no more town portal scrolls. : Salad Sammich
    • I thought about using this, but there's never a shortage of scrolls for those vs. identify. And it'd eat... : lolpatrol
• I'm sure 24 hours after the editor release there will be a Deckard Cain mod : razorblade79
• Yeah its kinda annoying. : bolneze
• I figured this was left in for the mmo and trading unidentified loot down the road. : stonedonkey
• greens should come pre-identified and you should only have to manually identify blues+ :( : veras
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  I must be the only one who enjoyed loot running in the Diablo games. Maybe it goes back to my TSR Gold B... : Omaha
  • "I must be the only one who enjoyed loot running in the Diablo games." You are joking right? That's on... : avatar_58
• Can you make an item crappier by identifying it? I missed that in Diablo 1 where you could have an item ... : mtgDoofy
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  I enjoy identifying items in games like this. It's like receiving a wrapped gift and like in real life t... : Wombat Woo
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    it's not about gratification it's about unnecessary work. either way you're going to ID it. I fail to s... : kainen1
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      It's a fucking game mechanic. The point is that you're not supposed to see the stats until you've put the... : ateam311
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        but there is no effort. you just buy shitloads of scrolls and it's banal. : kainen1
        • I agree with you. It's a lame mechanic. : TrptJim
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      Actually it is about gratification. Why else do you think they implemented it? : Zek
      • I think they just copy/pasted RPG convention. I think this concept of instant gratification existing be... : kainen1
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  No offense, but you are the prime definition of "noob." Seriously, talk about fucking lazy. : ateam311
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    that doesn't make sense, terrible retort. : kainen1
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      Well, you're part of the "I'm too fucking lazy at the videogame" party and I'm part of the "This is how i... : ateam311
      • You keep slinging around the word 'lazy' but its not even about that. There's nothing 'lazy' about not w... : kainen1
      • you try way too hard : brainchild420
• I love identify. It brings me back to my days with The Realm Online. : freakynipples69
• agreed, totally pointless part of the game. identify works in nethack/dungeon crawl where you can ID by t... : dirge23

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• Agreed. EOT. : mrvandelay
• Baseball has integrity? O_o : RookieCAF
• I think it depends on how it's used. If each team could only challenge a call like 2-3 times a game it mi... : sabadog
• to me, integrity = fixing mistakes, and replay gives you that ability. I mean, look, another missed call ... : infallible
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  yeah when would they even find time to watch replays? : derelict515
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    I guess they could add a booth judge, but I mean, I could see it getting way overused. : sabadog
    • if only another major American professional sporting league had come up with a solution for this.... : derelict515
• limit its use like in football. : massdev
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  yeah why should objective observation be valued over subjective observation??? : boring gegtik
  • everything should be eyeballed : boring gegtik
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  I don't see why computers aren't calling strikes at this point, the technology is there. : s2jason
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    Because it's not necessary to perfect everything we do. I like having umpires because it keeps the game f... : K1Bond007
    • we could keep it interesting by having a 10% random chance that the computer program makes the wrong call... : boring gegtik
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      So baseball is more fun when you can render the players irrelevant? As if there aren't enough reasons to... : twifosp
      • baseball is irrelevant you can drink beer without it : boring gegtik
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        How does the standard quo render players irrelevant? I don't understand your argument here. : K1Bond007
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          because their achievements (which can be objectively verified) can be ignored / overlooked [this renders ... : boring gegtik
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            Your argument is objectively retarded (rendering you irrelevant to shacknews). Goodbye. : dearjamie
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              Strike three, you're out. : dearjamie
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                that looked like a ball to me? : mnsnota
                • He did seem to be having fun, but I don't think it's my cup of tea. : Ebu
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                  Oh hey, I think we have computers and very simple vision algorithms to solve this task. Let's use them in... : Danny5225
                  • ^Blasphemic Commentary^ : mnsnota
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      Inaccurate calls are necessary for the integrity of the game. : dearjamie
      • Honestly curious...why? Instant reply hasn't ruined the integrity of football or the NBA, nor has using ... : rt702
      • lol this is it. : Downforce
    • Why even pitch then, can't the pitchers just pretend to throw the ball and then the batter has to break d... : mnsnota
    • you do realize that you are literally stating "i like the game to be called wrong". there are no shade... : brainchild420
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    I demand robot umpires : ratman
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      That's what I'm talking about! In all seriousness though I've never understood the general dislike of ... : s2jason
      • Its mostly because of it being done this way for so long. If you haven't noticed by now, baseball does no... : DonarUDL
• Just like it ruined the integrity of tennis. No wait, it's much better now. : twifosp
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  Luckily, I've brought my climbing gear.. So I don't fall into the Sar 'casm' lolololol : mnsnota
  • also the baby jesus Joe Mauer thinks otherwise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8iSIs_NFPU : mnsnota
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  I'm all for the Phillies in this series but that call was some bullshit. The ball bounced, it even puffe... : Omaha
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    Just like Joe Mauer was ripped off of a double by Phil Cuzzi against the Fagkees, see my post above. : mnsnota
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      Hey! what's with the "Fagkees"? I totally agree though, that just sucked. How could they miss that one... : TempusT
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        mnsnota is just bitter that his twins fucking sucked. : DonarUDL
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          Checkbook Champions. : mnsnota
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            Haha, glad we can have fun in these threads mnsnota :P : DonarUDL
            • I hope you choke on your tongue in your sleep tonight. I kid : mnsnota
          • you have the richest owner in baseball. shut up. : brainchild420
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        I have an extreme dislike of the yan_ees. I don't even like to enunciate the word. : mnsnota
        • Not a problem. Either love em or hate em. Twins were/are a good team. Like I said they sure did get sc... : TempusT
        • of for : mnsnota
• B S! What the hell is the integrity of the last f'ing stupid call that just happened? Never seen so man... : TempusT
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  You mean games are too long and slow already without instant replay? : plunkymeadows
  • They could probably just squeeze the replay in before the next pitch, during that period of time where al... : skizl
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  Multiball would make it fun to play and fun to watch. : CoRDS
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    Multirun... ultrarun... MONSTERRUN!!! More balls + UT announcer would make baseball relevant. : noxiousgg
    • HOLY SHIT BALL : Beady
  • BLEERRRRRRRRRRNNNN!!! : davislovestacobell
  • C-C-C-C-C-Rotch Ball Breaker! : jasoncrowley
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  So making the correct call ruins integrity???? : OmegaRed59
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    I think that was a classic example of sarcasm. : mnsnota
    • I need sleep >:( : OmegaRed59
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  Baseball needs computerized strike calling as well as calling outs on bases. If integrity means making th... : pap26
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    So basically we don't need umps at all? : riptyde
    • Yes! Same goes for the line judges in tennis. : pap26
    • they can have a little HUD and make the calls on the field. but they will be told what those calls are. : brainchild420
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  Cricket has had instant replays for a long time now, and it's fantastic. : thecray
  • Well cricket matches take 3 fucking weeks so 15 minutes of instant replay reviews don't make a difference... : riptyde
• Woot Yankees! Bring on Halloween in Philly. : ant_hillbilly
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  base running yes pls, balls and strikes hell no. : smax
  • that would be the next step... : davidc02
• Funny, I thought the players and owners had been doing that for years. : Fyunch Click
• I say go for it, just make it fast, have a small group of people deciding in the back, not the umpire sto... : davidc02
• I really don't understand why people say this. It's so silly to me, although I'm not a sports person at a... : OverloadUT
• instant replay for hoe runs and catches makes sense, but pitch calling is a sacred variable of the game, ... : returnofthepanda

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  Based on a true story... with the Native Americans replaced with blue aliens : Cihte
  • Something about Custer and the Black Hills or something... So tired of this story line or variations a... : limpossible
• holy shit that was flippin amazing. Seems like we've been hearing a lot about pandora lately.. heh : wurt
• People aren't excited enough for this movie. IMAX 3D will blow your mind out the back of your skull. : Jobos
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  Dances with Aliens : Cygnus X-1
  • Yeah, it looks super disappointing. : brickmatt
  • I was thinking Ferngully] : underground banana plantation
• big budget Surrogate : dignan
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  Yeah the plot looks disappointingly hum drum, but the spectacle of the film will make it worth seeing. : Dynotaku
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    I have no idea how you're supposed to defeat helicopter gunship equivalents with bows and arrows. A litt... : TShandy
    • Rambo did it : TabsAZ
    • But mind melding with an alien avatar created from traces of your dna is pretty cool. And yeah, aliens a... : soggybagel
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      James Cameron making an implausible movie, NEVER! : locater16
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        Hunh, I don't think he's done anything this bad before. Which movie are you thinking about? : TShandy
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          Maybe the one where aliens with acid for blood and can survive in space face rape you and then some baby ... : locater16
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            Eh, there's a difference between being unrealistic in the sense of "not actually gonna happen" and unreal... : TShandy
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              True Lies was pretty redonk. : d fluke
              • Yeah, you're right about that. : TShandy
    • you kill them with a police car. duh. : biskits
    • the movie has to make money, and with shit like that kids will want to go see it : hobosapien
    • Why wouldn't you just glass the planet then pick up the mineral later? : ZombieAcademy
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      Have you ever played Civilization? : Crimsonbeak
      • Haha, so true. : GodZilly
    • There are blue aliens being controlled remotely by human minds, giant floating rocks (what is this, fanta... : gooblerampling
    • First you cut two large trees down, and fashion the ends to points. Tie said logs in trees with ropes wi... : stonedonkey
  • Its basically Pocahontas : silentbobuk
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  I have such a huge throbbing hard on for this movie. Also the female Navi is fucking hot!! : g0nk
  • My fucking cock is hard for this fucking movie. : bling1bling
• Cameron has a hard on for the marines : mindshot
• Is there going to be a sex scene? You know he wants to give it a try. : Smellsy
• the aliens look like my trapper keeper : spiderfill
• I am ashamed to be a human T_T : crockroches
• Meh. Looked pretty, but the plot seems so preachy and predictable from the trailer. : lpearl
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  Yeah, I hope when civilization progresses to that level of technology we've long shed that narrow-minded ... : underground banana plantation
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    Haha, yeah, I doubt it. : Visceral Monkey
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      The dialogue seemed patently ridiculous though, like straight out of 17th century America. There's no nua... : underground banana plantation
      • trust me when i say that if it wasnt dumbed down no one would go see it. : hobosapien
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        It seemed like they cut in all the shittiest, most expository lines. The bits in between I hope are fille... : SpaecKow
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          I certainly hope so, because that was all embarrassingly bad. : Sacred Sperm
          • Yeah, you can see giovani ribisi wondering "What the fuck am I saying?" under all that strained emotion. : SpaecKow
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        We don't need your pseudo-historical allegories here, dude. Time to go Cortez on their furry blue asses. : d fluke