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• cool find! thanks : multisync
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  Interesting. I somehow doubt the FO3 engine could pull off those sequences unfortunately! : quanta88
  • this is my feeling as well but how cool would a floating rivet city be? : Horn
• This is actually a surprisingly small number. A team of over 80 people worked on Fallout 3 covering thre : Arcanum
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  If you sneak up and activate a Brahmin, your character will tip it over. Wow, never tried that one. : dirge23
  • Brahmin tipping! : voodooraze
  • And yet, the first time I saw one, I wanted to tip it, and did. People are crazy. : Deathlove
• Todd Howard invented mouse look? : Dave-A
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  * If you sneak up and activate a Brahmin, your character will tip it over. LOL : Shadowdane
  • I'm SO going to have to try this. haha : stelth
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  The downtown DC area in Fallout 3 was twice the size at one point and the team decided it was too large a : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    those things are in the game...? : dirge23
    • Yah parts of the Downtown Mall and other landmarks are in the game : Shadowdane
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      The pond is? You are right, Lincoln has to be there. I would have liked to see more of the museums and th... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        well - wasn't the reflecting pool dug up and turned into a series of tunnels / trenches by the muties? : dedgecko
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          no thats the mall on other side of the washington monument the reflecting pool is still there and is some... : johnlocks
          • oh yea... I think i remember that now... : dedgecko
      • Yup, Lincoln is definitely there. There's a whole subplot related to it. : Arcanum
  • I'm glad they made it this way. If anything I'd like to see more wasteland. Only having one major town ... : Horn
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    downtown is confusing as it is. I can't imagine what a cluterfuck it would be twice that size. : DonkeyPopsicle
    • It wouldn't be that bad if it didn't have the subways : Horn
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      It wouldn't be so bad if you weren't forced to use the subways all the time, they were hard to navigate : Dave-A
      • Yeah you really needed to rely on the map to navigate the subways properly. It is so annoying. : deject
  • It also explains why the geography is really close, but seems oddly proportioned (they probably had to sh... : mtgDoofy
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  I really wish there was radioactive rain. It would have made the main quest feel more meaningful, and th... : dirge23
  • That would've been kinda cool, and make radiation more of a threat. It would be a lot of work to impleme... : Arcanum
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  At one point, Fallout 3 featured a surgery minigame, where you had to cauterize your own wounds while wat : one random winner
  • eh - it would've been a cool perk to have... that way you could keep it in and let some people take advan... : dedgecko
  • Same here, but I'm a sucker for an interesting minigame. : steauengeglase
  • It would have been fun about once. : nurglich
• I wish there was less subway and city was more open (less blocked paths). : Edges
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  I wonder what Courtney Cox did? : Sgt_Boomstick
  • I wonder what who Courtney Cox did? lplasmatron? : trOmblyj
  • She designed games. DUH. I believe she was an office assistant. : jason bergman
  • Probably related to "hookers and blow". : one random winner
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  No way, the Fat Man was a real weapon!? Davy Crockett, lol. : IHATEDUST
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    Not exactly the same, but there are some similarities: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Crockett_(nucle... : Arcanum
    • Surprised there isn't a giant nerd section about this being in MGS3. : ghost in my shell
    • "Production of the Davy Crockett began in 1956, with a total of 2,100 being made. " I sure hope all 21... : Jimbo Ro
    • Wanna see it in action? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khyZI3RK2lE : IHATEDUST
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    You'd never heard of Fat Man and Little Boy? : Lone Swordsman
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      No, I am not surprised by the Fat Man A-bomb. Rather, the "Fat Man" portable nuke launcher, aka the M-38... : IHATEDUST
      • Well, c'mon man. Starship Troopers was fact. : Lone Swordsman
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        It was rather ahead of its time. Now we could probably build it to be cleaner, have a longer range, and b... : Arcanum
        • Wasn't Bush trying to approve Tac Nukes? I don't think they need a threat to build a weapon anymore. : IHATEDUST
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  Weird, I just did the Reign of Grelok text adventure yesterday! : CrimsonHandHiro
  • awesome!! : ass-street
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    how long is it? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      short and fairly pointless : dirge23
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        yeah doesn't the computer just explode afterward? : ass-street
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          i don't think anything happens, it's just a thing you can do : dirge23
          • http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Reign_of_Grelok : dirge23

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  I can't parse that last paragraph. : derelict515
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    when you do a selection box in explorer it selects the file in the column you started the box. in xp you... : dignan
    • I'm still not getting it... : Dave-A
• the status bar is a POS in win7. doesn't tell you shit anymore :/ : gokart.
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  No one gives a shit about it dignan unfortunately. http://www.windows7taskforce.com/view/863 I also n... : abrasion
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    i might need to find a replacement. i also don't like how back and forward doesn't retain your selected ... : dignan
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      http://nudel.dopus.com/opus9/ :-) (Gah, my main webhost is down and I don't know if I mirrored the ot... : nudel
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        wow that looks impressive. you wrote the software or the review? : dignan
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          I didn't write Opus. I wrote the guide and some of the plugins/add-ons, though. : nudel
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            Page me when you convince MS to patch Opus in to every version of Windows ever :( : abrasion
            • MS don't listen to me. :) : nudel
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        I've been meaning to check this out for some time. I love Midnight Commander but it would be nice to hav... : electroly
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          This installation wizard is more like an interrogation. Jesus. : electroly
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            I'll buy this if you tell me how to get Commander-style hotkeys. I can't do without them. I'm in the Cu... : electroly
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              You're in the right place. Just create new hotkeys and set the commands to "Copy", "Delete" (both without... : nudel
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                Copy doesn't seem to do what I want it to do. It needs to actually copy the selected files to the other ... : electroly
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                  Sounds like you're running "Clipboard COPY" and not "Copy" -- did you modify the Ctrl-C hotkey instead of... : nudel
                  • Ohh, yeah, that's what I did. I assumed it was the same thing. Now it works. Very nice! : electroly
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                  (And I don't suppose there's a way to make it show the ".." entry in a directory, to take me up a level? ... : electroly
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                    There's no option to show ".." but there are a bunch of alternatives that might float your boat: http:... : nudel
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                      Hmm, I mostly just like it so I can press Home or arrow to the top and press Enter to move up a level. I... : electroly
                      • Closest I can think of is assigning Insert as a hotkey which runs "Go UP" (or "GO BACK UP" which is a bit... : nudel
      • Seems my web host is back up so the earlier guide is available again: http://www.pretentiousname.com/o... : nudel
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    How did you lose 100gb of data? : PointlesS76
    • I was working in the right hand pane deleting files with control D, IIRC after a delete, it mis interpret... : abrasion
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    this makes you sound retarded : Halen
    • How? : abrasion
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      Here is an example movie of some of the UI bugs from Vista which carried in to Windows 7 and I believe li... : abrasion
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        Weird. I'm on Vista and I don't see that, but then again I'm not running the classic theme or anything. : PointlesS76
        • I just checked, yeah the theme is the cause of the bug. : abrasion
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        so your problem is that you didn't click on what you wanted to delete before you hit "delete" : zerog83
        • No not that at all, I think it's related to that code but if you read my post it was completely different... : abrasion
  • It seems clear nobody writing/testing Explorer even has the status bar turned on as it still has that ren... : nudel
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  You can multiselect mid rows, you have to click and hold on the far right of explorer (under a blank colu... : Trips
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    it works from any column with blank space before the next column. So you likely can't do it on Date Modif... : derelict515
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      but in xp you could do it anywhere mid column after the file name, it worked perfectly : dignan
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        but XP is gone now so you must adapt. : redfive
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          still works fine, its far from gone : dignan
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            i try to keep explorer pretty skinny, so the widest column is name, having to go 6" across the screen to ... : dignan
            • unless every filename is the same length there should be ample space in the Name column you can click in ... : derelict515
      • shrug, there's still plenty of real estate to make it easy to do without having to hunt for an open area : derelict515
• I guess Windows 7 wasn't your idea afterall. Fucking advertising. : stelth
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  You can just use a desktop gadget for the drive free space: http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?l... : Dave-A
  • Which is handier, because it's always there, whether you're balls deep six folders down, or don't even ha... : Dave-A
  • Not sure if I tried that one but a bunch of the drivespace gadgets I tried had bad memory leaks and/or cr... : nudel
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  ? http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/11/03/open-source-qmmander-is-a-dual-pane-tabbed-explorer-alternativ... : prime8
  • thanks, i'll give this one a go : dignan
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  The way the left & right mouse buttons work in Explorer windows is the thing I hate the most about Vista ... : nudel
  • Oops, I missed the key point of the 1st screenshot: If you right-click slightly up, down or left of where... : nudel
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    last link is the same as first : dignan
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      Oops, 2nd should be: http://www.pretentiousname.com/misc/full-row-2.png : nudel
      • ahha : dignan

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  I didn't preorder but the news changed my mind about buying the game on release day. I'll be waiting for... : .frame
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    ^^^ This. Basically I was going to pick this game up for whatever single player it had and then Shackbatt... : Duffman8369
    • Same here. I'm waiting till it goes on sale, which considering the past 2 CODs, it might be a long while. : baron calamity
    • Same to me, not to mention the horrible lag that I MAY get when playing with you guys from the US. There'... : Nitrium
  • Same here : norulez
  • Same here. : PointlesS76
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    Same. I played COD 4 at monthly LAN parties... MW2 seems pointless now for that, so I'm taking a wait a... : quix
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      How is it pointless? : walker270
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        No dedicated servers. Really don't want to get together and have 20 people share an internet connection... : quix
        • Uh...isn't the entire point of lan parties to play with your friends rather than strangers? Just have one... : DerHuhnTeufel
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          There is still LAN play! If fact if anything this system is perfect for LAN set ups. : marmite
          • I haven't seen anything on this at all. It was my understanding that this functionality was removed or ... : quix
  • Same here. : yacoub35
  • Yep, still plan on getting it eventually : tfsbrian
  • Yea I don't want another borderlands experience. : jigstah
  • Me too : sanchez
  • Yup! Waiting to see if it's playable on PC, or meant for consoles only. : spyrext
  • Same here. It's no longer on my "priority play" list anymore. If it had decent multiplayer support (which... : MeestaNob
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  I decided to just get it on 360 : AlexXdude
  • good man : xxiv
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    but it has no party chat!!! : NeoMoose
    • Yes it does, just not in certain modes. : Haku-Jin
    • i only use xbox party chat with friends. keeps everyone connected even when the matchmaking fucks up an ... : dantastic
    • party chat is only off for Search and Destroy : DonarUDL
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    same, all my friends have 360's and no PCs to play it on anyway : vov1n
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      Yeah, basically this. If it's pretty much exactly the same as the 360 version and most shackers and all o... : AlexXdude
      • me too. I ended up buying MW for PC later on after playing it on 360. I'll probably get this one for 360 ... : kodt
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  make....it....stop.... : maulla
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    BBY's doing midnight release: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/null/null/pcmcat195000050001.c?id=pcmcat1950... : maulla
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      Only one store in my area opening at midnight. It's either suck it up and get it from Gamestop at midnigh... : prime8
      • You can always get it at midnight at walmart. : WadeMcLain
  • I cancelled my preorder because they took out the gay. : FrayLo
• I'm just going to pick it up for the 360 for single player. : ghost in my shell
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  I CANCELLED MY PREORDER FOR DRAGONAGE BECAUSE OF RADIAL MENUS : ateam311
  • wtf are you serious? radial? fuck that. brb, I've got an order to cancel. : Home Nugget
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  not certain yet, I am eyeing Bad Company 2. If EA offers up pre-order before MW2 ships I will probably... : stgdz
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    BC2 comes out in March though, it's basically 4 months away, you could easily get both : AlexXdude
    • yeah, but I am waffling on if I actually want it. I know there is a lot of hype going into this game and... : stgdz
  • Definitely this. BFBC2 is 10x more appetizing given all of this shit. Going to be a long wait though. : Sgt_Boomstick
  • You can already pre-order BC2. I know I did! MW2 can suck it. : mystifier
• I woke up this morning all excited cos I thought it was out today. I searched on Google to make sure, an... : TwiLyght
• I pre-canceled my pre-pre-order that i have yet to pre-order. : Dschinghis Khan
• I bought it on steam. Then realized I'd have to wait 2 extra days. argh. : festivalman
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  I wasn't sure before but that news made it 100% no-purchase for PC, I'll probably get the 360 version. : Zek
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    Exactly this. Screw the PC version. : DeejayKnight
    • That'll teach them. : Sgt_Boomstick
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    i don't get the logic. you're going to get the 360 version because they made the PC version like the 360 ... : grendel
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      First off it's my understanding that it was always better on the 360 anyway. Second, yes. I play PC games... : Zek
      • CoD4 was as good, if not better, on PC... : MercFox1
• im gonna preorder it on amazon : feek
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  why dont they just make a keyboard and mouse for 360 thats good? i hate using the contoller for fps. i f... : chilln
  • I feel the same way. Not sure why something like that wouldn't work. Itdoesn't even have to be a full key... : prime8
  • Because it wouldn't be supported. The PS3 is capable of using keyboard + mouse but the only developer th... : Haku-Jin
  • See: XIM 360 : Sgt_Boomstick
• I canceled. No dedicated servers, no me. I'm going to be spending my time in L4D2 instead. : LoioshDwaggie
• I preordered after the news. All I know is that I want to play this game, and i'm not playing it on a co... : megarust32
• I was about to pre order it on steam but the news changed my mind. And there is nothing that would ... : Johnnsen
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  More like Modern Flopfare 2 : phate81
  • FLOPZA : Crabs Jarrard
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  I cancelled my Amazon pre order before that stuff hit because of the price. Saw it cheaper somewhere else... : Beady
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    $20 bucks off ur next amazon game purchase is bad?! : dedgecko
    • Dont get that deal in the UK :( : Beady
• I was always going to get it on PC and wait for a sale and I still am. But I always enjoy single player ... : amrbean
• Was going to get it on PS3 (lol, rite), but I'll just hold off for a little bit. : sukabljat
• I preordered it for PC. : NFXFSX
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  I've pretty much decided not to buy this game. IW has gone out of their way to kill the PC advantage. The... : Loxodrome
  • I'm pretty sure IW has said something about friend "groups" which will allow clan matches. : MuteMode
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  My dad's friend's sister's aunt's boyfriend's coworker's father's mother's bandcamp instructor's niece's ... : walker270
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    Thank you walker270. : Rag and Bone Man
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      Dude! I just read on a website that some guy's dad's friend's sister's aunt's boyfriend's coworker's fat : walker270
      • Thank you walker270. [fry]? ... [fry]? ... [fry]? ... : Rag and Bone Man
• Not buying because of no dedicated server support. : sheepraper
• Not buying until PC price goes down to at least $50. : freakynipples69
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  Pre-ordered on Steam, I honestly think the SP will be worth $60 alone. : fadetofunk
  • They do a great SP game do IW, but once it's over most might play it once more on a higher difficulty and... : MeestaNob
• Maybe I'll buy it on sale if the SP is great or if they patch dedicated server support into the game. : mathyou
• MW2 wasn't on my list of purchases until my next big PC upgrade. The Dedicated Server issue only means th : SigmaDraconis
• Im getting the game specifically for the single player campaign and spec ops. : sreyes22
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  Wait, people are cancelling their PC purchase and getting the game on xbox360 instead???? That's....laugh... : sreyes22
  • Not to mention THE GAY. I CANCELLED MY PREORDER. BECAUSE DEDICATED SERVERS KILLED MY DAD. : FrayLo
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    I was probably going to get it on 360 but the dedicated servers thing has me considering getting it on PC... : veras
    • it will be interesting if IW locks down the key to the account(created on iw.net) in the PC version thus... : stgdz
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      I mean, the sole reason why you would cancel a pre-order or normal purchase of a game is based entirely o... : sreyes22
      • oh yeah my response was tangential to your question, I agree with you - "boycotting" the PC version by bu... : veras
  • People don't really understand the concept of "boycott" any more. : walker270
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    its always been a console game to me. To my knowledge, there really hasn't been a history of it being pla... : ultramega
    • cod 1 was PC only : EvilDolemite
    • ^^^Obviously never played Call of Duty 1 / United Offensive : dedgecko
    • CoD has no history of being played on the PC? What? : Jimbo Ro
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      ^^^Pretty much missed out on the best WWII SP FPS titles of all time. : sukabljat
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        Hidden & Dangerous? : roushimsx
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          that game was so hard. : stgdz
          • It wasn't that bad until the last level of the main campaign. That level made sniper town look like Hell... : roushimsx
        • Medal of Honor (ps1)? : megarust32
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        i'm not talking about SP but online play for the entire franchise. : ultramega
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          you're not making any sense... CoD 1 was probably the best WW2 FPS online and offline. (aside from BF1942... : dedgecko
          • United Offensive online was insane : roushimsx
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      what the heck is this statement : sreyes22
      • the future of gaming, sadly. : yacoub35
• I'm not bothering with this..... : ShadowRam
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  I might rent it on 360 : retarded talking dinosaur
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    Thats my plant. : steauengeglase
    • Plan, dammit, plan. : steauengeglase
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  If the single player campaign is still good I'll get it : Downforce
  • Even though there's no replayability for cod4 single player, the campaign was simply amazing. Although m... : sreyes22
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  Considering CoD4 and 5 had some of the shittiest single player of all time, and the fact that they won't ... : Jimbo Ro
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    it's only shitty if you don't like the checkpoint / spawning stuff. But it's still 9 solid hours of acti... : dedgecko
    • Yea that's what I find shitty about it. The AI is dumb as hell, and the game is just a bunch of running ... : Jimbo Ro
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    wait what? wasn't it critically acclaimed? : Downforce
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      hes a really terrible troll that loves trying to shit on CoD4 : maulla
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        Yes that's right. I found the single player to be garbage, but I still paid full Steam price for the gam... : Jimbo Ro
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          This sounds like you're just listing cons off a review. Maybe im dumb, but i didn't notice these things ... : sreyes22
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            It immediately jumped out at me. I like to play the game where you see a guy...you shoot him. When ... : Jimbo Ro
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              Oh - so you're problem is that because you're only success is the result of camping and luring baddies to... : dedgecko
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                You can play Crysis the way you described. I've played Crysis countless ways. Run and gun, stealth, no ... : Jimbo Ro
                • And wallah, Crysis single player was great only for the graphics, everything else was just meh, will neve... : sreyes22
              • And I love the "you don't like it you must suck" argument. Carl Rove is that you? : Jimbo Ro
              • In his defense, games that do this ARE stupid and annoying.... : ShadowRam
              • What a douche. Yes, there were time in COD 4 that were cool, but once you completed them, that was it. Yo... : Crabs Jarrard
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                Sorry, I have to agree with Jimbo, CoD4's SP was really terrible in the gameplay mechanic department. Th... : Matt Burris
                • Gotta love the implications in that last paragraph, or did you forget that when CoD started as PC only it... : derelict515
                • It's been part of every CoD game - that's what you get when you buy into every single CoD title. But y... : dedgecko
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      I dunno. I found it amazingly stale, and completely unintelligent. The multiplayer is, to this day,... : Jimbo Ro
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        If that's the best complaint you can come up with, then you're trying too hard to find a legitimate reaso... : walker270
        • I agree with Jimbo Ro. I loved the multiplayer but I could not bring myself to finish the single player.... : Haku-Jin
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        it's a heavily scripted game and you are looking for intelligent AI? do you look for oil and water to mi... : Downforce
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          Why would I bitch about getting what I want? Way to sound stupid. : Jimbo Ro
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            You'd bitch about anything. I understand you are in deflection mode now, so that's end of line. : Downforce
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              Ahh that's right...Because I don't like something you do...I must not like anything at all. Well playe... : Jimbo Ro
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                No, but you put Crysis above and beyond cod4's AI, when really it's just as retarded if not more so given... : dedgecko
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                  The AI in crysis was much smarter than CoD, CoD would just spawn enemies. Crysis required much more thou... : stgdz
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                    No, not really - lure enemies to a secure fighting location and take them out. If you tried to attempt a... : dedgecko
                    • whew that's an abomination of grammar. : dedgecko
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                      I don't recall any vehicle lag in Crysis, but that final level on the ship was epic. When you popped back... : Crabs Jarrard
                      • the lag in vehicles was in regards to the MP... rather unimpressive netcode in additional to the crappy o... : dedgecko
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                      "If you tried to attempt any type of open firefight you'd get yourself killed." Sounds like you're ter... : Jimbo Ro
                      • VS a tank or a heli - if you were caught out in the open (as a result of a lucky one shot from out of now... : dedgecko
                    • so you're saying in COD4 you can just stand out in the open and kill wave after wave of spawned enemies w... : grendel
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                  I play games to have fun. I don't play action FPS games for the story (for the most part) or for a "sens... : Jimbo Ro
                  • Then for the most part you shouldn't shit on people that play it for more than just the gameplay. : dedgecko
                  • so basically you should just stop posting about this since your review criteria ignores a pretty signific... : derelict515
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    Lol what? Cod4 single player shitty? how so? : sreyes22
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21311583 : Jimbo Ro
  • It wasn't shitty, but it wasn't life-changing wither. : Crabs Jarrard
  • OF ALL TIME : tomservo
  • I agree with you. Anybody who disagrees hasn't played games like Half-Life 2. : zombie man
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  I was going to hold off on it, but then Amazon put up their deal. : dedgecko
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    And yes, I'm one of the few shackers picking it up on the PC. : dedgecko
    • I'll be there with you : MuteMode
• I decided not to get it based on IW stupidity. : Robotic Puppy Eater
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  With all this commotion you'd think IW removed multiplayer from the game completely : FrayLo
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    might as well have. : Jimbo Ro
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      Yeahfucking right. : FrayLo
      • RABBLE RABBLE : spiderfill
    • lol : derelict515
  • For anyone outside the USA they basically have removed multi player. Australians will not buy this game f... : dafugg
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  http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/61106 lol : maulla
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    Surely those are 360 pre-orders. : Dynotaku
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      yeah, nobody in their right mind would buy the PC version after IW raped and murdered all those puppies : veras
      • if only they had chosen seal cubs as a target instead! Think of the outpouring of support they would have... : Fyunch Click
      • Or significantly changed and limited a major portion of the game. Also, how may people really pre-orde... : Dynotaku
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      every single one of them : maulla
      • I hear one dude in Nebraska pre-ordered the PC version, we should find and lynch him : veras
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  Dude CoD4 could have no NO multiplayer and it would have been worth the price. It was one of the best sin... : OverloadUT
  • i agree with the first statement. Second...well it's not affecting my buying decision, L4D2 will be taki... : sreyes22
  • Yeah, I bought CoD4 for the single player experience, but I did do a good bit of the multi. MW2 looks ... : ImageOmega
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    The first player experience was alright. But a $50+ price would not be worth the SP experience only... m... : ShadowRam
    • I strongly disagree. I could have spent $100 on MW1 singleplayer only and been happy with it. I felt it d... : OverloadUT
• How much do you want to bet that you'll have to open up a bunch of ports just to host a game? So basicall... : phate81
• No, I actually decided TO pre-order it when I heard about SteamWorks. : node
• I am spending the money I was going to use on MW2 PC on Dragon Age PC and an ice cream cone instead. F... : R@zzle
• Their decision hasn't changed much for me. : project13
• My preorder's unchanged, can't wait to get my hands on the game : Dontdrop
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  Why do people pre-order shit? You bitch about Gamestop then you turn around and support their shitty busi... : MagicWishMonkey
  • This has been my view as well for the last 3 years... Between FutureShop/BestBuy/Walmart.. there's alwa... : ShadowRam
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    Copies weren't available for Batman:AA for at least a week after release at BB/FS/WM/EB. And COD:MW2 see... : UselessHack
    • People around here seem to hate Gamestop in general (I don't mind them much, I buy all my used games ther... : MagicWishMonkey
  • best buy / gamestop aren't give you a $20 GC for pre-ordering... : dedgecko
• Kept my preorder... The dedicated server and price situation does upset me, but I still want to give it a... : lonepie
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  I liked the SP in MW1 so I'll still get it for PC but yeah, not sure if I'll play much multi player. Wha... : te[R]ror
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    No, there won't be any LAN games. You have to connect to IW.net in order to play. : Dynotaku
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      Isn't this the exact same thing everyone shit a brick at Blizzard about? I don't see why some people thin... : MercFox1
      • *insane for Blizzard to do this : MercFox1
      • the demographics of SC/SC2 are quite different than FPS, specifically on a global scale. : dedgecko
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  It's really gone from "MUST HAVE" to wait for a sale. I know CoD4 held it's price strong for a long time,... : Dynotaku
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    To PC gamers (well, those who care about dedicated servers anyway), it probably ultimately doesn't matter... : veras
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      Well, no it does matter if it sells well, unfortunately it's a lose lose situation for PC gamers. If it s... : Dynotaku
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        "And I say you're wrong, the "frothing dedicated servers crowd" aren't a fringe group, they're EVERYONE s... : veras
        • I'm not sayig there wouldn't be anyone, I think there would be a lot fewer. Almost every server out there... : Dynotaku
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    but given that steam is required for authentication / play - why are you forced to purchase it off of ste... : dedgecko
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      You're not forced to purchase it off steam. I buy almost all my games on steam. I almost never occurs to ... : Dynotaku
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        http://www.amazon.com/Call-Duty-Modern-Warfare-2-Pc/dp/B00269QLJ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=125... : dedgecko
        • ...and I anticipate putting the $20 towards Brutal Legend or OFP2 when Amazon puts them on sale for Black... : dedgecko
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          I never buy games off amazon and that $20 is only good for other game purchases. If it was a $20 credit f... : Dynotaku
          • Eh, then i'd just wait till the sales come Black Friday. Someone's going to liquidate their stock for at... : dedgecko
• No dedicated servers = no buy. : mystifier
• modern warfare on 360 with shackers was some of the best gaming fun i've had in the past 5 years. highly... : mwasher
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  I may eventually buy CoD:MW2 for the single player component (since CoD:MW1 was awesome) but not at it's ... : Alco23
  • yeps, same here. : Arctic Fox
  • mother fucking ditto. : Dschinghis Khan
  • Same here, actually. : Nitrium
  • Same with me. : The Grolar Bear
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    shackbattles happened all the time with MW1 on 360 : EvilDolemite
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      He's a PC gamer, Dole... : MercFox1
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        what i'm saying is, shackbattles can still happen on PC w/ matchmaking. : EvilDolemite
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          no there might as well be no multiplayer at all now!!!!!! : derelict515
          • they just fucked us right in the alps : FrayLo
• I wasn't very excited about it to begin with. It really depends on how bored I am when it comes out. I'... : Boxelder
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  I'll get it for PC, but I only care to play singleplayer. I'll Gamefly it for 360 to play with pup and pa... : tomservo
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    I wasn't sure which version to get yet but no dedicated servers confirmed I would get it on the 360 inste... : razlebol
    • Was meant for OP... : razlebol
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  As much as I want to play the game, 60 bucks is a bit much for me. : choppp
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    So what game are you saving your money for then? : zuff
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      It's not that it's a huge money issue , but I'd rather not support pc game prices getting raised. Don't g... : choppp
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        I completely understand. Instead you should buy Dragon Age! : zuff
        • I think i actually am going to do that :) : choppp
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  i am gonna buy it the day it comes out cancelling preorders over the dedicated server thing is fucking... : grendel
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    also all of the people defending the outright lazy singleplayer game design in Call of Duty 4 need to hav... : grendel
    • Eh - I replayed through this about two months ago, and I really didn't even notice the respawning gimmick... : dedgecko
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    We don't want to play with you either, that's why we don't want matchmaking. : Boxelder
    • by all means continue boycotting it or buy it for 360! good riddance! : grendel
• How long before there's a PC mod for CoD4 that integrates a bunch of stuff from CoD6? : MercFox1
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  Yeah, I was going to buy but now will not. If they end up adding it later, I'll buy it. If at some point ... : Vincent Grayson
  • Hah, $30. CoD4 isn't $30 yet, and it's almost been 2 years since release. : the archvile
• i cancelled 3 of my preorders because IW disgusts me : dantastic
• i never pre-order and I never really cared about multiplayer with this game. CoD MW was a great SP experi... : theWhite
• i'm buying it because the spec-ops co-op mode is the multiplayer i'm interested in. i'm not really a huge... : Mansmells
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  Not buying because of lack of dedicated server, not being $60, and the farce of a PR campaign that Bowlin... : the archvile
  • Oops, I meant "not being $50". They can "be bold" and price it $60, but that doesn't mean that I'm g... : the archvile
• I decided not to get it for $60. I'll wait till it goes down some cause ill mostly be getting it for the ... : DarkDeus
• I preordered this bitch. Gonna be great and I doubt it goes on sale until 2011! : midgetherder

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• BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! : g0nk
• You are a sexy man. : Clasifyd
• GOLD! : dirge23
• that's pretty good. : ass-street
• I was drunk in the pub : Mr. Goodwrench
• I like how the very end of it looks like it's wearing a hat : Patch-e
• nice costume! : Goncyn
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  Tobias Fünke http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2169572&id=24400114&l=249a4cd6fc : wasylm
  • those are some sexy legs you got there, boy ;) : Korban
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    fail on not having an analrapist shirt : Deathlove
    • dood, that's like being a teenage mutant ninja turtle with a sticker that says "teenage mutant ninja turt... : Korban
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    You look more like Dave Attell playing Tobias Funke : Judecca
    • i was about to say : Dschinghis Khan
• hah thats excellent : niceguynick
• oh my god : Degenerate
• oh my.... : IA_Lanky
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  an adulterer, no pics : PapaBoo
  • that's hot ;) : Korban
• hahahaha : Shadowdane
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  holy fucking shit...i just ruined my monitor ass hole. : m0rfus
  • what did you do to ruin your monitor's ass hole? wait...i don't want to know : lja83
• oh my god : orgcaptainnemo
• That's fucking awesome : fishbone
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  handed out like 80 of these: http://picasaweb.google.com/mthyng/Halloween2009#5398914833696411810 : EvilDolemite
  • Man, I wish more houses had given away full bars when I was a kid. : Lone Swordsman
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    what percentage of those were drugged? seriously, though, you effin' rock. giving out not only big ba... : Korban
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      unfortunately, we have about 30 left, which is unacceptable to have in the house. i need to get rid of t... : EvilDolemite
      • I will SM you my address. : ieGod
      • White Elephant, damn it! : Korban
      • get rid of them in your belly!!! :D : yacoub35
  • nice. we had little stuff but gave out handfuls. : DinK
  • I have like 3 bags that mirror your photo because no one fucking came to my house :( : breadsticks
  • Omg, you would have brought the child hood me to tears with that glorious bounty : trevis
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  One of my coworkers did that costume too with the same lips, except she had most of the babies stuffed in... : bcyde
  • Best octamom costume I saw won the costume contest at the bar I was at. She was dressed up in an octopus... : thekidd
• Bwahahaha! : Bamii
• hahaha I love it, I'm definitely stealing that for my next fancy dress party : nodebug
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  best costume idea ever, going as yourself: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dutchct/sets/72157622591528101/ : supersonic potato
  • Wow, that looks amazing. I'd love to make one just for the hell of it : nodebug
  • this... is amazing : kgargs
  • what in the hell? that's equal parts cool and creepy : riptyde
  • That's awesome and creepy : prime8
  • lmao!!!! : Wolfanoz
  • That's gone from being a costume to art. : Lone Swordsman
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    Reminds of that movie coming out that is styled just like that. Can't remember what it is now. : h o s t i l e
    • Lawnmower Man? : Lone Swordsman
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    how the hell did you make that? : edgewise
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      http://testroete.com/index.php?location=head unfortunately its way too complicated for me : fletch_
      • So am I missing something or he can't see when he puts that on, can he? I mean it's not an actual costume... : stratedge
  • Oh my god I want to do this!! : tomservo
  • looks kinda like the dude from Braid : Demius
  • awesome. should play basketball in those things : spiderfill
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    Can you post a tutorial on how you made that? : voodooraze
    • Never mind, just saw fletch_'s post. Awesome job by the way. : voodooraze
  • Reminds me of the big head cheat in Golden Eye. : voodooraze
  • That is really, really good. : Entity
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  Billy Mays: http://www.jenandcraig.com/pictures/set24/target31.html Half-assed costume but I was feel... : riptyde
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    Same, http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=Photoon20091101at1245_r55gmshcro6i4brzs0uu.jpg But I didn't... : BlackCat9
    • Me too! No pic though. :( : DOOManiac
• lol nice : prime8
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  Salvidor Dali http://www.twitpic.com/nt5p1 : geedeck
  • Now there's a mustache! : helvetica
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    haha! nice! but you cut your hair :( : Korban
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      I have to keep people on their toes! But its nice to see people other than me appreciating it. Plus h... : geedeck
      • i'm working on growing mine now. buzzed it last august and now it's maybe 6-7 inches. i got plenty more... : Korban
  • haha, that's great. : edgewise
  • if you untwirled the ends, shaved off the chinfuzz, and put on mirrored shades; i'd totally want you to w... : Dave-A
  • Needs more Lobster Phone. : davantalus
• holy shit lmao : Downforce
• http://shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=cheapasspiratePNG_lygtozr4yt9b7hulanzn.png : Wolfanoz
• Drunk : melkore
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  I went as a raider from Borderlands: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/26620/Misc%20Pictures/Halloween.JPG : OverloadUT
  • hahaha that's awesome : Downforce
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    holy crap your gf is creepin' me out. : edgewise
    • Try having her sneak up on you and then just very lightly tap the wall next to you with her cleaver so yo... : OverloadUT
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  Pretty awesome homemade Geordi La Forge http://www.shackpics.com/files/12142_537239954992_33100564_31_... : Modica Sol Solis
  • haha that costume is epic : Megara9
  • Well done sir. Visor could use some vertical thingies, though. : CRasterImage
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    you look like a hobo Geordi : strandgeck
    • Hey man, it's been a rough year. Reading Rainbow got canceled, and now the old Star Trek crews are gettin... : Modica Sol Solis
  • Amazing. Simply amazing. : Navy Spitfire
  • Can't see SHIT captain! : electroly
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  Hahaha this is not what I expected you to do. : Evil Benius
  • come on, after fucking ben affleck, there weren't many other ways for this to end up. : Korban
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  Cobra Commander http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs011.snc3/11852_320267720617_702755617_9... : Edges
  • Very nice! : TheTick
  • that first photo is major lols : Home Nugget
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    Did you make or buy that costume? : TheTick
    • Bought... not enough time this year. : Edges
  • day-in-the-life :D : Korban
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    I don't understand the third picture. It looks like she is cutting your hair but you have a helmet on? : cornchak
    • .... really? it's supposed to be funny. haha, hair cut with a helmet on. : g0nk
    • Shes going to press the lever on his back and playdough comes out. Which she then cuts. SIMPLE! : TheTick
    • O_o : voodooraze
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      http://www.flickr.com/photos/evilbenius/4067127870/sizes/l/in/set-72157622713959048/ How am I drinking... : Evil Benius
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        That is a very nice suit sir. Vaccuuformed? : TheTick
        • Thanks, it is all fiberglass. : Evil Benius
    • HUMOR : askedrelic
    • If wtf242 gets a character account I want one too >:( : bipolar
    • oh dear lord : moshman
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      so how long have you known you've had aspergers? : fishbone
      • lol : [7]kami
      • ^^^ aaaaahhhhhahahahahahaahahahahaha god this made me laugh : virus
      • owned : manero
      • Hahahah : notd665
      • 0wned!!! : CrustaR
      • hahaha lol you fucking LEGEND : steve_o
      • headshoot! : Turd Ferguson
      • WOW. : yacoub35
    • yeah helmets don't grow hair, it doesn't make any sense : Mr.SEX
    • *woosh* : Drewus
  • you should have taken a picture of yourself looking in the mirror : manero
  • Best. Costume. Ever. Awesome! : Wolfanoz
  • Cobra Commander WOULD read a Twilight book. He's just that depraved. : Lone Swordsman
  • lol : fsck
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  I'm sure you're all sick of seeing it, but http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21304327 master chief. WEE... : TheTick
  • Gotta fix the neck on that thing! : CrustaR
  • the time and effort you put into that thing gives you the right to post it as much as you like..imo. : IcomeINpeace
  • FUCKING BAD ASS! : .Jayson
  • I hadn't seen that before. Pretty sweet. Should have made up an Elite or ODST to accompany you. : kagath
• that's pretty disturbing : skelom
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  goddamn korban, you are fucking nuts : askedrelic
  • yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyup : Korban
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  I went as Zorg: http://www.shackpics.com/files/1_axkcf3sthops8cllk6j8.jpg Here's my sweet weapon: http... : davantalus
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    multipass? you make a great zorg. : pointyelbows
    • Thanks! I shocked many of my friends because I had a pretty nice head of hair - http://www.shackpics.com/... : davantalus
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    you shaved half your head and yet your buddy couldnt even dye his blond with a wash out dye? FOR SHAME. ... : johnny rotten
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      Haha. Lots of people would come up to me and say, "FIFTH ELEMENT, Right on man!" But they'd have forgotte... : davantalus
      • EEEEVERYONE!!!! : spiderfill
    • lol AngryTaxman just looks like some guy who followed you home from the gym : Majuju
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  Zombie... http://www.flickr.com/photos/11347174@N08/4072429519/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/113471... : BanjoBoy
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    Great job on the arm. What's the source material for green zombies? : davantalus
    • Lots of liquid latex. If I had more I would have done my hands too. : BanjoBoy
    • Return of the Living Dead : wasylm
  • Awesome! : Durajim
  • Jubleale! : mwasher
• I was a fat guy giving out candy : jonin
• I went as a Superhero Wrangler 5 year old Daughter went as Batgirl and 3 year old Son as Batman (comic... : .Jayson
• I was a pale 24 year old playing Torchlight and ignoring phone calls. : zuff
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  Murray from Flight of the Conchords http://imgur.com/LbB8i.jpg and my Wife and dog were Bret and Jemaine:... : skanky08
  • Hey, Ginger Balls, ya know. What, are you on your way to a Dick Meeting? Also the Hair Helmet is awes... : CrimsonHandHiro
  • lol that's great : Goblin au
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  i was THE SCOUT : feek
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    heh, I went as an engineer (who loves Spartans) a couple years ago http://lh5.ggpht.com/_35Hfh_m7mmA/R3Sb... : cpt_gloval
    • Put dispenser here FOR SPARTA!!! : Goblin au
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_cgt55q6sjqzwtcq7zsb2.jpg : warcrow
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    Arms and legs are not fat enough. : posito
    • I know, I should have been Luigi. :( : warcrow
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  Thanks to a shacker's video these guys: http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs047.snc3/13445_125... : zakazi
  • (wife whipped them up in a couple hours - I'm the blue one) : zakazi
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    yip yip yip yip, uh huh. : pointyelbows
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      book book book book, oooooooooooh ra-di-o haha, exactly. They're better in motion. Great fun. Not good... : zakazi
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        i bet they were really comfortable to wear, too. awesome idea and execution. : pointyelbows
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          They weren't horrible just impractical. Really fun though. Just screwing around in them was hilarious. : zakazi
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            or just showing up in other people's pics (by accident) http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs04... : zakazi
            • HAHAHAHAHAHA! LOL. I can't stop laughing at this! : Super Sparker
            • What a perfect expression. : Danny5225
            • hahah photobomb'd : Goblin au
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    Haha what are these things? : FlamingGimp
    • Martians! (Yip yips!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TStPNqex3uA : zakazi
  • awesome! : peter
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  Main dude from Mad Men.... forgot his name - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2618/4072859481_7d776e178b_o.... : wtf242
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    you, sir, are no Donald Draper. : Majuju
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      agreed, worst attempt evar : Halen
      • I didn't even want to dress up. I spent about 10 minutes on it : wtf242
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  We Batman themed it this year. No costume for me : ( http://picasaweb.google.com/project13/Holloween20... : project13
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    JUSTICE. With a side of spaghetti. : bolneze
    • Exactly. I said the same thing to him. The first thing he did with the costume on was beat the crap ou... : project13
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    Is that Alfred? : buzzbat
    • Needs a taller tophat, monocle, and fat belly, but he wanted to be Penguin. : project13
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  I was a generic Spartan, and the gf was the Silk Spectre. I don't have one of me, but here's one of her:... : TaintedSyringe
  • Were you finally able to get it up? : SockMonkeh
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    need more pics to judge her costume further : ass-street
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      K http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_53az9pud296qcox3fxoh.jpg http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPh... : TaintedSyringe
      • Sorry 'bout the blurry pics. : TaintedSyringe
      • dang bro. she's a cutie! : ass-street
      • Shawing~! How does it feel knowing knowing every guy checked out her ass that night? : Goblin au
• Captain Morgan http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs071.snc3/13843_824451944588_5709246_4678... : SockMonkeh
• i heard Phil went as the Octaclicker. : yacoub35
• hahaha, my mom was octomom. i went for a shaman/witchdoctor, but ended up with zombie hobo. worked for me... : skizl
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  I rocked the old school sheet with 2 eyes cut in it ghost costume. You always see it in pictures but no ... : Kniggit
  • ET did it and no one called him racist : spiderfill
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  Shadow Hare, Cincinnati's local superhero http://www.wlwt.com/news/19305002/detail.html : sergeon
  • WTF how the fuck is this scawny skinny white boy famous??? WTF is this. : posito
• Alan from "The Hangover": http://www.shackpics.com/files/parkerasalan_kal56mr507i4q8b5xkbk.jpg : Super Sparker
• I was the prettiest beauty queen in the world. http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=what_17zil7r5eor... : Danny5225
• I was a lameass Jason: http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs095.snc3/16264_802908408051_1002432... : hobosapien
• hahaha. fuck. : Goblin au

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• I recently put together another machine for my office. I used some older parts I had lying around (AMD x2... : kaewan
• Yes. It's fantastic, isn't it? Hard disk speeds have been the bottleneck for a while now. : Goncyn
• Can't wait to get my hands on one of them. : dmason
• yep, as people JAM a bunch of bigger and bigger files on their HDD, searching/indexing/antivirus/thumbnai... : Downforce
• Now if they only made my applications faster once they loaded. : Jimbo Ro
• I agree with you SSD buddy! Seriously, everyone should spend a bit of time reading: http://www.anandte... : hmonster
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  I just installed windows 7 pro on a similar machine (x2 4200 instead). it feels much snappier, even compa... : ruckboos
  • I honestly feel that the performance difference with WIndows on an SSD is so remarkably different than an... : slickdoody
• this is true. it is fascinating how fast things are with the SSD. I even think Windows Rot TM might be so... : epit
• yah i really want SSD, but can't justify the cost yet. : Shadowdane
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  Unfortunately, computers will still become slow due to things like viruses and spyware. No hard drive wil... : Robotic Puppy Eater
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    you could be right, but I'd like to challenge that notion: the reason things slow down when a user insta... : epit
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      There are plenty of poorly programmed spyware programs that peg proc usage, though. : Robotic Puppy Eater
      • There are plenty of poorly programmed spyware programs that peg proc usage, though. fixed that for you : epit
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    I'm not comparing "clean" vs. "infected" computers here, I'm comparing "clean" vs "clean", and unless you... : slickdoody
    • I have an 80GB SSD. Yes its super fast. I was just pointing out the reality that for the average user, th... : Robotic Puppy Eater
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  I would really like to see it for doing builds in Visual Studio at work. Each project eats up a gig of ... : CRasterImage
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    We tried it, made no difference since file access is highly coherent. Just have tons of RAM for the file ... : uncleanmonkey
    • crap : CRasterImage
    • ^^^^ This matches our experience too : Zero|DPX
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      Tons = ? : Ride-My-Rocket
      • 1000kg or 2240lbs :D : thecray
    • Have you found whether using a separate disk for source code helps? My work machine is just unusable when... : rock elf
    • Same thing here. Builds aren't disk bound. : Kentor
    • Seems to be much faster for our C# builds, but perhaps there are more opportunities for the multithreaded... : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
  • I haven't built anything remotely that large in VS on my SSD, i'm only doing some simple web app developm... : slickdoody
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  Yup, when they come down in price as you said, I will be switching to them. : yacoub35
  • $1 per gb is the sweet spot for me. Which puts me in the 2011 time frame to get one. : ant_hillbilly
• I just put two 60gb OCZ Vertex SSDs in my quad-core i5 machine and installed Win7 Ultimate to one and gam... : tomwiththeweather
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  I have the Gen 1 intel drives, and recently it's much slower :-( I used to have a 7.2 or something on ... : uncleanmonkey
  • there's not TRIM firmware for the gen 1's? that sucks, and is pretty much what your problem most likely ... : goatboy
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    you can reset the G1 drives back to factory new speed, but you have to wipe the whole drive to do it. h... : retardhumper
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      Yeah that's not going to work since it's my OS drive... Doh. : uncleanmonkey
      • install fresh windows 7? : retardhumper
      • image it with an external drive. : epit
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      that sounds fucking horrendous? Having to reimage your drive every 3 months or performance goes into the... : johnny rotten
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        please keep in mind that for an SSD, "performance goes into the toilet" is still considerably faster than... : electroly
        • and i believe it's only write performance that suffers : electroly
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          something is screwy then, my 7200rpm drive gets 5.9 in the Win7 disk index.. : gokart.
          • the windows index is pretty useless, at least in my case it is. I had an old nvidia 7800gtx 256mb vide... : slickdoody
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        iirc, according to anandtech, the worst case performance degradation was like 10% off of new, which shoul... : slickdoody
        • No it's way more than that. Can't find it now but they did some benchmarks with the new TRIM instruction ... : uncleanmonkey
  • they will get a little bit slower over time but you should not experience "total freeze" : Goncyn
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    The Corsair P256 drives include a utility that automatically refreshes the drive and restores it to facto... : iVAN 305
    • Anand's SSD article talks about this and how it may not be the best thing in the world. : rosewood
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    I've used a Gen1 drive for months with little performance degradation. : sanchez
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      If you're getting a total freeze then it could be an issue with the drive or an incompatibility with your... : sanchez
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        I'm not sure I even have warranty still... I've had it for a long time now. : uncleanmonkey
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          3yr warranty on all intel ssd's : slickdoody
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            Huh, cool. Must try to find my receipt then. : uncleanmonkey
            • not sure, but you probably don't need it. Contact intel directly, since they've only been manufacturing ... : slickdoody
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    i thought they released a little utility that'll go and actually free up the space of 'deleted' files you... : Enraged Pineapple
    • I believe that was for OCZ drives. : thecray
    • The Intel TRIM util got recalled very shortly after release as quite a few people reported data loss from... : nudel
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  Hardware/tech experts: How long would you say it will be before we have approx 500 Gb SSD drives? : MeestaNob
  • Maybe 3-6 months. There are already 256gb models. The real question is when will they be affordable. : Prozium
• I cant wait unit l can afford to go ssd : Umbr
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rate-determining_step : ]pm[chem
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    The performance is just too good too pass up : rosewood
    • As I said, I'm not noticing it, much anyhow. : abrasion
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    so Windows is still on c:, a 7200 rpm drive? : slickdoody
    • No Windows is on a dual 120gb (fastest model) RAID 0 array. : abrasion
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    Is that onboard RAID or a separate RAID controller? I remember that initially the bottleneck with RAIDin... : electroly
    • Intels onboard, although I did do some single disk AHCI SSD testing too before hand - much the same. : abrasion
  • FYI, the Torchlight loads will be slow cause the game is a little buggy, the next patch will fix that app... : MeestaNob
• Oh god when will there be an affordable 250gb SSD I can put in a laptop. : rudds
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  • Oh yeah, don't change to the generic SATA drivers if you use NVidia's RAID stuff. ...Also, don't use N... : nudel
  • nvidia mobos went to shit. I'm glad they out ouf the shitset biz : gyokuro
• I'm glad the windows IO team put the work into SSDs now, just as they put a lot into making sure that 64b... : mrblarg

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• OMGHgnD!!! :O : dognose
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    the cake is a lie : AMikaboshi
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      what? : ass-street
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        what? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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          MBD? : CrustaR
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            CrustaR? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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              dognose? : CrustaR
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                what? : ass-street
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                  ass? : Korban
                  • Kor? : one random winner
                  • barrel roll. : Floppygrandma
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      im starting a petition to ban this phrase fromthe universe : spiderfill
      • the petition is a lie : lja83
• When you stare at Gabe Newell, Gabe Newell stares back at you. : ChibiJosh
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  I bet Gabe gives great hugs. : atom519
  • great sweaty hugs... : dedgecko
• AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA VERY merry un -birthday, to you... A VERY merry un -birthday, for you... So take : Demius
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  I'm boycotting Gabe Newell's birthday. We just had one one year ago! They're ripping us off! : Masem
  • HAHA! Nice. : sogelegos
  • lol nicely done : notd665
  • Beautiful. : rick
  • hahaha excellent : askedrelic
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    if only we could do the same for every holiday : Metatron85
    • Nonsense. Make Steak and BJ day once every ten years? Are you mad? Not everyone wants to be married. : Fyunch Click
  • hahaha : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Classic! : TheTick
  • Oh fucking snap. haha : stelth
  • hahaha perfect : virus
  • I already canceled my birthday card to him. : voodooraze
  • Well done. : IHATEDUST
  • hahahahahaha yes : das_runt
  • Lol. : Mmmmmoo
  • hahaha : thekidd
  • hahha : sanchez
  • Niiiiiiice, hahaha. : node
  • well played! : spyrext
  • I bet he asks for a slightly version of the same gift every year. : Vegetolo
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    FLY THIS MAN TO VALVE : NastyJack
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      Unfortunately, I'm local. But I wouldn't mind a tour of the place :-) : Masem
      • A helicopter should land in your front yard. : NastyJack
  • Okay : Drewus
  • Gabe Newell set a precedent by having a birthday every year. Precedents are awesome, too bad more people... : CyCo_PL
  • This is the greatest possible reply. EOlatestchatty.x : MercFox1
  • Great post! AAA++++ Would read again!!!!111one : phipple
  • :) : Goblin au
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  so if it's on valve time, his birthday is like 3 months from now ? : Downforce
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    2 years more likely. : one random winner
    • When its ready. : hbalce1
  • 3 months, until somebody hacks his birthday and releases the source code, then it's gonna be another year... : CyCo_PL
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  his birthday has been delayed to September 30th of next year : Postal
  • the secret behind valve time is that they actually go by the lunar calendar : choppp
• The best birthday card for him would be one with Gordon Freeman on the front and absolutely nothing on th... : Robotic Puppy Eater
• Another birthday already? He just had a birthday last year. God. : snuff
• Yeah, cheers Gabe Newell. : Josiahs_hand
• Poor Gabe. His company's timelines have become the butt of schedules. : Anastomosis
• Happy birthday! I hope his birthday wish was to finish and release HL2: episode 3 next year. : Mmmmmoo
• What the shit? I disallow this. : Mad Jack McMad
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    • Needs to Shack more, IMO : MercFox1
  • Because he creates games I want to stick my dick into. : Godhatesfatpeople

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  I heard that in Dragon Age, you do stuff with the thing and the guy which leads to the ending. : AlphaMaj
  • spoiler that shit yo : dirge23
  • thanks for ruining the game for me, and I haven´t even begun downloading my preorder! : gebz
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    Are there dragons as well? : Haxim
    • I did say "guy," didn't I? : AlphaMaj
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  You must gather your party before venturing forth. : Rehevkor
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    Never split the party! : Goncyn
    • How many Call of Cthulhu player characters does it take to change a lightbulb? All of them. Never split : nrgXs
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    Will MInsc and Boo stand ready?? : Navy Spitfire
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      Jump on my sword, evil! : Rehevkor
      • Butt kicking for goodness! : ZTac
      • You point, I punch! : dewdman
    • Hamsters and Rangers rejoice everywhere! : mastermike569
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      Go for the eyes, Boo! GO FOR THE EYES! : The Grolar Bear
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        Would your parrot like to WRESTLE?! : breadsticks
        • And where is your peg leg! : breadsticks
  • I was so thrilled to see that in the game (well, not verbatim, but still) : Vincent Grayson
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  Gamespot rated dragon age the lowest out of the three releases, 8.5 for the 360, 9.0 for the PS3, and 9.5... : stgdz
  • Damn it, it is soooo tempting to pick this up for PC, that's where it's meant to be played. Bu I really... : asylumn
  • Very likely. It should've been in the system by default as it was originally. How could they revolotioniz : DeejayKnight
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    Relevant review quotes: "The differences between versions aren't limited to the interface. Dragon Age doe... : veras
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      That's what it sounds like, and is pretty typical. The 360 performs better but doesn't have the same sto... : DinK
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        If that was the case 2 disks would have been fine with me, although more solid frame rate sounds better t... : rhuntley12
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          PC version shipped on one DVD : Modulus
          • Yeah, but they can uncompress things to the harddrive for quick access while playing. On the 360, they pr... : noxiousgg
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    I think I heard discussion that it was an issue with texture memory. On the 360 you can't pull the camera... : Loxodrome
    • I wish they would've implemented mouse/kb controls for the PS3 version. : Frank_Mackey
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  I wonder how good the party banter will be. : lightly inclined
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    While they're having sex with each other. : Haku-Jin
    • is there blue butt? y/n : dirge23
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    I know, what happens if you have a templar + mage combo? Lots of potential! : nevlos
    • Morrigan + Alistair = hilarity. Morrigan + Wynne = some interesting commentary. Basically, Morrigan i... : djustifier
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  whats dragon age : boring gegtik
  • its the age and origins of the Dragons : pancake humper
  • 600 years? : chungathebunga
• I'm disappointed that I forgot it was from BioWare. I've yet to play a BAD BioWare game, imo. : DeejayKnight
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  I keep restarting steam to see if it magically unlocks : zuff
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    '11am PST' : pancake humper
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      Man you never know!!! : zuff
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        WalMart has it for sale. I got it at 3AM this morning and been playing since then until I had to leave fo... : LoioshDwaggie
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          AND!? : nevlos
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            he's too busy playing : MaverickOrig
            • "got a cold" and couldn't go to work today. [sad face] : MaverickOrig
• I just bought it, but I'm at work, so of course I can't preload. Ug.... : JohnnyRey
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  Serious question: How much sex is in the game and are your choices limited to your characters gender? : baron calamity
  • I'm actually pretty curious on this too. : one random winner
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    I doubt it, the gays would riot. TEH GAYS!!!! : Visceral Monkey
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      Faggot Age : boring gegtik
      • Faggin Age : mastermike569
  • Four characters are available for romance: one is male only, one is female only, and two are bi. : ZTac
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    From what I understand, you can have same-sex relationships. In the world of Dragon Age, homosexuality is... : The Grolar Bear
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      Logical, it's more a religious thing than anything else. And it worked for the Greeks and to a lesser ext... : Visceral Monkey
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        Cousin, lets go bowling : Johnnsen
        • Brilliant : ateam311
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      funny how a medieval virtual world is more progressive than reality : cptstern
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        They also killed people with schizophrenia because they thought they were possessed. Yeah, that's progre... : Scotty22
        • wow you can do that in Dragon Age? I meant it's more progressive in Dragon Age not medival times : cptstern
  • If you make a Dwarf, 0. Please. : LordHellMaX
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    I saw the sex scene, it's way sillier than in Mass Effect. We laughed. They kept their clothes on! : rudds
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      You are joking? Gag. : baron calamity
      • Well, not ALL their clothes. But the lady had on bra and panties the whole time. The whole thing was just... : rudds
• I'm going to say, "Surprise me." : Grumbeld
• hell im still trying to decide whether to buy regular or CE right now : vov1n
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  for those that didn't play it, you can unlock a couple items (although seemingly fairly minor) by playing... : stgulik
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    Warning you might not be able to stop playing dragonage journeys : RogerDandy
    • It actually sold the full game for me. Hilariously the FLASH game has a better loot system than fucking : nevlos
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  I'm concerned my 8800gts wont even run it :( : Visceral Monkey
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    It runs it just fine. We were testing it out this morning in the ER'd thread. : LoioshDwaggie
    • You weren't actually supposed to *tell* me that Goddammit. *sigh* : Visceral Monkey
  • I'm more concerned about my single core processor. Apparently ME required dual core as well but ran fine ... : phate81
  • thats a really stupid concern (sorry if that sounds harsh but a 8800gts is decent enough not to worry abo... : Hoax
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    Hmmm i just finished RISEN , 8800 GTS and AMD X2+ 6000 running at 1366x768 - ran kinda crappy (and my def... : GBeer11
    • I have a core2duo 3.0 ghz 6 gigs of ram and a 8800 GTS and though Dragon Age doesn't run great at 1920 x ... : Jenings
• I'm gonna go pick it up in an hour or so. Woot Woot! : MagicWishMonkey
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  I've already planned out who I'm going to romance first, because I"m a nerd. : The Grolar Bear
  • The back alley dog behind beggers court? : mastermike569
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  I still can't decide what kind of character I want to play! :( : ZTac
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    I can't decide on a face! : breadsticks
    • If you like different looks go through the presets. If you copy the settings to another race you can mirr... : LoioshDwaggie
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    I was going to play a dual-wielding rogue, but from skimming the warrior skill trees I think a dual-wield... : Wadmaasi
    • Go Rogue first. : djustifier
• I don't have it. my discussion is done :) : jonin
• I'm having an actual dilemma over 360/PC. I play all my games on 360 but I have a newish Macbook Pro 15" ... : cdbeckman
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  giantbomb video review - http://www.giantbomb.com/dragon-age-origins/61-20738/reviews/ : eeeealmo
  • That looks fantastic. : ChibiJosh
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    wtf is wrong with their site that it loads all weird with a blank screen and links on the left? : whistletits
    • Turn off your ad-blocker. : Albemuth
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    I hope they hire a professional presenter to do these video reviews in the future. : Nitrium
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      what? this isn't porn, its a review not a sales pitch (they would have stayed at gamespot otherwise). the... : Hoax
      • The content is very good, I'm not arguing about that. I'm just saying that IMHO his voice tone is mono... : Nitrium
    • I personally think it's the best video review I've ever seen. No one yelling at me. : Omning
    • Hmm. thought he did a fine job. : edgewise
  • Bleh, that looks really boring. : zombie man
  • oops i just bought it on steam : SockMonkeh
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  Someone clue me in on Dragon Age. What's so awesome about it? I've been hearing shack hype and hype in ot... : unholydonuts
  • made by bioware. EOT. : eeeealmo
  • Spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate. : The Grolar Bear
  • you can have sex : whistletits
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    Think of it as Baldurs Gate 3 without the D&D liscense. : phate81
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      D&D rules were easily the worst thing about BG. I HATE when games use it. : skinlab133
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        Well, that was two generations ago. : Totenjaeger
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          Even if it were 4e, it's stupid. 4e was designed to give a good playable gaming experience around a table... : OverloadUT
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            You really see it that way? 4ed actually feels like video game rules as it is. They entire tabletop en... : Ebu
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              That is true. But why the hell would it make ANY sense to then translate that back to a video game verbat... : OverloadUT
              • I think ToEE's problem was deeper than that. It was rushed out the door, and wasn't really a great idea i... : Vincent Grayson
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        • You and a minority of D&D people enjoy it. The rest of us though, not so much. : noxiousgg
• I don't think I've been this excited about a game release ever. It had better be good. : Pettytheft
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  DIFFICULTY I heard it's hard, even on normal. Anyone else planning on pussying out on easy? : nevlos
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    I beat Demon's Souls in NG+ mostly solo in Soul Form, I fuck easy in the ass. : Rehevkor
    • Real men fight off Black Phantoms left and right. : Zek
  • Yeah I just heard in the review its hard. I'll probably play through it on easy. Otherwise I will get fru... : menar003
  • I'm always scared if I play a game on easy the AI will be super-gimped or something. : aethyr
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      On Xbox? How is it on the console? : rhuntley12
      • It's a pc port and you can feel that it's a pc port. There's more micro-managing than I'm used to in a co... : darcspeed
  • Easy still poses a challenge in bigger fights, but there's no way to damage your own party with AOE stuff... : Vincent Grayson
  • I'm trying it on Hard. How bad can it really be? I compulsively micro manage in these types of games anyw... : Geoffrois
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      5 party members? I thought it was 4. : Captain Loco
      • it might be, I have no idea. I was just using 5 since the reviewer mentioned 5 man dungeon. I knew it w... : JuffoWup
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  Too busy with Demon's Souls to bother with that! : CrustaR
  • When you get tired of Demons Souls (which you will) we will be right here waiting for you. : chadg033
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  • Pausable real-time, pretty much just like Baldur's Gate/NWN. : Rehevkor
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  Can I purchase that DLC stuff the premier edition? : whistletits
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    i cant find the price of the dlc anywhere : oHnOES
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      http://dragonage.bioware.com/addon/ : oHnOES
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        oh this isnt so bad. missing a few starter items isnt a big deal. i thought that the stone prisoner was... : oHnOES
        • oh man, I didn't realize that included the vault, that is such a cool feature : nevlos
  • isn't it free if you pre order? even the standard edition : Metatron85
  • whoa $15 for the golem DLC? thats almost a game : whistletits
• God damn it, now I want this so much now. : Dontdrop
• The reviews are quite good overall, with PC version scoring the best : te[R]ror
• Impulse download now live, for any who got it there. Speeds are nice and fast, but 7.86 GB is going to t... : bipolar
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  I played for about 7 hours last night. It's hard as balls. I am going to restart on easy. Pretty epi... : mwasher
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    What were you at before.. normal? : Demius
    • yes : mwasher
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    mwasher, is this game good? : electroly
    • probably. not sure if I have the patience or attention span for it. looking forward to playing more this... : mwasher
  • did you play kotor? i wonder how its like in comparison : Unleashed
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    manwasher, how does it compare to NWN2? I could never finish NWN2..kind of blew. : CrustaR
    • never played it, but it is quite baldurs gate like if you zoom all the way out. : mwasher
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    My biggest question is, is it wide open or are you channeled down paths like in nwn2? Is it a wide open w... : Visceral Monkey
    • From what I've heard it's all channeled. You have a world map that lets you go from point A to B with st... : sKetchflow
    • So far it's been one "zone" to another with a bit of loading in between, but I have only gotten to the fi... : mwasher
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    u suck go back to WoW : whistletits
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      pause, click, click, click, unpause, click click, pause, click, click, click, click, unpause, click click... : mwasher
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        i hate when games force you to pause in the course of normal gameplay :( : electroly
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          don't get this game then. : mwasher
          • k. thanks for the advice mwasher, i will pass on this one. : electroly
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          You don't HAVE to pause. You can play it without ever pausing. : djustifier
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            maybe on easy. that is definitely not the case on normal if you are wanting to succeed. : mwasher
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              It's still possible. You just have to be a bit faster on the reactions and have a pretty good Tactics la... : djustifier
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                You are a better man than I, because I don't really see that being feasible in the slightest - especially... : mwasher
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                  what are tactics slots? I don't recall there being a limit to all the triggers you could tell your party ... : derelict515
                  • I know what part you're referring to. Easiest way to handle that is to: 1. Put your party on Halt (pre... : djustifier
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          how else are you going to manage a party unless it's fully turn based? You could leave it up to the AI if... : derelict515
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            some people just don't like party based games. i, for one, am on the fence about it and it is very rarel... : mwasher
            • yeah that's fine, I'm just assuming he knew that and wonder what alternatives there are. : derelict515
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              I don't mind party based games, but all the ones I've played and liked have essentially turn-based combat... : electroly
              • You know on "Whose Line is it Anyway" and on various other improv skits, there's that game where an audie... : electroly
          • I prefer turn based and I'm a fan of Bioware games of the past. However, I prefer the JRPG style of turn ... : armybob
      • Hey it's a step ahead of Diablo! : mystifier
      • lol : whistletits
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      Torchlight is easy to kite shit around and pound potions. And no, I am not good at the party mechanics... : mwasher
      • Yeah, there's a big difference in DA. All your enemies have (potentially) the same skills you do, and the... : Vincent Grayson
  • I considered doing the same thing, but I think i was trying to play it like Mass Effect or wow. it reall... : choppp
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    You should be able to change the difficulty in the options without having to restart the game. : Sumantro
    • well i wanna try out the first bet of each starting class before settlign on one : mwasher
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  I'm decrypting right now :D : GrimmyD
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    looks like everyone on Steam is having issues launching the game. it says it's ready to go, but obviously... : Metatron85
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      Yeah, my starts to say decrypting, then just closes and nothing. Going to try a restart. : nevlos
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        restart Steam and select the launcher instead. it works that way : Metatron85
        • Seems to be decrypting now! I'll try the launcher, thanks! : nevlos
      • You always have to restart steam. : Rehevkor
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    God damn it takes a fucking fortnight to decrypt : sKetchflow
    • I'm trying to figure out if we still need to deal with the DLC on top of it, or if its automatic with Dig... : Pacalon
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      OK Steam. WTF. Unlock this shit already. You told me it was done unlocking then I fucking load it and yo... : sKetchflow
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        Same issue. Bastard thing decrypts, dissapears, when I relaunch it sticks and I have to restart steam.. s... : Pacalon
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          One forum user says that if you "Verify intergrity of game cache" it fixes the problem... I'm trying that... : sKetchflow
          • PS. THIS WORKS : sKetchflow
• looks like it's unlocked : Metatron85
• Downloading has begun! : WhatIsThisFor
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  damn, stuck at work : MaverickOrig
  • Ditto. I have to work to buy games, but because of work, I have less time to play games! Damn this viciou... : Rehevkor
  • I am too and it blows, every minute seems like an eternity! : mastermike569
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    Woke up sick today :( :)? : nevlos
    • LOL i bet you woke up sick alright hahaha. I wish I woke up sick today. Infact I'd call in for Swine Fl... : mastermike569
  • same :( : zuff
  • I'm finishing up preparations to close on my first home today. On the one hand I really want to play Dra... : SolrFlare
  • Yes! Why do I have to toil away in the mine in real life when I could be toiling away in the mines of Dra... : zipr
  • game just finished decrypting.... of course it is now time for me to go to work >:( : theWhite
• Its Bioware-y (invisible walls asdkjfa;lsdkjfsd) but its gooood. : bolneze
• Sem-Thread Jack. Anyone in the Toronto area pick Dragon Age up? check store stock says it's sold out at B... : cptstern
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  The DLC redemption page is getting hammered, ugh. : WhatIsThisFor
  • yeah was just reading that on the bioware forums : oHnOES
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    Does steam auto-install the DLCs and stuff? : Pacalon
    • I think it's all handled in-game. : WhatIsThisFor
    • it says on the addon page they will email you a code : oHnOES
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  Hm, registering the DLC stuff isn't working, their webpage seems swamped! : nevlos
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    Yeah, fuck that Bioware social page. "An error has occurred" more like an error occurred with your mom >... : bipolar
    • yeah their website/registration app is total shit. They should have had that thing working before launch : Modulus
    • I wasn't sure if mine went through, but in game it actually downloads it in a status window! Fucking slic... : nevlos
  • You can register the DLC in game. I couldn't get the website to work. : neokolonial
  • The page says BETA at the top. Always a good sign! : ghost in my shell
• What is with the variable art quality in this game? I've never seen such large discrepencies. The human n : pixelat3d
• FYI: If you import your character from the creator, and try to change any settings in game, it will reset... : nevlos
• So long until I get home to play it :( : derelict515
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  did people that ordered the normal version off steam get their stone prisoner code? that whole section i... : oHnOES
  • or better, are the stone prisoner codes still being given out to steam orders that arent pre-orders? : oHnOES
• I want to play this on my big screen, but don't want to dominate the TV or deal with radial menus... Howe... : mankeroo
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  how does this game compare to morrowind / oblivion / ultima VII / everquest ? those are my basic RPG poi... : ]pm[chem
  • haven't played ultima but it should be, and hopefully is, very different from the other 3. : derelict515
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  just got back from WalMart with my copy for the 360! :) : g0nk
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    unless they dumped down the party management aspect playing this on the 360 would make me bunch myself in... : mwasher
    • Well in any case I will enjoy it. I don't have a PC good enough to play it, so the 360 is my only option.... : g0nk
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      Yeah, but you just had to restart on easy mode. : silent prophet
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        not because the control system, but because I just suck. it's really going to come down with me dedicati... : mwasher
        • Yeah, I can see it being a tough game to shoe-horn into a console controller layout. :( : silent prophet
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      i think they took out the FF so you dont roast your party members (on the consoles that is) : theWhite
      • It is still there for difficulties above normal. : Evil Benius
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  where's that wacky czech guy with his impressions? it's been out for over 2hrs now : multisync
  • Hahahah writting C# in work, only hours to go :) : valcan_s
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    hes voice recording his playthrough experience and then is going to transcribe it for us later. : pancake humper
    • LOL nice :) Will have screen shoots this time too in 1920x1080 to go with the preview or review which ... : valcan_s
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  Decrypting is taking forever for some reason, been like 20 mins and only ~40% on steam. : shortbuscaptain
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