Morning Discussion

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  Is this game online co-op, mmo, or single player rpg with multiple characters? : GoodBoy
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    SP, 4 char party : boring gegtik
    • no co-op at all? I think you could play co-op in BG series... that would be awesome if you could in this ... : Demius
• the baldurs gate perspective and keyboard mapping+mouse make a world of difference. not to mention naviga... : Hoax
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  I've found that I prefer the far up 3rd person view the best, much more than the overhead view to be hone... : deject
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    what do you mean by a wonky camera? just pause and adjust it to wherever you want? : boring gegtik
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      You can't scroll the camera. I can't play it in overhead view, you don't get to see most of the battle. : pancake humper
      • Yes you can. Some areas will limit where you can scroll, but moving your mouse to the edges of the scree... : Sapiens
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        Hold the middle mouse button and drag to scroll in overhead mode. : herradura99
        • I am a retard! : pancake humper
        • or use the arrow keys : LordHellMaX
    • I really want it to follow whoever I have selected. I realize I can pause it and get it where I want tha... : deject
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    you don't play in overhead. thats not really what its meant for. you play in the far 3rd person view and ... : Hoax
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      Yeah, this is what I do. Overhead is so awesome. : Rice-Rocketeer
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        Also: fuck tactics. I love micro-managing my battles. : Rice-Rocketeer
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          I mostly use tactics for Wynne because it's pretty easy to script out how I want healing done. I change t... : Goncyn
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            i dunno shapeshifting seems to mostly suck testicles : boring gegtik
            • actually I agree but it's fun to turn into a bear : Goncyn
            • Shapeshifting into a spider sucks, but shapeshifting into a bear is great! : Aspaztic
        • agreed : Aspaztic
    • that's what I do, I explore in 3rd person so I can see farther ahead but zoom out to overhead for fights : Goncyn
    • Oh I know, I just don't like the overhead view even for combat. : deject
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  Yea, I have the xbox version and combat always turns into a mess, I have no idea how to coordinate shit. ... : MagicWishMonkey
  • One problem is that instead of playing the game you have to jump into the menus and sit there and configu... : ghost in my shell
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  you can move them from the pause menu. while paused and youve taken control point the camera to a direct... : dantastic
  • I thought when you pause and hit A it chooses a target to attack? If pause + A is a movement command, how... : boring gegtik
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  This was a surprise to you? : dante2010
  • thanks for this post : boring gegtik
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  OHHH one thing that took me forever to figure out -- what the hell "TACTICS SLOTS" are! thet helps mit... : boring gegtik
  • yeah they are quite useful , especially with your off tank : GBeer11
• yeah, that just occurred to me - the game is so tactical it seems hard to imagine it on a console : mrtony
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  Sounds cool, when's the Steam sale? :P : GodZilly
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    the game is worth full price. it has 60 hours playtime one the first play-through and replay value. ga... : Hoax
    • Seriously, this is one of those games that's worth twice the asking price. It's ridiculously good! I ... : dpgagnon
• Yes, it definitely gets chaotic on the console, and I hate the "queue up action for one guy and the game ... : silent prophet
• btw I'm kicking all sorts of ass with the cone of frost too. just freezing everything solid and letting ... : mrtony
• +inf. we've been needing someone to provide an objective, experience-based diff between the two. : biskits
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  hijack sorta... I am at the camp for the first time and I don't have any healers to choose from. I have m... : jane911
  • next time your mage gets to choose a skill, use it to learn heal : boring gegtik
• I adore the top down view as well. Crank up AF/AA and it looks amazing. : pyros

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  Most game abbreviations and acronyms annoy me :( gow, ds and mw2 are the most annoying since I can never ... : roushimsx
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    They aren't randomly selected. COD:MW was the fifth Call of Duty game, and COD:MW2 is the sixth. Hence CO... : Nali4Freedom
    • So Finest Hour and Big Red One never happened? Hell, that totally skips the handheld games (of which t... : roushimsx
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  here we go again... : jonin
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    I'll start; - I wish Zipper would do another mechwarrior! Mw3 was awesome ! - Heavy Gear > Mechwarrior. T... : roushimsx
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      wow did you actually play MW2:Mercs? MW3 was horrible* compared to that :( *not applicable if you ne... : razorblade79
      • I loved Citytech and Aerotech, does that count ?:( : roushimsx
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        Mechwarrior 3 was my favorite of the series. :( I really liked being able to aim independently from w... : dionex
        • Ditto : YerMothah
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      FUCK looking glass and Terra Nova, I am still pissed about the promised multiplayer expansion : watcherxp
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        To be fair, Terra Nova was a massive bomb and combined with the failure of their golf game, helped kill t... : roushimsx
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          And that makes me happy. : watcherxp
          • I'm currently looking into the feasibility of transmitting myself through the internet Tron-style so that... : roushimsx
        • I LOVED Terra Nova! Game was SO good! Graphics were awful, but the game was great! : AxeMan808
    • Unfortunately Microsoft is the IP holder for any electronic interactive games for the Mechwarrior univers... : cell9song
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  Abbreviations are for modern games. Most kids playing Modern Warfare 2 weren't alive when Mechwarrior 2 c... : Entity
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    Their loss. : hbalce1
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      MW2 had dedicated servers? : GodZilly
      • There were no servers, per se. We had birds that took little packages of data back and forth. It would ... : TheMongbat
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        Only if you could find your 20ohm connectors. : tboomer2
        • I forgot that part. : TheMongbat
  • Oh lawl. MW2, what a great game. That one had jump jets right? I remember playing it with my (then) new a... : unholydonuts
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    I know. I wish we were talking about Mechwarrior 2... /sigh : AstroCat
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      same here : ShadowRam
      • signed. : yacoub35
  • That's the saddest thing I've heard today. : jeffcox111
  • So what? Live and learn, baby. If you're going to be involved in any hobby or past-time, it behooves yo... : wytefang
  • I purpose the next world wide war be called World War I, or WWI. : lowayne
  • Aww man, so many memories :( : The Campin Carl
  • That's kind of sad : Durajim
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    Please make me feel older kthx : ThomW
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      many kids today don't know the Ultima games. not even IX or UO :( : Postal
      • Richard Garriot is an astronaut, what's all this Ultima crap. Look, just shut up and give me your wallet ... : Durajim
  • I LOVED MW2....man those were the days... : ^rec
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    I understand MW2 just fine. I keep wondering why people mention "Independence War" all the time though i... : hawke
    • Maybe IW = Infinity Ward vs IW = Independence War. Everytime I saw IW for some reason a part of my brain... : Vorlonesque
  • Anyone who missed out on DOOM or Quake I can't wrap my mind around. Its like missing out on...I'm not su... : Vorlonesque
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  And CK is short for Command Keen, not Calvin Klein, right? : GodZilly
  • Commander* : Korban
  • That's Louis CK to you. : AxeMan808
  • I thought it was "crip killa". : ^rec
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  i keep reading about Modern Warfare 2 and everytime i se MW2 i read it as Mech Warrior 2... showing m... : TheMadTaiter
  • same. Its like a mental stutter : alnya
  • Likewise. Too bad no dedicated servers for MW2. : Wilhuf
• Yea there are going to be a lot more of these soon I'm sure. Unfortuantly i'm in the same boat. MW2 will ... : RogerDandy
• All right I gotta say somethin' and I'm sayin' it here: The "1" is IMPLIED. If I'm talking about Half-... : greasyjohn
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  GOW. : notd665
  • Hmmm, the Chainsaw or the Sacrifice of the Goat is a hard one. : Vegtro
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  Wouldn't it be nice if they used the proper abbrevation: CoD: MW2? : Evil Bones
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    I thought it wasn't a CoD game anymore and the official title was Modern Warfare 2? Did this change...aga... : unholydonuts
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      Yea, market surveys showed that people didn't respond as well to Modern Warfare 2 vs when they included t... : roushimsx
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        I don't remember it ever actually officially being removed, only that people started simply dropping the ... : Evil Bones
        • http://kotaku.com/5186119/infinity-ward-dropping-call-of-duty http://kotaku.com/5302292/modern-warfare-2... : roushimsx
  • or CoD : NoLean : ShadowRam
• Let it go, grandpa. : silent prophet
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  IMHO: Series without a sequel in the last 5 years give up the exclusive rights to their acronym. : byorn
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    IMNSHO : you're opinion is wrong. : walker270
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      kill you are self : rgoer
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        holy crap a typo! No one in the history of the internet has ever made a typo! : walker270
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          It was funnier when we thought you meant "In my not-so-humble opinion." : cerealSAM2
          • ohnmijustsawtheotherthing : cerealSAM2
        • no one ever should again : moshman
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          they teach the difference between your you're to too two and its it's in every god damn elementary school... : DeBurgo
          • calm down there : moshman
          • what about his fucking retarded? : deject
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            Oh god the irony. : lowayne
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              Yeah, I hope that was intentional. : ImageOmega
              • ...but, I have a feeling it wasn't. Which makes it even better! : ImageOmega
          • Originally, I wrote "you're wrong." I then revised that to "you're opinion is wrong" without changing th... : walker270
          • hahahaha : pancake humper
          • No lol button at work. Intentional or not, bravo. : paroxym
          • Good lord you're post : sonicdeathwalrus
          • hahahah self-owned : mrvandelay
          • lol snap : two50six
          • Well aren't you clever. : breadsticks
          • damn : JINKY
          • lol it's obviously on purpose. : Edges
          • Bwahahahahahahaha this is a great post : MercFox1
          • hello retard. lol. : AMikaboshi
          • Ha, that was classic! : Jobos
          • u may want to kill u're self : Entity
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            ^^ITT: people who are oblivious to intentional comedy : retarded talking dinosaur
            • it's the shack way : fishbone
            • if the larger audience misses the joke, it's not a very good joke : das_runt
          • My favorite posts are people bagging on others for spelling, and then they own themselves. : Scotty22
          • Hahahaha, LEARN TO RITE MORAN! : thetangent
          • Apparently you skipped the capitalization day. : kagath
          • ohh boy : Cashh
          • Either it was intentional and witty, or unintentional and hilarious. Either way, gets a * L O L * from ... : Dimmona
          • lol thats' two funny : Goblin au
          • their their : dfz0r
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          You fail at English. :P : wytefang
          • you're english is poor. : mlev
          • unpossible! : Schnapple
        • so because people fuck up a lot, it's OK? just like how kids in school can't read or write properly, and... : deject
        • A typo is when you slip and hit the wrong key. Not using the wrong homophone : MamiyaOtaru
      • you are nex : Entity
    • ok...thanks for your deep insights :) : byorn
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    IMO: A game that is remembered and recognized by its acronym 14 years after release gets to keep its acro... : yAak
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      That is pretty relative. So what about in 10 years from now? Will more people remember Modern Warfare or ... : byorn
      • I'd place a bet here that Mech Warrior will be remembered long after some sequal to Call of Duty was. It ... : LoioshDwaggie
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        Based on the impact/reception so far for Modern Warfare, I think that MW2 will still be MechWarrior 2 10 ... : Zakko
        • hahahah no : JINKY
        • I think that depends on your definition of "gaming geeks" If you mean gamers that think their e-penis ... : SlingBlaze
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          I highly doubt it, MW2 is obviously a much bigger gaming release than MechWarrior 2 was. For anyone who i... : Zek
          • MW2 will be MechWarrior 2 of the reboot franchise after MW1 comes through and rapes face. :< : MercFox1
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            I just remember that way back then, when I had an average PC running Commander Keen and Jazz Jackrabbit, ... : Entity
            • the 3Dfx version of MW2 that came with my Monster3D owned all faces. : Slowtreme
      • You're right, if people know what you're referring to, it doesn't really matter. However, I wouldn't say : yAak
    • yeah forget about the context we've been using it in. makes sense that we're all excited to play mechwa... : FrayLo
  • Guys in this thread: we know it's your opinion. It's cool; you don't have to tell us. : Agrona
  • Maybe a bit longer than that but yeah, I'm old enough to remember Mechwarrior and it was a LONG time ago. : abrasion
• it was only yesterday i realised people weren't talking about a mechwarrior game... yes, i've paid that ... : captfarrell
• Neat, we've found a new way to shit on Modern Warfare 2. : Pettytheft
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  so is this cod6? or is it cod4:mw2? : burningpantsman
  • I'd go with cod4.mw2.ToString(); : jeffcox111
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    CoD4.2. : CrustaR
    • this, it has always and will always be CoD4.2 : Nicodemush
    • Lmao I agree, but I like CoD:4:2 : Mad BH
• for the longest time i was doing the same thing.. it should be cod:mw2 : mrsparil
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  SR2 = Sega Rally 2 : Rag and Bone Man
  • Nope, Saints Row 2. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Can we just call it was it is? FPS 2010. Treyarch's offering next year will be FPS 2011, and then Infinit... : CoreContingency
  • ATVIFPSQ42009 is going to be way better than ERTSFPSQ12010. : Agrona
  • Pretty much. That is how these shooter series games are now sadly. They could do it with Guitar Hero ... : JediDwag
  • What about Rage? : dedgecko
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  AGREED!!! : CrustaR
  • MW2 = Mech Warrior 2 CoD4.2 = Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2 : CrustaR
• Two studios do the "Cal of Duty" series. CoD6 = the "good" studio, but how do most Shackers feel about t... : sukabljat
• I think whoever sells the most gets the acronym : Dave-A
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  Most of the time, I can tell, but the one that gets me confused the most is GoW. Gears of War or God of W... : Frozen Pixel
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    I think that's when a lot of people just started calling it Gears. 'Cause yeah, that one gets me sometime... : BoKnows
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      I like when we were calling it Cogs of War :) : thecray
      • Or stretched even further on occasion, i.e. Battle Cogs. : BoKnows
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  CSS = Cascading Style Sheets. CS:S = Counter-Strike: Source. : BoKnows
  • CS = Computer Science, CS/I - Computer Science/Information, CSI = Crime Scene Investigation : AxeMan808
• COB = cranky old bastard : spiderfill
• That messed me up for days. I totally thought there was a runaway gang of kids getting back into Mechwar... : Jobos
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  MechWarrior 2 ceased to be relevant to any discussion over 10 years ago so Modern Warfare 2 takes precede... : Pulveri
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    ...and if I refuse?!? : CrustaR
    • Keep MW2 for MechWarrior and call Modern Warfare "MoWo" : Agrona
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      You aren't going to talk about Mech2, so it doesn't make any difference if you do. : Pulveri
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        But you are mistaken, Pulveri. I already have. : CrustaR
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          No way. What could you possibly say that hasn't been said a million times about it? Other than arguing ab... : Pulveri
          • Right here, my friend: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21339416#itemanchor_21339416 : CrustaR
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        This whole thread kind of flies in the face of that...sooo ummm yeah : MercFox1
        • Doesn't count. No one is discussing about the actual game here. : Pulveri
      • I guess if you don't include the bi-annual repost of the MW2 soundtrack downloads. or just the random thr... : thecray
  • What about MechCommander 2? : walker270
  • Fuck That. : Kaerof
  • Balderdash, sir! : PlanetPerfecto
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  yeah well, define me what sc2 is. There is Starcraft 2, Star Control 2 (What I think of first every time... : JuffoWup
  • For me it's a toss up between Star Control 2 and Soul Calibur 2, usually leaning more towards Star Contro... : thecray
• yeah i gave up. it'll always stand for MechWarrior 2 in my mind too. : yacoub35
• Yeah and SC is Supreme Commander, not that other RTS. : Dynotaku
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  and I suppose you think WTF stands for something other than Work Time Fun? : wwonderboy334
  • "Why the Face?" : Scotty22
  • Wrap the Festicle : beastrabban
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  ive been having this issue ever since the talk began. MW2 is indeed MechWarrior 2. Modern Warfare 2 c... : PlanetPerfecto
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    Mamaries of Wantonness 2! : thecray
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      or Mamaries of Wonder 2! : capt tripps
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        Milk or Whiskey 2! : spiderfill
        • wtf is there ever any question? BOTH : cpt_gloval
• info : socksta
• LOL, it has taken me awhile to get used to it as well. MW2 Always = Mechwarrior 2. Modern Warfare 2 reall... : cell9song
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  BTW, to the children denigrating MechWarrior2, you have no idea what modern multiplayer networking, clan ... : cell9song
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    *shakes fist* : capt tripps
    • *shakes 4-legged cane* : cell9song
• wtf, i thought everyone was bitching about Mech Warrior 2. : CoRDS
• Get off my lawn. Also I agree, I always read it as Mech Warrior 2 and I didn't even play the game. : InfoBiter
• QW will always be Quakeworld. : Vorlonesque
• Hey, I loved Mechwarrior 2 as much as anybody back in the day, but it HAS been 14 years. Time to free up... : maxwell97
• Sorry Mechwarrior, you got hit with one of the biggest releases in the past few years. It's time to let ... : Freon

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  http://steamcommunity.com/id/tboomer2 : tboomer2
  • Steam group invite sent. : freakynipples69
  • invited to real group : megarust32
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  http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197968356409 : PointlesS76
  • invited : megarust32
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  Someone already made a group for it. http://steamcommunity.com/groups/shackcodmw2 : azshack
  • oh poops, didn't know. : freakynipples69
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    I'll invite some to this group, keep posting : megarust32
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      http://steamcommunity.com/id/crummy : crummynz
      • invite sent : megarust32
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      http://steamcommunity.com/id/armaduck : armaduck
      • done : megarust32
      • hi if I sent you a friend request will you accept it? : Beef-
    • http://steamcommunity.com/id/cosmicspot : prime8
    • http://steamcommunity.com/id/shortbuscaptain : shortbuscaptain
    • http://steamcommunity.com/id/hoodfu thanks. : festivalman
    • http://steamcommunity.com/id/Edges : Edges
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      http://steamcommunity.com/id/grimmyd : GrimmyD
      • From here up has been invited : megarust32
    • http://steamcommunity.com/id/medman10 : Medster
  • http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197978384347 : Techy007
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    Man it would be cool if someone could host a private server for the Shack Community. : RyDogg1
    • lol @ you : Techy007
    • Lol and :( at the same time... : Alco23
    • UT99 server please. : omnova
    • HA HA HA HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : dewdman
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/Cow88 : Cowburn199
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  Whens this unlock on PC? : chilln
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    Thursday : NFXFSX
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      what's the explanation for the delay on the Steam version again? does anyone know? : hax3d
      • Probably retail whining about the Steam stuff. : NFXFSX
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/nfxfsx : NFXFSX
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/lja83 : lja83
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  I'm still at a loss as to whether or not get this on PC or the Xbox. What do I do, what do I do? : ADSliv
  • Mouse or no mouse? 1080p or 600p? The choice is yours. : Wisp!
  • it comes down to control for me, a game like modern warfare, i need a mouse, others feel differently : lja83
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/sigeneat : SigENeaT
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/mikefr24 : mikefr24
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/wisp : Wisp!
• All added. : megarust32
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/Zips : Zips
• http://steamcommunity.com/id/lonepie : lonepie
• Preloading is happening. Restart Steam. : NFXFSX

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  Where can you get more inventory space? I know you could at the first town, but I couldn't afford it. The... : aethyr
  • you can buy it at vendors. the first two you can buy for cheap at beginning of the game. i've met a trave... : Hoax
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    I only got one upgrade to 80. : bolneze
    • Yeah, right in the beginning at the game. : Navy Spitfire
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  Agreed I'm not even sure why RPGs bother with limited inventories. That is one aspect of reality that is ... : Zek
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    It's probably to help with technical restraints and keeping your save file becoming a few hundred megs...... : ghost in my shell
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      No way, each item could easily be stored as an ID number and a quantity, 6-7 characters tops. JRPGs do it... : Zek
      • Ah yes JRPGs - that was one mechanic they got right. : bolneze
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    Ehhh, that could quickly decimate a lot of game-economy balancing. : drhazard
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      I prefer to destroy the economy in my single player RPGs. As if it matters to anyone but the player in th... : crimrOw
      • I thought it was hilarious in Throne of Bhaal to open up my Bag of Holding and dump out 100+ Two-Handed S... : ZTac
      • Well, yeah, it matters to me. If I break the game because I'm swinging weapons that I shouldn't afford at... : drhazard
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  The Warden Keep DLC gives you a stash to save all your shit in so it's great for that. All the gifts and ... : Geoffrois
  • I really wish the stash were in camp. : Goncyn
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    They added a stash in launch day DLC? What a sick and depraved world we live in. : Zek
    • seriously that is fucked... : kevp
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      fuck that. it will be modded in in no time by pc folks. this dlc bullshit can suck my nuts. either they d... : Hoax
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        There was a dev on one of the forums explaining exactly how you could add it in the toolset. I don't thin... : Vincent Grayson
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          I really wanted Warden's Keep to turn into a BG2 style stronghold for your character. I loved those ques... : derelict515
          • Yeah, that's what I had expected. I was pretty disappointed to see it just be a location with 2 merchants... : Vincent Grayson
        • Wait the toolset is out right? Link? Is there a mod out there that I get dl? : bolneze
    • So depraved, inhumane, these developers should be executed publicly. : ieGod
  • I plan on modding it into my camp once I finish the main campaign. No way my future characters are going... : breadsticks
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    No stash in camp sucks. Unlimited inventory patch still needed though. : bolneze
    • Yeah, I'd love to see that happen. Should be fairly trivial to do with a mod I would assume, but I can't ... : Vincent Grayson
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    The stash has limited inventory too :( : ArcKnight
    • dude, obviously you'll run out of room for your potions in YOUR FUCKING GIANT CASTLE i hate that : chrisschutz
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  When your codex gets updated, you get a notification splash and then a line above your skill bar, click t... : bipolar
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    THIS.. although I wish the notifications was more in a scrolling window, that didn't completely disappear... : Werkin
    • Yeah, the fade out / mouseover idea is one I've had many times myself. Modders to the rescue soon enough... : bipolar
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    Ohhhhhhhh what : bolneze
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      everything that happens in the game does this... (quests, items, approval changes, etc). : derelict515
      • I didnt know clicking it did anything -_- : bolneze
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  the inventory management is fucking BRUTAL in this game : boring gegtik
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    It's a big improvement versus games like Baldur's Gate IMO. One inventory for all, grouped by type, sorte... : Geoffrois
    • making me pay money for a stash is still fucking gaymo : boring gegtik
  • Sort by newest and it's not so bad : bipolar
  • This is the greatest game of all time, gegtik. How can you say such hurtful things? : silent prophet
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  how do you get to carry more stuff? where can i buy this? : grendel
  • Some vendors apparently. : bolneze
  • I think they those backpacks? I'm not sure i've not had enough to buy one. : Ziz
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    some vendors sell backpacks, buy every one you see : Goncyn
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      How much space does each backpack add? : Haxim
      • 10 spots. : Rauol Duke
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    also, warden's keep question: i drank the mixture and gained new blood abilities but i am worried that i : grendel
    • Nah. That's the only blood ability choice I accepted, though. The rest didn't fit in with my character : bipolar
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      Another Warden's Keep question: I didn't find the commander's sword or stash or treasure or whatever whil : ArcKnight
      • I haven't seen a way and that quest is really obscure. I happened on it by chance thanks to the TAB butt... : breadsticks
      • I believe it was inside there's a picture above a fireplace in one room (hold Tab to see it for sure) whi : derelict515
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  Oh and the weird loot lag thing where you have to wait for monsters to "transform" into loot. This has be... : bolneze
  • i assumed this was just so you couldn't loot mid-battle : dirge23
  • I'm guessing it has something to do with the frequency that they're running the VM at. It feels like the ... : Kentor
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  Codex management on console totally blows. Especially if you get a new entry some where near the bottom ... : Edges
  • Its easier if you get in the habit of checking out the Codex entries as you receive them. When you get on... : silent prophet
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    The Codex is pretty bad on the PC too. Numbered Entries? Why not a Table of Contents style thing with ast... : aethyr
    • So that the achievement / completionist whores can keep track. : bipolar
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  I watched my brother play a bit last night on his PC. He was complaining that the characters seemed to ha... : SirX
  • Does he have their tactics turned on? If you have tactics on, as soon as you are not directly controlling... : Vincent Grayson
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    was his whole party selected at the time? : oHnOES
    • THIS^^^^ Only select one at a time, it had me pissed for so long! : nevlos
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    I just fought the Ogre, and when he run towards my mage, my party would stand still till I ordered them t... : Navy Spitfire
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      press h : dirge23
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        definitely this. the party does exactly what you tell them to, and 'h' tells them to do nothing if it inv... : xsoulbrothax
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          there's a little halt/run icon under your party icons on the left that shows this (at least on PC) : dirge23
          • yeah, makes it a lot easier to keep track of when your guys are in full retard or not : xsoulbrothax
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  ROGUE HIJACK: So... is it even worth being an assassin? Later in the game, are there parts where the assa... : Navy Spitfire
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    Where the heck do I pick my specialty :( I can't find this magical trainer I am supposed to find : pancake humper
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      some vendors have books and if a party member likes you they will teach you. i found a duelist in deneri... : eeeealmo
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        Right, they teach you the skill but you still have to train in it. Where is the trainer is what I am aski... : pancake humper
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          The trainer and manual do the same thing. Once you've unlocked the specialization, you just need to clic... : ZTac
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            @__#U() #%& #$HU%#T WHERE IS THE TRAINER?!?!?!?! : pancake humper
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              You need to be a certain level to choose a specialty. You need to unlock the specialty to make it even "c : bolneze
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                Ok, thanks. I got the level but I haven't see the trainer yet. Denerim is my next place I am going. Thank... : pancake humper
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                  Oh shit dont thank me yet that trainer was duelist. Isnt that the other good one for rogues anyway? And I... : bolneze
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                    poor phumper :( : c0bra
                    • The assassin trainer is a (potential) party NPC, you will know who it is because... they will try to assa... : Loofus
              • she taught me duelist not assassin :( : eeeealmo
            • in a bookstore, reading books on training : deviantpaul
            • Hahaha! : warcrow
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        Shit I didnt know the books unlocked specialties : bolneze
        • Yeah, they are pretty cheap too. I bought hunter last night, WOLF ATTACK : nevlos
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    i usually stealth in and wreck the mage as quick as possible then run the fuck out while my tanks storm i... : eeeealmo
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      this is pretty much what I do with my rogue. I just picked up re-stealth in combat ability so I will trul... : tashtego
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        Yeah, I desperately want use poisons more often, but I keep forgetting in the heat of battle. :( : silent prophet
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          i always use stealth to scout ahead for traps and to see what the situation is. once i know what i'm in ... : eeeealmo
          • I'm going to try to remember this. I stealth scout too, but I end up just going for a backstab or two on ... : silent prophet
  • When you get to level 3 of stealth, you can attempt to stealth in combat. : BlackCat9
  • You can backstab all the time in every fight throughout the game. You should always be backstabbing. All ... : Goncyn
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    Assassin + duelist spec means no one can touch you while you stab them in every orifice at once. Yeah, yo... : drhazard
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      That's what I was gonna specialize, in that order. : Navy Spitfire
      • I actually went Duelist then Assassin, because Duelist was easier to get. Duelist alone is still pretty g... : drhazard
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    Rogue players: Who do you use as tanks? I have Shale, Sten, and Alistair dressed out as well as I can... : Loofus
    • So far I set everyone Defensive or Passive (for mages, so they stay on the outside of the fight), and giv... : silent prophet
    • I'm only at Lothering, but I'm using Shen and Alistair : Navy Spitfire
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  INVENTORY FIX using the downloadable toolset. My only regret is not googling this up sooner: http://s : bolneze
  • Also, 9999 works. : bolneze
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    Oh god do I want to click this? : nevlos
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      Oh, nm, I thought this explained qhat all the gems and shit were for : nevlos
      • Some gems are gifts, others are cash reward and / or for a future quest (doesn't request a specific gem, ... : breadsticks
  • Not really a "fix", as it was specifically limited for a reason. Still cool to see how easy it is to twe... : breadsticks
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  The best thing in the console version of Dragon Age is the junk filter for your inventory. When you're br... : BlackCat9
  • that does sound really nice, reminds me of the pet in Torchlight. Really nice to only evaluate an items w... : derelict515
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  Which specialty to most warriors go with? : Clay
  • I went sword and shield but if I knew Alistair was going to be there I might have gone 2hander or rogue. : bolneze
  • I've gone Berserker + 2 hand. Seems to work pretty well though I seem to miss a lot. I guess I need to ... : giant boy detective
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  Anyone else notice disappearing loot in this game? I swear I've seen situations where I see the loot spa... : cetra00
  • You can still loot the bones and shit. Sometimes when you loot it you just get money directly and the win... : bolneze
  • nope, never seen that : derelict515
  • I have seen it where I kill dude, no sparkly. Then I come by his body later and now it is sparkly with lo... : NexusOne
  • I've seen two issues related to this. One is that sparkliness on lootable items seems to be intermittent... : Arcanum
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    I dont like how long it takes for the loot sparkles to show up sometimes. : sreyes22
    • don't play the Witcher then. It feels super fast to me in DA after just having to deal with that issue th... : derelict515
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    Does it still show them as lootable with TAB? : aethyr
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      Oh yeah Im spamming Tab all day long : bolneze
      • There needs to be a MOD for this feature, always on for items, but not the players or npcs. : sreyes22
    • No. To be perfectly honest though I could just be seeing things. The effect is rather subtle to beg... : cetra00
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      Holy shit, I had no idea this feature existed. You have no idea how much I spent in the Circle Tower wavi... : Goncyn
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        Yea, I stumbled on it by accident. : aethyr
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          I tried Alt, because it's kind of a de facto standard for that, but not Tab :( : Goncyn
          • I'm just reeling here over the amount of time and effort knowing this would have saved me. : Goncyn
          • Yeah where are the fucking tutorial messages when you need them >:( : bolneze
    • ill reiterate, there needs to be a toggle for this key : oHnOES
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  Control issue. Sometimes my character stands still and won't attack anyone new (no, "press H" is not my : J4NUS
  • Might be a bug, or it might be something in your tactics. I *think* that if there isn't a default "Neare... : bipolar
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    Is that the character youre controlling? Isnt the game supposed to suspend tactics for the character your... : bolneze
    • It happens (like one in fifty fights) to someone in my party, maybe someone I'm controlling, maybe not. ... : J4NUS
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    I see it pop up alot; usually because he can't get through my other melee guy and my dog. I just have to ... : Entity
    • Yeah this. I see this problem all the time and it looks like its because my character fails to find a pa... : cetra00
    • Although in some ways I wish they'd put *more* collision detection on the models -- it's really annoying ... : J4NUS
    • I think it's some sort of pathing issue as well, as it always happens to my dog as he tries to speed thro... : midgetherder
  • You sure you didn't step in a trap? That's qhat usually makes this happen for me. : nevlos
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  I can't stop playing this fucking game. It's 5am. I've just reached my physical limit. : moe6
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    moe6, what are you gonna do when you bouy Demon's Souls?!? : CrustaR
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      I had a feeling this would happen and have put off buying Demon's Souls because of it :D I'll probably... : moe6
      • NO! Don't get Brutal Legend. :[ Rent it if you're really curious, but it's not worth bouying. : CrustaR
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  Broke game trouble/help? I loaded my game up today and for whatever reason a host of bugs are now fing : sKetchflow
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    oh yeah! the other thing that happened is: if my character dies I'm not asked to reload the last save.... : sKetchflow
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      I assume you mean if your whole party dies? : derelict515
      • at the part of the game I'm in you don't have a party for a time : sKetchflow
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    Have you used the toolset at all, by any chance? : Arceihn
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      I have. Is this a common problem with that? The installation was a bitch. I didn't change/delete any... : sKetchflow
      • That might be it. I created a test module and toyed with it a bit and for some reason this caused my main... : Arceihn
• Such a good game. Holy crap. : cdbeckman
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  lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7q2vvFs_50 : sKetchflow
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    hahaha holy shit. Also, outtakes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB4dwxZv_zQ : Arceihn
    • Shouldn't the Desire Fiend be doing that dance at the end :p DOG CLUB! : breadsticks
• Awesome.... load the game up here today and I crash when I right click to go somewhere... : Kniggit
• How the hell do you kill Flemeth ? : Wisp!

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  Why would "every other" developer be "ashamed?" I've put ~6 hours in so far and yes, it's a superb game H... : ateam311
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    except GTA4 has the boredom and tedium factor going for it : dantastic
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      That's debatable Dan. I didn't find any part of that game "boring" or "tedious." : ateam311
      • That's because you love virtual bowling baby : fbsh
• gegtik you skip lik 178434 great games every year and play like 2, one nintendo game and then something e... : EvilDolemite
• This game has be creaming my pants, and sad at the same time because I know no other fantasy RPG is comin... : nukewinter
• Probably most of them anyways. : one random winner
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  Every one of them except Bill Budge : Dave-A
  • And Dan Gorlin. He just wants to bang a drum all day! : Dave-A
  • Is this a Pinball Construction Set reference? : stuka
• Its still far too early to call this "the greatest game ever", but I will say that it really does capture... : Ellissd
• Risen came out a few weeks back. now while it's a fun rpg it doesnt in any way shape or form compare to D... : cptstern
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  you're starting to sound like dognose does when he talks about l4d : biskits
  • Except gigtik isn't posting about how he just learned about some basic feature (ex: turning left) that co... : walker270
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  Derek Smart is incapable of feeling shame or regret. : ChibiJosh
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    I still can't believe Fred Garvin is permabanned : boring gegtik
    • Are you serious? : ateam311
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      I don't want to sound like a douche, but good riddance. : Ellissd
      • I concur. : melt_core
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      Why? A quick browse of his final days didn't reveal anything to damning. : ChibiJosh
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        i'm sure the key post was nuked. i think he said something retarded to derek smart : dirge23
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          funny it's usually the other way around : cptstern
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            looks like he was also griping about other nukes/bans, which is a pretty sure sign that somebody isn't ge... : dirge23
            • somebody isn't he wasn't : dirge23
        • huh? who is derek smart? haiku? :/ : Skoal^Fyfan
    • haha wow. end of an era : feek
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      Is he really? Will a mod confirm/deny? : MagicWishMonkey
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        he'll be back today at 3pm. : redfive
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          no sorry, 4pm : redfive
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            Awww : Phreakin
            • lol : royalally
          • Ahh ok, that's cool. : MagicWishMonkey
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            Anyone want to take bets on lesson learned? : LoioshDwaggie
            • It's Fred. : breadsticks
          • Cool that would have sucked. : AndyGoin
          • aw that sucks, a month long ban would have been nice. : stgdz
          • Good, I don't agree with him often but it is always good to have another opinion. : abrasion
    • lol wtf? : silent prophet
    • did he at least get in one final x360 vs PS3 thread?? : Downforce
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      what a terrible loss : maulla
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        truly an American icon : Home Nugget
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          unfortunately he's Canadian :/ : Dravenport
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            No he's not. NO HE'S NOT. : NastyJack
            • IAWTNhnNHN : Whistler77
    • thank god : R@zzle
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=13038881 : das_runt
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      He was an odd case in that he could and did post normally most of the time, but then he would throw himse... : Dave-A
      • lol so true : Edges
    • What are you trying to say here : bipolar
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      everyone dog pile on Fred Garvin like passive aggressive nerds!!!!!!!!!! : pancake humper
      • leave fred garvin alone! : das_runt
      • YYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH : zombie man
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      Your face is permabanned. >:( : Rauol Duke
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        you cant do that i make a living on these good looks : boring gegtik
        • Lean, mean, green machine : MercFox1
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  that statement makes me think of http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/3/19/ : veras
  • hehe good one. : RogerDandy
  • "This, is the first level". -Gold : Zakko
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    i still want to play that, but no ps2, and roommates ps3 does do BC :'( : papaskot
    • wait for the re-release. : eeeealmo
    • Honestly if you can pick up a PS2 for under $50 and the game for $10 or so, it's worth it. : Zakko
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      isn't there going to be an edition of God of War 3 that comes with redone 1 & 2? : pukerat
      • No, 1 & 2 is a separate thing coming to PS3 later this month, I think. : Vincent Grayson
    • isnt the re-release tomorow? : theWhite
  • lolllllllllllll : boring gegtik
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    Holy shit, I'm stealing my B-I-L's PS2 with it's one inch layer of dust, and playing this game. : Werkin
    • if you can get 2-3 friends together play the Champions of Norrath games they are the most multiplay fun I... : boring gegtik
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  Not on the 360, they don't :( : LilCrypto
  • while arguably the lesser of the 3 editions, it is only just barely behind the PS3 edition, by an average... : AroundTheFur1380
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  Subthread: What devs do you just buy games from and KNOW you will have fun with them. Valve and Bioware, ... : Rauol Duke
  • Valve, Bioware, and Bethesda for sure, probably IW as well. I honestly don't follow devs much but thos... : MagicWishMonkey
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    id, with fairly low expectations harmonix is also there, and firaxis : dirge23
    • oh yeah, and bethesda : dirge23
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    Valve and Blizzard. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Yeah, pretty much it for me. Although there are certain franchises I know I'll always like, e.g. Castleva... : yAak
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    Valve, Bioware, and id Software for me. : sevogajre
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      Blizzard as well (Jesus how did I miss that) : sevogajre
      • Oh yea, forgot about them. It's kind of crazy that they haven't released anything new for like 5 years no... : MagicWishMonkey
      • I appreciate that Blizzard makes top percentile games, and they are awesome as fuck, but other than than ... : Rauol Duke
  • Bioware, Valve and Blizzard : R@zzle
  • Bioware wasn't on the list before (never bought JE, NWN was a bit of a disappointment until HotU) but the... : bipolar
  • Bioware, Blizzard, and.... Relic, actually? I think I've bought everything of theirs and loved it, except... : xsoulbrothax
  • Nintendo : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • DICE has been pretty good to me. albeit mainly from one title, but it just keeps on rollin and gettin bet... : Downforce
  • Valve, Blizzard, Bioware, with no doubt I would agree with Nintendo too. : LordHellMaX
  • Bioware is it for me. Atlus is getting pretty high on the list too, though they release a lot of odd gar... : breadsticks
  • Bethesda : silent prophet
  • Team Andromeda Clover Studio Valve and Team ICO : My Documents
  • Valve and Bioware basically. You can add IW, as much as I hate to admit it. : freakynipples69
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    No, Jade Empire is trash and I hate you. : Kentor
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      Wow you are insane. : MagicWishMonkey
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        Jade Empire really was pretty bad. : bolneze
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          I loved that game. : MagicWishMonkey
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            You're on the list... >:( Rauol Duke MagicWishMonkey : Kentor
            • lol : bolneze
    • Combat was boring / repetitive / stale, but much of the rest of the game was decent. : breadsticks
    • I was just telling someone yesterday how AWESOME J.E is. : abrasion
  • There aren't any for me. I'm not into Half-Life and TF2, I didn't like NWN, I don't like Warcraft, Doom 3... : aethyr
  • None any more. They all have to earn it through reviews at this point. No one's been an exception to th... : boarder2
  • valve, bethesda, bioware, and id : eeeealmo
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    3D Realms. :[ : CrustaR
    • 0wned!!! : silent prophet
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      ... but they never made any games. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_Realms : MagicWishMonkey
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        (after 1997 that is) : MagicWishMonkey
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          I know. :[ As 3D Realms Developer * 1996 – Duke Nukem 3D * 1997 – Shadow ... : CrustaR
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            They were on a pretty good roll there for a while, I wonder what happened? : MagicWishMonkey
            • Ask GeorgeB. :[ : CrustaR
  • Only Blizzard. The latest Wow expansion packs excluded. : Ellissd
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    Origin, Bullfrog, Lucasfilm Games, Squaresoft :[ : razorblade79
    • You are old and you should feel old : fbsh
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      nice so you can take care of half of that list by buying EA Games : MamiyaOtaru
      • yeah those studios totally lived on, that's why I'm playing Ultima X single player, Magic Carpet 3 and Sy... : razorblade79
  • Bioware, Blizzard, Bethesda are the holy trinity for me. I like most of Valve's games, but I wouldn't ... : Vincent Grayson
  • Valve, and the the triple-B: BioWare, Bungie, Bethesda. In fact, Valve should change their name to Balve ... : Dave-A
  • Wouldn't it be KofOR? Regardless, Valve, Bioware (have a lot of catching up to do with ME), no others com... : Navy Spitfire
  • Valve, Blizzard, Monolith, Bungie : EvilDolemite
  • Bioware, Bethesda, Valve, and Rockstar (if I have the console/my pc can handle it) : sKetchflow
  • Kunami : mlev
  • Blizzard and id ... Valve was on that list before TF2 and L4D but now I'm going to try before I buy (thou... : InfoBiter
  • Relic, Bioware, Valve, IW. : IHATEDUST
  • Bethesda and id. That's pretty much it. : Arcanum
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  Absolutely brah, Dragon Age is the pinnacle of gaming technology and not only is it the only current game... : Dravenport
  • wait is this supposed to be sarcastic brah i didn't quite catch it : dirge23
  • iawtp : boring gegtik
  • Edgy. As. Fuck. : bipolar
  • don't post : JINKY
  • iagwtDAitpogt : mlev
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  has anyone here _beat_ dragon age yet? I am hoping the ending / last 10% of game is not a letdown. : ]pm[chem
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    Yes, and it's not, at all. Except that you can't keep playing like in Bethesda games. : bipolar
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      we talking sequel here? i hope there's a sequel and then an ending as epic as Throne of Bhaal : dirge23
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        Sequel as in DA 2? Can't imagine there wouldn't be. Sequel as in xpack? I think you forgot what decade... : bipolar
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          a sequel is basically a given if the game sells, but i mean a sequel that more or less continues the same... : dirge23
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            Well they're doing it in ME 2, despite Shepard already defeating the ultimate baddies (haven't watched an... : bipolar
            • ME has always been planned as a trilogy, FYI. : LoioshDwaggie
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              the ultimate baddies were not beaten. : dantastic
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                Ah, guess I'll have to play through it again -- looks like I completely misremembered it. : bipolar
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                  well just the one was beaten. there's still a ton others out there waiting to be awoken and come and fuc : dantastic
                  • yeah, iirc it was like 'ok guys we defeated one of these things. now let's figure out how to deal with th : xsoulbrothax
                • Yeah it ends with you getting ready for the real fight, the one in ME1 was just one dude. : Rauol Duke
            • Mass Effect was being planned as a sequel well before the first one was released. I remember reading abo... : walker270
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            I'm fairly sure they've already said that the inevitable sequels would address other countries in the wor... : Vincent Grayson
            • I think Orlais is the next logical step for a sequel. : The Grolar Bear
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          i thought the whole origins thing meant there were planned sequels like a trilogy like mass effect. did ... : dantastic
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            I don't think it's a planned trilogy, I definitely recall reading that they intended to explore the other... : Vincent Grayson
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              Dragon Age: Origins: Episode One : dirge23
              • More like Dragon Age: Origins Dragon Age: The Going Ons Dragon Age: Endings : one random winner
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          10 hour expansion? fuck that, bring back Throne of Bhaal sized expansions. : valael
          • I would fucking love to see a Throne of Baal-esque expansion for Dragon Age. : ArcKnight
          • Holy God that was a ridiculous expansion, and an awesome end to a very epic series. I don't think I've e... : walker270
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      damn, really? is that moddable? that is disappointing : ]pm[chem
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        none of the bioware games let you keep going after the story ends afaik : dirge23
        • shamefully the only bioware game I have played was KOTOR : ]pm[chem
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        I don't really know what you'd do after that. It's not like you can item horde or fuck around really. Y... : sKetchflow
        • Sidequests? : bipolar
  • if you are already hoping that, it will be a letdown. Maybe you will get super lucky and get "soul reaver... : AroundTheFur1380
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  Not every. Bethesda, Blizzard come to mind. : bolneze
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    Bethesda and Bioware are pretty much the kings of serious Western RPGs. Bethesda does the open world, ex : Arcanum
    • They should team up for an MMO. : one random winner
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  I am fucking amazed by this game. I haven't been this drawn into a game in a very long time. It's rare ... : Scotty22
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    yep. it's been several years since I've enjoyed a game this much : mrtony
    • I was skeptical at first as it's been a very long time since I've played an RPG, but it's been quite a lo... : c0bra
  • I keep suggesting my wife go to bed early "you looked tire hon" "what does this rag smell like?" : cptstern
  • it's so fantastic, it makes me happy and sad at the same time, because there aren't more games like this : Goncyn
  • I can't get over the animation. When you select a skill, your character doesn't reset into the preset ani... : nevlos
  • Yeah it really sucks you in from the start : bolneze
• EA must have did this on purpose, specifically marketing this game to make it look horrible, and then let... : sreyes22
• someone really needs to make a "selectable item" toggle so you arent always holding down the button : oHnOES
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  Damn it, every time someone mentions this game I get an uncontrollable urge to play it. Back in a few ho... : Whistler77
  • Damn it, every time someone mentions they have an uncontrollable urge to play this game I get an uncontro... : Salad Sammich
• How can the game be that much better or different, lets see some screen shots too. : Lightzout

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  that's stupid, hopefully they remove that : razorblade79
  • I would think that it probably has a really low drop rate. Hopefully less then 1% : maulla
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  That would be quite annoying. Yeah,I'm sure it'll get removed. : SlapshotMoneybags
  • Because they care alot about multiplayer. : Johnnsen
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  So does it wipe everyone on the map including the player who used it? : byorn
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    yes, and the game ends. A friend told me that there is an EMP perk/reward that will stop it though : maulla
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      Actually once you use a nuke the entire world ends, the games saved files are erased and your disc explod... : soggybagel
      • at least it will kill the zombies : conandan
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      why the fuck would they even put something like that in the game? : zerog83
      • How dare you question IW's multiplayer decisions!! : Edges
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        From the same people that brought you the Martyrdom perk! : treefingers1
        • WAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! : Ulfie
      • because it takes 25 kills in a row to get, and if someone gets 25 kills in a row their team has already w... : JINKY
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        Because it's balanced for nukes. : mrvandelay
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          The reason they took out Lean from the PC because you could survive the nuke if you leaned. : excitebike111
          • hahahahaha : Downforce
          • This is the post of the day:) : .frame
          • lol nice : prime8
          • bwahahahahaha : MercFox1
          • Awww damnit didn't see this. : freakynipples69
          • That's too funny : ShoCon
          • hahaha... fuck IW and their stupid game.... : ShadowRam
          • Hahaha fuck I'm glad I caught this on the lolpage. Well played sir, well played. http://agentpothead.com... : AgentPothead
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        Because it wasn't balanced for lean. They went with nukes instead. : freakynipples69
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          Fucking cheaters and their leaning. Let's use our FPS nuke on them. FPS nuke, that's like using the b... : JediDwag
          • I give 1 week until a cheater figures out how to call nuke on demand. In before the "wtf every MW2 ma... : freakynipples69
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        If someone has a 25 kill streak, he has already embarrassed every player on the map multiple times. Migh... : ThomW
        • I think it's fine for death match game modes where the objective is to get the most kills. But for some ... : excitebike111
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      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppQREAQvtYY&fmt=22 : pancake humper
      • this dude gets a lot of nukes. 25 kill streaks were tough to come by in MW1, hopefully its just because a... : maulla
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        So does the score in the game not matter and it's just whoever sets off a nuke first wins? Like in a tea... : excitebike111
        • Yes : pancake humper
        • If you get a tac nuke and drop it, it wipes the entire map, including you...but your team wins. : Madwacker
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        video gone.... :/ : ShadowRam
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          Which shacker turned him in.... : pancake humper
          • Dko5???? : pancake humper
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  it's very rare. i've seen a shitton of care packages at this point and i've only gotten one ac130, one ch... : JINKY
  • Did you get a 'RRoD' from MW2? : pancake humper
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    uuug... i played 2 games of TDM last night before i went to sleep... yea, you tend to die a lot online. E... : -=kodiak=-
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      I can't wait to turn off OP chopper gunner ability in PC ver.................fuck : pancake humper
      • haha, that made me laugh. : Dschinghis Khan
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        The ability to mod the Chopper/AirStrikes/Dogs/Artillery to happen a HELL of a lot less, was the ONLY way... : ShadowRam
        • too lazy to throw a gas grenade at the dogs in w@w? once i figured that out, the amount of times i die... : -=kodiak=-
      • lol this is good : prime8
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        im usually all for keeping games fairly vanilla, but why on earth are there those auto-aiming choppers in... : chilln
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          • I think he is referring to the other chopper that you don't gun from : pancake humper
• Everyone should just play Search and Destroy or whatever the one is where you plant bombs, die and don't ... : bozer
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  Was the kid getting owned? Didn't they add some bs in there to even the playing field for shitty players,... : prime8
  • * B L U E S H E L L ' D * : Clasifyd
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    They should have added in crits and took out grenades. : Dschinghis Khan
    • As long as the crits are random : .frame
  • They have death streaks now. Martyrdom is one. : thejay247
• PREORDER CANCELLED : scener

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• ugh. : dahanese
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  Skate 3 was due out in May (far too soon for sequels imo), I wonder how this affects that. : Lunatic Angelic
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    Wait Tiburon? How on earth would they layoff portions of their most profitable segments? : Lunatic Angelic
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      They will hire replacements from China, 5 year olds who will work for minimum wage. Business 101 don't... : MagicWishMonkey
      • Yup. It doesn't take local people to update rosters and texture things. Enjoy your Made In China editio... : the archvile
    • They've finally realized that all they need is a couple guys to make new boxart every year and they can j... : Haxim
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      Madden sold well below expectations the last two years I think. Not sure about this one even though they ... : derelict515
      • It underperformed this year as well. : rudds
    • maybe they know that even though they make a lot of money on madden, that they could be doing so much bet... : JINKY
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      two different studios go back and forth on Madden from what I've heard : mo13
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        This is not true. : tharger
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          really? this is from a former artist that worked on madden, I'm not talking the whole development is move... : mo13
          • I've never heard of any other studios recently that have touched it. : bashildy@speakeasy.net
      • No. : bashildy@speakeasy.net
  • Didn't they also can the majority of the team right before or after Skate 2 shipped? : pyide
  • Skate 3 is essentially a mod anyways, isn't it? : snuff
• This is why the future is in PC games + DD! : Jimbo Ro
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  Merry Christmas : pancake humper
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    didnt EA do something like this at around the same time last year? : oHnOES
    • Most of the big studios do after a major release (letting go contract people or those brought in for the ... : dedgecko
    • Trying to shore up 4th quarter numbers. : bombay
    • Yeah, I actually thought this was old news at first. (Mentioning EARS instead of Visceral didn't help tha... : Agrona
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      They do it every year, usually around 300, looks like closer to 1500 around this time. : dravalen
      • When they did it in 07 they split it into two waves at EARS, managed to axe pretty much all of my friends... : xsoulbrothax
• Bummer. : jonin
• Oh noes not Redwood! : MercFox1
• God damn :( : mr.sleepy
• That definitely sucks. I know tons of people at EA. Here's hoping those affected land on their feet. : DeejayKnight
• Build DLC before product finishes, QA everything, have artwork and sound done, bam...once those jobs are ... : sreyes22
• Damn, 40% of Mythic is gone. I wasn't crazy about WHO but that sucks. : Zek
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  So they go and do this? http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/61183 : zuff
  • They are aiming to restructure to focus on casual/online. : marmite
• ^^^ One reason I would never want to be a game developer. : Dynotaku
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  I've been out of work since LAST November, this news really depresses me. I was already losing all hope ... : deathofrats
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    architecture? : ashkie
    • This is what I was going to post. I know at my old employer which was a construction firm, they were seri : ghost in my shell
    • Don't bet on it. Architecture and construction have been shelled. Currently, most of the stuff we do th... : pigvomit
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    Start doing web development like I did, lol. :/ : Frozen Pixel
    • word :/. I am coming up on what would have been my 1 year mark if I hadn't started doing freelancing. : d3tached
  • movies. engineering. : Agrona
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    you can always try not being a 3D modeler anymore. i bet that'll open up some job opportunities. : biskits
    • Just like I stopped being a computer hardware enthusiast with circuit theory knowledge and soldering skil... : the archvile
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    what kind of work do you do? : shika.art
    • Mocap fluffer. : sonicstorm
    • any sort of 3d work, ranging from environment, props, to character stuff. High poly to low poly, normal ... : deathofrats
  • There are non-traditional game companies (with awesome pay/benefits) looking for folks with game skills l... : Dimmona
  • I work as a tooling designer. Taking engineer designs and creating virtual assemblies. I guess 3d modelli... : tohm82
  • Check out marketing/advertising firms, I'm working with a company in Milwaukee right now that has several... : MagicWishMonkey
  • Hook in with a mining company for $$$. They are always on the lookout for planners/modellers and all you ... : SigENeaT
• FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU Looks like I'll be in the clear but that sucks for a lot of people :( : marmite
• Frame 1: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2001/6/11/ : the archvile
• Fuck. :( : roushimsx
• http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=26002 "We have lots of compassion for those affe : the archvile
• :( been there. : mwasher
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  Looks like they cut the "bottom 3rd" of their unannounced titles. "He mentioned reoccurring yearly ti : byorn
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    So I guess that EA isn't the friendly turned-a-new-leaf mega-developer that some people here thought they... : the archvile
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      They've been doing the 'turn a new leaf' thing for almost FOUR YEARS now. They've been constantly losing ... : xsoulbrothax
      • Haha four years. Last updated in 2008. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2008/02/aretrospective-look-at-... : AgentPothead
    • That was soooo last year before the numbers started to roll in and they realized that putting out origina... : d3tached
    • Shareholders gotta get theirs. : rudds
    • No, they're doing what every single other business in todays economy is doing, tightening the belt. Lay-o... : yosemiteclimber
• Shitty : Serpico74
• Out of any video game news, anything regarding employee layoffs bother me the most. With every month tha... : SigmaDraconis

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  Total Annihilation is my answer forever. I fucking love that game. : electroly
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    electroly let's cuddle : ArcKnight
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      We need to do some Total Annihilation shackbattles sometime. I haven't played that game with another hum... : electroly
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        God, I don't even know if I can find my discs since I've moved. TA Spring just doesn't have the same f... : ArcKnight
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          I've re-bought Total Annihilation at least twice because I keep losing the discs, haha. Reaaaaally wish ... : electroly
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            HOLY SHIT. I will dig out my disks, lets get some TA love goin on. : YerMothah
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              I don't remember, is Battle Tactics necessary? I can't find my disc. I've got TA and CC. : electroly
              • BT is just campaigns from what I can remember. : YerMothah
      • I'd kill for a steam version I've no clue where all my disks are and the official download units hmmm won... : goatboy
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    ^^ This and Warcraft 2 are tied for me. : Frozen Pixel
    • Me too : RogerDandy
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    I really enjoyed the modding scene of TA. It was a very mod-friendly game with cavedog releasing a lot o... : JamesArhy
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      Some of the units people made were really original, too. I really miss cavedog :( : Durajim
      • AND Boneyards! : Durajim
      • Some friends and I were working on TA:DS (dark suns) which was an original mod using 4 unique races and c... : JamesArhy
• Supreme Commander and Perimeter for me. I loved the bizarre universe they created in the latter. : Arceihn
• warcraft 3 because it gave birth to dota allstars : R@zzle
• Myth, Dawn of War 2, CnC Generals, Battlezone ... : taronish
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  Age of Mythology and Rise of Nations : bipolar
  • Oh yeah, RoN was awesome. : taronish
• dune2 on the amiga was my first rts and so holds a special place in my heart : filthysock
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  Dark Reign. I played the shit out of that game and its the only RTS that I ever got good at and could ... : cetra00
  • Oh yeah, I forgot about Dark Reign! They had some REALLY hardy Turrets in that game, IIRC; which is RIGHT... : AxeMan808
• Dune 2 and Total Annihilation, certainly. I would say Civ, but it's not a RTS per se. : Nitrium
• Dune:BfA on Sega Genesis. PC: Command & Conquer, Total Annihilation, Dark Reign, Homeworld. : yacoub35
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  Dawn of War, Age of Empires 2, Age of Mythology, Red Alert 2 : cpt_gloval
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    I couldn't really get into Warcraft or Starcraft games. I might be broken : cpt_gloval
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      Warcraft 2 was nice, but Starcraft was mostly a nicely done C&C clone. : capt tripps
      • for some reason the strategy never clicked with me on blizzard's rts, so any MP game would be 20 minutes ... : cpt_gloval
      • Wait - what?? A c&c clone? Except for the interface, mechanics, races, graphics, and integrated multi... : Dessicator82
• C&C: Red Alert 2 : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Dune 2 was so much fun. But there are too many to choose just one. : prime8
  • I have such fond memories of that game but boy was it clunky to play. : chazums
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    Dune 2 chiming in. Those Ordos launchers were gold. : tboomer2
    • Insidious but gold. : abrasion
• Age of Empires 2, Warcraft 2. : NexusOne
• Starcraft. : Rotten Deadite
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  Z: Steel Soldiers was incredibly fun and simple. It was just oozing with quality. So undderrated :| : r_picmip 5
  • Better vid of Z http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KswJ7_enN0A&feature=related Man I really need to fin... : r_picmip 5
  • Sadly, pretty much everything (with the exception of Speedball, and to a lesser extent, Xenon) seem to fl... : Durajim
  • Z was hard as fuck for me back then. Great game, loved the humor and play style. : happynoodle
• Warcraft 2, Red Alert and StarCraft. : Marrbe
• Age of Mythology : asylumn
• Tough one. The ones I had the most fun with are Myth series, Age of Empires 2, and the Warcraft series. : jonin
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  Company of motherfucking Heroes Followed by SupCom I am sure i would have loved TA but i had never hea... : RetroRedEyeJr
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    I can;t believe no one said CoH until this. It's still one of the most under appreciated games of all tim... : aeg1x
    • I agree wholeheartedly. It really is a masterpiece. : RetroRedEyeJr
    • CoH was fucking great but I didn't like what they did with expansions and the online service has always b... : datoo
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  Damn near anything made by Relic: Homeworld Dawn of War 2 Company of Heroes : dedgecko
  • I completely forgot about Homeworld! I put so many hours into Homeworld, it was so much fun. : Durajim
• TA, hands down. The sounds, effects and animations for the artillery and the "oomph" it created, and how... : daedraug
• Battlezone, Takeda, Shogun, Syndicate...Even Terra Nova, to an extent (in a Battlezone type way). Myth wa... : AxeMan808
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  Civ 4 with both it's expansions. They hold my personal record of most hours put in a game. : KangDang
  • It's not an RTS : capt tripps
• DEFCON : dirge23
• TA, wc3, sc. The latter two just for multi. : bongturbo
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  supcom was a barrel of shit because it came out before computers were ready for it, and the campaign stor... : retarded talking dinosaur
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    I loved SupCom! I just didn't enjoy playing it. : crummynz
    • Did you ever try cheating in that game? It's amazing fun. We'd do 2v6 against the AI, then load up a stac... : xsoulbrothax
• Starcraft and Warcraft 2. : razlebol
• Warcraft 3, Warcraft 3, Warcraft 3 The SP campaign is amazing and brought the genre forward with new s... : abrasion
• I've got weird taste. Kohan: Immortal Sovereign (awesome fucking AI + tactics) Homeworld: Cataclysm (... : xsoulbrothax
• oh wow, sup outpost 2 person. Was a pretty fun game I thought. : JuffoWup
• Red Alert 2 : _jon
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  Dune 2 by a mile : retardhumper
  • Yeah I wasted hours on this game. I agree it was one of the best for me because it was the first of its ... : mikefr24
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  No Forged Alliance is a major letdown in this thread. Starcraft, Age of Mythology (surprisingly good camp : MercFox1
  • RA2 was good, but it was no RA1 (I'll never forgive them for fucking up my beloved HELL MARCH). RoN on th... : thetangent
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  myth 1/2 and DOW2 : hamachi
  • Hells yeah! : midgetherder
• Brutal Legend. : Deathlove
• COMPANY OF HEROES AHHHHH : Moonbase Commander
• Starcraft easily : .Jayson
• Shit, I loved Outpost 2 - I thought nobody else played that game! I also was a fan of the first, though I... : thetangent
• Company of heros and supcom : DonarUDL
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  It has to be Starcraft. So much so that every RTS played since is always compared (and usually negati : InfoBiter
  • DoW and CoH are two of the best RTS's made in the last several years. As much as I enjoyed DoW2, I kinda ... : thetangent
• Myth: The Fallen Lords Give me micro and no macro and I'm a happy llama. : Grumbeld
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  C&C Generals and Company of Heroes : Medster
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    I've got Generals. I picked it up as part of the C&C Decade set, but never played it. I remember the sh... : capt tripps
    • The last good C&C game, IMO. Multiplayer was a blast, and the Zero Hour expansion was excellent as well. : Medster
• Starcraft and then Homeworld. Dawn of War games are great too but I am still waiting for them to get that... : Dr_Cube
• Ground Control had the best artillery period. Overall though I really enjoyed Kohan 2, Homeworld, Starcra... : gyrfalcon
• Best polished CoH which is my second fave next to Homeworld2 : ghost hacker
• By the way, did you guys ever play Dune (the first one - a mix between adventure and RTS?) I used to love... : Nitrium
• Tetris. : omnova
• I love Total Annihilation's soundtrack. : irrerno
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  Men of War. The AI is brilliant! : Ender.Wiggin
  • Oh wait, I forgot about Homeworld. ok, MoW for WW2, Homeworld for sci-fi... : Ender.Wiggin
• Dune 2. : guido anchovy
• Starcraft : Thomas Hace
• If the AI wasn't so tremendously shitty I'd vote for Dawn of War, instead I'd have to go for Warcraft 3. ... : DerHuhnTeufel
• Starcraft and (TA) Spring. : miasma&!
• Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns/Ahriman's Gift : Rag and Bone Man
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  Earth 2150 had the most complex research tree / longest times ever in a game :( : Nighteyes
  • That fame was awesome, but it was impossible to get a game going... : Dessicator82
• I wish I didn't suck so bad at RTS games. They look so cool and appeal to my logical side. Shame my log... : Thresher
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  Ground Control and Warcraft 3. I'm not big on RTS, but those two hit the spot for me. I also enjoyed Ri... : Matt Burris
  • I also loved Ground Control but the userbase blew. I could never find anyone to play with online. : tboomer2
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  Command and Conquer , Red Alert, Starcraft, Warcraft 2 battlenet edition, Myth, Sacrifice : happynoodle
  • Rise of Nations deserves a nod as well, same with Age of Empires 2 : happynoodle

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  nice dexter air conditioner. : chilln
  • Wait... how did you know it was my spot too!? : tsuba
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  Is that a G10? : Prozium
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    X1, not quite as fancy, but great price. : tsuba
    • 720p... Booo Just messing, nice tv. : ant_hillbilly
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      Is there any noticable lag on that? : h o s t i l e
      • Nope, I have played 10~ hours of games on it and it is flawless. : tsuba
• We have the same air conditioner! : PointlesS76
• ahh! take the plastic wrapper off!!! : shadebane
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  You need a tv stand. : DarkWolf5
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    Agreed. That 60's version is dying under the strain of a PS3 and 360. TV Stand is about to die! : tboomer2
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      and buy a damn vacuum! : tboomer2
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        The cat doesn't like the noise of the vacuume cleaner. Can't run it! : tsuba
        • Who cares. Its a fucking cat for goodness' sake. : SigENeaT
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  How could you possibly block the PS3 vent with the 360?! Don't the fans go nuts and get really loud like... : Rasnowl
  • I would have to turn on the PS3 to worry about that. : tsuba
• FAT PS2 ALERT. RESIDENT EVIL 360 ALERT. Just things I noticed :P : MercFox1
• sup fellow panasonic owner! : silent77
• needs more playing forza : creep
• I hope you are getting a new tv stand too at some point, you could spend 200 and really make that a nice ... : DogDharma
• I had that gray tv stand. heavy. as. shit. So glad I got some poor sucker to take it from me : bad_fish
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  Do you cover your furniture with plastic? : cetra00
  • I had to keep the plastic on there just incase I accidently splooged on it. It is off now. : tsuba
• Hey congrats! I went from CRT to flatscreen this past May. : tomservo
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  what was the size of your old - and what's the new? : dedgecko
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    Old was 40" 1080i Sony. New is 50" plasma. : tsuba
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      Damn, that's a 50"? It looks small for some reason. I am getting spoiled :( : aggressor
      • I thought it looked small too and my TV is a 52inch. Maybe its an optical illusion from that ghetto stan... : DogDharma
      • Yeah my 50" doesn't look as big in person as I thought it was going to. :( : freshyk
• Saddest TV stand and media rack ever. : omnova
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  haha.. is that a laser printer in the 1st pic? Do you print often? : TPSReport
  • Nope, I print once a year or so. It will keep working for years. Unlike some inkjet turd. : tsuba
• You and my grandma have the same TV stand! (grats on the new TV!) : Entity
• 2 360? : drodver
• Panasonic plasmas are incredible. Good choice! : happynoodle

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  Halibut. : Vegtro
  • ^^ This : mayooms
• long john silver : mindshot
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  Tilapia : bombay
  • if you saw where tilapia is being farmed from I doubt you'd touch it again : happynoodle
• walleye : MoreVespeneGas
• Gar : MagicWishMonkey
• Tilapia is gonna be your standard choice of a white fish. Sea bass would be an easy but tastier alternat... : akirabob
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  Properly cooked salmon. : Nixx2004
  • or do this : FrayLo
  • make that raw and you're golden : mo13
• fresh salmon doesn't taste fishy at all, but maybe try something lighter like halibut : FrayLo
• Halibut is really nice. So is talipia. Red snapper and sole are also really mild. Sole is really good to ... : mindmann
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20935547 : bipolar
• You caught a BAT fish! : Dave-A
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  Here is a really simple fish dinner I like to make: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19211783#itema... : lokdown
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    Sounds good, but damn that recipe gets expensive fast. I couldn't image cooking with prosciutto. Wrapping... : steauengeglase
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      you dont wrap the fish with it. you wrap the asparagus and it only takes a few pieces : lokdown
      • Ah, complete misread. : steauengeglase
• snapper. : RogerDandy
• if you're feeling a bit more sassy try stuffing a flounder. mild and delicious. : [fry]
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  cod or haddock are nice middle of the road fish choices. they have such a mild taste that you can do jus... : beastrabban
  • ^^^ this. and unless you're buying frozen fillets or fishstix freshness is a HUGE factor for fishy taste ... : pointyelbows
• If Salmon is too fishy for you, something like a good cut of tuna would be good, it's a hell of a lot che... : one random winner
• raw tuna : veras
• dope : SiW.
• haddock : Ender.Wiggin
• maybe try those fish taco's know what im sayin? : Jackass1233
• sardines : fathertime
• I love me some walleye or crappie (but I live in the middle of the country, thus, get crappy oceanic fish... : goatjc
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  Salmon. Salt-pepper on it and in the pan with some olive oil. Fry for a few minutes per side (if skinless... : Attica Blue
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    alternatively, dust a steak with hot ground chipotle pepper, salt, brown sugar, cinnamon, and lemon and b... : Megara9
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      You mean salmon steak, right? ('Cos the OP said he was looking for alternatives to meat.) If so, that's a... : Attica Blue
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        yeah I do mean salmon steak. In fact I made this last night and it was awesome! I serve it with aspar... : Megara9
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          Er, one more thing--is that skinless? Deboned? : Attica Blue
          • either way. I happen to buy w/ skin on but deboned cuz that's just what my store has :) Also I freeze... : Megara9
          • Depending on where you get it, you may have to pin bone it yourself. Its pretty easy, a good pair of food... : DonarUDL
  • Or smoked with craime fraiche + caviar and fresh pasta. : Marrbe
  • sounds fairly simple. I might have to try this as I find salmon delicious! : stelth
• I'll go odd and recommend redfish as that is the only fish I've had that I liked. However, I'm unsure of... : JuffoWup
• tilapia is very mild. Start with that and find various ways you like it cooked. Then move on to other f... : DonkeyPopsicle
• Orange Roughy : TheRealBigDumbass
• tuna steaks, medium rare : mojorisen1117
• BBQ Gilthead Sea-Bream (aka Tsipoura) : Rag and Bone Man
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  swordfish is the steak of the sea : bozer
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    It also has a shitton if mercury in it. : magistersmax
    • Queen was pretty awesome anyway : bozer
• Fresh Halibut is the easiest choice. Salmon is good but more of the fish taste, but if its really fresh, ... : historyinthemaking
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  Mild fish: sole, flounder, pollock (most generic fish is pollock), tilapia or catfish. Slightly stronger ... : mn3m0n1c
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    catfish... mild? : silent prophet
    • Yes most certainly : bling1bling
• Do you know what kind of Salmon you had? There is a very large difference in taste between farm raised sa... : DonarUDL
• wild alaskan punanny : Mansmells
• Sole is the easiest fish and the least hateable. Grill it in olive oil, then heat some butter up and dri... : ThrillKill
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  Mahi Mahi : Utopia
  • mahi mahi indeed. stuff is excellent : peat
  • ^^this. : jnukem99
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  Do you like fishsticks? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    Hahaha. Had them all the time as a kid. Not so much now. : Phreakin
    • What are you? A pedo gay fish? ololololmaorofl : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      So you like putting fishsticks in your mouth? : fathertime
      • I knew the joke... : Phreakin
• Thank you all for the suggestions. Grocery list made. Think i'll go with Salmon properly done and Halibut... : Phreakin
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  sushi : JINKY
  • i generally don't like pretty much any kind of cooked fish but a lot of kinds of sushi are pretty goddamn... : JINKY
• Red Snappah!! Very tasty fish, Weavah!! : ScrawnyJohnny
• Go watch last week's good eats episode. K? : rosewood
• Gold : drucifer
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  frankly, it's not going to help you very much. you'll trade trans fats for insane amounts of heavy minera... : biskits
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    Since when does red meat contain trans fats? You mean saturated fat? : Agrona
    • oops! thanks. : biskits
• Off topic but I love fish, I would live entirely off fish if I had the financial ability. I visited Seatt... : socksta
• Vietnamese Cobbler. Mmmm mmm. : tohm82
• Blue Cod or Snapper : millakazuya
• Try sticking to wild fish. You can always ask where the fish came from. Trout, Salmon, Halibut, Ahi Tuna,... : happynoodle

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• school every day?! fuck that : RogerDandy
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  I would tell you stop whining, since we had more than 20 hours a week of lectures/practicals in my CS deg... : rock elf
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    I'd rather do science if I could. Don't have to read a bunch of junk I don't want to read or slog through... : Modica Sol Solis
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      sorry to sound like a prick, but you call yourself a writer and yet you don't want to read? the class... : dahanese
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        I know Shakespeare will be interesting because I know the professor. But for the most part, I just dislik... : Modica Sol Solis
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          i'm going to come out and say it, dude. i've been listening to your posts about school and writing for a ... : dahanese
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            So I can't whine about things? Well, alright then. I'm not making up excuses, you asked me a question ... : Modica Sol Solis
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              my outrage is a culmination of your entire series of posts on this topic. also, this: http://www.shacknew... : dahanese
              • and if you don't have a professor or other mentor in your life to tell you this shit trust me, you will t... : dahanese
              • I didn't say it was more difficult! Maybe it came as a backhanded insult, but that's not what I meant. : Modica Sol Solis
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            As a counter to this I'll say that way too many people just "stumble into" some career or other, and whil... : Marrbe
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              i'll concur that is entirely correct, but i don't think that's what's going on in this person's situation... : dahanese
              • I've personally fallen into the trap of rationalization. You just gotta stick to the facts, rationally de... : Marrbe
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          I hate Shakespeare. Style doesn't trump substance. I appreciate that someone likes the poetry of the lang... : uncleanmonkey
          • YES. I'm glad I'm not the only one. Today he'd be writing Days of Our Lives : Megara9
    • Heh. You sure as hell do if you want to pursue science beyond any basic level. Trust me, papers like '... : Danny5225
• yeah im not looking forward to next semester :( Calculus 2, physics, then "must have classes" to finish u... : Demius
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  yeah but look at those floofy subjects! : Megara9
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    If you had taken some of those classes, you probably wouldn't make up words like floofy, Megara. : silent prophet
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      I did take some of those classes, you poopercrit! : Megara9
      • :D : silent prophet
• milton and lil' willy shakes? yuck. : ibrokn
• Life is hard. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  DO you work full time? If not, LOL. : sheepraper
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    I'll have to be working about 25 hours a week, on top of all that shit. Blech. : Modica Sol Solis
    • You will get used to it quickly. I had 16 hours + working 40 hours for 3 years. It gets easier after th... : sheepraper
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  4 days of French? : ant_hillbilly
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    Yeah. French (and language classes in general) suck. Meeting just about every day is annoying. : Modica Sol Solis
    • Don't worry, French is probably one of the easiest languages you can learn. : CrustaR
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      Is that still French language or are you doing French literature? I liked the two years of French I took... : electroly
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        The language classes here also incorporate a literary element. We're reading two books this semester, so ... : Modica Sol Solis
        • That sucks. I couldn't take the French literature. I would have graduated early if I hadn't dropped out... : electroly
    • the best way to learn the language is to acquire a French prostitute : cap n KRUNCH
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      Why the heck do you have to learn French? : Marrbe
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        Have to have two years of a language to graduate. Didn't want to take Spanish (although I should have) an... : Modica Sol Solis
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          you didn't take any foreign language in high school? I took it till french 4 and don't have to take it he... : peat
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            Took four years of Spanish which would have exempted me but I was extremely sick my final semester of hig... : Modica Sol Solis
            • You should've gone for Swedish. : Marrbe
    • I am just curious why 4 days. I remember my language classes being 2 days a week for an 1 and 15 minutes... : ant_hillbilly
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  eh not bad. the only thing rough about that is the early shakespeare classes followed by the 2 hour break... : re4ctor
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    That's what I do already. I don't go home except maybe an hour a day to take a nap and when I'm going to ... : Modica Sol Solis
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      ah yes, the endless papers of an english student. that could easily double you're time. im able to do rou... : re4ctor
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        If I were to read everything I'm assigned and write everything I've been assigned, I would easily be look... : Modica Sol Solis
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          I thought you said this was your last semester? : electroly
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            The schedule I posted is the schedule for next semester, which will be my last semester. : Modica Sol Solis
            • Ah I see what you mean. Best of luck, my friend; I see a lot of papers in your future. : electroly
• Space Invaders! : gakera
• How did you get a schedule full of electives? : lpearl
• Hahah, Shakespeare and Milton on the same day. You poor bastard. : CrustaR
• lol : kgargs
• I'd shoot myself in the face if that were my schedule. Enjoy! My last semester in college I took only... : electroly
• lol, I hope you get a job reading books. : drucifer
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  19 really isn't much : filthysock
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    That's a pretty heavy college class schedule : glio1337
    • we always had more than 20 : filthysock
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    yeah my full time load was always over 20 hours. : aeg1x
    • 20 hours of what though? Some classes are "harder" than others (although a unit is a unit, it just seems ... : Demius
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  haha OH GOD BEING AN ENGLISH MAJOR IS SO HARD WAAAAAAAA : Yanks
  • Mr. Hard Science : silent prophet
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    I am envious of Math majors or CS majors. You generally have an answer to your questions. There's a visib... : Modica Sol Solis
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      punch yourself in the face right now. and then get back to work. : dahanese
      • time tested strategy : Cheeziologist
    • LOL : felicia
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      are you serious right now : kgargs
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        This is just my opinion. I find the act of writing to be extremely exhausting. Revision is worse. And it'... : Modica Sol Solis
        • maybe you shoulda been a math major. : drucifer
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          Why are you an English major then? : silent prophet
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            Writing is one of the few things that interests me. And there is a lot of literature that interests me. A... : Modica Sol Solis
            • I suggest you do what a legion of writers before you have done. Become an alcoholic. : silent prophet
          • This is what I don't get. If you cry yourself to sleep every night because of all the "taxing emotional w... : quadeh
    • reading is fundamental : drucifer
    • ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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      haha you douchebag : [fry]
      • it's a great troll. : drucifer
    • On the flip side, you have no wrong answers. You can say nearly anything and argue for it and nobody can ... : ArcKnight
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      aren't you a little to young to be an incredible blowhard? : mikecyb
      • Did you see the list of classes he's taking? : Godhatesfatpeople
      • lol : c0bra
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        All I was saying is that I am jealous of my perception of the science and math fields. I can't do what ya... : Modica Sol Solis
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          science and maths require a lot more creative thinking and pulling stuff 'out of the ether' than you migh... : filthysock
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            Well then I stand corrected. I don't do either, so of course I don't have the full range to judge, but th... : Modica Sol Solis
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              wait until you get hit physical chemistry. gtfo. : arizona bay
              • Haha its always PCHEM FTW. : menar003
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              you think math is concrete? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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                From my outsider's perspective it seems a lot more concrete than creative writing. If I am wrong, then te... : Modica Sol Solis
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                  math by itself is more analogous to grammar and spelling writing is more akin to solving an problem us... : buzzbat
                  • Well with that explanation, what I said earlier was kind of stupid, yeah. I don't know a damn thing about... : Modica Sol Solis
              • well it doesnt involve pulling anything from ether now does it??? : arizona bay
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          Haha, dude, I was a CS major but magically everyone has to take english courses, and I actually really en... : mikecyb
          • I'm not talking about my papers for classes, to clarify. I'm talking about my personal nonfiction. And th... : Modica Sol Solis
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            But he's got to be creative! He has to wrestle with his very emotions to pour them out on a piece of pape : ArcKnight
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              Jesus christ. I don't claim to be some kind of brilliant writer, or a brilliant anything. I'm very lazy a... : Modica Sol Solis
              • fortunately you've only got one class that will involve creative writing rather than analytical papers - ... : Megara9
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                an english major IS blowoff bullshit, the only reason you dont realize that is because youve never been i... : arizona bay
                • I was a CS major for a year and a half. It was the first thing I did in college. And it was very difficul... : Modica Sol Solis
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                  Do you think the same thing about music majors? : silent prophet
                  • dont know anything about music majors. : arizona bay
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            I liked the higher level math courses a lot more when the relationship between the dry math and the use i... : buzzbat
            • yeah I like seeing when stuff finally makes sense instead of being so abstract. sadly with CS I never go... : mikecyb
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            English and lit courses get pretty hardcore once you get past the intro/gen ed stuff. My sister went the : walker270
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              In math/science, once you understand the concepts the actual coursework is a joke. lol? : buzzbat
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                ... okay? I took a large number of math, computer science, and engineering courses during my five year... : walker270
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                  this goes both ways, were the technical classes at a junior/senior level? depending on the professor a... : Enraged Pineapple
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                    Senior/graduate level, yes. The main counter-point to my statement is classes requiring extensive expe... : walker270
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                      I don't see how this is different from getting more efficient at reading/writing/outlining. : Megara9
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                        What I mentioned as a counter-point? It's not -- that's why I said it was a counter-point. The main... : walker270
                        • Okay I see what you're getting at. I can't speak as to engineering. The science classes I took were m... : Megara9
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              once you understand the concepts the actual coursework is a joke this is so completely incorrect. rid... : electroly
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                (much like the perception that english literature classes are easy, this perception is only true for the ... : electroly
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                  I wouldn't make the statement if I didn't take courses well beyond the beginner level. I realize the h : walker270
                  • It does make work take less time, but to say the work is a joke implies that it's easy. Getting to that : nurglich
            • even if you understand the concepts in a technical program you're still stuck with a single homework prob... : Enraged Pineapple
          • magically? POOF, YOU TAKE ENGLISH! : underground banana plantation
        • the problem is that your problem is not really a problem. : dopeman
      • oh tobias! you blowhard! : Mr.SEX
      • sick burn mikey : askedrelic
    • Oh boy, you are gonna get it now : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      math/CS >= 120 IQ english >= 90 IQ notice these are baselines, but yea : Chandler55
      • Not that I'm entirely refuting the point, but... IQ tests are essentially a measure of analytical thinkin... : FlatlineDixay
    • Modica, ignore them- science trolls gonna hate. : TShandy
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      I'm an art student and feel like I should be punched in the face for this. Such hard lives. : geedeck
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        Haha I know. We suffer so. : daedraug
        • I mean I had to do professional development like allllll Saturday. Nursed a hangover, got to the Navy Pie : geedeck
    • hahaha Modica what is this. Tell me what this is. : NastyJack
    • so it's true what they say! : ventro
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      PLEASE KILL YOURSELF NOW : arizona bay
      • :( : pancake humper
    • This is the shack version of rubbing a dog's nose in their own shit when they poop on the floor. : ArcKnight
    • Pull out an idea, like out of your ass you mean? : kill9
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      "I have to reach into the ether and pull out an idea" I was full on lolling at this point. Sound like you... : quadeh
      • At least he didn't spell it æyther... : silent prophet
      • Yeah how convenient having all those ideas in the ether. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Yes, making something up would be incredibly draining and I am not sure I would be able to handle it. ... : conandan
    • Did this post completely drain you : mr.sleepy
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      I HOPE YOU GET EXECUTED!!!!!!! : Jackass1233
      • oh shit jackass it is on now : FrayLo
    • imagine how hard it was for those guys to pull the aether out of the aether then. : 60days
    • Oh, I see. CS majors don't create things. I thought we did. My bad. : Nali4Freedom
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      Modica I understand where you were going with this but you did phrase it in such a douchey way. I had... : jenisthebest
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        I phrased it very poorly. I apologize to the Shack. : Modica Sol Solis
        • you should take some writing classes :P : drucifer
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          Unfortunately people will always make fun of English majors and since I would guess that most shackers we... : jenisthebest
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            If I ever went back to school, I would be a history major : drucifer
            • If I ever went back to school I'd be a gym teacher. : NastyJack
        • Meh, fuck it. No one will remember this thread when ER hits. : ateam311
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      its classic green grass syndrome. both aspects are hard and some people are just better at one or both. b... : spiderfill
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        This is what I meant to say. This got blown way far from what I meant :( : Modica Sol Solis
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          people here get uppity about any science...ironically in an illogical irrational way : spiderfill
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            Yeah, this is true. I majored in Classics and took and took some math and physics classes for personal en... : skizl
            • I can't speak for everyone who thread shat here, but I only get uppity because the dude started talking a... : quadeh
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      GET THE FUCK OUT MR ABSTRACT CONVOLUTION INTEGRAL FOR A DISCRETE TIME VARIANT NONLINEAR NONCAUSAL SYSTEM : MercFox1
      • I'm not really raging, but you do understand that what you said is patently false, right? : MercFox1
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        The fact that there's the concept of a system which depends on future inputs blew my mind until I realize... : SwiftyPants
        • God I hate Linear Systems and Signals so much, Microelectronics and Solid State are pieces of cake, but u : MercFox1
    • I have to reach into the ether and pull out a user interface. : drodver
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  That's pretty heavy. You're going to blow your brains out. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    Why the hell aren't you ever at your computer to game anymore? : Moonbase Commander
    • I think I just called you like...15 minutes ago for you to join a Killing Floor server, but no one answer... : Rice-Rocketeer
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  19 credits is a biatch... and so are classes that require writing. I probably wouldn't even wake up for ... : Professor Darkness
  • You would do well to take this mans advice. He is a professor after all. : notdeadyeti
• Are you doing 6 units? Is that normal? : SigENeaT
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  What the fuck is the point of half those classes? Looks like a giant waste of time unless you're planning... : bozer
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    Somebody has to teach high school English... : noxiousgg
    • And write the plots to Bioware rpgs. : silent prophet
• My last semester I had 12 hours. 4 classes on Tues and Weds... 4 Day weekends and a day off in between! : Trips
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  on the plus side you're going to be able to write some sweet sonnets about flipping burgers :D : AlexXdude
  • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
  • I hope it's gonna be Harvey's bugers cause they're fucking good : Utopia
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  cake. : arizona bay
  • i would take it up the ass from a black guy to have that schedule for the next 2 years instead of the one... : arizona bay
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  i had 22 my last semester of college :( : d0pamine
  • Me too, but I did well as a result of the fact that I had no time to do anything but school shit. : Sirus2400
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  that looks like a fucking cakewalk of a semester. Look at all those fcuking breaks. My soph year i ha... : mlev
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    It's not like I get to go fuck around during those breaks. That time is spent doing my readings or writin... : Modica Sol Solis
    • yeah, I was a big fan of doing all my work at the college instead of at home, I got a lot more done that ... : drucifer
• LOL! Topics in Film. Milton. Shakespeare. That actually sounds like a pretty enjoyable schedule! : WaterSign
• take some fucking math and do something useful : zigzag
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  That is one bigass class on Milton. : sKetchflow
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    it's actually Milton Bradley... they are playing Monopoly all day. : drucifer
    • I would totally take a class exclusively aimed at the history, enterprises and games of Milton Bradley : sKetchflow
• I'm guessing it's not really going to be your last semester then. : mrtony
• I took 18 this past summer. Suck it up. : noobja
• holy lol at those classes. HOLY LOL. : scener
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  That looks like a very marketable set of classes. : drodver
  • Dude, the point in college is to do what you love.... maaaaaan. : MagicWishMonkey
  • I for one prefer my social worker to converse with me about the parallels between Satan's position and my... : trove
  • Marketable wanker type classes. : kramweil
• I took 16 hours of engineering courses my final semester and passed them all. :\ You'll be fine : boomstickah
• I don't even remember what it's like to not be in an educational setting for 10-12 hours a day 5-6 days/w... : freshyk
• I don't know what you want to be when you grow up, but everything on that schedule sounds horrible. : headbone
• That seems so much less brutal that my schedule, but I'm only taking 17 units. I guess it's because I hav... : mysled