Evening Reading: From the Great White North

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  also mwm, i dunno what's up with our party but i think i was talking to myself. that and my controlle... : xxiv
  • Just get one of the recharge kits, it will save you money and trouble in the long run. : ArcKnight
  • haha, I accidentally turned my xbox on while I was eating dinner, didn't realize you had sent me an invit... : MagicWishMonkey
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  I'm definitely using cold blooded when I get to 25. I'm only 22-23 right now. I like hardline because... : stump
  • Slight of hand. Yeah once you hit pro it's ridiculously awesome. : uncle slappy
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  Cold Blooded & Ninja are HIGHLY over-rated. There are better perks to take. Everyone is thinking, "ooOOO... : Skoal^Fyfan
  • I like to use them for HCR:S&D Then, noone can HB me, noone can airstrike me, since combos keep going ... : R4di4ti0n.
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    Can someone explain the scavenger, bling and ninja perks? (I haven't unlocked them yet) : jane911
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      Scavenger allows you to pick up ammo by running over dead bodies; they drop a blue ammo pack. Bling allow... : skinlab133
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        Scavenger Pro = Extra Ammo, Bling Pro = Secondary Weapon gets 2 attachments too, Ninja = Invisible to Hea... : Skoal^Fyfan
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          err - what's Sit Rep (and at what level do you get it?) : dedgecko
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            It's the one after Ninja for Perk 1. Dunno, L40-ish? First level lets detect enemy explosives (claymores,... : Skoal^Fyfan
            • ...how to make nothing, louder? Have you confirmed that it negates ninja pro? : dedgecko
    • bling lets you use two weapon attachments, ninja makes it so that you're invisible to heart beat sensors. : Professor Darkness
  • i switch on ninja when i get killed by a HBS, then i go kill them. : kemical
  • you mean they are essential for search and destroy : HisKillSkill
  • I don't know it seems like a lot of the time I get kills because I can hear the person before they turn t... : gibolas1234
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  I'm level 41. I use Bling Pro, Stopping Power Pro, and Ninja Pro. Only problem is that I've noticed tha... : Professor Darkness
  • What? I didnt know you show up on the radar when sprinting. : chuck577
• Commando is awesome. Mostly just for the Pro which is no falling damage. : DrBloodmoney
• Level 36 or something here and my favourite load out is... Akimbo P90's USP + tactical knife Marathon ... : SigENeaT
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  Did you play the singleplayer campaign? Lemme know if you recognize Shepherd's unit patch...haha : Magus
  • the shadow company guys? socom patches iirc : xxiv
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  Bling Pro/Cold Blooded/Ninja Pro : grendel
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    same here Grendel, Exactly the same... lol working towards that Cold Blooded Pro... (do you know what it ... : greh kleh
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      Cold Blooded Pro makes it so no reticle shows up and you name doesn't show up when people hover over you ... : Skoal^Fyfan
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        I personally don't get the reticle part of the description since NOBODY gets a red reticle over them. It'... : Skoal^Fyfan
        • hip shot gives you a reticule. : sharpie
        • nah you do get a red reticle... At least I do. : greh kleh
      • Oh fuck me. -Heaven- I piss off people so bad by silent sniping already. : LoioshDwaggie
• i got to level 3 today :D : Deathlove
• Ninja Pro is awesome. I use Bling Pro (With Silencer and FMJ), Cold Blooded (not pro, I don't have it... : greh kleh
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  Just rolled over to 41, ninja is worthless really, cold blooded has its uses... I made my marathon/lig... : chilln
  • I made that same class as well. I did so because I'm an achievement whore, but it's pretty hilarious bei... : TwiLyght
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  I usually play domination, and this unlimited claymore setup has me going through 5-6-7 killstreaks over ... : DooBall
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    there's no flag in domination : FrayLo
    • I call it the flag, too : Juno
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  Add me to the shack STEAM group please http://steamcommunity.com/id/jigs : jigstah
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    done : megarust32
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      I could use an invite as well: http://steamcommunity.com/id/Bamii Now all I need is my key to start pl... : Bamii
      • Never mind, changed my order to L4D2 :S : Bamii
    • Thanks! : jigstah
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  I've been using them all to level up. I think they all have their place, time and mood. Sometimes using s... : geedeck
  • That's what I use for my riot shield build. It is my knife build. Good times. : Sole.exe
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    Riot shield is Marathon + Blast Shield + Commando for me, that way those pesky noob tubes that don't get ... : Juno
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      the best shield build definitely has a throwing knife. makes it very easy to actually rack up some kills ... : JINKY
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        also scavenger and lightweight : JINKY
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          Does scavenger refill throwing knives? : Juno
          • yeah. it's too much of a pain when you miss throwing knives to have to go pick it up, so scavenger is pre... : JINKY
      • oh, yes, I have the throwing knife on there, too :D : Juno
  • Yeah, I love taking out UAV's with my RPD. Even takes down harrier/chopper pretty good after a hit with ... : FormerHPB
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  Any PS3 MW2 players on the Shack? : Gojirah
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    me me me me meeeee : Professor Darkness
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      What's your PSN handle? Add Rahooo : Gojirah
      • I'm ProfDarkness : Professor Darkness
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    Ill play tomorrow, add NipGrip to your friends. We can do some coop or whatever. : AndyGoin
    • Will do. I'll be playing sometime tomorrow night too. : Gojirah
  • I'm TawlOtter. Let's be friends and shoot people. : Tawler
  • HAyGuYz Add me Case sensitive to... : Vincenoir
• i'm 20'ish and i fucking love the famas. red dot scope + fmj. acog and holographic block too much of my... : Sapiens
• I managed to get a 35 kill streak (admittedly against lower ranks, but I can blame matchmaking for that) ... : lunarbunny
• It sorta depends what we're doing. I have a class I just swap stuff in and out of constantly to change th... : zakk
• Last night I used a scavenger, danger close, ninja class to piss off some guys I played against. Screams ... : barude

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  its not like steve posted here even when he still owned the shack. what makes you thing he gives a shit? : Hoax
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    Isn't the patch out now? : LoioshDwaggie
    • yes and and "too little too late" it too much of an understatement in this case. : spaceyme
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  he doesnt give a shit.. his hype helped the company sell x copies to eager shackers that bought it hook, ... : rmjackson
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    Pretty much, but you can sure as shit bet I won't be giving Gearbox any more money, ever. There are too m... : Bean
    • I think it's hilarious that they're taking a 'pretend we never lied like motherfuckers' stance instead of... : veras
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      I'm curious what previous Gearbox titles lead you to believe that they ever made quality products? BIA... : dedgecko
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        not to forget halo pc. everybody hated it yet all it it takes is the dev cycle of a game and lots of hype... : Hoax
        • ahh - that's what fills the gap between the horrible bond game and Biaa. : dedgecko
    • Preach it! : slickdoody
    • This is how I feel about it. I can't trust anything coming out from that company, and won't be buying the... : TrptJim
    • well fucking SAID : spaceyme
    • Yeah. This. Fuck that shit. : hirosushima
    • It's the new Daikatana as far as I'm concerned. Haven't loaded that shit up since getting to level 10. J... : jigstah
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      Jesus Christ Bean, did Borderlands rape your sister or something? You have got a massive stick up your a... : SiW.
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        GO to a nike Forum and see how pissed people get about their shoes falling apart. : hirosushima
        • difference here is that it was when everybody GREW UP that they expected quality from Gearbox : Amnesty_intl2
      • Anytime someone outright lies, that's pretty weak. Bean's points are valid. : Entity
    • I think maybe they were a bit - how did that go - idealistic about certain things. : AndyGoin
    • Holdup. DuvalMagic is Randy Pitchford? mind = blown : mlev
    • lol, I just realized that both of those replies were made to wytefang. Wytefang posts = randy pitchford ... : CyCo_PL
    • drama drama Drama DRAMA : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Those posts of his only solidify that I was right. He's a giant dickhead. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Well no one is going to outright name their lead platform, except by accident. I think Peter Hines once l... : SpaecKow
    • I feel the same way here. I was very excited about BL and I feel like Gearbox just dropped the ball with ... : whistletits
    • Its randy PINKWOOD. Not pitchford. Pinkwood. : YerMothah
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    i missed all the hype. i bought the game because i saw footage on EvilGamer that looked like what I wante... : yacoub35
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      so to summarize, it seems like the solution to enjoying any new PC game is to avoid/ignore all the hype. ... : yacoub35
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        so to summarize, your standards are very low, got it. : spaceyme
        • his opinion is just different than yours, that don't make him wrong and you right. : jonin
      • I wanted it before the hype started; before sCary even left. Yeah, it's got flaws, but DAMN I love the gu... : AxeMan808
    • No, dude. Randy Pitchford personally lied to you and created a game that shit on your expectations. It do... : silent prophet
  • I wanted to post something so obnoxious people would think I was an unrepentant, bitter little troll but ... : Lightzout
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  Pretty sure Gearbox told him what to promote for the PC release and just didn't follow-up, leaving him to... : dmason
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    You guys make it out like it's unplayable. There were plenty of annoyances that shouldn't have been done ... : K1Bond007
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      its not that its unplayable.. its just not what they claimed it to be.. developed on the pc first and for... : rmjackson
      • I can't say I regret my purchase. It's fun and it runs well, which is more than can be said for a lot of ... : Helter Skelter
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    Actually, Halo PC should've been the benchmark for poor releases, and it did for a little while. Yet, as... : Matt Burris
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      People here have more or less forgotten how Gabe Newell lied and blamed the delay of Half-life 2 on a hac... : LilCrypto
      • delaying a ship date is a lot different than shipping junk. : ahk-med
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        Half-Life 2 was worth the wait. That's the difference here. The product delivered. : dmason
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          Yeah but for me both TF2 and HL2 were unplayable until the first couple of patches, too. I just don't jum... : Mad Brahmin Disease
          • I'm pretty sure both were playable when released, atleast they were for me. I hope your not counting bet... : dkrulz
          • Both played just fine for me right after they were unlocked. : sanchez
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        who cares about that? valve and other great developers are well known for delaying their games. in the en... : datoo
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          Record scratch? L4D? : AxeMan808
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            Not sure what you're referring to. : datoo
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              Just the whole "post-release support" questions people raised when L4D2 was announced. There was a bit of... : AxeMan808
              • Still not sure how that relates to my post. Obviously people can always find something to complain about,... : datoo
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  Steve is sitting atop his pile of money, looking down on us and laughing. : zerog83
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    I had always assumed that this is what he always did. Seeing as how he rarely ever spoke to us when he w... : Malku
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      You guys assume that Latest Chatty makes money. I am sure its the front pagers who pay for this place. ... : IHATEDUST
      • because no other game sites have forums because it doesn't make money? : gyokuro
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        This was always such a bizarre short sighted argument that I've seen Steve make. I'm pretty sure a vast m... : cdbeckman
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          LIkewise I find people that make these arguments bizarre. Basically, you have some unsubstantiated 'be... : zakk
          • you're right as far as I don't think it's the primary factor in a gaming website's success - look at IGN.... : cdbeckman
  • Actually I'm fine with that. : Nitrium
  • Both Steve's don't care, they sold the Shack out to Gamefly...then Gibson sold us on Borderlands. : Sixcos
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    I'm fine with that. After having been around here since the q3test days, I have no resentment toward him ... : lightly inclined
    • i thought the borderlands impressions were pretty positive generally here... : GloriousCow
    • I think you're overreacting on borderlands a bit. : cdbeckman
• Doesn't matter, he has their servers held hostage. : Sailor of Fortune
• Mmmhmm, french fried taters.... Ohh, tatters, nvm : FS|Archangel
• despite the marketing BS and UI flaws I don't feel cheated. i feel like i got my $35 worth. I'm not... : smax
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  I think this is a pretty solid $33.75 game (steam 4-pack). I would never have payed full price. it is a c : imcompa
  • the 4 pack price is the ONLY reason that I dont get that angry about the game. it was a big let down for... : smacknca
• I enjoyed the game but I've learned not to preorder a Gearbox game again from this mess. Wait and se... : grabbie
• It was better than the last BiA...... : CrabsJarrard
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  eh, the many good deeds of steve outweigh this tomfoolery. : Dave-A
  • <3 : dognose
  • Now this I agree with : cdbeckman
  • Not to mention he has no control (iirc) over what they actually do with the game. For all we know they mi... : Bamtan
  • Yeah I'm not going to blame a community relations/marketing guy for what the game came out as. : SpaecKow
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  I guess I'm in the minority of people wouldn't mind a few changes to be made but are otherwise enjoying t... : Zips
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    No, we enjoy it. We just don't enjoy being lied to. : mlev
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      PC Gamers are such dicks. : cdbeckman
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        Don't tell me console gamers enjoy being lied to. : irrerno
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          haha, I don't really take the whole thing that seriously. Anyone who gets upset about a video game creato... : cdbeckman
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            I don't like it when people lie is all. Video Games are one of my many hobbies. One of which I pay my h... : irrerno
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              http://www.destructoid.com/borderlands-will-release-on-steam-have-extra-features-150208.phtml : irrerno
              • tl;dr "Finally, and what actually makes me the happiest, is that Steve [Gibson] promises that the PC vers... : mlev
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          C'mon. You're talking about a group of people who don't mind using controllers instead of keyboard+mouse... : smax
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            this post made my day =] : irrerno
            • oh you two. : cdbeckman
          • Console gamers weren't lied to though. And it's stupid to suggest that they'd care about an ending any m... : DinK
  • This is exactly where I am. There are rough edges but the game is easily fun enough that I'm willing to ... : Sapiens
  • I've been hearing good things about it from gamer friends outside The Shack. : dognose
  • i loved the game, i didnt even notice any issues (i do think the FOV is too low for widescreen) : CoRDS
  • Pretty much. I'd like to see GameSpy fixed, but that's my only big one. : geedeck
  • No you are in the vast majority. Look at these comments. The worst bitching is coming from people who fee... : silent prophet
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  Did they even bother to fix the FOV? : Beady
  • FPSs with bad FOV don't bug so much now that I use a widescreen monitor, but it still blows my mind that ... : smax
  • Nope. It took 2k months to fix it in Bioshock. I would surprised if Gearbox ever addresses this. : Rehevkor
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  i bet steve is still around posting under the name of.. : Flinz
  • yeah he's gotta do damage control for when he has to shackhype the sequel : Sixcos
• The Shack Overreaction Squad is always game for the amusement of others. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  I hope every PC version owner refuses to buy the sequel. That way you'll shut the fuck up. I love how the... : silent prophet
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    Thats the bloody point, the console version just doesn't work well on PCs. : ElPopo
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      It sounds like the console menus don't work well on PCs. I can't believe most of the complainers can't se... : silent prophet
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        Uhm, tell me, how many console games get away with having shitty interfaces? : SpaecKow
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          Well, off the top of my head, Dragon Age: Origins as a terrible interface on the console, but you don't s... : silent prophet
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            Interesting, because most reviews and opinions around here are the opposite of yours - the UI is far from... : Nitrium
            • Its like trying to perform surgery with a baseball bat. Characters can't be order to move to locations si... : silent prophet
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    Since when proper support is "personal attention" and "specially-designed UI" is really special? No, it's... : Nitrium
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      Believe me, I dislike posting vitriolic posts like this, but it really is a reaction to the overwhelming ... : silent prophet
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        Well, I dunno if you've played the PC version, but people are having real trouble connection through Game... : Nitrium
        • Gamespy not working is one of the few real legitimate issues I have heard about the game that deserves vo... : silent prophet
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        Oh, and Randy coming here and bitching/trolling doesn't help, either, like he did in the patch-related ar... : Nitrium
        • Yeah, I got nothing for that. Seems like a boneheaded move. I know virtually nothing about Pitchford and ... : silent prophet
  • PC != console. It's a fundamentally different platform with different input devices and hardware capabili : Rehevkor
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    Dumbest comment of the day? Thats like saying "So with a car drivers license you can drive cars and A... : Johnnsen
    • drive/fly, whatever. Thats not the point. :) : Johnnsen
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      I have played the PC version. I had to see what all the fuss was about. The interface is not great at all... : silent prophet
      • doesn't need an FOV adjustment? well at least we know didn't even change it to SEE the difference. : Sparkimus Prime
    • Horrible analogy. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Of course the PC needs a different UI. It is different. You wouldn't port the game to the Wii and use the... : Chod
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  I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little disappointed with the finished product, but I'm more disappointe... : Home Nugget
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    I thought it was pretty obvious this game wasn't going to be very good from the gameplay videos alone. Bu... : Ellissd
    • Everyone I know in real life has been playing this game for weeks and having a blast. Everyone on the sha... : ZombieAcademy

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  I entered the code on the PS3 and it said it was invalid. Nice. : SiW.
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    As per the instructions on the site, it starts on the 19th, you have to enter it then. : AndyGoin
    • It says nothing of the sort good sir! All it says is gameplay starts on the 19th. : SiW.
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  Battlefield 2 is back in beta? : mlev
  • Bad Company 2 even! : AndyGoin
  • I'd say it never left. : BlackCat9
• cool, thanks : smax
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  sweet, got my key. now i just need a ps3 : JINKY
  • Yo! If you dont have a PS3 wanna SM me your Key? the site is US only and I want in on that shit! : silentbobuk
• Cool, this was down for non subbers a few days ago. Thanks! : Tawler
• Niiice got my key, can't wait! : Gojirah
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  Any idea if the PC beta will require keys? I THINK it's free for all? : dafugg
  • probably be some fileplanet bullshit : aeg1x
• Got mine, thanks! : irrerno
• thanks for the heads up : sharpie
• Thanks. : d3tached
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  :( US only : marmite
  • :( I know : silentbobuk
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  Any shackers work at dice? who do I gotta blow to get a key? it's US only. : silentbobuk
  • This is tempting. : -efx-
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  pro-tip: make a US account, download, play. : d3tached
  • a US ign account? : marmite
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    Have a US PS3 account but still need to get a key, but ign site is blocked to UK :( : silentbobuk
    • what's your email? I'll sign up for you. : pyide
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  Any kind non-ps3 owning US residing shackers wanna hook me up with a Key? That page is completely blocked... : marmite
  • www.hidemyass.com : Nitrium
• North America only :( : even4
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  <3 proxy.org. just got my key :D : moe6
  • hmm cant seem to get the code to work :( : moe6
• Thanks Andy! Awesome! : Nitrium
• w00t! been waiting for this one : technotica
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  Please for the love of god im at work and in the UK would someone try and get me a key :(:(!!! : Vincenoir
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    Same here. This is desperate! Caould anyone help out with registration? : hmesser
    • THIRDED!! : silentbobuk
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      www.hidemyass.com, guys - just use that proxy and it's all good : Nitrium
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        I can't seem to get the code to verify :( : moe6
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          ya me either, its prolly because the beta doesnt start until thursday : technotica
          • oh i see : moe6
        • if you already have the code, you will be able to use it starting thursday : Nitrium
      • Blocked by Websense : hmesser
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        wont work at work :/ plus the HR will shut me the fuck down! : Vincenoir
        • sorry to hear about that, but if you guys want I can do it for you if you send me your login/pw info on I... : Nitrium

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  QTEs need to die : Draugluin
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    its ok on the console with games like god of war but holy shit do i hate it when some dev not only thinks... : Hoax
    • I'm glad my attack button is mapped to Left Ctrl. : the archvile
  • I don't mind them for what they are; what I hate about them is you're so focused on what button you have ... : Entity
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    Quick Time Event : GodZilly
    • I'm sorry, you didn't answer in the form of a question. : DinK
  • Agreed. They are fucking lame. Also, MW2 SP sucked donkey cock. Devs, please don't steal ideas from it. : senseimoron
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  i'm sure it will be soooooooo much fun after the 8 millionth time. just like ripping grates off the wall... : multisync
  • I guess I missed that on the UE3 feature list. : thejay247
  • pressing buttons is only available in the unreal engine : synapse19
  • Pressing buttons loads the content for the next scene : Omaha
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  Why would he want to steal that from another game. : slambast
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    idk, what game is this from then? : freakynipples69
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      Spoilered since it's part of the game's ending: Modern Warfare 2. : Felraiser
      • Oh okay, nevermind, this thread is dumb. : freakynipples69
      • Yeah realize how futile this post is without telling what you are spoiling outside the spoiler? : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • Damnit, why did I click? I thought it was going to be some obscure game that I would never play. : GodZilly
• Videogames are dumb : PenicillinX57
• CliffyB gets paid by the button push. : Modulus
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  that knife will be attached to a gun which also has a chainsaw and rocket launcher and flame thrower buil... : Mr.SEX
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    Swiss Army Rifle? : the archvile
    • The gun from 5th Element : jcrockerman
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  I'll admit, that part made me laugh a little bit. : DeBurgo
  • I'm glad i wasnt the only one who thought the end sequence was comically silly. : SigENeaT
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  I for whatever reason assumed this was CLIFF YABLONSKI. : soggybagel
  • as did I : peat
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  Would have been better on the Wii. not really : BoKnows
  • Haha and then you throw the controller at your TV : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Should have spoilered that. : Amnesty_intl2
  • Cause you really know what game he's talking about if you've never experienced it yet. : freakynipples69
• i thought that part was pretty terrible, actually : Herman Toothrot
• i wonder if he thought it would be better with sweet jump boots. : .frame
• and dont forget theres more colors than just grey, blueish grey, blackish grey, and whiteish grey : gyokuro
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  Dude, best button-mashing since the end of MGS4. : rudds
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    The end part of MGS4 was just epic and much better in my opinion. :D : DM7
    • that scene was put together better, plus you get to actually fight hand to hand later instead of watching : Shai-Tan
    • yeah there was 4 games worth of 'emotional' connection with Snake, plus it looked awesome : Bamtan
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    Slightly unrelated, but I liked how, in the ending of Metal Gear Solid 3, the cutscene goes through the e : Omaha
    • One of my favorite parts in any game ever. What a fucked up way to end a game. : roushimsx
• lol - i'm happy i'm passing on gears 3. : dedgecko
• I hope the game reminds you what button to push after the 15th hour of playing said game. Actually, I : Matt Burris
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  Call me crazy Shack, and I hate agreeing with this mofo, but here I do. I hate QTE's and button mashing, : quadeh
  • I guess because maybe its the reverse of a QTE? I mean in a typical QTE you mash to stay alive (or not lo : SpaecKow
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    Stop fucking making spoilers of MW2 that don't show the fucking context! You fucking dog rapists! : Malku
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      I don't really understand why you'd click on spoiler tags with no context provided if you're that worried... : peanut-
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        Explain to me how I am supposed to know that it will spoil a god damned game when more than half of the t... : Malku
        • lol i like this...^ : technotica
• Can't wait to see the textures of that knife! : not work safe
• soap'd : posito

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  sorry, you're wrong : Deathlove
  • you cant argue with the unbiased facts that i just stated. the show was ok but it could be better if she... : dantastic
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    No, you're wrong, she sucks, is unsexy, and she's ugly, but this is actually woman's show much like Bones... : Ender.Wiggin
    • haha, never thought of it like that but you're right : dantastic
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  it's good show and she's pretty hot, also, she acts just fine, I fail to see what your problem is : Halen
  • Her 1st season hair is hotter than her 2nd season hair. : iamgoat
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  flipping hilarious show. : slickdoody
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    how was tonight's episode funny? how we guessed who the pimp was after 20 minutes? : dantastic
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      didn't watch tonights episode yet, but the show is hilarious normally : slickdoody
      • just turn your brain off and dont think too hard about whats going on and you won't spoil yourself out of... : dantastic
• it's an awesome show : Thomas Hace
• The show is about cheesy mystery novels, so the writing and acting is supposed to reflect that in some wa... : BlackCat9
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  Shackers besides dantastic, is this show good? Target has season one for super cheap. Thinking about buyi... : coldfusioncs
  • rent if you're not sure : RikiTiki2
  • It's okay. Essentially, it's a show where you can turn your brain off during it and not feel bad about yo... : BlackCat9
  • dude its an ok show. i've only seen an episode and a half : dantastic
  • It's kind of like House and Lie To Me, where the plot is fairly by the numbers (with occasional divergenc... : Clay
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    Nobody (especially here) would give it a moments notice if Mr Fillion wasn't in it. : MeestaNob
    • But he, like Neil Patrick Harris and Bruce Campbell, makes anything instantly watchable. You're right, th... : Deathlove
    • This is the only reason why I want to check out Castle. : Link.
    • I hated Firefly, but Castle seemed okay the few times I've caught it. : Sacred Sperm
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    i disagree with dan on many things but this is not one of them. the mullet was too distracting, it ruine... : jenisthebest
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      Her hair is a million times better in season two. : brickmatt
      • what season is airing now because we have only watched one episode and it was last night : dantastic
  • It's great for a procedural. I like it well enough. : brickmatt
  • I think it's on hulu if you wanna check it out. : yosemiteclimber
  • I like the show, that being said I wouldn't buy it on DVD. Unless you don't care about money, then fuck ... : ejectorpod
  • It's fun to watch, but I don't know if it's worth owning. The show has some runs of stinkers, and some... : cerealSAM2
  • i recommend watching the first episode on hulu. it's a solid show that stays good throughout and Nathan ... : Korban
  • Do you like Nathan FIllion and find him funny? If so, yes. If not, you'll probably be bored. : BingusLargus
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  I don't like her mullet. She gas a tiny head, all that hair makes it look smaller. : Clay
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    i tried to google a massive mullet photo on google but apparently she had normal hair in first season for... : dantastic
    • GOOGLE : dantastic
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  You are so wrong. I am in love with Stana Katic. She's so awesome. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    would you fuck her in her big old mullet. the thing is bigger than her head : dantastic
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      The mullet does not make the maiden, my dear sir. http://heroeswiki.com/images/8/88/StanaKatic.jpg : buzzbat
      • Perfect proof. : Ender.Wiggin
      • it doesnt matter what she used to look like it matters what she looks like now : dantastic
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  Everyone in this thread, dantastic hates Super Mario Galaxy :( : Sothebys
  • What a loser : Whistler77
  • i said the show was ok its just that the lead actress is repulsive due to uber mullet and lack of acting ... : dantastic
• This scene makes it worth it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q3pdj9p6yI : hrdwregk
• The show is pretty bad but I watch it because Fillion is the man. Sad I know. : Ellissd

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• Adam Carolla Podcast : trOmblyj
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  This american life, car cast with adam corolla, smodcast, rock paper shotgun (when it comes around), all ... : zakazi
  • Alright, I read the reviews for go Jesse and I'll listen to the latest 2 this week. Sounds promising. I... : reelbk
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    I'm going to have to try the rock paper shotgun podcast. With idle thumbs gone I find myself really hati... : Fish_Bulb
    • same here, checking out rps too! : barichnikov
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  Idle Thumbs *cries* : trOmblyj
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    I tried an episode of idle thumbs a while back, but I found they were constantly interrupting eachother a... : reelbk
    • No, every episode is like that. But I loved it. : Sacred Sperm
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      They canceled it. how could you have missed the emoshack? : StolenNosferatu
      • Oh, I witnessed it in all it's glory, I just never gave the show much of a chance. Hoax has me convinced ... : reelbk
    • idle thumbs takes a while to appreciate but they will grow on you and while they do have an obsession wit... : Hoax
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  Jordan Jessie Go! is quality and hilarious. Also it's nice and lengthy. : kikilupo
  • Thanks- I'm trying the Jessie one this week. : reelbk
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  Giant Bombcast, Talkradar, Car Talk, The Skeptics Guide to the Universe : mechanicalgrape
  • I'm throwing car talk on there for the week- thanks. I accidentally typed "cat talk" and found that the s... : reelbk
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  i really wish i could buy all the episodes of wiretap on itunes. : grifter
  • There's a bootleg site with an rss feed if you google it. You can get all the back eps, but the bitrate i... : reelbk
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  http://www.howstuffworks.com/stuff-you-should-know-podcast.htm : shadebane
  • this is the worst information organization i've ever seen. can't seem to find the RSS feeds for all these... : barichnikov
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  check out TWIT.TV I love Windows Weekly, The Tech Guy & Security Now (Leo Laporte ftw) For games: P... : spaceyme
  • iPod.acquire(securitynow); Looks like it's pretty full now. Thanks! : reelbk
• BS Report, PTI, TWIT, WTF with Mark Maron, NPR Planet Money, The Onion Radio News and Video clips. : edgewise
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  ONE LIFE LEFT!!! It is my new favorite gaming podcast now that Idle Thumbs is on semi-hiatus. It's a ... : Perturbation
  • what's the link, pert? : Nitrium
  • http://www.onelifeleft.com/ : Alice O'Connor
• The Thomas Jefferson hour : Galadriel07
• bombcast, baby! : Dave-A
• ricky gervais : moshman
• Rebel FM, GiantBomb - most of the others I can't listen to, even 1up just slowly degraded for me. : abrasion
• Oh yeah! You Look Nice Today is great too. Takes a bit of getting used to though : zakazi
• Giant Bombcast, Stuff You should Know, and Idle Thumbs (RIP). : treefingers1
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  SModcast, Brianisinyou, Dan Carlin's Hardcore History, Richard Herring: As It Occurs to Me, In Our Time, ... : Lone Swordsman
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    hardcore history is an amazing podcast : dixieboi
    • The four-part series on the Eastern Front is fantastic. : Lone Swordsman
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    In Our Time is the most amazing podcast if you want to hear serious intellectuals discussing a totally ra... : peanut-
    • I just wish the BBC would boost the volume on its podcasts. They're all quiet by default. : Lone Swordsman
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    If you like As It Occurs to Me, I presume you've heard the Collings and Herrin Podcast? : Alice O'Connor
    • Not yet. I'm keeping that in reserve, since I only have so many hours to devote to podcasts! : Lone Swordsman
• Skeptics Guide to the Universe : terath
• giant bombcast and major nelson if you own an xbox : dantastic

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• I'm ready to chainsaw some zombie clowns. : imcompa
• yeah right, lets see if it actually kicks off then : filthysock
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  It won't be coming out at midnight. Every time Valve releases a game, we need to have a pool to see when... : stelth
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    everyone into the pool! /takes off pants : filthysock
    • Everyone out of the pool! : tboomer2
    • Awww yeah!! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
  • Sorry, pools closed due to AIDS : imcompa
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    12:12 EST : TastyWheat
    • I say 12:27 : stelth
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  I just got hit with a 32 person move so I will probably be home late :( : dognose
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    Start without me Maddog, I *should* be home by 1 am Central : dognose
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      It's possible I could still be playing by 1 am Central! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
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        Ugh they just made changes to the move spreadsheet. I will be here all night at this rate :( : dognose
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          Damn, Dognose. It sucks to be you. : Maddog_Delphi97
          • I hope they are running on Valve time :( : dognose
• Update: L4D2 Logo is now yellow in Steam. : dmason
• T MINUS 2 HOURS : sanchez
• so excited! : mysled
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  LOL! you guys are funny for thinking these times are accurate. : Korban
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    I'm actually going to go out on a limb and say that it will be released on or pretty damn close to those ... : jipey
    • Nice. Props to Valve for recognizing that there will be a SERIOUS flood of "OMG Y DOESNT MY GAME LOAD LOL... : stelth
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  Server files released. I will be examining running multiple server types. : RyDogg1
  • HURRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY : vile
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    do only co-op for 24 hrs, then change one to VS, etc , bit by bit, and lock them that way just to give al... : CoRDS
    • Coop 4 Lyfe yo. : RyDogg1
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      Why do you care? You're stuck with the baby edition of L4D2 : sanchez
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        no, bombay is fucking awesome and gifted me a copy :) : CoRDS
        • Nice. Now Oz has a the start of a future mass murderer. way to go : persuxe
        • omg im telling : the_burd
      • Its ok, I just got my server updated and it is Versus friendly, PLOT FOILED : alphablu
      • Pffft, most shacker aussies have the real version now. : felicia
    • I will hunt you down and fucking kill you. : zerog83
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  bang bang bang bang : DM7
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    I no want relationship, I just want bang bang bang : dmason
    • Vamanos Vamanos : DM7
• what a dick. : jjjapan
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  are we going to see a new intro movie or is that one they released with the demo it? : Korban
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    If I had to guess, we've seen it. Most of those videos take forever to make. It's also the footage in th... : stelth
    • Although you might see longer versions of these movies in between campaigns or something, it looks like t... : DM7
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  anyone else see their preload "Finish Downloading" a few times tonight alone? : slickdoody
  • yes, the game was updated twice tonight : grabbie
• totally H : ass-street
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  haha I didn't know re: brains was in l4d2 http://www.gametrailers.com/video/easter-egg-left-4-dead/586... : slickdoody
  • yeah. and a horde always comes when it gets to the refrain. pretty cool! : vile
  • That was in the demo. :) : DM7
• I think I'm about to run through the demo again :D : Degenerate
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  Maddog you pushed me over the edge and now I'm preloading L4D2, DAMN YOU : SatansFist
  • :D : Maddog_Delphi97
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  ONE HOUR TO GO!! : Maddog_Delphi97
  • you know i'm excited : ass-street
  • goddamnit... i need to do well on my test tomorrow for class or else ill sing the fail whale song... oh w... : proclone1
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  Taking bets, taking all bets. How long will it be delayed? 1 in 4 gets you no delay. Even odds for more ... : locater16
  • I actually have faith that it will be unlocked at the advertised time. : DM7
  • Look at you, aren't you funny! : thrallie200
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  Still just looks like recycled content.. : Techy007
  • Rain rain go away, come again some other day! : DM7
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    Says the guy loving MW2. : pyide
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      Give me reasons, not fanboyism. : Techy007
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        Give me actual posts, not shit. : DM7
        • For me, it's all about the new valve levels. They're -so- good compared to everything else. : LoioshDwaggie
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        You don't deserve any with a snide remark like that. I could say the same about Shooter 2009, I mean Mode... : pyide
        • *expect : pyide
        • Don't bother, if there was a way I could globally ignore people that made accounts in 2009+ I would. I'm ... : DM7
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          The game (IMO) takes a very linear approach, that wears down replay value. Thats my main concern. The Fir... : Techy007
          • Did you play on expert ? because the other diff. levels can be boring, and expert never is. : barichnikov
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    gay, I can't believe you're fagging up the place : felicia
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      And I used to be one of the naysayers, too. : felicia
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        so you nay naysay anymore? : filthysock
        • I'll naysay all over your nay if you don't watch it. : felicia
    • What more could he do? : dmason
• Anybody have a spare copy from the 4-pack to sell? A buddy of mine wants in. : jimmy-buffett
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  i am having a really hard time resisting buying this tonight : EvilDolemite
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    Go on, do it.. You know you want to. : alphablu
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      oops i accidentally bought it : EvilDolemite
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        The whole thing? : dmason
        • all 7.5GB. currently 22% done preloading : EvilDolemite
• And now I head to bed. :) : LoioshDwaggie
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  who else is staying up and playing late? : zerog83
  • Me. : dmason
  • I am :D : thrallie200
  • I'm off tomorrow :) : Metatron85
  • I might! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
  • I'm off tomorrow and don't go to bed until 8 AM normally anyway! :D : felicia
  • if i can really run it at 11pm here i'll definitely stay up for a while. : ass-street
  • I have an APFT tomorrow morning : Sailor of Fortune
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  30 mins! : watcherxp
  • you giant cunts, i won't be home from work for another 3 hours : filthysock
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    I'm preloading my pants!! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
    • Awww yeah!! : thrallie200
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      w/ boomer bile? : ass-street
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        Well, I'm from Oklahoma so it's a sooner boomer bile! : Maddog_Delphi97
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          groan : ass-street
          • :D : Maddog_Delphi97
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  can someone invite me to shack l4d2 group? http://steamcommunity.com/id/aethyr : aethyr
  • invite sent : thrallie200
  • Me too please! http://steamcommunity.com/id/mutemode : MuteMode
  • Pick me! http://steamcommunity.com/id/plainclothes : Arceihn
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  http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv269/Xman_018/zoeyandtheleft4deadgang.jpg : sanchez
  • my peels!! : ass-street
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  I had my laptop going all day trying to preload from my hotel room...but L4D2 is only at 8%. I don't thi... : RomSteady
  • Need to go hunting for a faster wifi. : thrallie200
• so excite, much love zombie, super number one fun time!!!!!! kawaiiiiiiii : felicia
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  So who is going to jump straight into VS blind? I think it would be fun since no one is gonna know wtf is... : SatansFist
  • Nay to that. Running around as infected sort of spoils the maps, probably going to wait until I coop a fe... : pyide
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  i think i'm going to uninstall the demo. : ass-street
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    tired of beating Nick to death? : Degenerate
    • haha that was fun. : ass-street
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  FIFTEEN MINUTES!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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    OMG I PEE MY PANTS! : NexusOne
    • I SPEEEEL MY DRIIIIIIIIIINK!! : theWhite
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    My shit says an hour? WTF : kainen1
    • Well, my shit says it's at 11:00 PM Central Standard Time. Five minutes from now. : Maddog_Delphi97
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  SERVER ADMINS: Please list IPs and if they're coop or VS. : sanchez
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    why? Won't the servers just show up on the main screen? : thrallie200
    • the steam group thingy is not always 100% reliable : sanchez
    • Only if you're a member of a certain group. : Maddog_Delphi97
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    96.31.92.195 / Whatever you want it to be baby. : alphablu
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      I get good ping to 127.0.0.1 : Maddog_Delphi97
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        OMG ME TOO \o/ : grayscale
        • I thought i was the only one that got a decent ping there. : alphablu
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  unf unf unf unf unf unf : Godhatesfatpeople
  • iawtuuuuuu : slickdoody
• FIVE MINUTES! : zerog83
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  Only 5 minutes till we can all start bitching about how late it is and how much Valve sucks! Yay. : DOOManiac
  • Fucking bullshit. THIS SUCKS. wanted to get a head start. : pyide
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  is it really going to happen? : ass-street
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    I hope so : Maddog_Delphi97
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      i'm creaming : ass-street
      • You're dreaming : Maddog_Delphi97
  • lol, no. : DOOManiac
  • lol : Degenerate
• I'm still boycotting L4D 2. : thecatinthehat
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  Go into the steam group chat, dummies : LoioshDwaggie
  • http://steamcommunity.com/groups/ShacknewsL4D2 made public again for a few mins so people could get in... : dignan
  • I'm showing zero people in chat? Which group is this? : rudds
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  I just saw Steam tell me sanchez is playing Left 4 Dead 2! Bastard better not be haxing. : BlackCat9
  • 'non steam game.' Aka, rename notepad to Left 4 Dead 2 and it looks like that. : LoioshDwaggie
• 95% preloaded, pretty fast considering I started 45 mins or so ago and right before the release : dignan
• Godspeed gentlemen : TastyWheat
• GO FOR LAUNCH : gibolas1234
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  unlock damnit! : stgdz
  • I agree with this post : Maddog_Delphi97
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  FUCKING DELAYED http://l4d.com/blog/ : Chandler55
  • SURPRISE! : ass-street
  • dick : zerog83
  • 0wned!!! : Dschinghis Khan
  • Gonna be hard to run from zombies when your pants are on fire! : BlackCat9
  • sladfjlkj324jljsladj lf 3r afsafafas : kainen1
• ONE MINUTE LATE! : sanchez
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  someone please add me to the proper group. Steam ID: IcedPez Steam Nick: Faylure : Chris Faylor
  • thanks hirez. now to wait for steam community to come back so i can accept. : Chris Faylor
• And so it begins! : dmason
• oh god. oh god. oh god. :( : vile
• Why does steam take so long to restart! : nevlos
• MINUS TWO MINUTES oh no not this again... :( : MercFox1
• 2 Minutes late WTF????? : watcherxp
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  DONT DO THIS TO ME VALVE : Godhatesfatpeople
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    when have they not done you like this? : ass-street
    • seriously - wtf is wrong with people... VALVE TIME STRIKES AGAIN!!! : dedgecko
• IT'S not OUT! : DM7
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  How big is the preload/install for this? You can't see preload size before you start downloading. : rudds
  • a little over 6 gigs I think. : ZombieAcademy
• lol you guys forgot about valve time? : RikiTiki2
• :( : Bhaalspahn
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  Guys, did we make a shack L4D2 group yet? : midgetherder
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    don't need it, we can use the existing l4d group : sanchez
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      Which is the one true group, there can be only one. : alphablu
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        Shacknews Left4Dead with 1061 members : sanchez
        • Its the only group i personally endorse : alphablu
• If it's not out in the next sixty seconds, I'm going to slice my dick in two. : Micand
• FUCKING UNLOCK : FusionJunky
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  they fucked me over again with their midnight bullshit! i'm totally boycotting this fucking game until th... : theWhite
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    I'm so sad :( I need to work tomorrow morning. ;D : DM7
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      i booked tomorrow off! : theWhite
      • Nice! : DM7
• AGH VALVE RELEASE THE GAME! : TheVietSpecial
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  So mines fully decrypted, but I don't see in servers in game. Hurry up! : imcompa
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    lies : thrallie200
    • you're like one of 4 shackers on my friends list. damn it. : imcompa
• C'mon Valve, I saw you earlier today...secretly slapping on updates. I KNOW you're there! : RoboticHam
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  can i get a shackl4d2 group invite? http://steamcommunity.com/id/DogDharma : DogDharma
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    The L4D2 group is public so you can just add yourself, or at least it was when I got in. : dfay
    • That said, I think most people just want to keep using the L4D group, which is fine by me. : dfay
    • It's no longer public. : thrallie200
  • tried to invite you but it says steam community is down for maintenance. : thrallie200
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  Question: Has Valve EVER managed to release a game on time? : locater16
  • Don't be silly. : DOOManiac
  • Nope. Never. : K1Bond007
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    iirc the orange box came out on time : sanchez
    • at least according to the portal song : theWhite
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      half-life 2 did as well. : choppp
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        lol? : MuteMode
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          Idk, i know a lot of people got owned by the unlocking process, but i remember playing almost right away. : choppp
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            it was delayed over a year from its original release date. : pyide
            • oh haha oops, i guess i blocked those sad memories. : choppp
      • sept 30 : never forget : theWhite
      • it was like a year late dude : n0v4
      • more like a year late. : NexusOne
    • Hmm, after investigating this it would appear it actually came out 5 minutes early. : K1Bond007
  • I remember the last L4D coming out on time. : Jobos
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  WTF! It says mXeno has it but I don't ! : Malku
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    mxeno works for valve lawlz : Chandler55
    • Yeah, he had an achievement already earlier today. : bcyde
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    did you try turning your computer off and on again? : megarust32
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      Does this work? : watcherxp
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        Damn straight, it's unlocking now for me! : locater16
        • Cool! unplugging accessories right now : watcherxp
      • Worked for me : megarust32
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        Worked here. : dmason
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          Stop it, there's no reason that should work. : Jobos
          • ... and yet it does. Do it. : gnomish
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            Worked for me. Good to go now. : omnova
            • I tried this but it didn't work then I realized my computer is hooked up to a UPS Battery backup so I unp... : H@rvester
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        This totally worked, : Arsenal
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          I just did this and it did NOT work. Are we talking about shutdown and power up, or a restart? : MercFox1
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            you have to do it three times : sanchez
            • nude : nevlos
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            Full power-off : watcherxp
            • It also helps if you unplug it from the wall to prevent residual power from seeping through : megarust32
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            I yanked my power cord out : locater16
            • Wrap it in tin-foil so you don't broadcast your IP address over the internet. It interferes with Steam. : gnomish
            • I hate you guys :( : MercFox1
      • I've been playing it for almost an hour now. : ieGod
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      no you must uninstall steam and reinstall it do not do this, it'll delete all your games : sanchez
      • wuss! : theWhite
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      I did this but now i cant figure out how to turn my computer on again. : alphablu
      • try the freezer trick, stick your case in the freezer for an hour or two, works like a charm : megarust32
    • Nothing is working for me damnit! : Malku
    • Pretty sure you need to microwave your computer for a few seconds. : thecatinthehat
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    yea i messaged him earlier asking wtf, He said they are play testing : supermonkeyballz
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      play testing? KAJDSFLKJ@#$ : kainen1
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        they're balancing the 10 new weapons : sanchez
        • shouldn't take this long to do that : watcherxp
• :((((((((((((((((((( : SpaecKow
• 3 more minutes for me and I am calling it a night : stgdz
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  So I could have been at the midnight best buy release and back by now, playing on my 360, but I'm still n... : slickdoody
  • FPS on a console... lol : imcompa
  • lol, nice. But then you would be playing on the 360, and turning ever so slowly... : Jobos
  • yeah but then you'd be stuck playing an FPS with a controller : sanchez
  • I will play an FPS on a console, but L4D should really be on a PC. : gibolas1234
  • what was that when it said you were playing a non-steam game version of left 4 dead 2? : sharpie
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  thrallie you and Maddog start without me : dognose
  • running late? : imcompa
  • If it even unlocks :P : thrallie200
  • ill take your place if thats ok : supermonkeyballz
  • Don't worry Dognose, Valve has kept it's promise of never releasing anything when they say they will ever... : locater16
  • looks bleak : dignan
  • We would if we could, dognose! : BlackCat9
• I think the giant red button they push at Valve to unlock games is really just a way to fuck them up even... : Chandler55
• Please valve? : watcherxp
• I'm going back to COD4. Someone on my friends list steam message me when/if this unlocks. :) : DOOManiac
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  I hate myself for believing. : vile
  • hmm... same. I'm going back to reading I think. : gnomish
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  I normally don't complain about Valve tardiness but this is starting to get irritating. They're constantl... : warcrow
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    yeah, why not just tell everyone an hour later than they actually project, then everyone is surprised?? : nevlos
    • If by "an hour" you actually mean "18 hours" then your plan is flawless. : weaselmeister
  • You're only in stage two, next is an all consuming rage every time they are late, then you can move on to... : alphablu
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    What's annoying is twofold: they went out of their way to explain the release time, and not a single peep... : Masem
    • But they did not specify the year. : sanchez
    • ^^This : SatansFist
    • Yeah, they said an actual time. :[ : DM7
    • that's exactly my issue. : slickdoody
    • Exactly mine too. Why do you hurt me valve? Can't you see that I already hate my life enough as it is?! : Malku
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    I'm only waiting a few more mins here. :( : warcrow
    • :(( : warcrow
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  Join the Shack Steam L4D Channel! : midgetherder
  • ^^lots of sexual accusations are already taking place! : sanchez
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  so is it out? I'm trying to decide between this and MW2, and I need a game. : virus
  • L4D2 : Maddog_Delphi97
  • get mw2, it'll probably have more staying power : TimeDoctor
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  FUCK YES!!! : watcherxp
  • god damn you : itsjames
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    found my socks for tomorrow : watcherxp
    • found your mom's pants from last night : Maddog_Delphi97
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  dont worry its coming : supermonkeyballz
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    Like your mom!! : Maddog_Delphi97
    • awww yea shes not hot.. : supermonkeyballz
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  I will accept this lateness only because a teacher of mine accepted a late assignment of mine today. 'Tis... : King Kavik
  • So it's YOUR fault!! <grabs pitchfork and torch> : dfay
  • YOU did this?!?! : vile
  • YOU'RE TO BLAME! : TimeDoctor
  • BOOMER BILE HIM : nevlos
• Nice UNLOCKNOT fuck-faces! : Lightzout
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  0wned!!! : CrustaR
  • I was wondering where you were : zuff
• Huh, Avira flags one of the update's files as a trojan. : unreleased
• welp : Arceihn
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  megarust is playing... : EvilDolemite
  • sure.... : thrallie200
• Maybe this is just a cruel joke on all the boycotters. At some point one of us will try launching L4D1 an... : dfay
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  Clever Valve, switching the release date from Nov 16th (ish) to the 17th (ish) http://store.steampower... : RoboticHam
  • Haha. I'm imagining someone hammering the release button screaming WHY WON'T IT WORK : Arceihn
  • God I would be so pissed right now if I had bought this... : IHATEDUST
• Never fails. : aggressor
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  Maybe Valve's clocks are slow? : baconisgod
  • They are still on DST : SeaLlama
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  When is the last time a game was ever released on time on Steam? i'm going to bed. no i'm not. i'm goi : stump
  • It seems like it's just Valve that can't release games on-time on their own freaking service. : Arcanum
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  mrxeno is trolling us :( mXENO is now playing Left 4 Dead 2. Click here to join. ... mXENO: co... : n0v4
  • Now he's playing L4D3. Funny! : warcrow
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    Robin is playing MW2. lol... : K1Bond007
    • GTFO : Lightzout
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  I'm hitting the sack. There are 8 servers up for L4D2, hopefully they don't release any incremental patc... : RyDogg1
  • woohoo 8!? Thank you! : sanchez
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  I se that l4d2 has moved from the "Coming Soon" section of steam to the "New Releases" section (released ... : watcherxp
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    heh they changed the release date to 17th now =) : watcherxp
    • The countdown is gone too. : stump
    • it *is* the 17th : rmjackson
• I have to admit, it would be fun to work at Valve, get to a release date and then just not release someth... : K1Bond007
• at least the review is up: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-hd-left-4-dead/59117 : Cihte
• 52 minutes late. Fuck : Maddog_Delphi97
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  Those fuckers: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/Valve/members : Wisp!
  • Too busy playing to flip the switch for the rest of us. : metldude
  • Don't worry, as soon as there's a break in the action I'm sure one of them will go press the release butt... : dfay
  • I just invited all of them to my new Steam group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/L4L4D2 : slickdoody
  • If it is a bug that's the holdup they may be verifying it's fixed lol : ZombieAcademy
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  Someone named 'mikeblas' in the L4D2 chat just said that they are testing a fix for a game-crashing bug a... : Daochi
  • What happened to good ol' Q&A? : NFXFSX
  • :I : Godhatesfatpeople
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    http://steamcommunity.com/id/mikeb maybe? If it's real then I'm guessing it'll be a while. Depends on the... : dfay
    • It's the official chat and it's moderated, so I'm guessing it's legit. : Daochi
  • http://developer-new.valvesoftware.com/wiki/User:Mikeblas : Chris Faylor
  • emoticon expressing dismay : Rich McNinch
  • well, if they left this bug in it'd be much, much worse. : EvilDolemite
  • Ok IT IS OUT! mikeblas: The game has been released. : Daochi
• wat no unlok?? back to MW2 MP for a bit on 360 then : kemical
• MAN WE TOTALLY GOT VALVED RIGHT!? : SigENeaT
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  F this I'm hitting the sack. Valve Time'd again! : kainen1
  • same here. forget this bull. : ass-street
• Valve Time'd : Arcanum
• 48 of us in the Shacknews Left4Dead steam group chat room : sanchez
• Mine just unlocked : metldude
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  UNLOCKING!!!!!!!!! : slickdoody
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    well sort of, it says it's unlocking, then nothing. : slickdoody
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      decrypting at 3% now : slickdoody
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        47% : slickdoody
        • 48%! : Arceihn
• UNLOCKING!!! :D : warcrow
• here we go : EvilDolemite
• decyrpting : n0v4
• UNLOCKING!!! : Phil
• w00t : rmjackson
• UNLOCKING NNNN NNNNN : SpaecKow
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  It flashes the decrypting window and then nothing happens! gaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh : Sapiens
  • restart steam : nevlos
  • m etoo. and i'm so tired. ;( : Cihte
  • Close steam and restart it. Worked for me. (Seems like I have to do this with every new steam release.) : dfay
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    reloading steam, same thing happen to me. : warcrow
    • same here, a second restart fixed it : sanchez
  • Restart Steam. Same thing happened to me. Decrypting now! : Arceihn
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    I restarted Steam, same thing. : Sapiens
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      Restart again! : Arceihn
      • hahaha i just did this and it's working now : Sapiens
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  cool. it shows up on my games list but it's currently unavailable. :( : Mmmmmoo
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    Scanning for Steam games updates... wtf : Mmmmmoo
    • Same... gay. : baffula
    • I'm getting that too. I can only hope it's decrypting. : The Grolar Bear
    • same here : megarust32
    • i let it sit for a bit and it's decrypting now : Mmmmmoo
• I thought you guys were messing with me but it is actually decrypting right now. IGI. : dfay
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  Better to be in AU for Valve midnight releases :) It's 4:30pm here. It might even be released by the ti... : moneyshot
  • DAMNIT I'M AT WOOOORRRRKKK!!!!! : moneyshot
• decrypting now, restart steam : AlexXdude
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  RAWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR : TastyWheat
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    you were about 1 hour off. : stelth
    • So was Valve ZING : TastyWheat
• ITS DECRYPPPPTTTTINNNNNGGGGG : Godhatesfatpeople
• DECRYPT YOUR ASS TO DA CHOPPA : jigstah
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  Is there a separate L4D2 group that I need to join? My name is aggybong : aggressor
  • Fuck, it finally finished decrypting and now it says incomplete installation. Raaaaaaaaaaaaaage! : aggressor
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  SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW : NFXFSX
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    wtf....start damnit! : baconisgod
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      it's not decrypting :( : baconisgod
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        I had to restart Steam a second time. : dmason
        • okay it's decrypting now. Looks like this might take a little while. : baconisgod
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  I restarted Steam, now it's "scanning for Steam games updates" and displaying none of my games, installed... : RevRaven
  • I get a popup saying that and I can't even access any of the Steam windows :( : Mmmmmoo
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    Woo, now 50% decrypting! :D : RevRaven
    • I won't even get to play tonight (got to be up at 6 AM CST), but just the thrill of watching it unlock is... : RevRaven
  • mine is stuck on that too. the scanning bit...mean while people are taunting me with 'so and so is playi... : deathofrats
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  finished decryping...getting incomplete installation error...deleting clientregistry.blob to see if that ... : sanchez
  • NOOOOOOOOOOoooooo! : persuxe
  • >:( : Arceihn
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    Incomplete here too. >:( Let us know if you Steam vets figure something out. : dfay
    • NVM!! Without doing anything other than trying again, I got in. Let's get a coop going! (Steam name is Ei... : dfay
    • Just keep clicking to launch the game. Eventually it'll work itself out. : BlackCat9
  • incomplete too... then it ran and i got pink and black missing textures and ERROR models showing for some... : kemical
  • took me five tries and it finally completed itself. : grabbie
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  lol http://l4d.com/blog/post.php?id=3121 : moneyshot
  • Oh man, I thought people were kidding about the big red button. : Arceihn
  • Ha, they changed the text. It used to say: "As of midnight EST, the PC version of Left 4 Dead 2, the sequ... : BlackCat9
• lulz : abrasion
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  This thread is epic. Hey can someone invite me to the regular Shacknews Steam Group (NOT the L4D one I'm... : Delaric
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    post link to id page : Mmmmmoo
    • Me too please: http://steamcommunity.com/id/eirei :