Morning Discussion

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• OMG YAY : tomservo
• Sweeeet! : WhatIsThisFor
• He is everywhere at all times, it's typically only when you go back to view footage/pictures of your day ... : socksta
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  Random Remo! : ant_hillbilly
  • hahahahaha : askedrelic
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16728333 ! : xsii
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  *SQUEEEEEEEEEEL* : zakazi
  • (I'd like this squeal stricken from the record) : zakazi
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  What a scoop! : ZTac
  • barich "Hot Scoops" nikov! : tomservo
• YAY REMOG : Fish_Bulb
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  I wish I worked somewhere where there might be a random remo. :/ : ThomW
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    Random Remo is Random. He could be in your office right now. : mrvandelay
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      I doubt it. I work from home. : ThomW
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        Check your closet. : mrvandelay
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          He's making a Podcast...... from inside the house!! : tomservo
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            If you say Chris Remo 3 times in front of a mirror he'll show up. : mrvandelay
            • He then sings a brief song about videogames, runs to your computer and buys you a copy of Far Cry 2 on St... : ZTac
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            He's coming outta the walls. He's coming outta the goddamn walls! : nudel
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              nudel! This little girl survived longer than that with no weapons and no training! : tomservo
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                then put her in charge! : Fyunch Click
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                  She moistly comes out at night. Moistly. : nudel
                  • Aye-firm-a-tive! : Ride-My-Rocket
        • Remo is definitely in the closet : kevp
      • He could be in your work home right now. : Vincenoir
      • He's hiding under your mattress. : voodooraze
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        Are you married? Check for your wife. : breadsticks
        • Check for your life!!! : askedrelic
      • Random. Remo. Is. Random. : GloriousCow
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        Check your 360. He's probably playing Far Cry 2 : Sothebys
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          Remo plays Far Cry 2 on Remo's PC : tashtego
          • Remo is doing it right. : MercFox1
    • What's a Remo doing in this office! THERE'S A REMO IN THE OFFICE!! : StriderNL
• I hate how the iPhone/iPod changes lol to Lol : sikander
• Reeeeeemo extreeeeemooooo idle thumbsoooooooooo : DrWaffles
• WOO WOO WOO : DM7
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  That makes me smile and my eyes tear up. : ateam311
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    they have a cream for that : hamachi
    • What could be better, than eye cream? : sweat
    • HOT REMO INJECTION : pyros
• YAAAAAAYYYY!!!! : senseimoron
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  Wtf ! Time for a Remolicious Montreal shackmeet : MrLobo
  • ^^ this needs to happen : AlexXdude
  • i'm guessing he's going back soon if there is a new episode tomorrow. That'd be awesome. : barichnikov
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  Thank you Jesus! : legato17
  • Christ Remo : DrWaffles
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  Did you give Remo a high five? : CrustaR
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    you mean a low five? : RikiTiki2
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      haha yeah he's shorter than I thought! :\ Seeing the voice coming out of a person was nice though! : barichnikov
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        Crapbox will always remain in my mind as his voice saying it. : Sothebys
        • Suckbox! : Mecha Tofu Pirate
    • 0wned!!! : CrustaR
• That is awesome news. : Iazu
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  Go back and ask him why he isn't signed up for my Shackmeet. : OverloadUT
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    Actually if you're in the bay area why aren't YOU signed up for my Shackmeet? : OverloadUT
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      o snap~ i just signed up for sure yesterday! the +1 is a male this time, no females :| : xsoulbrothax
      • I should post another thread. Only 3 days away! : OverloadUT
    • Remo is in Montreal, QC for MIGS! That's why i was surprised to see him. : barichnikov
  • he was leaving when i was coming back from lunch :\ : barichnikov
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  i love remo :( : disembodied potato
  • remo love thread in this subtread, go! <3 : moe6
• haha : razlebol

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  840 million is a ridiculous sum but everybody knows it was really for Bioware, which didn't lose any peop... : Zek
  • I swear, if they fuck over Bioware in any way I will be mildly annoyed. : daedraug
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    Still seems an outrageous sum. Let's assume that future Bioware games require no employee salaries, deve... : bipolar
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      You are forgetting about The Old Republic. That could be a damn cash cow. : Evil Benius
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        is lucasarts not publishing that? : stgdz
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          They are, but Bioware will still bring in a ton of money for it which means EA will. : Evil Benius
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            how though, sure they will see money from the initial purchase but the monthly costs should cycle back to... : stgdz
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              you're suggesting a developer doesn't make significant cash on an MMO sub and the publisher gets it all? : derelict515
              • Yeah that makes no sense, why would any developer agree to that? : Evil Benius
      • I'll personally be buying 11 million subscriptions, just to shut Warcraft's whore mouth : uglysad
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        I don't know how much faith to put in TOR as EA has a bad history with mmos. Mythic is down to a small t... : JuffoWup
        • more or less. : rmjackson
    • Don't forget that JR was part of the company that sold BioPan to EA. : Fred Garvin
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    Serious question: Has bioware seen $840m in total net profits yet? Not since being bought, but EVER?... : batkiwi
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      If you want quality, you have to pay for it. : Ellissd
      • Honestly there's a lot that Bioware could do much better in their games. The gameplay itself has always b... : Zek
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21442530#itemanchor_21442530 : Fred Garvin
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  Calling Pandemic "half the deal" because there were two studios is being ignorant. : J4NUS
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    Why? Pandemic didn't have the same acclaim as BioWare, but they turned out more games in shorter times an... : Fred Garvin
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      I am not afraid to pay for quality. If it means bioware games need to be $60 in order to maintain the con... : Cheeziologist
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        What does that have to do with the value of Pandemic? : Fred Garvin
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          I believe you said, "Games like Mass Effect have barely broke even because BioWare is so freaking bloated... : Cheeziologist
          • What I mean is that the $800+ million that was paid for BioPan was based on the value of both companies, ... : Fred Garvin
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  Sounds about right, I think they only wanted Bioware in the first place though. : one random winner
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    In being totally honest though everyone had really high expectations for Pandemic this generation, they w... : Amnesty_intl2
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      Agreed, it just hasn't panned out, and I don't recall them having quite the same track record as Bioware. : one random winner
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        I'm gonna give them an out and just say that partially I blame microsoft being the laggard this generatio... : Amnesty_intl2
        • Yeah, some sort of storage is absolutely critical, even the Wii had flash. : one random winner
        • Eh? There are plenty of amazing games for the 360 and for most games the HDD means jack shit (and the PS3... : nudel
        • that's a pretty ridiculous excuse when other developers have clearly had no problems creating great games... : derelict515
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      How so? I don't recall their games being specifically ground breaking. Nor were they avid engine desi... : dedgecko
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        They made something that was different than most of what was coming out last generation, and basically ju... : Amnesty_intl2
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          are you talking about Mercs 1 like it was some grand innovation over GTA? : derelict515
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            Mercs 1 was pretty awesome. Sadly, their coolest games were always Battlezone. NEEDS MORE BATTLEZON... : Fayk
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              They were only credited with BZ2, followed by Dark Reign 2, which were two titles rather glossed over in ... : dedgecko
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                They're working with more limited technology, thus the word equivalent. : Amnesty_intl2
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                  everyone is working under the same conditions on a platform and some companies release great games, other... : derelict515
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                    What I meant was that last generation, Crytek had the advantage of working with REAL technology on the PC... : Amnesty_intl2
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                      No one made that comparison but you. You said the lack of harddrive was a serious hindrance to their abil... : derelict515
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                        It's not, the DVD drive can only stream information oh so fast to a limited amount of memory, that meanwh... : Amnesty_intl2
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                          ...are you perhaps thinking of the slower speed of blu-ray in comparison to streaming off of a DVD? I ... : dedgecko
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                            I meant that the average DVD player's maximum speed at peak is around ~10x or so, the 360's DVD drive run... : Amnesty_intl2
                            • Pandemic's downfall was making shitty games that didn't sell and/or were marred with bugs, not the limits... : dedgecko
                            • You simply have no evidence that a lack of side missions in GTA4 didn't instead rest entirely on a design... : derelict515
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                      CrapStation 2... good one. PS2 had more fantastic games than most consoles before it. : zerog83
                      • I think you're confusing it with the Dreamcast. : Amnesty_intl2
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                  Crytek MADE their own engines prior to making their games. Pandemic was using existing tools and makin... : dedgecko
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                    I'm still going to just blame MS on this one for dropping the ball on the subject of the hard drive not b... : Amnesty_intl2
                    • You have absolutely no evidence for that and there are multiple far more reasonable explanations. : derelict515
                    • I'm not sure where you're going, given that all of the previous GTA titles have always streamed content f... : dedgecko
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                Yet I'm going to remember BZ2 more fondly in five years from now still than any of the games Crytek made ... : Fayk
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                  ...Crytek is relatively new compared to Pandemic. : dedgecko
                  • Pandemic was founded in 1998, Crytek in 1999. : vx2o
            • Sure, but it was hardly different from what was out at the time. Take GTA3, remove story, add more weapon... : derelict515
    • I also agree. Going into this generation they seemed to have a lot of momentum and to be a fun place to w... : d3tached
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    Even so the deal itself represents a significant conflict of interest. : riptyde
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      IIRC a chunk of the people at Elevation Partners were ex-EA, and when EA got them back the same people la... : xsoulbrothax
      • Elevation Partners... Wait, can we blame Bono for some/all of this? Please? : nudel
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      This is how I see it, plus the fact that he pocketed almost $5 million on the deal while tanking EA's sto... : yosemiteclimber
      • I would of course add the caveat that I'd gladly do the same thing in an instant for a cool $5 mil : riptyde
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    Between Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2, Bioware will probably end up paying for at least their half of the ... : MercFox1
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      You are mistaken. ME1 has barely broke even (6+ year dev cycle) and Dragon Age is not selling anywhere ne... : Fred Garvin
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        Mass Effect has sold like 2 million copies, and Bioware is huge so it's not like they were only working o... : mikecyb
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          I understand how development works. Doesn't change the fact that the development costs for both of those ... : Fred Garvin
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            TOR is basically BioWares only hope to really make money hats that make that $800+ million purchase worth... : Frozen Pixel
            • For sure. It'll be years before they know if a new IP like DA pays off and Mass Effect sold well, but sti... : Fred Garvin
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          2 million copies. Say that they got the entire $50 per copy. We KNOW this is not the case, but lets jus... : batkiwi
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            why do you people keep expecting them to magically break even on the deal just a few years after it happe... : synapse19
            • How many years? Typical buyout roi is 5 years. Do you think bioware will net (not revenue, NET) $840m in ... : batkiwi
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            What are you even talking about? first off, I wasn't even speaking about the deal, just how they could h... : mikecyb
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              That's a BIG if and that's the point of this whole thread. At the time of purchase the price paid for Bio... : Fred Garvin
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                $840m is extremely steep for what amounts to a bunch of dudes and two new IPs, I agree, but I think anoth... : mikecyb
                • If you are a publicly traded company then the major consideration is "when will we see roi". 5 years? 1... : batkiwi
                • I think the original price that VGH paid for BioPan ($300 million) was a hell of a lot more realistic. Ev... : Fred Garvin
            • My $400m remark was for bioware as a whole if ea paid $840m for bioware + pandemic. That has been clear t... : batkiwi
  • Why do people keep saying this? Pandemic was a solid developer and there is no way on god's green earth t... : Fred Garvin
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  That is pretty fucked up : rosewood
  • No freaking doubt. I am so glad we dumped our EA stock. Fuck them. : Lightzout
• What a douchebag : bozer
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  Damn that's fucked up. Ugh. : virus
  • No fucking ethics. What a load of shit. : virus
• I hate greedy fucks like this guy. : The Grolar Bear
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  I don't think it's outrageous at all, the article seems to imply that the price cost between Bioware and ... : R@zzle
  • agreed, ricetello is doing the right thing by cutting them. The leftovers will likely spin-off their own... : dedgecko
• he'll land a job on wall street in no time !!!!!!!!!! : Downforce
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  This is the second video game related Market rap article i've seen today that has clearly terrible resear... : pixelat3d
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    Care to clarify? : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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      Sure, the other is http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21441280#itemanchor_21441280 where they go on sali... : pixelat3d
      • ugh, i couldnt even get through half of that other article : synapse19
• I think I read somewhere (here) that Infinity Ward was purchased for $5 million by Activision. If that's ... : Cihte
• I guess they figure the SW MMO will be a cash cow. : Fred Garvin
• He should be hung drawn and quartered for this shit. : massdev
• wtf irrational games was bought for only 11million? while the 840mil is the extreme high end, that sounds... : Unleashed

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• hahaha : silent prophet
• waahahaha : master_disaster_17
• Well done. : notd665
• hahaha : Bamtan
• Awesome : Portax
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  hahaha is this Assassin's Creed 2? : tomservo
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    Yeah. : jackrabbit
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      Reminds me of playing Deus Ex. There's a mission early in the game where you have to align a satellite on... : tomservo
      • JC: Maybe I shouldn't have eaten all of those candy bars : Sothebys
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        did you miss or did they just not cushion your fall? : GloriousCow
        • They just didn't cushion hahaha. They broke apart as if I hit them with my baton. Except the baton was my... : tomservo
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        Tom! You CAN jump off that building to one side!!! There is a lamp about mid way up on one wall. It barel : senseimoron
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          omg I think I know where you're talking about! Is the lamp right above that door that has the little ramp... : tomservo
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            Yes! That's exactly what I'm talking about. Sweet! : senseimoron
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              You and I could probably draw Deus Ex maps on a napkin from memory :D I'm gonna try that this weekend! : tomservo
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                There's another way, but it's kind of an exploit, but it works on any vertical surface - get two LAMs - : mroizo40
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                  Oh yeah! Several years ago I saw some screenshots of a guy who was scaling buildings in Hong Kong with th... : tomservo
                  • When I discovered this, I went and climbed every single thing i could find. It's pretty game breaking at ... : mroizo40
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          ^^^ This. This and invisibility got me out of that place. : theargent
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            Cheater! The cloak aug isn't available that early in the game :p I always just stun prodded / tranq d... : Tech T
            • Yeah, doing it while they're still friendly is pretty hilarious. : mroizo40
      • Haha, The mental anguish that level caused me >:( : Durajim
• haha : bashildy@speakeasy.net
• A hahahaha : voodooraze
• You definitely are a Man of the People. I'm sure they'll love you for this. : StolenNosferatu
• Ahahaha, this post made my day. : ArcKnight
• I thought this had to do with some Princess Bride game : zebosausamite
• That's priceless! lol, awesome post!! : DscytheX
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  iirc AC1 really did have an achievement for knocking enough people over : dirge23
  • It was for grabbing beggars. Also smashing through market stalls. : ArcKnight
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    Enemy of the Poor: Grab and Throw 25 Harassers. (harassers were beggars) : dirge23
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      god they were fucking annoying :( : GloriousCow
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        Yeah, this time it's the singers. But yes, that was my thought process, too. : jackrabbit
        • I love bumping them and making them drop their lutes. : ArcKnight
• Achievement Unlocked: It Was Just a Misunderstanding! : Rehevkor
• This is a fantastic story. Thank you for sharing. : Alice O'Connor
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  The added hilarity for me was I had no idea Assassin's Creed 2 was out. : Moonbase Commander
  • Haha I thought he was relating a real-life story, but the motivation didn't make sense. : Rasnowl
  • the best part of this, I live in Florence, South Carolina. We recently had a rash of people being assaul... : Flakmanz
• massive lol. : chazums
• hahaha : khaosman
• hahahahha : Dravenport
• Bwahahahaha! : MatzL.E.
• Winner : MercFox1
• mo-ney, mo-ney, mo-ney!!!! money! mah-nee! mah-nee!!! : at0micgarden
• lol, great. : Durajim

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  This seems like a con to overcharge you for coffee. I make great coffee everytime and I'm not limited to ... : Haku-Jin
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    Yup, its called a french press and grinder : Jinxplayer
    • That's what she said. : nudel
    • Burr grinder. : Haku-Jin
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    There's a ton of selection in terms of coffee types. I've been using my regular maker for ages but I was... : tboomer2
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      There's even more selection if you're not limited to 'pucks' and I only make as much coffee as I need to ... : Haku-Jin
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        I just don't have time for that kind of coffee dedication. If I could just inject caffeine I would. : tboomer2
        • Wake up 5 minutes earlier and you'll have time. : Haku-Jin
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          dont let them shit hate on your coffee maker. i love mine! and because i am the only coffee drinker in th... : m0rfus
          • I'm going to make a coffee right now in protest.. Back in 4 minutes! That's right.. 4!!!! : tboomer2
          • It probably makes a decent cup of coffee but I'll take a great cup of coffee over a decent cup any day. T... : Haku-Jin
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          I have used my french press + grinder once, shit takes forever son : gmd
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            What? Grind bean/heat water- 5 minutes. Steeping time-3 minutes. I'll take the extra 4 minutes in the... : senseimoron
            • If it takes 5 minutes to boil your water, you are boiling too much water (unless you have some enormous f... : arhughes
        • Get one with a timer, and don't make a full pot? : nakedsavage
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        I don't know about the Tassimo, but for my Keurig I have a little filter thing I can use instead of the K... : laurgasms
        • I figure there's probably something similar, I just couldn't justify the price when I already have a trie... : Haku-Jin
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      then buy a toddy setup for $30 and have cold brewed coffee that lasts for like 2 weeks... and you can use... : wtf242
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        I know nothing about those. Can you heat the coffee up afterwards or you drink it cold? I hate cold coff... : tboomer2
        • Yeah, it makes sort of a coffee concentrate, and you can dilute with hot water (or regular water and then... : scythide
• we have one at work, they are cool and make good coffee : GBeer11
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  loooooooooooove my Keurig. Second favorite electronic in the house (after my harmony remote) : indosauros
  • I loved the Harmony I had to buy two. Looks like I'll have to get another Tassimo for work. : tboomer2
• My dad has one in his RV and it's awesome. The coffee packets are too expensive for regular use for me t... : Omning
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  Pretty neat, but I prefer my french press! : CrustaR
  • you would, CrustaR, you would. : gmd
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    i think i'm gonna get one this weekend so I can join the Kool Kids Klub : multisync
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      STRONG COFFEE CLUB : CrustaR
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        i hate how bitter coffee is and requre lots of sugar, i'm hoping this may ease me into drinking coffee ba... : multisync
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          If it's bitter, then you're drinking the wrong type of coffee (EG, Folgers). Good fresh coffee should no... : CrustaR
          • Agreed. It's all about he right process: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V-1O2nqars : Fred Garvin
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    Only way to drink coffee. : senseimoron
    • At home, that is. : senseimoron
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  Home roasting is so easy and saves so much money though. You can get any type of coffee you want, all ... : FirmButtstone
  • I just don't see how someone can dedicate so much time to a cup of coffee. Maybe i've reached a new level... : tboomer2
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    Where do you find the green beans and how do you roast them? : Haku-Jin
    • I have the same question. After trying many coffees over the past year what seems to matter the most is h... : Old_Fart
    • online, local roaster (google coffee roaster in your zip) i buy from these guys http://bargreencoffee-sto... : cpt_gloval
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      It only takes about 15 min to roast coffee, and you can choose what level of roast you like. Typically, ... : FirmButtstone
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        I found this place about 10 minutes away. I'll probably visit them tomorrow. http://www.thecaptainscoff... : Old_Fart
        • Seems right in line price wise. It would be nice to have a place so close, I just have to mail order eve... : FirmButtstone
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    My 12$ coffee maker takes 30 seconds of work and does a great job. : surley_monkey
    • It all comes down to taste, I can go to the store and buy a case of bud light for beer also, but I would ... : FirmButtstone
• I prefer the nesspresso. : RogerDandy
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  Repost - my coffee addiction: http://www.scythide.com/coffee/waytoomuchcoffee.jpg : scythide
  • I'll have a double-shot grande mocha cap with foam and cinnamon, barrista. Hey, where's your tip jar? : mn3m0n1c
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    is there a decent burr grinder that doesn't cost a fortune? : Old_Fart
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      What are you grinding for? For anything non-espresso, there are a bunch in the $80-100 range that are ve... : scythide
      • Here's a good basic grinder that's suitable for drip, press, percolator, etc. Refurb model, only $67 ... : scythide
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    I thought the aeropress and the toddy sort of sucked : boring gegtik
    • Aeropress is OK. You get a lot of control over the output. The only problem is that it uses more coffee... : scythide
  • Damn nice, if you can get a hold of (and have not had) the Ethiopian Idido Misty Valley beans, I strongly... : FirmButtstone
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    is that a rice cooker with a multimeter sitting on top of it? : biskits
    • I don't know why I left that in the picture. It's my makeshift sous vide setup, rice cooker and PID. I ... : scythide
• we have one. wendy loves the hot chocolates. such a lazy device but spiffy. : [fry]
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  My issue with these coffee makers is obsolescence. If everyone decides they aren't selling well enough an... : Fred Garvin
  • Also, menz that like French presses should check out this: http://www.aerobie.com/Products/aeropress_s... : Fred Garvin
• this xmas I'm aiming for a siphon coffee maker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_coffee_maker : boring gegtik
• You can buy a 4-cup Mr. Coffee, Braun grinder and several pounds of premium whole beans for less than tha... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  I don't think real coffee lovers would even consider using one of those. Maybe lover isn't the right wor... : skanky08
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    ill pretty much drink whatever coffee is placed in front of me. as for what kind of brew equipment i like... : cpt_gloval
    • for drip coffee, the Bunn machines are great. : Old_Fart
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  We have a Flavia machine up at work, that thing is fantastic. You can literally make any kind of drink wi... : Sole.exe
  • Can you make a vodka tonic with it? : CrustaR
• I need both a coffee unit and an espresso unit. I am a huge snob and this is taking too long. : Downforce

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  GTX 280/285 ish? : GeorgeB3DR
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    Are you wanting to stick with Nvidia? : mrwolf710
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      Yeah. I know the ati's are slightly better these days, right? : GeorgeB3DR
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        Slightly better is an understatement. There is a reason they can't kept their 5850 and 5870 cards in stoc... : aggressor
        • Cool, thanks... : GeorgeB3DR
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          shouldn't that say ATI not AMD? : peat
          • same thing now : dignan
          • AMD owns ATI : OverloadUT
        • So you're saying NV has a new card coming out really soon? When is that exactly? : FlatlineDixay
      • If you wanna go Nvidia it does look like the GTX 285 is a good card without going into the $500 range. : mrwolf710
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  Take a look at the BFG Geforce 285 OCFU; under $400 from tigerdirect and comes with a copy of Batman: AA. : Tech T
  • Not a physical copy though, just a coupon to redeem a free digi. download.. Not sure if it's Steam'ed or ... : Tech T
• I want to update my 8800GTS too. I have no idea what to get. : irrerno
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  I'd say nVidia is a bad buy right now, but ATI cards are all out of stock, anyway... GTX 295 is nVidia... : aggressor
  • ps I strongly don't recommend an nVidia card right now :( ATI HD5850 or 5870 are much much better buys. : aggressor
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  I went from a 8800gts to a GTX 260 a month ago. I didn't want to get anything higher because cpu would p... : Edges
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    how big was your increase in performance? : dignan
    • HUGE. New releases are actually smooth again. : Edges
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  i will break you with this : why? : Frush81
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    hehe : GeorgeB3DR
    • you heard it here, folks... "hehe"... that's even more incriminating than a sigh!! : waxthirteen
    • :< : dognose
• What are you willing to pay? : bolneze
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  Ok looks like reasonable range is a 5800 series card or a gtx275-ish card. Above that is insance price r... : GeorgeB3DR
  • Thanks for asking; I'm still mentally preparing my next system build. I've been paying too much attentio... : the archvile
  • I love my GTX 275 (Twin Frozr edition - incredibly quiet, decent overclocker) but if I were buying today ... : bipolar
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    you're correct, except that the 5800 series stock is low due to 40nm teething issues, so they have raised... : yacoub35
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      What driver issues? I haven't seen a single one since I have had my 5850 for about a month. : DogDharma
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        my 5850 makes my cursor WTF HUGE every so often, but other than that it's good. : slickdoody
        • Update your firmware on your mobo if you can, I did last night and haven't had it happen since. There is ... : DogDharma
      • good, hopefully you don't run into any. but if you really want to research, read just about any popular g... : yacoub35
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      oh and the reason i'd go with a 5770 despite it being outclassed by a 4870 is two-fold: it's still a huge... : yacoub35
      • I agree. Also note that dx11 games seem to run faster in dx11 then in dx10 mode. So the 5770 may end up f... : DogDharma
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      The ATI driver 'issue' is mostly bullshit. I do everything the card is capable of (gaming, dual monitors,... : aggressor
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        It's not BS for the people experiencing driver instability. Just because you don't, doesn't make their mi... : yacoub35
        • Read the last two sentences. : aggressor
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  Is anyone else not slightly crushed knowing George doesn't run an i7 extreme with like 12 gigs of ram and... : DogDharma
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    you should buy him one : veras
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      Wish I could buy myself one. I guess it's just my stereotype I have that all big time pc devs run absurd ... : DogDharma
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        That's when they're actually developing games and have capital to invest in hardware. : yacoub35
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          See now this is being lame and harrasing. : DogDharma
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            Sorry, but that was not intended in a sarcastic manner. It was a serious comment. : yacoub35
            • Oh ok :-) : DogDharma
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              Most devs don't run uber rigs. Some of the artists may have massive amounts of ram, and some of the prog... : GeorgeB3DR
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                Right, but we are talking about his home rig. : DogDharma
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                  Haha didn't realize that was you that posted that. Makes since to use baseline at the office. I just pic... : DogDharma
                  • Secs= devs. Damn iPhone. I'm just going to quit this subthread now :-) : DogDharma
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                    No need really. I tend to play games on the 360 for the most part. My home system is reasonably beefy, ... : GeorgeB3DR
                    • Not to pick a point apart... Without knowing the rest of the specs, the 8800 is a few years behind t... : jasoncrowley
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    Howabout we stop harrassing George the 3dr guy and just welcome him as George the shack community member? : papaskot
    • Thats a great idea papascot. : Lightzout
    • I'm not harrasing him at all. No diff then if I heard 242 was wearing Levi jeans. : DogDharma
    • i tagged your post "wtf" because it makes no sense. I see nothing harassing about his asking why a game d : yacoub35
    • How did he harass him? : OverloadUT
    • Chill out white knight. He didn't harass anyone. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • George is now a console guy. It makes me sad too. : Modulus
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  You won't consider an ATI card? : Fred Garvin
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    Just had problems in the past and marked them off. Heading to Frys though and will get a 5800 level card... : GeorgeB3DR
    • If you haven't looked at them in the past few years you are doing yourself a disservice. : Fred Garvin
    • Frys' prices are horrible (last time I looked in store). Buy it online, either from one of the computer s... : Modulus
    • Buy it from Newegg George. : irrerno

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  Didn't you sell your PS3 like 5 months ago? Why would you have new PS3 games? : ArcKnight
  • no? : Sothebys
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  Here's an idea. GO SUCK A BIG FAT HAIRY DICK. : voodooraze
  • voodooraze, you tell him! : CrustaR
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  really living up to that new name, humper : dirge23
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    Wait, that's pancake humper? : CrustaR
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      YES! Hence the me telling him to suck dick. : voodooraze
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        SUCK A DICK YOU NAME CHANGER! : voodooraze
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          Sothebys? What kind of name is that? Well, at least now I will finally be able to defeat pancake on sha... : CrustaR
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            It's the dumbest fucking name EVER! Sot He Bys? : voodooraze
            • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sotheby%27s : Arctic Fox
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        all name changes are fail : Iwannaacura
        • This from a guy with an awful name too. ;) : FormerHPB
        • i moved from -=fatman=- to just fatman and it works better. doesn't gunk up the comments as much. but ... : fatman
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        wut i miss the name pancake humper already : anthonybean
        • I heard he had an uncomfortable run in with Dahanese and her dog. : trOmblyj
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        Oh fuck this. He should be perma'd back to pancake humper. pancake humper was one of the best names o... : walker270
        • sounds like a chain of breakfast places to me, like bob evans. : xxiv
        • i agree. : AMikaboshi
      • oh what in the fucking fuck : opengl128
      • I didn't think acyberkinetickeats could be trumped. I was wrong. What a horrible name. : ieGod
• I'll sell my Borderlands 360 for the same price for the 360 as well. : stonedonkey
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  Heh, yesterday my roommate sold Section 8 and The Last Remnant on the 360 for a total of $20 The fo... : Malku
  • I played the Section 8 demo a couple times and it was kind of fun, but with it being an online-only title... : ThomW
• Why don't you put them up for auction? HUrrrrrr. : ArB
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  You're selling used games at full price? : Trips
  • aren't games $60 these days, before shipping/tax? not saying that's a price i would jump on though : cpt_gloval
• i didn't realize Sotheby's also dealt in video games : electroly
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  EAT SHIT : JINKY
  • ps anyone want to buy unopened NCAA Football 2010 for PS3 : JINKY
  • YES! FUCK YOU SOTHYEBYER HUMPER! : voodooraze
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  First you try to sell your old ps3 for $299, now games for $50? WHAT PLANET ARE YOU ON? : JohnnyRey
  • What are you talking about? I sold an EXTRA PS3 for $180. : Sothebys
• gamefly more you filthy fart boner. : smackpiece
• [lol] : TreMetal
• You sure you don't mean $30? : roushimsx
• I think you should be looking for a better middle ground between the $5 gamespot would give you and what ... : Conan
• proof that all name changers are faggots : veras
• ONLY 50 DOLLARS?! : jamesray
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  This post makes me want to go to Gamestop so I don't get raped by Sothebys. : Sludgehead
  • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : slickdoody
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  Holyshit and Fuck ME. This is Y{pancake humper}Y? What the fuck man. You sign out of this bullshit : Phil
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    Look at what you made me do. You and your ridiculous name. : Phil
    • lols are flying around today at mach 5, matching the velocity of the FAIL TRAIN : Downforce
  • I know right? That was a great name. I changed from a name that nobody knew how to pronounce, and that ... : .Jayson
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    Tell em Steve Dave! : voodooraze
    • lol : hamachi
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    Oh christ why do people do this, lol - there goes what reputation he had, lol. : abrasion
    • yeah it wasn't that great to begin with : fishbone
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  I'll do $40 for Demon's Souls. : Omaha
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    best buy had 500 copies but I couldn't bring myself to pay $60 : gmd
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      Great, thanks. This is the second worse thing about this thread. : walker270
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        TOO MANY GOOD GAMES ARE OUT : gmd
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          AND DEMON'S SOULS IS THE BEST OF THEM : walker270
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            UNCHARTED 2 : gmd
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              DEMONSTRABLY INFERIOR. : omnova
              • I WANNA SCREAM TOO! : jcrockerman
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            I'm just not interested enough. If it had true coop I'd be all over it I think. : ieGod
            • Co-op kinda ruins the atmosphere of the game, which is one of its biggest strengths. : silent prophet
    • I held the game once but put it down because of that. : Omaha
  • :( :( : Omaha
• Goozex them : MuteMode
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  I motion to have the mods perma ban this stupid fucking name and any other dumb fuck name you try and use... : voodooraze
  • motion seconded : veras
  • Seconded : proclone1
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    thirded : Bamtan
    • you got some balls posting in this thread, batman. : silent prophet
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      hardfl1p, does this mean you're going back to your old name? : CrustaR
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        no my old name had a shitty number in it this one is much cooler i'm almost a real superhero : Bamtan
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          You will always be hardfl1p to me. : CrustaR
          • CrustaR you should put the contents of your shacker_namechanges.xls into your profile so I can keep up li... : rgoer
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    i didn't know he was pancake humper, i was wondering who this new guy was that kept posting : FrayLo
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      Same here. Goddammit pancake_humper : Phil
      • same! wtf pancake humper!!! :( : yacoub35
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    yes sothebys sounds awful and selling 60 dollar games for 50 dollars to shackers deserves a ban too : kainen1
    • signed. He needs 7 days to re-evaluate what the fuck he thinks he's doing! : Phil
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      I thought he was selling all 3 for 50? : abrasion
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        ahahahaha : silent prophet
        • Oh god you're right I missed the 'ea' on his post - lol I thought he sold his PS3 anyhow because it rape... : abrasion
    • Bingo! : yosemiteclimber
    • did he get that tattoo at quakecon for people paypaling him to buy a psp? : dignan
  • AGREED x 1000000000000 : CrustaR
  • Mods make this happen! Or give me mod powers so that I can take care of this myself! : voodooraze
  • do it : opengl128
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    We should stone him first, for such a terrible name. : ieGod
    • or at least ban him for a week : veras
  • i was planning on having winchatty lock him out if he tries to use Sothebys : electroly
  • I agree. Why was it changed? : Bull
  • agreed. Also agreed on the $50 game shit. : AMikaboshi
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    pancake humper wasn't even his first name here, was it? : rock elf
    • IT WAS THE ONLY NAME HERE, THE ONE TRUE NAME THAT NO OTHER SHALL EVER MATCH AND NOW IT IS RUINED, ADRIFT ... : gmd
    • as far as i know it was : electroly
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      What was his name before that? breakfast taco humper? : CrustaR
      • http://www.shacknews.com/profile/tsteltz http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14651114 : rock elf
• lol to you and your silly new name : Begawkiness
• suck my n.a.r.b. : at0micgarden
• so instead you'll pass the rape on to other shackers? go to hell PH. : biskits
• i love this thread : electroly
• I for one am shocked these games haven't been sold yet at such fantastic prices! : fishbone
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  I motion to have the mods ban anyone bitching about a name change. It's getting old. And people should ha... : g0nk
  • Lots of people care, apparently. : CrustaR
  • it must be bitched though. the internet-ing of it has led to some fucking retarded shack-shitting. : Downforce
  • I motion to have your motion veto'd : abrasion
  • People should have the right to bitch about the change it if they want to. Who the fuck cares. : fishbone
  • I find your lack of name change bitching disturbing : jonin
  • because his old name made me so happy. Now we only have retard humper. Less humping is bad right? : zakazi
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    You need 30 days in the hole for this post. : Phil
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      Oh Phil, as much as I love you, bite me. We are all using fake names on an internet chat forum. If so... : g0nk
      • People use fake names? My parents really did name me walker270. : walker270
      • Personal attack. Ban him please mods. 30 days. No longer. Thank you. Carry on. : Phil
    • you better be careful, g0nk. I hear Phil has a close personal connection to the warden. : Cheeziologist
    • Living in VA, sounds like he's already in one, amirite : Afterglow
  • I veto this motion : gmd
  • No they don't. : askedrelic
  • Fuck name changes. : Bull
  • I motion to have you reinserted back into the womb from which you escaped. : ateam311
  • they all deserve it : mikecyb
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    lol g0nk it's all in good fun like everything else here. chill. : mwasher
    • his new name is fucking retarded tho : mwasher
  • I motion to ban you! : moshman
• why on earth are you selling mw2? : maulla
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  You're all fucking shitheads. Grats on a god damn typo. : Sothebys
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    are you saying Sothebys was a typo : electroly
    • he prob. meant to type 'pancake humper' but those keys are close together : veras
    • thats a hell of a typo : ArcKnight
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      yeah, he mis-spelled pancake_humper : yacoub35
      • ah beaten : yacoub35
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      $39. : Sothebys
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        3 hours to correct the price? Uh huh. Sure. : ArcKnight
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          to be fair he hasn't posted at all since the OP. normally he'd have like 20 posts in between then and no... : electroly
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            http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21441480#itemanchor_21441480 2:08 pm. : ArcKnight
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              for those of you following along at home, that's post #2 in this thread. it was right after the op : electroly
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                And 20 minutes later! : ArcKnight
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                  Which actually makes it like post #20 or so. (fucking PRL is owning me today so hard) : ArcKnight
                  • What I'm saying is: FLAT MODE, EH ELECTROLY?! : ArcKnight
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          Hahaha seriously? Have a mod fucking check my IPs if you care so much. I left after I posted to go the dr... : Sothebys
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            this doesn't sound like humper. : royalally
            • it sounds exactly like pancake humper. i read that post in his voice. : electroly
      • If we keep ragging on you, will the price go down to $29? :) : silent prophet
    • Sobey's : Dravenport
  • 48$ ea? : abrasion
  • hahah enjoy rape : hamachi
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    Time to ditch that name. You're gonna get raped every time you post otherwise. : CrustaR
    • hah, is he really pancake humper? : MagicWishMonkey
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      I want to rape him now. : virus
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        My shackspace is gone too! : Sothebys
        • no it's not : electroly
    • You can ride my rape train any day CrustaR : ateam311
  • 39 for MW2 is pretty tempting but I really don't have the spare fundage. GL. : Omning
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    This thread is NASTY. Someone pissed in the Shack's coffee this morning! I bet it was gegtik : MercFox1
    • seriously : peat
  • we're shitheads because you made a non-obvious typo? Shut up pancake! SHUT UP : moshman
• I would like the drawing of pancakes I sent you returned, please. : BlackCat9
• I love your games but I can't afford one right now. I'll buy one soon! : sparkly
• I'll buy all of them. Just hold them for me. : Gunzee

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  Shoot the fucker's down. : magistersmax
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    Hmm iPhone autocorrect is making me make bad grammar errors now. : magistersmax
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      I like that it properly conjugated the word for the possessive! : Postal
      • This phone's like that one guy that constantly tries to show off and just makes an ass of itself at times... : magistersmax
  • A lot of the time I die trying to do that, heh. Either my attention is focused too much on the plane and ... : ieGod
• most only take one missile to shoot down : extrahappyturtle
• I haven't had a problem at all. Hide when the bombs drop, and take out the harrier/copter/ac130 with a ro... : jamesray
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  1 stinger takes out almost any aircraft. L2P : maulla
  • the AC130 and chopper gunner might be the hardest to hit due to flares, but they will still come down : maulla
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    I always have to fire 2 rockets. The first rocket always gets knocked out by flares. If I had 2 rocket... : MagicWishMonkey
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      The singer is more powerful and has two rockets per spawn. (You could also use the scavenger perk to get ... : nudel
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        Ahh, that will make it much easier, didn't realize I could unlock better rockets. Side question: I am ... : MagicWishMonkey
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          Bling perk : opengl128
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            Sweeeet, I can't wait for that one. : MagicWishMonkey
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              It's nice. Very useful to help reduce unlock times for accessories. : Fyunch Click
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                Oh I didn't even think about that. What level does it unlock? : MagicWishMonkey
                • 20s i think : maulla
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                  I think it's between 18 and 22. : Fyunch Click
                  • It's level 21 : MrBig0
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      Stinger = 2 missiles. And you shoot one flare goes off shoot second dead airplane. Who cares about you... : Iwannaacura
      • This is good advice. The action is so frantic that I often die before being able to take out my secondary... : jigstah
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        I don't know how you can say that. Secondary guns are vital, especially if you want to go for the 10+ kil... : Sgt_Boomstick
        • nah not really. i get a good amount of long killstreaks with my stinger class : JINKY
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      I have not seen a regular attack heli or harrier launch flares yet. Only Pave Lows and AC-130s. : ArcKnight
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        How do you launch flares? : Edges
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          you don't control it, it will auto launch them with a bit of a timer between it seems. : DonarUDL
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            The AC-130 doesn't seem to have a timer - I launched a stinger right after another guy did (within 2 seco... : ArcKnight
            • I'm having a hard time believing this. The AC-130 is only supposed to shoot out one set of flares : zombie man
    • One javelin will take down anything but a pave low, so long as it doesn't flare. We usually just have one... : DonarUDL
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    What level does the stinger unlock, though? I'm 26 and have to use the AT4 and that only 1-shots UAVs. So... : jackrabbit
    • Oh I guess the crappy rocket I have is different than the stinger, nm : MagicWishMonkey
    • Level 30. Got them last night. Makes a HUUUGE difference having 2 missiles. : coldfusioncs
    • everyone has to live with it. when one comes out switch classes for a death or two and take it out. they ... : maulla
  • IAWTL2P. Or get Cold-Blooded, which makes you invisible to fucking everything but heartbeat sensors. : ArcKnight
• Just join the servers that have it disabled. i r clever : Wyvern
• 3 people carry stingers = air rape over. They'll be lucky to get a kill with anything that isn't bombs o... : Foxhawk
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  i would say out of the 20 games i played this morning, at least 10 of them had people aimboting or wall h... : NukemFornever
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    on the pc I guess? : azenmaster
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      yep. Its a complete shame how shitty this is getting. : NukemFornever
      • I'm going to get it for my 360 later : azenmaster
  • Seriously? : Sgt_Boomstick
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    really? Do you actually put up with it? Or do you back out and reparty? : dedgecko
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      Additionally I ask in this confused manner given that we played for 90 minutes last night and there was m... : dedgecko
      • I'm uploading a video i took of the guy from the last game i played. : NukemFornever
  • If this is the case, maybe I won't buy the PC version after all :[ : Mmmmmoo
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    Video of latest aimbot last game i played like an hour ago http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvU-wqsnGMA : NukemFornever
    • that sucks - but why are you still playing with them? Just pop out and find a new game. Or are you in... : dedgecko
    • Ugh, that sucks. : Sgt_Boomstick
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    huh? I think you're being overly sensitive, or you're just bad. I've had 0 "wtf bullshit this fag is chea... : dewdman
    • watch the video... : NukemFornever
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    Now take the number of people you think were TOTALLY cheating and divide it by 10. That's maybe the numbe... : stuka
    • Yeah, I haven't seen any cheating yet. Like CS as soon as you do good people say you are cheating. I've b... : Helios150
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  Get Cold Blooded? : Sgt_Boomstick
  • This  : WadeMcLain
  • Or you could do this as well. : freakynipples69
• Hasnt beed bad on PC. Been playing a lot if MP. : Cygnus X-1
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  I don't mind the air strikes but the attack helicopters and harriers need to DIAF At least make it so ... : MagicWishMonkey
  • With some guns 1 shit-rocket + gunfire will take them out in reasonable time without having to respawn. : nudel
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    Harriers are the easiest to kill by far. They don't move, and 1 rocket takes them out. : PointlesS76
    • or a few nade launcher rounds will take it down as well. : DonarUDL
• Shooting them down is fun and easy. : jonin
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  It's a lot more of a problem at lower levels because you can't do shit about it. Once you hit lvl 30, tho... : Clasifyd
  • OK. I'm on like LvL 18 or something : Mrc32
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  LMG + missle. Pavelows are pretty when they spiral down in flames. : Fyunch Click
  • this is the guy you should be listening to. : Amnesty_intl2
• I carry stingers, its not an issue, I also enjoy screaming after I destroy the Harrier or Choppers : oldschoolbob-o
• I just switch to a kit with a stinger, shoot it down, and go back to whatever I was playing. : Sapiens
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  You need the Stinger. UAVs, choppers, and harriers get shot down with seconds of being called. : freakynipples69
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    Anyone know if you can lock on to your own team's UAV? When there are two in the sky I don't know which o... : nudel
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      I always assumed your own aren't visible to you. I think if you are seeing two then the other team has tw... : opengl128
      • ^^^ this. : Iwannaacura
      • Hmm, could be. I noticed a second one just after ours was announced but it's possible there were three to... : nudel
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  Stop playing sissy DM games and play Search and Destroy like a real man. : senseimoron
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    No one plays SD, how are you supposed to get matchmade into a game no one's playing. : Cliffzorz
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      I feel like people are playing a different game, or just trolling. I get instant S&D games, non-stop, con... : dewdman
      • I blame your proximity to the country IW.net was designed for. : Cliffzorz
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  shoot the fucking things down, they all die to 1 stinger missle : grendel
  • added benefit to this is your air support kills count towards Cold Blooded Pro =D : grendel
• i don't mind because i'm awful at multiplayer period at running into the open, it encourages me to think. : heyrobscott
• What you need to do is come to terms that almost every game mode is designed for silly fun and not compet... : bozer
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  Queston. If you have a UAV already up for 15 seconds and you call in another one, does the one you called... : PointlesS76
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    Overlap : maulla
    • yep, you can see two in the sky if you're the enemy team. It helps you if they're using stingers. : Foxhawk
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    Yeah most retards click it instantly, when you should overlap your UAVs wait like 25-30 seconds to use th... : Iwannaacura
    • unfortunately, that's still retarded, as they should give you a radial dial or something that would let y... : dedgecko
    • Yup I always wait until I see the radar has gone away before using mine. : Scotty22
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  This is why I only enjoyed 'MODDED' versions of COD4 and COD:W@W.... without the ability to mod this ne... : ShadowRam
  • You honestly have NO IDEA what the fuck you're talking about. : ArcKnight
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    so if you feel you need to mod a game to play it, why don't you just play something else that you don't n... : grifter
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      I don't even have this game but I would counter that if he likes all but a minor flaw in this game, and a... : noxiousgg
      • because this line of thinking is what lead to the total fucked up situation that dedicated servers in eve... : grifter
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  TEN Prestige rankings? Am I reading this right? Would someone in their right mind really go rank up to ... : heyrobscott
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    The Friday after the game came out, some kid showed up in matchmaking with Prestige Level 10 as his title... : Majuju
    • yeah i seen a few hackers with those. : Iwannaacura
    • Yeah, I don't understand this. What's the point of hacking your way up to 10 prestige? it doesn't give yo... : greh kleh
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    i will never prestige even once, not worth it : FrayLo
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      Same here. If there was some amazing weapons along the way I would but I'm not giving up all my shit for ... : bozer
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        you're not doing it for the emblem, it's just for fun. it's not like the unlocked weapons and stuff makes... : JINKY
        • my idea of fun is the opposite of unlocking everything again : FrayLo
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          The unlocks is what makes the game fun for me. You certainly have an advantage at the higher level then y... : bozer
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            eh, not really. the absolute best class for me has been famas with HBS and stopping power, and i've tried... : JINKY
            • I agree, unlocks don't give you shit. Just more to play with. I love prestiging, it made me feel so a... : greh kleh
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      wait does prestige allow you to keep the camo unlocks? MW1 (pc) didnt have prestige, from what i gathe... : Iwannaacura
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        everything resets : maulla
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          You keep your emblems. I think you keep titles too, but I'm not sure. : Vincent Grayson
          • yeah, you keep everything like that. Emblems Titles, just weapons and perks reset. : greh kleh
        • oh worthless then, i will just keep 70 and my AK : Iwannaacura
    • I might do it once just for an extra custom class slot. the game is more fun for me when Im working to... : maulla
  • Im not sure whether i'm going to run through a few ranks of it or not, having the extra classes would be ... : DonarUDL
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  NERF THE CARE PACKAGE. This would solve all of your air problems. The vast majority of anything in the sk : VictoriouSecret
  • This is how I feel too. I have my kill streaks set to the higher ones since the care package usually gran... : PointlesS76
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    No, care package is fine, just go steal the damn thing from them. Also they get no added killstreak bonus... : DonarUDL
    • Yes no killstreak, it takes a while to cap one and usually they are all over it, but the reason so many d... : VictoriouSecret
    • Exactly. : pun][sher
  • Care packages are fine, half the time you die trying to pick them up anyways. Unless you run way out int... : Edges
  • Nukes can come from care packages. : d3tached
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  the stealth bomber is rape : creep
  • it's a reality simulator! : silent prophet
  • I love stealth bomber, it's my favorite. : greh kleh
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  I think the air traffic is just about perfect. Shoot the shit out of the sky. Use team work. Make work ha... : pun][sher
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    In most of the games I join I seem to be the only person that's shooting down the aircraft. Which is mos... : Haku-Jin
    • Yeah, it's usually hard to find teamwork in pugs, but you just have to make it happen. I've noticed once ... : pun][sher
    • Yup, same. i'm usually the only one who shoots them down. I shoot down every UAV I see being put up. M... : Scotty22
    • I always shoot at it and then some clown joins in later and steals the kill form me. : Sailor of Fortune
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  Subthread: What is your favorite gun/perk loadout? Mine is M4 with Red-dot and silencer, plus a silenc... : grendel
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    what level are you at to get all that stuff? i'm still at level 13 :( : Mmmmmoo
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      i think you get bling somewhere around 18-20, i am pretty sure i had cold blooded before that but its all... : grendel
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        Not to be a dick but in regards to cold blooded, it just strips the thermal off the AC130. They can still... : Clasifyd
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          i cant wait for cold blooded pro. I've been wanting to take away my rocket from my ninja class for the... : -=kodiak=-
          • That's the only reason I'm using one as well =( It's like waving a giant flag. "HERE I AM! LOOK AT M... : Clasifyd
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    either one of these scar-h w/ silencer revolver throwing knife marathon pro cold blooded pro ninj... : grifter
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      I'm surprised at the amount of people that use scrambler. I immediately go into defensive mode when I se... : Clasifyd
      • ah shit, i meant steady aim pro : grifter
  • Gonna have to try this one tonight. : pun][sher
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    I am an Uzi fighting machine, and the ACR feels so slow, so I cannot use it after using UZI for so long. ... : posito
    • i tried being a fast shooter, always moving, etc and my k/d ratio was fucking miserable now i am playi... : grendel
  • I'm mixing it up quite a bit, but for domination I run, M16 or Tar with nade launcher, machine pistol, an... : DonarUDL
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    Best combo ever: any submachinegun + marathon + lightweight. I'm using the P90 and you whip past people ... : Majuju
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      yea, that's not too much of an issue on the PC... : dedgecko
      • This is *on* the PC. I managed to MVP six straight team deathmatch games in different lobbies playing li... : Majuju
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    Holy shit that pyramid unlock is hard is fuck to get get. Siterip? or whatever that last one is gonna tak... : Iwannaacura
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      claymores/c4 should be more popular in the objective modes. also once people level up a bit : JINKY
      • claymores don't work very well especially when the other team has ninja pro. : Professor Darkness
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    SCAR-H with Holographic Aimpoint and Silencer Stinger x2 Semtex Flashbangs Bling Pro Cold Blooded ... : coldfusioncs
    • Though I occasionally sub out for the FAL + Holo + Silencer/G18 + Red Dot + Silencer : coldfusioncs
  • My New Class of Destruction = ACR w/ FMJ or HB + Slight of Hand + Stopping Power + Steady Aim. Sooooo goo... : Sgt_Boomstick
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  Side Pole: when do you guys play on XBL? i wouldn't mind playing with some shackers later : Mmmmmoo
  • Usually there a bunch of us on around 8pm PST. : pun][sher
  • Usually after 8 or 9 central is when it gets going. : Fyunch Click
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    you guys arn't listed on gamewith.us shack group. its hard to find out who's online. : MaverickOrig
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      I don't know about others but I don't bother with gamewithus because I have a full friends list and there... : FrayLo
      • mr. popularity : Cihte
  • 8-10 MST. Always up for some Shack games. : Head Rush
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  hmmm. perhaps I should pass on this game for L4D2. I'm using them against each other. : Downforce
  • I bought both. Amazon gave me 20 bucks off of L4D2 so it made it budgetable. And now I have 10 bucks off ... : Fyunch Click
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  What's great is when someone launches a tac nuke within 2-3 minutes of the game start. Yeah that VAC is w... : festivalman
  • Does that happen a lot with you? 40 hours of MP here and I have yet to see one. PC. : posito
  • I suspect he got a package and it was a nuke in there, or you joined and it was the second round where a ... : Iwannaacura
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    why automatically assume cheats because someone gets a nuke? I have witnessed at least 10 nukes so far... : maulla
    • Because 1) he's probably not playing on xbox like you and 2) it's early in the round. It's REALLY obvi... : Edges
  • I've yet to see a Nuke get deployed. : Scotty22
  • Not seen a nuke only EMP so far right at the beginning of the round, after that i always keep iron sights... : VidGamerUK
  • I did that last night, got it in a care package though. It was awesome, didn't know it ended the round th... : shortbuscaptain
  • I played ALL day Sun, then a coupla hours this week. No nukes. : Cygnus X-1
  • i've been on the receiving end of 1 nuke. i didn't know wtf was going on, but i think i saw jesus press : greydog
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  man I don't know if my eyes are going bad or what but I am having a hard time seeing guys even on my biga... : mwasher
  • Sometimes the icons and the text are in the way and it makes me rage >( : nomaad
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    I've noticed this too, it's weird because I remember being able to spot guys really well in COD4. They mu... : DeBurgo
    • it might just be my eyes need some looking into in all truth. i also have a hard time noticing player mo... : mwasher
  • I had this problem too, but I really think it's training your eyes than anything else. After awhile, I re... : PointlesS76
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  Does anyone else get spawned either right in front or right behind someone pretty consistently? Like the... : Derringer
  • All the time :( : WhatIsThisFor
  • Sheesh, whatever happened to "Spawn Farthest" from the Quake 2 days? : the archvile
  • Welcome to COD. : Sgt_Boomstick
• All I do now is camp indoors and hope no one finds me before I hit a kill streak. : WhatIsThisFor
• I want my lean right and left back.... : dudehoyt
• Wow, did my sarcastic statement get nuked? :( : CyCo_PL

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  yeah more buttering. keep talking to him, pretend not to get creeped out when he hits on you, etc. even... : smax
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    I hadn't noticed multiple gifts one after another being less effective. You sure about that? : derelict515
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      I'm pretty sure. First gift might be +9, then it's +7, +6 etc. Or it might be that the higher the c... : smax
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        Higher it gets, the less effective the gifts are. : breadsticks
        • Yeah I think its the starting rating not the timing. : bolneze
• Give him your cock, in return for his assassin : spectr3
• just talk to him. he likes gifts of silver and gold. those gloves were already the best thing you could g... : Hoax
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  I'm doing a good character runthrough with my human warrior, have myself, alistair, wynn and leilana in m... : Pacalon
  • Shale is awesome. : daedraug
  • From what I've heard, Zevran is an even worse rogue than Leilana is unless you're actively controlling hi... : breadsticks
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    Where do you get Zevran? I didn't run into him my first time through the game. : Ellissd
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      You may have killed him. He's an assassin that pops up in a random encounter while travelling. : daedraug
      • That's funny because I tried to spare pretty much everyone I could. Guess I didn't like his tone! : Ellissd
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    Always bring Ruff with you, he's awesome. : abrasion
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      Who the fuck is Ruff? : ArcKnight
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        http://www.videogamesblogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/dragon-age-origins-mabari-war-dog-screenshot.... : abrasion
        • You can't call him 'Ruff' because everyone names him different. I named him Lucius. : ArcKnight
        • oh you mean XERXES : smax
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          I called him BarkeyMcBarkerson : Drakoniac
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            Sir Barksalot here. : Vincent Grayson
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              THE HERO OF KVATCH! : r3dn3ck
              • Dog name = Fuckface : hussdelrio
        • I copied Penny Arcade and called him "Barkspawn" : ChibiJosh
        • I call him... Tim. : WhatIsThisFor
        • Mine is Stamper. : K1Bond007
        • You mean Kangthedecapitater! : Unleashed
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      The dog is the reason I want the party size to be expanded to five. I just have a hard time justifying u... : ninj0rc
      • I know :( but I totally want Ruff to hang out, he's quite loyal and does kick ass too. : abrasion
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        He can talk! He just barks a lot. Funniest conversation with him is in Denerim. When you enter the mar : Aragoat
        • I have to try this now : bolneze
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          Cuter? He's adorable! : Arcanum
          • The model could do with being cuter! nephilem came up with a brilliant idea for a model replacement...... : Aragoat
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      You mean Fluffy. : Clay
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        You mean Bradwarden. : Psigun
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          You mean DumbMutt. : pyros
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            You mean Scruffy : chungathebunga
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              You mean Dogmeat. : SockMonkeh
              • I named mine dognose. Is that creepy? : LoioshDwaggie
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                You mean Barkspawn. : slickdoody
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                  hahahhaha : SockMonkeh
                  • Are we talking about Maximus? : Rotten Deadite
      • MississippiLeghound : oldRivers
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    My first part was myself (sword and board human warrior) morrigan sten and Zevran, and it worked pretty g... : RetroRedEyeJr
    • part = party : RetroRedEyeJr
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    Warning: Archer is very. Very. Underpowered. : Loofus
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      Except not. There's an issue with it somewhere and I believe the dagger fix corrects archery as well. By ... : Vincent Grayson
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        Whoa, dagger fix? What's wrong with them? Maybe this will explain why I'm sucking so much at Dragon A... : Aragoat
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          I forget exactly what the issue is, but they weren't using the right stats to calculate damage. I think i... : Vincent Grayson
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            The archery problem was that they balanced to make the standard bow roughly the strength of a longsword, ... : Kentor
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              I posted Zoeller's notes from the official forum a little while back: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?i... : Kentor
              • Thank you both! I'm reading through your post now, Kentor. Looks like a lot of words. :-) : Aragoat
    • I keep hearing that and I had no problems with my first playthrough as an archer. Keep Supressing Fire o... : bipolar
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    I'm kinda disappointed with Shale's damage. I don't really need him to tank since I have my bro Alistair... : smax
    • The big problem with his ranged is that it fucks your guys up too, if anyone is in melee. : Vincent Grayson
• FHimITA. : Loofus
• I fucked him he was pretty willing after that .. : Frush81
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  How do you learn Assassination if you killed Zevran (like me) : sreyes22
  • You can buy a book from a vendor that will teach you : uglysad
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    maybe from the Crows? : trOmblyj
    • Yeah that's what im banking on, just finished their second or third quest, haven't turned in since im stu... : sreyes22
• I think I am gonna put my mage on hold for a bit and startup a human rogue tonight. still haven't done ... : mwasher

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• San Francisco Bay Area SHACKMEET Spectacular Spectacular! "THREE Days Left" edition http://www.shacknew : OverloadUT
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  EXACT DETAILS What to Bring EVERYONE IS REQUIRED TO BRING AT LEAST ONE ITEM OF BOOZE. That means a 6/ : OverloadUT
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    oh many you posted your address i'm masturbating in front of your window tonight : dahanese
    • i cannot believe i just typoed this post. come downstairs and punch me in the face, please. : dahanese
    • My guard dog will... well he'll bark probably. : OverloadUT
• DAYTIME ACTIVITY The morning/daytime activity is PAINTBALL http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x? : OverloadUT
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  Sounds pretty damn awesome.. Too bad Florida is pretty damn far away :/ : Trips
  • Start driving now and you might make it! : OverloadUT
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  Still lots of people on the maybe list that I feel should promote themselves to the confirmed list!! : OverloadUT
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    I think your exuberant use of color tags is scaring them away, Ov-UT! : Dave-A
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      I like to weed out the weak! : OverloadUT
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        Update: Week are allowed to come too : OverloadUT
        • what about weed? : j0nchan
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  I'll be showing up for the brew and house party. I'll also be bringing my ball and chain. : happynoodle
  • Sweet! I will then be able to thank you in person for your vent server. : OverloadUT
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  I'm sorry to have to tell you this now, but something came up at the last minute and Diane and I aren't g... : BlackCat9
  • I hate you so much : OverloadUT
  • Hahahaha : spazzium
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  I refuse to even read the part about paintball lest I be tempted to decide I can live without eating the ... : mysled
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    COME PAINTBALLING! Dude fourteen people! : OverloadUT
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      No Seriously : OverloadUT
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        Look mysled he's serious! : xsoulbrothax
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          sorry, i mean Serious : xsoulbrothax
          • That makes this Shackmeet Serious Greg: The Second Encounter! : eugthinks
        • Should it be pronounced my sled or misled? : OverloadUT
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      I will imagine I am paintballing and run around in my apartment! I have slightly over $70 total in my ban... : mysled
      • Well you COULD come and just spectate. That's free and then you still get to hang out with Shackers. : OverloadUT
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  Fuck you guys. I'm not dragging my ass out of town at 6:00 am on a Saturday. : spazzium
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    It's pretty damn fun! Ever been paintballing before? FOURTEEN OF US : OverloadUT
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      Actually seeing the turnout does make me much more interested. It's just I'm pretty sure I would like ne... : spazzium
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        David can't afford to paintball either. I dunno I'm definitely giving it more thought though, given the ... : spazzium
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          Yeah the cost sucks, but if there is ever a day for it to be worth it, it's when you're going with a big ... : OverloadUT
          • God I am so broke no way I can pull this but sounds rad. I will show up for the latter part of the day. ... : Lightzout
          • I have no problem affording it, I just mapped it. Google claims it's 1 hour, 19 minutes. I'll run it by... : spazzium
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    • Tell me about it! And I'm probably going to be up late Friday night preparing the house for the party. I ... : OverloadUT
• LAPTOP MENZ I meant to mention this in the OP today, but I just wanted to say that if you have a laptop, ... : OverloadUT
• All you chumps who don't want to do the paintballing should just come hang out anyway. Hanging out is alw... : eugthinks

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• eh, well, i'd kinda like to know what the driver of the car was doing too. probably on the phone or somet... : [fry]
• Did he live? He looks dead. : CrustaR
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  What was the idiot in the car doing, texting while driving? : Nixx2004
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    Either way the dude in the yellow car can't see because a HUGE TRUCK is in the way - I admit he must have... : abrasion
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      That's what I thought at first, but watch it again. The truck moves over early, and so does the car behin... : Pacalon
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        Regardless, you don't stop in the middle of a highway based on the simple fact that if someone is distrac... : phipple
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          maybe he was closing a lane? : cltcprd
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            while i've rarely seen cops go through the process of closing lanes, when i have seen it, it's been done ... : FrayLo
            • its foreign. He was closing the highway for the ambulance. Thats why he pulls into the lane and starts ... : mlev
          • looks like he was part of the ambulance group, probably blocked the lane off so the ambulance could merge... : jane911
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        The yellow car only has a few seconds to notice the cop and react. : MagicWishMonkey
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          He had plenty of time. The car in front of him moved over just fine. : Nixx2004
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            yea, he had time to react but he didn't. I doubt he ran over the cop on purpose. If the cop was in a c... : MagicWishMonkey
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              How in the hell did the cop screw up? He was closing a lane, and the truck and the car right behind the t... : ArcKnight
              • The cop screwed up by standing in the middle of a busy highway to direct traffic. It's not a very safe th... : MagicWishMonkey
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                Police officers are supposed to have good judgement, and this was very poor judgement. He had no flashing... : phipple
                • That being said, I hope the dude is alive and well. : phipple
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              How would flashing lights help? The eighteen-wheeler would have obscured those just as well as the actual... : AlexW1203
              • It would have been a lot safer for the cop. He wouldn't have flown 30 feet through the air after impact, ... : MagicWishMonkey
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              the yellow car had about 3 seconds after the car in front of it was out of the way. Doesn't seem like th... : Cihte
              • Exactly, and it's a fucking highway. At those speeds, sometimes it takes 2 seconds to refocus. And by tha... : phipple
    • i don't think so dude, the truck moves out of the way literally 10 seconds before impact, AND the car dir... : OMGzImBurning
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      the car behind the yellow car didnt slow down at all either : mindshot
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        They were following way too close (and so was the car behind them). Most people are such bad drivers. : Nixx2004
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          Fuck tailgaters, I can't believe how many people are too stupid to think about what will happen if the gu... : Zek
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            Tailgaters don't think about that. All they think about is "move out the way, I need to get to my destin... : DHAvatar
            • Seems like something that would be pretty simple to make a car safety feature for. Just a little detector... : Zek
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  Don't cops normally dress like that and ride bikes like that in the UK? Think that's a Policeman. No idea... : Pacalon
  • He was trying to stop them all from driving on the wrong side of the road. : pieman
  • I think he was part of a police escort for the ambulance that came down the road a few seconds later. : VidGamerUK
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  I would assume trying to close the lane? Doesn't seem that crazy. : pyros
  • Yeah he's trying to close the lane for the two bikes and the ambulance that comes in right at the end. Th... : MercFox1
• well, at least there was an ambulance handy. : thecray
• um ow : Begawkiness
• Holland has some trippy looking amublances : riptyde
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  holy shit the siren is fucking creepy i am having a bad trip : Utopia
  • Yes, that's the creepiest thing I've heard in a long time. : cerealSAM2
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  Why would the cops need to close the lane? Do they not know how to merge there? That just seems insanely ... : zakazi
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    considering an ambulance was seconds behind this, i think he was closing the lane due to an accident just... : esmokah
    • ahhh very possible. didn't consider that. : zakazi
  • because there is most likely an accident ahead and he's makign way for the ambulance and 2 other cops com... : dantastic
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  this is strange, why is the camera rolling in the first place? and why did the police/ ems arrive perfect... : shadebane
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    There was already an accident ahead. He was blocking so the police/ems could go interrupted. : kingdepork
    • this explains it. : shadebane
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    traffic camera. they dont have those where you live? : dantastic
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      That camera isn't fixed. It's being held by someone. : cerealSAM2
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        What? People don't hold cameras where you live? : CyCo_PL
        • Not the traffic cams around here. : OmegaRed59
    • Obviously someone was filming. Don't you hear them go "oh blimey that bugger hit a bobby on a motocycle!"... : zuff
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      Then why would someone make an exclamation and the camera get all shaky when the accident happens? I t... : Nixx2004
      • Maybe they were filming the other crash. The same dead bodies got boring, so they looked at the cop comi... : unjustend
    • not ones that talk and vibrate. :-P : shadebane
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  Wow, that cop is a fucking idiot. : MagicWishMonkey
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    Yeah, can't expect people to actually pay attention while driving. What an idiot! : Nixx2004
    • Yep, there's no way to tell if the people on the road are paying attention or not, it's not something I w... : MagicWishMonkey
    • Hell no you can't. Do you drive? : Sink the Pink
  • I've seen cruisers do this all the time in the states. If you don't see flashing lights in front of you ... : spazzium
• keep blowin' that whistle up on the bridge, that's doing so much. : yacoub35
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  okay, the driver of that car must have been asleep or something. how do you miss that motorcycle?? : Michael_Lyles
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    Maybe he was mixing drinks on his steering wheel table? : shaffe
    • shaker-size cup holder included! : Merconium
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    it didn't look like he missed the motorcycle to me : Herman Toothrot
    • i laughed :3 : xsoulbrothax