Weekend Discussion: Holiday Edition

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• I like it. Don't know how else I could critique it. : jamesray
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  That girl is beautiful, the picture seems a bit washed out but I cannot say I did not enjoy it. :D : MercFox1
  • Actually yeah, I'll follow up on that critique. Seems like you're really into the washed out thing...why ... : jamesray
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  It's pretty cool. What does the original look like. : capt tripps
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    thanks, man...here's the original: http://joshlyon.com/stuff/br/DSC_5110-original.jpg : sparkly
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      Uuuuuuunnnnnnnnfffffff : MercFox1
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        sparkly does it bother you that a lot of shackers only care about how hot the girl is : n0v4
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          are you denying the hotness? :( : MercFox1
          • no, she's hot, but I don't think that was the purpose of his post : n0v4
    • This is good but I think the touched up pic looks a lot better. No doubt that the second one would look m... : Dr_Cube
    • You probably know this, but there are PS filters that replicate different types of old B/W film. It's ki... : capt tripps
    • I like what you've done with it (v2). : dodob
    • You made her into an angel. : IHATEDUST
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      touched up is too washed out, untouched is too dark. I want it somewhere in the middle. : valael
      • ^^2nd'd. The edit is too washed out. : dopeman
    • I really like this picture. I think both work in different ways, but I prefer this one a bit more. Even t... : FirstPersonCooter
    • The touch up is a good start, but you should bring it up to the next level...something along the lines of... : Ovate
• I dig it sparkly! Looks very ethereal! : coldfusioncs
• awesome, but too much white. I like the low-saturation look, but not if it completely removes a bunch of... : J4NUS
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  looks like you pushed it by 2 or 3 stops and then desaturated it? you seem to take a lot of time tryin... : n0v4
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    it's a multiple exposure of sorts, actually, of two photos with a bunch of out of focus blurs/bokeh...I w... : sparkly
    • cool. i like that style too. : n0v4
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  I like it, can you post the original so i can make a comparison? : gornl1
  • nm, i see it now :) : gornl1
• Pretty. : Dr_Cube
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  I like the original better. I guess I'm getting tired of the washed out but colorful effects-laden style ... : Borzoi
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    I think the original looks like any picture that you could take with a point and click. I think the edite... : uglysad
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      this post is funny because there's no way the original could be done with any point and shoot, except may... : n0v4
      • I don't think he was on about the bokeh, more about the massive underexposing. : Creepin_Jeezus
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      I'm surprised you think adding effects is the only thing that separates art from snapshot in photography.... : Borzoi
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        example of 70's euro sleaze nws: http://blondezombies.blogspot.com/2009/03/turkish-magazine-zinema-covers... : Borzoi
        • NWS This is a take on "gay" that I am not familiar with : http://blondezombies.blogspot.com/2009/10... : Fred Garvin
    • you're out of your mind : moshman
• Looks pretty good.. You'll hate this, but it looks like it would go well with a wedding or something. : Reeves
• it is dream sequencey... i like : burningpantsman
• I dig but it reminds me a lot of photo studios and senior portraits in the 1980s : rosewood
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  Do you mind if I post a quick pass at it? It is probably more traditional than what you are looking for. ... : cannelbrae
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    Okay, here is another concept: http://www.shackpics.com/files/SparklyPic_TouchupConcept_agk79tbpkcipr9... : cannelbrae
    • i prefer this to the ones sparkly posted. sorry man : gibbo
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      wtf?!? where do you get off editing someone else's work? even if he gave your permission this is downrigh... : Trips
      • Chill out dude. His edit is actually pretty good. : Godhatesfatpeople
      • Trips, your wrong on your optinion of the "correctness" of him editing it. The interwebs are the wild wes... : Jinxplayer
      • crazy people day on the shack today : moshman
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        It's just a different way of commenting, shouldn't anyone every critique anything ever either? : d fluke
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          and really now, sparkly asked for comments, and the comments were given on the very same forum : d fluke
          • it is ok, you did fine : [7]kami
      • You're trippin'. : pgharavi
      • nah you shouldnt upload your stuff to the internet if you don't want people to play about with it, simple... : disembodied potato
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        Yes, it was rude of me. It was also a fastest way to communicate provide feedback, particularly as I'm gu... : cannelbrae
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          It seems like you just tried to make his picture the generic run-of-the-mill boring model shot, while his... : Trips
          • Ah, damn, I didn't message that as well as I meant if that is how it came across. I reedited that post it... : cannelbrae
    • Good edit. : [7]kami
    • I like this best, rude or not I dunno. : sirkne
• it's kinda cool but at first impression it feels like there should be some MS paint fairy wings involved ... : Megara9
• Have you considered lens flares? : woddemandred
• I like it, but I would suggest toning down the effect a bit. It distracts from the photo as a whole. : ColoradoCNC
• Sparkly, it's awesome. I totally dig the look you're going for, especially considering the source picture... : Trips
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  i miss boobs :( : anhero
  • IAWTP 2nd is better than original though : bolneze
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  she looks like wtf242's girlfriend ^_^ : Flying h4x0r
  • this is creepy : Fish_Bulb
• needs more tits. : melt_core
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  bit too much : [7]kami
  • i agree : Fish_Bulb
• Sparkly, If you can keep the model herself a little less washed out and more natural looking, and the ... : Jinxplayer

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  just play hc mode less retards. Hc mode has campers too but more people do objectives in Hc Hq and Sd i ... : Iwannaacura
  • Maybe you should stop doing speed and post intelligibly. : ArcKnight
• Got the game yesterday, only thing pissing me off so far are the dudes running around knifing everyone. P... : wurt
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  im awesome so none of that fazes me. are you awesome? : spiderfill
  • Obviously not. I guess I'm just venting because I got so owned last time. Tubed, knifed, and getting shot... : PointlesS76
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  Yeah, I think I'm done with it. Finished SP, played a while in MP and had a bit of fun but overall still ... : AlexXdude
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    same. i'm just not good at console fps mp. it's fun for a bit but now i'm just sick of getting 1 kill per... : xxiv
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      Yeah, pretty much same here. I've rarely been able to get above the 4-kill kill streak lol :( : AlexXdude
      • That's too bad. PC version is pretty good, actually :( : Wisp!
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    lol you bought it for non PC? : kill9
    • Yeah, since PC and 360 was the same price and PC was getting neutered more and more, I just figured the m... : AlexXdude
• Still addicted : maulla
• i went from playing all the time, to not being able to stand it for more than 15-20mins at a sitting... n... : rmjackson
• Meh, haven't played it much beyond the first week either. : freakynipples69
• pfft - I got my first nuke today, I'm a happy man. : dedgecko
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  Yeah, huge let down. Single player rather sucked and the multiplayer on the pc was good for 2 days and ch... : baron calamity
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    I find this hard to believe. I think people are projecting their suckiness into the general idea that the... : stuka
    • I'm level 49 and haven't found a single cheater. : Wisp!
    • I'm pretty new, but I saw an obvious aim bot in my third game. He was 60-2 by the end of the map (which ... : valael
    • Yeah, it really isn't a significant problem. : Felraiser
    • I'm level 45 and have seen 1 aimbotter (he admitted it even). : crummynz
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      I've found several cheaters quite a few times. : prime8
      • Again, I'm going to call bullshit unless you have absolute proof. Experience says most people will think ... : stuka
• I'm having a blast leveling up, trying new weapons, learning the maps, modes, etc. PC of course. : stuka
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  i'd like to try the Spec oPs coop but that's about it. Lucky for me I'm SUPER LAZY and I put borderlands... : multisync
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    Spec Ops is pretty brilliant. The missions where you're in a gunship or helicopter while your buddy is o... : treefingers1
    • The rest of the game is fine, play SP on Veteran. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Sort of, most of my attention is on L4D2 nowadays. : mayooms
• over 24h of MP playtime and I'm still enjoying it. I have fun leveling up the perks and the guns. I'm l... : FrayLo
• nope. I'm at around 24 hrs and still loving it. You really have so many better perks/equipment to mix ... : FormerHPB
• I had that self-same experience with CoD4, didn't bother with MW2. Maybe when it goes on sale. : heartsauce
• Nope. Just took a break while playing AC2 and I'll be back with MW2:MP soon. : stump
• I burned out around level 45 last week, and I randomly got super into it again and hit 60 tonight... I've... : DooBall
• When I'm on a good run, I totally forget that it's just CoD4 with new maps and more perks. When I'm goin... : TwiLyght
• Yeah, this one seems way more broken in terms of loadout choices, which I never would have expected after... : Vincent Grayson
• Not here, I haven't enjoyed a game on xbox live like this since Gears of War 1 & 2 and Halo 3. I just ... : ErneX
• nope, and with L4D2 and Assassin's Creed 2on my plate I can't find enough time to play it all. : .sticks.
• No it's awesome I think we're just still seeing the pc gamers cry. The 360 community seems as strong as i... : [fry]
• I thought that until i started playing HC mode this weekend. Its like a new game. : broly1718
• I am having a hard time getting as into it as I was in the first. But it's still fun. : mwasher
• I'm loving it, but your right, it is becoming that worst nightmare.. and you know what, there is no way t... : u sir name
• I'm enjoying it! Maybe it's cuz I DON'T suck! :) : jcrockerman
• As long as I can play with friends I'll keep playing. : soggybagel
• The game sunk for me after about 7 hours. :P : retarded talking dinosaur
• My enthusiasm dropped from 50% to 0% once I learned that it was going to be $60. : CrustaR
• nope mw2 fuckin owns. the single player was awesome and the multiplayer is one of the best MP games ever ... : JINKY
• I'm enjoying spec ops coop : irrerno
• I'm sorry I might have been an ultra fast ninja, either that or the slow persistent shield guy : Juno
• I pretty much stopped playing save for playing FFA every now and then to get weapon unlocks. This was qui... : Horseshorses
• Gotta say the second AC2 came out I haven't touched this since : MaddeningLoop
• Still having a ton of fun. It's also better if you play with friends. : prime8
• nah, I'm hooked on levelling my dude and getting new gear to play with. : dael
• I'm still wicked, wicked hooked on it. In fact, I'm gonna try to get at least one game in before work tod... : MaJeStu
• I can only play like 2-3 games before I quit out of the MP. That's a decent dose of the game for me. I am... : Sothebys
• Nope I'm enjoying it a shit ton more than MW1. With a few exceptions most of it feels pretty balanced. Fe... : hoov1185
• I'm still enjoying it. I'm finding holes in my game, and fixing them, so I'm happy. For instance, I suck... : Clasifyd

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• I read that as 'old titties' Also, step 1 is to drink extensively : bipolar
• I played some anime sex wrestling game when I was young. It just does not do it for me anymore. : sanchez
• No, but I try to avoid genres and trends that have a high tolerance for crap. : steauengeglase
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  I'm yet to find an old title that wasn't a blast to play. Even Adventures of Lolo is better than some of... : devi| dog
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    Odell Lake : bipolar
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      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odell_Lake_%28computer_game%29 : bipolar
      • I seem to remember that it wasn't as bad as the driving instructor game. : steauengeglase
      • Nothing beats the original Oregon Trail. : Topsiderover
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  I just keep moving on. There are good experiences to be had out there still, though not as many as the "... : PenicillinX57
  • i sort of disagree. i think there are as many or more good experiences now, but they are never as sweet ... : EvilDolemite
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  There's not a week that goes by where I don't reminisce about the golden days of Tribes. : MercFox1
  • Ahh, good ol' Tribes. I played the three demo maps for weeks before my mom took me to a now-extant comput... : noxiousgg
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  I've accepted that gaming fills a different niche in my life than it used to now that I'm a grown-ass man... : Bean
  • i think the media saturation is part of it. in a way, it spoils games. i remember reading the PC Gamer ... : EvilDolemite
• man, I completely understand you. I've come to the conclusion that I've probably changed, and thus can't ... : terath
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  You should try playing old games that you've never played before. It's fun! And you'd better be able to g... : Orange Pylon
  • Displaced nostalgia is awesome, I agree. : SiW.
• the older I get, the harder it is to enjoy games. and it fucking sucks. I could *never* play a game lik... : valael
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  I just installed FitzQuake the other day to try out some new Quake SP maps* and I ended up playing throug... : mn3m0n1c
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    thing is, did you enjoy it based purely on its qualities, or did nostalgia paint your experience and enha... : EvilDolemite
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      But does it matter, if you still enjoy playing them? :-) I'll exploit the heck out of nostalgia when I... : Johnny Law
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        FitzQuake: http://www.celephais.net/fitzquake/ Seriously, it looks like GL Quake but it plays like softwa... : mn3m0n1c
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          I love FitzQuake, but it doesn't deliver the Big Ol' Pixels that the discriminating Quake connoisseur dem... : Johnny Law
          • Hahaha, the round particles in FQ must drive you crazy. :D : mn3m0n1c
    • I actually really enjoyed it, though I'll admit there was a sense of 'revisiting the old neighborhood.' P : mn3m0n1c
    • Probably a mix of the two. : Orange Pylon
• no i look for the next awesome experience : cpt_gloval
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  Play some indie games. I find those recapture the awesomeness of old games more than today's mega-industr... : stuka
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    Its because usually indie games have alot of new ideas, something big titles dont have. And the only way ... : thewindcriesmary
    • I think it also has to do with the amount of love their authors put into them. : stuka
• I guess that feeling never really went away for me, whether it be from gaming or some other activity. Dif... : Megara9
• I think one of the problems we have when we grow up, is that we don't have time to sit down and really en... : angry jellyfish
• try to go into new games with the same sense of wonder and open imagination that you had when you first p... : lowpoly
• smoking a good bit of marijuana does the trick for me. : zuff
• I shave my pubes and fire up dosbox : GloriousCow
• I've been trying to beat Castlevania: The Adventure using a gameboy emulator on my DS. I had that game fo... : datoo
• Drink alcohol beforehand. : Jumperus
• Amnesia. : swimteampie
• LSD makes me feel like a kid again. Otherwise, I don't know. : Vincent Grayson
• I played Dragon Age. : RogerDandy
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  I think the thing that ruins it most for me is the over saturation of information. The best part of the o... : Iazu
  • THIS. Back in the day we only had magazine screenshots, so our anticipation for games were all created in... : at0micgarden
• This is all part of getting old. Your kids will feel the same way some day if they become gamers too. : Evil Bones
• don't play em like NUGAMERS... halo...cod...gears... : oatmb
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  It isn't possible. : kodt
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    To expand on this I think a big part of it was the anticipation and excitement of getting a game or game ... : kodt
    • Also for online games the communities are not what they used to be. Playing the latest Quake 2 mods onlin... : kodt
• I kidnap children and place them in the Observation Room, where I've hooked up all my old consoles. Then.... : Home Nugget
• Lots of weed helps. : ShadowGod2
• I don't. The older I get, the less I care about the games. For instance, I have Left 4 Dead 2, and I th... : 69gooch69
• i don't think its possible, once you've been "violated" by the realities of an adult life (i.e. career/wi... : araczynski
• I don't have much time to play games anymore, but when I want to recapture the nostalgia, I go back and p... : Shadsy

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• I'm afraid to even look at my bank account. : theangrywaffles
• I bought mine first thing so they didn't sell out. : Dessicator82
• I wanna say there will still be one more day, won't there? I know that means the next deal would be on Mo... : geedeck
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  What other massive steam games are there that they could really discount? : Klebold
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    L4D3 pre-order : smax
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      [Internet Rage Voice] That's it, I'm boycotting! : dfay
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        pffft you say this...but secretly, you just pre-ordered...also, who could pass up the new zombie-arm excl... : OhSnapHighFive
        • Dude, I want a zombie arm melee weapon. : nwillard
  • i really want them to put TF2 on sale again...that 2 dollar sale was too short and I found out about it t... : OhSnapHighFive
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  tempted by ghostbusters. Already wayy over my budget and have assloads of games to play from that THQ pac... : GloriousCow
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    Dude, $10. Peer pressure. Do it. Everyone else is doing it. Come on, just click the button. You know you ... : roushimsx
    • I passed. The console version has co-op, that easily seems worth it. Plus there are 2 more days! : geedeck
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  My CC was safe too the last 24 hours. Except what may have been a mistake on EA Downloader. Oh well, it w... : RookieCAF
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    why a mistake? did it crap up your system? : GloriousCow
    • No, but apparantly I can only redownload for a year and no way to make a physical backup. : RookieCAF
  • what did you purchase on EA downloader? i only ever purchased Spore on it and I dont really mind that the... : OhSnapHighFive
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  30 minutes! I hope torchlight goes on for $10... : YerMothah
  • it's already a steal at 20$ : jonin
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    I bet we'll see Plants vs. Zombies on sale, too. I'm surprised we haven't seen more PopCap games yet (ma... : Matt Burris
    • didn't it go on sale already? it's currently/was on sale, if i'm not mistaken... : OhSnapHighFive
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      PvZ was $5 the same day KOTOR was $2.50. : Deathlove
      • aha! i was right! : OhSnapHighFive
      • Oh yeah, I totally forgot. : Matt Burris
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    Dude it is so worth 20 bucks. : erebus
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      I never buy anything at full price. True story. : YerMothah
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        so if it was 10$ you'd wait for it to be 5. good idea : jonin
        • we could just infinitely divide by two... : OhSnapHighFive
  • $18 preorder was plenty cheap for me. : Turd Ferguson
• I'm hoping for some shitty game being on sale for $2. I can't get enough of those. : baron calamity
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  I'm so tempted to buy the THQ pack...anyone got it? is it worth it? i'm not even sure I have the oney to ... : OhSnapHighFive
  • I got it when it had half the games...lol. So yeah its worth it. : erebus
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    you can knock down buildings with a sledgehammer, explore the ruins of soviet secret research labs, wade ... : GloriousCow
    • lol you sir, are the ultimate salesman. though I may still wait till Monday to buy it. : OhSnapHighFive
    • I hate you, bought'd! : cyclonebee
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    yes get it. the only downside is what game to play, i keep jumping around. : Turd Ferguson
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      i already beat dawn of war and dawn of war: dark crusade and company of heroes...how're the other expansi... : OhSnapHighFive
      • Dunno, i played red faction guerilla, red faction 1, coh, and some full spectrum warrior. : Turd Ferguson
  • I picked it up. : Milleh
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  Oh jebus, I just ordered Trine, L4D, and Borderlands! I really need a more comfortable setup to play game... : iamgoat
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    someone needs to recommend me a cheap bluetooth mouse for a laptop : Deathlove
    • Fry's or Newegg will have Logitech blueteeths meese for $20 often enough. : Lunatic Angelic
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  1 minute till steam crashes again! : veras
  • WOOO!!!! I basically add at least 15 minutes to the timer to accommodate for the crash. : OhSnapHighFive
• 1 minute...i bet they have some more RTS in this one or maybe indie games. : mrwolf710
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  30 SECONDS UNTILL TOTAL MELTDOWN! : losimagic
  • Eject the warp core! : not work safe
  • crashcrashcrashcrashcrashcrashcrashcrashcrashcrashcrashcrashcrashcrashcrashcrash : OhSnapHighFive
  • IT HAS BEGUN : umegastar
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    and it's down lol : razorblade79
    • still up for me and the new ones there : Ziz
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      it seems to be back up, I just bought World of Goo for $5 : Home Nugget
      • a worthwhile investment. love that game. : OhSnapHighFive
  • Aaaaand it crashes :( : dognose
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  garbage : maulla
  • you're garbage : Deathlove
  • world of goo, guild wars trilogy, eve online, some other indie games. tracmania united not many good d... : maulla
• Best day in so far as all deals suck majorly : shirif
• Shitty deals are shitty. : Nighteyes
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  Eve Online: Apocrypha $4.9 Battlefield 2: 14.99 Lucidity: 2.99 Trackmania United Forever: 19.99 Princ... : Demius
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    Sweet, been waiting for BF2. Lucidity seems cool too. : dael
    • Lucidity was a big let down, though I guess it's worth it at $3 : tfsbrian
  • Crap. : pigvomit
  • If Trackmania was 9.99 I would probably pick it up, but 19.99 seems too high. : Nighteyes
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    Is the PoP pack on sale too with all the old ones in it? : veras
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      oh man it is, $23 for all three old PoP games + the new one : veras
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        Part of me wishes they'd include the original trilogy, but the only good one out of it was the second gam... : roushimsx
        • Man, I loved the original PoP 2 100 years ago yeah : veras
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    Guild Wars looks fun, anyone play it? : tfsbrian
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      lol : dante2010
      • Very helpful, thanks : tfsbrian
  • World of Goo for $5 is awesome, but it's been on sale/pay your own price so often that I'm sure everyone ... : Deathlove
• It's working : umegastar
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  Eve Onlin: Apocrypha $4.99 Battlefield 2 Complete $14.99 Lucidity $2.49 Trackmania United Forever $19.... : slickdoody
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    kind of underwhelming...they may be running out of things to put on sale... btw, how much is the month... : OhSnapHighFive
    • $15 : NFXFSX
    • 15$ a month. : jonin
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      $15, with breaks if you buy more months at once. I have three accounts, although I stopped playing the... : YerMothah
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        you can pay the fee with in-game money? : OhSnapHighFive
        • Yes. Its a player run economy though, so the price fluctuates. No idea what its at now. : YerMothah
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          yes, aaparently, My brother does : SirX
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            is it easy to make that kind of money to pay for it? i don't anticipate playing it more than casually.... : OhSnapHighFive
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              Well, I had three accounts. One was pure PVP and ate money. One was pure industry and did nothing but emp... : YerMothah
              • Long story short, its definitely NOT FEASIBLE for a new character, or even for your first few months if y... : YerMothah
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  Gross. This set is horrid. I hope the final day has an awesome set of games. : retarded talking dinosaur
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    why would you buy BF2 when BC2 beta is coming this month and the final game is out in the spring? Bafflin... : retarded talking dinosaur
    • beta has been pushed into next year ;( : Thomas Hace
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  If I added L4D1 to my cart but didn't buy it while it was $8, will I have to pay the $30? Stupid coworke... : dognose
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    Yeah. :( : geedeck
    • I swear I've given Valve more money than I've given the US government this year >:( : dognose
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    It s still on sale for 7.50 right now... : YerMothah
    • FOur copies for $22.50! : YerMothah
    • Wait what? So it is, woot! THANKS!! :D : dognose
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  Is the new Prince of Persia worth a playthrough at $15? : mrwolf710
  • IMO no. Some may disagree. I found the gameplay to be stupidly easy and therefore boring. "PRESS A TO CON... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • No, I picked it up for $10 and never bothered to play it for more than 30 minutes. : slickdoody
• the BF2 pack is tempting but not tempting enough for 15 dollars. : Horn
• Yawn : Klebold
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  is Lucidity any good? I really don't need any more games, but $2.50 is tempting. : pandastrong
  • it's really poorly reviewed but I think it looks cool and I'm gonna buy it (along with the PoP pack) : veras
  • I hated the demo (not enough control, too slow). : Deathlove
  • it honestly feels like a flash game. something i'd have played on Kongregate or something. but a full gam... : OhSnapHighFive
  • its $2.5, cheaper than a Mcdonalds meal, im buying it : hanged_man
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  The critically acclaimed Prince of Persia® franchise returns for the first time on next-generation pla : Beady
  • PC is a next generation platform, a previous generation platform, AND a next next generation platform. : retarded talking dinosaur
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  The deals have gotten worse each day. LOL at STEAM blowing it's load early. : PenicillinX57
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    I'm surprised TL hasn't show up for at least 5 bucks off, maybe tomorrow : veras
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      torchlight is easily worth 40 bucks. plus they're using sales from it to fund their next game so really ... : dantastic
      • I agree, but I still expected it to go on sale this weekend, even if it's just a token 25% off : veras
    • If it doesnt, theres always the christmas sale. : YerMothah
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    hahah, exactly.. far cry 2, batman and dragon age were the best deals, and all on the first day? : dextius
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      well, fwiw the best deal is the THQ pack for sure and that's all weekend : veras
      • yeah, you're right.. I just can't get excited enough to buy it. : dextius
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    Tomorrow is the last day... still hoping for torchlight to drop in price. I already picked up everythi... : YerMothah
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      you could have picked up Borderlands for $20 on amazon most of the weekend, it was linked here a few time... : Demius
      • I almost did, but I got carried away with playing L4D2 that I forgot to buy it! : YerMothah
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  PROTIP: Buy the PoP Pack for $24, and you'll end up getting Warrior Within, Sands of Time, Two Thrones, a... : MercFox1
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    wow, that is a pretty crappy deal for their holiday sale then.. : dextius
    • no, the pack is half off too because of the holiday sale (reg $45) : veras
    • I think they knocked down the price for the holiday deal and didn't tell anyone. I remember that being $5... : MercFox1
  • This is the only deal that interests me in the current lot, if only because I never played warrior within... : dpgagnon
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    How are the PoPs on PC? It looks like a series of games that would not lend themselves well without a gam... : limpossible
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      Do the PC versions support gamepads? Because if so then I'll totally play them instead of the Xbox versio... : roushimsx
      • They do. I played the original PoP with an xbox gamepad before (note: the original xbox gamepad). : thrallie200
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  So like 5-10 minutes ago I tried to check out and the purchase screen is still sitting at "Working...", i... : veras
  • oh there it voided itself awesome : veras
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    Is anyone else able to complete checkout right now? I just get an error when I try now : veras
    • "There seems to have been an error initializing or updating your transaction. Please wait a minute and tr... : veras
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  meh. I'd go for trackmania if it was cheaper, but a tenner is too much. World of Goo sounds quite cool th... : inchwide
  • I loved World of Goo : marmite
• Fuck, I already have BF2 and I'm probably going to end up getting this for the convenience of not needing... : atom519
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  Stupid World of Goo question. I downloaded the demo, play the first level, build a tower to the pipe, ... : slickdoody
  • nvm, the "Continue" handle was falling off the screen. Running the exe directly and modifying the resolu... : slickdoody
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  World of Goo is worth alot more than that. : rmjackson
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    is this a good game? I was thinking of getting it. I remember hearing a lot about it. : mindmann
    • it's amazing : veras
    • it is absolutely amazing. : rmjackson
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  Football Manager 2010 should drop to $30. That's my only wish, Santa. : Albemuth
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    I'm curious which is the best manager game of the lot. : Dontdrop
    • FM is definitely better than FIFA Manager. : Albemuth
• If you sonsabitches don't pick up World of Goo, then I don't want to know you are game hating slack jawed... : Dimmona
• Meh train has arrived today. Still mad I missed out on the Batman deal earlier. Hopefully will go o... : Freon
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  • I've resorted to watching reviews on gametrailers and giantbomb...but it's Shacker's opinions that I thin... : OhSnapHighFive
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    • It's fucking awesome on the Xbox. I've played through it nearly three times, since it's co-op. : DinK
    • that's pretty ridiculous...are lots of people experiencing this on the PC version? : OhSnapHighFive
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      that's what I hear...how long would you say a single playthrough might be? : OhSnapHighFive
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        I know it took me forever to get through that damn game. I think it took me roughly 30-40 hours to beat? ... : denixen
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          40 is on the high side I think, but 30 is about right if you're a completionist sort of person. You can ... : deject
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            I took about 15 to get through. Is there a point to re-running any of the labs? I also want to explore ar... : MercFox1
            • Once you get to the NPP you can't go back. : deject
            • I've found the game to be replayable. It's easy to miss stuff and mods can really improve the experience. : datoo
    • yea STALKER is amazing! one of my favorite games of all time. : DarkDeus
    • ^^^ : sanchez
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      Would I be able to run STALKER with high graphics quality & frame rate with this setup? * AMD Athlon 4... : Ride-My-Rocket
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        Yes. But you would want to pick up the Stalker Complete 2009 mod that improved the graphics 5x over. With... : MercFox1
        • Nice, thanks for mentioning this. I still haven't play more than 45 minutes into the game each time I go... : iamgoat
        • This is how I'm playing it, first time through ever. It's running great with everything maxed on a E5300... : boarder2
        • I'm sure he could run it fine, as long as you have a fairly recent video card. Also I can't recommend the... : datoo
      • I don't think you could max it out, but you should be able to have Full Dynamic Lighting, which is the on... : deject
    • i love it so much. and the bugs are pretty much all squashed by now : smax
  • I loved S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Great atmosphere and the graphics are good. Some don't like how the early weapon... : Rag and Bone Man
  • youve got quite a treasure there in that THQ pack : spiderfill
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    Dawn of War 2 is great, great fun. The variety in single player leaves a little to be desired, but it's f... : Arctic Fox
    • I agree with this. If you even remotely like RTS, Dawn of War 2 is worth the 49.99 sticker price. As f : NoCopy
  • Dawn of War 2 is amazing. No base building RTS with a focus on Squad based combat and tactics. The single... : Duffman8369
  • Full Spectrum Warrior is actually kinda cool. A bit different form of tactical shooter. May get repetitiv... : SilverSnake
  • Red Faction multiplayer is so much fun : thekidd
• I wonder what will be tomorrows deals? I hope Some of the big packs wioll break out. There are some Lucas... : baron calamity
• I'm finally getting a new computer this month that can play games for the first time in at least 2 years,... : zuga
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  is Prince of Persia worth fifteen bucks? also will it run on my unibody macbook? :( : mikecyb
  • also I am buying Lucidity for $2.49 because why the fuck not? : mikecyb
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    It's ok, but very very repetitive. I couldn't finish it. :( : guido anchovy
    • yeah everything I have heard about it makes me think I will hate it and just go play Sands of Time again ... : mikecyb
  • Well they do have all four games for $22. Which kinda makes me want to purchase it... : denixen
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    Is Prince of Persia worth it if I didn't like Sands of Time (or its 2 sequels) ? : ruckboos
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      you didn't like sands of time?! : mikecyb
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        no, got half-way through it and I just got kind of, well, bored. is the new PoP anything like Assassi... : ruckboos
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          oh I see, so you enjoy baby games for babies. that's cool. : mikecyb
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            hey! I supported you in the San Andreas > Vice City debate! (or was that roushimi...) at least my gf l... : ruckboos
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              okay fine, you like some good games. the platforming in sands of time is so good though. the combat isn... : mikecyb
              • You're right, it was the combat that ruined it for me. I found it was too 'memorize button combos', where... : ruckboos
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    PoP isn't worth 15 bucks. I got it for Christmas, played for 20 minutes and then sold it. It was worse ... : boarder2
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      It was definitely a slog and a half. Between that and Mirror's Edge (both came out at the same time), Mi... : treefingers1
      • *100 : shirif
• Buy World of Goo. : megarust32
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  I'm really hoping they discount ME again. I want to play through before ME2, but I can't find my discs :( : Vincent Grayson
  • D2D might do it: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21520424#itemanchor_21520424 : ruckboos
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  I want to see them give orange box or at least TF2 a good deal. Those are the games I am really after... ... : surley_monkey
  • Left 4 Dead has already been on there, I think. : evildanish
  • L4D was like $8.. thats pretty dirt cheap. Few months ago, TF2 was $2.50 : Demius
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    Wasn't TF2 something like $5 not too long ago? : sanchez
    • $2.50 : Merconium
  • valve games are on sale every other week. : jayares
  • The orange box is worth whatever you valve charges for it, stop being cheap and go get it! : Horn
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    How do you not already own them? There's not much point in them doing blowout deals on games that 95% ... : peanut-
    • I still don't own the orange box. I did however buy TF2 for $2.49... I'm just missing portal and all the ... : denixen
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      I got Portal for 17.95 a while back and TF2 for 2 .50 but no episode 2. Need an episode 2 deal. : themaestro2657
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        http://www.amazon.com/Half-Life-2-Episode-Pack-Pc/dp/B001440YD4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=12595... : capt tripps
        • And you can just take the CD Key and add it to steam. : thrallie200
        • Thanks! : themaestro2657
  • I picked up Orange box on Steam for like 1/2 price back in March. Best deal EVER. : SketchyFletchy
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  So who's buying Battlefield 2? The price sounds good since we don't have to deal with patches and it sup... : treefingers1
  • If the steam version supports mods I might have to. It's a bother to install otherwise : cfalcon
• I don't suppose anyone bought a L4D 4-pack for the 22.50 and has any open slots? I know I'm very cheap... : SiW.
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  Trackmania is fun for what it is but doesn't it seem like it's regular price should $19.99 and it's Steam... : mrwolf710
  • yes. the previous TrackMania games were always around $20 new. : yacoub35
  • Yeah, considering Far Cry 2 is $20 new now... : crummynz
• Oh for $2.49 I just had to pick up Lucidity. : DrWaffles
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  I bought Osmos and Lucidity this weekend. Osmos is pretty good but some of the later levels are frustrati... : Agrona
  • Lucidity is....strange, I don't really like it :/ but hey its less money then I spend on a coffee so who ... : Mentalbreakdown99
  • I bought Osmos as well and yes, it's frustrating towards the end but well worth the 200 pennies I gave up... : Sludgehead
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  I bought the full Lego Star Wars package and Borderlands (missed out on Batman). Had a ton of issues bind... : fen boi
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    http://store.steampowered.com/early-holiday : dooberzoo
    • hmm I sound asshole-ish there but there's a big countdown on that page :) : dooberzoo
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  Will there be a new batch of Steam deals today? : dael
  • according to the sales site yeah, in less than 4 hours. hope they have another nice indie game for cheap,... : razorblade79

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• I thought you could stop on the moving walkways if you keep to the right? : owly
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  Its not just asians. On my last flight a few people did it and it was fucking dumb. : soggybagel
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    Yeah, I don't get it - what's the rush? Maybe they're all claustrophobic or something. : Waverider
    • The excuse I've heard is so they can get up and stretch. I can see this on an 8+ hour flight. But on a do... : Delithio
    • I can tell you from my own experience I've had to do it when I had a connecting flight that requires a co... : Thresher
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  - People who get onto the people movers at airports and just stop. The point of them is to move you *fast... : Mentalbreakdown99
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    aren't you supposed to stand on the right and left is for walking? : mayooms
    • That would be acceptable, but people often are hauling their aforementioned wheeled death-cases and use t... : Waverider
    • This is my thought. If I've been walking around and I'm tired, I'll move over to the side so walkers can ... : SwiftyPants
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      It is reversed in places like Japan, it get's confusing. : bombay
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        yeah but aren't there pictures and lines to help you? haha : mayooms
        • Nah, not at all. You just sort of adapt. : bombay
        • Most places here actually have big yellow foot marks, and a line down the middle. Its fairly obvious. : MacemanInTW
  • Brian Regan on Flying - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9em-ZCddWk Moving Sidewalks at 6:26 Enjoy. : sogelegos
• My pet peeve is airlines that charge extra for food and this usually involves exorbitant costs for a disg... : stump
• when you rent a movie on your own personal headrest tv screen with your headphones and the guy next to yo... : adev
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  I hate the people who get super chatty when all I want to do is read my book in peace. It's the worst whe... : Megara9
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    I have to admit, I've often been a chatty person, but you can usually tell within the first sentence or t... : Waverider
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      i once met a guy from weta that was working on the halo movie before it got canned. : CoRDS
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        I've not met anyone famous, but more than a few cute girls, and a few beautiful women (who were married) ... : Waverider
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          on the way from Vegas to LAX in aug i sat next to a cop and some TINY little blond hottie that was drunk ... : CoRDS
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            I've seen a few guys who were on flights escorted by cops who were going to jail somewhere else. Con Air... : Waverider
            • the cop had been drinking. : CoRDS
      • I met a guy from NASA who was in charge of designing and launching lab modules for the International Spac... : rudds
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      yeah, that's true. One time I had an awesome conversation with this elderly dude who used to be a photogr... : Megara9
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        What is CZ? Like you got it at the vending machine? : soggybagel
        • y'know.. cubic zirconia. They're those fake diamonds. : Megara9
        • It means it's from checkoslovakia : slickdoody
      • That's a great idea - single guys (like me) cue off the ring, though if the woman is chatty and interesti... : Waverider
      • The ring thing works like a charm! : MacemanInTW
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    Simple. Get ugly and rub feces on yourself before you board the plane. : soggybagel
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      I would try this but won't people confuse me with your mom? : Megara9
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        Well that was rude. : soggybagel
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          Actually just put on headphones and pretend you're sleeping. : soggybagel
          • I like the feces plan better. If it works I could get the whole row to myself. : Megara9
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  i still hate removing my shoes at the security checkpoint. i don't like sitting near kiddies because they... : mayooms
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    My strategy with the chair kicking kid is to turn around and speak directly to the child, not to the pare... : Waverider
    • this is how i normally handle it. my sister on the other hand could care less. she'll curse at the kid an... : mayooms
  • Last time I flew I was in a rush to get my shoes back on since there was a line behind me so I did the wh... : Crimsonbeak
• i HATE the fuckers that don't do anything to deplane until no one is in front of them. Then they stand up... : deadfish
• all good points, except the beer part. if you can fit two beers in 30 minutes, whats the problem? one ... : QMS|superdave
• There's a lot more executives flying coach now, so that may add to the ranks of cranky travelers. : the archvile
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  - People who think they know everything about travel and boss people around. Recently I saw an older guy... : Ovate
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    The old guy is actually right. Unless there's excess room in bins, personal items should go in the seat i... : Delithio
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      It isn't about whether he's right or not, it's that he was a huge dick about it, going on and on about ho... : Ovate
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        basically, again, because 90% of the people who travel are fucking idiots : FrayLo
        • [including that old man for not letting it go] : FrayLo
  • The 'travel experts' who hang out on flyer talk are stupid nuts like this. Just because you're a frequen... : Waverider
• People that don't check obviously oversize carry on items. Sure they may fit in the overhead bins, but y... : alias
• i hate 90% of people that travel because these people have no common sense or courtesy. plus airline emp... : FrayLo
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  1. People who aren't prepared at the security line. Unless you havent traveled once within the last 6 ... : haiku
  • Guy I know just flew Boston to LA and he did it on Virgin. He said Virgin was fucking amazing and I agre... : soggybagel
  • #1 is so god damn true. And yeah all my miles are with United as well, and it annoys me to no end they st... : yosemiteclimber
• Air travel is horrible and I don't see any relief in our lifetime for it. Old planes with the big airlin... : kgargs
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  i always put down the arm rest no matter who i'm near. fuck those people, i don't want to touch you if i ... : dahanese
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    Some lady had a bag that was way too big for carry on and when the boarding agent told her she would have... : soggybagel
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      haha that's awesome. man holiday traveling is fantastic. i always wear a college sweatshirt when flyin... : dahanese
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        i don't know what i would've done but i probably would've made a scene : FrayLo
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          she still kicked my seat every 15 minutes or so. but i always take the higher ground during holiday trave... : dahanese
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            I've been in front of seat kickers when I don't even put my seat back, it drives me fucking crazy! : mysled
            • I don't kick, but I politely tell the person in front of me that it's not possible for them to lean back.... : Delithio
      • If I am flying for business, I like to actually do some work on the flight and it's pretty hard when the ... : spiffymc
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        Its just kind of a shitty situation no matter what. I'll admit I hate when someone in front of me does f... : soggybagel
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          i fly such early morning/long flights and often haven't gotten enough sleep that i very frequently do a f... : dahanese
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            I just cannot fall asleep on flights ever. : soggybagel
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              ambien on red eyes does it for me. coming home from work stuff, i'm usually so sleep deprived i can't sta... : dahanese
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                Eh, I'm not going to take ambien just so i can get some sleep on a flight. I just kind of zone out with ... : soggybagel
                • i'm an insomniac, so it's probably not as big a deal for me. : dahanese
            • i'm the same. if i'm traveling internationally, i have no idea how i am physically able to stay awake thr... : mayooms
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            You're fairly short, though, right? : Ebu
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              i'm 5'6. i'd be a short dude. cuntface was a short woman too. i think i'd totally understand if a tal... : dahanese
              • in fact i've only ever had this happen to me twice (this thanksgiving and coming back from london, going ... : dahanese
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                That's because us tall guys are used to being forgotten by designers and we just accept our sorry lot :( : Ebu
                • yep we've been crippled so often by public transport we just presume someone will try and make it worse :... : disembodied potato
      • some guy did the exact same thing to my mum on a flight to zurich. I had to explain to the douche bag tha... : shika.art
      • What kind of fucking person's thought process actually goes like "I need to kick this thing until it is r... : enyakk
      • I fucking hate it when people put there seat down infront of me ESPECIALLY when its a women, who typicall... : disembodied potato
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    one time i was in the window seat next to two grumpy fatties. it was only a 2 hour flight or so, but i u... : FrayLo
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      hah. yeah, i sat at a window seat coming home yesterday and two older ladies were in the middle/aisle sea... : dahanese
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        I usually get a window seat on my flights back to the states, mostly because I don't have to worry about ... : MacemanInTW
        • unless it's over 9 hours, i only need the bathroom once, and usually i'm flying around the country. but o... : dahanese
        • It can be really bad for you not to move around on the trans-whatever-ocean flights. It is pretty importa... : bombay
      • you cant go 4 hours without a pee ? :) : disembodied potato
    • That's why I make sure to hit the bathroom before boarding, ALWAYS. And always grab window seats. What : Ebu
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    I had some guy force the armrest up so he could sleep comfortably and he started literally rubbing his as... : LilCrypto
    • usually when i ask someone something directly, they back down. barring that, i would totally get attendan... : dahanese
  • Same here, but that just means the fuckwad next to me is going to plop his fat ass arm on the armrest any... : MacemanInTW
• I hate people : rosewood
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  people who take a shit on a 45 minute commuter flight. YOU CAN'T HOLD IT!! the smell..... : g.lee
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    Sometimes you just gotta go. Don't judge other people's colons. : rosewood
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      Says King Colon. : soggybagel
      • Look, I'm not just going to *edited* just so you don't have to *edited* because when I *edited* I fucking... : rosewood
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    Maybe he ate at an airport food stand (one of the reasons why I stick to bottled water at the airport). : the archvile
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      Some of the airport food is dreadful - Vancouver actually has some good stuff, especially on the new dome... : Waverider
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        AVOID the pizza place in the International Gate (D?) My friend got food poisioning from there. 9 hrs ... : BobBarker
        • Flying Wedge? They're usually pretty good, but obviously not consistent. : Waverider
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    Would you rather they shit their pants? : InfoBiter
    • This happened to a girl sitting next to me on a flight back from the Carribean :( Her and her friends had... : oo7|bond
  • how dare they take care of their bodily functions! : Supine
  • I'm going to guess that if they've decided they need to use the facilities on an airplane that no, they i... : boarder2
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  - People who get onto the people movers at airports and just stop. The point of them is to move you *fast... : fr0x
  • YVR's few people-movers are pretty narrow; no signage and very little space to squeeze by. : Waverider
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  I think my number one rule while flying is to be nice to everyone you can. People really need it sometime... : mindmann
  • ^^^^ this man speaks wisdom : halophoenix
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    This kind of goes back to where every person should do a customer service job. Once a person puts on the... : Wombat Woo
    • Yep. Same goes with food service jobs. : Phreakin
  • This is my strategy for life in general. Be kind to others. :) : Waverider
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  sitting next to the exits on a long flight cause there will always be a big group of people that just sta... : shika.art
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    jetstar is terrible for long haul i've heard, paid the extra couple of hundred to fly singapore to japan ... : filthysock
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      i think the best airline going to japan is ANA. maybe JAL, but ANA has really stepped up their game latel... : mayooms
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        i'm just looking forward to the a380 : filthysock
        • You lucky bastard. have fun! : mayooms
• People with the "green flu", I mean what's up with that? They're all gnawing on my flesh any everything, ... : Amnesty_intl2
• Where are you working from now? Last I recall, you were in PG? The armrest thing I agree with you. ... : BobBarker
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  Why do they board planes front to back? I would think it would be much faster to board the rear passenger... : nakedsavage
  • Me neither, but I'm assuming they've spent millions of dollars looking at boarding efficiency, so I assum... : azshack
  • I could swear they used to board planes back to front. My personal belief is that it's because more peop... : LilCrypto
  • Because the people in the back are the scum of the earth. : Jimbo Ro
  • Hear hear. Never understood that either. Other top tip: always try to get a night or evening flight. Less... : Fredrik S
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    southwest supposedly does open seating because it's quicker. some airlines board window seats first, the... : FrayLo
    • I flew AirTran twice this year, and I think American and US Air, and all boarded front to back. I was ove... : nakedsavage
    • I think American does back to front. I never can tell because of priority folk and people who skp ahead. : dahanese
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  My pet peeve? Parents who give their kids carry-on bags of their own. For the love of god don't do th... : TickHeadDog
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    I'm fine if kids have backpacks. But yes, it's stupid when they have their own little suitcase with whee... : LilCrypto
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      I think personally this is a good thing, teaches extra responsibility when they have things like that to ... : Amnesty_intl2
      • Yeah, nevermind the one hundred other people on the plane that don't want to be part of that teaching exp... : TickHeadDog
      • they can learn that lesson when they're taking a trip in the car without 100 other people, too : electroly
• Always get an exit row seat if possible. Usually you can select them when you check in, even at an electr... : nakedsavage
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  1) families that should have been dosed with chloroform before flying. 2) late people that insist on dr... : Downforce
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    I would gladly pay a surcharge on my ticket if it guaranteed a child-less flight. : spiffymc
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      I would as well. families are guaranteed to also fuck up the seating, as if they think so many seats are ... : Downforce
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        heh, imagine if traveling by airplane was like the spaceship traveling in Fifth Element - everyone is asl... : ruckboos
        • I would love this. I would pay double if I could just be asleep for a transatlantic flight. : stump
        • Except the guy who had the bed before you would have shat it, and before you could raise a voice to prote... : ZombieAcademy
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  Hygiene and weight offenders on planes are the bad, I agree. I was on a five hour flight once and some gu... : ieGod
  • *are the bad : ieGod
• The back of the plane passengers that load up the front of the plane overhead bins. I HATE that. : Just A Girl
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  Dude, I'm sorry but you're fucking annoying with all your little judgements. : stuka
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    sorry, that came out a lot harsher than I intended... but still, we're becoming such intolerant assholes.... : stuka
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      It's the American way : spiffymc
      • American North American way. We Canadians are essentially the same : spiffymc
    • this is a natural part of the cycle - we influence EVERYTHING as we see fit, freedom and don't tread on m : Downforce
    • The Shack, please stop acting like this and be tolerant. Love is all you need after all. : guigr
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  I only have one thing I care about on a plane. "If I can't get first or business class do everything in ... : Crimsonbeak
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    I completely agree. I'm 6`8 and had back surgery, so with positioning, it's a major bitch to get comforta... : The Kazlor
    • I can't see how either of you survive on commercial flights. I'm 6' 3" and if I don't get an exit row se... : randomjgj
  • I hate how being in an emergency row used to be an inconvenience ("Thank you for sitting here, if there i... : Omaha
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  on an international flight, a kid jumped up on the emergency exit door and started playing with the handl... : stamps
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    those doors are locked aren't they : filthysock
    • yeah but that would be fucking scary as shit. : Techy007
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    Kids should never be in emergency rows. I would have freaked out too. : dahanese
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      they weren't in the emergency row seats, I was, it was in the middle of the flight so they were 'free to... : stamps
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        The doors open in somewhat before they open out, the pressure differential is going to be 4 or more psi, ... : bostrov
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          so in laymen's terms how many 40lb toddlers is that? : dopeman
          • With or without super powers? : bostrov
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    half a dozen grown adults couldn't open that door mid-flight even if it were unlocked. you were never in... : electroly
    • yeah, I'm sure that if I had time to think about it then I would have realised it would be locked to prev... : stamps
• Reading this thread as I pack for a cross country flight is already getting me riled up for my goddamn 6 ... : yosemiteclimber
• You pretty much covered it. : SnakeIRye
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  - airlines that use only one door to board and deboard the 400+ seat aircraft. - People that get way ... : bostrov
  • i LOL'd at your snide remark : MrBig0
  • I have a great one. A woman behind me once asked if the plane was on fire. BECAUSE, the plane was being ... : moshman
• Oh, one other one: People that mill around the gate before their area is called to be seated. What, som : alias
• So, mileage poll. I saw someone here mention they had more than a million miles of air travel. According ... : bostrov
• Parents that seem to think that travelling on the plane with their children is a perfect time to take a b... : nephilem
• It's called a people mover to move people. I use it like an escalator. Sometimes I want to go up the stai... : sharpie
• small children and babies on planes. : skryte
• The rule for people movers is stand on the right, walk on the left. : Arcanum
• Babies and small children. God how much do I hate them mid-flight. : mad-d00d
• People who get onto the people movers at airports and just stop I hate that. a couple years ago everyo... : razorblade79
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  - Fat people on airplanes. I flew to Slovenia with Bamii once. Jesus fucking christ, i could not even... : [7]kami
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    What the fuck is that a person or a fatsuit character from an eddie murphy movie? : SpaecKow
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      He starred in Bolle Tuinkabouter Assfuckers 1-12. True story. : [7]kami
      • Don't forget about your own performance in Anal Busdrivers 1-30! :D : Bamii
  • Jesus christ dude, lol! You were the one that kept farting the entire flight. The smell was so bad I fain... : Bamii
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  I'm not fat, just big boned :´( http://static.iltalehti.fi/matkajutut/lentojuttu3011JID_ma.jpg : Pulveri
  • I was wondering how long before this photo showed up. : dafugg
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  What about grunters? The people who whenever doing anything on a plane--sitting down, getting up, adjust... : Omaha
  • hate those fuckers. : moshman
  • Doing stuff is hard. : silent prophet

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• lalalala haven't watched yet! :) : FrayLo
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  Yup, when Meghan and Shane read their last clue I knew it was over for them. : trOmblyj
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    you spelled his name wrong also there's no way the globetrotters get a retrospective if they don't hav : Deathlove
    • seriously : trOmblyj
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  That one gay guy pulled the biggest douche bag move of the entire race. : Visceral Monkey
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    Yeah, karma had better pay them a visit in the finale next week. : Super Sparker
    • If they lose, karma! If they win, best move in the history of the race. : Deathlove
  • Their team is pretty shittacular, I wish bad things on them. : ieGod
  • Dunno the globetrotters were pretty good at being douche bags. : Ziz
  • what? taking the other teams taxi? : Ziz
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  This is the second time Big Easy has failed miserably in a not-too-hard road block so they pretty much de : xoque
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    I can't stand Meghan, her nose goes right from her forehead down, she looks like Odo from DS9. : Visceral Monkey
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      They're the most consistent and cohesive team, though. They've never blown up at each other, have they? : Super Sparker
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        Meghan was loudly complaining that Cheyenne wasn't listening to her on the "blow shit up" road block a fe... : xoque
        • I always thought she looked like Odo growing up, but I think she's very attractive now. : underground banana plantation
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  Okay wtf why did the gays get a pass on their broken golem? : massdev
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    "That's the real quiz." They should have failed them hard. : ieGod
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      Meghan explained this tonight: they didn't show it in the episode, but Dan and Sam actually ran to the Ra : underground banana plantation
      • Ok, that still sucks but at least there was an explanation for it. : mrwolf710
  • Yeah that was my only hope :/ : d3tached
  • I was like "Karma baby!!!" and then they pass it? WTF IT WAS BROEK D: : mystifier
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  Finale should be interesting. I'm hoping brothers Sam and Dan end up way out of it for their moves today. : Masem
  • OMG, another 99% confirmed race team for next season is Caitlin "Maps" Upton and her bf/partner. The hum... : Masem
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  Just got back from watching it with Meghan and Cheyne. Zev was in town and watched it with them as well. ... : underground banana plantation
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    Did you watch it on their new 52" LCD tv? :D : Masem
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      No, but that finally answered the question "why the fuck haven't you bought a new TV yet?" We play poker ... : underground banana plantation
      • They've run an awesome race, I hope they win it all. : stuka
  • HER NOSE, TELL HER TO SPEND THE MONEY ON A NEW ONE. : Visceral Monkey
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  They pump these shows out like crazy. We just shot the start of the next race yesterday. : chrisschutz
  • are you working on it? : trOmblyj
  • Every six months, no different than any other show on split-schedules. I did see the cast list on SA last : Deathlove
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  Great episode. The Globetrotters got lucky Big Easy's zero puzzle solving skills didn't do them in befo : ThomW
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    Man, if he knew the first letter was F, how many different combinations could there have been for the rem... : underground banana plantation
    • 24 : cltcprd
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      24. Which, even with the form they had to fill out, would have not taken 4 hrs. : Masem
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        And the sad part: the clue that got them to phone FF location (where the speed bump clue was) *had* Kafka... : Masem
        • the room full of phones and dudes with clipboards was kafka-esque : trOmblyj
      • shit you could do all possible 120 combinations easily within 4 hours. : cltcprd
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      • I noticed that too. I was dumbfounded that neither caught it. : xoque
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    Why do you love Ericka? All she does is complain and get pissed off at the drop of a hat, while Brian get... : stuka
    • She's entertaining, plus Brian rules. : ThomW
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  Another interesting tidbit from the episode: Brian and Ericka incurred a 30 minute penalty because Brian : underground banana plantation
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    Interesting. It seems there is always a ton that we miss and a lot that is edited out of order. So how'd ... : xoque
    • Normal application process. They tried to get on the show the last 3 seasons, but only heard back for thi... : underground banana plantation
• So are Meghan and Cheyne the winningest team ever? If not they have to be in like 2nd place or something... : mrwolf710
• I was totally rooting for them for final three but that decision was unforgivable stupid. : stuka
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  Did anyone see Ericka hanging all over the shorter Globetrotter when Brian came out of the phone challeng... : mrwolf710
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    I saw that too, but I think they were hugging/whatever because they could hear that Brian had solved it a... : ThomW
    • Yeah, probably. Just looked weird. : mrwolf710
  • I saw that too - paused it and I agree - however, it looked like she was celebrating Brian's completion o... : trOmblyj
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  I know! It was a self destruct of poker-girl proportions! I was really hoping they were going to win ... : Omaha
  • Way worse - they willingly stopped. The Poker Girls literally, physically could not do any either task. ... : Deathlove
  • His partner went along with it because they had the best attitude in the entire race, for better or worse... : ieGod
• Btw on the whole Golem thing; I totally flashed back to Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption anyon... : massdev
• Hahahah I said the exact same thing when they took that decision.... I mean how does that even make sense... : mystifier
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  I wonder if Flight Time was sitting there thinking "it's FRANZ you jackass!" when BE handed him his sheet : ThomW
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    FT has incredible patience. : mystifier
    • Still, how long do you think it took FT to figure it out? 30 seconds? : ThomW

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• I really loved it, and it's great fun in coop. The huge world is a big bonus. Great loot, funny story/v... : Vantage
• hated the PC demo. sending the 360 disc back to GF. do not like the game at all. would rather play Dia... : jimmy_legs
• i liked it a lot on the 360. it's buggy in spots, and really cheesy, but i thought it was fun : pandastrong
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  Insanely huge world to explore.There's an expansion for it out as well I think, : Visceral Monkey
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    It's only available to Europeans right now, though, right? : Matt Burris
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      I swear I saw it on one of those digital distribution things, not Steam though. : Vincent Grayson
      • I think it was supposed to come to steam, but was pulled or delayed or something. Also, the EU version o... : capt tripps
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  I love Dungeon Siege 2, though it seems as if I'm the only one on the entire internets that does. : deject
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    We definitely like it. It took us a while to get it working, though two out of three of us even got to u... : DinK
    • I still have my level 83 Combat Mage. I beat the game on all 3 difficulty levels, lol. : deject
  • I liked the start and middle of DS2, but by the end, it just feels like the game is playing itself. : Entity
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  I found it to be very fun, especially since the latest patch makes the game less buggy and more stable. ... : Matt Burris
  • I also enjoyed Titan Quest + expansion, too. TQ is more linear, whereas Sacred 2 is huge and open. The ... : Matt Burris
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  sacred is probably the worst game in that particular genre. : jarek99
  • Anything better + co-op that I might not have played? (that isn't Diablo or TQ, basically) : DinK
  • Hahaha, there are a million games which are far far worse (Silverfall immediately comes to mind). Sacred... : Vantage
  • http://agentpothead.com/facepalm.jpg : AgentPothead
• I liked Sacred 2 a lot more than TQ. : Vincent Grayson
• I picked it up on the cheap for the PS3 and I've had quite a bit of fun with it. : Haku-Jin
• I loved d2 and TQ and wanted so much to like Sacred 2. I made it to level 16 before finally giving up. ... : SeanJuan04
• I might have liked it more had it not been filled with bugs. Played on the 360 and at the time (no idea i... : hoov1185
• It's like the oblivion of arpgs in that it's a huge, open world. The downside is that for some reason it ... : Visceral Monkey
• The character creation system is extremely detailed, and it's easy for you to completely fuck up a charac... : walker270
• More fun is had with Sacred 2 when you play it coop imo. : SigENeaT
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  Quite good but not quite really a diablo game IMO. Mostly diablo-ish but heavily quest based with TONS of... : dooberzoo
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    It's also a bit tongue and cheek. There's a quest where you have to (minor spoiler) find Instruments for : capt tripps
    • I bought the game to listen to Blind Guardian. : Cliffzorz
    • Lots of odd/funny side quests yeah. I found it a little overwhelming actually - I'd try to do them all be... : dooberzoo
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  Sacred 2 is a good game. The patching process is a bitch for retail versions, but retail seems the cheape... : Cliffzorz
  • There's a german gold version of Sacred 2 that has the the expansion with it. Maybe they'll do an englis... : capt tripps
• update: Played a few hours of the demo since making this post. It gave me a feel for some things: - ... : DinK
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  pricing update: I checked Amazon out of curiosity. It's $20 or less brand new from there, and a full fu... : DinK
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    popular game is popular. : Amnesty_intl2
    • What does this mean? It's popular on Steam but not at retail? : DinK
  • Even the HL2 Episode pack 1+2 is half what it is on steam ($10 vs $20) : capt tripps

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  I agree. It was so well conceptualized and then created in a way that really made you feel like you were... : jimmy_legs
  • Yeah. I just wish there was more variation in the enemies. They were all pretty awesome, but there were... : valael
• for being such a well crafted environment, i was a little shocked that i had to fight the same 6 enemies ... : grifter
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  I don't get the cold opening of your post. Do you use that line before you talk about every game, save fo... : rosewood
  • While not the best post ever, you make some valid points : xxx2xxx
  • There's just so much Bioshock hate I didn't want people to read my post as being a "Bioshock is the best ... : dmason
  • lets be honest, the game didnt exactly do anything great in the AI or the "hacking" / "plumbing" departme... : senor135
  • It was rated the #1 or #2 game recently in some article, so I think it's valid. : batkiwi
• I would love a mmorpg set in raptures prime. : boarder2
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  Yeah I'm interested in seeing a different context on the environment when the sequel comes out. Actually ... : Megara9
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    yeah, they should take it to the near future and, I don't know, let it happen on a spaceship. maybe the f... : razorblade79
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      apes make pretty much anything better, really. : Megara9
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        Besides the super obvious, there really aren't many apes in games. The nerve..... : Borzoi
        • iirc the Librarian appears briefly in the Discworld Noir adventure game based on Terry Pratchett's series... : Megara9
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          No One Lives Forever had a monkey. : Jumperus
          • I don't want a monkey! : sonicdeathwalrus
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          Far Cry had mutant apes. System Shock had monkeys. : bolneze
          • HoN has Thunderbanana :D : r3dn3ck
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      Yes. I want to see a game onboard the first FTL craft. : Modica Sol Solis
      • they should also put an ai called xerxes in charge of security : razorblade79
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    I want more Water in the sequel. Lots and lots of water. In fact, I want them to rename the game "Abyss: ... : enyakk
    • Also, the idea with the apes is good too. : enyakk
• I really need to sit down and force myself to finish this game. : tomservo
• I actually just bought it and Steam is downloading it now. I played the demo on 360 way back when and it ... : hax3d
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  I'm hoping for a Steam Discount tomorrow on this one. : Nullzero
  • I'll feel like an idiot if there is one. $19 is a pretty damn good deal already though! : hax3d
• The line in tower of terror reminds me of bioshock. http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_bnsgpgm59... : tinfoilhatter
• Maybe not the best game ever, but I still contend it was the standout of that year. : Sexpansion Pack
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  I just bought it from a coworker and I'm sitting here with the game in my hands. I loved SS2, and I'm rea... : Tissen
  • if you really compare it while playing you will be disappointed. it's a great game but no RPG, and it fee... : razorblade79
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    Don't expect more System Shock, but do expect to have a jolly good time in an amazing setting. : Alice O'Connor
    • Yeah, I don't think it's really all that similar to SS2. I guess the best way to say it would be that ... : Sexpansion Pack
• I think I'd rather not visit a crumbling underwater city with psychotic, genetically-enhanced murderers. : Lone Swordsman
• Its really hard to see stuff in this game for me. : stgdz
• yeah, the underlying game didn't do much for me but the setting is really wonderful and cool : veras
• Easily one of my top 10 games, I loved the hell out of it. Can't wait for the second. : rhuntley12