Morning Discussion

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• I don't think Subtlety has ever been a huge damage spec, normally they're built around the Combat tree. ... : umcpwintermute
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  Subtlety is a horrible raid spec. use combat or assasination mutilate : ashkie
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    What about this combat build? http://www.wowhead.com/?talent#f0xbZMgVoxcxoru0xRtxbc0h:NhfVc : kgargs
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      Combat Daggers is bad. : giant boy detective
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        Should I switch to swords or fists for my combat build/ : kgargs
        • Swords is probably the better option, depending on what weapons you have. : umcpwintermute
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          Swords. You'll want a slow MH and the Fastest OH you can get. On the MH use Wound Poison on the OH use ... : giant boy detective
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            Rupture is that big D.O.T. skill I got right? Why not eviscerate instead for a big sexy boom? : kgargs
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              Well it seems like the rupture rule changed in the last couple of patches. Eviscerate seems to be the wa... : giant boy detective
              • And honestly that makes Rogue way to easy. I enjoyed having to keep up 2 or 3 cooldowns in order to keep... : giant boy detective
              • Great link, thanks for that, I'll switch tonight. The only previous experience I had with a rogue was my... : kgargs
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      That might work but combat daggers has never been great. If you want to use daggers, go mutilate. Combat ... : ashkie
      • I'll just copy and past from the Elitist Jerks site. Q: Is combat daggers viable? A: No. Q: Really? : giant boy detective
      • Combat daggers was the best in vanilla WoW in raids. : code-e255
      • Combat Daggers were amazing in MC/BWL. : Derringer
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  HAT builds are only good with multiple rogues in the group. If you are going to use daggers go Assassina... : giant boy detective
  • I don't want to use daggers it's just what I thought I needed so I could backstab and stuff and I thought... : kgargs
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  http://elitistjerks.com/f78/t54257-3_3_rogue_faq_if_youre_new_ish_here_read_before_posting_updated_12_12_... : hohoh0
  • damn beaten.. : Vincenoir
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    hahahaha wtf, it addresses my first few questions. Must be a lot of misleading info out there! Q: Is co... : kgargs
    • No. Just a lot of retard rogues. http://home.wanadoo.nl/neessen/einsteinshow.jpg : [7]kami
  • Hahaha other specs, god i love EJ. O fuck what am i doing, reading EJ. :( : [7]kami
  • ^^^^^ : bolneze
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  READ THIS http://elitistjerks.com/f78/t37183-pocket_guide_wotlk_updated_3_3_a/ : Vincenoir
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    his illegal server is not running 3.3a : electroly
    • lol : Phil
    • lols : jonin
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    What did 3.3a change anyway? : bolneze
    • Patch notes only listed a bunch of Mac stuff. : SilverSnake
• Your talent points are not the best choices sir... you need daggers if you going that build since it has ... : Iwannaacura
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  GREAT! Now I want to resub and lvl my rogue to 80 :( : Bamii
  • hahahahah YES! : [7]kami
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    COME JOIN ME! : Vincenoir
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      IF I'm resubbing (and I don't plan to) I'm not going to move my characters again. Sorry :( : Bamii
      • lo okies :) : Vincenoir
      • You won't have to. We can play together on our current realm, bamu. BAMUUUU : [7]kami
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  The jargon people use for WoW really drains all the fun out of it, doesn't it? : Lone Swordsman
  • no, not really : electroly
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    how does properly talking about the game mechanics take the fun out of the game? : pancake humper
    • Seems to make people mad when I post about TF2 in a similar fashion... Can't see why it would be diffe... : alias
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    What jargon did I use there that you can't apply to general terms in other games? spec I guess? AE??? D... : kgargs
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      "rogue" : electroly
      • Rouge please : kgargs
    • "fart" : walker270
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      AE, DPS and raid spec, really. Not the worst, at least raid spec makes sense. But still, it's supposed ... : Lone Swordsman
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        do you not play MMOs? AE = area effect, DPS = damage per second. These are in use in practically every MM... : Xanthos
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          No, the last MMO I touched was Matrix Online, and mostly for review purposes. I loathe MMOs as a rule be... : Lone Swordsman
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            why are you even posting in this thread : electroly
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              Just because I wonder how people can keep playing WoW if it all boils down to stat tracking. : Lone Swordsman
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                It doesn't. For the min/maxers it does. Why should someone be looked down upon because he wants to f... : pancake humper
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                  Because then you're not role-playing, you're optimizing. Good RPGs tend to be about exploration and mora... : Lone Swordsman
                  • daddy when i grow up i want to be a mediocre assassin with a troubled conscience! : Xanthos
                  • There's a certain amount of role-playing involved in trying to be the best character you can. People don... : umcpwintermute
                  • it should be pretty obvious that this is completely subjective. some people enjoy different things than ... : electroly
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                    The term "RPG" is a catch-all for any game with player-driven character progression. Games like Diablo, : walker270
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                      You have a point of course, but arguably many of them don't really fulfill what role-playing is supposed ... : Lone Swordsman
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                        he's right though, your specific qualifier is contained by his overarching qualifier. by playing WoW, you... : Downforce
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                          In D&D the stats were mean to serve your character, rather than being the end-state. : Lone Swordsman
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                            how is that any different than in MMOs? : electroly
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                              MMOs are all about grinding to get the best possible stats. Character, story and exploration are all sec... : Lone Swordsman
                              • if you want to roleplay a shitty character nobody is stopping you (except they probably won't want to gro... : veras
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                                you're projecting pretty hard. that's not what MMOs are "all about" at all, that's just what you're tryi... : electroly
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                                  For example, playing dress up with your female toon.. having a collection of dresses etc. is some people'... : kgargs
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                                    exactly. i highly doubt Lone Swordsman will convince me that collecting dresses is somehow "grinding to ... : electroly
                                    • I think your dress collection is pretty : pancake humper
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                                Says who? For some, yes, MMO's are all about grinding to get the best possible stats. For others, MMO... : walker270
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                                  It'd be nice, then, if people actually talked about something else beyond stats. :p : Lone Swordsman
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                                    head directly to the barrens, ensure general chat is on. LOTS OF RP'ING : Downforce
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                                      HAY GUYS SNAPE KILLS DUMBLEDORE : Xanthos
                                      • JACK SPARROW FIRES HIMSELF OUT OF A CANNON : electroly
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                                        Aeries died? : technotica
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                                          halp someone piis ress i die near graveyeard : Xanthos
                                          • oOo OooOoOo OoO Oo oOOOoOOO? : technotica
                                    • MURLOC! : YerMothah
                                  • Find another message board? This is a gaming message board largely consisting of people considered "ha... : walker270
                      • The social and free-form aspects of D&D are what make the game tend to be more character-focused. Howeve... : walker270
                  • So what? If people enjoy that then more power to them. : [7]kami
                  • This would be true if all RPG's were strictly about role playing. : atom519
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                    ***fart*** : Mr.SEX
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                      silent fart : das_runt
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                        i do feel like i have the best post in this subthread : Mr.SEX
                        • it's very provocative : das_runt
                  • Some people like playing poker with their buddies around a few beers and some people get REALLY INTO poke... : deveus1
                  • Then change the name. To me, RPG's as you describe are not fun but I enjoy WoW. : InfoBiter
              • It doesn't. Stat tracking is something that's independent of player skill or ability, and can be talked ... : walker270
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                All competitive games boil down to stat tracking. People carefully analyze how much damage each weapon i... : umcpwintermute
                • I don't really pay much attention to stats in L4D or TF2, and I do reasonably well. To me those games ar... : Lone Swordsman
              • It doesn't. It has different things for different people which is one reason it's so popular. : OverloadUT
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          Or RPGs in general. These terms have been around longer than WoW, or even mmo's. : walker270
          • yeah i just lump MMOs and RPGs into the same category habitually, as most MMOs are MMORPGs of some sort. : Xanthos
      • Don't be comparing my beautiful Excel work to WoW. Excel requires way less grinding than WoW and actuall... : Dessicator82
  • no it makes it more effective to communicate certain concepts and is common when people get interested in... : Mr.SEX
  • Any game is like this though. While WoW has quite the lexicon, it needs it because it's got so much shit... : kainen1
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  When you gonna find a game your good at??? : bongturbo
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    When they invent one based on being cool, bro : kgargs
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      You must be THIS tall to be cool, sorry bro. : bongturbo
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        c'mon, man I got ups... 13 inch vert idiot : kgargs
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          you left a zero off that bro : Xanthos
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            ty, 13 inch vert idiot0 : kgargs
            • much better : Xanthos
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          but can you ball son? I'd like to know so we can meet on the court and showdown : kainen1
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            can I ball? CAN I BALL? That's like asking ra1n if he can troll bro. I'm born to play with balls. : kgargs
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              challenge accepted I see. Lets do this gargs : kainen1
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                Is he playing with your balls or his own? : breadsticks
                • man either will do in his case! : kainen1
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  maybe its because you're pirating the game? : grendel
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    this is a ridiculous assertion. the correct answer is that kgargs is bad at all games. : Xanthos
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      Right, the proper assertation is that i'm ubiqutiously flawed irl (in real life) : kgargs
      • i don't know if i would assertatify to that degree, but if you offer it up... no i'm sorry its just too f... : Xanthos
• ive seen mute rogues put up insane numbers. youre doing it wrong. : d0pamine
• He'll probably snuff me out for mentioning it, but this is jra101's build. He's consistently our #1 dps, ... : daVinci1980
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  Ultimate reverse head fake! All this WoW talk led me to create a trial fuck around account for 10 days : kainen1
  • The game at 60 was a completely different beast from the game at 70, which (from what I've read) is still... : walker270
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    How long did it take you to download everything? : bongturbo
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      the trial? like 2 seconds, it's 60 or so MBs and if your connection doesn't suck it streams content in t... : kainen1
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        You picked a good time too. The latest patch revamped a whole lot of things for new players from mana re... : kek
        • yeah i can conjure water (lol) but i never need it man my mana regens fast as hell. I'm sure that will c... : kainen1
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        OMGOMG i might do this trial.. :( MACE GIVE ME MONEYS ON TICH!!! : Iwannaacura
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          You may only do the trial soybeaner if you play with yours truly. Any other way is forbidden. : kainen1
          • my old guild in tich would probably give me all the gold i needed but i cant succumb to it :( i want to p... : Iwannaacura
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    im' gonna start calling this "The Kainen", or maybe "The Starfish Kisser" where someone (read: Kainen) ta... : Xanthos
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      Hey bro, I'm flexible! I take those piercing comments about being hard-headed to heart. They really hur... : kainen1
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        I can help you change but I have to work from the inside out etc. : kgargs
        • may I suggest a good place to start? It's pink, bleached, and rhymes with tutt roll : kainen1
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        I said hard nosed, not hard headed. You listen, you just aren't moved by words. No biggie, have one on th... : Xanthos
        • when you talk to me softly I usually can't help but listen with vigor big boy. but no, you said I fl... : kainen1
    • Can we start playing ragnarok online next? : bongturbo
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    Googled: http://www.warcraftrealms.com/census.php : bolneze
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      Hm thats based on an addon though so its not really accurate. : bolneze
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        The addons are pretty accurate : OverloadUT
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          It only says 5.5 million characters on all US and EU servers. I thought it was 11 million accounts and th... : bolneze
          • the 11 million figure included all Asian and Pacific accounts as well, I believe. : electroly
    • damn blocked @ work. What's Vashj show? : kainen1
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    kainen you should of made a char on my server :[ I play on Mannoroth horde! I can help you out! : R@zzle
    • should have* fail :| : R@zzle
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      come make a tanky character on vashj and help me level. Damn mages are freakin fragile as hell. : kainen1
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        you horde or alliance : bongturbo
        • im a gnome mage- Paxan : kainen1
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  THREAD HIJACK. any shadow priests around? I need tips on how to gear myself for lv 80 pvp : kn1fe
  • Random LFG all day long : Phreakin
  • Stamina and Resilience for survivability and Hit and Critical Strike for damage. Spellpower is important ... : das_runt
• because plate dps FTW! : Sixcos
• I've been really sick of seeing DK's way ahead of everyone else (even "pure DPS" classes) on meters for t... : atom519
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  Link your armory and list some other weapons you have. You'd want mutilate or combat depending on which ... : Senate5000
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    He has shit equipment, but so do the pally and DK. : Xanthos
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      Was it linked above? There's quite a few posts and I don't see it skimming over them. : Senate5000
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        there's no armory for private servers : electroly
        • Haha I didn't realize he was playing one one. : Senate5000
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          incorrect, depends on server. obviously not linked into the blizz network. : Xanthos
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            like i said. there is no www.wowarmory.com for private servers. they can implement their own piece of s... : electroly
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              sorry kainen i just confused you with kgargs. i meant no insult : electroly
              • its ok - but I'm a lot taller and more good looking than that fool so there shouldn't be any more confusi... : kainen1
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              you said there was no armory for private servers, which was incorrect. he did not ask if he could find it... : Xanthos
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                yeah, but kgargs's server isn't one of them. i was just taking another jab at his illegal server, why : electroly
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                  yeah theres no doubt, there are plenty of shitty things about the server. i don't care so much if you're... : Xanthos
                  • in this case it was relevant. there really isn't an armory on his server : electroly
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                You are really reaching here. : atom519
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                  how is this reaching? senate was asking for a visual account of the gear, obviously the accepted method i... : Xanthos
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                    Well I guess technically you are correct, but in the context of this thread - it seems completely worthle... : atom519
                    • yes, the whole subthread is pointless, i could have told you that much earlier. : Xanthos
                  • Heh ya, I pretty much just wanted to see what gear he had. Not necessarily through the official armory. : Senate5000
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      let it be known that it's a prot pally too : R@zzle
      • let it be known that its a level 63 DK too... : Xanthos
      • That's pretty bad if it was a single target or a longer fight. If it's like 4-5 mobs and a short fight, ... : Senate5000
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  Speaking of wow... Say I was gonna resub for the 7 days to see how it is and I want to play a new char... : Pacalon
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    So do a pally. You can do both better than with a warrior. : YerMothah
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      Leveling as Prot Pally was tons of fun but I think Prot Warriors get a bad rap in PvE. I don't believe Pa... : das_runt
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        pally tanks are mindlessly easy, and preferred for turbo runs, which seems to be the only way it's played... : Downforce
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          agreed but easier isn't necessarily better : das_runt
          • I didnt mean you can literally tank better as a pally, i just ment for him wanting to pvp and tank, a pal... : YerMothah
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    Pally prot leveling is a lot of fun. : giant boy detective
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      Why would you hobble yourself that way? Regardless of class, when leveling you should pick the highest... : daVinci1980
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        It's because they level up doing this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6Vz8AHQwaA Single target will ... : Senate5000
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          That doesn't really work with prot anymore... They only have two AoE abilities (Cons and Avenger's Shield... : daVinci1980
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            You're forgetting about Hammer of the Righteous and Ret Aura. When I'm doing daily quests with my Paladin... : das_runt
            • Right, but Ret Aura works for ret palys as well, and with Sanctified Retribution (a tier 5 ret paly talen... : daVinci1980
          • Prot Pala AoE is more than Cons and AS, though. Holy Shield and Ret Aura both offer reactive AoE through... : captfarrell
  • if you've only got 7 days you might as well roll a deathknight to be honest since you'll start at level 5... : johnny rotten

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  who could refuse an invite like that? : scottythejock
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    me. : orgcaptainnemo
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      Shit guess I'm going alone : ejectorpod
      • naw i will go because i <3 you. : orgcaptainnemo
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  Northgate mall the weekend before christmas, what could possibly go wrong : Waffles!
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    nothing. : ejectorpod
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      lol : Downforce
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        My god it's so insane, PEOPLE DON'T EVEN BOTHER GOING ANYWHERE DURING THE HOLIDAYS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DO A... : ejectorpod
        • i'll be laughing when you get knifed in the back by a rabid tween. : mindmann
        • you must be new here. be more melancholy and passive aggressive. okthxbye : Downforce
        • "Nobody goes there anymore; it's too crowded." : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
        • more like - I don't like driving to seattle... because you can't get anywhere fast : dedgecko
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    Are you bed ridden or something? : orgcaptainnemo
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      that would be better than being within 1,000 miles of northgate during the holiday zerg : Downforce
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        jesus fucking christ. : orgcaptainnemo
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          have you actually been in the northgate north parking structure? or south (the new theater one) : Downforce
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            I'm there all the time, I work near there. : ejectorpod
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              I should stop threadshitting. I don't mean any harm. fortunately only gloval saw my aurora pad on 115th b... : Downforce
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                I know that area. GHETTO. : orgcaptainnemo
                • But I still want to meet you and suck your cock. : orgcaptainnemo
              • damn right it didn't happen! : cltcprd
        • This weekend is when the inmates at King County Prison are released for one day of shopping. true story. : mindmann
  • haha, indeed. : dravalen
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    God, fuck you Waffles! What could go wrong? NOTHING. Will it be busy? YES. That's it. What the fuc... : orgcaptainnemo
    • I love you man : Waffles!
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  can't make it saturday, Duke/Gonzaga at 1pm then I have to be in Everett later that day for a family thin... : FrayLo
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    Would Sunday have worked? : orgcaptainnemo
    • Yeah Sunday would work, around 1 or 2 : FrayLo
  • lol everett : cpt_gloval
• Only thing that would stop me is if I go skiing. : kanix
• I'd join if I weren't going to be on the other coast. Next time. : derelict515
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  ejectorpod, fuck all these busters and you go order yourself a cheeseburger with mayo, mustard, pickles a... : Degenerate
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    Five Guys bacon cheeseburger with mustard, tomato, pickles, onion, lettuce, and jalapenos FTW. : Bean
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      If Bean says it, I'm doing it. : ejectorpod
      • Down here, the codename for that particular order is "Texas style", though I doubt it works outside the r... : Bean
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  Here's the thing guy, most of us are introverted by nature and on top of that, probably a little embarras... : kgargs
  • It's kinda like moving in with your mistress after dumping your family. Not nearly as cool as it was wh... : kgargs
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    Oh I know, I don't know why people feel like this is something to be embarrassed about. Portland shacke... : ejectorpod
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      Portland shackers only meet to drink copious quantities of beer. Not eat burgers. : cltcprd
      • god damn right bitch. : sigpro
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  Seattle: Your #1 source for excuses, laziness, and noncommittal lethargy! : filtersweep
  • I'd write up a scathing counter post... but.... >:( : Downforce
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    hey, i got a couple of small shackmeets going when i was up there! : mindmann
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      ^^^ I've met you TWICE. : orgcaptainnemo
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        seriously. that's more an any one person should have to deal with. : mindmann
        • :'( : orgcaptainnemo
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      You don't count because you were a Portland transplant. : filtersweep
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        I'm from eugene/corvallis. I lived in Seattle way longer than i'd lived in portland. I was only in portla... : mindmann
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          WE MADE YOU WHAT YOU ARE DON'T DENY YOUR TRUE SELF : filtersweep
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            plus, if you take out the beer festival related shackmeets in portland, seattle and portland might be pre... : mindmann
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              Yeah, but why would we do that? :( : filtersweep
              • because you punks always go on Thursdays. Us god-fearing-hard-working-Americans can't always make that. : mindmann
            • if you take away beer at all, I bet Seattle wins :) : cltcprd
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        I had a semi-Shackmeet of something like 5 people. That's gotta count for something! And no, I don't ... : Dobbs
        • I have three kids and still manage to get out! You just have to make sure the house is locked and the kn... : filtersweep
        • dobbs' halo rape was awesomesauce : Downforce
  • /leans back and stretches : cpt_gloval
  • Here in Indy we just never even try! : zakazi
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    Also, Boston. : pancake humper
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      I always thought it was because everyone was scared FormerHPB would show up. : filtersweep
      • no worries about that, his Pontiac would die before he made it here : pancake humper
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      Says the guy who didn't come to the one Shackmeet we actually had : tashtego
      • actually now that I think about it we have had two Shackmeets you have not attended! : tashtego
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    Seattle has an average of 200 cloudy days per year. It just makes you want to stay inside and mope. : aldraek
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      More like 150, which is the same as Portland. Cry some more. : filtersweep
      • 226! http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/htmlfiles/westcomp.ovc.html Portland has 222 though. : cltcprd
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        Whatever. No one cares about Portland. It's like you tried to go to Seattle but ran out of gas. : aldraek
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          I see the old envy still lives. Fear not, poor Seattleite. Salvation is only 180 miles south. : filtersweep
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            I'd rather /wrists than live in anthills like Seattle or Portland. I live on the Eastside. =] : aldraek
            • don't you mean D: : cpt_gloval
  • Not my fault nobody wants to drink on Mondays. : Helter Skelter
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  does 5 guys have beer? : cpt_gloval
  • I didnt see any beer available when i went. : Iwannaacura
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  I want to hang out and go to 5 guys, but will be away :( Anyone up for New Year festivities? : Code RedBeard
  • Possibly! I think my roommate is renting out a bar or something, I don't know what the deal is. I will ... : ejectorpod
  • I dunno I have all this blow and l lose my $50 deposit on the hookers : ( : kanix
• do we have to live in seattle to fuck off or can we do that anywhere?????????? : Mr.SEX
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  I'll try to make it--tell nemo to bring my copy of Bioshock. : kallanta
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    Only if you bring my copy of GRAW! : orgcaptainnemo
    • I can do that. : kallanta
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  I just got back from that 5 guys. It was my first time to a 5 guys and I will now add my two cents on de... : sleepytea
  • Oh snap! I didn't even get into ambiance, decor, or staffing. 5 guys has quotes about how good thei... : sleepytea
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    I can't believe you failed to mention Dick's. You got 5 Guys, In-n-Out, but no Dicks? : cpt_gloval
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      I have not yet had Dicks. : sleepytea
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        That's pretty much a criminal offense up here. Dick's is the king of cheap burgers. Deluxe, fries, van... : Helter Skelter
        • Ooooh... I did have Dicks when I first moved here. I think I blocked the experience out of my mind becau... : sleepytea
    • that's because Dick's sucks big, hairy donkey cock. : cltcprd
• Are there plans to go see Avatar at the IMAX? Will it be there? I don't know anything. How many thousands... : Agrona
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  Seriously fuck that Lets go see Avatar at Lincoln Square Imax. : dedgecko
  • Showtimes (for Sat, Dec 19): 11:00 am, 2:45 pm, 6:30 pm, 10:15 pm : dedgecko
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    i'm going to the real IMAX, fuck the faux IMAX Lincoln Square. : cltcprd
    • that place is old and shitty - the chairs are uncomfortable, and it smells like ass in there. The faux... : dedgecko

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  This might derail your thread but I didn't want to start another Avatar thread. Looks like Avatar is d... : Begawkiness
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    I'm sure it will be somewhat forgettable, but not with children. Kids are going to eat this shit up. : kingdepork
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      The negative reviews make it sound a lot like his other action movies, at least as far as plot/characters... : walker270
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        But now he's more family oriented it seems. He wants the Star Wars title. That can go either way. : kingdepork
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          A Star Wars title without Lucas can only be an improvement. : walker270
          • If I may: 0wned!!! : LoioshDwaggie
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      I'm trying to think of any of Cameron's movies that have been forgettable. Over 25 years, he has not mad... : critch
      • ---> Piranha 2 : LoioshDwaggie
  • Preorder Cancelled. : deveus1
  • 100% top critics still : wtf242
  • It looks like the jackasses giving it a low score are trying to make a name for themselves. : K0LM
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    "When I discovered the audience would not be literally transported to the planet of Pandora, I was overwh... : Home Nugget
    • what does that even mean? : riptyde
    • It sounds like sarcasm. : gibolas1234
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    The entire story was explained in the trailer. Guy turns in to blue alien to infiltrate blue aliens, fall... : jingletard
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      Originality of story is grossly overrated. : lechuck59
      • True - it's how the story is told is what matters. That said - when the same story is told way too man... : dedgecko
• What is up with the kerning on that page? My eyes hurt trying to read it. : bipolar
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  I'm going to go see it friday night in imax 3d :D : sparkly
  • Fuck yes : LoioshDwaggie
  • i'll be seeing it tonight :P : Herman Toothrot
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  oh man everybody seems completely blown away by this movie. : [fry]
  • I think it's all special FX hype right now. I just hope the story doesn't have me eye rolling. : kingdepork
  • it won't be as good as knowing : gmd
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  seeing it at the south lamar drafthouse in 3d on friday at 10 something. can't wait : wtf242
  • west lamar drafthouse is better : gmd
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    Does south lamar have high end digital projectors now? I thought that was just the Village location. : Conan
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      south lamar just got new high end Sony 4k Projection : wtf242
      • Awesome; that's much closer to me. : Conan
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    I'm picking up 2 tix today after work : whistletits
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      who are you bringing? : wtf242
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        jessica's girl friend : whistletits
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          slumber party afterwards I presume? : Patch-e
          • pics + avi : jcrockerman
• Man that is a glowing review, I'm still definitely looking forward to this just for the experience alone. : Begawkiness
• I'm going to the theater wearing a blindfold and noise canceling headphones so the movie won't ruin the h... : SolveChrist
• Who wants to go see the 3:20PM Showing? Cinemark Dallas 17: IMAX @ 3:20PM http://www.cinemark.com/theat... : LoioshDwaggie
• I'm a little concerned my local theater's listing for it doesn't say 3d, and I hear that is half the poin... : goatboy
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  hahaha this review is awesome! http://www.cracked.com/article/240_avatar-horribly-written-way-too-long-t... : g0nk
  • That is a great even handed review. Thanks for the link. : gooblerampling
  • Haha, that is an amazing review! : Arcanum
  • hahaha : WhatIsThisFor
  • Haha excellent : bolneze
  • nice : indosauros
  • pop-culture analysis shouldn't include phrases Herm Edwards would use so very signed : c0bra
  • love that review style. looks like a must see. : RogerDandy
  • lol awesome : kainen1
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    this convinced me to see avatar : electroly
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      Just tell me if Cameron remembers how to do an action sequence. Dude. DUDE. HOLY. FUCKING. SHIT. : LoioshDwaggie
      • yeah that pretty much sealed the deal. i'm okay with sitting through 90 minutes of documentary to get to... : electroly
      • I totally lost it at that part! :D : thetangent
  • hahaha that is a perfect review, glad that he can still direct action like no one else too. : Begawkiness
  • Can I pay half price if I go to the 2nd half of the movie only then? : YerMothah
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    This is what I figured it would be, jesus the story looks so shitty, I won't be seeing it, I can wait til... : snowwolf
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      No 3D for you! : WhatIsThisFor
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        What about 3d tv's that come out next year? : ant_hillbilly
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          I doubt the guy who won't pay to see Avatar in a theater will be the one to invest in a 3D TV. : Schnapple
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            ah, yeah, because I refuse to see an over-hyped movie that doesn't interest me makes me a laggard, thanks... : snowwolf
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              No, but I'm guessing you're not an early adopter with more money than sense. That's who will be buying 3D... : Schnapple
              • Maybe he has a projector that is 3d upgradeable? Now I am just getting ridiculous. : ant_hillbilly
              • OK Schnapple, I would be an early adapter if I wasn't a college student and had money... I'm an incredibl... : snowwolf
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        That's probably a good thing. This 3d stuff is usually unnecessary. : ieGod
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          It really is. The 3D preview I saw in August was fucking amazing. I can't believe that any internet ne... : Vincent Grayson
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            if story, dialogue and deep, nuanced and developed characters mean little to you that is..... : snowwolf
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              3D doesn't detract from these things. Similarly, it's not hard to enjoy a 3D IMAX experience for what it... : WhatIsThisFor
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                ah, but hte movie doesn't have them so, ah, its a waste of my time and money if thats what I appreciate i... : snowwolf
                • It is amazing how much you know about a movie you haven't seen. : lodit
                • You've seen it already? : WhatIsThisFor
                • If you can't appreciate a good spectacle now and again, I feel bad for you. Not ever movie needs to be an... : Vincent Grayson
                • You hold your pinky out when type, don't you? : ColoradoCNC
        • Big screens and deep blacks and surround sound are also unnecessary. : WhatIsThisFor
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      You might as well just not watch it, you'll have missed the 3d and in your mind it's already a shitty sto... : santa-s
      • the CG still will look good in 2D, I just don't want to spend any money on watching the movie. : snowwolf
  • BUGFUCK INSANE : Schnapple
  • i really like the way that review is laid out : .frame
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    Best. Review. Ever. That's the kind of shit I come here to read. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • I agree. Wow that was an entertaining review. I want to see the movie even more now just because of the c... : majestik
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      This kind of jaded review is useful for one thing: Being assured that the positive points are not due on... : CRasterImage
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        I wouldn't call it jaded, just brutally honest. "Many bits are stupid and the writing is terrible, but w... : Arcanum
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          No, it is Jaded. You find these kinds of reviews for everything. Lord of the Rings. Watchmen. etc...... : CRasterImage
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            I agree so hard with this. Nowadays when I go to movies, amusement parks, whatever - I try to unplug and... : rasputinreborn
            • Though I'll admit that I like this review as it's less an abjectly jaded, "critical-to-be-internet-genius... : rasputinreborn
            • I do the same thing man. It makes life a lot more fun. :) : thetangent
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            I don't see him as shitting on it. He's actually really enthusiastic about many aspects of the film, and : Arcanum
            • You are correct. The reveiw wasn't 100% negative. But the bit about the first half and the dialog was ... : CRasterImage
          • ^^ this guy, I like him. : PlanetPerfecto
          • I think you're jaded about movie reviews. : Cubictoast
  • FUCK. I need to see this movie. : Danny5225
  • So in other words wait for the DVD to come out and fast forward to the end : ninjase
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    Ha! Found this from that link: http://www.cracked.com/article/178_the-5-most-unintentionally-racist-movie... : AxeMan808
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      This one is amazing - the first part about The Prestige has me in tears! :D http://www.cracked.com/art... : thetangent
      • http://www.cracked.com/article/241_5-animals-that-can-do-amazing-things-...-with-their-penises/ : MrBig0
  • Article seems to be down. Mirror anywhere? : YamatoTwinkie
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    2. Get thee from the theater once the end credits start to roll, because the song that plays over them is : MrBig0
    • :/ http://www.shackpics.com/files/avatarJPG_mebxm68397b0w13vb4me.jpg : MrBig0
• Have any box office prognosticators commented on whether or not the higher cost of 3D/Imax ticket prices ... : porp
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  I thought this was related to that cartoon kid with the head tattoo or something : Downforce
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    Shamalamadingdong is doing that one. Airbender something. : funnynamehere
    • not just any airbender, but the last airbender. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0938283/ : Majuju
• So is this thing in 3D in all theaters or what? : skinlab133
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  Demoman hates the trend for 3D movies. : NexusOne
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    Some months back I saw Monsters Vs. Aliens in 3D. First 3D movie I've seen in a long time. Now, the th : Schnapple
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      My Bloody Valentine (remake) looked really good in 3D. : dognose
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        Friday the 13th Part III however did not. : kainen1
        • It sure didn't : dognose
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      The 3D in Avatar is different, but I believe it uses the same lenses. : Vincent Grayson
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        It really sucks if you cannot see in 3D. I'm one of those people, these movies make me feel ill. ... Hav... : LoioshDwaggie
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          do you only have one eye? if not, then you see in 3D : electroly
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            No my dad's like this - they have both eyes and can see out of both but either one is not as strong as th... : Schnapple
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              well, it wouldn't be "no reason" -- if he didn't wear the glasses, the screen would look blurry : electroly
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                Yeah I just meant he got the dim screen but none of the 3D coolness. : Schnapple
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                  i really wish they would solve the dimness thing. jack up the brightness out of the projector by 2x or d : electroly
                  • Yea jack up the brightness and somehow make the polarized glasses not as dark. When I say My Bloody Vale... : ant_hillbilly
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                    It IS solved, but only on the more expensive projectors. The 4k sony's that drafthouse is using use separ... : Conan
                    • how long before one of these gets installed near me :( : electroly
            • I have this problem due to a number of surgeries when I was a kid. They had to cover a dominant eye for ... : LoioshDwaggie
          • People with a dominant eye essentially only have one eye at a time. : Omning
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        Well I'm not worried about the filming of it, I'm thinking of the presentation of it. Like I said, in my ... : Schnapple
        • My take on this movie is to see it at an fake Imax 3D theater. Be the first in the theater so you can si... : ant_hillbilly
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          Wait, so it's not worth going to go see it in 3D? It'd be an extra long trip to go see it in 3D and I don : mysled
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            i'm personally going to see it in 2D. i've constantly been unimpressed with 3D movie technology, and i w... : electroly
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              I'll probably go with 2D then too, apparently it can give people motion sickness? I wanted to take my cou... : mysled
              • When I saw the 15 minute preview, it was on an IMAX screen and we were pretty close to the screen. That w... : Vincent Grayson
• it looks like a movie based on a mid '90 action platformer game from Europe. : scener
• I can't wait to see this on Thursday @ 12:01 AM. : inf3d3l
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  Be careful, for some weird reason, the theaters are showing it in no 3d as well, I almost mistakenly boug... : Visceral Monkey
  • I had zero interest in this but I may be sucked into the hype just for the 3D aspect. I couldn't imagine... : skinlab133
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  I think what's on everyone's mind is i there is goin to be some blue cat boobs shown on screen? Am I righ... : DM7
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    I read somewhere they had to tone down the cgi boobies for pg-13. : darcspeed
    • Awww, what good is record breaking cgi if there isn't bloobs. :( : DM7
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    that is what deviantart is for : gmd
    • e621.net : LoioshDwaggie
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  I find it odd that "the internet" is totally willing to say how fucking amazing some generic piece of shi... : Drewus
  • Did you just shit on Ironman? : Totenjaeger
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    Yeah sorry, ironman was awesome. : dravalen
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      Yeah sorry, it was a pile of generic balls : Drewus
      • Turn in your man card please.. : erebus
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        I don't really care that you didn't like Iron Man, but the fact that you compare and even lump it in with... : c0bra
        • This. : kahuuna
      • but it was a pile of really awesome fun generic balls : DapperDan
      • See you're gay and wrong about that. You can complain about Iron Man on many fronts but you cannot - CANN... : SpaecKow
    • I'm not even in to "superhero" movies and I thought it was great : Phreakin
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    Avatar is a new property though. The ones you mentioned do have some history and nostalgia to them as wel... : pimpium
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      True, but if I really could be bothered I could easily come up with a bunch of movies built on new IP whi... : Drewus
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        It's cool to hate on Cameron since he hasn't made a movie in 10 yrs much less a genre movie. I don't c... : pimpium
        • oooh yeeeaaaaa : technotica
  • Transformers yes... Ironman? Whhhaaaaaattttttt? : lodit
  • Iron Man wasn't ground breaking, but it was a pretty damn good action movie. : MaxPete82
  • Whose shitting on it? : walker270
  • Ironman was fun. Transformers was crap. : old and busted vs the new hotness
  • Ironman was actually fantastic. One of my favorite action movies in a long while - what was wrong with i... : kainen1
  • Iron Man was complete garbage? http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/ironman http://www.imdb.com/tit... : Conan
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    On what level of seriousness it plays with itself with is a big factor here. Iron Man is a shameless geek... : d fluke
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      And yeah, the other point is that it isn't being crapped on, it's just being held to different standards. : d fluke
      • Fairly. : d fluke
  • iron man was fucking awesome. : dahanese
  • WTF is wrong with you, Ironman was one of the best Superhero movies to date! : thetangent
  • Iron Man saved my life. : Xanthos
  • what in the fuck are you talking about Drewus? : Degenerate
  • Its like people disliking viva pinata based on the fact it is presented childishly, many people hate avat... : Klebold
  • I agree with you, but I'm afraid of the nerds... they mostly come at night, mostly. : spyrext
  • Tomatometer says Transformers: 57%, Iron Man: 93%. It's not just nerds on the shack who disagree with ... : DinK
  • Iron Man is somewhat generic, but it's far better than Transformers. : Lone Swordsman
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    I found IM very generic. But the action parts (which were scarce) were good. I think most peoples praise ... : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Execution is everything. Mass Effect was amazingly generic but still got rave reviews. : Arcanum
  • I typically don't like comic book movies, or most big budget action movies, but I really enjoyed Ironman. : tomservo
  • I rarely agree with Dahanese, but what the fuck man - Iron Man fucking owned. RDJ - best come back of ... : virus
  • agreed. You just have to realise the nature of the shack a little more. People will bag on the way av... : disembodied potato
  • Drewus Iron Man was pretty good! Transformers was a steaming pile though. : ieGod
  • You're half right this time, which is better than normal. : acheron
  • Welcome to the Internet. We're all asshole geniuses here. : ColoradoCNC
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  movies are more polarizing than video games, abortion, politics, and tipping : Downforce
  • The only thing that is more polarizing is relipizza toppings. : Totenjaeger
• The Daily Show Sigourney Weaver Interview of Avatar was pretty cool (last night I believe). I recommend y... : inf3d3l
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  Armond White says: The corniest movie ever made about the white man's need to lose his identity and assu : dantastic
  • " Great junk like Resident Evil and passable schlock like 28 Weeks Later have more skill and integrity. W... : lodit
  • Haha. Armond White should get his own section on RottenTomatoes. : ventro
  • never change, Armond : riptyde
• Meh. : yacoub35
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  Damn, tickets are $13, + $2.50 'Item Fee' (each), + $3.00 order charge. : Nixx2004
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    item fee being the glasses, so it must be a theater type that doesn't reuse the glasses : yAak
    • Ah, didn't think about that. : Nixx2004
• Only 3 more days! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt_7_2hpANo : Sailor of Fortune
• is the 3D in this one the polarised stuff or some other shit I can't quite figure it out. : RogerDandy

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  I've been playing LURK for Shadow of Chernobyl (thanks to datoo) and MY GOD! Best mod I've played for ... : zuff
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    they chose the perfect music for the atmosphere video. It really felt like I was in the zone. : JohnnyDanger
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      I think the stealth aspect they incorporated really makes the mod shine above others. Flanking and sne... : zuff
      • Oh god. Sold. : tomservo
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    That sounds awesome. I'll put it on my list of mods to try out on that rainy day when tinkering with mods... : nodebug
    • It's a simple install, no "tinkering" required. Just drag and drop "gamedata" folders into your stalke... : zuff
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    I'll try it out after I finish the game again with Complete. I really really like the graphics with compl... : DarkDeus
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      Lurks graphics are more gloomy and less bright and sunny like complete's. IMO it fits the game better. : zuff
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        What would you recommend for a first timer? I bought the game on Steam a while back but I'm not sure how ... : pyide
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          I'd try LURK out, it stays true to the story while giving the game a much needed overhaul. : zuff
          • thanks : pyide
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  i just started stalker complete 2009 but i'm having a hard time getting into it. : ass-street
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    Uninstall it immediately (using the handy unistaller in control panel) and instal LURK. You have my wo... : zuff
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      ok. this is pretty much my first play through. i've started the game and gotten to the same spot twice b... : ass-street
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        LURK doesnt change story or the "Vanilla" feel of the game, IIRC "Complete" makes a good amount of modifi... : zuff
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          Complete is just a graphics update isn't it? : etherboy
          • This is what I thought as well... : mwasher
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            Yeah, Complete is mostly bug fixes and graphics updates. The site for it lists all the changes. It certai... : ShoCon
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              I find the option to reset factions and stuff pretty game changing, but you're right, I was wrong to say ... : zuff
              • The only big differences for me so far are the new HUD, the sleeping bag and the ability to repair equipm... : ShoCon
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      It's good that I started playing with LURK before starting complete, especially since this is my first ti... : DeejayKnight
      • Sounds like a free breakfast to me. : zuff
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      Interesting. What made Complete bad? Cuz I thought it was pretty good, though I have no idea what it ch... : boarder2
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        It's not bad, but compared to LURK it's black and white. I guess it's a personal preference, but I mus... : zuff
        • Hmm, I'd consider giving it a try on an earlier save game just trudging around doing side quests but I im... : boarder2
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          What does LURK do again? I remember being interested in it but haven't checked it out. I checked out STAL... : tomservo
          • Oh never mind. I saw the post above. : tomservo
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    Same here. I want to play it but never get far into it. Its hard and not enough story to encourage me to ... : baron calamity
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      the beginning of the game really leaves you with no clue wtf. they really should at least have just one d... : ass-street
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        Get quests from Sid and Wolf, and then just explore and talk to everyone, some people offer jobs, others ... : zuff
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          yeah there is just too much shit to do i guess. most of the early quests appear to be time-sensitive too ... : ass-street
          • You're playing the game wrong. Don't worry about time-sensitive missions and just become immersed in the ... : zuff
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            yea don't worry about the side quests and time sensitive quests at all!! : DarkDeus
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              ok then i don't understand how this is a game. : ass-street
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                care to explain a bit more? I think you're jsut trying to play this like some run-and-gun call of duty... : zuff
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                  i understand what you are saying. i just don't know what is a sidequest and what isn't. i mean obviously ... : ass-street
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                    There's actually a LOT of information in your PDA if you read it. : boarder2
                    • i'll have to go through and check it out. i know i've read some of it before. the artifacts just kill me ... : ass-street
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                    Yeah, that part is tricky. If you push on North a little bit, you will come to a settlement where you st... : IHATEDUST
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                      A few hours in and I only plenty of ammo for fuckin pistols and shotgun. :( Where is all my damn AK / M... : mwasher
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                        I think it was about 4 hours in before I saw an MP5. The MP5 actually shares ammo with your first pistol ... : tomservo
                        • It actually uses 9x19 ammo, unlike most pistols which use 9x18 ammo. Not sure if Complete adds gun custom... : zuff
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                          starting pistol uses 9x18 the mp5 uses 9x19. they are dropping pretty regularly even after only 2 or so ... : mwasher
                          • You're right, as the Makarov and MP5 use different bullets, but there are pistols that use the 9x19mm tha... : deject
      • just follow the main quests and ignore the side quests for now. : DarkDeus
    • The goal of this game is to make it to the center of the zone. You have to figure out why no one can mak... : IHATEDUST
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  having a real hard time getting into this as well, but I think I need to follow some of the advice above.... : mwasher
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    Take it from me a dude who loves these games, it is REALLY frustrating at the beginning. Maybe too much f... : tomservo
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      What's great about this game is when you finally pick up your first decent automatic weapon (for me it's ... : zuff
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        Hmm.. will switch out Complete 2009 for Lurk tonight, because right now pistols are fucking retarded and ... : mwasher
        • haha Play on Novice if it gets too hard. You'll enjoy it much more. : zuff
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          just spam bullets then! you'll never use up 600 pistol bullets, so instead of worrying too much about it... : deject
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            I can't hit them unless I am stupid close at which point they blow me away. : mwasher
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              Shift+Ctrl crouch behind cover, and just use smart tactics. F5 alot as well right before a firefight.... : zuff
              • best pro-tip for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. ever: switch regular crouch to a toggle so that you don't have to hold do... : deject
      • Yeah that's the same feeling I get. I got it down so that I could take out the military assholes guardin... : deject
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  I really wanted to enjoy the original, but I just couldn't get into the combat. I basically felt like I ... : atom519
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    Completely agree with the aiming right now, and also feel overwhelmed by knowing nothing about the shit I... : mwasher
    • It definitely does work itself out. I would say that probably the first half of my game, I was just kind ... : tomservo
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    I thought it had potential but I'm really put off by random, meaningless loot/"mobs". I want permanence a... : Marrbe
    • You're crazy! I love the A-Life in this game, you can't have the same experience twice if you tried! : zuff
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    I didn't realize till my third playthrough that you had to drop the artifacts in your belt for them to wo... : CrabsJarrard
    • I spam those endurance ones like crazy. : zuff
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  What's the difference between Lurk and Complete? : Waffles!
  • ^^^ and again, what would you recommend for a STALKER virgin? : pyide
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    I'll post both descriptions and have them explain themselves, then their features: L.U.R.K. The L.U.R : zuff
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      sleeping bag? : Degenerate
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        Yep! Let's you sleep in the zone. If you want to sleep through those dark nights if you get too scared... : zuff
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          does sleeping heal you? will radioactive mutants rape you while you sleep? if you put a tooth under... : Degenerate
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            sadly none of those things happen But, you do get hungry in the morning. : zuff
            • worst sleeping bag ever >:( : Degenerate
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            I seem to remember experiencing 'dreams' with the sleeping bag in one of the various community packs. Yo... : SigENeaT
            • Holy shit that is AWESOME : tomservo
            • That's pretty cool. : ShoCon
            • Pretty sure that was OL or ABC Inferno mod, or it could of been this: http://stalker.filefront.com/file/... : zuff
            • Sounds absolutely brilliant. : ninj0rc
            • That's brilliant. I'd love to see something like that in something like Farcry 2 (esp since sleeping is a... : zakazi
    • That's pretty darned thorough. : DeejayKnight
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      ok swapping out Complete for LURK tonight. The ballistics, economy, and stealth have me intrigued. : mwasher
      • Don't forget that Complete has an Uninstaller and can be found in Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs! : zuff
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      does this take into account the Realistic Weapons Mod that is recommending w/ Complete 2009? : ass-street
      • recommending recommended : ass-street
      • No it doesn't, I completely forgot about that. I've yet to try it but I'm not too impressed by it's fe... : zuff
    • Nice post, thank you. : tomservo
    • urge to reinstall rising... : deviantpaul
    • I bought SoC on the $5 sale a few weeks back, after your posts I am probably going to use LURK when I eve... : veras
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      So, which one is better? : PenicillinX57
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        there's only one way to find out!! : Snuffles-
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          Somebody posts here and tells us? : PenicillinX57
          • It's all personal preference if you ask me. I would recommend installing Complete 2009 since that's th... : zuff
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      Two questions: Does the Complete mod look significantly better than LURK or is it just a few graphical en... : SnakeIRye
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        It's really two different art styles. Complete's more bright sunny, and showing off HDR lighting while LU... : zuff
        • Cool thanks. I was leaning more towards LURK for the features anyway. I'm not really a fan of the HDR cra... : SnakeIRye
    • that is so not purple btw. : zuff
• Anyone who is still reading this, how does LURK compare to Oblivion Lost? : IHATEDUST

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    hahaha, wtf : zakazi
    • HE ran out of war paint. : Dschinghis Khan
• http://www.fukung.net/v/9202/l_d02d8bbc1eacb5572731f3479f17f7c5.jpg : itsjames
• that gif is so awesome : Flying h4x0r
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  • ahahahhaha : Arctic Fox
  • amazing. : akirabob
  • I got to admit: he's pretty imaginative. : ArtilleryMarker
• http://www.fukung.net/v/17804/11f748d51ec378afcc002272a4435f19.jpg : indosauros
• http://www.fukung.net/v/12250/UseTheBearLuke.gif : shaffe
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    What the hell was that? : hussdelrio
    • tanker truck getting righted after rolling over : hadronflux
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  http://www.fukung.net/v/20024/8d5e978f8f51c84fd70b36b50dd53402.jpg : Nihil ME
  • Life is all about priorities. : Arctic Fox
• http://www.fukung.net/v/21156/4ce83d9f8fd6c5361661ce5248750d1e.png : Freon
• http://www.fukung.net/v/3265/DDayHUGE.jpg : jabuck
• NWS http://www.fukung.net/v/7564/c3d555b797c1b5f2aeccde34ab09d400.jpg : Sovos

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlmkAdimq4c not my video. my pictures to come later, although i'm sure ... : FrayLo
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    how come they left the landing gear down and didn't retract it right away like usual? : retardhumper
    • FrayLo forgot to install the landing gear lever : phate81
    • in test flights, there is a specific test sequence pilots and engineers go through to setup the plane for... : FrayLo
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    what's with that little plane all up in its grill? : DonkeyPopsicle
    • That's the spare : mrblarg
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  Wow, what a great job whoever routed and diagrammed those electronics for the seat warmers did. : Lunatic Angelic
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    FrayLo worked on the sensor for the automatic bidet : gmd
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      DREAMLINER = dildos in first class, for everyone. : orgcaptainnemo
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        they pop straight up out of the seats : gmd
        • I have respectfully declined participating in this testing : FrayLo
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  Which engines are being floght tested currently? The GE Genx engines or the RR ones? : JuffoWup
  • RR is on this airplane : FrayLo
  • GE used to get pissed at us for saying Gen X. The GenX for Generation Next, not Gen X. lol. Also, RR a... : bombay
• GJ Fraylo - I was happy to see that none of our panels fell off the ass end of it... : dedgecko
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  what would you have posted if the plane had fallen out of the sky? : MisterPhoton
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    ...so I guess the plane works till 300 feet... : dedgecko
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      also - wtf: http://www.newairplane.com/dreamlinerfirstflight/widgets/flightmap.asp Looks like they'... : dedgecko
      • Still waiting for project to hit stage 2, where they design the things which allow it to land. : mem
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    "wjw, fml, that was epic fail" : FrayLo
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      FrayLo i was on a plane the other day that was actually new enough to have "Turn off electronic devices" ... : Dave-A
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        yeah, they make smaller 'regional' jets. : FrayLo
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          In Brazil. Planes straight from the Amazon! : ShoCon
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            **jill of the jungle not included : FrayLo
            • It would be cool if they gave their planes special names, like the E145 Rainforest or the E175 Anaconda. : ShoCon
        • They are very popular as well, good birds. Similar to CanadaAir (Bombardier). : bombay
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        I like their planes. Fuck that Bombardier regional jet shit. : steelsamurai
        • I would not let regional jets suck my dick, I'd be afraid of catching bad AIDS. : deject
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    Unemployment menz... : PointlesS76
    • LOL. : ShoCon
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  Flightaware says it slowed down to 41 knots for a bit, how the hell can an airliner fly that slow while o... : phate81
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    it can't : FrayLo
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      I heard it went backwards : gmd
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        they are going to go for the sun and use the gravitational pull to attempt time travel. save a couple of... : FrayLo
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          can you please direct us to the nuclear wessels? : gmd
          • in Sausalito? : acheron
        • a double dumbass on you. : orgcaptainnemo
        • ^^^ we're all dying alone. : orgcaptainnemo
        • Let me guess....You're from outer space! : thetangent
        • Helloooo Computer! : zohar79
        • He took a lot of LDS. : Chod
        • Scotty? Now would be a good time. : Omaha
        • can they use them to gather us all up and drop us into volcanoes on an alien planet? : steelsamurai
        • Can you share the formula for transparent aluminium? : rosewood
  • I heard it took off from a giant treadmill. : thetangent
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  it was all done in a hangar and CGI though : Downforce
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    <gasp> They faked it?! It's a conspiracy, man! : ShoCon
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      fraylo did the whole thing in garry's mod. did you see the G-man? I did. it's all fake : Downforce
      • That would be hilarious if they faked a bird strike with headcrabs. : ShoCon
    • How can a plane cast a shadow, on a cloudy day? : phate81
• Congrats on the test flight! Just watched the landing on CNN. : ShoCon
• I suppose I shouldn't have shorted that stock. :| Damn you 007! : DarkWolf5
• Who gets picked to make the test flight? How is it decided? : pancake humper
• how big is the engineering team that is consistently updating the 737? And how much fucking money has th... : DonkeyPopsicle
• pics with my zoom lens: http://www.shackpics.com/files/CRW_5884_o0cafefm55elmye9lotk.jpg http://www.s... : FrayLo
• Not being an airplane guy, what's the big deal? : Fred Garvin

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• So this is actually real? that's crazy. : PointlesS76
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  So is it spreading like people thought it would? Where once you encounter the bug you then have it and c... : Crimsonbeak
  • Evidently if you leave that game and then HOST another lobby the glitch will remain in effect because you... : soggybagel
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  wait so those private match lobbies we keep getting dumped in to are part of a glitch? : maulla
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    Yeah the private matches one is a completely separate issue. Just search for it on youtube to find how t... : soggybagel
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      does the xp count? : maulla
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        Yes, which is why people are doing it to get in to crazy ass games of domination or things that go on for... : soggybagel
        • wow, holy shit that sounds terrible. i guess i'm gonna hold out on buying this much longer : X-GOUKI
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  maybe thats what that dude was asking for a console earlier without NXE on it : oHnOES
  • I was just thinking the same thing. : Evil Benius
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    Probably. : ThomW
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      Who was asking for a non NXE console? : soggybagel
      • TehShadow : silent prophet
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  Cheating on consoles???? UNPOSSIBLE : stuka
  • Hehe : LoioshDwaggie
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    a glitch in the game is not the same as a hack made for the PC : maulla
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      In exploiter land it is : Phreakin
      • They are still cheating at the game, but the console versions are still exponentially less susceptible to... : maulla
  • Its ok. They'll have a patch out for it sometime in the next 4-8 weeks. : Robotic Puppy Eater
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    yeah, if only there was a way to dedicate administrators : stgdz
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      Tons of dedicated servers out there for games that NEVER have admins on. Not really the catch all solutio... : Phreakin
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        Unless you find one that does and add it to favorites. : atom519
        • I don't recall CoD4 / BF2's favorite menus functioning very well. : dedgecko
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        Those are usually the servers that are totally empty as well. : Edges
        • I'm looking forward to Shack BC2 FOOMFOOMFOOM server. : LoioshDwaggie
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  So everyone calling me a lying faggot yesterday can suck my dick. : soggybagel
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    I never said anything about lying... : FormerHPB
    • exactly i'm not a liar...WINK WINK WINK WINK WINK COUGH : soggybagel
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  Oh cool - I assume that this can be replicated on the PC version ? Or was it patched out prior to the Ja... : dedgecko
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    I don't think its really occurring due to the nature of the PC and how it has a ton of work around things... : soggybagel
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      laff - the ban hammer has been swift and heavy on the PC. I've only seen one hacker dumb enough to still... : dedgecko
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        Yea first couple weeks it was really bad but it seems they have cleaned it up considerably, there was a p... : shortbuscaptain
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          yea, the VAC forums have been a treat to watch as the little bitches try and claim ignorance... : dedgecko
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            Link to forum please. I must taste their tears. : LoioshDwaggie
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              its actually just angering. Just lots of self righteous pricks saying VAC NEVER LIES, ENJOY YOUR BAN. : Klebold
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                And the MY BROTHER CHEATED, IT WASN'T ME!!!! : Edges
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                  well those are funny, its when all these people come out of the woodwork and say that VAC is infallible i... : Klebold
                  • The cheerleaders are annoying since they are obvious trolls. : Old World Order
            • http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=35 : dedgecko
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          You 2 must be a couple shills or casuals, because if anything the cheating has become worse. I saw so ma... : Old World Order
          • Guess I just have been lucky and haven't seen as much as previously. Aimbotters are extremely easy to spo... : shortbuscaptain
          • Yeah this is my experience as well. >-( : quix
          • I wouldn't say it's gotten worse since it's pretty consistent. I see 1 (obvious) cheater out of every 5 ... : Edges
          • I disagree, everything works as designed. I will not argue whether the choice of dedicate servers is a p... : dedgecko
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            also - who the fuck are you mister (2) posts? : dedgecko
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              I made a new account. Got a fucking problem with that? : Old World Order
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                you sound like a badass : royalally
                • People are forced to listen to me because i have 20000 posts. : soggybagel
              • yea, I do, as do most people because who the fuck are you? : dedgecko
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                It's a Shack truism that your opinion/experience is not valid unless you've been a member for a minimum p... : ninj0rc
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                  I've been a member for 5+ years and just passed 1000 posts. Where does my opinion rank? : hussdelrio
                  • I've been registered just over a year, and thus am not worthy to pass judgment. If you'll excuse me, I'm... : ninj0rc
              • They always come back. : Ajax
          • I've seen 3-4 hackers and I just hit 70. : crummynz
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            You're obviously one of those people who call out good players and accuse them of cheating simply because... : dewdman
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              Ya whatever. I just played 3 maps, and 1 had an obvious aimbot, the other had a wallhacker. I then tri... : Old World Order
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                I've been a game admin for a largish danish gamehost + hosting my own CS server when CS 1.x was really ho... : bundy
                • Uh, that came out wierd - Not 1:10 player, but 1:10 player accused of cheating. : bundy
            • Obviously. Because, while his experience certainly does not represent that of all players, YOURS does. : ninj0rc
      • Saw a bunch of aimbot'rs last night. They are still around for sure. : Sgt_Boomstick
      • I see aimbotters when I join matchmaking with an existing party, but I never see them if its just me on m... : royalally
      • i see about one aimbot a night lately in the span of probably 3 hours of play. : Mansmells
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  It's awesome because now people can finally just play the game as IW designed it, ,right? : AxeMan808
  • its funny because theres no dedicated servers!! ololol! : maulla
• This is only for the 360 then? : Goto10
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  Its funny because this is exactly the kinda of shit that people feared would happen without dedicated ser... : IHATEDUST
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    yeah i hate how there's no dedicated servers on xbox live. FUCK : dantastic
    • I hate how you have to pay for no dedicated servers on xbox live. : silent prophet
• Microsoft will respond by just banning everyone with MW2. : yacoub35
• But it's not a worm or anything like it was said before, where if you play a game like this you get "infe... : DeBurgo
• I need a copy, will pay tree fiddy. SP plz. :D : Downforce
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  it'll be fun to watch the aftermath of all these people exploiting it to get achievements and what not ge... : synapse19
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    i don't think there are any multiplayer achievements, are there? : Mansmells
    • Nope. : Evil Benius
    • i meant all the weapon unlocks and character levelling : synapse19
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    Anyone doing the either of these two things will not be suspended. : soggybagel
    • where did you see this? : synapse19
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  God fucking dammit. I just played five rounds of team deathmatch, and four of them were these nade-fests.... : theangrywaffles
  • I've gave up non-hardcore modes because of that. : Nitrium
  • Same here, I yelled at the asshole fucker, quit the game, and then filed a complaint against him. : h o s t i l e

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• That is full of win : uglysad
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  They left out Wanted :( : dognose
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    and Lucky Number Slevin : Veegeezee
    • ^ This one is significant because it was awesome : glio1337
  • Thank god. : notd665
• hahaha, well done. : zakazi
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  Hahaha, this is awesome. : paulatreus
  • P.S. I want this as a framed poster. Anyone know of a website that will allow me to order a custom print... : paulatreus
• Morgan Freeman is the man : MaxPete82
• lol awesome : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Freed slave and inmate should be swapped imo : fishbone
  • And Robin Hood's Sidekick / Pimp : systatic
• stolen for facebook : rasputinreborn
• hahahahaha : Nitrium
• That is awesome. : r_picmip 5
• haha nicely done : Downforce
• diverse : manero
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  Where's Iron Eagle? : trove
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    that was louis gosset jr. : beastrabban
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      So it was. : trove
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        What about Deep Blue Sea? : rosewood
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          that was Rutger Hauer : Fyunch Click
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            no, it was Robert Downey : beastrabban
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              I don't think you people know what you are talking about : rosewood
              • Morgan Freeman, he was in that movie with Chuck Norris. Firewalker or something. : trove
    • Where's Bat-21? : trOmblyj
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    Where's Men In Black? : soggybagel
    • And Independence Day? : Nitrium
  • Where's Throw Mamma From the Train? : DM7
• amazing : gmd
• That is awesome! : Sailor of Fortune
• lol awesome : prime8
• Pimps are higher up than high school principals : hankyJR
• He's an entertainment troll. I had no idea! : Rigg5
• "Ever since I was a little boy, people have enjoyed the sound of my voice." : Moonbase Commander
• ahahaha oh man the bottom pictures are hilarious : Jikim
• Brilliant : stuka
• The last one made me lol. : Arctic Fox
• now in resume form. : j0nchan
• now they need to do one for Christopher Walken : X-GOUKI