Morning Discussion: It's Christmas!

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  Sadly only a single house is available to you, though more can be added through mods. : Alice O'Connor
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    is that the house that only exists if you let megaton exist? : Draugluin
    • You get a different house if you blow up megaton, it's with the anti-ghoul racists : Paranoid Android
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      Actually, you get one of a choice of two, and you have to do something good, or something Eeeeeevil to ge : cerealSAM2
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        i think there's a way to get both, let the ghouls in : lightsam
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          they kill everyone though later, I savagely murdered them all in a fit of rage when I found out : moe6
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            Awesome! That was the last quest I did, just before Thanksgiving. I haven't played the game since th : cerealSAM2
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              I don't think they replaced the vendors after... not sure though. : moe6
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                If not there's gonna be a lot of ghoul juice stains on the wallpaper. : cerealSAM2
                • I think there is. They just replace the snobs. : lightsam
        • im not so sure that gets you a safe house though. you may be able to get into the suite but does it work : papaskot
  • There are plenty of place you can safely squat, and your gear won't be stolen. : not work safe
  • Actually, there are two. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  I liked doing that in Stalker, too. Found a few abandoned shacks that I used to like to store extra ammo,... : roushimsx
  • Yeah, I had a few stashes where I kept a lot of spare ammunition and artifacts. I kept the stashes writte... : tomservo
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    Just started playing through with the L.U.R.K. mod installed. Sneaking around at night is intense. The gr... : Prototype
    • I only ever carried like two weapons, a spare bit of armor in case my current one got too jacked, a small... : roushimsx
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    stalker doesn't have official "homes" or is anything you leave wherever static? also, does stalker hav... : Clay
    • Stashes are static from my experience. I had a sewer near a military base where I kept enough rounds to s... : tomservo
    • Yeah, you can have stashes in places. The loot bin near the Arena in the Bar sector was my big stash poin... : MercFox1
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      You can leave stuff in any stash location and it will remain. These are the blue boxes or backpacks or l... : rms
      • Be warned, if the stash is triggered, whatever you put in that chest or box will be replaced by the stash... : deject
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  The best was morrowind...I'd march into town, choose a house I liked and kill all the occupants. Poof, in... : jason bergman
  • This sounds awesome : bolneze
  • That was my strategy as well. I always referred to my house in the first town as my "first murder shack"... : Vorlonesque
  • Morrowind is still awesome! I played through it 3.5 times :O Unless Oblivion that I barely got throug... : StriderNL
  • Nothing says "nice guy" like becoming a murderous squatter. Props, bro! : wytefang
  • I still argue that Morrowind is a better (if slightly less accessible) game than Oblivion.. Then again,... : ]aratex[
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    Morrowind turned me into a deranged hoarder, i went on a quest to aquire every item in the game and then ... : alphablu
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      I'm glad I'm not the only whose OCD tendencies came to light due to these games. My house in Oblivion cau... : el_bandito
      • Here are some interior shots of Benirus Manor in Anvil, which I picked up fairly early on. Here are the m... : el_bandito
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      Have any screenshots? : tomservo
      • No i wish i did, im pretty sure i have the save files in backup somewhere, if i find them ill post them s... : alphablu
    • Sounds like my manor on Oblivion where I lived for a many a days as a vampire :P. : Malku
    • I did the same damn thing. I think I still have the save games on my other computer. : ArcKnight
    • posts like these always crack me up. post pics please. I'd never have the patience but love the finished ... : Merconium
    • I did the same thing with the exception that I merely indexed everything in containers. I think I lost th... : comiekazie
    • POST PICS of naked chicks virtual homes : bolneze
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      It would be really cool if they had thieves in their next game that can come and steal your stuff. Bo... : razlebol
      • Lawbreaker! : Mondo
  • You could do that in Oblivion too. I made the pirate ship in the Imperial City bay my primary residence ... : bipolar
  • The worst was when the house was full of neat stacks of stuff and after a few visits it looked like a gre... : Dave-A
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    Yeah, I did that to begin with until I discovered Lurker or whatever that scamp was called, then just pil... : d fluke
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      creeeeeper is creeeeeeeping : the_burd
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        Mudcrab merchant is better :P : Robotic Puppy Eater
        • Yeah, but the slog/flight back was boooring (set up a teleport to get there at least, but still). Besides... : d fluke
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    I had the most insane Morrowind horde. I have to go search my history to repost the links once more. : DinK
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      Here, behold my epic win and/or failure: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20560859#itemanchor_20560... : DinK
      • Impressive. : WaterSign
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        Holy crap you are....neat? Seriously, that is the tidiest and most organized horde of random shit I've... : ElArabDeMagnifico
        • Funny you say this since I'm not anything close to a neat person normally. But yeah I sure did spend a l... : DinK
      • I love shacknews, I would never see shit like this otherwise : Juno
      • haha I remember this : Mondo
      • Yeah, still pretty sure you're freakin nuts. Kudos :) : d fluke
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        i remember seeing these but i just don't understand how you place stuff so precisely : skryte
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          I don't remember. I think I would turn my character around and repeatedly place things, making small adj... : DinK
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            Oh you know what, I had permanent levitation. Just remembered by reading my old post. This may have mad... : DinK
            • oh yeah i made some permanent flying boots at one point too. : skryte
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        the dead body in the middle of it just cracks me up : dvldog760
        • Yeah, it couldn't be removed so I put some clothes on it. :D It was actually there as part of a quest... : DinK
  • Now there's a murder simulator, haha. : Spok
  • I fucking loved collecting shit. Normally I just ignore collect-a-thons and find them annoying when manda... : locater16
  • I would also do this, but since I was a vampire and also had a mod that let you turn people into your vam... : Nighthawk0110
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    My oblivion mansion in the clouds had a dead naked annoying fan stuffed in a display case : Mondo
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      Mansion in the clouds? : roggor
      • Sounds like a mod. I used a pocket dimension mod at some point and loved it. : DinK

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• Maybe it's a deal between sony and best buy, they're betting you've never heard of monoprice.com and are ... : dextius
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  Now you'll get to agonize over buying a 6ft. run from Monoprice for less $10 shipped or paying three time... : CasbahBoy
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    Oh no monoprice all the way, but damn, at least the 360 came with HD cable out the box. : RyDogg1
    • Not anymore : DogDharma
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  Uhm, Blockbuster had HDMI cables for $20, I think. Also, try Radio Shack. : cerealSAM2
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    And Blockbuster might be open today. : cerealSAM2
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      Yes they are. :( : nyranger66
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        You got $20 HDMI cables over there? : cerealSAM2
        • hahaha : voodooraze
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          Lol, yeah thier like 15 bucks. : nyranger66
          • They're : nyranger66
      • Dude that sucks. :/ : ThomW
  • no, don't try radioshack. We rip you off by selling you 6' HDMI cables for $50. go to monoprice.com o... : freakynipples69
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  I don't know if you're one of those guys who shits out of his dick over brand names of cables, but here's... : tomservo
  • I clicked your link and now I have to go wipe my dick. Thanks a lot : Benefit
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  none of the consoles come with hdmi cables : gmd
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    Bestbox 360 does. : freakynipples69
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      not anymore : qwpeoriu
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        Not the elite? : freakynipples69
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          nope, i don't think any of them come with any sort of HD cables anymore : qwpeoriu
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            That's funny. You can actually see the HDMI cable in the picture on Amazon's site for the elite. : freakynipples69
            • those aren't sold by amazon, also they're like $400 wtf ?!? i hope there's at least a fucking HDMI cable ... : qwpeoriu
          • I think my Elite came with one, two years back. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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      Whoever told you this fucking lied brohammer. HDMI cables are not includes with the 360 or PS3. : ateam311
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        WORST CHRISTMAS EVER. : tomservo
        • LOL'd. : wytefang
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        it used to for a long time, so it's makes sense why a lot of people think it still does : qwpeoriu
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          Yep that was one of the bonuses of the Elite over the 20GB Pro. : TheDaFox
          • The 20gb premium came with HD cables : pancake humper
      • I guess this is how they make up for not having memory cards to sell any more (mostly) : pyrogen
    • Brokebox 360 doesn't either. : Pneum0
    • more like CRAPBOX : mikecyb
    • SUCKBOX : Shivawn
    • They used to include them, but I guess they stupidly decided to follow Sony's lead. I bet it is pressure ... : Fred Garvin
  • ^^^^ I approve the "new" nicknames for the Micro$oft's console on this subthread : Nitrium
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    Doesn't every 360 come with the component/composite cable combo? : Big Luke
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      Oh shit sorry, you said HDMI. My bad. : Big Luke
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        It doesn't come with component or HDMI. Just composite. : Bold
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          the 360 comes with a component/composite hybrid cable. PS3 includes no HD cables at all. : mikecyb
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            Not anymore :( Just composite. http://www.xbox.com/en-us/hardware/compare101.htm : aggressor
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              what the fuck, when did that change? those assholes! : mikecyb
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                It changed at the same time the Elite dropped from $400 to $300, and they removed both the HDMI and the c... : Bold
                • I don't pay attention to consoles they are for babies :( : mikecyb
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                i know, i was surprised when ms changed that. wtf? : FrayLo
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                  I don't mind--I'd gladly take the $100 price cut and buy a $10 HDMI cable from Monoprice. : Bold
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                    i guess you could look at it that way, but i thought the whole point of this generation was "high def gam... : FrayLo
                    • I guess MS felt like they were chumps with actually including HD cables when Sony and Nintendo never did : mikecyb
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  Solution: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10240&cs_id=1024008&p_id=3992&seq=... : irrerno
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    Don't be cheap with your cables! http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3414284&tab=cu... : FlatlineDixay
    • lol, every review is either 5 stars or 1 star : semaphore
    • God that makes me cry... Monoprice gets all of my business any more. I bought a bunch of HDMI's from th... : Tripps
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      "this is a great cable. allot of people say that its the same quailty as a cheap one but its not, if u ge : FirstPersonCooter
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        10.2 what? : skitzo
        • giggawatts : fechols
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      People who believe that they are all digital so they all work the same, do not fully understand the conce : smax
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        Cheap HDMI cables use Is and Os : stump
        • Monster cables use 0s 1s and 2s. : jamesray
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  Hahha, seriously. I'm ripping through my house to find my one HDMI cable I haven't seen in ages. I know i... : zakazi
  • Ha! Found it! Gonna play me some PSTrippel : zakazi
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  Wallmart has cheap HDMI cables! : cncpun
  • yep, I've seen cables there for $10-20. Not as cheap as monoprice but not bad if you want it immediately. : Shai-Tan
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  Yea but that extra $3 profit per unit sold = killer on the sales sheet! : Jimbo Ro
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    It probably has more to do with the $50 profit per unit sold when people go buy one of these: http://www.... : pyrogen
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      that is exactly why they do it. Retailers make huge profits off of cables. : irrerno
      • The wholesale price list for monster is hilarious. Insane markup. : zakazi
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  Get the most expensive monstercable you can. Totally worth it. : [7]kami
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    Feh those guys are amateurs. I'd recommend the Ultralink platinum series in order to guarantee that a pu... : LilCrypto
    • Oh sweet, free 2 day shipping with Amazon Prime! : roushimsx
  • ^^^ You'll never be able to truly appreciate those cold blacks or warm reds until you pick up a $300 20' ... : roushimsx
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  Neither did the blu-ray player I got my parents. Pisses me off. Gotta find a place that is open today... : Magus
  • This sounds like a purchaser error because i know a box will tell you the contents ;p : Iwannaacura
• Not just the slim, all models of the ps3 since lauch have shipped with only composite cables. : Prozium
• yep i didn't know this either. imagine my surprise when i'm skipping home after buying it only to discove... : mayooms
• That overtime quote was more than literal. I wonder how people who work on a salary took that. : Sailor of Fortune
• They lose money on selling the thing so I wouldn't expect them to include anything besides the absolute b... : jingletard
• I laughed when I saw Futureshop had a 6' HDMI Monster cable on for a mind blowing price of $50. : Fred Garvin
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  this is why the last time i ordered HDMI cables online for super cheap i got five of em. :) : smax
  • I bought like 10 at one point and now I am down to one. Time for another batch :| : aggressor
• I bought an elite and it came with HDMI cables about 2 years ago. My 1st X360 had component but neithe... : silverback1138

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• So many Best Buy Gift cards. : Techy007
• 1 bottle of fish oil 1 bottle of vitamin C 3 bottles of something called "Epicor" 1 TB external drive ... : eldersveld
• my first pair of glasses from rodenstock.... because I'm starting to become old :( : moe6
• tom waits shirt l4d2 poster set companion cube fuzzy dice pinstripe hoodies pajamas gloves (i needed... : re4ctor
• A Snuggie and socks. : foo
• Ulu knife with cutting board mango slicer avocado slicer lemon juicer micro-planer waffle iron assa... : ADSliv
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  Avatar game for 360 There Will Be Blood and Reservoir Dogs on Blu-Ray 8GB Flash Drive 8ft HDMI Cable ... : manlyman
  • Oh and... Books Watchmen Motion Comics on Blu-Ray XBL Points 360 Controller Scale for Green : manlyman
• Flip UltraHD, My First Molecular Cooking Set, BatmanAA and Stories of Liberty City (360), We3, Preacher T... : Deathlove
• All I want for Christmas is for that fucking Domino's Sugar ad to self-immolate. Come on Santa, make a se... : MercFox1
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  Flip MinoHD, seems like a pretty neat gadget. : dael
  • It really is, the video is outstanding on my 61" LCD HDTV, and with the usb jack in it I can just connect... : manlyman
• so far: Ikea Markus chair (I needed it!) $250 cheque $25 iTunes card more possibly to come, but i... : Postal
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  Here's my Hannukah loot: Amazon Kindle M-Edge case for Kindle Mighty Bright reading light for Kindle... : angrytaxman
  • that's a pretty good score - sounds like you could use the Kindle for recipes (if you can keep it clean) : Postal
  • I got a Kindle too. It's so damn good. : MaJeStu
• $75 check : NFXFSX
• teapot, some great family photos (and an album for my sister's wedding!) and a really lovely pink ruby ne... : dahanese
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  my brother got me the greatest gift of all time, UHF on dvd. : gmd
  • Are you ready to drink from the firehose? : lodit
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    my mom got me lots of 'containers' and 'organizers' for my condo. i am actually stoked, does this make m... : FrayLo
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      no it makes you an adult, which might be worse : mikecyb
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        after careful consideration I have decided that it is much worse : mikecyb
        • totally worse :(. although my dad got me a blu ray player (not a ps 3 though) so that helps a bit : FrayLo
• A Phone Mouse (Gag Gift?) Afro Samurai (360) Ultimate Alliance 2 (360) MGS4 Stainless Steel Shaving K... : Werkin
• 2qt. All-Clad Saucier District 9 on Blu-ray : malevolence
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  i got: A black shirt Pandemic (coop board game: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/295883/whats-up-w... : barichnikov
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    I have pandemic and have never played it :( : multisync
    • i played at work a couple of times, and it's pretty awesome ! hard though : barichnikov
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  Shirt Halo: The Cole Protocol The Halo Encyclopedia (SO AWESOME!) Pineapple Express $50 Walmart GC 7... : GearHead2k3
  • Update: 2 2800 MS Points Cards. Bought 'splosion Man and Worms 2 so far! : GearHead2k3
• Nordica ski boots 5.5 qt Dutch Oven Jos. Banks sweaters and shirts Pepper Spray (not joking) Barnes & Nob... : Head Rush
• Dragon Age NSMB Wii Uncharted 2 (from my brother) Terminator Salvation Underwear Shirt candy : Vorlonesque
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  My wife got me a Wii, two crap games and one decent one. She also got me a new bike to replace the one t... : RomSteady
  • plaid is so in right now, it's crazy : Drakoniac
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  chinese takeout... : Korban
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    oh man i'm making a 4 rib roast today. i've never had enough people around to make one. i'm so stoked. i'... : dahanese
    • must be nice to not be a chosen one :P : Korban
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  inglorious basterds blu-ray our planet earth dvd box set 2 long sleeve shirts beard trimming kit i ... : BaronVonSnakPak
  • Enjoy IB. Its sooooooo good. : squigiliwams
• Venture Brothers season 1 and 2 on DVD Brutal Legend for 360 Some new shoes, jeans, dress pants and nice ... : giant boy detective
• Socks and a Cosby sweater. : CrabsJarrard
• AKG K240 MKII I'm breaking them in now. They're fucking awesome. : Shivawn
• Books: The Beckham Experiment Deadeye Dick Armageddon in Retrospect A Man Without a Country Anathem ... : Lionhart32935
• Stargate Atlantis Season 1 Stargate Atlantis Season 2 Farscape Complete Collection best buy gift card ... : Benefit
• i7 860 Gigabyte P55 Noctua HSF Corsair 800d case Armani cologne Black & Decker 18v dust buster (so awesom... : pancake humper
• Deadwood complete series 4 more Malazan books (5-8) Two Haruki Murakami books (After the Quake and Norw... : Vincent Grayson
• -Altec-Lansing portable iPhone speakers -$50 gift MasterCard -Boxers -300 on BluRay -New microwave (for m... : etherboy
• LG BluRay player (w/ Netflix streaming FTW!) for my bedroom Nintendo DSi New Super Mario Bros Wii WoW ... : mystikal
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  Borderlands 360 Modern Warfare 360 ALL PURPLE CLOTHING. I don't know what the deal is, but I think pri... : Ksey17
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    Maybe they have some sort of insight into my mind that I don't? I am a duke though, so I might be able to... : Ksey17
    • No, you can't, sorry. : pwnage1232
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  a nice new roasting pan! i'm ready for pork rape zebosausamite : ass-street
  • NICE. Get on it.. I expect pics. : zebosausamite
  • Holy shit, so did I! I already used it for tonight's dinner. I made a ham! : notd665
• A wallet with $200 in it A painting The Wire Complete Series Box : Rauol Duke
• Family Guy: Something, Something Something, Dark Side Bluray Cash Timberland Jacket : Sailor of Fortune
• AC2 The Witcher: Enhanced A new guitar Lego Star Wars kit Some chocolate : TheVietSpecial
• Kodak flip recorder knockoff Star Trek BR collection Fleece gloves Some books : afrochops
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  Energy C-50 Speakers x 4 Energy C-C50 Center Speaker x 1 Energy ESW-C8 Subwoofer Onkyo TX-SR607 Reciev... : EagleSweet
  • i'd buy that for a dollar : Uninitialized
• Ion DrumRocker for Rock Band 16 Year Lagavulin single malt scotch Zombie-theme teacup + saucer GC to a... : slax0r
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  a dress, a michael kors wallet, and $100 + disneyland trip! =) : mayooms
  • Assassins Creed II, all weather floor mats for my new car, lands end really thick towel-like bathrobe (re... : kek
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  Update: a friend has gifted me with Brick, Creature Comforts, Dogma, and An Evening With Kevin Smith 2: E : eldersveld
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    Brick is such an awesome movie. : Rauol Duke
    • Yeah, it's really unique. : brickmatt
• A new wallet, booze, couple of cook books, aftershave : Drewus
• pack of socks, pack of underwear, slippers. woot : mmogger
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  I made out a lot better than I ever expected to this Christmas! From my fiancee and her family: A b... : DoNotResuscitate
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    Hit psn with that credit card and get your self some Wipeout HD and any of the pixeljunks (except for rac... : supaslasha
    • playing wipeout HD on my parents 50 inch bravia as we speak. SO GOOD. : squigiliwams
• Beatles Remastered set a bunch of cooking books (Ad Hoc at Home, Ratio, The Flavor Bible and a cheese bi... : geedeck
• Possible hijack, but all I got was a two week all expense paid trip to Washington, which is actually pret... : Sludgehead
• A timing belt and roller kit for my porsche (ill be putting them in next month) and some cash. I also bou... : supaslasha
• Star Trek (2009) on boo way CASH MONEY from the grand-parents Armor All gift set from the pops (for ma... : squigiliwams
• Warm hat jacket/pullover Angry Candy (Harlan Ellison) 1st edition hardback new hair clippers (my old o... : jet-poop
• this really sweet back injury that makes it hard for me to move around today. so thats rad. : pandastrong
• Got the majority of stuff that I'm going to need to take with me to the army and a bottle of Crown Royal! : AlexXdude
• I got nothing... Opening gifts tomorrow. : ant_hillbilly
• i actually asked for socks this year but didn't get any... i did however get a gift card to long & mcq... : synapse19
• My highlights were the latest Terry Pratchett book, The Might Book of Boosh and the complete Might Boosh ... : Aerioch
• Man, I killed it this year. Here we go: - Onkyo RC160 audio receiver (fucking woot) - New Nike free ... : virus
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  a mother-fucking hickory farms sausage and cheese gift box!! http://s7d5.scene7.com/s7ondemand/zoom/flash... : EvilDolemite
  • Damn, me too. along with Band of Brother's on Blu Ray. I'm the only one with money this Christmas, ever... : silverback1138
• I got clothes, money, and several of Anthony Bourdain's books. My kids made out like bandits. My 5 ye... : zohar79

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  Lets hope not another round of shitty sales. : jonin
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    Wow you're hard to please. Should they just give out the games instead? : ajvitaly
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      no, just give me a good deal on games I want. : jonin
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        What would you like? I'll put a good word in with the big guy. : ajvitaly
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          Burnout: Paradise : CrabsJarrard
          • This would get BOUGHT'D so fast it's ridiculous. : MercFox1
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        Valve is having a meeting right now to discuss putting games on sale specifically tuned to your tastes. I : tomservo
        • good. : jonin
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    The id pack for 24 was pretty good I thought : Omning
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      you would think so, but then you realize that 90% of them are over 10 years old.. and it starts to look l... : wimpy1
      • what : Schnapple
      • Get out. Doom 1 Doom 2 Doom 3 Q3A Commander Keen Hexen Heretic.....wow, I have played exactly zero of tho... : MercFox1
      • what : mikecyb
      • What is this. : The Grolar Bear
      • you are ruining christmas, get out of here! : mikecyb
• I'm waiting for that as well. Not sure what else could be offered that hasn't been offered already. : baron calamity
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  Right now I'm actually trying to decide whether or not to get Fallout 3 for $38. It looks so cool... an... : lefthighkick
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    It's the same basic kind of skill system, although the some of the skills in Fallout3 are more gratifying... : ajvitaly
    • The problem I have with the skill system is I'm too much of a perfectionist when it comes to builds -- wi... : lefthighkick
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    I have a feeling it will go on sale for even less : sposh
    • Yeah, I might wait for that happen. $38 might be a bit much to get me to pull the trigger on something I... : lefthighkick
  • I wasn't really into Oblivion either... I played it for a while, but the main story arc was uninteresting... : tomservo
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    DO. NOT. DO. IT. If you quite simply MUST buy it right this second, buy it from Amazon: http://www.ama... : roushimsx
    • wow... consider your advice heeded! : lefthighkick
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      Yeah that was the GOTY people snatched up for 17, right? : tomservo
      • That it was. : The Grolar Bear
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        yes wtf i might actually get it at that price but i don't need more games so i'm torn.... want a great de... : yacoub35
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          http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21639511 : lefthighkick
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            ahahahah.... :( : yacoub35
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              there's a really faint <Vader> noooooooooooooooooooo </Vader> accompanying that frown. : yacoub35
              • Hahaha * B O U G H T ' D * : MercFox1
          • Man, you just made me realize what I've been doing lately. I used to buy one or two games a year, before ... : angry jellyfish
      • Sure was baby! : YerMothah
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        Yeah, I got it for that price. For some reason, my steam install of the game locks up 2-3 minutes after ... : pigvomit
        • Right click->Verify install. Does this help? : MeestaNob
  • I wouldn't buy anything that expensive that wasn't a daily deal. : pyrogen
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    I own FO3 on steam already, but is there a way I can get a bundle of just the DLC? I'm guessing no. : SeaLlama
    • Not on Steam, at least. : The Grolar Bear
• Oh nice I almost forgot!! <3 : yacoub35
• I want portal for $2.50 next. : YerMothah
• 6 more minutes! : sanewave
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  Gifting Question: Can I give a game pack, like the whole Jedi Knight pack? I want to buy it and send it ... : The Warthog
  • Oop. Just found the "purchase as a gift" option in the cart. Good times. : The Warthog
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  New deals are up! : DrWaffles
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    booo :( : shirif
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      I highly recommend Red Faction Guerrilla. : DrWaffles
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        Be a SPACE ASSHOOOLE for only 10 bucks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcUBI-YVRY8 : DrWaffles
        • Already got it in the THQ pack last month :D : shirif
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        god fucking damnit steam! i just bought this game in 4 clicks and no typing. motherfucker. : DrFlammable
        • lol I hate it! : zerog83
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    more like Steam browser is 404ing. what's the web URL for it? : yacoub35
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      store.steampowered.com but it has the same problem... : The Warthog
      • no that actually worked in a real browser that knows how to wait before timing out. thanks! no interestin... : yacoub35
    • I think they had it set to refresh when time ran out but they did it wrong :( refresh fixed it : mikecyb
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  • i love it... i still play it sometimes co-oping it with my bro... : inc77
  • it's not a very good game, but $25 is a decent price : mikecyb
  • I'm not sure how it ported, but I thought RE5 was awesome. : devi| dog
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  Hmmm... Battlefield 2. : CrabsJarrard
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    Ended up getting Left 4 Dead 2, RF: Gorilla, and World In Conflict Pack for $53. Not a bad haul. : CrabsJarrard
    • Oh no. Also picked up: Altitude Nation Red Zombie Bowling Been There, Done That pack World in Co... : CrabsJarrard
  • Yeah. Sexy price that is. : Tawler
  • i caved. too bad steam wont let me even attempt to download it. : BaronVonSnakPak
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  Red Faction Gurilla for $10? Can't beat that. : pigvomit
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    Is it a good port, or would I be better off paying extra and trying to get a console copy? : jbury
    • Hmm, no idea. I played through the 360 version. : pigvomit
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      There is virtually no mp community, but it's a great port if you disable the ambient occlusion bullshit. : AgentPothead
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        After this sale, anyone think we could throw together a Shack RF group? : CrabsJarrard
        • I'd love to get some MP going in this game it was ridiculosuly fun on the 360. : AgentPothead
    • very good port : shirif
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      Ah crap steam says 2ghz c2d minimum.... so if i have min spec I'm guessing itll run horribly or look terr... : jbury
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        I think it's more GPU intensive. Runs fine on my Q6600 @ 2.4ghz. It's my radeon 4850 that's holding it ba... : Prozium
        • I've only got an 8800 GTS :D : jbury
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          I got an e6750 and 4870 think i can run it maxed? : Iwannaacura
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            My buddy had to tone it down on his 6750. I think it like quads. : CrabsJarrard
            • ok ill try anyway i wanna wreck shit : Iwannaacura
    • they recently released a patch which fixed all the problems i was having (like the 5.1 sound issues)... : inc77
    • Excellent port. Buy with confidence. : David Craddock
    • Solid game, thoroughly enjoyed on PC. : MercFox1
    • I had some technical problems with it, but I was able to get it to run decently and was one of my favorit... : Fish_Bulb
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    That might be what I settle on. :) : lefthighkick
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      I'm watching gameplay videos on YouTube and I haven't found one yet that isn't like 10 minutes of running... : lefthighkick
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        you can also hit dudes with a sledge hammer : mikecyb
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          and blow up walls with explosives : mikecyb
          • and strap explosive to trucks and run them into buildings and jump out just as it's driving off the cliff... : Prozium
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        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcUBI-YVRY8 : Arceihn
        • great song/video : Cheeziologist
      • I have two words for you in the immortal words of Chris Remo himself. Space Asshole. http://www.youtube.c... : AgentPothead
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        All you really need to know about this game is you can drive through buildings in a garbage truck. : Arceihn
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          Sold. : lefthighkick
          • and you can attach explosives to the truck and when it gets stuck you can get out and explode it : mikecyb
        • And, really, all you really need to DO to get way more than $10 worth out of it. : Tawler
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    Is RFG actually good or is it just getting Shack Love because of Space Asshole and cause you get to break... : MeestaNob
    • ^^^^ I'd like to know this as well : Serpico74
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      The single player is pretty damn fun. There's a varying set of missions to play and the weapons are almos... : dafugg
      • http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/redfactionguerrilla The PC version scores slightly worse ... : ieGod
    • Can't speak for everyone else, but I didn't see Space Asshole until after finishing it. It just happens t... : Arceihn
    • RFG is NASTY GOOD. : MercFox1
    • it's a lot of fun but nothing spectacular. if you couldn't smash and explode buildings then it wouldn't ... : mikecyb
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  • Some good stuff in there. Think i'm gonna get red faction, bf2 just to have it and maybe res evil : jonin
  • Battlefield 2 still has hundreds of people playing it : timaste
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  elf bowling for $1. SOLD! actually red faction and kings bounty are both tempting. : pandastrong
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    I'd buy Elf Bowling, but I want to know how vibrant the community is. : pigvomit
    • I won't even install this ever. But for 1 euro I can't say no :( : jbury
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  Is Armored Princess good? Better/worse than the first game? (haven't played either) : veras
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    I'm interested in this too. King's Bounty is the HoMM clone, right? : The Grolar Bear
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      Yeah it is. I enjoy HoMM far more. Kings Bounty feels so linear. The progression just seems to favor i... : pigvomit
      • For sure. I've bought a ton of Steam games and yet I spent all day yesterday playing HoMM 3 instead. : The Grolar Bear
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      Somewhere, players of the original King's Bounty are crying a little right now. : deveus1
      • Ah, I see. It seems there was a KB that preceded HoMM 1. : The Grolar Bear
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    Armored Princess is awesome. It's a wonderfully polished game. If you've played The Legend, they're very ... : Rice-Rocketeer
    • ^^ I've only played The Legend, but I thought it was a blast. I plan on giving ARmored Princess a run l... : valael
  • I absolutely loved both of them. $10 is an amazing deal : sposh
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  bought-ed Armored Princess and this game that came out back in 2005 http://store.steampowered.com/app/258... : deviantpaul
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    Am I high or does that say multiplayer only? : AgentPothead
    • Nevermind wiki says it has sp too. : AgentPothead
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      Probably both. But yeah, single player games usually say Single Player on the side. : pigvomit
      • One of the xcom games says coop on it and everytime I see that my heart races until I remember it's a mis... : AgentPothead
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  how long is steam doing the deal of the day? : jayares
  • until the 3rd January : shirif
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    Uh, your question is the answer. : paulatreus
    • Hahahahaha HAHAHAHAHA! : MeestaNob
  • Presumably until January 3rd. : The Grolar Bear
• BF2 at that price is insane. I don't have any of the expansions yet : RikiTiki2
• BF2 pack = bought : NFXFSX
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  darn, after yesterday I was getting my hopes up that I would be spared spending more $$$, but I just got ... : aethyr
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    um, and the BF2 collection :[ : aethyr
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      also, it's insane that COD:5 is their #3 top seller with all these other amazing deals. : aethyr
      • It's based on revenue, not actual volume of units sold. Being 43x dearer than anything else in the store ... : MeestaNob
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      Is BF2 still worth playing? I never played it in its heyday :( : FirstPersonCooter
      • I've never played, but for $8, I should be able to get some entertainment :) : aethyr
      • very much so worth playing. : BaronVonSnakPak
• BF2 pack the best deal on there right now IMO. I'm holding out for a major slash on MW2, Crysis, or t... : limpossible
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  is the bf2 pack only worth picking up if you play MP? : smacknca
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    The only SP the pc bf games had was bots on the mp maps, so if you aren't gonna play mp I'm not sure it's... : AgentPothead
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      The big question is do people still play bf2? : denixen
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        Personally I'm waiting for bad company 2. : AgentPothead
        • that does look pretty fun. also bf1943 on the pc if it ever gets out : smacknca
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    Yes. Sp is garbage. : Sgt_Boomstick
    • It's just 16 player MP with the other 15 players being bots. Totally not worth it. : deject
• I was really hoping they'd do L4D1 cheap again because I missed it at Thanksgiving and I wanted to give m... : SiW.
• Nice! I was waiting for BF2 to go on sale. : dmason
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  Do you guys think SF4 is worth the 40 bucks? : repeat2k
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    it's a great game so it's "worth it", but I wouldn't be surprised to see that show up as a deal of the da... : veras
    • You may also want to consider that Super Street Fighter IV is coming up sometime next year, which could d... : Tawler
  • i'd wait until january 2nd to make sure it doesn't go on sale before then : RikiTiki2
  • Don't do it, it will be on sale for sure. I bought it last time for around $10 when they had a weekend de... : MeestaNob
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  The BF 2 sale will allow me to buy this for the 3rd time and finally get rid of EA Downloader : watcherxp
  • That's why I'm getting it! : Waverider
  • ditto. : BaronVonSnakPak
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  looks like I'll be playing Red Faction: Guerilla all day! : zerog83
  • ...crap maybe this evening then (7 1/2 gigs!) : zerog83
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  do people still play BF2? worth getting? : smax
  • Tons of people still play BF2. There are always servers that are jammed full of people. : Waverider
• I bought Red Faction Guerrilla today because it's half price, and yesterday I bought Trine, Osmos, World ... : Drewus
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  "The Steam servers are too busy to process your request" GG Steam, GG indeed. : genom
  • Yeah, fuck those assholes for not being able to process your request in a queue of about 50 billion other... : Drewus
  • Maybe they're sold out? : nevlos
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  Has anyone tried Cogs? If so, any good? For $2 it's very tempting. : Tripps
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    It's pretty fun if you like puzzle games. Definitely worth $2! : Benefit
    • It's definitely a lot of fun... Great $2 purchase for sure. : Tripps
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  If anyone here ever enjoyed Heroes of Might and Magic, then get KB:Armored Princess or you are fucking cr... : geedeck
  • I just picked it up. Seems like absolutely worth 10$ of gameplay. : kainen1
  • So far I'm finding it fun as hell. : The Grolar Bear
• I got a bunch of cheap stuff and didn't leave myself enough money to get Borderlands. Maybe i'll have som... : jdmSlix
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  Everyone needs to mock jbury! jbury now owns Elf Bowling Hawaiian Vacation. : geedeck
  • mock him for knowing a sweet deal? : RikiTiki2
  • Oh come on, it was like 1 euro, I can't say no for that price :P : jbury

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  I can see fans of the series being turned off by the linear and drawn out introduction. I think there'... : Defacil
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    is the combat similar to 12? : pandastrong
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      In some ways, yes. Like you have to set up their roles pre-battles so you can switch them to fulfill wha... : Defacil
      • The Optima system isn't really anything like the gambit system. It's more similar to the Sphere Grid used... : Vincent Grayson
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    I grok what you're saying but at the same time I don't. Why would a Final Fantasy fan be turned off by li... : Endymion_
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      Linearity is hardly an appeal of JRPGs. In fact most of the early FFs had lots of discovery and explorat... : Defacil
      • Most FF games have a substantial linear portion before they open up the world for exploration though : Jackass1233
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        I disagree. JRPGs are extraordinarily linear, especially compared to 'western' RPGs like oblivion or fall... : taronish
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          I think it's our definition of linearity. Yes, in western RPGs, the direction of the game is often open ... : Defacil
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            I'm sorry but the intro to FF games never starts with big open areas like you're describing. Those always... : ArcKnight
            • You know in FF7/8/9 where you run around town and try to find treasure chests or explore different shops ... : Defacil
      • People keep saying this, but I think you're remembering wrong. Very JRPGs have ever had much in the way o... : Vincent Grayson
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    so pretty much its complete shit? k thats what i expected. You and two other reviewers so far have th... : sreyes22
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      You just described the first 8 hours of Final Fantasy VII. : roushimsx
      • haha : breadsticks
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        To be honest, I feel like if FFVII were to come out today, people wouldn't like it so much. : famine101
        • I totally agree. Pretty much everything Defacil said aboiut XIII's structure, characters, and storyline a... : roushimsx
        • I can't see how people liked it when it came out. Terrible, terrible game. Fuck that 'draw' system. : Navy Spitfire
      • And Final Fantasy IX : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • Completely agree with this. : The Grolar Bear
    • Yeah. I'm hoping things change cause I'm only in the first 10 hours of the game. To the game's credit, ... : Defacil
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    "I can see fans of the series being turned off by the linear and drawn out introduction..." Have ah...... : locater16
    • Yeah, I see what you mean but I don't think I explained myself clearly. In FF5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and maybe 10... : Defacil
    • This was my first impression as well. Linear and drawn out won't exactly turn away FF lovers. : DinK
  • So if I hate FF12, then I'll really hate FF13? Is the story and the characters at least better? I hated V... : Sixcos
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    Wow, I'd completely disagree with almost every one of your impressions. The characters are (IMO, of co... : Vincent Grayson
    • Some of the conversation is absolutely retarded. I mean seriously, put into the situations they are in, ... : Defacil
  • damn dog. You just confirmed all my worst fears. : geedeck
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  Is it subtitled? Or choice for english for everything? : Iwannaacura
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    Negative, gotta have an understanding of Japanese. : Defacil
    • ahhh guess ill have to wait for NA release then :) : Iwannaacura
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  Someone needs to make a rpg with Blue Dragons combat system (including the lack of random encounters) but... : Beady
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    Japanese devs need to graduate to western RPGs and drop the old cliches and contraptions completely! : enyakk
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      I'm not sure we really want all RPGs to be using the *same* cliches. It's not like there aren't a complet... : Vincent Grayson
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        True. However while western RPGs are stuck in the 90s with sprinklings of 00 WoW, jap devs are stuck in t... : enyakk
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          its all supply and demand. Whenever they do polls, the japanese public still vote the golden oldies as th... : Klebold
          • Pretty much. When the most popular RPG series is the one that has varied the least from its original inca... : Vincent Grayson
        • I wish western RPGs would go back to the more advanced early 90s RPGs like Ultima 7 Or maybe follow in De... : razorblade79
• I know this is pretty much out of the question, but FFXII has nothing to do with FFXIII, any chance the c... : exponen7

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  It was excellent. One question regarding the other nerdy avatar pilot..... I remember seeing his avata : r3ckless
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    you don't see him again till the ending. : lightsam
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      uh no don't you see him a little later walking away from the avatar thingies with a machine gun in his h : JINKY
      • oh, i thought he already mentioned that part. : lightsam
  • After he scrambled out of the machine, he grabbed a machine gun and went out to continue fighting (as him : thetangent
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  Frig - just saw this in 3d today - effing wicked. Question though; is IMAX worth it? I noticed that th... : honkfrog
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    I'm wondering the same thing. Local theater has 3d, but I don't want to drive to LA for IMAX... : crummynz
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      Saw it on IMAX and it was great! Also IMAX is Canadian tech : sikander
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        so you didn't notice the glasses only covering a portion of your view? I want 3d contact lenses : honkfrog
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          Nope, once the movie starts you forget you have glasses on : sikander
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            And glasses covered the whole screen (actually I'm a bit confused about your query) : sikander
            • maybe my noggin's just too big for them :-S : honkfrog
  • I saw it in IMAX 3D and non IMAX 3D. IMAX 3D is way better and uses a different 3D tech. My glasses from ... : ashkie
  • Glasses covered the whole screen for me (at IMAX). Just sit in the center of the back row (or near it). ... : Nixx2004
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    The IMAX 3D glasses are much larger than the regular theater ones. Also, I don't know about tips - I wear... : thetangent
    • cool. I guess it's just the non-Imax 3d glasses that cause issues. I was going to cut/drill/elastic band ... : honkfrog
  • any screening you go to, sit far enough back so you can see the whole screen without turning your head a... : Herman Toothrot
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  It had some pretty compelling parts, but was too long and too preachy. : thecatinthehat
  • Somewhat agree. Still, If any of you see it see it at a Warren Theater or IMAX! : Nighthawk0110
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    The only bit that I found odd was when the navi held hands and sang in front of the tree of life while at : sikander
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      how so? They were connected to the tree through the roots while chanting : JuffoWup
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        yeah, but all that hand holding is faggy. They're pushing a homo-liberal agenda. : edgewise
        • So the Na'vi were liberals and the humans were conservatives? So liberals aren't even human? I see what y... : Bamtan
• needed more nudity and exploding heads. : crypt420
• i hope transformers 3 is in 3d : Chandler55
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  It wasnt excellent. It was entertaining though. : bolneze
  • I disagree, it was excellent. : breadsticks
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  Just got back from seeing this in 3d. A. I still desperately want to fuck Zoe Saldana even when shes : squigiliwams
  • I agree greatly with bullet point A. Point B doesn't bother me because she's so got damn hot. : Professor Darkness
  • Oh THATS who it is. She looks like Jada Pinkett Smith's little sister. : bolneze
  • She's really cool too, she gained major cool points with everyone one day when she ordered the In-n-Out t... : Herman Toothrot
• I just saw it today in 3D - totally awesome : ruckboos
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  Agreed, I saw it in IMAX before I left for Europe and while I know it won't be there any more when I retu... : InfoBiter
  • Schedule shows it playing through the end of February at my local IMAX (the real one). : Nixx2004
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  i thought it was funny how: the pilot jokes about a plan not involving martyrdom, so they come up with a : BaronVonSnakPak
  • Well technically Dr. Augustine died : R@zzle
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    I'm still trying to figure out why the hell she didn't shoot the missiles her helicopter thingy had rathe : Professor Darkness
    • I think that they mentioned the interference in the mountain area made sensors and missile tracking syste : R@zzle
• The environment was stunning. The visuals were every bit as breathtaking as reviewers claimed. Easily o... : R@zzle
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  The thing about Avatar which i enjoyed the most was how familiar and relateable the characters seemed. ... : SigENeaT
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    Oh yeah : d fluke
    • You don't, uh, notice anything out of place there, do you? : Boring Writer
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    meh 2/10. I think we're past just inserting me into the background of a scene. : edgewise
    • true, he should have done it in stereo : Herman Toothrot
    • Yeah, you really need to put far more effort into these things. : pigvomit
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  Goin to see it in about 30 minutes!! : g0nk
  • let me know what you think! i'm still interested in hearing people's opinions! : Herman Toothrot
• i feel like the story wasnt really anything awesome or new. moon beats this one by far, imo (if we are t... : papaskot
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  I keep thinking about taking my kid to see it, but he's eight and I'm not sure he'd make it through the f... : ThomW
  • i dont know i wasn't really bored of it at any point - yes it was long but visually stunning througout es... : multisync
  • my mom wants to take my cousins to see it, they're about that age too, i don't know how well that's gonna... : Herman Toothrot
  • There was a white haired Sri Lankan grandma with a cane and big huge glasses at my IMAX.... go for it, th... : sikander
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  I thought it was good and entertaining. The landscape was beautiful but besides that, i thought the visua... : xoque
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    you thought the visuals were merely average? i'm curious what your specific criticisms are : Herman Toothrot
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      they weren't in 3D. : edgewise
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        the 3d is awesome, but the renders are amazing without it, i'm really interested in what he thought looke... : Herman Toothrot
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          Average as in it looks like every other blockbuster CG (to me). I guess models as you say were not the f... : xoque
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            i think it's all in your head, to be honest, what physics-defying movement are you referring to? the only : Herman Toothrot
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                You do realize that the gravity on the planet was lower than Earths? That's almost certainly where the "j... : thetangent
                • I don't mind you thinking that at all. Still looked off to me : xoque
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                it's awesome that you think there were scenes in which it was "obviously painted skin" since at no point ... : Herman Toothrot
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                  Well if thats true, then to me that underscores the drastic difference in rendering between characters : xoque
                  • i guess, i still say it's all in your head though, there's a lot of scenes that look like real blue skin ... : Herman Toothrot
• It was much better than I expected it to be. Overall, it was excellent. And the fact that it was a big bu... : digweed014

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• Looks amazing, a talented crew put that together. Guess I have to find my crysis dvd. : shotgun1
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  I know I know! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21743123 : trOmblyj
  • Installed and patched. Now the wait begins continues! : trOmblyj
• Omg cant wait but i have a feeling alot of people are going to see this "Steam servers are too busy to ha... : Iwannaacura
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  SideJack: What is the best mech game to date? I think I've only played one back in the 64 days, and it w... : deskill
  • MW4:Mercenaries : R@zzle
  • best mech game ever? MW2 mercs : vitek r
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    If you can ignore the bugs: Heavy Gear 2 If you want to include powered armor: Terra Nova Else: Mechwar... : roushimsx
    • Terra Nova also had the best atmosphere. What an incredibly awesome game. : Matt Burris
  • mw2 (fuck all of these people talking about cod as mw2) : valael
  • My favorite was the original Mechwarrior. Not many folks played it but it had a ton of planets to visit a... : Pettytheft
  • MechWarrior 3 : Priest77
• Dang that looks awesome. Gonna have to dust off the old crysis for this, for sure. : TheVietSpecial
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  you should just put it up now so we can have a nice early peak. :D also did you guys do music for the m... : smacknca
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    That reminds me I'll have to find my MW2 CD so I can play the music from that if necessary. : trOmblyj
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      oh good idea, that should be a good nostalgia flashback. : smacknca
      • I prefer to live in the past! : trOmblyj
• god damn, ive been waiting for this forever and you go and release it on a weekend I have to work. : valael
• Sweet! glad to know I'm gonna get some use outta Crysis again : Juno
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  lol just ran crysis benchmark at 3360x1050 on two screens, everything high, 4x AA and was hitting 20fps. ... : trOmblyj
  • )) : trOmblyj
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    Are you using eyefinity? : AgentPothead
    • Yup! : trOmblyj
  • ...holy shit, I could set this up, as well. : Juno
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    bah - parade: rained on. Need 1 display to be powered by displayport to use eyefinity - I do not have a... : trOmblyj
    • NOBODY does. I've got some seriously fucking expensive displays and no display port. : MrBig0
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    its good thing you are already 65 in lotro eh? :) : JuffoWup
    • well i was planning on logging some quality time in there tomorrow - but this has changed my plans - this... : trOmblyj
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    HDMI to DVI to VGA doesn't work, FYI. The only reason DVI to VGA works is because of all those extra pin... : qsylvr
    • That section of the DVI connector with the pins around the flat blade is part of the analog section. If ... : the archvile
  • Hook us up with a screen shot. : Priest77
• Holy shit, this looks great! I was thinking yesterday after seeing this deal: http://www.gogamer.com/Sait... : MrBig0
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  I was briefly concerned about my Crysis (off of Steam) being out of date and then learned that patch 1.2.... : delataur
  • europeans : trOmblyj
• unf unf unf unf unf so excited for this. : PlanetPerfecto
• i wish i owned crysis :( : ass-street
• Its out now folks, grab it. : cell9song

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  Merry Christmas : pancake humper
  • Prince among men. : massdev
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  Holy GAP Bamtam! http://pancake_humper.shackspace.com/olivia2.jpeg : trOmblyj
  • mind it sir, mind it. : chilln
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  fuck forgot one: http://pancake_humper.shackspace.com/olivia5.jpg : pancake humper
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    http://pancake_humper.shackspace.com/olivia5_.jpg l2rename : electroly
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      I'm fucking stoned on christmas weed! leave me alone! I should run some heroics. You at home? : pancake humper
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        i'm standing in dalaran right now : electroly
        • says it may take up to an hour to activate the account. I'll keep f5'ing : pancake humper
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  God I've wanted to hit that shit so badly since I saw her in the OC. : Visceral Monkey
  • watch Alpha Dog : pancake humper
• i see the camel-toe fairy dropped by for xmas! : Dave-A
• It's all leggings, the boots, they do nothing. : Fred Garvin
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  I want to stuff a nacho cheese pretzel combo up here ass and suck it out. : gmd
  • your order comes to $4.25. and don't call me "ass" :( : Dave-A
  • eww. : lightsam
• fuckyeaholiviawilde : notd665
• i'll be in my bunk : whereiwannab
• ugh, wtf : MrBig0
• Those sunglasses aren't terribly big, plus it's out in the snow so it gets more of a waiver. At least tha... : Sailor of Fortune
• Awesome ass and thighs. : Godhatesfatpeople
• /quickinhale... i said goddamn. I would hurt myself and leave her pissed off... : rmjackson
• The leggings I get. The Uggs, I do not. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  THESE NEVER FUCKING WORK :(((((( : SpaecKow
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    ...what never works? : bostrov
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      pancake humpers links :( : SpaecKow
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        because he has an underscore in the name and your DNS server doesn't like that. Change to google's DNS (8... : bostrov
        • Ah. Thank you bostrov. : SpaecKow
        • what kind of shitty DNS server doesn't like underscores? : sanchez
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    Paging stonedonkey: these links dont work n Shackdroid. It only gets humper.shackspace.com : umcpwintermute
    • This seems to be an issue with the framework, i submitted a bug, but its still not been flagged by the an... : stonedonkey
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  So....is this supposed to be hot? She looks like she has a great body, but it's hard to tell because s : ArcKnight
  • Maybe you're gay? Cause you seem to be concentrating on the wrong things here. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  nice of her to turn around : moshman
  • that way you know she cares about us : razorblade79
• Her stance of shame and embarrassment says it all. : Alice O'Connor
• Does that count as a camel toe? : Mad Brahmin Disease

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  I honestly can't think of anything I want that I don't already have. : R@zzle
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    This is what I'm having trouble with - what else do I really want now? Of course, before yesterday I nev... : Goto10
    • My awesome friend gifted me the eidos pack for christmas so now I have a shit ton of stuff to DL on my 80... : R@zzle
  • Valve and Steam constantly have ways of finding games for me that I never knew I wanted and making me buy... : Durajim
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  That new Monkey Island adventure for pennies please! : inchwide
  • Already bought the entire Telltale catalog for $50 :( : roushimsx
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  Everything that was on sale before, on sale for less. FO3 GOTY for $10, since I already have the game ... : cerealSAM2
  • As much as it would piss many people off, I'd like to see L4D2 around the $20 mark. : Goto10
• Some of the older Resident Evil and Silent HIll games would rule too. : inchwide
• I kinda want C&C3 to go on sale as my dvd drive has been broken for a year now, also I never played the a... : razorblade79
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  Dragon age : aeg1x
  • you're in luck, chum : gimpi
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  Red Alert 3 and the expansion would be great. : Tincan
  • That would be nice. Or even C&C3 + exp + RA3 + exp. : Marrbe
  • ^^^ Yeah, this. : The Grolar Bear
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  Fallout 3 GOTY for <$20 again plz :( Other than that...um...I think I have just about everything I wan... : roushimsx
  • Oh yes, I'd love this for the PC as well. If Dragon Age goes on sale, I'll grab it on PC and sell my PS3... : Goto10
  • Yeah I missed that momentary sale by just a couple of minutes. I definitely hope that will come up one of... : Xevo
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  Nothing else I really want - I picked up Red Faction yesterday as the last game I was really interested i... : jbury
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    I still love this game, I picked it put in that THQ pack a while back and its been pretty much all I have... : SirX
    • I'm worried about it running poorly on my PC, so I think I might just play it on 360 :( : roushimsx
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  i was hoping for CRYSIS so I can save money becuase I MW:LL is in open beta today and I MST NOW HAVE CRYS... : PlanetPerfecto
  • I'm in the same boat. I want to pick up Crysis for LL. I might mess around with the actual game a bit, to... : gimpx32
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  Would like to see Blood Bowl drop a bit in price. : On the Brane
  • Me too, I'd be all over it for 20 or maybe 25. : MaJeStu
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  I'd like to see Mass Effect drop to 10. : kainen1
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    Does ME have Live achievements? If it were 10 bucks, I'd buy it again just so I could play ME2 on PC. : nevlos
    • It has achievements, but they don't go through GFWL. : MercFox1
    • Achievements are built into the game; they're not through a service or client. : The Grolar Bear
• I'm hoping for a better Borderlands sale even though I know it wont happen. Can't believe I didn't get it... : jdmSlix
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  I'm hoping that when I do buy something, it takes less than 4 days to download it. These sales kill Steam... : ashkie
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    I don't know, I'm downloading at about 80% of my max bandwidth. : Ebu
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      I usually download at like 3MB/sec and last few days Steam has been chortling along at 100KB/sec if that.... : ashkie
      • Ouch. Normal max is 1.3 from Steam, doing around 850/900 now. I can accept that. : Ebu
• Not really. =\ : yacoub35
• I'm seeing DA:O for 25% off. I'm pretty sure it wasn't on sale before today. : The Grolar Bear
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  ug...nothing good whatsoever. : JohnnyRey
  • Torchlight for $5 is pretty good IMO. Sucks I got it from d2d for 10 when it wasn't on sale thru steam. W... : BioSector
• meh. : Durajim

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  post the 1st pic : RikiTiki2
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    No I am too embarrassed. It is a terrible shot of the couch I was sitting on. An abomination, really. : Miresse
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      The first is the first. Do eet. : aggressor
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        Oh all right. Feast your eyes! http://www.shackpics.com/files/FirstCanonPics001JPG_4gwseazy8hhkijgyr8q7.j... : Miresse
        • Hot nws : kaddar0
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          I'm gonna go CSI on that box and find out where you live! : Jimbo Ro
          • Anyone have the "enhance" filter for CS4? : Jimbo Ro
          • Or you could... you know... check any of the thousand posts OverloadUT has made advertising Shackmeets he... : Miresse
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          Let me apologize for my idiot shacker brothers. Ignore them. Since we helped in this gift, we would ap... : steelsamurai
          • More like XXXVID! : Jimbo Ro
          • Oh you guys. I had begun to wonder if I had posted on the wrong website! : Miresse
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          don't let wheatloaf see that you posted this. : re-verse
          • CRAP. : Miresse
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            I think this shot has a lot of potential. He also isn't getting 200 replies telling him how great he is. : Wheatloaf
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              wrong gender : c0bra
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                This also explains the replies. Whenever a female Shackers posts PICS of her box, we're all interested! : Bold
                • ba-dum-shhhh : Ebu
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          What canon did you get? : sKetchflow
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            Rebel XSi :) : Miresse
            • Nice. Have fun :) : sKetchflow
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          is that a couch made of wtf242's coat? or the backseat of a busted el camino? : jane911
          • ...yes? : Miresse
          • hahaha fuck yo couch!!!! : mikecyb
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          First tip, turn off flash. : NFXFSX
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            Auto-flash makes my pictures sad. :( : Miresse
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              Something I've found useful is in places with a white ceiling you can "bounce" the flash by holding your ... : dravalen
              • Oooh, nice. This might hold me over until I get my flash. : Ebu
        • very hot : bolneze
        • Nice box. : cerealSAM2
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  Glad to help, it's a fantastic camera. Also, always shoot RAW and look into Lightroom, you can do grea... : dravalen
  • Beautiful pics, and thanks I intend to do all those things you mentioned. Especially the enjoying the cam... : Miresse
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    Very nice! I walked around Seattle about 6 tonight but was totally uninspired and didn't take anythin... : cannelbrae
    • Bah, just shoot! That first one was just a couple random shots that I didn't know if they would work or n... : dravalen
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  We're definitely glad to here you are happy with it! If he hasn't pointed you towards it already, seve... : cannelbrae
  • Thank you! : Miresse
• I wish all my gift giving was that easy : drucifer
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  i recieved this as a 'out of the blue' gift from my husband about 3 years ago now. it's a great camera! c... : arcane_
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    The next one i buy you will take video :p : re-verse
    • bow-chika bow wow : drucifer
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  I missed that thread, what kind did you get? I'm thinking I might finally buy a new camera soon. : Vincent Grayson
  • The Canon fags screamed loudest and she's got an XSi and a couple lenses, the "nifty 50" and then I think... : pres589
• No idea if i helped with the discussion or not, but welcome to the DSLR family. It's a slippery slope fro... : Creepin_Jeezus
• Congrats on the camera! : MercFox1

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• You are doing it wrong. : Moonbase Commander
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  You have been here long enough to know never to question the Shack. PLAY IT ALL AND STOOFOO. IT WILL G... : aggressor
  • I'm still pissed about Starwars Battlefront. : ashkie
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  stick with it. i know that's the lamest evangelical thing people say to defend shitty games that they lo... : EvilDolemite
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    I will stick with it but it doesn't make a very good first impression. : ashkie
    • I had the same problem with Gothic :( (which I wound up absolutely loving) : roushimsx
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      i hated the intro. the castle assault and tutorial. it sucked. then chapter one started to grab me. b... : EvilDolemite
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        I stuck with it to the part where I had to make a move on a girl or that was an option. Not sure why, ... : devi| dog
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          What? Geralt is a ladies man. Yeah, you can make moves on women, or not. I don't understand how it's cree : ArcKnight
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            I think its the way they are rendered. If it was bioware girls, you'll get excited to try it or somethin... : JuffoWup
            • What? The ones I'm thinking of Trish, the prostitutes in the slums of Vizima, Shani all look just fine. : ArcKnight
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            It's just fucking creepy to hit on women in a game leisure suit larry style imo. Dunno, just kinda creep... : devi| dog
            • Did you seriously just compare Geralt to Larry Fucking Laffer? : AgentPothead
            • Yeah, the way the game handles sex is awful. It's minor enough that it's easy to ignore, though. : Arceihn
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      it doesn't get better. : shirif
      • spoken like someone who quit in either chapter 1 or midway through 2. : EvilDolemite
    • I think the lamest thing they had in the game was that first boss. Once you get past that, it does feel ... : JuffoWup
• I could never get into it either. :( Seemed like it had promise, but the combat and inventory was more... : devi| dog
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  Also this game doesn't appear to let me change Forward to Mouse 2 :( wtf... : ashkie
  • please dont ever do that : spaceyme
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    Nice to see another right mouse forward guy! Do you use ZXC too? : BioSector
    • I use mouse2 as foward also : mobab
• The opening sucks. I like it from there. : kallanta
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  There was an article a while ago that told how they had to completely remake the first level for retarded... : MrBig0
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    Well I downloaded the Directors Cut edition from Steam. I would assume that has the patch? : ashkie
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      Unless he's speaking about an entirely different, unofficial patch, the game on Steam is fully patched wi... : kallanta
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        Nope, that's the one I mean. : MrBig0
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          Well then I can't imagine how it was originally if this is the improved voice acting. : ashkie
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            No, the voice actors are the same, but they have embellished the script to make it more fleshed out. : Rice-Rocketeer
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              A lot of the unnamed and minor characters' voices were replaced. Dandelion for instance. : Arceihn
              • he was a pretty major character! : EvilDolemite
              • My bad...I was just assuming from a developer interview I read. :( : Rice-Rocketeer
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21425019 : Hoax
    • also the witcher is fucking amazing, the best pc rpg in years and only rivalled by dao and i will fucking... : Hoax
• Give it some time, it gets better. : re-verse
• It's not an especially polished game and its dialogue is clumsy at best. I too was disappointed with the ... : Arceihn
• I played it like you for 30mins, gave it up for a week and then finished it over the next week because it... : moe6
• I just got into the first "large" town or whatever and I have very similar feelings. The transitions f... : boarder2
• I love me a good single player RPG. I agree with most the shack collective on the hip ones, but I too fel... : jane911
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  Are you playing it with the Enhanced Edition patch? The older version had bugs and translation problem... : R@zzle
  • read the thread : ArcKnight
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  you should of asked me about it, i could have told you its rubbish. : Klebold
  • should of. : re-verse
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    And now I know to never ever listen to anything you say. : ArcKnight
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      The world don't move to the beat of just one drum. : Klebold
      • It will once I'm done >:( : ArcKnight
• i think the witcher is my favorite rpg that i've played in a long time. may even play through it again so... : arcane_
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  my problem with the witcher is that my brain hard locked at some point over the number of skill choices : Draugluin
  • * I realize this is a personal problem of mine : Draugluin
• A lot of people dislike the tutorial level, but the game in full is one of my favorites all-time. The "ro... : Felraiser
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  From what I remember, it was great starting up, but soon became Potion Maker Extreme. : Werkin
  • which is funny, because I really enjoyed Potion Maker Extreme : Werkin : Draugluin
• I had the same feeling after trying the demo, so never bothered with it. But it's £7.81 at the moment ... : Rizob