Weekend Discussion: There It Is

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• yeah, i'm sure having his own boxing simulator on the Nintendo was the highlight of his career :-D : inchwide
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  He's also fucking insane. : sKetchflow
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    Sanity is overrated. : das_runt
    • There's good insanity and bad insanity. Tyson does not have the good kind. : Arcanum
  • He says insanity was his only sanity while in prison... or something. But he spent 3 years in prison f... : Cihte
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    He was essentially bought as a slave by D'amato and spent almost his entire life since he was as adolesce... : MaJeStu
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      You're so ignorant : Sink the Pink
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        How so? : MaJeStu
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          first of all d'amato took him into his home after he was already on a criminal path. secondly, boxing tra... : akirabob
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            So, wait.. Only the rape that he was convicted of is 'questionable'; while the other two are confirmed? W... : Cihte
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              he raped teddy atlas's niece and he raped a women as a teen. he was convicted of sexual assault on desir... : akirabob
              • i'm sorry i suppose i should note that when i say "rape" i mean that he held her down while threatening h... : akirabob
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            Boxing training is not just like other athletic training. Fight prep, especially on a high level, involve... : MaJeStu
            • First of all, I boxed for 3 year and have been kickboxing for nearly 15 at this point. I don't know if ma... : akirabob
• I loved watching his fights so much. He just completely fucked people's shit up. Such a shame that his ... : riptyde
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  I can't hear that song without thinking if Gob. : tomwiththeweather
  • Better luck on your next sentence! : Fooldozer
  • If? IF!!? COME ON! : Matt Burris
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  You forgot the part where he chewed someone's ear off. : cerealSAM2
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    No, I didn't. He actually addresses that in the documentary. He was pissed off over the fact he Holyfiel... : Cihte
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      Having followed both Tyson and Holyfield's carreers and watching that particular fight and its precursor ... : dengar65
      • Yeah, as a boxer trained to punch people he was certainly justified in biting a guy's ear off. Wa... : cerealSAM2
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      So he bit his ear off....... : Haku-Jin
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        He bit him. A tiny little chunk of ear happened to come off in the process. After getting headbutted to t... : Cihte
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          No, I'm pretty sure that was a boxing match and I'm pretty sure they stopped it because he bit a dudes ea... : Haku-Jin
          • you just don't understand the streets like me and tyson do : Cihte
          • it's arguable that the head butting is more dangerous : alexthegreat2
• i'm not sure if your post gives enough justice to the documentary but it's a very very good watch i think... : mXENO
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  he hilarious in the hangover. : nyranger66
  • +was : nyranger66
  • He was MUCH better in Black And White. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165643/ (but The Hangover was a lot b... : AxeMan808
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  Saying there will never be another like him is a dumb thing to say. There are many more humans that will ... : yautja
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    Yeah box the era of great boxers seems to be dying. This is something you hear from a lot of the voices i... : re-verse
    • hmm, remove that first "box" i have no idea how that got in there. : re-verse
    • I was going to mention De La Hoya, but then I discovered he's retired. : Lone Swordsman
  • 174 Trillion huh : Cihte
  • lol close enough : yautja
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  best documentary of 09 by far...the guy who asks the questions; James Toback; is a badass... he wrote the... : crypt420
  • Ha! He also wrote/directed Black And White! : AxeMan808
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    man on wire is much better. also keep in mind this movie was made by his best friend. : MoreVespeneGas
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      no its not...its boring. they drag it out like he discovered the microchip. : crypt420
      • and also, tyson does not tell you what to think. it presents the facts and that is all. thats why peopl... : crypt420
• Added to queue. : iamgoat
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  it's amazing the highs and lows of that man - what a troubled and ultimately tortured soul - he never see... : PlanetPerfecto
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    Agree completely -- "Tortured Soul". I have strong empathy for him despite his alleged actions & crimes. : Farbauti
    • I feel the same way because he's a man-child. He's like if Michael Jackson was buff and violent. : kingdepork
• Boxing is the best thing that happened to him. Otherwise he'd be in jail for life or dead long ago. : sanchez
• I loved the documentary cause of the subject but the edit of that thing drove me insane. : Super Sparker
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  I liked the part when he says: "Suck my pussy, lick my dick". I think he got it the wrong way round. This... : Klebold
  • it rhymes and is totally legit : lacker
  • maybe "suck my pussy" is a brilliant metaphor for he's gonna put his fist in someones mouth? : crypt420

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  I changed the settings for cash moneys on Ad vitam It should start you off with more money, but everythi... : trove
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    Before you made the change, I started off with a lot of money, but as soon as I purchased something my mo... : trOmblyj
    • Not sure. I haven't been able to log into the game as I don't have a good enough computer. Toth menti... : trove
  • Cool, I'll check it out later. : Topsiderover
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    So what's with the Latin? We prepare for life? : photonzach
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      Beats me, just some random phrase I pulled from the internet. : trove
      • Well, not completely random, I just used it as a latin paraphrase of "Testing" : trove
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  Ventrillo Info chattybitches.raidvent.com:3790 Password: imachattybitch : trOmblyj
  • I'll check it out later once I get the mod downloaded. Been playing Crysis and it's fun when it isn't cr... : jonin
  • Why don't people use the in game voicecom? : Wheatloaf
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  We had some good games friday night. I dont think Ive ever stayyed up so late for a mod :). P.S. All ... : Techy007
  • Yep, last night was good times. And gibbing BAs is good fun, too. Keep that mech repaired! : IHATEDUST
• I spent 3 hours last night trying to make my joystick (Saitek ST290 Pro) work... It seems like the onl... : etherboy
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  IGI to one of the servers - 69 is currently empty but I might go there if ad vitam Paramus is also empty. : trOmblyj
  • I'm headed to #69 now : Topsiderover
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  Anyone have any screenshots from the shackbattles? The official shots on the living legends site are mos... : kill9
  • I know there were some in one of the previous MWLL chatty threads. : Topsiderover
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    Someone should FRAPs it. I would, but I'm running on shadowdane's fastest settings so I don't think it d... : bcyde
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      is there a way to get a fps meter in-game? sometimes I can't tell if the lagginess of certain graphics (... : ]pm[chem
      • No idea. : bcyde
      • r_displayinfo 1 : yacoub35
    • i'll try to fraps it next time i play. I've been getting a lot of flickering and fps drops though which a... : DarkDeus
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    There's a few in there from non shack servers but here's some shots from the 2-3 shack games i played yes... : DarkDeus
    • Looks cool, thanks : kill9
  • mercFox looking badass http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/4480/screenshot0000w.jpg : watcherxp
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  this game is great fun, I look forward to future beta releases with bugfixes (sound!!) and more weapons e... : ]pm[chem
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    the sm_maxchannels 128 console command seemed to have fixed the sound issues I had. : mwasher
    • hmm I'll try that. : ]pm[chem
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      this does not fix it. it might give you a bit more headroom before sounds start cutting out but it still ... : yacoub35
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        also, it's s_maxchannels 128 : yacoub35
        • i'll still give it a shot :) : ass-street
      • ah ok, i don't remember it cutting out for the hour or so i played after doing it. but who knows. : mwasher
  • max channels command console above + disabling VOIP + setting sound to low really helped my sound issues ... : valael
• Was only able to jump on for a couple minutes this morning, but it looked like Techy, MercFox and Trombly... : bcyde
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  How do I install a mod in Crysis? Every set of directions is for the DVD version, and a lot of the stuff ... : kenmis
  • join the shack steam group for it, details there, but basically just extract that Mods folder into the cr... : ]pm[chem
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  This mod was the main reason I bought Crysis during the Steam deal and so far I am really loving it. The ... : cfalcon
  • I really like playing infantry or whatever it's called. pretty fun with the PPC and a bunch of grenades : mwasher
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  #69 is full, we're filling ad vitam server now! : ]pm[chem
  • 4 on here, need more! : ]pm[chem
  • OMW! : Techy007
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    If someone can comment, how is the c-bill situation on Ad vitam? : trove
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      Did you change it since last night? Was kind of messed up, not sure about today. : Nixx2004
      • Yeah I changed it this morning. : trove
    • Still showing 20,000 at start it appears : jonin
• Is there any way to get it to remember the password? A little annoying having to type it in every time. : Nixx2004
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  Shit this is fun : jonin
  • I TOLD YOU SO! : trOmblyj
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  so what's the best way to shoot down planes? LRMs have a hard time staying locked at distance, and autoc... : ]pm[chem
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    Actually, Machine Guns have a far range, fire quickly, and seem to do great damage to planes. The trouble... : MercFox1
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      Every plane i've tried to target seems like is teleporting across the sky. Maybe it was just lag but it h : wurt
      • :D :D :D wurt you should be on my team more. I enjoy dying to (and killing) you, but our talents are wast... : MercFox1
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    the tank that has dual RAC:5's works wonders : mwasher
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      thing thing that annoys me is you have to choose a tank to counter the unhittable planes. i don't want t... : smax
      • I like flying around in Battle Armor. That is the best. : Techy007
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        tanks are pretty fucking awesome early on and a quick way to get your rank up while people are stilly usi... : mwasher
        • actually I think it would be better without tanks or planes. Just mech on mech : Modulus
        • the harrasser with ssrms is fun as hell. Especially when someone comes with a more heavily armed mech to... : JuffoWup
    • I just used RACs for the first time, they are nice : ]pm[chem
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  This mod was the whole reason I bought Crysis. That and benchmarking. : The Grolar Bear
  • You should play through the campaign. It's a shitload of fun. : emnii
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    Play through the campaign but make sure you do it on Delta difficulty - it makes it way more fun because ... : marmite
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      I disagree. I think the first playthrough should be done on normal difficulty because it allows for the g... : emnii
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        Whatever difficulty you choose, you should edit the difficulty config file to make the Koreans speak Kore... : AlexW1203
        • Yeah, I guess it doesn't make sense for soldiers from a country as isolationist as North Korea to be spea... : The Grolar Bear
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  How do I try it out offline before getting on a server? I started a local game but it requires more playe... : Schnapple
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    If you spawn (click after you select a place to spawn) you can run around and do stuff but it'll still ha... : Omning
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      Ah, I see. Is there any way to do a third person camera? : Schnapple
      • no you cant. : DarkDeus
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  Does Crysis automatically come as version 1.2.1 on Steam? I launch the game and it says something like 1.... : cyclonebee
  • Yeah, "patch version" 1.2.1 yields "game version" 1.1.(whatever is latest). It's goofy. : delataur
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  For some reason the #69 server is so laggy, its unplayable ;(. : Techy007
  • yea it was ok earlier, but it's pretty bad now. : jonin
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    Is there any way to keep that damn gamespy comrade from trying to install every time I run Crysis? I tell... : jonin
    • i just installed it and told it to not automatically startup on reboot :\ : mwasher
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      Apparently the trick is to remove the GamepyComrade folder in your Crysis folder. : GrimmyD
      • Yea I saw someone mention that on the steam forums and that seems to have solved it. : jonin
  • OK I'll restart it - it seems to crash every 6 - 8 hours : trOmblyj
• Is anyone using a HOTAS joystick setup with this game? I'm so tempted to buy Crysis just to play this wi... : dengar65
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  Do I have to install that gamespy shit for this? : Albemuth
  • no : jonin
  • I did, then quickly uninstalled. don't need it. If you don't already have punkbuster, you don't need that... : wurt
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  crashes after 10 minutes for me, every time :( : zerog83
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    That's really strange, I haven't had a single crash. Are you using shadowdane's config? http://shadowdane... : wurt
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      I am actually. Crysis runs just fine, but the LL mod keeps crashing : zerog83
      • yeah it's just a beta. sometimes it can CTD. i've had it CTD without a sound or error, it just POOF disap... : yacoub35
  • are you using the hotfix? : ass-street
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    The hotfix removed the wosrt of the crashes but there are others we're aware of. Sometimes they just come... : Toth21
    • I noticed this. The mod is fantastic, I can't wait for the next revision (better joystick support!) : etherboy
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  :( I keep getting Server auth failed. : Inf.
  • create a new account in the login screen when you click Internet games. : wurt
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  Why the heck can I not login to the stupid crynet? I can sign into Gamespy.com just fine but it doesnt ta... : cyclonebee
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    Try this: Create a new account and use whatever gibberish information, it does not matter. Once you're... : sanchez
    • Hey thanks a bunch! : cyclonebee
  • to fix that for me I had to create a 'new account' in crysis with the exact same info of my actual, old a... : ]pm[chem
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21761859#itemanchor_21761859 : smax
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  Saturday night and nobody playing? Not that late on west coast. : Nixx2004
  • Ah, I see, on the Dallas server, with the brackets in front of the name, so I didn't see it next to the o... : Nixx2004
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    Dallas just emptied out :( : spazzium
    • Also, I really wish I could use steam on the servers for these... : spazzium
• damn this is a fun game. must sleep : jdmSlix
• sunday morning bump. note we have a 24 player dallas server now : ]pm[chem
• I hate all of you pro airplane players : Unleashed
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  We should get a game started. : twifosp
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    I need someone to stress test ad vitam. : trove
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      And for the love of bog, someone tell me if the starting cbill is 80k like I set it too. : trove
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        Looks like it starts at 20k still : jonin
        • Shoot. : trove
      • Name a server, I'll be there! : spazzium
  • Finally overcome by temptation, installing Crysis now :[ : daedraug
• Crashes in less than a minute for me. : Albemuth
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  This seems like it might be quite fun! What's the easiest way to remap joystick controls though? : daedraug
  • There isn't one. Start with the Joystick 101 thread and work from there. You might be lucky and find som... : etherboy
• So when are we going to get the Shack teams rolling for a Shack MW tournament? : jonin
• So is this pretty awesome or what? Why should I check it out? : virus
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  man, 32 player servers run like crap. mechs warping everywhere. at least I think its the server and not... : ]pm[chem
  • Its completely server dependant / arbitrary. I connected to a 32/32 game and had a ping <80. Even then th... : Klebold
• 360 controller support? : Farbauti
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  Lols I was flying around on one of the maps and found a guy taking a piss. Kinda hard to see at night, bu... : jonin
  • That was me. : trOmblyj
  • Lol. That's the top of the mountain in Sa_clearcut? : trove
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21796731#itemanchor_21796731 : yacoub35
    • grats : jonin
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  Jets should be banned. I was playing earlier and it was one team in mechs and the other team all in jets.... : BlackCat9
  • get tanks and shoot them up :) : JuffoWup
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    Wait, aren't there missile based weapons on Mechs, let alone machine guns? They don't let a Mech target ... : pres589
    • he means the torso doesn't elevate enough to shoot at them or get missile lock. you have few options: ... : yacoub35
    • You can target them, but not if they stay directly above you, since you only seem to be able to aim about... : BlackCat9
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      They do, but you have to put the crosshairs on the plane to lock a target. : Klebold
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        And you have to be active. And they have to be in range long enough for the lock. : trove
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          And they can dodge it fairly easily. : BlackCat9
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            I wonder how this would be handled in a strict FASA designed situation, if they would allow Mechs to deal... : pres589
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              Anti-missile defense. Also many mechs have arms that rotate 360 degrees that allow you to target airplan... : trove
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                That's what I thought, but I couldn't remember. I didn't know you were a FASA nerd, that's cool, I on... : pres589
                • Battletech is probably my one true rpg love. Other games have caught my fancy but Battletech always had ... : trove
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    rock paper scissors : Juno
    • Rock. : BlackCat9
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    The solution is to own them with tanks. : spazzium
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      the problem is that tanks don't "own" them. against the better loadouts on jets, getting a tank just mak... : ]pm[chem
      • Sounds like Battlefield 2 syndrome! : PenicillinX57
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        The RAC2 partisan rapes air period, its horribly overlooked at the moment because everyone just buys by c... : Toth21
        • I've tried that, and I'll give it another shot, but I just got friggin bombed in it last time. it seems ... : ]pm[chem
        • Toth I have started using the RAC2 partisan and I have seen the light. I have a question though... wh... : dafugg
        • Is that the one that makes a lot of noise? I think my prostate exploded when I first blew up a jet with t... : sanchez
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        Huit B can destroy planes quickly. Mechs too, but they're slow and fragile. : valael
        • Actually I prefer to 99% of everything. : valael
  • Machine Guns and the RAC5! : MercFox1
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  anyone still playing? What's the pass for dallas - I thought it was the same as for #69 / Ad Vitam... : dedgecko
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    It is the same. boxcar : trOmblyj
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      hmpf - it wasn't working before... gonna hop back on there now. does anyone actually enjoy the zero g ... : dedgecko
      • nope - still can't get onto dallas - keeps saying authorization failed : dedgecko
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        Its a love or hate map it seems. It will be getting more work going forward regardless. : Toth21
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          I love it because it's not the same old. and your BA is like a little space man. You can angle your jumpj... : yacoub35
          • although if eventually there are passenger slots in vehicles, or a safer way to sit on vehicles and mechs... : yacoub35
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            I think its just the way the physics is being handled. I like it for being different as well. But I als... : JuffoWup
            • Hovercraft really shouldn't be on that map, just like aeros and VTOLs aren't on all maps. : Toth21
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          its not so much the zero g stuff that makes the map suck, its more the fact that half the time you cant s... : theWhite
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            yeah, the Zero-G is the best part of that map. The ice on your visor and the wavy heat rising does make i... : yacoub35
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              my biggest gripe is certainly the terrain, if they would smooth it out a little, it would be much better. : theWhite
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                I think that's the case on more that just that map. It and the lava map could use some flattening. Cl... : Arcanum
                • i'd like to see a lush jungle Crysis map :D : yacoub35
              • The devs mentioned this as something they know about and are going to fix. The map was rushed for the re... : trove
        • I love it, for one. : SockMonkeh
        • the degree of instant rotation once you leave the ground seems off considering the size of the planet/moo... : ]pm[chem
      • Sorry was updating the server with a hotfix from Toth and editing the server.cfg so I changed the pw for : Alco23
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  Since the 24 player server is not accepting the password, and the ad vitam Paramus server is on the moon ... : trOmblyj
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    24 player dedicated server is fine, was just on there. password is same as ever : watcherxp
    • thats because he fixed it - he had made config changes but forgot to change pw back. : trOmblyj
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  MWLL SHACK video!! I took a few small FRAPS videos earlier. FRAPS really dropped my fps though and most o... : DarkDeus
  • looks like fuuuuuun, must download mod : yAak
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    dogbert handed me a new one in the beginning there : wurt
    • hahaah! awesome, I remember that game. Me and jozhgoober and [cobra]slice must have played a few doze... : d0gbert
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    I remember that game. I wasn't very happy with TAG. Didn't seem to work as well as i'd have hoped. : Klebold
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      I noticed a lot of my missiles where hitting that big dome :( : trOmblyj
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        It would probably kick ass in the egypt. : Klebold
        • It does good there, yes :P : trOmblyj
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        the dropship? : yacoub35
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          I think that the Dropship is almost iconic for Battletech lol. : trove
          • seriously! : yacoub35
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      How does tag work, exactly? : Nitrium
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        point a laser at a target and everyone with missiles can fire without having to manually lock it : sanchez
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          So if TAG blinks on my left OSD, I can just dumbfire missiles and they'll home to the target? : Nitrium
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            Yes, assuming whoever is doing the tagging is actually pointing it at a target. TAG blinks on your OSD as... : sanchez
            • OIC thanks snatchez, gotta try this : Nitrium
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              NARC doesn't necessarily work better because it will trigger even if the NARC only hits the ground. : ArcKnight
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                Are you sure? I remember shooting NARCs from a VTOL and missing without NARC showing on my OSD. It might ... : sanchez
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                  NARCs will still trigger if you miss. I think the order of missile lock goes: -Legit missile lock -TA... : Juno
                  • Which makes no god damn sense in some situations because the people using tag lasers are usually retarded... : dafugg
  • Damn. That looks awesome. Downloading and installing Crysis now. : PointlesS76
  • lol, first related video is titled "The Shack" : Cheeziologist
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    Holy corrupted sounds batman. Is that an onboard sound card? : Toth21
    • Yeah something is terribly wrong with those sounds : sanchez
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      Sounded exactly like my Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Gamer. : ArcKnight
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        (I'm assuming a lot of that is the youtube compression, but the crackles and shit is normal with MWLL) : ArcKnight
        • It shouldn't be at all. Thats really bad.... : Toth21
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          Try vanilla Crysis. I'm betting you'll get the same crackle and pops. I had the same problems. I ha... : smax
          • Yeah, I had problems with vanilla Crysis as well, and only Crysis. Half the time it starts with the EA in... : ArcKnight
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        Seriously? It sounds like the bass is turned up 9000% : sanchez
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          Maybe I should FRAPS some. I'm not sure how much of that was youtube and how much was his soundcard. : ArcKnight
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            This is a good video with good sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPI25xv8mes : sanchez
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              Alright, mine sounds MUCH more like that. : ArcKnight
              • (Even the Manson in the background) : ArcKnight
            • can't tell because of some crappy music overlay. : yacoub35
            • Damn this made me want to play. *Loads up MW:LL* : wurt
        • i don't know why the sound was that bad. It's def does not sound like that in the game. : DarkDeus
      • same here as well. : watcherxp
• Going to play this later. Mech warrior ftw. : Sgt_Boomstick
• watermap ftlose : rbjester
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  I now seem to crash to desktop whenever I disconnect from a server. I lagged out of Dallas I guess. : Nixx2004
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    dallas got restarted about that time : sanchez
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      After Dallas restarted I started crashing whenever I tried to get in. :( : Arcanum
      • hmmm weird. I restarted Dallas to get cbills back to default. The crashing doesn't seem to be server r... : Alco23
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  well i've had my fill till the next patch. the little bugs annoy me and the crashes are fking moral kille... : rbjester
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    Well what bugs are getting to you, I'm just curious. Crashing is still that bad for you after the hotfix?... : Toth21
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      I tend to have a tough time when I first fire up the game. Today, connecting to Shack #69, it took me thr... : Juno
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        Yeah this is exactly what happens to me sometimes - it is pretty rare though but when it does happen it d... : sanchez
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          I got a few crashes, then I looked at the most recent one and it was in nv[something].dll so I updated my... : mockery
          • I had a couple crashes when I first started playing the game. But lately, I've been able to play without ... : aggro crag
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      I had a lot of fun once I finally got stuff working, but there are a lot of little polish issues that can... : mockery
      • - There are notifications when you rank up. There's music and a chat alert, and it tells you your rank an : ArcKnight
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    There is one bug I hope stays in. sometimes my mech will not reload with extra ammo I bought, or my weapo... : DarkWolf5
    • I think this is a bug with the ammo counts, sometimes it says 0 tons free and shows that you have extra a... : sanchez
• Does 'weapon inertia' in the game settings do anything, and what does it mean? : Nixx2004
• 10 on, going in for more to the dallas server : sanchez
• Such an awesome mod. : chungathebunga
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  Annoying bug: When driving a tank (I've only really encountered this with the Devastator, but that's ... : ArcKnight
  • I have experienced this a few times as well. 200+km/h bursts. : mwasher
  • oh so thats what happened! someone probably saw me flip a tank yesterday trying to slow and turn left on ... : xsoulbrothax
  • Toth21 we did find a bug where the TAG got stuck. for the whole match. Pointing at the same spot. Couldn'... : MaverickOrig
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  That was fun. Server is dead, moving to TLL server for the night. : IHATEDUST
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    That match on clearcut was awesome. I love night battles. : sanchez
    • Light Amplification ... Engaged. : IHATEDUST

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• It's going to get another $13 of my dollars next Sunday! : pancake humper
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  Wow. It was fine. About what I expected. 3D still felt sort of gimmicky even though it worked very well a... : skinlab133
  • You know nothing because Titanic was spectacular. : Cihte
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  It wasn't too long ago when some people on here were predicting that it would be a giant flop. : spiffymc
  • never bet against the cam or the jobs. : gdestiny
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    I was definitely apprehensive of the prospect but I was not foolishly expecting it or wishing for it like... : DeBurgo
    • how FOOLISH : boring gegtik
• haha, and people said it wouldn't even make the $500M it cost to make. : thecray
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  wow, 17 days to do what TDK took 33 weeks to reach. Wonder if it can beat Titanic. : ventro
  • definitely, 1b in 17 days is crazy : sikander
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    It certainly has the momentum, and it's the right time of year. It'll easily trounce the other two movies... : thecray
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      His next film will be about giant purple dicks that fight genetically engineered green vaginas in the and... : gmd
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        Battle Angel! : sikander
        • http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437086/ : sikander
        • Everyone falls in love with a blue alien and then everyone falls in love with a robot girl. : Gojirah
      • that. sounds. totally. awesome! : thecray
      • giant magenta dicks! : Snuffles-
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        I heard he's doing a remake of this movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385639/ : Fred Garvin
        • I heard it would be a re-imagining or restart of this project http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274518/ : uglysad
      • http://lampmonster.ytmnd.com/ : spazzium
      • Sounds like "Meet the Feebles" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097858/ : Maddog_Delphi97
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    Sad because IMO "The Dark Knight" was story was ten times better. While technically amazing I would never... : erebus
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      All the faffery about unobtanium is completely useless to me but I still enjoyed the hell out of it and w : qsylvr
      • Contrast The Dark Knight, which I thought was intensely well-crafted, against Avatar. Its dialogue was b... : qsylvr
• Cameron strikes again. : Marrbe
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  Didn't Titantic make 1.3 billion or so? Avatar can probably easily beat that at this rate. Hasn't even be... : freakynipples69
  • 1.8 http://www.imdb.com/boxoffice/alltimegross?region=world-wide : baconisgod
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    Plus DVD and Blu Ray, toy sales, etc right? : VictoriouSecret
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      Who the hell would buy this movie for DVD and Blu-Ray? I mean, what's the point without 3D? : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • I'm sure plenty of people will buy it on blu-ray not once but twice: once as soon as it is available and ... : rgoer
      • Loads of people will buy it on DVD and Blu-Ray! : Durajim
      • People who think don't like 3D movies yet still enjoyed the spectacular visuals. : Pettytheft
    • No, just box Office : DialDforDan
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  Man there are a lot of furries out there. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • Yep. There are a lot of us. I expect to see a lot of "furry" na'vi things at Anthrocon this year. : spiffymc
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  lol 2012 has made $736 Mil. : edgewise
  • facepalm. : smax
  • and thus becomes something of a self-fulfilling prophecy. : underground banana plantation
  • this surprised me too. CG FTW! : lord_omega
  • 2012 was BRILLIANT film making. : orgcaptainnemo
  • WHAT! : pigvomit
  • wow : megarust32
• Just got back from seeing it. It was really pretty. : woddemandred
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  And the funny thing is that in its shadow, Sherlock Holmes and Alvin & The Chipmunks 2 are still making s... : sgtsanity
  • uugh I can't believe that the chipmunks movie has made more than $150 million when Mr. Fox (which is ligh... : spiffymc
• The daily numbers are ridiculously consistent. I couldn't take my son to see Fantastic Mr. Fox down here... : hiloopy
• James Cameron should re make Zardoz next : -=kodiak=-
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  $26 of that is mine. I still enjoyed it immensely the second time around. : kallanta
  • i've seen it 3 times already. The movie just gets better and better with each viewing. : Flynn
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  Jesus it wasnt THAT good - then again Titanic wasnt either... : bolneze
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    At least Titanic made you empathize with the plight of the characters. : erebus
    • ugh, that whole movie was one big sinking ship. : festivalman
    • I emphasized with Billy Zane's character. Does that count? I remember watching DiCaprio sink into the... : Rotten Deadite
    • It was well paced too. Cameron knows how to pace his movies. : Sailor of Fortune
  • Titanic actually was pretty damn good. : boarder2
• don't forget to adjust for inflation!!!! : sanchez
• It's a little bit inflated because of the upcharge for the 3D glassses - but still - amazing to see it do... : trOmblyj
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  How long until we start seeing 'standard' live action movies in 3d? Picture yourself seeing, say, the : zehh
  • i think it depends on how fast can theaters upgrade. I'd say 3 - 5 years : Flynn
  • Maybe a 3d Bruno? : u sir name
  • they're already being filmed: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/james-cameron-backs-alister-grier... : aeg1x
  • Jackass 3d. Can't wait. : FrayLo
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  I so called it. BOW BEFORE MY INTERNET PREDICTION SKILLS http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21656099 ... : Geoffrois
  • I was (thankfully) quite wrong. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21655910#itemanchor_21655910 : Ellissd
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    even if you picked randomly, you have a 33% chance of being right. who cares : spiderfill
    • "The Internet: Where NOTHING you do is ever noteworthy in any way, shape, or form." : kallanta
    • 33 eh? The way I figure I had 50/50 chance of it being a success, it's even worse. But I'm fucking awesom... : Geoffrois
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  Jesus Christ, James Cameron must have sold his soul. I personally thought it was mediocre. : Hizzow
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    and this is why you aren't allowed to make important decisions : deadfish
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      They don't like it when I think outside the box. It scares them.. :( : Hizzow
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        the box is comfy and warm! It's full of kittens! : deadfish
        • LIES!!! The Box is full of Evil, I know this because the voices tell me so! : Hizzow
  • IAWTP. : Super Sparker
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  I thought Avatar was awesome, but I did roll my eyes at Sully falling in love and then having sex with a : TwiLyght
  • Captain Zapp Brannigan: We have failed to uphold Brannigan's Law. However I did make it with a hot alien ... : deadfish
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    Uh didn't you watch what Sigourney's reaction was the second she found out? : MoreVespeneGas
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      Or all of the marines constantly berating him for finding a new piece of alien "tail"? : Nighthawk0110
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        Only the Colonel did, and he was more implying that Sully chose a single chick over all of humankind. : TwiLyght
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          Actually I am pretty sure that other business CEO dude did also. : Nighthawk0110
          • point is he wasn't paying attention ICE BURN : MoreVespeneGas
    • cut material from "project 880" (Avatar pre-pro codename) reveals that Grace (the Sigourney character) is... : rgoer
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    Umm, Grace went "WTF?" when it was revealed. Quaritch basically got his views reinforced because of it. T : Sailor of Fortune
    • umm, uhhhhhhh heh : haiku
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  What is the appeal? I don't get it. If I have to look back at my life and point to when the culture left ... : baron calamity
  • I'd go with American Idol but that's just me. Avatar was cool and I can understand how so many people wou... : NastyJack
  • it wasn't that bad. the story was utterly forgettable and bland but you have to admit the world they cre... : stamps
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    Did you see it? : gmd
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      No and nothing I've seen motivates me to see it. : baron calamity
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        hey guys this movie sucks I don't get the appeal by the way I never saw it. : gmd
        • obligatory "your opinion sucks because you dont know as much as I do about subject x" : conandan
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          I didn't say it sucked or not. I'm just referring to the mass appeal and general marketing of the film. R... : baron calamity
          • It's the word of mouth, not the marketing why this movie has such a long tail. : ventro
          • you're just making the same post over and over. 'I didn't see it but I don't get it.' All the people gush... : derelict515
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            I don't see how you can feel inclined to trumpet your opinions on the Internet while being unabashedly cl... : FlatlineDixay
            • It's the internet. If anywhere was a haven for "being unabashedly clueless about the topic you're talkin... : rahba
            • I've seen the marketing dumb ass and that is what I'm talking about. : baron calamity
          • It's the first adult feature length film to do 3d well. It's got a story that appeals to the masses (rea... : WhatIsThisFor
      • Are the previews you're seeing in 3D? That's why. I'd never seen a 3D movie before, and it was amazing... : Nixx2004
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        Then the biggest difference between you and the people who liked this film is not the age gap. : Arceihn
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          This isn't about liking the film. This is about being motivated to spend money of a film. : baron calamity
          • The motivation for most people who are seeing it at this point is word of mouth. You're choosing to ignor... : Arceihn
      • you rebel, you : das_runt
      • The marketing sucks. The movie is better than the marketing. I wasn't interested either. : Fred Garvin
      • No shit you don't get the appeal then. : WhatIsThisFor
      • it's a visual masterpeice, if nothing else. best reason to go to the movies in as long as i can remember.... : gokart.
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    The appeal is entirely visual. I couldn't stand the story but I plan on seeing the movie a second time be... : godwit
    • That was exactly what I did, and I had a blast. IMAX is definitely worth it. : miasma&!
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    look how cool you are! go you! : grendel
    • the movie blew ass. he's right not to waste his time. : crypt420
    • the movie was awesome. he's wrong to not get some enjoyment from it. : Nixx2004
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    Well, it's a technical marvel. The plot's dumb, but not only is it the first film (that I recall) to tack... : Arceihn
    • The plot's not entirely stupid. That's not a resounding endorsement of course, but it's enough to push t... : Lone Swordsman
    • The uncanny valley specifically refers to making human or human-like models and our revulsion as they app : daVinci1980
  • This is a great sub-thread. Personally, my vote goes towards the success of The Hills. I never felt old... : treefingers1
  • It looks cool, but beyond that it left me with no desire to ever watch it again. : Evil Benius
  • I don't understand the appeal of posting in a thread where you have absolutely nothing to contribute. : ateam311
  • I don't understand. What isn't appealing about it? It's designed to radiate appeal in every direction. ... : qsylvr
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  If there's a sequel, I wonder if they'll let Cameron use his own script, instead of the hackjob that they... : Boring Writer
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    It will probably depend on the budget that he is looking for. If he wants another $300 million, it will p... : spiffymc
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      They'll probably save a ton just by reusing all the content they made. I wouldn't be surprised if the co... : Boring Writer
      • They will obviously re-use the camera tech, and the stuff they built for the movie like the mo-cap studio : Crimsonbeak
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      He just made a Billion dollar movie. Which followed another 1.8 Billion dollar movie. He could ask for ... : Crimsonbeak
      • King Kong was good it was just way too long :( : GloriousCow
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    He didn't write the script? My faith in him is restored, because it was pretty awful. "You're not the ... : gibolas1234
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      He wrote the script. Cameron is a 5000lb gorilla, nobody is going to give him script notes. : Serpico74
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        If you hear him talking in interviews, he gives off the impression that he's very willing to listen to th... : Ellissd
        • The scriptment had more nuance and more characters, but it would have resulted in a 3 1/2 to 4 hour movie... : Serpico74
    • He wrote the script, but studio pressures made him edit/omit alot of stuff. There was an interesting ... : lightly inclined
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  http://imgur.com/JmRmb : Maddog_Delphi97
  • Woah... that why the story is so easy to relate with. : BubbaPut
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    Which other movies was this done for, I can't recall, but I've seen this before. A simply summary is typ... : pigvomit
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      Harry Potter and Star Wars. : skinlab133
      • http://www.tressugar.com/251430 : skinlab133
  • THAT OL' CHESTNUT : vile
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    I think Dune is the most apt comparison. : miasma&!
    • but i guess they went with a native american vibe so that the navi are more relatable. : miasma&!
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  Dark Angel the movie please. Jessica Alba naked plz : pun][sher
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    WHER?!? : Nighthawk0110
    • jessicaslumberparty.avi Don't have the link. : Nixx2004
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  Yeah, Cameron just ascended to godhood status in Hollywood. : lightly inclined
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    He's been there. he just chucked down a few thunderbolts from Mt. Olympus just to remind everyone who's b... : edgewise
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      Here is a photograph of Cameron ruling from his perch atom the mountain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fil... : Bean
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        atom? what the fuck. atop : Bean
        • I was hoping for something done in mspaint : hamachi
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        Why is he so pale and muscular? : ShekkyBoy
        • because he spent 12 years indoors carrying around his new camera system making avatar. : lightsam
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    I think he was already there. : baconisgod
    • Perhaps, this just confirmed it for those who were on the fence. : lightly inclined
• Sweet - it was a great movie. Woot! : virus
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  My 82 year old great aunt and my mother went and saw it last week in Orlando when the weather was lousy. ... : Saman
  • Yeah, I've had similar experiences with family members I urged to see it over the holidays. Several have... : pigvomit
• I don't know why but I'm not interested in this movie. All of my friends enjoyed it, it gets good reviews... : matthaeus

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• motherboard bios. It sounds like you have some bad hardware, RAM/mobo/cpu : Goncyn
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  http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/E/7/7E7662CF-CBEA-470B-A97E-CE7CE0D98DC2/mem-corrupt.docx Win : electroly
  • yeah, this was my thought at first as well. Have you run memtes on that baby yet pancake humper? : JuffoWup
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  Awesome. Now I can't even boot past the initial windows login screen. Looks like updating the BIOS made... : pancake humper
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    pancake humper take it to geek squad and let the professionals handle this : electroly
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      Looks like the BIOS reset everything back to default. Gonna try putting the RAM voltage back to 1.65 see ... : pancake humper
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        Well at least I am back into Windows. I am starting to uninstall all of the programs that ninite.com inst... : pancake humper
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          Ya should run memtest also just to get it out of the way. : ant_hillbilly
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            that is my next step but I don't have a dvd drive in this machine yet :( : pancake humper
            • I think it's either the memory or motherboard. : ajvitaly
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              pretty sure you can run memtest from a thumbdrive if your mobo can boot from one. : yacoub35
              • yup, thought so. there's a version you can download here for that http://www.memtest.org/#downiso : yacoub35
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  Are you overclocking this system at all? If so, drop it down to stock and remove all the extra crap you ... : jingletard
  • everything is at stock speeds. : pancake humper
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  This may sound trivial, but double check the power management and make sure the SSD was not set to power ... : mystifier
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    It's on 1.4 FW right now. In my BIOS I have the SSD running in IDE mode right now. I tried AHCI and W... : pancake humper
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      Just checked Power settings on my PC and it was set to Balanced. The HDD turned off after 20 minutes. I j... : pancake humper
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        Yes. I made that same mistake once >: / : mystifier
        • What does that do though? At this point should I just reformat? : pancake humper
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      yah you can only run AHCI mode if that is turned on when your first loading Windows on the system. : Shadowdane
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        I did not know that. Does it make a setting in the HAL? : pancake humper
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          dude, go set it AHCI and flatten and reinstall. that could be the source of your problem. : yacoub35
          • yah especially if u have SSD drive... running in IDE Emulation mode is gonna slow things down. : Shadowdane
          • I wonder if that's why my SSD is the lowest performance on my computer according to the Windows experienc... : pancake humper
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        No, you can flip it across - you have to replace/install the driver Windows-side first, reboot, and then ... : xsoulbrothax
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          Where are these magical drivers? : pancake humper
          • something related to this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922976 my memory is fuzzy since every tim... : xsoulbrothax
• Try flashing the motherboard bios to the latest version : Mr. Goodwrench
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  let me tell you a story pancake humper. I bought new PC hardware a year ago as a christmas present from ... : mikecyb
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    Yeah I got the Intel INF Update utility, ran that for my chipset. Updated my BIOS to F4. Next is updati... : pancake humper
    • I am so happy my PC is working now but I went through an entire year of completely awful experiences (I a... : mikecyb
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      Try uninstalling the chipset drivers. They aren't required for operation and more often than not, 7 has ... : jingletard
      • Because the 680i is one of the worst chipsets ever. I was plagued by the SATA ports wiping data on numero... : pancake humper
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  you probably need to get an 1KW+ PSU. it's amazing how many people overlook a good PSU. : gdestiny
  • lol a good power supply yes... but a 1kw+ ps is competely overkill unless you are running Tri-SLI or som... : Shadowdane
  • Good PSU, yes. But if you actually think anybody needs a 1KW PSU then you have lost all perspective. : enyakk
  • Why not make it 1.21 KW? : phate81
  • gdestiny you know nothing, anything under 1200W its pretty much guaranteed to make your computer not even... : Jackass1233
  • LOL : opengl128
  • Son, my PSUs are rated in MEGAWATTS! : ChibiJosh
  • Really? I had a Corsair 620HX that ran everything perfectly. This Corsair 650HX runs everything great and... : pancake humper
  • LOL! : yacoub35
  • A good PSU does not mean more juice. That's entirely a waste and inefficient. You'd be surprised how litt... : ieGod
  • You're right. It is amazing how many people overlook a GOOD PSU. You shouldn't need a 1KW PSU if it d... : boarder2
  • You're in for a hell of a ride! : MatzL.E.
• Run this overnight pancake humper to test your ram! http://www.memtest.org/ : irrerno
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  Ugh, don't you have close to the same setup that I just ordered? : mrwolf710
  • It's pretty much identical. : pancake humper
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  Check the voltage to your RAM, sometimes the bios will default to some value that is lower than what the ... : sanchez
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    I checked that. It was set at 1.5v after the BIOS reflash, I set it to 1.64 (board doesn't have 1.65 for ... : pancake humper
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      Try memtest? : sanchez
      • As stated above, that's next on the list but I don't have a DVD drive in this system yet. I just saw that... : pancake humper
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  Oh and another thing I noticed. On boot up it says my ram is 1333mhz but it should be 1600mhz ram :( O... : pancake humper
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    You have to set it to 1600 manually. Bump to 1.6v on the ram and see if it stabilizes at 1333. Do not go ... : supaslasha
    • Dog didn't see your other post, nm : supaslasha
• Run memtest, you should always start there. If it flags bump the voltage and losen the timings a step. Th... : supaslasha

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• When can I tag bookmarks. : solrr
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  Can you right-click and search IMDb? : dognose
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    https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/kogimkcjjaogokniccepfoblfefjnejp# : freakynipples69
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      omg awesome thanks! : dognose
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        NP :) there's a lot of useful extensions out for Chrome already. Of course, you'll need the shack ... : freakynipples69
        • I don't want to block ads, is there a NoScript equivalent? : dognose
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  ZeroDPX works on Chrome : spiffymc
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    Yeah, that's the name. Thanks again ZeroDPX! I love Google products so much :) : freakynipples69
    • You're welcome. I wrote that patch, and I did it because of Shacker requests, so I'm glad it's useful. : Zero|DPX
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  User web page resizes? : Dave-A
  • You know, for old people who can't read tiny text on some sites so they increase the zoom but then other ... : SiW.
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  there is absolutely no reason for me to switch from Firefox to Chrome and lose all my Add-ons that make b... : gyokuro
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    The majority of the most popular Fx extensions are available on Chrome now. : Zero|DPX
    • well i try chrome about ever 6-12 months. I probably should try it out again to see if i still hate it. : gyokuro
  • The speed increase is pretty noticable even on fast desktop machines that make surfing a lot better anywa... : Klebold
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    I thought so to until I installed Chrome on this new Win 7 system. I said to myself that I was going to g... : pancake humper
    • browsers are worthless w/o noscript : zigzag
• Needs downloadthemall extension! : sanchez
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  Now make a sweet fast "chrome" browser for android... :) cuz the default google browser just aint as f... : chilln
  • The Android team is a whole different team. I think their browser sucks :( : Zero|DPX
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  Indeed, it is a great browser. I've actually switched to Chromium on mac now, so that I can continue to u... : terath
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    https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/nnbmlagghjjcbdhgmkedmbmedengocbn : DrWaffles
    • Oh wow, that actually works pretty well! Thanks! : terath
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  Zero: do you know when that multi-icon taskbar glitch is going to be fixed? : Albemuth
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    I don't have any idea what you're talking about. Cite a bug at crbug.com. : Zero|DPX
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      It's cited extensively. In Windows 7 every instance of chrome running promulgates a new icon on the taskb... : Albemuth
      • Yep, just tested it on my machine and it does this. : pancake humper
      • generally when someone asks you to cite something, it means "refer to" or on the web, "link". : Draugluin
      • Yeah. The jump list no longer works for me as well. Although I am using the dev version. : Mmmmmoo
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        http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Chrome/thread?tid=6cb1f28c58da0626&hl=en : Albemuth
        • go to crbug.com and file a bug, or at least check if one exists. It will never get to their work queue if... : Cheeziologist
• Seeing as how Firefox crashes everytime I download something (using Win 7 64-bit), I'm fed up and making ... : PenicillinX57
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  I tell everyone I know to switch to Chrome because it rocks, but I haven't switched yet. Habits die hard. : Geoffrois
  • Same to me. But I'll try again tomorrow. : Nitrium
  • I started using it to try it out, but became addicted to the speed and minimal interface and it's really ... : jipey
• What does "memorization of web page resizes" mean? : Goncyn
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  what's the shack extension? i tried chrome again the other day and i like it. if the shack extensions wor... : feek
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    oh i have to use the beta version i guess. is that good? : feek
    • is there a way to install the chrome beta without the google update shit? : feek
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  Chrome Question: How come the newtab "speedial" has eight--ONLY EIGHT--web thumbnails?? I want more of th... : Wikus Van De Merwe
  • seriously : oldschoolbob-o
  • Yeah can we fix this? : IHATEDUST
• meh. FireFox is awesome. Can't live without extensions. And it's not made by Google. : yacoub35
• I can't see myself ever switching off chrome. I love everything about it : AllYourBase
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  Chrome is now my default browser because of these extensions: Click & Clean: Clears all history/brows : H@rvester
  • why not run in incognito mode? : RikiTiki2
  • Does this Adblock actually prevent the ads from loading, or hide them? The few ad blockers I've tried on... : stoned wallaby crop circle
• Is there a good weather/radar extension for Chrome? : Sylvanus
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  Yep. I switched to Chromium on OSX a few days ago. Loving it. : foo
  • JUST did. Hard do find though. :( : DeejayKnight
• Firefox really does everything exactly how I want it to be done, so I see no reason to switch. : retarded talking dinosaur
• http://www.chromium.org/Home : DeejayKnight

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• Its pretty fun actually. Very different than any other silent hill game. Pretty sweet tho : krym3
• That looks pretty cool. : capt tripps
• I've got it and am about a quarter of the way through it, but I'm trying to decide if the lack of combat ... : RomSteady
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  It must be damn good to win over NSMB Wii. : pyrogen
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    If it can play itself, is it a game or is it digital masturbation? : RomSteady
    • huh? : MoreVespeneGas
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      I'll never understand why an optional mode offends so many people. : pyrogen
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        Not offended, just find it curious. : RomSteady
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          I'm on world 6 and have no idea where the option is or how to use it : MoreVespeneGas
          • if you fail a level 5 times (I think?) in a row, a green block appears, Bash it and Luigi will play the l... : jcupitt
    • umm... : WhatIsThisFor
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    NSMB Wii did not even make their final three. : Evil Benius
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      Yeah, Giantbomb makes WEIRD choices sometimes. L4D2 did not make their top 3 COOP games of 2009 : retarded talking dinosaur
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        Not too weird. i only have 1 friend that even liked L4D. 1 or 2. The rest of us didnt care for it. : broly1718
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          O have only 1 friend who's even played it. And that was singleplayer on the 360 :| : thecray
          • O I : thecray
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          Have you played it on PC? Because I haven't played a coop game that comes close in the past year. : ieGod
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            I wanted to but Valve decided demos were for one week only for some strange reason. I guess they didn't w... : nudel
            • Did you play the first one? If you have and liked anything about it there is no doubt that you'd enjoy th... : ieGod
  • I was playing this with 3 others a few days ago, and I really did not enjoy it. In fact, the only enjoyme... : Ellissd
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    NSMB Wii is terrific. I did a 100% completion of that today. I haven't done that in years for any game. : ieGod
    • ^^ yes, I'm going back through the game now getting all the star coins I missed, great fun. : jcupitt
• Release date's still TBA here. fffffffffffffffff : Arceihn
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  After watching this and the quick look I would actually like to sit and watch them play the entire game t... : Evil Benius
  • this is why i love Let's Play. http://www.letsplayarchive.com/ : deathofrats
  • Yeah, I really enjoy Giantbomb first looks and such : retarded talking dinosaur
  • Yeah, I would rather watch someone play this, than really play it myself. : byorn
  • I watch ALL of their quicklooks because they make every game look fun. : chilln
  • I REALLY hope Vinny and Jeff start up another endurance run. Maybe FF13 will be the next endurance run... : pancake humper
• wow this game was completely off my radar until this video. i might have to pick it up. : deathofrats
• I've been playing it and it's incredible. I hope this hasn't spoiled anything for you guys because this g... : MrBig0
• too scary : gmd
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  I got it yesterday, finished it today. Awesome game, get it. : TimeDoctor
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    it looks like a cool game to play through multiple times. : capt tripps
    • yeah I started my second playthrough and instead of being a giant slut, or a milf, the cop chick is now s... : TimeDoctor
• LOL : scud
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  That looks so fucking scary. Jesus, I wouldn't last 1 minute. : Stage
  • I couldn't even finish the damn video. That chase was ridiculous, doesn't help that I'm up at 6 am witho... : Lionhart32935
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  Looks very cool but holy fuck are the people talking the most annoying twits ever : bipolar
  • I take it you never watched much at GameSpot during the past few years. : Lone Swordsman
• I cannot play this game, it is just way too freaky. I can deal with the monsters scaring you but it's the : pancake humper

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  I think I could kick his ass : AllYourBase
  • Yeah! I hold him down, but I ain't queer or nothin'. : Crabs Jarrard
• Just wait until they patch Chess so he can't use the checkmate exploit. : InfectedStool
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  I wonder how Gary Kasporov would do against him? : Maddog_Delphi97
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    Kasporov is his coach/mentor. : filthysock
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      Oh. Very nice. kInd of inspirational, even. : Maddog_Delphi97
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        "Carlsen obtained his second GM norm in the Moscow Aeroflot Open in February 2004. In a blitz chess tourn... : Maddog_Delphi97
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          Is there a site where one can watch replays of high profile chess matches? I would love to see this kid v... : godwit
          • check out chess.com : Skoal^Fyfan
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          Holy shit, this kid seriously beat Karpov at age 13? Fuck. : Bean
          • And then a draw against Kasparov. At 13. Damn. : Ctrl-Phreak
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            He called him a fucktard and other various racial slurs during the match. When he took out his pieces he ... : Sailor of Fortune
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              to be fair karpov is a pawn camping faggot : GloriousCow
              • He also dual wielded his rooks. : Sailor of Fortune
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  He's got a Ø in his name, he has to be badass at something. : yacoub35
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    Øened! : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • hahahahaha : Nitrium
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    you're actually clinically retarded aren't you? : moshman
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      you're actually pretty illiterate aren't you? You should learn to actually read the posted link. doorm : anhero
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        What the fuck does anything you have posted relate to my comment? But then again, seeing as you are possi... : moshman
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          Kids, kids, calm down. Moshy, why the retard comment? That was really uncalled for. : Mad Brahmin Disease
          • Isn't it Øbvious a mØØse bit his sister? : AgentPothead
          • i'm sorry, it's fucking freezing in my office and my fingers slipped : moshman
        • yØu're cute. wanna kiss? : anhero
• Hi, I'm Grandmaster Magnus. : xxx2xxx
• I didn't know matt damon played chest. http://images.askmen.com/specials/2007_top_49/men/matt_damon.jp... : mobab
• I think he's a mutant. : underground banana plantation
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  He seems to lose a lot. Is this a common thing in these big chess tournaments? I know there are lots of d... : thecray
  • can't be losing too much if he has a 2800+ elo : GloriousCow
  • poor guy probably starts thinking about titties or something : filthysock
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    I was around 1900 when I played regularly, and if he's 2800 he's not losing much, and certainly not "more... : Sludgehead
    • also if you lose to billy badass it doesn't hurt your rating much, in theory can even improve it, but if ... : Sludgehead
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  I challenge him...to a rousing game of Connect Four. : ImageOmega
  • I'd kick his ass at Sorry. *deploys the unstoppable 2,4,8 tactic* : DarkWolf5
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    We invented Speed Connect Four at a yogurt place a few months back. Just play it as fast as possible. Fun... : xsoulbrothax
    • its great when you keep playing after you get it, only to let them get excited when they 'win' : GloriousCow
• i read that as " MY kid" and was baffled. : CoRDS
• MAGNUS NO CHESS. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  I wonder if there's much money in chess : losimagic
  • I wondered this too but the wikipedia article doesn't mention rewards. Anyone? : ramshot
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    Why do chess players always wear beige suits? : ArB
    • Hey, see that guy with the beige corduroy suit and the blue shirt? Yeah, he's probably a chess player. : ArB
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  FUUUUUUUUUUU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X91LtoVNKRQ great late game. jeebus : anhero
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3puOmMNPfo&NR=1 : anhero
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    Wow, that was surprisingly entertaining. : daedraug
    • seriously, from four minutes on, from when he sacrificed that first rook, it looked like he know he would... : anhero
  • intense! : senseimoron
• this is a really neat breakdown of a game http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8TNDaxmVNs&NR=1 : anhero

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  The Hero of Kvatch! : mechanicalgrape
  • Nay sir it is the Listener of the Dark Brotherhood. : Nighthawk0110
• Either Tommy Vercetti (GTA:VC) or Tommy Angelo (Mafia). : K1Bond007
• My guy in Jagged Alliance 2. : Sailor of Fortune
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  Carl Johnson. : Marrbe
  • My favorite too. : GodZilly
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  There is no Ezio in this list :( : ArcKnight
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    I liked him so much more than Altair, I found Altair to be incredibly unlikeable : veras
    • I didn't have any issues with Altair, I just think Ezio developed more as a character. I think that wa... : ArcKnight
    • Paid murderers are generally highly charismatic people. Who'd of thunk it? : Creepin_Jeezus
  • I expected a shitload of write-in votes, really. I was just listing a bunch off the top of my head. : Majuju
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  Is this game any good on the PC? : Drewus
  • I'm having fun with it, playing with a 360 controller though. It's pretty simplistic so far but the dest... : Majuju
  • Yep! It's awesome. Stuff blows up :D : daedraug
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  I liked Nico quite a bit for the first hour or two, but his character just seemed to fall apart in short ... : byorn
  • I felt the same way. I really do like his underlying character, but I think the way the GTA formula is s... : Rag and Bone Man
• What are you doing, Stalker?! I said come in! : AxeMan808
• Space Asshole. : choppp
• Luis from TBOGT : Unleashed
• Of the recent games I've played, Sean from The Saboteur is probably my favourite. : Whistler77
• been playing a bit of saint's row 2, so "your guy/girl" in that game has my pick for now. : varsindarkin
• Cole MacGrath : SiW.
• I gotta go with Claude. : dirtboxer
• It's probably Sean, I hate Nico... worst GTA hero ever : Sixcos
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  The dude from Saints Row. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • ^^ This. : Arcanum
• Your named pirate captain in Pirates. Baron Zombie? Duke Zombie? Yes please. (Carl Johnson rocked to... : xoque
• GTA3 guy. silent but deadly, with a throwback hairdo and the courage to wear green pants : RikiTiki2
• Ezio > Altair : waxthirteen
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  I actually liked Luis from Gay Tony quite a bit recently. : JMro
  • In all the previews, I thought he was a light-skinned African-American. Then when playing, obviously you... : xoque
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  The Nerevarine. : bld
  • ^ ^ ^ Winner!!!! : Nighthawk0110
• Mr. Prototype. Because he's unrelenting and ruthless in his destruction of every object he sees. be it bu... : greh kleh
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  I like the guy from Two Worlds. "Once again!" He massacres entire villages of people with a smile and... : ArB
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    *Starts Raining* "Drip drip drop..." :D "Hmmm... Bandits." : Malku
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      He speaks of bandits as if they are a warm meal on a cold day. : ArB
      • I've known tabletop role playing groups who would think of bandits in much the same way. : Arcanum
• Altair had ab