Weekend Discussion: A Cat Named T-Rex

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• ^^ we need some Shack pimpage on the reviews, STAT : Arctic Fox
• This album is really good and I fully endorse this product : H@rvester
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  I think for my next album I'll have to change my artist name. "Mons" is just too common a word, especial... : Vantage
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    how about Olympus Mons? you can be a Martian mountain! : Postal
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      MonsPubis : GloriousCow
      • I am guessing he got a lot of that and MONSter in school. Although to be fair, MONSter would be a bitchi... : dognose
    • Unfortunately, there's a Metal Band with that name already, so it would be equally confusing. :( : Vantage
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    "mons" always makes me think of female genitalia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mons_pubis : sludge vohaul
    • NWS btw : sludge vohaul
    • >:( : Vantage
    • lol, that's a great photo they have up for that. : Topsiderover
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    id keep it.. you have to earn those search results baby. : rbjester
    • Except there are literally thousands of other hits before me if you search for "Mons". I think the fatal... : Vantage
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  Awesome man, I have the CD here and I recommend it to others if you like this style of music. : Chod
  • I have real trouble defining the style of my music actually. Classical? New age? Ambient? Electronica... : Vantage
• awesome, been waiting for it to go up on a digital download site! : vov1n
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  nice choice of store, you canadian-hating.... canadian!!! : Dave-A
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    It'll be on amazon.ca as well shortly. Keep checking! (Out of my hands at this point, but it should go u... : Vantage
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      Does amazon.ca do mp3s now? Or are you talking about CDs? : Dave-A
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        They do MP3s as well, afaik. : Vantage
        • Never mind. Apparently Amazon hates Canada :( Well, it's up on Napster, and will be on iTunes soon (hop... : Vantage
• Purchased the CD and will say it's definitely worth the $$. : cr00kedview
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  Did you use a service like TuneCore? If so, how are you liking it? : deject
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    Yep, used Tunecore for this. Pretty easy, and I'm impressed with the speed that Amazon put it up (just 2... : Vantage
    • I put my EP (of shit I made in ACID, just loops) up using Tunecore and it was incredibly easy. Too bad n... : deject
    • Ha! Tunecore ftw : Halen
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  are you making enough on this to support yourslef? : Cihte
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    I'm guessing no. I lived above the lead singer of a band i liked growing up (Piebald). They were even a b... : chrisschutz
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      there was a time where it was really, really easy to get distribution and placement in Best Buy's music s... : Halen
      • Hm, I haven't even tried to get my stuff in at Best Buy (I have it at a bunch of other local retailers). ... : Vantage
    • my sister was a huge Piebald fan. that's kinda weird : zerog83
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  awesome! How hard was it to get on iTunes? : ventro
  • Really easy! Just used Tunecore. Paid them $30 and they put it up on everything for me. : Vantage
• congrats : pyide
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  Nice album! : guido anchovy
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    I have played it in its entirety every morning since I got it and it hasn't gotten old nor will it : dognose
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      I thought you started every morning with Avril and Miley :) : vynn
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        That's after :) : dognose
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          I wonder what Avril would think to have me as her opening act, haha. : Vantage
          • I am enjoying the fact that the next tune on my playlist is called "Good Morning" :) : dognose
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  Is there a way I can get autographed mp3s? : dognose
  • All of his mp3s have already been personally autographed. : pyrogen
  • Maybe he could put a special message on the ID3 tags. :P : guido anchovy
• I've always been curious, do you get to choose which 30 seconds they sample? : aethyr
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  Now that I'm finally home after traveling over the holidays, *ORDER'D* Not the digital version, but I fi... : Teiresias
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    Yep, received the order. Will send it out tomorrow. :D : Vantage
    • (At least, I think that's you...) : Vantage
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  Get some ratings and reviews up there people! Support Artistic Starving Shackers! : VictoriouSecret
  • Sass? : Orange Pylon
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    Where do I sign up to become a full-fledged ASS? I've got the growling belly, empty bank account, and pil... : David Craddock
    • It's an intrinsic thing. : Boring Writer
• If you haven't bought the CD, BUY IT OR DIE. It is amazing. :D : NFXFSX
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  what percentage do they let you keep from the digital download? : afrochops
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    I keep about 70%, which is pretty good actually. : Vantage
    • Wow, I was expecting more like 40%. Damn good. : Ebu
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      sweet. I was just making sure you weren't getting screwed if I bought it. : afrochops
      • Actually, it's more like 85% if you use the link above to buy the album, because I get an additional kick... : Vantage
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  Sometimes when I meet babes at bars I tell them the story of how I met Mons the classical musician. : underground banana plantation
  • Hahaha, does that actually work? I wouldn't dare call myself a classical musician. I haven't the tech : Vantage
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  Purchased, and it wasn't a pity-purchase either. This is some good stuff. : KxRook
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    Sweet! Put up a review after you've had a couple listens through it. :D : Vantage
    • I will in a few days after a few listens and I'm sober. : KxRook
• Excellent. It had slipped my mind, I will purchase for sure. : boarder2
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  I skipped on buying the CD but I need more music in my droid. I will buy from Amazon. Are you making bank... : lacker
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    Not making bank, but I hope to make at least enough to upgrade my equipment a bit. I'd like it to pay so... : Vantage
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      How much fun are you having making music? : lacker
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        An amazing amount of fun! Though factoring in the album-creation process and everything after, it's been... : Vantage
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          Factor in school, and I am not spending nearly as much time with music as I'd like. Hopefully that will ... : Vantage
          • I got it this afternoon. Going to listen to it shortly. : lacker
• wow, this is really good stuff! : vynn
• Now that I actually have money again, your album will be my first entertainment purchase in quite some ti... : ColoradoCNC
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  Do you know when it's going up on iTunes : shavenewok
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    Any time within the next 4 weeks. Other than that, your guess is as good as mine! : Vantage
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      ahh the waiting game! Please make sure to post when it goes up : shavenewok
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        Will do! I guess some people prefer to buy from iTunes than Amazon (though Amazon is DRM free I believe?... : Vantage
        • As is iTunes now, for the most part. : skinlab133
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          the canadians here don't have access to the amazon mp3 store, itunes works though. : MrPim
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            Oh really? I've never actually tried to buy mp3s from Amazon before, haha. Hmm, looks like only the UK... : Vantage
            • yeah this is why i was wondering about iTunes as Amazon won't let me buy it : shavenewok
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  I'd love to use something like this on my showreel :/ : jbury
  • I'm sure we could work something out. Shackmessage me :) : Vantage
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  Alright, who is the Elegant Cat Groomer, fess up http://www.amazon.com/review/R3G4DT787761ZU/ref=cm_cr_rd... : Arctic Fox
  • Haha I was wondering that too. :P : Vantage
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  Hey Vantage: What do you make more money off of, Digital or CD? I still need to buy this, but I want to... : rlc:tk
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    Well, I do get more if you buy the physical cd directly from me, but that's mainly because it costs more ... : Vantage
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      My CD is missing a lyric sheet :/ : dognose
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        Here, I'll transcribe the lyrics for you: ANGELUS: Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... : Orange Pylon
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          Hahahaha "Dreaming in Sepia" sort of has lyrics too, but you have to sing them along with the song you... : Vantage
          • My mom loves you so much that Maddog is jealous :/ : dognose
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      if we're late to the party and buy the cd now, will you still sign it? : Jikim
      • Of course :) I sign/personalize all the cds that I ship from my website (unless someone requests that ... : Vantage
• Still only 2 reviews?! WTF PEOPLE. SUPPORT THE SHACK. : VictoriouSecret
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  I remember reading somewhere that you are from Winnipeg, where could I pick it up in the city? : bongturbo
  • A bunch of places! McNally Robinson, Music Trader, Into The Music, Prairie Sky, The Light, Indigo on Ken... : Vantage
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  The previews sound good, where should I buy it so you get the most out of the sale, Vantage? : Durajim
  • Hey Durajim, I want you to buy it from wherever is most convenient for you! However, buying it directly ... : Vantage
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  It's also on napster right now : bluewagon
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    I have a question about napster, do you get to choose which ones we get to stream and which ones are 30 s... : bluewagon
    • Uh, I have no idea! I personally didn't make any such decisions, but I presume that the full songs are a... : Vantage
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  Sounds great. Just purchased through Amazon. Keep up the good work! : eXcess
  • Thanks, dude! Glad you like it. :) I actually got valuable feedback from shackers on a lot of these so... : Vantage
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  congratulations! im glad you got to use the name you wanted : oHnOES
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    Well, I'm kind of regretting that I did, since It's impossible to search for "Mons". Especially since I ... : Vantage
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      Oh it is possible. Trust me : rosewood
      • O_____O : Vantage
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  You would like the Fable 2 OST Also, I'm gonna buy Angelus, good job! : locater16
  • Really? I'll have to check it out. :D A lot of my influences are game and movie scores. Angelus itself... : Vantage
• Feedback'd. Awesome job man, best of luck to you :) : Ovate
• i want to fall asleep when i listen to this (thats a good thing) : jono181
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  Vantage, it rules. I bought it again from my other PC. Best to you on overcoming John Tesh. ;) : Wolfanoz
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    Haha, I need to challenge him to fisticuffs for dominance of the sappy new-age market. :P : Vantage
    • Dude, I would totally buy the pay per view event. : Wolfanoz
• I bought your CD around Christmas, and I've been enjoying it muchly. : Rice-Rocketeer
• Mons? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mons_pubis Genius! I love it! : ArtilleryMarker
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  btw guys, you can preview the first 5 songs in their entirety on my website: http://www.monstunes.com/alb... : Vantage
  • Sorry, the first 4 (Angelus, Cinque Terre, Dandelion and Simple Needs). : Vantage
• Might have to swoop this one and support the independent guys. Perfect reviews on Amazon. Sounds good to ... : f1kt1t1ous

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  Best of Both Worlds : riptyde
  • But yes, Arena has the "best" fight of any episode : riptyde
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    i loved that one, but also many of the two-part episodes in TNG. the one where picard was captured, time... : FrayLo
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      There are FOUR LIGHTS : Whistler77
      • What lights? Hahahahahahahaha! : Arcanum
      • Great, great episode. The last season was really cooking, but the show got too expensive to make, suppos... : mopic42
    • Time's Arrow is one of the best handlings of time travel I've seen in TV and movie science fiction. : Arcanum
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  This video contains content from CBS, who has decided to block it in your country. Fuck you, CBS. : Mmmmmoo
  • yeah ditto. : skryte
  • boooo : dael
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  My favorite was The Siege of AR-558 in Deep Space Nine. All Good Things.... is my second favorite. : theangrywaffles
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    All Good Things probably has my favorite ST moment of all time: Captain, there's another ship de-cloak : riptyde
    • Strange, isn't it? Everything you know...your entire civilization...it all begins right here in this litt : thetangent
  • My favorite is "In the Pale Moonlight" from DS9. : The Grolar Bear
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  yes by far! : MoreVespeneGas
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    do you think the beings that oversaw this "Arena" are the same race as Q? More or less powerful? Nerd on!... : MoreVespeneGas
    • Trelain and his parents were Q! : thetangent
• Either "In the Pale Moonlight" from DS9, or "The Inner Light" from TNG : Cheeziologist
• I had no idea all the old episodes were on youtube commercial free, this is great : ]pm[chem
• JJ should surprise everyone and make the next movie about some conflict with the Gorn. Also, I think the ... : pulse2115
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  The Visitor (DS9) Endgame (VOY) Relics, Yesterday's Enterprise, All Good Things (TNG). So many good ep... : herradura99
  • I think TNG and DS9 hold the most good episodes for me. You have to invest a lot more into DS9 to extrac... : spazzium
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  You people that think anything other than the original series is good are INSANE. : u sir name
  • 'sup gramps. : Arcanum
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    TOS is the worst :( : dantastic
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      how could you say that after watching the video? : RikiTiki2
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        im in canada. video is blocked :( is it the one where he fights the lizard monster : dantastic
        • Yep. : spazzium
    • Worse than Voyager? What? : Mecha Tofu Pirate
  • Not even Roddenberry liked TOS the best. TNG was his true vision. : herradura99
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    You're insane. It goes TNG > DS9 > Original > Voyager > Enterprise. : thetangent
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      almost right. you switched TNG and DS9 : electroly
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        DS9 was great, but TNG wins hands down if for no other reason than because Patrick Stewart was the greate... : thetangent
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          The line must be drawn HIEARR!!!! : master_disaster_17
          • This far! NO FARTHER! : mopic42
• Anything with 7 of 9's tits. : massdev
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  Any of the TNG holodeck episodes : indosauros
  • gangsta picard + tommy gun + borg : dantastic
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    TNG Q episodes were my favorite : jonas54
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      holodeck and Q episodes were probably the worst of the entire series : electroly
      • pshaw, holodeck ones did suck but Q was awesome : jonas54
      • Even the initial Borg Q episode? : Conan
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      Q was such a fantastic character. I really wish they had explored him (and the Continuum in general) more... : thetangent
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        They did. There are several episodes of Voyager that deal directly with the inner workings of the Cont... : IndigoAK
        • I know that. I would have liked more exposition on how the Continuum worked. And maybe more of a represen... : thetangent
  • Haha those were all so terrible : bolneze
  • Well, whaddaya know? New Vertiform City! : ZombieAcademy
• Oh yes, this is a good one! 23:00 is when it gets good. : IHATEDUST
• Any of the two parters from the TNG are really excellent. Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxopd_... : semaphore
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  Best of Both Worlds, All Good Things..., Parallels, Inner Light, and a few others. TNG owns all. : NFXFSX
  • Inner Light is truly a thing of beauty. : spazzium
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    TNG was my fave too. Then again never watched TOS : bolneze
    • Only TOS episode I can remember seeing is The Omega Glory.. and it was good : Mondo
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  Inner Light (TNG), The Visitor (DS9), Yesterday's Enterprise (TNG), City on the Edge of Forever (TOS), Al... : mopic42
  • Yeah that is really a good list. I would also add Cost of Living (TNG). Even though it has some stupid pa... : ZombieAcademy
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    You know, while I enjoyed Yesterdays Enterprise, I never understood the hardcore love that episode gets. ... : thetangent
    • "Let history never forget the name... Enterprise!" FLAMES : mopic42
• The Inner Light is a contender for best. Top 5 definitely. Best of Both worlds is another fantastic one. ... : thetangent
• No love for "Darmok"? http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Darmok_%28episode%29 : Mantle
• My favorite is this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjZk1lny7r8 : Wikus Van De Merwe

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  still haven't seen it :\ : mwasher
  • quit playing bayonetta and go watch it! : sammyjojo
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    same here... havent seen it yet. : -=kodiak=-
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      it's a date : mwasher
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        you better put out..... : -=kodiak=-
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          if you don't mind... it just occurred to me that i have not showered in 3 days. brb! : mwasher
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            i want your chocolate starfish to smell like a summer's rain once you're finished...... : -=kodiak=-
            • this subthread is cracking me up : SockMonkeh
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              smells like Suave Body Wash. I made sure to push a finger up there to clean it all out and shit. hahah : mwasher
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                why push a finger up there? you can buy an addon to your shower that's like a dildo that sprays water ... : -=kodiak=-
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                  who wants to poop in the shower though : GloriousCow
                  • the guy without a pee bottle : Jikim
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                  if i bought something like that for myself then my girlfriend might begin to question : mwasher
                  • Buy it for her WINK WINK : ThomW
  • it's kind of fucking awesome. i'm going to see it a 2nd time at the bob bullock soon! : Audhuml4
  • Same here. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  its gonna beat titantic : GloriousCow
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    Calling 70-30 odds that it beats Titanic for worldwide gross. I don't think it'll beat domestic though... : kallanta
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      titanic ran for what 6-8 months, this is 5 weeks in Avatar will be Titanic barring global thermonuclear w... : Turd Ferguson
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        Titanic went 10 months. But the rate of audience dropoff, even for a film like this, is much higher than... : kallanta
        • Yeah you're right. These days more people see movies closer to opening than in the past. : ventro
        • titanic had an audience of menopause women eagerly trying to get it moist while watching the movie... but... : -=kodiak=-
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          http://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?view=daily&id=alltimegrossvs.htm Titanic had some ginorm... : GloriousCow
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            I honestly didn't consider the Oscar boost, and buzz has it where Avatar is almost guaranteed to get a Be... : kallanta
            • worldwide markets are much bigger today, too. Avatar just opened in Italy this weekend. It can pull in an... : GloriousCow
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            I screened some of the Visual Effect Society nominations yesterday, Avatar is up (as expected) for a pret... : FlamingGimp
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              As well it should be. Say what you want about the story, but from a technical angle, whew! : kallanta
              • Surprisingly they had some of the shortest before & after segments. Also without any audio :( I could... : FlamingGimp
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            I think what's helping Avatar at this point is that there's not much competition for anything else to wat... : Maddog_Delphi97
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              Cameron actually mentioned that as one of the many reasons they decided to release the film in December, ... : Serpico74
              • BTW, this statement was made before the film was released. I don't think anyone involved at the time was ... : Serpico74
  • yep, probably in the next 2 weeks. : Turd Ferguson
  • Of course it is. I watched Avatar twice and Titanic zero times. : Grumbeld
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    It costs 3 times as much to see this in 3-D. It's like 18 bucks a person. : skitzo
    • IMAX? 3D here is only $12 : SlingBlaze
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      you mean like slightly less than 2x as much :( : Cheeziologist
      • BACK IN MY DAY MOVIES COST A NICKEL >:( : skitzo
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      AND you don't get to keep the goggles. :( : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        pfft. I did. : jamesray
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          THIEVERY! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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            Not if they're the disposable Real3D glasses. Only the IMAX 3D goggles are turned in and reused. : Bold
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              They don't reuse those plastic ones? : Whistler77
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                Not these ones: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:REALD.JPG : Bold
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                  They are at the drafthouse. They have beens and specifically ask that you turn them in. : Conan
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                    Grr. Bins, rather. And yes, I think they're sent off to be cleaned and repackaged. : Conan
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                      I think you're mistaken. Those bins are recycling bins, since the plastic frames can be recycled (e.g. me... : Bold
                      • Follow-up: plastic recycling type 7 is "other", and most recycling centers don't accept these types of pl... : Bold
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                        It specifically says they're for re-use, but I have no idea beyond what the sign says. : Conan
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                          The bins at my theaters say "recycle", and have the three green arrows. : Bold
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                            So? How is cleaning and repackaging them not "recycling" them? : Conan
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                              Do you think your local recycling center cleans out and reuses your plastic soda bottles? Just rinses 'em... : Bold
                              • Of course I don't think that. But not all products have to be melted down to their base components to be ... : Conan
                            • In contrast, recycling is the breaking down of the used item into raw materials which are used to make ne : Nali4Freedom
    • what difference does it make? less people are willing to pay more money. is that so different in value th... : Psigun
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      $8.50 to see it in 3d here! : Lionhart32935
      • Was it 8.50? They charged me 8.75! The bastards! : ucanbfuzzy
    • I paid about half that to see it at a brand new theater in 3D opening weekend @ the 3pm showing. : roushimsx
    • IIRC, I saw somewhere that said the average price paid for the movie was like $7.50. I'd be curious to kn... : Vincent Grayson
    • It cost me 8.75 to see it in psudo-IMAX at my theater. Regular movies are 8.50. : ucanbfuzzy
  • Most def. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • it's going to have to surpass about 2.4billion to beat Titanic if you adjust for inflation : sanchez
• Just saw it, and both me and MrsClaw got nasty headaches from it. (Real3d) : MisterClaw
• I'm going see it a second time today with other people who haven't seen it yet. : menar003
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  i fucking love this film and really want to see it again, hopefully at an Imax! : niceguynick
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    you can't go back!!! : burningpantsman
    • git yer hands awf me fierypants! : niceguynick
• I've seen it both in Dolby 3D and RealD - and I liked Dolby 3D better, it was sharper somehow. The RealD ... : gakera
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  Saw it for the 2nd time today. Sold out crowd that applauded at the end. I almost completely ignored the ... : sonicdeathwalrus
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    It's still selling out? Damn! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      Dude, it's ridiculous. Friends of mine tried to see it and all showings were sold out. On a Wednesday! : sonicdeathwalrus
      • Most impressive! : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • I just checked the Sacramento IMAX. Due to high demand for this event, you are limited to 0 ticket(s) : spazzium
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  All that money and the movie still has a crappy, trite plot. So sad. :( : wytefang
  • yeah :/ Pretty visuals were about all it delivered : Megara9
  • In the minority here, but yeah, totally agreed. : Don Vito Corleone
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    i still have trouble reconciling that people think this is a bad plot, all things considered. good lord, ... : spiderfill
    • It certainly isn't good. But whatever, it didn't detract much from my enjoyment of the 'ride'. : Danny5225
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    Agreed. The script is pretty poor. I enjoyed the imaginative visuals enough that it was still fun to wa... : Clone42
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      Did you see it in IMAX 3D? : Nixx2004
      • Nah, just RealD. : Clone42
  • read the original, unedited plot from cameron. it's the movie I would've wanted avatar to be. : razorblade79
• still haven't seen it : prime8
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  I hate you people. I was going to see it. But then after hearing everyone dissect the plot and be all... : geedeck
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    Just watch it. It's a fucking James Cameron action movie. You won't be disappointed. : Prozium
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      I will, like I said, I'll just see it with my mom. She was the woman who introduced me to Robot Jox, y... : geedeck
      • I remember seeing Robot Jox in theaters with my Dad. At 9 years old that movie was all kinds of awesome. : Prozium
      • I begged and pleaded with my parents every time we went to Blockbuster to rent Robot Jox, and every time ... : ucanbfuzzy
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    Terminator 2 is about a kid becoming best friends with a robot, Aliens is about a woman(?) stealing someo... : Klebold
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      cybernetic. organism. : delataur
      • NEURAL NET PROCESSOR. A LEUUUURNING COMPUTAH. : Klebold
    • Those aren't the plots for either of those movies. Stop it. : brickmatt
    • Haha nice. geedeck, GO SEE AVATAR. Really dude, if you have any interest seeing this movie at all, it is ... : thetangent
  • ^ look what you've done, internet. Go to your room! : kallanta
  • Do not let these assholes ruin your enjoyment. : pigvomit
  • There are blue alien titties. How can you not be sold on that? : TwiLyght
  • youre weak if the internet can talk you out of something : spiderfill
  • I thought you would've read threads about movies on shacknews dot com before. this happened to me onc... : razorblade79
• The 3D tech was pretty awesome but they really need to up the framerate for 3D to really take off. At 24f... : Prozium
• i saw it in 3d last night and i dont get the hype for that movie or that 3d garbage : feek
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  wow http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=avatar.htm : sparkly
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    not very popular in syria : GloriousCow
    • Not surprised. Syria is a weird place : spiffymc
• THe wife wanted to see it again, so we went the other night, and I actually enjoyed the move more the 2nd... : quazar
• DJ Dock...he's down with us.... D Square....is down with us....DJ Money Mike is down with us... BDP refer : Wolfanoz
• I wonder if theaters are open tomorrow. that's my chance. : Downforce
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  I've seen it four times in the theater now. I've never seen a movie four times. Three was my max. I'll... : pigvomit
  • I've turned into the teenage girl that I made fun of when Titanic was out. :( : pigvomit
  • I'm tempted to see it again. It was very entertaining. : Mmmmmoo
• Wow, it got the golden globe. : pigvomit
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  It also just won best picture from the Golden Globes. : spazzium
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    Sweet justice that Lucas was sitting right there in the front row. LOL. : g0nk
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      Haha, yeah I noticed that. It's funny how lucas arts has now become an outsource to WETA workshop. : spazzium
      • Err, that's Industrial Light and Magic. Also, even if they don't win, they're pretty much going to be the... : locater16
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        Really? Are WETA just cheaper, being in NZ? : node
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          I think they're better. They did all the effects for LOTR trilogy of course. They did Dobby for Harry P... : spazzium
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            They have a ton of staff. They ramped up huge for the LOTR and they have been scrabbling to keep people ... : qsylvr
            • I think Avatar was actually another huge bump in their ranks, so after this you're probably going to see ... : qsylvr
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  I would never have guessed that Avatar would also end up being a cultural phenomenon. Doing it once with ... : Serpico74
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    I agree; especially back when the trailers first hit I never would have expected this. : Conan
    • Even after seeing it the second time I would never ever have expected that a month later there would stil... : Serpico74
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    Even twice in a lifetime would be remembered forever. Twice in a row is just... mastery. : ventro
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      True, but look how long it's been. There are kids watching and loving Avatar that weren't even born when ... : Vincent Grayson
      • He didn't remake Titanic, he made an entirely different movie and it was still a cultural phenomenon. At ... : Serpico74
• I heard enough talk about it that I ended up seeing it by myself. I hadn't gone to the theater in five mo... : mofo
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  Has anyone seen it in Dolby3D ?? I saw it in this format and it looked pretty bright - apparently they us... : Mr.Fusion
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    whoops apparently RealD does not have that problem with head tilting : Mr.Fusion
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      I've seen it in both IMAX 3D and RealD 3D (at a normal theater), and thought IMAX 3D was better and more ... : Nixx2004
      • Well, there was a guy at my high school that we called Crooked Dan. His head was basically tilted to a 45... : MrBig0
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  Does anyone know if the IMAX in Austin is getting sold out? : bling1bling
  • http://www.mtn.museumtix.com/ticket/ord_eventdate.aspx?vid=792&pid=12565013&evd=1/18/2010&pvt=tsh : MrBig0
• How cool is it that the man made movie history 10 years ago and here he is repeating it with his followup... : lightly inclined

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  Wait what? I thought it was GTA4 that was fine on PC and Saint's Row 2 was the horrid port. I haven't p... : dognose
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    lets face it pcs are bad at games : GloriousCow
    • My 25FPS in QuakeWorld would like to have a word with you. : Durajim
  • I can usually run "high" or "max" on graphics settings on a Q6600 w/4850 1GB (4GB RAM Vista). I had to p... : Sylvanus
  • Saints Row is an abomination. GTA4 is definitely better than that but still doesn't feel as optimized as ... : pyide
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    Saint's Row 2 is the worst port on the face of the planet, super computers struggle with it, I can't beli... : Durajim
    • I only got SR2 because it was part of Direct2Drives $5 thing : Durajim
    • SR2 runs better than GTA4 for me :( : daedraug
  • gta4 is actually a decent port, and making movies with the engine is insanely fun (a feature more games s... : klearlyunseen
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  GTA4 is an extremely demanding game. You really need a quad core and a 1GB video card before it starts t... : Sapiens
  • Or not... :) : Sylvanus
  • I have a Q8200 and 860MB GTX260. It's playable on the auto settings but it drops into the teens sometimes... : pyide
  • i have AMD Phenom II x4 955 black edition + ATI 5850 and still cant set everything to maximum (especially... : hanged_man
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    lol. AMD X2 3800, 3GB RAM and a 9800 GT here and it runs fine. : Durajim
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      How the fuck. I have an X2 5000, 4GB ram and a 9600GT on Win7 64bit and it's unplayable. : Cliffzorz
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        That 9600 is your problem. I did a lot of research when I bought my 9800GT, and am very happy with it. I ... : jdcope
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          Fuck, I should just bite the bullet and get a 1GB GTS250, that should be more than enough to run all thes... : Cliffzorz
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            Maybe a pair of GTS 250's running in parallel... : pres589
            • That's just not worth the money. : Cliffzorz
          • That would be a decent card, and a good step up from your 9600. But its not really newer tech. The GTS2... : jdcope
      • I have the same setup (except I have a lesser cpu) and it runs fantastic with almost everything cranked. : klearlyunseen
    • I didn't say it wouldn't be playable on a lesser system. : Sapiens
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      What settings? I've got an x2 4200, 3 GB and a 4850. It runs ok, but it looks like blurry ass. : mrblarg
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        turn off the blur filter then : Mr. Goodwrench
        • Now it just looks like jaggy poppy ass : mrblarg
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    what causes the increase in memory requirements for ports? the 360 only has 512 mb shared memory total, s... : GloriousCow
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      Because of the video graphics settings allowing for more details and longer distances views. You can also... : Godhatesfatpeople
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        shouldn't that imply one can run at console-equivalent settings with good, steady framerates on modest PC... : GloriousCow
        • Yeah and it can. But a lot of PC users want to max everything out and don't take into account just how mu... : Godhatesfatpeople
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        But the game runs worse and looks worse than many PC games - that's expected since it's a port. : sanchez
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          With a lot of the options turned up? It looks beautiful. : Godhatesfatpeople
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            It still looks pretty bad maxed out because you can't use any sort of anti-aliasing. If you know how to f... : pyide
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              Can't force it because the engine doesn't feature AA. Rockstar said it was taken out for performance. Jus... : Godhatesfatpeople
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                I used to subscribe to the higher resolution > AA argument but it's not true. Even at 1920x1200 you can s... : sanchez
                • But even at that res they're barely noticeable. Especially when you consider all the details going on. I ... : Godhatesfatpeople
  • i dont even have a full 1gb and i was able to override the settings and put everything to max. the engin... : smacknca
  • This is true. That said, it runs like a dream on my Phen II 940 x4 and HD4890 1Gb. : Mr. Goodwrench
  • I jsut started playing it and its at or around 30 fps most of the time on a e6600, gtx260 with 4 gigs of ... : RetroRedEyeJr
• It runs everything maxed out on my laptop, then again my laptop has a 1gb 9800m gt in it though. (stuffs ... : klearlyunseen
• Runs fine on my so-so computer (E8400, 4GB, 512MB 9600GT@1680x1050). Everything maxed that I can, but the... : Nixx2004
• GTA4 runs like shit for me. SR2 runs fine. AMD dual core 5800+ and a GTX 260 : jane911
• It's a very demanding piece of software, but I can see where all the power is going. The game does have a... : enyakk
• Yeah, the illogical stuttering really does fuck it up for me. i7-860, GTX285, but no matter what level of... : ramshot
• I have to laugh every time someone complains about the performance... pc gamers went from being understan... : shakybonez31
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  GTA has been fine for a few patch versions, and i've NEVER experienced any bad performancem, crashes or a... : Mr. Goodwrench
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    So do your cutscenes not stutter even at 60 FPS? I've tried every setting in the game and nothing fixes i... : pyide
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      c2d 6750 8800gt 5 gigs ram mine runs at 1680x1050 with reccomended details just fine, no stuttering at... : oHnOES
      • I can look at them, but what might I be missing? I've tried the latest and greatest Nvidia WHQL and beta ... : pyide
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  Is it any worse than the Red Faction Guerrilla port? : Drewus
  • That was a good port with shit-awful GFWL integration. : Crabs Jarrard
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  Okay here's a video of my cutscene issue for the rest of you who have GTA4 PC: http://www.youtube.com/... : pyide
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    are you sikh? : GloriousCow
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      I am not sure what that means so I'll plead ignorance and say no. : pyide
      • check the related videos for your post. Its all Sikh prayers and things. Just wondered why :) : GloriousCow
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    What detail settings are you running at? : CrustaR
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      Right now the auto thing. But I've tweaked and tried every possible setting I could before going crazy. H... : pyide
      • What kind of hardware are you running? : CrustaR
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        Nevermind, I see now. You shouldn't have any issues with what you have. : CrustaR
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          It's really frustrating. Maybe it just doesn't bother some people as much as it does me? Does anyone thin... : pyide
          • I have the exact same issue. Funny thing is, I didn't. It just appeared. I might have upgraded my drivers... : ramshot
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  On my e6850 / 4G Ram / 1G ATI 4870 it can stutter rarely on cut scenes. The big AND common problem howeve : Wyvern
  • Haha, that's awesome. : pyide
  • Whoa, that's badass. I don't see what the problem is here...! : CrustaR
  • I love graphics glitches. : DrWaffles
  • Wow that first one reminds me of They Live for some reason. : AgentPothead
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  Quad-core Q6600 with a GTX 285 and it runs smooth as butter : glio1337
  • Driver version? Any non-default 3D settings? Windows version? Anything else nor "standard"? Thanks. : ramshot
• something is either slow with your hardware/ other software running on your pc. or you have settings set ... : CoRDS

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  I think ATI has the best solutions right now. why do you only want nvidia? : maulla
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    I just do. Never had luck with ATI and nvidia seems to have less driver issues. But thats just me. : JohnnyRey
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      I can confidently say that ATI drivers arent an issue any more. i do understand wanting to stick with the... : maulla
      • That's what I have. Extremely happy with it. Got it for $165 too. : JediDwag
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        I can confidently say I've had nothing but problems with drivers since I purchased my ati 4850x2. If you... : JamesArhy
        • 4850x2 is a crossfire card : etherboy
    • Hold off and wait for the next gen Nvidia cards, then. : pyrogen
    • I feel ya. I have always been an nvidia guy, but I am pretty sure my next card will be ati : Draugluin
    • I understand where you are coming from, I recently went from a 8800GTS to a Radeon 4890. But I have had z... : kevp
    • The ATI driver issues are dead. They run great and offer no problems. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • ATI driver issues are so 90s, so far i owned two ATI cards and they're running everything flawlessly : hanged_man
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      It's amazing how things from 10 years ago stick to a company. Both companies put out a good driver set. : Pettytheft
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        But what good is a boycott if you don't follow through? ATI fucked me in the ass and didn't even have the... : Rooster Cockburn
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          You contradict yourself. If you refuse to buy from them ever again, you're not helping to make these com... : bipolar
          • The incentive for them to change is: "We just permanently lost a customer because of practice x. If we do : Rooster Cockburn
        • I understand boycotting them if they're putting out an inferior product, because it influences them to pu... : CyCo_PL
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  two hundred dollar dollar ATI isn't the bad guy anymore. : Draugluin
  • lol I just saw that =( : JohnnyRey
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    I keep hearing this, but every single time I break and try ati, going back many many years, either it ove... : node
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      I have the exact same thing with Nvidia cards. Every one I get either dies or has some sort of issue. : melkore
      • Yeah, me too. This fucking 8800 GTX had horrible overheating problems until I cranked the fan to 100% all : Rice-Rocketeer
    • I've been running an ATI card since the 4870 X2s came out, with very few problems. The Saboteur thing, wh... : Gonzo
    • I've had an ATI card in my dad's system as recently as two years ago and getting CCC going was still... S... : spazzium
    • maybe you should learn how to computers, because none of my ATI cards have ever given me problems except ... : CyCo_PL
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    But if you get ATI, you don't get PhysX, right? : FirstPersonCooter
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      I don't "get" PhysX anyway! ZING. honestly I've never turned on physx : Draugluin
      • it's on by default. : melt_core
    • DirectCompute will soon offer non-proprietary GPU physics. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  I mean look at this: http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gaming-graphics-cards-charts-2009-high-quality... : JohnnyRey
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    There's something wrong with their specs there (unless they're turning up the "Performance" stuff like Fi... : mn3m0n1c
    • Oops- that's with a GF 8800GTS-512, which they say only gets 35fps maximum (I max out at 60 with vsynch o... : mn3m0n1c
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  I just upgraded from an 8800GT 512 to a HD 4890 1GB. CCC is fucking annoying and not as good as even the ... : SpikeMeister
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    Why did you install ccc?install "display driver only" is the simple way : Iwannaacura
    • Having CCC installed makes sense IMO for tweaking, and while it can be annoying I don't understand lettin... : DinK
    • I installed it because I expected it to have profile functionality, I needed to get AA and AF working in ... : SpikeMeister
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    Use ATI Tray Tools instead of CCC. You must use the beta ATT for 64-bit Windows, or else enable unsi... : stoned wallaby crop circle
    • Oh and probably one of the first things you'll notice after installing it will probably be the On Screen ... : stoned wallaby crop circle
• 4890 is the best performer at $200 right now. : Sapiens
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  Best GPU for the money across the price spectrum: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-graphics-ca... : ntrefz
  • I would argue for http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102809 , but it does have its ... : pyrogen
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  Wait about 2 months... Nvidia GTX300 series will be out and prices should come down on ATI hardware. : Shadowdane
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    Ok, maybe I will wait. My main reason for wanting the upgrade is ST:o. Everything else I throw at this ca... : JohnnyRey
    • yah i have a GTX260 right now... its not a bad card, its about 30-35% faster than the 8800GT I had bef... : Shadowdane
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      In the meantime, turn the shadow details down one notch on ST:O, and see if that helps. I believe that sh... : daVinci1980
      • I turned shadows down to medium, I'm gettin 24-28 FPS. Very playable, even better in space 30-32 fps. ... : JohnnyRey
• Read up on recent news about nVidia. It will depress you (like it did me) and you'll probably wind up get... : dfay
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  Throwing in my vote for 4890 : Thisispol
  • I'm thinking this will be my next videocard. : iamgoat
• I never had any luck with ATI either. I just upgraded from a 8600 to a BFG 260 oc and love it so far. ws ... : supermonkeyballz
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  I've been Nvidia only for over 10 years and got me my first ATI card a few months ago (Sapphire Vapour-X ... : inchwide
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    My main issue with this AA doesen't work with ATI cards on ST:O...so...yeah : JohnnyRey
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      That's temporary though...supposedly. Besides, ATI cards generally offer better quality AA and more optio... : Visceral Monkey
      • What if it isn't temporary? I would rather not take the risk considering I bought a Lifetime Membership =... : JohnnyRey
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  Radeon HD 5770 should be taken into consideration too, a bit less performance, but newer tech, using less... : Geoffrois
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    Check out this review for performance comparison http://techreport.com/articles.x/17747/6 : Geoffrois
    • You can close that gap with the easy overclockability of the 5770 as well. Mines at 1000/1300 at the mome... : Visceral Monkey
• new Nvidia cards out in March, they will be announced soon. : Beady
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  Is there somewhere I could check the comparison benchmarks of a 4890 vs 5850? : jbury
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    I was thinking of getting the 5850 but am seeing a lot of recommendation for the 4890 This is my curre... : jbury
    • The 5850 will kill a 4890. The problem with the 5850 is that's it's overprices by about $74-$100 now from... : Visceral Monkey
    • Well.... I just ordered one (XFX 4890) as it seemed really cheap and looks like a massive improvement any... : jbury
  • check the review I linked above : Geoffrois
• Radeon HD 5770, Radeon HD 4890, And GeForce GTX 275 Overclocked http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/r... : Visceral Monkey
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  I've got an 8800GTX system here. No driver issues with the video card at all. I've always used/loved nV... : xylopagus
  • I'm confused by this post : JohnnyRey
• Factory overclocked 260 is your best option if you must stay with an Nvidia card: http://www.newegg.com/P... : godwit

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  I was just about to make this same post. It's fucking bullshit : NukemFornever
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    I can deal with assholes aimbotting and shit because it doesn't affect me beyond that game. But this is a... : Albemuth
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      I was at level 63. after like 2 months of playing on and off, all ruined in 1 second. : NukemFornever
      • I was at level 28. I don't know which is worse. : Albemuth
      • wow, that's terrible. : varsindarkin
• That's hardly irrational. : ConfusedUs
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  Yeah I agree, its bullshit. a Borderlands hack ruined that game for me too, least I had played through it... : pospesel
  • 360 for me : pospesel
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  PC, xbox, or ps3? : heyrobscott
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    the PC : NukemFornever
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      Good thing they don't have dedicated servers on the PC so that hacked servers don't exis…. ohhhhhhh... : ovrlrd
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        because dedicated servers can't be hacked? i realize people are still beating this horse but at least tr... : Sapiens
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          It was more the fact that IW pretty much made up a lot of bullshit to try to explain their choice of not ... : ovrlrd
          • You can't vote kick cheaters, you can't pick a fucking map, you can't ban assholes, you can't do SHIT, al... : u sir name
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          no, because if you have dedicated servers then you can pick a good pub with active admins that will take ... : sanchez
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            that doesn't really avoid the problem described in the OP unless you never ever play on anything but priv... : Sapiens
            • You can't avoid cheats altogether but like I said - stay on a pub with active admins and they'll be taken... : sanchez
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              Actually, it would allow you to avoid the problem entirely. If you've got a server or two that you stick ... : noxiousgg
              • You can also get recommendations from your friends. : mobab
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              How is that unrealistic? I would guess the majority of L4D2 and TF2 players only play on private servers : bipolar
              • *among shack players, that is : bipolar
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                would you guess that the majority have never ever played on a public l4d2 or tf2 server? : Sapiens
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                  I have never played on a public L4D server, and only play on public TF2 servers if one of my steam friend... : mysled
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                    in which case if a similar exploit existed for tf2 you could have been affected by it. my point is that ... : Sapiens
                    • I guess...I really hate playing on public servers at all, and maybe do it once a month on TF2 tops. If L4... : mysled
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                      What? The MW2 hosting system means you play on a completely random server, unlike dedicated servers, w... : Stage
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                        i was just speaking about the possibility, not the likelihood. : Sapiens
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                          well the way MW2 games are ran is the reason why the hack is spread to everyone on the server - I don't t... : sanchez
                          • of course it's easier to get rid of cheaters with a dedicated server, i never said otherwise : Sapiens
            • it's all I've played on since 2003 : kevp
            • yeah, i mean, it's only worked just fine for every other FPS ever on the PC. SO UNREALISTIC. : yacoub35
        • At least with dedicated servers, you get a choice whether or not you want to play that particular server.... : jdcope
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  IW are internet gaming geniuses, yes? : IHATEDUST
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    They got people to pay 1 billion dollars for this, so yes. : Nixx2004
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      either that, or alot of dumb ppl bought it : X-GOUKI
      • http://www.viruscomix.com/page398.html : JediDwag
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  grats on 70 : chrisschutz
  • It was YOU, wasn't it? : Albemuth
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  Has Robert Bowling or any of those other fuckheads at Infinity Ward responded to the fact that their onli... : Wisp!
  • They are too busy laughing while wearing their money hats. : ovrlrd
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    If I had to guess, I'd say they don't give a shit. They feed the community a load of bullshit, people ate... : Robotic Puppy Eater
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      They will eventually say something to effect of "Don't worry, MW3 will fix all of these problems" and sta... : ovrlrd
      • The only people who should fall for that are the people who thought all the removed features were a good ... : yacoub35
  • Why would they? People supported their decision by buying the game, and when I say people, I mean a SHIT... : Matt Burris
• Oh that's great. : guido anchovy
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  I just tried to join another game and got to the same server again. so laughable : NukemFornever
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    so you prestiged? : chrisschutz
    • No I didn't. I think I will thou cuz its stupid : NukemFornever
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  Is it just level 70, or is it 70 with all the prestige's done? : Cliffzorz
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    Just 70. I bet if I pres and get tossed in that server again you would hit 70 again. I think the xp is ed... : NukemFornever
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      I just prestiged, searched for a game and bam same sever. 70 again. So yea......... fucking stupid : NukemFornever
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        and of course when it's patched, you're the one that's going to get permabanned for cheating because, you : roushimsx
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          If i get banned at this point, fuck it this game. they can take the game back at this point, just dele... : NukemFornever
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            Sorry to say that VAC bans apply to all Steam games that use VAC, so say goodbye to every VAC protected g... : Rooster Cockburn
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              mw2 uses vac? : bluewagon
              • Yeah, it's fully integrated with VAC. : The Grolar Bear
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  fuck i just read this jouined to play bam im 70 and have unlimited nukes : supermonkeyballz
  • rejoined and got a normal server but cant get any xp unless I prestige again. I dont want to start from s... : supermonkeyballz
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  Something has to be done about this. It will completely destroy this game. More than any other hack I thi... : Albemuth
  • I honestly don't think this will ever be fixed :(. Which means I will never buy the game that everybody ... : Malku
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  I haven't encountered Rush in my playlists since Christmas. Free for all, team dm, nothing. Anyone else n... : heyrobscott
  • its only seen on 3v3 3rd person and 1 on 1 3rd person games. I guess this also explains why I've seen ... : NukemFornever
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y7IaziChCs This is what happens. : NukemFornever
• DING : cornchak
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  jesus that sounds terrible. LVLing up to me is the most satisfying part of the muliplayer. : klearlyunseen
  • Yeah it seems to be what separates it from just being another war-based shooter. : ovrlrd
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    Why don't you play something like HoN or LoL if you want a competitive RPG? Winning in a FPS should go... : alias
    • Because he doesn't want an RPG. Having an experience system does not make the game an RPG. : ArcKnight
• Wow. I was gonna start playing this again, but it just took a nosedive in my book. : Orange Pylon
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  Hell, the Xbox Live network / IW's network is getting hacked. I played a game the other night on hacked s... : Madwacker
  • I get those from time to time. I normally quit the server though and try finding another one. : r3ckless
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  lol, IWnet? More like IMfail : mobab
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    call of duty 6? more like ball of doodie sux am i rite! : jujubeads
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      ModernFailware2 is best enjoyed on the Suckbox three shitty. : Klebold
      • oh and throw in some M$'s whilst we're at it. : Klebold
• Impossible : CoRDS
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  Its funny because I bet this hack could be made to work on live as well. The first 100 accounts on xbox l... : afrochops
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    I'm certainly not going to get another game without dedicated servers. I was a bit hesitant at first, but... : Marauder IIC
    • the hacking and the lagging are the worst parts. to be fair though, I can just exit if I enter a game tha... : afrochops
  • im most certainly not buying another mw game. i got burnt out on the first game and this is just rehashe... : oHnOES
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  The speed melee glitch is killing me (360) : .Jayson
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    which one is that? : afrochops
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      the one where the motherfucker runs at you from across the map while you are unloading a clip at him and ... : .Jayson
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        It's not a glitch, its a feature. Working as intended indeed. : Cliffzorz
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          whatever it is, it's fucking stupid, but par for the course re: mw2. : proclone1
          • Same here, it's really stupid. Yes, you can wait till he gets to you and blow him away with a shotty. But... : Helios150
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          I have used that loadout occasionally and I can deal with that. What I am talking about is holding a car... : .Jayson
          • My friends and I call them "Sushi Chefs" or "Ninja Knifers" : VictoriouSecret
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  The whole point of multi-player is progression? You missed the whole point. : barcibus
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    I completely agree. The first 10 minutes I had the game I hacked Prestige 10 and all unlocks for the game... : .ka`boom.zZz.
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      I didn't have to RANK UP TO USE THE Railgun. That would be fucking dumb. : .ka`boom.zZz.
      • EVERY GAME IS THE SAME!!!!!!!1 GNUUUUURGHHH : moshman
    • I enjoy earning/unlocking shit in MW2, it's part of the fun. : vynn
    • so should the same apply for all multiplayer games? mmos? single player rpgs? : klearlyunseen
    • So everyone has to enjoy games the way that you enjoy them? Damn, I guess we've all been doing it wro... : noxiousgg
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      Would you also cheat in an MMO? : aggressor
      • Define cheating. A lot of progression guilds will use any exploit they can to make their lives a lot easi... : Ellissd
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        I will cheat in any damn game I can get away with. : .ka`boom.zZz.
        • Sounds great. : aggressor
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          ah, you are that guy. : [7]kami
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            How many Shackers were on unlock maps or running idle programs for TF2? : BlackCat9
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              yet another example of why unlocks are stupid : .ka`boom.zZz.
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                no, the TF2 unlock system is stupid (for non-achievement based rewards). it rewards stupid amounts of pla... : maulla
                • exactly, the unlocks in TF2 are dumb. they put me off playing the game : moshman
        • ^^^noclipped to the Zen homeworld : Merconium
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      The leveling doesn't give you better stuff, it just gives you MORE stuff. So you have options. : Cliffzorz
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        no, the later guns in the game are also better : moshman
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          Imma let you finish Moshman but some of the starting weapons are the best in the game. You don't need ... : nudel
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            the sniper rifles for example are much better later on : moshman
            • What? No. Intervention > the rest. : ArcKnight
    • unlocks are stupid because you are lazy and want the game to give you everything? Many people enjoy unloc... : maulla
    • I agree with you. I never liked multiplayer unlocks. I don't stick with one game long enough to unlock ev... : Modulus
    • So you buy a game thats designed (lol) around unlocks and leveling up and then bitch about it? : Robotic Puppy Eater
• Ugh, sounds fun. : devi| dog
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  If anyone has this game for the Playstation 3, i'll trade my copy of Demon's Souls for it. Pristine condi... : Ellissd
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    You want to trade Demon's Souls for MW2? Seriously? : michaelleung
    • seriously. I guess MW2 is $10 bucks cheaper than demon's souls at the store but i'll definitely do it if ... : Ellissd
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    are you insane? : .ka`boom.zZz.
    • It was a good game, don't get me wrong. But i've had my go with it and it's been sitting on my shelf ever... : Ellissd
• *facepalm* : d fluke
• Wow, that is utter bullshit. Sorry to hear that, man :( : ColoradoCNC
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  How does this work, I thought there are no servers? : The Future
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    Someone is the server, the person with the best average connection. So they hack the cfg for the server s... : supermonkeyballz
    • lol, pure genius. : daVinci1980
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  It's pretty mind blowing how a game like this has these kinds of problems. : Stage
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    In my opinion, all the controversy about dedicated servers provided additional motivation for hackers to ... : fishbone
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      Agreed. Hackers do it all to troll. When people whine like spoiled brats and aren't listened to, they d... : kingdepork
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        I hack shit to unlock stupid ranking systems. I'm not trying to troll anyone. I feel like the game is tro... : .ka`boom.zZz.
        • Some people enjoy unlocking and progression. That's like saying "pfft why play quake normally when i cou... : kingdepork
        • Hunt > catch. : [7]kami
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          Huh? Are you serious? Please tell me you aren't serious. : Lightzout
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            I wish there were servers for just cheaters. They could only play on servers where the first person to l... : kingdepork
            • There WAS when there were dedicated servers... cod:waw and cod:mw have them. : dafugg
        • You're trying hard to troll the threads, aren't you? : Nitrium
        • heh. : maulla
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          Your username is perfect. : theangrywaffles
          • kaboom goes the logic : Robotic Puppy Eater
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          Rather than play a game, I like to hack my brain into believing I have already played and finished it, so... : nudel
          • lol, perfect : vynn
        • jesus....*sigh* : niceguynick
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          idont have a problem with you doing it to unlock shit. people did that all the time in tf2. i dont cons... : papaskot
          • I dont mind it either, his attempts at justifying it are hilarious though. : maulla
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            Open servers with everything unlocked are fine, but hacking a ranking system to get unlocks you can use a... : Evil Benius
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              I dont really consider it cheating. I would probably never do it myself though. : razlebol
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                How is it not cheating? You are using exploits to go against game design to have an advantage over other ... : Evil Benius
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                  You are just putting yourself on equal grounds with other players. It doesn't require skill to acquire th... : razlebol
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                    equal grounds? its been said a million times before that if anything the game balances well between lower... : maulla
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                      I'm going to disagree. The higher level guns are much better than the lower level ones. : deadfish
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                        not true at all. The higher level guns in this game are pretty much minor improvements over what you star... : maulla
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                          What about the stinger? The double 1887? All the perks? You also said it yourself, you get a minor impro... : razlebol
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                            None of those things are anywhere close enough to significantly tilt the balance of the game in favor of ... : maulla
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                              I think you get pretty much everything you need around level 30 to be on equal grounds. It still take lot... : razlebol
                              • if we are comparing a newly exposed player to one with enough hours to get to level 70, then there is abs... : maulla
                        • He's right. You said so yourself: "The higher level guns in this game are pretty much minor improvemen... : mobab
                      • They are all balanced really well. if they reversed the unlock order it wouldn't make any difference. : bozer
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                      Hey, I don't cheat... I level up the hard way just like everyone. Saying that a level 70 doesn't have an ... : razlebol
                      • how so? Ive listed exact weapon differences in my post to deadfish above. there is no clear advantage whe... : maulla
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                        if he can't see it i'm giving up on convincing him heh : deadfish
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                          heh you havent even tried to make a legitimate argument heh : maulla
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                            "if we are comparing a newly exposed player to one with enough hours to get to level 70, then there is ab... : deadfish
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                              there is no way you can claim the FAMAS with no sight is just as good as all the other guns with eotechs/... : deadfish
                              • you originally said that the higher level guns are much better then the lower level guns, which is not tr... : maulla
                      • I've been 70 and then Ive been level 1 again after presitging. The only difference is its not as fun beca... : bozer
                    • thats LIES! i'm better skilled, but i just havent spent 10hours a day unlocking shit! : radula
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                    You are basically shitting all over people who do spend the time leveling up to acquire the gear in the i... : Evil Benius
                    • hell if i can get guns as good as everyone else and not have to waste an asston of time leveling... yea I... : deadfish
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                      What differences does it make to you if you play against someone who cheated his way and someone who didn... : razlebol
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                        i think it's mostly a "i wasted huge amounts of time to be 'elite' so you shouldn't get my toys" : deadfish
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                          So you would be fine in a game like WoW if people could hack to get some of the best gear since they woul... : Evil Benius
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                            You can't compare WoW to a round-based FPS... Of course doing so in WoW is totally unacceptable. Anyw... : razlebol
                            • I agree that auto-unlocking everything doesnt net them the same advantage as other cheats, but i still th... : maulla
                      • I meant the one who didn't hack is way to level 70 will be much better.. : razlebol
          • I mind it because I can't tell who is legit prestige and who isn't. Kind of ruins the entire point of Pre... : bozer
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          just as long as you stick to servers with people like you, I couldn't care less : moshman
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            whats the difference between playing against someone who grinded their way to level 70 vs someone who jus... : aeg1x
            • I don't mean specifically with that game. But it also makes a difference in the beginnings of the game, b... : moshman
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          You massively fail to perceive anyone else's concerns upon this topic. Do you have the abilitiy to see an... : geedeck
          • It's more the case the he doesn't care about anyone else : moshman
        • I admit, in MW1, after awhile I just downloaded a maxed out profile and unlocked all of the weapons, only... : freakynipples69
        • i dont give a shit unless you're cheating in a way that artificially inflates your skill level over mine ... : DrFlammable
        • So what are some good hobbies to take up? Because video games are fucking dead. : Orange Pylon
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          Though I agree with you that unlocks in FPS games are retarded and I also refuse to grind them out ... my... : InfoBiter
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            In TF2, you can put in a few hours and still get the guns w/o having to unlock them through achievement m... : mobab
            • The whole idea that I have to "Unlock" them at all is offensive to me. At no point should I ever be i... : InfoBiter
        • It wouldn't be an issue so much if you knew in advance the server you're about to join would do this. : Goto10
      • So you are blaming the problems on the ones that said it was a hosed system, and would be full of problem... : jdcope
• I keep hearing about this with the PC version but luckily I havent seen it on 360 yet. It would be much w... : maulla
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  What kind of unlocks do prestiges get aside from new challenges and therefore new icons and banners? : r3ckless
  • Just that and some additional class slots (AFAIK, I only got to the 1st prestige before PixelJunkShooter ... : nudel
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    1 extra custom class slot per prestige level. each prestige level unlocks the ability to gain new titles ... : maulla
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      For me the fun in mp was unlocking the first time. I did prestige once but now I don't think i`ll do it a... : r3ckless
      • I am still hopelessly addicted to the game, so like i said before its just another thing that keeps it a ... : maulla
    • Actually, the first prestige allows you to unlock all the prestige exclusive titles/emblems, except for t... : Cliffzorz
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  heh what gameplay type were you on? : deadfish
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    Groundwar, domination, hardcore domination. Every mode last night poped me into a cheat server : NukemFornever
    • yay thx level 70 now to level my WA2000 : deadfish
• I would be so ducked off. :( see, dedicated servers with admin, problem solved. Pick a good server, get t... : node
• damn and you cant even make a new profile like in MW1, so I guess Im not playing anymore until this gets ... : IgnoramusSA
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  I'm guessing this is a problem only with the PC version? : freakynipples69
  • I would say it's much more rampant on PC. : Nitrium
• I'm glad I stopped playing before it got really bad. Maybe I'll play COD4 if I ever get an itch for it ag... : megarust32
• Bahahahahahahaha : MercFox1
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  So very many people that play for an artificial level count that brings minor improvements. It's just li... : alias
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    For me, multiplayer shooters are incredibly dull and boring. I typically need a story or something to mot... : beanman101283
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      Play for self improvement. : alias
      • There has to be some other reason for me to play before I start worrying about getting better. Getting be... : beanman101283
    • I looked past the weapons + perks after 3 weeks and traded it in - I'd got my fun out of it, it was very ... : Bamtan
  • its silly to play the game solely for the level number, but its a system that adds another element to the... : maulla
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    The whole point to this bullshit is that I had NO CHOICE. This was a hack forced upon me. And from what I... : Albemuth
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      Why do you tie your self in game worth to something totally devoid of indicating how much you learned and... : alias
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        because there is more to the game then just getting better at it? this isnt quake, or CS, or UT. its a ga... : maulla
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          All the videos I've seen pretty much indicate that the game play consists of CS plus UT. I guess that's ... : alias
          • you obviously dont get it since you have never played it. there is more to the game then just playing to ... : maulla
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            The core game is very fun but not without it's flaws. However, you can get away from a lot of the lamenes... : vynn
            • Similar in TF2 and all games probably... CTF and Dustbow/PL maps just don't really work in the game, but... : alias
  • I play for both reasons, for me the level progression makes the game even more addictingly fun and adds t... : vynn
  • Yeah, if you suck at level 10 with the guns they provide you are still going to suck at level 70. : Fred Garvin
• I take it this is still going on today? I was going to play but I guess I'll have to wait. : vynn
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  Level DOWN servers are being reported on the steam forums. Both PC and Xbox. Apparently, you can also pla... : Stage
  • Level Down? Never heard of this except from To Aru Kagaku no Railgun : mobab
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    For the best selling game of all time (right?) you'd think the level of support would be a little higher ... : kill9
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      I'm baffled by this as well, it took them way, way too long to address the extremely overpowered dual 188... : vynn
      • The way they were behaving, it doesn't surprise me. : mobab
    • Of course not; they want to maximize their profit margin on the $1 billion dollars of revenue. Don't let... : the archvile
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    i just finished playing for 2 hours on the 360... everything was fine. : -=kodiak=-
    • its not as rampant on the 360 because it takes more effort to do. : maulla
  • I've been playing a few hours a night for the past 3-4 days and I've seen nothing out of the ordinary. ... : FormerHPB
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  kinda happy I've never bought a CoD game : ]pm[chem
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    Get CoD4:MW. : barcibus
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      that game's mp was brilliant. and IW realized they couldn't top it and have no way to force people to pla... : yacoub35
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        This is bullshit, because all they'd have to do to make CoD4 obsolete is shut down the master server. ... : lunarbunny
        • Well, at least we could still play COD4 on LAN. : jdcope
  • I feel the same way. I want to play it, but it seems to be a huge clusterfuck of bitching/poor support/h... : devi| dog
  • Not even the first one? It was amazing, completely trounced medal of honour and for good reason too. : Klebold
  • Cod4 is fantastic. : MercFox1
• orly is that still going ??? I just got it and would love a free power level from never playing multipla... : Downforce
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  It's always been a crock of shit, you can still play pirated copies on IW.net and they never fixed that. : shortbuscaptain
  • the latest patch said they fixed that... but only time will tell here... I have had less hacks though ... : chilln
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  I'm sorry but IW has brought this upon themselves. Sure, there's hackers and cheaters in all online games... : mystifier
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    You showed them. : Cygnus X-1
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      says an employee of Activision. : the archvile
      • that doesn't really affect his statement : crummynz
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  I think I'm about done with it (on the 360). I had a lot of fun for awhile (First prestige, level 60), a... : jake
  • I'm starting to feel the same way. I'm up to 64-65 right now and it's getting tiresome. Maybe they'll m... : stump
  • I thought I was having fun with it but then I went back to some of my favorite dedicated servers for CoD4... : mrwolf710
• And what do you expect from a company that clearly does not give a shit about it's player base? : DerHuhnTeufel
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hamiassO6Rs : Fred Garvin
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    oh my goodness. hahahahahahahaha : MercFox1
    • i have no idea whats going on in this vid. why is he running so fast! : radula
• I just played for several hours tonight and this didn't happen once fwiw. Maybe they fixed it. : Mansmells
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  So should I buy this game? : Sludgehead
  • Just wait for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 : kill9

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  Here's my monster: http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=776573 : MagicWishMonkey
  • I fought it: http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4055420 : Haxim
  • We fought, and you won by a hair :( http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4059205 : jane911
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  wow this is ridiculously slick. i cant believe they made all this to advertise thumbdrives : spiderfill
  • Yea I know, crazy ass asians : MagicWishMonkey
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  http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=776779 : mobab
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    http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=776898 : MrBig0
    • I just beat all the bosses. I keep losing because my punches would miss, and the missiles are innaccurat... : mobab
• Awesome http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=777034 : fleabug
• Madness. : famine101
• holy shit this is awesome : dissembler
• Oh my... This is the most amazing web site I have ever seen!!! : legsbrogan
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  This is crazy for an advertisement. http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=777335 : AgentPothead
  • http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4056485 Lost on my first attempt tho because I missed with my p... : Haxim
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  http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=777199 Fight me and post the replay! : Haxim
  • Got you back for the other one. http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4057172 : AgentPothead
  • http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=777199 : goatjc
  • http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4074112 : Robotic Puppy Eater
  • http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4076399 : stgulik
  • http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4078672 : Kentor
  • http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4081512 : Waffles!
  • http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4082772 : vynn
• I'm winning pretty consistently with this one: http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=777309 : re-verse
• This is stupid : Drewus
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  It's turning into my adorable little badass: http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=777708 : lyme
  • Woops, that's not it. This is: http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=777527 : lyme
• damn I challenged the final boss VERBATIM, and beat him! but it doesn't show in the replay list :(( : jane911
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  Soooo, I beat the #1 twice in a row, and jumped up a bazillion ranks. And that's really all it takes? : lolpatrol
  • And you get 5 terabytes each time. : lolpatrol
  • Yeah, that's what I've been doing. My dude's stats stopped increasing though : stoned wallaby crop circle
  • yeah it's dumb. I'm ranked in the top 10k now. 38-5 : Makenxero
  • i tried to fight him 20 times, still no win! : radula
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    I just beat #1 and got like +5000 GB. He was kind of cake too. : lyme
    • #1 is easy compared to the other top 10. Goddamn, a few of these have almost completely maxed stats. : lyme
• Insane. wonder what the site budget was. : byorn
• Not doing bad.. 4 wins no loses :P http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=777827 It's my giant piss... : biofrog
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  Huh, neat. What kind of attributes (power, defense, etc) are you guys getting? Can you delete monst... : Nixx2004
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    Oh, just noticed the 3 special power buttons during the fight. So are these real time against other playe... : Nixx2004
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      You don't fight other players in real-time. It's a lot like that MyBrute thing where it just sort of gene... : lyme
      • I'm pretty sure the special powers are usable in real time but that's it. : tometome
• So awesome. http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=777896 : Teiresias
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  Meet LOL (100,97,97,100) He's a little stupid though. http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=777474 : noodleboy723
  • It took me a try or two, but I finally stomped LOL http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4096917 : ColoradoCNC
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  This is how wars in the future will be fought. Got one that's 16-0 so are. Still only 300GB though. : Nixx2004
  • So are? So far. Of course I lose the next fight. : Nixx2004
  • Once you get big the short ones can be annoyingly hard to hit. : Nixx2004
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  http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=778437 : noobja
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    New one: http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=778939 : noobja
    • I beat that one, mine is CPU : destinyofdeath
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  My robot has a wang. http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=777173 : mexicanimator
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    i just got 810 gb for beating your guy. : edgewise
    • I got 1010 lol : SatansFist
  • http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4081928 : Waffles!
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  Has anyone hit a Terabyte yet? : VictoriouSecret
  • LOL up there is 35 TB... : Nixx2004
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  this is great. I've got one guy up to 24 - 5 with a 20 match win streak. : edgewise
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    http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=778281 sucks the stats stop increasing after a bit. : edgewise
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      I made a few until I got fairly balanced stats, so they'd all be near 100 at the end. : Nixx2004
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        i got my guy to 100 in all stats http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=779018 : retardhumper
        • http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4080351 GF : supermonkeyballz
        • http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4080977 : Kentor
        • http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4081650 : Waffles!
        • My guy was like 80gb, and beating your guy gave me over a terabyte. Hm. : famine101
        • my 100 http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4084414 (you whooped my other a bunch) : stgulik
        • I think the fights are pretty random. My guy beat yours but his stats are nowhere near as high: http://ww... : sonicdeathwalrus
• After defeating the Formic race in a cheesy simulation meant to mimic a viral marketing campaign by the c... : Ovate
• Here's my monster, he's not very good though http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=778723 : destinyofdeath
• love this one's right left right combo. takes weak guys out. http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=779203 : stgulik
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  Okay, this is super cool. BUT aside from the 3 specials, do you have any control? Like can you click to a... : Bean
  • Just the specials, as far as I know. : Nixx2004
• Cool! Random as all shit, but cool... : JediDwag
• wow : stuka
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  Bow down before KAT http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=779719 : Waffles!
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    BOOM goes the dynamite! http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4081772 : Bean
    • Post your monster sir, I declare a rematch! : Waffles!
  • http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4082612 : vynn
  • sorry http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4082650 : ArB
  • http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4083719 : Kentor
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    http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=779719 : Cashh
    • oops http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4083778 : Cashh
• ownage http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4081852 : vynn
• UVU challenges you! http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=780341 : stgulik
• well that was unfair ): http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4087173 : bigexplosions
• WTF - thats amazing for a flash site though : bolneze
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  Don't mess with DOA! http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?replay=4094303 : ColoradoCNC
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    BTW, is there any way to influence your stats? I keep getting +20 on everything but speed. : ColoradoCNC
    • God I hate how much QA has burrowed itself into my brain, already found a pretty big bug in the game. lol : ColoradoCNC
  • No, I'm pretty sure it's all random. I spent an hour or two creating a few different ones that had maximu... : lyme
  • Last post, check out this special-ed fight between my new bot DUR and a fellow mentally-challenged bot h... : ColoradoCNC
• Why can't these people afford a z-buffer? Is there no true 3D in flash? : CRasterImage
• \[]/ http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=777356 : IcomeINpeace
• This totally kicks MyBrute's ass. Probably. : michaelleung
• My newest one has some pretty crazy stats: http://www.verbatim.jp/senshuken/?id=781298 : lyme

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  You have to fly to Sweden : gmd
  • i think they give you a 50% ikea airfare discount, with a receipt. : QMS|superdave
• lol : FrayLo
• You have to buy a new lamp. : Delithio
• That is the only bulb you get, you have to take it out and put a candle in its place. : Evil Benius
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  is this really happening? : mikecyb
  • He's just trying to avoid going to China for a light bulb give the guy a break : tomservo
• Sorry need a new lamp. : ant_hillbilly
• You have to make sure the front side bus frequency matches, and the core voltages are compatible for the ... : SwiftyPants
• Does your mom still pick out your clothes in the morning? : stump
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  Did you try jiggling the cord? : iamgoat
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    Have you tried unscrewing the bulb and then screwing it back in? : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Have you tried rebooting it? : SeanJuan04
• wtf242 post : maulla
• You'll probably have to get that looked at by a veterinarian. : Code RedBeard
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  You faggots, this thing is fucking ridiculously tiny compared to a regular bulb. : Ellissd
  • IT'S A FUCKING HALOGEN BULB : gmd
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    They make bulbs for that dude, go to Home Depot if you can't find one at the grocery store. The reason... : MagicWishMonkey
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      THANKS. So used to everything being proprietary it wouldn't surprise one bit if I had to go to a fucking... : Ellissd
      • There are actually 3 different sizes, the one with my ceiling fan fixture used the smallest: http://www.o... : MagicWishMonkey
  • still lol : moshman
  • You, technically my advice above was 100% valid. I just forgot to mention power requirements and heat dis... : SwiftyPants
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    I have some ikea lamps like that and would have asked the same thing if the bulb burnt out. Thanks for ta... : Super Sparker
    • I had an IKEA lamp when I was a kid and I asked my mom if we would have to go back to IKEA to get a new l... : jenisthebest
  • hahahhahahah rage on : biskits
• sorry, Ikea is just like Sony : drucifer
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  How mayn Ellissd does it take to change a lightbulb? : skinlab133
  • 2. One to ask the shack how to do it and the other to do it incorrectly. : bashildy@speakeasy.net
• real answer: if you can remove it, just get another one in the same style with the same power requirement... : Postal
• hahahaha, what the fuck : MagicWishMonkey
• might be a voltage issue with your outlet. : supermonkeyballz
• Dig up thomas edison, he may have the answer. : creep
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  http://www.1000bulbs.com/JCD-G9-Base-Halogen-Light-Bulbs/ : mafu5150
  • G9 halogen is the point. Also, just to avoid the question in several months, C7 and C9 are Christmas bul... : mafu5150
• Go to home depot with the bulb in hand. Go to lighting department, find clerk. Say "I need one of these." : thejay247
• the second i read this post i thought it will summon gmd and sure enough look at the first reply . : Hoax
• YES BECAUSE THEY ARE PROPRIETARY IKEA LIGHT BULBS WITH CIRCUIT BOARDS CONTAINING A TPM : DrWaffles
• Ikea lambchops. : CyCo_PL
• you have to go back to ikea. it's the only way : RikiTiki2
• you must be kidding :D : master_disaster_17
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  one of these lambs? http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=style&sc=home&sc2=&sc3=&id=100642 : peter
  • delicious free samples while supplies last! : Drakoniac
  • Ellissd wanted for questioning : rosewood
  • My question is, what the hell kind of lambs is Ikea selling that they require bulbs? Actually, on the ... : Arcanum
• are you....is this....this is a joke...right? : JohnnyRey
• you're going to get fleeced : zakazi
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  Lol, I'm really enjoying this post. Thank you for bringing joy to my day. : devi| dog
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    Also, is this why my headphones say 'WORKS WITH IPHONE AND IPOD'? : devi| dog
    • bwahahaha : JohnnyRey
    • Similar scenarios, definitely. : Ellissd
    • hahaha : mikecyb
• IKEA IS JUST LIKE PRINTERS : Moonbase Commander
• I'm boycotting IKEA until they bring back dedicated servers. : spyrext
• I had an Ikea desk lamp that had a ridiculously hard to find bulb type. : BlackCat9
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  you should still go back to ikea and get some meatballs, potatoes and lingonberries : bad_fish
  • Listen to bad_fish. He is your friend. : tomservo
  • their meatballs are fucking disgusting. : moshman
• Are you fucking kidding? I want to know, ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING? : thetangent

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  The timer on Deus Ex save files had me clocked at about 40 hours at the end of my first time through. Tha... : tomservo
  • I might checky original saves, I was reviewing it and spent like a week solid so it must be similar. Such... : node
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  I am glad games, especially FPS ones, have gotten shorter. There is just too much to play and most of the... : Evil Benius
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    I kind of agree, but deus ex, jk and unreal were full on awesome throughout. I guess I miss that level of... : node
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      I think there are still some long FPS games out there. The highly controlled script-fests out there all s... : tomservo
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        That's true. I loved fc2 all the more for being damn immense. Love a well crafted sand box. : node
        • Far Cry 2 was a fantastic game. Admittedly it can get repetetive easily if you play it a lot, which is wh... : Mr. Goodwrench
  • I remember when development teams labored over gameplay and story. Strife, Deus Ex and No One Lives Fo... : NickDelios
• I am sad too, node. =( : The Grolar Bear
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  MW2 took be around 10-12. just right. for a generic kinda shooter that's the sweet spot. i don't want ... : dantastic
  • Totally agreed. People were complaining about its length, but for a generic gameplay, it was just fine. : Nitrium
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    10-12 hours? I got through it in 6. How did you manage to make it last so long? : Mr. Goodwrench
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      played on veteran :( : dantastic
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        Yeah the game has a decent length on that difficulty. It is not even constant reloading adding to the clo... : Evil Benius
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          except for the parts where you need to run the fuck out of there because of tons of dudes. escaping the ... : dantastic
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            Oh yeah that was the only part that frustrated me, it was insane. : Evil Benius
            • oh and the boat driving instructions appearing on the screen after you've already fucked up : dantastic
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            that cabin was awful but the worst thing about it was how my game would save at the worst possible time. ... : mikecyb
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              That happens to me so much in that damn game. I remember that sniper helicopter escape from COD4. I h... : JediDwag
              • Sometimes I get into a rut like that. What you have to do is change what you are doing completely, take a... : SpikeMeister
      • As did I : Mr. Goodwrench
    • I started playing around 8 on Thursday, quit around 12. Finished it up around 15 minutes after work the n... : steauengeglase
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    ramped up difficulty is not a substitute for game length. the games in the OP were very long no matter w... : Halen
    • i would have been happy if it were 4 hours less : dantastic
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  I would like FPS games to be $10 and about 1.5 hours long. I know there are dozens of reasons why this... : peanut-
  • Ugh. Sounds awful. I weep for the modern generation with attention-spans equivalent to that of the aver... : wytefang
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  Warren Spector actually warrants short games, because more people will actually play and complete them ve... : freakynipples69
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    From a commercial perspective, sure. But his game is still the best FPS ever made. : Marrbe
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      let's not go crazy here : RikiTiki2
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        Tell me you didnt just imply (through words, gestures, or any written communication), that Deus Ex is not... : d_strand
        • it is the greatest FPSRPG of all time : goldaryn
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          FPS without multiplayer = fail. Script scenes < human players nough said... : nOpe1984
          • wtf? deux ex had multiplayer added in a patch : deadfish
          • human players are fine if you want to shoot other people constantly, but they aren't any good at giving y... : DinK
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  I want to play through Chaser but haven't because I've heard it was so incredibly long :( : roushimsx
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    the game's length should be the reason to hold back on playing CHASER. I'm one of the few shackers tha... : X-GOUKI
    • meant to say, shouldn't be a reason. : X-GOUKI
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  Yeah, Fallout 3 was not nearly long enough. : not work safe
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    Not a FPS game per se, it's a PC role-playing game, hell, it even had that feel on a console. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      It was entirely from first person perspective and you shot things. : not work safe
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        If you wanted to. In its core it's a RPG, and you could enhance the RPG combat experience using VATS. It ... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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          But VATS was pretty awesome for using gun weapons. I'm serious though, Fallout 3 was not long enough, and... : not work safe
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            I clocked in well over 100 hours (some over 120 and I haven't even explored all locations) with all DLCs,... : Mad Brahmin Disease
            • I don't even know how many hours I've poured into the game, its spanned across multiple 360's because of ... : not work safe
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  Half-Life is extremely long by modern standards : dirge23
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    I just re-played Half-Life 2 last week or so and it felt fairly short. But I was having a blast, I was ju... : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • even HL2 is a decent length, to the point where i think some sections get bogged down : dirge23
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      i loved the vehicle controls on the console ports, especially during Water Hazard when you get the cannon... : roushimsx
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        I thought the boat was ok but the buggy controls were horrible. Getting the garden gnome achievement in E... : Mad Brahmin Disease
        • It's not the controls. It's the fact that 90 percent of the car is no-clipped by physics objects. So it c... : AxeMan808
  • 7 hours is extreme. : Cliffzorz
  • Maybe if you count Xen, but who wants to play through that shitfest. : GreatGooglyMoogly
  • this is what comes to mind when i hear "long fps" : at0micgarden
• yep, army of TWO - the 40th day was 6.5 hrs on normal for me. : gdestiny
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  IMO, 20 hours is long enough for a straight forward FPS. Anything longer can drag on and on. But anythi... : Anastomosis
  • Yeah, I agree deadspace was just about the right length. Any longer the concepts would have got tired. : node
  • Agreed wholeheartedly... : nin-a
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  I've found that having a longer game usually helps with storytelling, as the pacing can be more deliberat... : Boring Writer
  • Would it help if you changed your handle to Interesting Writer? : heartsauce
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    I don't think I agree. There's a lot to be said for compressed narratives over decompressed ones. Often l... : Arceihn
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      A compressed narrative gives you something like Avatar. The basic plot remains intact, but it's drained ... : Boring Writer
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        Citizen Kane was shorter than Avatar. Is that drained of all nuance too? : Arceihn
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          Citizen Kane did not have armored battlemechs. : Boring Writer
          • Perhaps it should have. : AxeMan808
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            But the Matrix sequels did, and despite both being longer than the first film they had less nuance combin... : Arceihn
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              The length of writing has nothing to do with its efficiency. However, plot complexity dictates the len... : Boring Writer
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                Length absolutely relates to efficiency. The more words you use to convey a message the less focused it i... : Arceihn
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                  The issue is that with a story, you're delivering an experience as well. If you are giving the reader, g... : Boring Writer
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                    I agree with all of that. I'm not advocating fast pacing. 'Short' does not have to mean 'fast' any more t... : Arceihn
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                      I'm saying that it gives more time for a deep story to be told. If every game is made extremely short (4... : Boring Writer
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                        Braid did more with its narrative in five hours than most games do in quadruple that time. That also had ... : Arceihn
                        • If I'm paying 60 dollars for a game, there's generally a desire to be entertained for greater than 6 hour... : Boring Writer
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                Not really. Take the Max Payne games, both were under 10 hours. If they had been more they would have bee... : Chod
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                  Max Payne can be short for several reasons. First and foremost is that the concept of rogue cop/private ... : Boring Writer
                  • Probably because in Max Payne 1 the dream levels were terrible. They weren't fun. Entertainment value alw... : Chod
  • What you seem to suggest is greater length invites the potential for greater depth. That's fair, but it's... : Tawler
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  Fallout 3 was just about right. Maybe a few more hours would've been good but then again they put out so... : mrwolf710
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    I'd argue with Deus Ex, it was way too long. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      After Hong Kong it was kinda downhill. Although even the later missions had their moments. : Iazu
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        Oh man, Hong Kong is where it starts getting awesome if you ask me :( : tomservo
        • I agree. Some of the New York missions are really dull, especially the Statue of Liberty. Plus you can't ... : Loxodrome
        • dito. There's something with the music when you first step out of the elevator by the police station in h... : d_strand
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      What? Be thankful it is as long as it is since we haven't gotten any worthy sequels. : Marrbe
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        Nah, because just thinking about it makes me not wanna replay it. : Mad Brahmin Disease
        • Huh, well I'd rather have more of a good thing. It's the kind of game that wants and should be long. Now,... : Marrbe
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      You're broken. : Creepin_Jeezus
      • the first bit is too long. The time between starting the game and actually having fun is like 5 hours and... : marmite
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  We need a new KOTOR I think. : pres589
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    spring 2011 : dantastic
    • really? that'd be awesome : papaskot
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      He said KOTOR, not a goddamn MMO. : master_disaster_17
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        Yeah, agreed, I don't really want some online space hug trading game. Maybe they'll get actually quests ... : pres589
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          There will be great quests, I think you'll be able to play it solo as a great sp game quite hapilly. This... : node
          • Will need real reviews at the time to see if I should waste my life in this fashion. : pres589
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            This is an MMO. MMO's have unchanging worlds, because they must provide a social gaming experience that i... : master_disaster_17
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              Oh, and in case it is not obvious what I'm getting at : Unchanging world = No player influence on overarc... : master_disaster_17
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                supposedly they're working that angle to make a changeable world. check out some of the developer vids b... : dantastic
                • Not even looking at screenshots at this point. This is just common sense. : master_disaster_17
            • You might want to look into what Blizzard has done with WoW, this is no longer true. : Evil Benius
      • EXACTLY. I would fucking kill for a true KOTOR 3. TOR looks reasonably interesting, for an MMO, but I hav... : thetangent
• A lot of them had to be back then. Nowadays it's all about MP, and they see to tack on SP just so people... : riptyde
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  haha Klingon Honor Guard, I completely forgot about that game I dunno if 20 hours is necessarily good,... : DeBurgo
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    that game was long for no good reason, it was just lots and lots of empty : CoRDS
    • Because the fucking Klingons have no honor, duh. : pres589
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  I'll take 4.5 hours of solid gameplay over 20 hours of "man, I wish this were done 16 hours ago". I'm loo... : daVinci1980
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    Here's the thing. If the game grows too long, you can quit playing. What recourse do you have if it's too... : AxeMan808
    • I'm OCD about games--when I start them and they're good, I like to finish them even if they turn sour. : daVinci1980
    • Smash Bros you had to play the SP in order to unlock MP characters (if i recall) : SlingBlaze
    • i'd rather finish a game in its entirety and be left wanting more than quit a game that becomes a chore t... : EvilDolemite
  • I'm with you on this. Played all the classics but the sad truth is that many of them don't make them to t... : =]Milo[=
  • Okami is absolutely the worst offender on this :( : roushimsx
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  I remember playing Resident Evil 4 and thinking, "Okay, wow that was awesome, but the last boss is probab... : Wikus Van De Merwe
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    That's not an FPS, but good point nonetheless... : etherboy
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      OH right. FPS... that'd have to be the first Far Cry. Holy hell. Now THAT was a game that got better and ... : Wikus Van De Merwe
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        Personally I thought it got worse and worse. : GreatGooglyMoogly
        • "Alright, keep talking!" : Wikus Van De Merwe
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  Doom 3 was over 20 hours. : capt tripps
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    Nah, I blazed through that in about 7 to 8 hours on release. I guess it was 20 hours if you had arachnop... : the archvile
    • No way.. serious? I've beaten that 6 or 7 times and I couldn't do that. I always play on hard though. : Pneum0
• and they were great from start to end. I feel stalker fills that void atm. : happynoodle
• I think that Wolfenstien was the first modern "short" FPS. Reviewers bitched like hell. They even marke : capt tripps
• There are still games out there with longevity/content. You're just comparing some classic well-made game... : yacoub35
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  i think people pad old games' lengths with nostalgia. deus ex was definitely a long game, but jedi knigh... : EvilDolemite
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    Yea, I couldn't believe how quickly I went through Half Life. It wasn't like I was trying to speed run it... : roushimsx
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      When you're playing a game from an older generation, the learning curve is generally nonexistent (remembe... : Boring Writer
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        Jesus christ 40 hours to beat Half-Life? : Evil Benius
        • I'm not entirely sure. It took me about a month of playing a little bit every day (usually very little).... : Boring Writer
  • I'm playing Jedi Knight right now. That game is hard, massive, and fucking awesome still. : node
• I remember when they were really fucking tedious, yeah. : SiW.
• I miss the expansive feeling the long play brings, like Jedi Knight or Alice. : kramweil
• Totally disagree. I love really short, tight game where the experience every moment is carefully crafted.... : ventro
• I remember when it took a person a week to make a level. : kingdepork
• I'm willing to believe there is just as much scripting in 6 hours of MW2 as there is in all 40+ hours of ... : Loxodrome
• Jedi Knight is the best 'FPS" ever. It was a long game, but i never felt bored. And the gameplay changed ... : thewindcriesmary
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  I thought Unreal was too long : nutcrackr
  • yep I was going to make the same comment, the original Unreal was a very long game : tunis5000
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  It's a simple explaination: They can't pay the people working on it long enough anymore. Today creating a... : Snipergen
  • Yeah, this is true. Basically, the quality level of Unreal 1 geometry is what they use know as mock up pl... : node
• Actually I'm pleased, I complete more games now than I ever did back then - guess I just don't have the ... : chazums
• to be honest I found most of them over stayed thier welcome. : RogerDandy
• They were long but tedious and derivative. Go play Unreal today. You'll see a game that was too long f... : zehh