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  One of the ad-sellers that Gamefly uses seemingly has poor security and some bad ads get through : geedeck
  • Gamefly is making a cloud of compromised PCs to take over the world. : tboomer2
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    Hasn't this been going on for over a month now? : Goto10
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      more like 2-3 : c0bra
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        Well, at least they acknowledge they are knowingly serving viral ads. I'll know who to go to first if so... : Goto10
        • lol : papaskot
        • lol times two : Jinxplayer
        • Sigh... : Phreakin
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          You obviously didn't read the terms of service you agreed to when you signed up for the shack. : silent prophet
          • Not sure if you're serious, but ads gets pushed to you whether you're a registered user or not. : c0bra
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          hahaha yeah - and what do you think you'll get from that? : virus
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            Well, probably something like, "We're sorry, we're looking into it." You guys don't find it quite seri... : Goto10
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              XXX WARNING XXX SHACKNEWS UNDER CONSTRUCTION!! : askedrelic
              • throw in some siren.gif and it's GeoCities circa 1997 : stoned wallaby crop circle
              • http://www.animatedgif.net/underconstruction/anim0205-1_e0.gif : ColoradoCNC
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              Of course we find it serious, we just found your thinly veiled complaint/threat amusing. : Bamtan
              • ^^^^ gamefly has done tons to look into it. it's like whack a mole. They've said plenty about it too, it'... : geedeck
            • Not really. I'm a mercury subscriber. : virus
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              For all the "We're looking into it" talk, I've never seen any actual change or improvement. I have to go... : Robotic Puppy Eater
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                It's whack a mole dude. It wasn't an issue for weeks if not months. Have you ever dealt with phishers or ... : geedeck
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                  No, but how come we haven't heard about this happening on other websites on a regular basis. Sure, other ... : Robotic Puppy Eater
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                    I think you have to assume that the shack here, due to it's forum, is more open about issues like this. ... : trove
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                      The point is I don't hear people on the shack saying "Hey guys I went to reddit/digg/wikipedia/giantbomb/... : Robotic Puppy Eater
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                        Why would someone complain about that here? : trove
                        • Because we all talk about random shit/security related stuff all the time? : Robotic Puppy Eater
                      • As, as others point out, this wasn't a problem when Steve owned the Shack. So before it was "What problem... : Robotic Puppy Eater
                • How involved with this are you really? Are you in any place to really comment authoritatively on this su... : Goto10
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              stop using it at work if you're so concerned : [fry]
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                I work from home. On the same PC I game/jack off from. My personal habits aside, I'm actually more prot... : Goto10
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                  Wait, are you an IT professional? : askedrelic
                  • Well versed in gaming and jacking off? : spazzium
            • Shacknews: It gets you malware : Ride-My-Rocket
        • MY WORK DATA, LET ME SHOW YOU IT : ateam311
        • RAARRRRRR : Rauol Duke
        • Will you goto 10? : TroZ
    • I'm pretty sure the ads started getting horribly shitty around July/August, and we were told the contract... : laurgasms
• It's how Gamefly celebrates anniversaries. Happy 1 year anniversary of the Gamefly takeover, here, hav : Nixx2004
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  For the last three days every time I go to the web site I get a popup from MSE telling me I am being atta... : WadeMcLain
  • Me too, MSE started freaking out on the main page starting last night : Lionhart32935
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    does this happen in all browsers? I never get any flags : Slowtreme
    • Its happened to me in Firefox and Chrome. I haven't tried IE yet : WadeMcLain
    • Yeah it does it in IE as well http://www.shackpics.com/files/ShackVirusIE_htfaw0gae1z791hm0juy.jpg : WadeMcLain
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    You know, I have never gotten a popup from MSE when visiting the front page. I don't normally visit the f... : VectorJKL
    • hmm I don't visit the front page and I use Chrome exclusively at home, and FF+Stylish at work MSE running... : Slowtreme
    • I got my first front page warning today. Usually it's in the comments, but I think that's just because I ... : thecray
  • yep, same here. It seems to be the "be naughty" add which is nsfw and virus infected. Its a bit like a do... : usedillusion
  • I just got this today too : Thomas Hace
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  nothing really. : virus
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    ^^^viral coverup conspirator : Merconium
    • pre-order canceled. : Dschinghis Khan
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    hey buddy : not work safe
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      hi there friend : virus
      • I sense a conspiracy! : CrustaR
    • that's weird. i thought he said not safe for work. : ass-street
• They either don't know how to remove it or don't care enough to run it up the flagpole apparently. : atom519
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  There is a solution. A final solution. : NexusOne
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    ^^^ do not listen to this ^^^ : Downforce
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      ^^^ do listen to this ^^^ vvv but not this vvv : NexusOne
      • NexusOne likes the Vag. : thecray
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  I don't think you're under any ethical obligation to view ads at a site that serves up potential malware.... : Albemuth
  • NoScript : dognose
  • so the new overlords allow such talk now? it used to be a hanging offence : usedillusion
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  I got bombarded today. Every refresh would bring up a new virus warning. I had to resort to adblocking, w... : thecray
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    NoScript. : dognose
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      I shouldn't have to use Firefox because Gamefly is taking their sweet time to set things straight :( : DrWaffles
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        You feel bad about it? Look. It's all very ha-ha and everything, but I'm pretty sure if it happened t... : Lucien Irenicus
        • Where'd you get that idea? I just prefer to use Chrome (which has no equivalent of NoScript) over Firefo... : DrWaffles
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  hopefully people are taking screenshots : Downforce
  • This is pointless. I don't even think it's necessarily the adverts themselves. I had two Evony ads visibl... : thecray
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  Who is the guy we're supposed to SM about this now? : Gnowknayme
  • jokemon : Downforce
• Shit is getting old quick. Fix the fucking thing already or people will start to leave. Simple as tha... : .Jayson
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  Hi guys. Thanks to everyone who has reported this problem. Here's what I know: This only seems to be h... : greg-m
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    Thanks for the update Greg. If we're running NSFW ads I'm going to drop my lightning bolt... so I can se... : spazzium
    • lols indeed! : jonin
    • I've been refreshing for the past 30 minutes waiting for tits.. No luck so far. : tboomer2
    • You risk viral infection though. It's a moral dilemma straight out of Dragon Age: 2010. : thecray
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    someone posted a screenshot yesterday showing the fake AV redirect : sanchez
    • I must have missed this. Do you have a link to the post? : greg-m
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    It's the ads from "yourgiftzone.com". A screenshot of one of the offending ads can be seen here: http... : Bold
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      Why is shacknews calling you a whore >:( : ArcKnight
      • hahaha that's hilarious : jimmy_legs
      • Not my screenshot. I only WISH Shacknews would call me a whore. :-( : Bold
    • Awesome thanks. Also, holy heck $250 in gift cards to McDonalds!? : greg-m
  • That's the alert I've been seeing, yes. I thought it was showing up through some webmail ads, but I proba... : five_percent
  • Thanks for the update, my brother in username format. I don't envy you having to deal with that crap! : Dave-A
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    I just got the entire session, including the malware piece, under fiddler. Want the .saz file? : RomSteady
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      Que Mass Effect style dialogue option: . Send the file 7 -> Goodbye _\ . Bl : ArcKnight
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        [PUNCH] : guido anchovy
        • [JUDY] : RomSteady
  • Thanks mate. the nsfw ads were the "be naughty" ads. They weren't something i expected to see in a banne... : usedillusion

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  a little late to the party on this - but yea its awesome. has any news come out yet as to what he's work... : multisync
  • :( : tometome
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  The $500 is a dumb figure because: 1 seat of Photoshop costs more. That doesn't include 3D software or Co... : ZombieAcademy
  • yeah, his talent isn't free either, the guy runs a commercial sfx shop by the look of it : GloriousCow
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    he runs a post-production visual effects house. maybe... : tometome
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      The time of a post production visual effects house isn't free just because you own it. Maybe it's totally... : ZombieAcademy
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        So realistically, it probably cost like $10k if you factor in time and everything? : CrustaR
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          10K is a start for equipment. : ibrokn
          • ibrokn, what would you do if you had a studio like that dude had and had to p1mp out a movie like that? ... : CrustaR
  • Maybe he is an avid software pirate. : Klebold
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    I agree. the fact that he already owns all the equipment and software to do that shit should count toward... : freakord
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      That's still not really how things work. Capital investments are not expenses. : Creepin_Jeezus
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        I'll bet the rent on the building he sat in while making this was more than 500$ BULLSHIT!!! : KxRook
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          Well yeah, Of course the $500 thing is a wildly inaccurate guess. It's a PR figure that makes peoples hea... : Creepin_Jeezus
          • I was being facetious. I mean do you need to lump his education costs into that sum as well? If he sat d... : KxRook
        • Rent is an operational cost not a capital expenditure. : theghostofsmdever
      • What part of it cost $500 then? : synapse19
      • Of course they are. I mean obviously there are different ways these things are handled in the accounting... : DinK
  • It's impossible that he owned all this software before he produced this? : dumb.
  • buy vs. pay per hour of use but yeah, $500 is still unrealistically low for 5 minutes of special effec : Korban
  • $500 + the fact that he has a fucking vfx house. Now quit complaining : locater16
• Eyebrow!!! : Ormsbee
• omg this is a great piece of work!!! : ghost hacker
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  Reminds me of Robot Jox heh. $500 is pretty impressive though : limpossible
  • We need a BattleTech movie something BAD : ShadowRam
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  Meh. It's a bit overrated if you ask me. Doesn't have shit on Alive in Joburg. : Creepin_Jeezus
  • No kidding. It looks like any other thing you might see on CG Talk. : gooblerampling
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    I thought the same thing. But the success of District 9 has made every person want to find their very own... : Godhatesfatpeople
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      The problem with this guy is he's showing only tech skill. Blomkamp is a storyteller who's first medium h... : gooblerampling
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        It reminded me of the Sky Captain movie in the same regard. : Godhatesfatpeople
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          aka shitty as hell. : lodit
          • pretty much :P : Godhatesfatpeople
• very cool! : cjcharv
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  Who the fuck gets out of a car, and "runs" away from slow walking robots? : ShadowRam
  • If I could guarantee I wouldn't be killed while running, I would do this. Why? Because giant robots are n... : ryuuseki
  • Smaller target, better mobility (not restricted to roads), avoid traffic chaos, simple panic, etc. There ... : Rehevkor
  • your logic is not wanted here! : silentbobuk
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  I never really liked this short because it has no real point. It's just a tech demo. There aren't any cha... : sparkly
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    I'm not a fan either. I find it mind-numbingly boring to watch. : Clone42
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      From a storytelling point it's just really bad. : sparkly
      • agreed. But I definitely think it's intended to be a tech demo. : tometome
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    same. it's definitely not a tech demo. it's a decent little short, but there's no substance. : synapse19
    • All it needs is some "Welcome to Earff!" : dedgecko
• Without youtube here at work, I'll have to review this later. : punchdog
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  I love how the PR pieces always try to make it sound like he made it in his garage by building stuff toge... : scener
  • ha yeah. It just makes the deal he got even sweeter is all. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • hah, really? not knowing who he is or what he does, that's exactly what this made me think. : waxthirteen
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    I don't get all the hate. It's a story of a significant rise in someone's career any way you slice it, th... : thebigbeefsandwich
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      Neil Bloomkampf & District 9? I thought he was an ex-animator shouldered into the director's chair aft... : dedgecko
      • Animator to Director isn't really that big of a leap. It's more along the lines of a natural progression.... : synapse19
      • Neill directed shitloads of music videos, commercials and shorts before he ever directed a feature film. ... : Cubictoast
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      The problem is that for those of us in the industry, it perpetuates the idea that CG is cheap and doesn't... : jipey
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        why would they think that? I mean an auto mechanic works for free on his own cars, doesn't mean he won't ... : thebigbeefsandwich
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          Because this industry is filled with bottom feeder asshole producers. Especially actors who are producer... : Wheatloaf
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            there's another problem. studios undercutting to land projects, and then not hiring experienced talent to... : synapse19
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              Yep, I've lost tons of work to people undercutting me, or people willing to donate $500,000 worth of gear... : Wheatloaf
              • ...and then outsourcing haha DEY DOOK ER JERRRBZ : synapse19
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          because the vast majority of people really don't understand how much a lot of this stuff actually costs t... : synapse19
          • Amen brotha. VFX is a break even industry normally, rates are generally low and you're constantly dealin... : Cubictoast
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  i thought spider-man 4 was scrapped with raimi and they wanted a reboot : acidravelamp
  • oh, i read it wrong : acidravelamp
• They should've given this guy money instead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGW0aQSgyxQ : synapse19
• The animation is awful, the concept has been done multiple times before, and the tracking of the 3d eleme... : Drewus
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  That $500 number is total bullshit, and I hope everyone knows that. $500 would get you like a day, maybe... : Wheatloaf
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    $500 won't get you even one day, unless you're just talking about maybe a person and a half. : synapse19
    • And that's only salary... : synapse19
• First thought: EDF : ieGod
• Reminds me of a SciFi channel movie : bolneze
• That was boring as hell. : CrustaR
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  I always wondered what software he used for all of this. Btw anyone remember that Half Life inspired shor... : two50six
  • just as impressive if not more so http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU_reTt7Hj4 : two50six

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  It would be sweet to keep it in a single thread instead of littering spoilers throughout the chatty. I : MagicWishMonkey
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    No spoilers in my post if you've watched the first 3 seasons. : not work safe
    • haha, yea I know but it's been a while so I've forgotten everything. I assume the first episode is flashb... : MagicWishMonkey
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  So, was Eloise working for Smokey when she asked Jack to bring Locke's corpse back to the island? I can : kek
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    But Jacob wasn't working for the Smoke monster so I don't think so. Also, what was up with the giant guit : Totenjaeger
    • Jacob gave that to Hurley to take with him on his way back to the island. Also I think Jacob chose Hur : Zek
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      Jacob is somehow outside of time or can see the future. Jacob gave Hurley the case knowing that Sayid wo : kek
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        I meant the ridiculousness of the size of the package. : Totenjaeger
        • yeah lol, you got me there. :) : kek
        • it was something sentimental to hurley + a symbol that has frequently appeared many times in the show enl... : Patch-e
• Ultima IV : kramweil
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  This might have some answers: http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/02/02/lost-premiere-damon-carlton/ I couldn'... : bozer
  • There is no more time travel and there is not alternate reality going on. : Patch-e
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  I wonder what's up with the whole guitar case and the note listing everyone's name and saying something b : darcspeed
  • I think it only mentioned Sayid. That is why he asked who everyone was. : Totenjaeger
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    any possibility that sayid's body is now host to jacob? : teethmarks
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      I would say no since he's never displayed that ability before unlike nemesis : darcspeed
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        Also, the Others wrapped the place with the special dust and SM was still posing as Locke. : Totenjaeger
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          I don't think Jacob and his nemesis are the same type of whatever. I think the dust is meant specificall : IndigoAK
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            What are you talking about? I never mentioned anything about Jacob. : Totenjaeger
            • Sorry, my bad. That is what I get from reading two different threads. : Totenjaeger
          • I think the dust is ash of either Jacob or someone like Jacob. I remembered zombie Locke can't hurt Jacob... : whereiwannab
    • I think it's almost 100% : holinka
    • I thought this as well but damon and Carlton were on kimmel last night and squashed that sorta. : BioSector
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  what was the deal with desmond on the plane and disappearing? : feek
  • I think he might time traveling or something : IndigoAK
  • Who knows? I think JJ is fucking with us. : Totenjaeger
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    Either he's still hopping around time like before, or he really was a passenger and he was warped off the : Zek
    • Or the guy who was snoring woke up : Horn
    • If the island had sunk then he would never have been stranded on it three years ago! : not work safe
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    Both that and the body of Jack's father, which, I will presume, was on the plane pre-Lost-reset-bump, the : Masem
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      even in the original timeline, christian's coffin was empty : dirge23
      • I thought they made it clear that he was in it, but in coming to the island he was in some way re-animate... : Rooster Cockburn
  • IMO Desmond was never on the plane. It was a bleed effect or whatever you want to call it... Jack crossi : K1Bond007
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  I'm so confused by this damn show. One could say *puts on sunglasses* that I'm Lost. : Scotty22
  • I just heard the intro scream for CSI: Miami when you said that. Hahaha : phipple
  • YEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! : eonix
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  You guys looking for answers in the first episode of the new season are funny. : ThomW
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    Well, to be fair they did answer a few questions in this episode. The main big one is what and who the : IndigoAK
    • They didn't answer "what" : MaJeStu
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      this was pretty clear at the end of season 5 : feek
      • Not explicit, though : kershner25
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      I'm not saying they didn't answer anything, I just find it amusing that people seem to be confused that t... : ThomW
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        Ah, yeah. I'm half expecting the series finale to end with one of the trademarks twists right before t... : IndigoAK
        • DONT STOP BELIEVINGGGGGGGG *GOES BLACK* : Patch-e
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          the last thing you see will be some new person buying a lottery ticket with the numbers : Degenerate
          • * B A T T L E S T A R G A L A C T I C A ' D * : ThomW
      • But part of the fun of the show is trying to figure shit out! I don't think anyone was expecting a list ... : jenisthebest
      • Yes we are amused by this too, its why we watch it. Its an amusing show, entertaining would be another wo... : not work safe
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        like I somebody on Twitter - the preview for next week said "the time for questions has ended", but it di... : Clay
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          Most Lost previews are exactly like that. HERE ARE SOME SHOTS THAT LOOK LIKE ANSWERS, THE ANSWERS ARE COM : Bamtan
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            I love when the previews for next week show stuff that happens in the last 30 seconds of the episode and ... : ThomW
            • most shows lead you like this: http://www.crossingworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/donkeyandthecar... : Clay
    • The main big one is what and who the smoke monster is. they did? : mwasher
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  so who was jacob referring to when he said they're coming, before he died : teethmarks
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    We still don't know. I doubt it was his lackies outside. Maybe he meant Jack and crew coming back from th : Zek
    • yea the second half of your sentence must be it : Patch-e
    • This is what I thought. He assembled the 6 special people to fight in case he dies. He must have been w... : handofthrawn
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  I am infuriated by this show's success when the writers are so obviously "pantsing" it. : gooblerampling
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    You have to admire them for not fucking it up like Heroes. That show is unwatchable. : ThomW
    • wait until they add the x-ray eyes man.... that dates the indestructible girl : conandan
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    they have known the beginning, major plot points through the middle, and end of the story from the get go... : Patch-e
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      Ok, I suppose there's no way to really prove that they didn't have a more intricate outline at the start.... : gooblerampling
      • there have been plenty of mysteries answered throughout the series, its just the ultimate one that has no... : maulla
  • No, they're not pantsing it at all. It's a well written show with a well thought out plot. : slickdoody
  • their pants are on the ground? : Clay
  • they did a lot in the beginning, but since it's pretty much a unified story, and you can look backwards a... : thebigbeefsandwich
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    honestly at this point i really don't care about the plot. I watch Lost for the characters. maybe that se... : GloriousCow
    • I can appreciate that. : gooblerampling
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  Oh and something else: I guess it's inevitable that the real Locke will become alive again based on the : kek
  • I don't think that Locke is coming back. : WhatIsThisFor
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    he's embalmed : dirge23
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      Why no rigor mortis though. He rolled out of the casket like his body was still warm. By this point he ... : kek
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        I thought that went away after a while. : Totenjaeger
        • It does. : Super Sparker
  • Remember, it is only a few days after the funeral for them. : Totenjaeger
• I didn't get to watch a single minute of the damn episode last night. Stupid plans. It's recorded at le... : DinK
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  All I can say where I think this season is going. Donnie Darko (or more specifically The alt never-cra : Masem
  • Maybe that will be the finale. They split time and they have to find a way to fix it using the island. ... : handofthrawn
  • I think the flashes are showing exactly what fake Locke said to Ben. How shitty their lives were before t : Beady
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  Jack sat in row 24 this time, instead of 23. : Bamtan
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    maybe because a few people didnt show up, like shannon? : feek
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      Er, I think it was more of a reference to Dharma's research motive - to change the numbers, and save the : Bamtan
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        Jack+24= Jacob is Jack Bauer : supermonkeyballz
        • Tell me where the Island is!!! : Cheeziologist
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    We're talking about Lost here, no Bauer business. : sreyes22
    • oops didnt see this : supermonkeyballz
  • he also was only given one extra bottle of vodka instead of 2 : mwasher
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  Juliet - I think she may have suffered the same thing Desmond did. That's why she mentioned "going dutch : Bamtan
  • This sounds very plausible. That latte line was a bit weird. : handofthrawn
  • ooooooooooh, that makes a "latte" sense. no seriously, it does : slickdoody
  • Her weird rambling made me think of Charlotte actually, except instead of seeing different points in time : Xevo
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    i just took that as her making a joke because she knew she was dying : GloriousCow
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      Except she hadn't seen or even heard of a latte in three years. : Totenjaeger
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        They didn't have lattes in 1977? Dharma was pretty well stocked, I wouldn't be surprised if the kitchen ... : kek
        • I just never heard of a latte until well after I was born. : Totenjaeger
  • Interesting. : WhatIsThisFor
  • Nice catch, I bet we'll see her in a later episode doing that very thing. : holinka
• I can't wait to get home to see this! : scottythejock
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  I assume juliet will be taken to the temple as well and she will be healed like sayid? : fathertime
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    yeah that should definitely be Sawyers first thing he'll want to do next episode. He won't be able to th : kek
    • the promos look like sawyer escapes and runs and kate runs after him : spiderfill
  • I don't think so. I think the healing waters only work if the person is alive when they enter. It has t : dante2010
  • Nah. They had to write her out since she's on V now. : Attica Blue
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  So let me see if I understand this correctly... Was the whole Jack, Sawyer, Kate, Sayid temple scene taki : emcea
  • 2007. Remember, they set off the firework, and the Others at the Statue saw it. : Bamtan
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    No, the temple scene takes place in 2007, present day. Note how when they set off the fireworks, Richard : Rasnowl
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      Oh crap I didn't pick up on the flare connection So at this point, everybody is in the same timeline on t : emcea
      • Yes. : Bamtan
  • No, they were back in the "present" because Locke and gang are all on the island doing their thing and Ja : WhatIsThisFor
  • No, 2007 LOTS OF TEXT HERE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah i just want to recreate the pattern of the : slickdoody
  • There is no more time travel. : Patch-e
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  this season is not about time travel. the island did not sink at the moment of jughead because you see th : spiderfill
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    Shannon is not on the plane because they couldn't get the actress to return. : WhatIsThisFor
    • yeah if that was the reason, then they probably had to write in some reasoning why, which was what they m : spiderfill
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    what? "new otherton" = dharmaville. it was there when they went to set off the jughead, so yeah, the isla : Bamtan
    • whoops youre right. producers made a big point to say how that is evidence of when the sinking happened. : spiderfill
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    But it's definitly about parallel time lines. : D11ger
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      Which is a horrible, horrible idea. I weep for my next conversation with my mother about this show. : kek
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        Why is it a horrible idea? It means Jack was right and it worked. : Totenjaeger
        • Maybe he just hates the idea of explaining it.. which as mothers go, can get rough. : cactus44203
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  Lost is like a crazy friend you've known for only a few years. When you first met them, they were fun ... : das_runt
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    And you long for the simpler but wacky times when you would hang out in the jungle and play golf. : emcea
    • Yes. Exactly. I was searching for just that example. : das_runt
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    more like a crazy friend who holds meetings that his followers attend but some people who are jealous of ... : spiderfill
    • no, i don't think that's it, doesn't sound right : das_runt
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  remeber when ben summoned the smoke monster after widmore's mercs shot his daughter? wtf is ben in bed w : teethmarks
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    yeah I definitely hope they touch on that point...that the sentient evil being is summonable : kek
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      i'm pretty sure that the smoke monster might enjoy the chance to show up and kill a bunch of mercs. in an : dirge23
      • Maybe the smoke monster can't hurt anyone without being asked. The fact that he couldn't touch jacob obvi : Ctrl-Phreak
  • Ben drained a pool of water in a secret room in his house, maybe the water was he same as in the temple w : not work safe
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    i think it was more than ben let down the defenses for dharmaville assuming the smoke monster would show : gokart.
    • He used some ancient looking stone door. It's unlikely any of Dharma's equipment had anything to do with... : kek
  • yeah that's been bugging me today. i dont get it : feek
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    I think ben has been tricked into believing that smokey is jacob. Think about it. The only time ben "goes : maulla
    • But he just saw that Smokey is the Man in Black. : Modica Sol Solis
  • There's also a chance that the others knew what ever switch Ben pushed would end up bringing the smoke mo : holinka
  • it's a good point, but they always revisit the holes at some point. plus you have to take into account wh : thebigbeefsandwich
• Give it a watch again, its on Hulu now http://www.hulu.com/watch/125502/lost-la-x-part-1 : pospesel
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  Man this really fucking sucks. I just started season two and already just browsing the headlines on Googl... : phate81
  • lol, dvd boxes are a fucking bitch. I remember picking up the box set for Season 2 of 24 while only being... : GloriousCow
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  I think Jacob and the smoke monster are aliens with some ability to time travel. The smoke monster is som : Fred Garvin
  • it's not nanobots : dirge23
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    it really ends up being the same thing though. Whether you say something is an angel or an alien or a nan... : disembodied potato
    • yes, it's obviously just magic. whether sci-fi or fantasy in nature is irrelevant. : dirge23
    • the problem is most people dont think "fantasy" when they think of angels. : klearlyunseen
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  I just want faraday back :( : sparkly
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    Just wait. : pimpium
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      Would Faraday be alive in the alt-universe? If they nuked the island surely he'd be dead since he was in : Bamtan
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        it is not an alternate universe! : Patch-e
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          i'm not sure what your basis for this assertion is : dirge23
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            My basis is that the creators said it is not an alternate universe. Read the article posted above, htt : Patch-e
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              they said they don't use that term, but that's clearly what's going on here. : dirge23
              • you can call them "different timelines" if you prefer, but i don't see how that's a meaningfully differen... : dirge23
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                They really could be showing the end result of this season before it happens ... while it happens. : ThomW
                • Yes! : Patch-e
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                  huh, maybe : dirge23
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                    but that would just make it a flashforward which they've done before : dirge23
                    • How about a cloned island and cloned people all existing in the same world/universe/time? : Patch-e
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                      They're not allowed to do it again? : ThomW
                      • NO NOT ALLOWED : dirge23
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                        Well based on what the creators said above, they are hinting that it is not in fact a flash through time,... : Begawkiness
                        • LOST: pioneering the semantics of the words "flashback", "flashforward", and "flashsideways" since 2004. : Patch-e
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                      It's not an alternate universe as that would imply that one is the "primary". Rather, the point is that : ezanga
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                        i really don't see the phrase "alternate universe" as implying that one is "primary" (and in any event, t : dirge23
                        • I would still consider it more a parallel universe rather than an entire alternate one. Basically a timel : two50six
            • he's just drawing a distinction. the term alternate universe does not necessarily have to imply that one : das_runt
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              It's the best term we can come up for it at the moment. If you have something better, please suggest. : Bamtan
              • flashsideways? : Patch-e
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        How do you know that? In The Constant he was a professor in 1996 at Oxford. We know this because Daniel s : K1Bond007
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          In this alt-universe, we saw the island underwater. I'm assuming in that universe, in 77, the nuke went o : Bamtan
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            i don't think it's safe to assume that everybody on the island at the time of the incident died, regardle : dirge23
            • You're right, I could be wrong, and they might've evacuated people, but IIRC the only way off the island : Bamtan
          • So then Ben would be dead as well : Crimsonbeak
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            All I'm saying is I wouldn't presume that Faraday is the '77 baby. Maybe he is, but he might not be dead : K1Bond007
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              Well if the nuke went off all along, then what would have caused the creation of a new timeline where it : Zek
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                Well, who says that this timeline was created? Maybe it just always existed. : K1Bond007
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                  To explain this just a little more consider 2 realities. They always existed, they're in the same "ballpa : K1Bond007
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                    That doesn't really mesh at all with the show as presented and would be really terrible writing. The w : Vincent Grayson
                    • How is it bad writing? And I never said one way or the other how or why they crashed or did not crash. I : K1Bond007
                • Technically, all possible timelines always exist. I think that Lost is going to stick with a fairly stric : BlackCat9
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  it may have just been me, but i was very impressed by ABC's OTA HD feed. excellent quality. much better... : EvilDolemite
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    ABC OTA doesnt exist in philly. sucks : feek
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      it looked beautiful. rich colors and almost no compression artifacts or banding. : EvilDolemite
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        your OTA come in as 1080i for ABC? : Patch-e
        • 720p actually. both FOX and ABC broadcast in 720p. typically NBC and CBS do 1080i. : EvilDolemite
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      The sound quality on ABC on both Comcast and Verizon is really terrible during Lost. It is really quiet ... : Begawkiness
      • This is in and around Philly that is : Begawkiness
      • it sounded pretty good last night, maybe they fixed it : feek
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        strange. it sounded really good to me. especially in the airport scenes. : EvilDolemite
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          speaking of, that part where kate's ears were ringing was really cool : dirge23
          • Ya it worked really well. : BioSector
        • It's been like that since I moved here which was in between season 4 and 5. So all of season 5 sounded l... : Begawkiness
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      it does. i had to buy a better antenna though to get the signal. : wvuong
      • i know it exists, but it may as well not from what i can tell. i've tried two different antennas at 3 hom... : feek
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    Are OTA feeds typically better than what you'd get through cable or fios? : DinK
    • slightly. depends on the source material and station. but cable/sat generally compresses HD a bit more. : EvilDolemite
  • cause it's not compressed to hell : adev
  • Really? I should point my antenna at Austin then, cause KSAT in San Antonio's picture is compressed to he... : MeenMunky
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  Juliet - Did anyone find that entire sequence, and therefore pretty much the entire first episode, pointl : OverloadUT
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    I think in the minds of the viewer, no corpse = not dead. I think they had to make a point of Sawyer hol... : kek
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      That makes sense, given the sort of weird shit happens in the show. But I still feel like that same effec : OverloadUT
      • There were a lot of little things about those scenes though. Also I think they were trying to build up Ja : K1Bond007
  • I didn't really care when she died either time. And Faraday's death was pointless too. Not really enough : thebigbeefsandwich
  • I think that they did it because she was able to tell Sawyer that she set the bomb and that it worked. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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  Here's a long sentence so this URL doesn't show up in post preview, but it's worth looking at: http:/... : Bamtan
  • Yeah, I read this earlier. I caught most of them, but not that Jin and Sun weren't married in their 'flas... : mn3m0n1c
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    Oh wow I did not notice all the Jin and Sun things. : OverloadUT
    • Glad I'm not the only one. :) : mn3m0n1c
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      Hmm. Jin and sun stuff not there anymore. : BioSector
      • Yes it is; second from the bottom : OverloadUT
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      Did anyone else assume that Sun faked not knowing any English, in order to let Jin have a harder time wit : dante2010
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        That's what I assumed at the time, but now that I know about the other differences, it would make sense t... : OverloadUT
        • I mean she only originally learned English to escape her marriage. But now that that never even happened, : OverloadUT
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  One more question: Do you think they'll ever explain the Dharma food drop that Hurley was put in charge ... : kek
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    i bet anything that isnt explained directly will be explained by parallel universe crossover, dude : spiderfill
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      I doubt it. They'll probably explain it by making you recall Faraday's missile-payload experiment in seas : K1Bond007
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        ah, good call...but a 30 year delay? : kek
        • Well .. Kelvin Inman (dude with Desmond) was the last guy to be hired by Dharma that we know. Considering : K1Bond007

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• 1. highlight some text, right click it and choose "Inspect Element" doesn't work? 2. right click a pictu... : BongSlayerB
• I just switched all my systems to Chrome from Firefox recently because of the added extension support. I ... : rhraz
• I've come to the conclusion that firefox and chrome are both valid browser choices which offer different ... : Klebold
• Chrome is probably at least another year away from prime time.... I like the speed, but the more I use it... : TPSReport
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  Am I the only one that uses 3 browsers all day every day? I use IE for work shit because I have to, FF f... : KxRook
  • I use 5.. B/ : ThrillKill
• I think you can get some of what you want with right click->Inspect Element, e.g. an image's properties o... : Zero|DPX
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  My biggest pet peeves with it are that you cannot double click the upper left hand corner of the window t... : corey
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    If you can live with keyboard shortcuts, alt-f4 and alt-space + r. If not, targeting the close box is ... : Zero|DPX
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      the first one isn't really an issue because I almost never close my browser window, but I will disagree w... : corey
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        You're right that with a dual-monitor maximized setup, you need hitpoints in both corners to get the full... : Zero|DPX
        • We do, in fact, have a bug on file for this: http://crbug.com/6961 . Patches welcome! : Zero|DPX
      • I usually just middle-click the last remaining tab when I want to close Chrome. Much easier to hit the t... : electroly
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  Does Chrome have "keyword" support like Firefox? I really love that, and at this point, I don't think I ... : treefingers1
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    chrome has this : electroly
    • how do you set it up in Chrome? : Arctic Fox
  • Yes, and it even does it automatically. If you search at imdb a few times it'll recognize that in future,... : crummynz
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  Tab Mix Plus, AdBlock Plus, Chromatabs+ needed for a start. They finally have foxmarks (xmarks) now (but : abrasion
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    haha, when I go back and use firefox now, it feels clunky. Chrome is very elegant, imo, in a lot of ways,... : slickdoody
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      Who uses more than 1 window? eww. Single window mode, maximised always. Also dragging and re-arranging i... : abrasion
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        Maximized? Do you have a small monitor or something? : Conan
        • No, I have 4 19" monitors at work and a 24" and 20" at home, my windows are always always maximised. I fi... : abrasion
        • I also run maximized pretty much all the time, even on my 24+24+21 setup at work and my 24+20 setup at ho... : slickdoody
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        Just about any time you want to look at more than one thing at a time. For instance if you're writing ... : slickdoody
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          I do an alt tab, I'm fairly quick on the keyboard - or drop it to my second monitor. Apps look broken wh... : abrasion
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            Oh, that's right, you're *that* guy. I forgot momentarily. : Conan
            • Someone uses things differently to me!!!! QQ QQ QQ : abrasion
          • but how do you get that tab on the second monitor? AH HA! : slickdoody
      • When I'm working on multiple things I use two windows because a bajillion tabs doesn't cut it, and I neve... : ieGod
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  I wish it would do an invert-background when highlighting text. Instead it uses a fixed dark blue color w... : bad_fish
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    ??? http://www.shackpics.com/files/chrome_jdl0lgke6c5kfqdom4cx.png : electroly
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      I'd post a screenshot but I'm at work, so no Chrome. : bad_fish
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        it's gotta be a corrupted or mis-set setting on your machine. My chrome looks like electroly's screensho... : slickdoody
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          And you didn't have to do anything to specify it? : bad_fish
          • i get the same blue color as electroly and no, didnt have to do anything : aurealis
• "Inspect Element" is WAY more useful to me than just selecting text and hitting view source. Have you ev... : slickdoody
• I have to admit I miss the "View Background Image" right click option more than I expected to. : Conan
• Isnt this one the reasons why we started to blame IE evil ? : doomed

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  God damn that Shackbattle was a blast last night. Netcode when dealing with 32 people feels a bit choppy,... : MercFox1
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    whats the trick with the UAV? It only fires when the white box appears, right? Do you have to be lasing a... : maulla
    • Yeah it starts the firing sequence when the white box appears. I think you have to continue holding down ... : MercFox1
    • You can drop it on anything. If they don't shoot you down you can destroy objectives by demolishing them ... : Arctic Fox
    • Does the uav lock on the target that is set using the RMB? : dedgecko
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    Y'all started the Shackbattle too goddamn early last night. It was all but over when I got a chance to ho... : Arctic Fox
    • I would've stayed longer, but a friend of mine literally showed up at my front door and demanded that I c... : MercFox1
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    it was awesome yes. dam you sanchez!@# : onji
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      Heehee, I love being on sanchez's team and having him rez me. Also, its great to come across a squad o... : MercFox1
      • Dr. Flammable was getting in on that action last night too :) Him and sanchez were rezmachines : yacoub35
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        I was sniping the other night and watched a medic rez a guy I had just sniped, so I sniped the medic firs... : trOmblyj
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          There were a lot of snipers involved. The Recon mortar strike is great for clearing out Bravo at the begi... : MercFox1
          • Recon mortar strike is great for general area denial. You won't kill anyone that knows what it is because... : Arctic Fox
  • I missed due to LOST and building my buddy a new pc just so he can play BC2. I guess I got good karma poi... : usmcmueller
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    I missed due to LOST and building a buddy a new pc just to play BC2. I get good karma points for that at ... : usmcmueller
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      Yeah, but your double post wiped out all the good karma :[ For people getting new rigs for this game, ... : MercFox1
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        Yes double post fail. Don't worry :facepalm has been applied already. I'm in the process of finishing in ... : usmcmueller
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          Oh my god, mueller, it's incredible; I can't imagine what a real warzone feels or sounds like, but if I h... : MercFox1
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            I made the mistake of being too close to a M1A1 firing in Fallujah and damn near went deaf. Collecting a ... : usmcmueller
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              They do have those new pressure vests that are supposed to "assist" with that. : dedgecko
              • do they work with hit box detection. Would be a little neater than red arrows. : usmcmueller
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        My wife complained that she came home to a warzone the other day :P : Arctic Fox
        • EFF YEAH!!! : MercFox1
        • That's why the surround is sitting waiting for the basement to be completed. My wife just doesn't appreci... : usmcmueller
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          Mine wanted to know who was talking in the speakers about calculating GST. : tboomer2
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            "You're killing people and someone is calculating GST? You guys are weird" : tboomer2
            • My wife just doesn't understand how important it is to get your ass on the cart and push it either. : usmcmueller
        • When i get moved in to our new place, my klipsch's are going to get used like they've never been used bef... : dedgecko
  • It appears as though I am invincible. : lodit
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  is this an open beta or do I have to beg a key somewhere? : Old_Fart
  • Pre-ordering gets you a key to the beta. : Arctic Fox
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    Is there anywhere still handing out keys for cheap friends who don't believe my praise for the game? : nodebug
    • I think most of them are tapped out, but keep an eye on this thread in case any more appear: http://slick... : Arctic Fox
• Bah, I missed this last night. Went to see Edge of Darkness then had to watch LOST - no time for BFBC2 -... : trOmblyj
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  What irks me is that you don't get points for kills you get after your death. Often i'll heroically fire ... : Klebold
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    I've died and then killed someone with a grenade I threw just before I died - I got points for it. : trOmblyj
    • Well maybe its due to the fact that the TOW is a "vehicle" then. This has happened multiple times to me s... : Klebold
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  What's the easiest way to connect to shackers on this game? Do you guys use TS3 or vent? : at0micgarden
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    Teamspeak 3, info here http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22060436 It is also what we will be using f... : Arctic Fox
    • excellent. i will be on tonight. : at0micgarden
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    Teamspeak 3. Do you also know the Recent Servers trick? : MercFox1
    • Or just use the bookmarks. : Alco23
• I didn't get to play this game last night (granted...360 version so not related to Shackbattle but still)... : Begawkiness
• I cant wait for more maps and a shack only server. Last night was a blast and I just loving using the tan... : hashd
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  it should be pretty fun when it comes out. praise jeebus for engineers. : Downforce
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    curse pubbies for Never firing their god damn RPGs. I rather skillfully tagged a blackhawk and no. Not a ... : Klebold
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      Can people fire RPGs out of a blackhawk side spot? I just had a sweet idea for a Blackhawk death gunship. : MercFox1
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        I'd assume so but RPGs can't really kill anything in 1 hit. : Klebold
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          Right but I believe the right-hand side has two slots in addition to the Minigun. Two engys, one has a tr... : MercFox1
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            I like the cut of your jib. I'd love to try that but it's a shame that people tend to be ruthlessly effec... : Klebold
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              At the final point - two defensive recon's with mortar strikes light up the previous base to eliminate th... : dedgecko
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                Do the TOW guns MG emplacements respawn? : usmcmueller
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                  The ones on bases do (turrent stands). The MG's which are mounted on Windows do not once the wall is blo... : tboomer2
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                    is it possible to drop that structure/ : dedgecko
                    • No idea if you will on other maps. But you remember the big building at the start of the match which has ... : tboomer2
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      how do you tag vehicles? : retarded talking dinosaur
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        Tag gun, get it as an unlock at rank 11 : Arctic Fox
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          I've yet to play on a team where someone used the tracer dart. Had it used against me plenty of times in ... : usmcmueller
          • It shows a red blinking light on the tank. I always carry it on my engy. I have even tagged a few people ... : hashd
          • it takes communication to use it. with buddies in vent, an engineering/assault loadout is AWESOME. : Downforce
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      I always play engineer because I hate tanks and choppers with the white hot fury of a thousand suns, but ... : jet-poop
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        this is where a 4 man vehicle RAPE SQUAD will be really really really fun. I can't wait. the vehicles ... : Downforce
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          can you repair a blackhawk - as a passenger? : dedgecko
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            highly unlikely. my pilot buddy just declared "oh shit the heli pad doesn't repair" so we're going to be : Downforce
            • You need guys on the pad back at base to do repairs. : MercFox1
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            Yes, if you're hanging out the side as en engineer you can use your drill to heal it just like in BF2. : ArcKnight
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              lmao awesome. good to know. we only had 3 folks in the blackhawk and no one was in the passenger bay. ... : Downforce
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                I've been consistently amazed at some of the shots I've seen people pull off against the helicopters. : ArcKnight
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                  Story time. Yesterday, and I have no idea who was in the Apache, but masterofmurder was piloting a UAV : MercFox1
                  • roflmao, thats awesome, i love the shit that happens in sandbox games : yAak
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                    great bug report : dedgecko
                    • note - UAV's need to not be indestructible buggers - has there been any word on them taking damage from c... : dedgecko
                    • I'm going to submit a ticket to DICE with this exact story. : MercFox1
                  • I heard you yelling on TS about it, I was wondering wtf happened. : ArcKnight
                  • DESTRUCTION 2.0 ??? hehehe : Downforce
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                    I crashed into the Apache on purpose for the lols : RetroRedEyeJr
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                      It totally looked like an accident, I was like WHOA THERE HE GOES!!! : MercFox1
                      • no i missed them on the first pass, then got myself in position to fall into them for the second pass. : RetroRedEyeJr
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                    Yep. You did that to me and Dr Waffles while he was piloting. I think it flew into the house that held B-... : Crabs Jarrard
                    • YESSSS This was it! Hahahahahaha : MercFox1
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      what does the tag thingy do? : papaskot
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        homing beacon for rockets : Arctic Fox
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          so it automagically makes unguided rpg-7s into homing missiles? : papaskot
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            as I understand, pretty much any launcher! : Downforce
            • From the description, one of the higher-level rockets has one built-in : Arctic Fox
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              In my experience, the M2CG does not follow tracer darts. : ArcKnight
              • It did for me : sanchez
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            Actually, I think I tried an RPG-7 with the tracking dart, and it did not follow. I looked at the descrip... : MercFox1
            • Maybe it's a beta bug then - I know the RPG-7 follows darts in the 360 demo. : ArcKnight
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              I read that you have to aim through zoom at the target and wait for some lock symbol to appear before fir... : yAak
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                ^^^ this is it. The tag puts a red square on the target vehicle. Switch to rocket, zoom, focus on the squ... : Arctic Fox
                • Did not know this. Thanks! : MercFox1
              • YEah it is so cool to watch a rocket go around a corner and hit a tank! : hashd
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  Got a question, Sometimes outside of UAV missles. I see some major missle strikes firing down from the sk... : bosst0ne
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    Mortar strikes from Recon fags. I hate them. And if you play Recon I hate you by default. : tboomer2
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      I assume that's an unlockable? : bosst0ne
      • Level 5 recon IIRC. If you aren't a fan of sniping, wait until you unlock the shotguns with another class... : Arctic Fox
    • oh cry some more. I still do not find anything to be cheap or over powered. Unless you're playing with ... : dedgecko
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      I used to be the same, but once you learn to identify them they rarely kill you. As I said above, they ar... : Arctic Fox
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        Yep, this. The only time they're good for killing is if they're hiding behind those big indestructible co... : ArcKnight
        • Also, other snipers is a great use for the mortars. :] : MercFox1
        • I find I get kills with the mortar in 2 circumstances. 1) when on attack, and shelling the objective. ... : Arctic Fox
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        But I'm too busy blowing up shit in a tank to worry about shit falling from the sky. : tboomer2
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          Then you're the sort of person I target with the mortar :) Seriously, mortars can fuck a tank up. If y... : Arctic Fox
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            agreed - a mortar strike against a tanker without the defensive perk will destroy the tank outright - wit... : dedgecko
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              Note to self. Kill Fox and dedgecko in tonights shackbattle. check. : tboomer2
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                ...hmm don't I already have your dog-tags...? I hope EA's going to add online stats including who's go... : dedgecko
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                  I think the cock waving would make the shack explode. : tboomer2
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                    this cock waving. Is it an unlock? : usmcmueller
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                      /train /dance /cockwave : tboomer2
                      • Sounds intriguing... alas I have not unlocked the /train ... I can only /lonely /shuffleaboutawkwardlybec... : usmcmueller
                  • Online stats were available in BC1. If there is some way of pulling the stats from the server, I may very... : Arctic Fox
              • Oh you can try... : Arctic Fox
  • artillery strikes from snipers : sonicstorm
  • recon's mortar unlock. : Downforce
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  Last night was the first time we'd had a chance to play. Took some getting used to, especially the diffic... : Merconium
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    Haha, was Katy doing taxes at the beginning? lol : MercFox1
    • She was detailing the cuts to our city's budget: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_14303473 For some rea... : Merconium
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  What performance are you folks getting? I'm pretty surprised how little of a difference im seeing going ... : burning eye
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    yah this game is extremely CPU heavy... I think also its not well optimized yet. My CPU usage only ... : Shadowdane
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      I think one of the developer blogs had mentioned that the PC version doesn't really have all the optimiza... : burning eye
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        ^^^^^^ it will be fixed at release, this beta is not a good indication of performance. : Arctic Fox
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          I find it hard to believe it will magically be fixed at release. The beta has an updater built in for pat... : pyide
          • Why not? They have come out and said that the beta was mainly for performance-related optimization. And a... : Arctic Fox
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    My 4850 is only using 40% or so, but my CPU is pegged on both cores (e4300 OC'd to 2.5Ghz) :( : cltcprd
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      Even your overclocked your CPU is still a bottleneck. I use to have a similar CPU (E4400 overclocked to 3... : Alco23
      • yeah I know :( need to upgrade to an i5 : cltcprd
  • I run mine on high settings, forced dx 9, bloom=false, HBAO=false and I have good performance. I don't kn... : usmcmueller
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    It loves quad cores. : ant_hillbilly
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      yea, I think my Q6600 is my saving grace for still being able to play this. I was afraid my 8800GT and a... : dedgecko
      • I've got a wolfdale C2D running at 3ghz with only a 8800GT and 4gb RAM-- game runs great on medium with t... : empy
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        So it runs pretty well with that 8800GT then? I just ordered a new cpu/mobo/mem but going to stick with ... : atom519
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          i'm forcing DX9 through the game settings, and the obvious turned down or off (vsync, hsao - or whatever ... : dedgecko
          • oh and I'm on Vista 32. : dedgecko
          • Good to know, thanks! : atom519
    • Quads rock (especially if you have shit running in the background that you forget to turn off during game... : Alco23
  • I run with everything on high. aax4 and afx8 or 16. Overclocked 5850 and q6600 at 3.4. Plays awesome. : Visceral Monkey
  • i overclocked my CPU and saw a huge bump in performance : eeeealmo
  • runs like a champ with an amd 955 and a 4890. : shortbuscaptain
• 96% downloaded. Steam is taunting me. : Cliffzorz
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  Constantly disconnected from servers after 5-10 minutes (or less). Apparently this is a bug they have no ... : zyklonbee
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    I was getting this too but it's been working for me since I did the following: On my router, I forward... : trOmblyj
    • Yeah, or if possible, bypass router or put machine in dmz. Fixed the disconnect issue for my mate. : bundy
    • FUCK. Just got disconnected for the first time since I thought I fixed it. FUCK FUCK FUCK. : trOmblyj
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  Anyone down to play right now? : lodit
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    get a job you bum! : dedgecko
    • I wish I had full time right now. : lodit
    • I have to admit I enjoyed my midnights on the road. It allowed me to play during the day when most of the... : usmcmueller
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    I keep getting kicked from the gameservers.com servers with a punkbuster message... wtf is going on. : lodit
    • same here, i think it's been off until today. : RetroRedEyeJr
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  Can someone invite me to the group? http://steamcommunity.com/id/skankcore . Also, why is it that I don't... : skankcore
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    Were you playing on the chicago server last night? The stats worked for me. : ant_hillbilly
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      Nah, I haven't gotten a chance to play with Shackers yet. I might try a round or two right now. : skankcore
      • You get negative points for not playing with shackers. : Alco23
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        Wonderful, now I'm getting PB INIT FAILURE kicked. It's all updated and whatnot. :( : skankcore
        • More talking to myself. Seems that it was just one server that I was having issues with. I just played a ... : skankcore
  • Done. In answer to your second question, because you touch yourself at night. : Arctic Fox
  • Thanks Arctic Fox. : skankcore
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    Invite me too please http://steamcommunity.com/id/sanchezz : sanchez
    • gotcha : trOmblyj
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    same here plz. I'm in the other groups so just find me lolz : Downforce
    • don't see you dude, you'll have to link your profile : trOmblyj
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    I would like one of those invites as well! http://steamcommunity.com/id/hashdout : hashd
    • invite sent : trOmblyj
  • I could use a invite too plx. http://steamcommunity.com/id/shortbuscaptain : shortbuscaptain
  • Would love an invite as well http://steamcommunity.com/id/sumantro. : Sumantro
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  The choppers take absolutely no damage when they hit houses. In last nights game we were defending the l... : ant_hillbilly
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22069477 ? : Arctic Fox
    • that was no accident, i did that shit on purpose and it took a few tries. it was fucking hilarious though... : RetroRedEyeJr
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    learning how to fly is super LOL. And wtf...sometimes i accidentally jump out of the chopper by pressing... : sreyes22
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      I did that the other day. Even worse though I have jumped out to repair a chopper or tank and thought I h... : hashd
      • I do the rocket thing all the damn time. : ant_hillbilly
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      I kept an Apache in the air for at least 5 minutes last night, doing strafing runs all the while. I felt ... : Arctic Fox
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        The other team was obviously a complete failure then. I'll blast you out of the sky tonight. : dedgecko
        • Oh they were, it was hilarious. Half the server deserted and we were left with Shackers in Teamspeak vers... : Arctic Fox
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    yeah same with the uav getting no damage when crashing into the chopper. : RetroRedEyeJr
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      I was flying the Blackhawk last night and some astards strapped C4 to their UAV and flew it into me, blew... : Juno
      • genius : ant_hillbilly
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        that is epic. RC bomb! : MercFox1
        • I still think it's funnier to crash into the rotors with the uav. : RetroRedEyeJr
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  Now all you fuckfaces use the autoshotty. <Jack Bauer> DAMMIT! : sanchez
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    I stopped using the autoshotty and went back t pump the first time a blast of shot in the face didn't kil... : Juno
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      I like the autoshotty better with the extra ammo unlock. I find I have a better chance at taking out an e... : Alco23
      • ^^^ This right here. If it weren't for the Saiga, Klebold and I wouldn't have snuck up on and boot-fucked... : Full.Bleed
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  Any of yous guyses using joysticks for vehicles? : dael
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    This game will have jets right? : sanchez
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      no :( : RetroRedEyeJr
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        Thank. God. : Begawkiness
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          IAWTT.G. Jet rape is not fun. Apache rape is bad enough. : trOmblyj
          • I think apache rape will be lessened once more people have unlocked the tracer dart. : RetroRedEyeJr
        • Agreed. : atom519
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        Is this official =( : lodit
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          Well there aren't any in the vehicle stat screen. Tons of choppers, a jet-ski, and some other transport b... : h o s t i l e
          • I just really want to fly the A-10. : lodit
        • Yes. : -efx-
      • nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo : sanchez
      • Awesome. I hated the jets in bf2. : ant_hillbilly
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        Noooo that was one of my favorite parts of BF2 D: : TheVietSpecial
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          I don't get all the BF2 comparisons, this is a Bad Company sequel, not a BF2 sequel. Did you play Bad Com... : Juno
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            haha yeah it'd be weird if the gang got to an airfield and all hopped in jets and took off to steal some ... : dantastic
            • getting the golden chopper made much more sense :) : dantastic
          • people compare it to BF2 because it's so god damn similar to BF2. It's not a crazy comparison. : aeg1x
• Dammit I want to play! :[ : bolneze
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  I took out a Blackhawk carrying a squad squad inside using a crappy RPG last night. That was rad. : pyide
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    Wow, that's 8 kills, right? : crummynz
    • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
    • no no :( : pyide
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  I really want to live this game but the sounds seems like I'm underwater they are so muffled! Anyone else... : DM7
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    Only when explodey things explode near me. Have you tried changing the sound system drop down list in the... : pyide
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      Yeah, definitely try changing the drop down. The default (HiFi) is a bit muffled on my system and settin... : yAak
      • War Tapes! : ant_hillbilly
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      Speaker properties in the game? I don't see that in the options/settings. :( : DM7
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        No, that part would be in windows. : pyide
        • You should check the communications tab too. If you are using Windows 7 it might be set up to lower your ... : pyide
  • What sound card? : sanchez
  • I think re-verse reported something similar to this. : Arctic Fox
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    Easy fix: documents>BFBC2 Beta>settings.ini [Sound] Quality=low (set to high) Tada! Great ... : Klebold
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      This seemed to make it better. :) : DM7
      • I think you and me are the only people to actually be playing this game as it was meant to sound! : Klebold
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  So are people playing this tonight? : limpossible
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    nah we've all moved over to german truck simulator : sanchez
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      I played 30 minutes of that, it is in fact as boring as it sounds. : Klebold
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        World of Subways is far more thrilling. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kMWdrSk_tg : shortbuscaptain
        • that's exquisite. : Klebold
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        I was considering checking that out for the lols. : limpossible
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          I tried to be clever and started snaking on the Autobahn in an attempt to delay all 3 lanes simultaneousl... : Klebold
          • haha I did the same : sanchez
    • Where is this I want it : snuff
  • you better fucking believe it : trOmblyj
  • All day today I've been trying to get in some practice for tonight, but I've yet to complete one round wi... : Crabs Jarrard
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    I COULDN'T WAIT. ON Gameservers.com CHICAGO #37 - GO GOGOGOGOG : Crabs Jarrard
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      IGI MOTHERFUCKER! : trOmblyj
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        also, with luck (and skill) tonight I shall unlock the Thompson and the dart gun. : trOmblyj
        • ALSO - going to ts.shackbattles.com (TS3) and idling in Bad Company 2 channel : trOmblyj
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  SWITCHING SERVERS #37 was full so we are moving to Gameservers.com Chicago #42 : noobja
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    14 shackers on, GOGOGOGOGO! : sanchez
    • FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUU must finish making dinner : Merconium
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  Is there a website or a shacker with a key to the beta for this? : Wheatloaf
  • Look in this chatty--there's a link to keys at FP : Merconium
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    I think Fileplanet has keys for everyone now? : TheQuad
    • Thanks, downloading now. : Wheatloaf
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  I"m really not having any fun with this so far. Everything feels wrong. From the shooting to the drivi... : MrLobo
  • Same. I'm not liking the controls or the feel of the game at all. : guido anchovy
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    PC version feels way too sluggish even with sensitivity way up. : Tincan
    • I had to switch on mouse accel. : Crabs Jarrard
• I was playing BC2 with a mate and found a rather ingenious way of making his role as sniper more difficul... : Klebold

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• I really want to give away this game you jerks >:[ : jbury
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  Who won the last contest? If Foxhawk didn't win the last one, he needs a shot at this one! : CrustaR
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    Marmite and virus won the last one :) : jbury
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      What about Foxhawk? :[ : CrustaR
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        He didn't win :( : jbury
        • :[ : CrustaR
• YUS. I'm gonna win me this one : tometome
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  I have the best idea but no time to draw it right now. I might have to sketch it up and scan it in later. : ieGod
  • Well its 9pm here right now in Germany, and I won't be picking a winner until around lunchtime tomorrow s... : jbury
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  Both wearing a hat, or just the guinea pig? : Phil
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    Errrr surprise me :) : jbury
    • ORLY : Phil
• He's good for it - I won 2nd place in the Bear contest! : virus
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  i'm sure to win this one!! http://www.shackpics.com/files/3GIF_cnah9ifzmaw5rcyq5f3l.gif i already o : ass-street
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    no one ever likes my drawings :( : ass-street
    • It like something from the Junior Senior video. http://a.imagehost.org/0998/Junior_Senior_Move_Your_Feet_... : K0LM
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      what is the pink ass2ass tube about? : slickdoody
      • They are best friends : ass-street
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  I hope you appreciate the work I put into this. I accidentally saved it as a monochrome bitmap, which tur... : slickdoody
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    Wow that is so bad it's almost good. : virus
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      that is seriously about the best I can do. : slickdoody
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        Did you see mine yesterday? It rocked. : virus
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          It was pretty excellent dude. Definitely award worthy. I'm jealous of your skill. : slickdoody
          • We should combine our powers to make superpicts : virus
  • the person doing the splits on the 'pig' doesnt have a head =P : Crazy Hawaiian
• I am so sad that sniper bear did not win, but it was truly defeated by worthy adversaries. I may enter th... : jipey
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/bearpig_2rspqd4595lo9i6eqb12.jpg : laurgasms
  • hey, it's simba! : tometome
  • More like tigger : Jinxplayer
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/art_mglb7354wp37wmtewfkl.gif : CuntRocket
  • the louvre sign is a nice touch : aurealis
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  Not the best but on a moments notice. http://www.flickr.com/photos/25197519@N05/4328030747/sizes/l/ : K0LM
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    it's asking me to sign in :( : ass-street
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      http://www.flickr.com/photos/25197519@N05/4328030747/ does that work? : K0LM
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        still asking me to sign in : ass-street
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          and if i sign in it says i don't have permission to view it : ass-street
          • Can a mod delete this subthread. Finally got it working on shackpics : K0LM
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  OK hope this works. http://www.shackpics.com/files/bearjpgJPG_3ldyd7i1l6gif969szyf.jpg : K0LM
  • Wow. This is awesome! : marmite
  • Is that bear masturbating? : hashd
  • Ahahaha, this one is great! : thetangent
• Great stuff so far guys, I'm going to sleep now and will review entries tomorrow (please use this thread ... : jbury
• ok last one of the day for me http://www.shackpics.com/files/bearcopjpgJPG_ywr07a15tpj0s3i9jcft.jpg : K0LM
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  Drew a hamster instead of a Guinea Pig, but who can tell. Sweat of my brow, http://www.shackpics.com/ : Greymatter42
  • This is very cool. : marmite
• ATTN: Foxhawk!! : CrustaR
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  this was fun! http://www.shackpics.com/files/gpignbear_vbaceg296xbizv3fniu2.jpg lols : aurealis
  • woah : MisterPhoton
  • haha awesome : Yanks
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/bear_5ym1q9knha4tqorkgyjp.jpg pretty sure that's what bears look like. yup... : jujubeads
  • dude awesome! : aurealis

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  I would have said I found $10,000 in it to find out if it was fake. If it was fake, I would say that I fo... : mrvandelay
  • Maybe he really found a million or something : bolneze
• maybe, seeing as now whoever was counterfeiting probably wants to cut his throat. =/ : chilln
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  most places scan bills that big to make sure they're legit anyway : synapse19
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    ...of course he didn't know they were counterfeit, but it would've sucked had he found out at the bank or... : synapse19
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      it happeend to a friend of mine...the teller just told him it was fake and then took the note...friend wa... : vassili_zaitsev
      • That's how I make a living. People are so dumb.... : Simulacrum
  • The only place you can move fake US bills now is overseas. So you'd have to move the money out of the cou... : DialDforDan
• He didn't have a high enough Renegade score : Sailor of Fortune
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  After watching "A Simple Plan" I would have to. : ieGod
  • Report it, that is. : ieGod
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  O_O http://www.shackpics.com/files/philohshit_xmhh28vno5b3mk420nph.jpg : EricZBA
  • hahaha : vassili_zaitsev
  • lol : sanchez
  • lololol : Maddog_Delphi97
  • LOL : Shadowdane
  • LOL for the high likelihood these events are correlated. : bashildy@speakeasy.net
  • This is perfect. : thecatinthehat
  • GODDAMN INTERNET. AND I WOULD'VE GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT TOO IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU MEDDLING KIDS! : Phil
  • Hahaha, amazing : node
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    A Bank as a front for counterfeit would just be a perfect scheme! : Sailor of Fortune
    • /waves hands THIS IS NOT THE COUNTERFEITER YOU'RE LOOKING FOR /waves hands! : Phil
  • haha I was wondering if anyone else saw it like that. : RogerDandy
  • i was just thinking this :( : mikecyb
  • The file name puts it over the top for me. : kelzmelzer
  • ahahahaha : Scotty22
  • Haha : thejm4n
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  And Phil is carrying around 200k in real cash... CANT BE A COINCIDENCE. : krym3
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    Hey look kids, A DEER! /points over that way : Phil
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      WHERE?! /looks : MercFox1
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        Don't look he's trying to distract you from the $200 000 : Utopia
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          Who is? : krym3
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            The deer! : boarder2
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              There's a deer? Holy shit, where!? : Moonbase Commander
              • This is stupid. I've been sitting here for 35 minute looking and I still can't see any deer. Oh well, ... : Dimmona
              • This is stupid. I've been sitting here for 35 minute looking and I still can't see any deer. Oh well, ... : Dimmona
• I woulda washed it with a bunch of starch. Would this actually work? : trove
• I would've turned it in. Not worth the stress/jailtime/risk for that amount of money. : kgargs
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  So what happens if he turns it in and it's real? Since it was in police impound do they just say it's ev... : DinK
  • I'd guess it would be kept as evidence, then handed back over to the federal bank or something? Not reall... : Creepin_Jeezus
• Because it was bought from a Police impound lot, I would report it regardless if I determined it was real... : K1Bond007
• I am inclined to be anally honest (my mom made us turn in a $20 bill to Walgreens when we were kids), but... : jipey
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  I once borrowed my dad's car for something and was looking for a place to stash some marijuana while I dr... : underground banana plantation
  • That is going to be an amazing story on his deathbed. : DialDforDan
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  "he was told the cash was actually fake" I wonder if immediately after half the department took a vacatio... : thebigbeefsandwich
  • Yeeah, was going to write something similar. : aggro crag

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  I clicked it but it doesn't seem to do anything :( : freakynipples69
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    Same : bipolar
    • Restarting steam fixed it : bipolar
  • Same here. : TaintedSyringe
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  Thanks for the heads up, downloading now. It doesn't say anything about preload though. Is this not th... : crummynz
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    Yeah it looks live. About to play : crummynz
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      OK. It's deathmatch only, p2p, and for some ugly reason voice chat is forced to be on in a lobby. Howe... : crummynz
      • OK this game is actually pretty fun. Loving the alien now. Haven't played as pred yet. : crummynz
• Oooo excellent, thanks. : wurt
• sweeeeeet : yAak
• Didn't mention any "pre" thing about it to me, said it's ready to download + play. : Bamtan
• It's the full demo, you can play it after you download it. : phate81
• I bet that was "ValveTestApp39120" : slickdoody
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  christ, this is like avp2, less fun, with graphics from 2004. disappointed :( : Bamtan
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    The game looks worse than the trailers? : Serpico74
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      somehow. the demo does say it's only in dx9 though, no dx11. could it be that? : Bamtan
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        maybe no high res textures in the demo. i think ut does that sometimes. : Turd Ferguson
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          that seems like a pretty bad idea in this day and age. It just makes people think the game is ugly, it's ... : RetroRedEyeJr
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            Bad Company 2 did it as well. : crummynz
            • yeah i think it was stupid in their case too. However it's not as big a deal for them because there weren... : RetroRedEyeJr
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              BC2 will look better when it comes out? : Klebold
              • Yeah they said the higher res textures are not in the Beta. Also lots of optimizations are coming. : h o s t i l e
  • bah :( : choppp
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    Agree. This isn't going to convince me to buy it at full price. Well at least that money is saved. : jimmy_legs
    • Agreed Mr. Legs : MuteMode
  • i hope it's not as bad as that, but i'll know soon. : RetroRedEyeJr
• It's nice to see a demo come out before the game does. You don't really see that happen as much these da... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
• Bah, sitting here for 15 minutes waiting to get in a game... Match making server is probably getting hamm... : bawbeh
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  I cant even connect to a damn MP game :/ anyone want to play with me? http://steamcommunity.com/id/sevity : wurt
  • Servers were getting worse as I played 4 different matches just after release, by this point it's unusabl... : Bamtan
  • same and yes i'll play with you : RetroRedEyeJr
  • I'm still having no luck connecting either. : ErikTehRed
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  So, its a failure? :( : PenicillinX57
  • could be beta zerg rush issues as well. I can't even get it to start downloading. : Downforce
• woot dl at 2.7mb/s : ant_hillbilly
• Not impressed... The graphics are better as marine, because you see through a humans eyes... predator ... : chilln

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• i could be!!! : ass-street
• doity joysey in da house i'll be there : wurt
• Hopefully my ping is cooperative! It was for last night BC2 match. : MercFox1
• No. I am not. :'( : Thornfist
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  Who was that fag on Monday night that kept camping cs_office as a CT? Yeah, never join the server again >... : nyranger66
  • Maybe that won't work if the terrorists camp like they're supposed to? : Zek
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    it was drakoniac and he is the biggest FAG : ass-street
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      DRAK-O-NAC!!! : Dschinghis Khan
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        I'll kick you in the dick. >:( Yo D, you gettin' dat BC2 action? : MercFox1
        • Yeah, i plan on it. : Dschinghis Khan
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    Sounds like a valid strategy to me. : ieGod
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      uh no : ass-street
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        Next time I'll use it on you mister. Watch out. : ieGod
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          i'll be dead after rushing in :) : ass-street
          • Me too!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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