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• D: One of his teammates is expecting his first child, and the gamers discuss birthing classes and da... : stump
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  it's true. we can't compete with them. even though most of "us" were the most skilled, gaming-literate ... : EvilDolemite
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    What I *really* don't like is the time-invested equals leverage gameplay. I STILL only have 2 unlocks fo : Lunatic Angelic
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      I agree completely. It's no longer about player skill, but time invested. : saunders45
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        Hell, I don't have a single TF2 hat outside of the halo, no demo or soldier unlocks and I've probably put : Lunatic Angelic
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          The demo/soldier unlocks aren't too difficult to get, but I've always said that everyone should just get ... : dkrulz
          • You can have them all with the Steam Achievement something or other. I can't remember the entire name of ... : noxiousgg
        • I only have like 120 hours and I have a hat and all the soldier unlocks and one demo unlock (and I have m... : mikecyb
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        which is why I see no point in competing with others in MMOs. I just dont have time to raid for uber gear : cptstern
        • Yup. This is one of the main reasons I finally ditched playing WoW. : gokwyjibo
    • i have yet to run into an unlock based fps that iIam not awesome in. it just means you must not be awesom... : spiderfill
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      This is correct. I'm definitely NOT an achievements kind of guy. All games do it now. WoW, TF2, etc. T... : Phil
      • . . . They hadn't yet found out the monetary power of sucking suckers dry. : Marrbe
      • those games were community driven and could sustain themselves for years. now all people seem to do is mo... : cptstern
    • I don't think it's a problem in MW2. A good level 1 player will still own a merely decent level 70 player... : code-e255
    • Well said. You know what's worse though? Having to unlock things for single player or couch-coop. And fro... : ieGod
  • if it is keyboard and mouse most of us can slaughter younger players, I played UT against some coworkers ... : gmd
  • old man admits defeat! : dopeman
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  it's an op-ed piece from wired. don't think too much about it. : biskits
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    it's a good article, actually. especially if you're 30+ and still play lots of shooters and competitive ... : EvilDolemite
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      i can sympathize with the author, but i don't see any science to his whining. it's still just conjecture ... : biskits
      • of course there's no science! it's an opinion piece : EvilDolemite
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  That may be accurate in professional gaming, maybe.. but I have no problem scoring the top few slots in M... : stonedonkey
  • It's not even that it's accurate in professional gaming, but that it is these kids who have dedicated the... : ImageOmega
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  Fuck that, I'm going on 33 and I can still finish near the top of most games when I put my heart into it. : dumb.
  • It's pretty much a rubbish article to be honest. : stonedonkey
• I feel like a lot of this is a problem with those kinds of games more than people getting old. Unless it'... : mysled
• Youth versus Wisdom. Though I figure between 25-35 is about the middle ground and you can utilize both... : Sailor of Fortune
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  I quit PC shooters when I was 42. Quit WoW when I was 43. Unfortunately, I never really got into consol... : Phil
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    Shooters are arguably more suited for married life, if you only have 20 minutes to play, shooters can fit : Lunatic Angelic
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      Yea but shooters are trolling with 13 year old douche-bag hackers that have no concept of good sportsmans... : coyoterys
      • Take up Paintball. : ShadowRam
      • That's why you invest some time into finding some good dedicated servers. : mobab
      • ^^^^sucks at shooters. : dedgecko
  • There is still time for you to get back into WoW : stump
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    I waited for months for you to come back..... :( : Phreakin
    • RIP Philshack, Truly an Undead Icon. He will be missed. 2/27/09 Never Forget. : Phil
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    Wanna come over to my house and eat soup and watch M*A*S*H? : tomservo
    • lol, eat soup : Phreakin
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      Ain't no party like a tomservo party cause a tomservo party don't start. : bashildy@speakeasy.net
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        Embrace the mediocrity! : tomservo
        • Free party hats will be provided with your bingo cards : itsjames
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      Monday night is Senior night at the Sizzler. Fuck your soup. : Phil
      • $3.00 off dinner if you get there before 4:00. : ezanga
      • Okay cool we can go to the Sizzler and be back in time for the Matlock afternoon on Hallmark. Let's stop ... : tomservo
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    Is it possible to have a wife interested in real gaming, who is also not masculine? : Marrbe
    • My gf isn't masculine at all. She just played halo for like 7 hours straight on Saturday lol : hobohun7er
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    Well, Phil, in a few years, you can get divorced, live alone, watch porn and play games all day with a hu... : Jumperus
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      By that time, I'll be too god damned old. I fucked up and lived my life backwards somehow like that fagg... : Phil
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        Learn to love the exercise, and you'll have it all! Games, beer, porn, and middle-aged single women who a... : Jumperus
        • You had me up until the middle-aged women part. So close! : Phil
  • /sheds tear : r3dn3ck
  • I'm doing both and have other things I do. I'll keep it going for ya. : sheepraper
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  Im 27, and im better than 99% of the world at first person shooters... No 14 year old can beat me at a... : chilln
  • these defensive reactions are hilarious. : EvilDolemite
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    I once went to a Quake 3 tourney with the attitude many years ago.. holy shit was I wrong. : stonedonkey
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      yeah, haha i regularly played with a guy in cK and he was much better than me but he said he was at the b... : vov1n
      • spook still plays and he's actually better now. Don't tell him I said that though. : ImageOmega
    • Was this in Tampa? What was the event called? : ImageOmega
  • I'm with this guy, at 30.. still haven't seen a punk whip my ass in an PC Shooter. : ShadowRam
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  guy just sucks. I'm 32 and regularly lead my squad in points playing mag, even though I never play lead... : Boxelder
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    Also MAG is really great. : Boxelder
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      Actually this guy probably didn't level up much and that's why he can't compete in mag. Leveling makes y : Boxelder
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        that's part of his point. he wants to have a good experience playing for an hour here and there and not ... : EvilDolemite
        • you can, you just have to accept that you aren't going to be a super hero in a 256 play fight, esp until ... : Boxelder
      • You've just reiterated his point. MAG could offer "unleveled" modes where either there is no player level... : maddy
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      Whoah you actually liked MAG? Elaborate please. I don't think any other shacker that played the Beta had ... : ieGod
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        It's pretty great actually. Like any game, it can be ruined by a bad squad, but it really does feel like... : Boxelder
        • Oh, and the leadership stuff is awesome. : Boxelder
      • I liked it. Had to relinquish my mouse/kb preference and lone wolf habits, which I think was part of w... : Veegeezee
    • Is it better than BC2? I am starting to think that game isn't so good. : Fred Garvin
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  NO I'M THE BEST : Audhuml4
  • nah, bro, I'm the best. : Navy Spitfire
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  “Most younger players,” he says, “are so obsessed with keeping their kill/death ratio h... : AxeMan808
  • Plus, I'm sure I would CRUSH a kid in Jumpman skills. : AxeMan808
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    I have a great k/d specifically BECAUSE I play tactically. : notd665
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      Yeah that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. You can sprint around and twitch shoot while still being tac... : d3tached
      • I think they're referring to behaving tactically with respect to game modes. a lot of people will purp... : DeBurgo
• I just don't care that much to be competitive now. When I was 18-20 the only thing that mattered was win... : kgargs
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  I think it's a really legitimate point: there is a need for hardcore casually-played games. There are a b... : maddy
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    There is no such thing as a hardcore casually played game. It is impossible. You play a lot you get b... : alias
    • I disagree with your assessment that it's impossible, but it is a focus that I don't think is commonly fo : maddy
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  the main problem is kids have way more time to dedicate to games. during christmas I was over my aunt's ... : mikecyb
  • These situations are pretty funny when it comes to families getting together over holidays and playing ga... : maddy
• I more or less stopped playing multiplayer games entirely a few years ago. It takes me so long to get to ... : jason bergman
• For casual gaming, who cares. Competitive gaming? He's right for the most part. I played CAL-I CS bac... : jimmy-buffett
• Well, he kinda has a point. I remember back in the day when we played Quake and Quake 2 all day I kick... : D11ger
• I think a lot of those games now are purely down to fast reactions, as opposed to games where knowing the... : Beady
• a lot of the 35 year olds getting schooled were also getting schooled by the best when they were 21, if t... : ]pm[chem
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  My mom is 59 and plays TF2 every day and is a top player on any server she joins. She didn't play her fir... : baron calamity
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    Anyone can dominate a pub server. Go play in a league against other players that want to win and see how... : alias
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      Hahahaha. This post is fucking hilarious. Good job, Fireman. : Dschinghis Khan
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        alias thinks your Mom is fucking weaksauce, baron calamity. you gonna take that! : Phil
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          hahaha : baron calamity
          • you're not supposed to laugh, you're supposed to ramp up the shit talking. "alias, my mother would rap... : itsjames
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        There is a massive difference between pubs and wanting to win. Finding a player on a pub that wants to... : alias
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          translation: "I'm better than your mom you fucking son of a bitch!" : itsjames
          • Wouldn't that prove the article correct? Many of the other responses attempt to contradict the premise (... : alias
        • There are plenty of people on pubs that "want to win." : The Grolar Bear
        • So far today this is the dumbest thing I have read. : SymGeo
        • Alias, is your last name Sirlin? : Fayk
        • We all play to lose. It's the game of life. : Fred Garvin
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      I think alias is beginning to parody himself and it makes me wonder how long he's been doing this. My ... : anhero
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        Whoops. I thought chiding a 59 meant alias was joking. He just proved me wrong. I should have known bette... : anhero
        • I'm still trying to tell myself that Fireman is trolling but he's never said anything approaching funny, : Serpico74
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      Are you offended that someone isn't taking your league shit seriously? : ieGod
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        CAL-I dudes were always hilarious... They sucked balls, and would get so upset and start claiming hacks ... : ShadowRam
        • This is the funniest post I have read in a while, thanks for the laughs. : xjdrake32
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        You can believe what you want about leagues. This whole thread is about "my <personal anecdote> proves y... : alias
        • You're the one bagging on someones 59 year old mother here. Just think about that for 10 seconds. : boarder2
        • I'm in a pretty fierce hopscotch league : boring gegtik
        • seriously? you pick a post talking about a 59 yr old woman to prosthelytize? I used to be confused about ... : anhero
        • The main point of calamity's response was not to say that pub players can compete with top ranked league ... : ieGod
        • the article is based on anecdotes. it's not like someone has the hard numbers on this. : Mansmells
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      kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamor : lokdown
      • hahahaha : boarder2
      • hahah : Crw22
      • hahahahahahaha : Downforce
      • awesome. fucking hilarious. : NexusOne
      • /golf clap : theWhite
      • ahahahaha. sup gcr subthread : sammyl
      • I don't get it. :[ : CrustaR
      • wut : Ride-My-Rocket
    • I'D FUCK YOUR MOM UP IN A FISTFIGHT!!!1I121L21J12 : Foxhawk
    • your mother fight like girl. she lack the will of the warrior! : dirge23
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      not being in the top 1% of players does not make you a pathetic player, nor does it mean you are not tryi... : Audhuml4
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        I never implied top 1%, only that beating people that do not have a desire to win (essentially all pubs) ... : alias
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          Yeah, people who play on pubs just like running around and looking at the cool graphics. Nobody there giv... : code-e255
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            It's true, whenever I am playing in a pub me and all the other pubbies (except those fuckers trying to wi... : SymGeo
            • I am posting from the future to declare how awesome of a comment this is :D! : Malku
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          You honestly don't think specifying league play implies 1%? Seems to me that's exactly what it does. ... : DinK
          • I still laugh whenever I hear "league play". Haha. : Visceral Monkey
          • Desire to win encompasses a lot of things in TF2. - Learning to rocket or sticky jump quickly with mi... : alias
    • ALIAS : TF2 TOUGH GUY : proclone1
    • hahahahah : das_runt
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      Congrats, you've made yourself look like an ass. : Visceral Monkey
      • Just a day in the life, dude. : Whistler77
    • rofl, way to be a dick. : atom519
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      Fireman what? I agree with you that the competition level is much higher in mid/upper league play, but s... : FlamingGimp
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        Engineers, pyros, no medics, no spam classes, etc. That to me means "not wanting to win" which is fairly... : alias
        • Pyro is the best class. : Snuffles-
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          So to you, wanting to win equates to a certain level of acquired knowledge and skill. If somebody hasn't... : DinK
          • People with 600 hours on engineer or pyro yes. Brand new players no. It doesn't take very long to see... : alias
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          I think nearly all pub players "want to win", but many of them have other goals in mind, too - like "havi... : crummynz
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            nope, nobody actually wants to win at games unless they're in a league. fact. : Psigun
            • That's definitely what I got out of this thread. : The Grolar Bear
        • Not wanting to win? Are you really that much of an asshat? : the city
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      alias post. In fact, straight-faced insult of someone's mother's TF2 ability may just be the most alias-y... : Bold
      • yeah... it's amazing :) : Perturbation
    • This is basically an internet gaming 'Yo mamma..." joke. Wow. : Danny5225
    • This is the funniest post I'll read today. : MercFox1
    • I will pay 10 dollars to see a 1on1 match of some FPS game between alias and baron's mom. : twifosp
    • you just called out a shackers mom, dude. hahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa i'm dying here : Psigun
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      hahaha can't wait for a screenshot of baron's mom fragging alias/fireman : ]pm[chem
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        Yeah, I want to see a 1v1. : The Grolar Bear
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          hell, he'd probably win the 1v1, I just want a FFFUUUUUU comic that involves a freeze-frame of him gettin... : ]pm[chem
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            baron make this happen, have her join shack servers (anonymously) : ]pm[chem
            • Yeah thats not gonna happen. : baron calamity
          • On second thought, this would be enough for me as well. : The Grolar Bear
    • Leagues are just like pubs, only they rarely use more than medic+soldier/demo/heavy. Pubs at least have s... : DerHuhnTeufel
    • never change : yosemiteclimber
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      PROS ONLY : khaosman
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        NO MOMS ALLOWED : Psigun
        • bwahahaha funniest post in this abortion of a thread right here folks : proclone1
    • his mother really intimidates you, doesn't she? : ultramega
    • Jesus, what an abomination of a post. : Nali4Freedom
    • My dad can beat up your dad, has been now replaced by my mom can beat your mom ( at TF2 ). : bashildy@speakeasy.net
    • this comment is actually funny. imagine a sitcom where one of the characters is like this? its simila... : Chandler55
    • I am in awe. Wow. : Link.
  • pix + divx of stats : Marrbe
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    your mom sounds awesome :) how did she start getting involved in FPSs? : Omning
    • I really don't have a good answer for that. I know my Dad bought Unreal Tournament for his computer, he d... : baron calamity
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    BARON CALAMITY'S MOM IS JACKHAMMER JOHNSON HOLY SHIT : Jackass1233
    • *audience gasps* : r3dn3ck
• Hahaha - "But the job of trying to transform a squadron of teenage strangers into a well-oiled machine mu... : SeaLlama
• It's not really a matter of being old but just by the time the average person is 25 they've moved on to "... : gokwyjibo
• I don't find the kids to be tough in MW2. As for knife kills beating out assault rifles, blame the game ... : barcibus
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  It's pretty much how I feel about online gaming in general. I'm 32, always did fairly well (not great) in... : Bamii
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    A good squad in BC2 will rape everyone. Whenever the shack gangs up, we're ALWAYS in the top 4-6 people. : MercFox1
    • True, but my squad usually sucks (most of the times it has [7]kami and some other noob friends in it, so ... : Bamii
• All it comes down to is how much time you have to blow. Older you get, less free time you have. Nothing t... : bozer
• Im going to call B.S. on some level and agree that its time invested. I play MW2 with my boss and his fri... : limpossible
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  I needed a 2nd player for a MW2 Special Op, so i asked my Dad to play and fly in the helicopter. He had a... : Snuffles-
  • hahaha : Mansmells
• good read. Pretty much agree with what he says, with real-life responsibilities, I simple no longer have ... : TPSReport
• I don't have this problem in games I play regularly, but I mainly play on PC. : Mansmells
• I'm 39, and I don't particularly feel gimped. I regularly pwn teens in TF2, although I didn't pick up M... : Lucien Irenicus
• to be really good at a game requires passion for the game. you could even consider it passion for a craf... : crypt420
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  For me being good at FPSs will always mean scoring a direct hit on somebody while moving through the air ... : DinK
  • And now I want to play the longest yard. : heartsauce
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    pure twitch skills dont scale very well, which is why FPS are trying to inject more tactical skill, for b... : spiderfill
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      I'm going to make a Q3 mod that supports 256 players on a single map! : ChibiJosh
      • I remember joining a Quake 2 server back in the day where some group was trying to attempt 256 players. ... : guido anchovy
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      It might be arguable that today's games are just as twitch-based, if not moreso. Compare having a severa... : DinK
      • they still have lots of twitch, but its just a question of how much of an advantage can you gain from the... : spiderfill
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    yeah, i kind of lost interest when shooters started to move in the tactical direction. something about th... : mindmann
    • UT3 was the death knell i guess. i was always curious what else could have been done in that space : spiderfill
  • I was just about to post this same thing. Everything about these games seems designed to level the playin... : Delusional
  • Console gamers don't look up. I don't know why but they don't, maybe it is due to the limited FOV compar... : Crimsonbeak
• I cant take 10 of them punks on quake live. Controllers are not my thing. : Cashh
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  I never bought the reaction time thing. It's true your reaction time and concentration degrade as you get... : DeBurgo
  • especially on consoles where doing well is more about pre-aiming and knowing the maps : Shai-Tan
  • in the 2010s it was Farmville : spiderfill
• I stopped caring about being "good" at multiplayer FPS's no less than 5 years ago. I have neither the t... : action wombmate
• Us "old timers" consistently kick the ass of teams with young players. A few of us might get beat down, b... : Fred Garvin
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  starcraft players retire at like 21 22, I remember they studied this in psychology somewhere where our re... : Chandler55
  • Aren't the top Starcraft players 16-18? I watched some matches last night and the speed of play and chang... : Serpico74
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  Any kid wants to take me on in Quake 2 MP, I would kick their everloving fucking asses to hell and back a... : Matt Burris
  • god this makes me want to play quake 2 : Rigor Morts
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  I'd like to see some of these kids get their faces owned by some of us old men in Quake. These cheeky fuc... : rosewood
  • Even the twitchiest kid, hopped up on a dozen Monster Energy drinks, couldn't hold the jock strap of a 30... : riptyde
• Makes sense to me. How do you expect to be on the same level with someone who started playing Quake at 5... : smax
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  Wired stopped being relevant about 10 years ago : kill9
  • Wired stopped being relevant when middle school kids stopped collecting Absolut adverts : dysfunctional
• What a retarded fucking article. It just boils down to young people being able to play 8-10 hours a day,... : riptyde

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• silentbobuk (going purely off the name there) : Home Nugget
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  http://shackers.gamewith.us/map/ Shows like 30 or 40 markers in UK. : SilverSnake
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    No one fills that out any more :( : abrasion
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      It should be intergrated into Latest Chatty or something. : Lone Swordsman
      • Integrated, even. : Lone Swordsman
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  Meeeeeeee. Don't forget {ySilentBobUK}y. : Creepin_Jeezus
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    FUCKSOCKS! : Creepin_Jeezus
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      http://www.shacknews.com/profile/fucksocks : Ebu
      • Bwahahaha. Can't say that I know if they're a UK Shacker or not, it has to be said. : Creepin_Jeezus
  • Uh... he was asking which ones were cool. : silentbobuk
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  Off the top of my head... chazums, silentbobuk, node, nodebug, deafstar, vincenoir, rock elf, peanut-,... : marmite
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    I recognize several of those as regulars. I probably should have been more specific and specified just t... : abrasion
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      That I know of, node, nodebug, deafstar, vincenoir, peanut-, silentbobuk, Creepin_Jeezus, Alice and mysel... : marmite
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        Could be good then! I think it is summer then too, so I can be in a country where drinking cider isn't l... : abrasion
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          We have this wonderful brand of cider known as 'Strongbow' you must be sure to try. : peanut-
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            You fucker! I do like gaymers and magners tho. : abrasion
            • Weston's Organic is the way forward. Or Stamford Press if they have it on tap. Then again, if you are a c... : nodebug
          • Strongbow is a great dry cider, it's true. : Lexicon_Leidun
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          Just give us some notice on dates and we'll muster up a fine knees up in your honour! : nodebug
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            Well I will know in the next few weeks, may have to couch surf 3 mates houses and my brothers place. Or e... : abrasion
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              Well if you fancy taking a trip around Brighton and you aren't a complete weirdo then you are welcome to ... : nodebug
              • I will keep it in mind cheers. : abrasion
          • Hells yes. It's physically impossible for me to say no to a good pint. : Creepin_Jeezus
      • yup, trendy west London over here! : Wiimope
    • London is an awkward trek for me most of the time. : Toraz Chryx
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    oh oh me me I am I am (not cool though) : alnya
    • nudel and I live in London too, but also are not cool : jcupitt
• There's me. But you said cool. : ZeroSignal
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  peanut, silentbobuk, chazums, node, nodebug, vincenoir, Creepin_Jeezus, Deafstarr, scottythejock, connor,... : Alice O'Connor
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    Update: marmite is loathsome and anyone who says they love him is wrong. : Alice O'Connor
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      I want to say something about him being a horrific flatmate, but I really can't think of anything. Apart : Creepin_Jeezus
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        He called you a "flipping fool." I heard him say it. : Alice O'Connor
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          I heard it as well! : Bamii
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            Oh. This will not be tolerated. He will rue the day he called Creepin_Jeezus a flipping fool! RUE THE DAY : Creepin_Jeezus
            • You'll have to TK me in BFBC2 tonight. : marmite
  • <cries> : nudel
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    I'm hurt that no-one's mentioned myself or Losimagic :( : captfarrell
    • Well as an Aussie I know in my case that I just instantly assume every other poster is American unless it... : abrasion
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    waaaaaa : steve_o
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      added you to the wiki. : marmite
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        omg ive made it : steve_o
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          erm.....got a link? :P : steve_o
          • ugh, im an idiot, found it : steve_o
  • I am insult : Beady
• Me. But I am not cool. : theghostofsmdever
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  myself and skitfish, though we're both a bit silent these days... : grimiv
  • oh there is silentzero too, but he never posts. And Mr Finkster. : marmite
• I split my time between London and the fell realm of R'lyeh. : peanut-
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  It's quite upsetting how many of these so called shackers have never come to a shack meet. : marmite
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    London's so far away! : alnya
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      it's pretty much the shire to mordor : Bamtan
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        I'd organise a shackmeet in edinburgh if I thought anyone would travel. : alnya
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          glasgow > edinburger :) : captfarrell
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            shut it weegie : alnya
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              I'm a Fifer, actually : captfarrell
              • ah, the Kingdom : alnya
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          I loved Edinburgh when I went there. Lovely city. It was cold enough to freeze a polar bears bum, but gre... : theghostofsmdever
          • You came in the summer I take it? : alnya
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    I think almost all the Aussies have met each other. : abrasion
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      that's cuz aussies all huddle on the same coast hiding from the native wildlife bent on killing them : deadfish
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        The distance cords and tastywheat travelled from the closest main city is the same length as all of Engla... : abrasion
        • fighting off masses of taipans and funnel webs every mile! : deadfish
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    I have a pathological fear of meeting people from the internet in real life. : peanut-
    • I know where you live and I have a friend that lives not a minutes walk from your house. Next time I'm th : marmite
    • I don't bite, I went to 2 meetups in Melb in 08 and got A+ would meet again!!! feedback : abrasion
    • they want your delicious kidneys : deadfish
  • I would go if GameFly hired me to work in London. Just sayin'. : Lone Swordsman
  • I went to a shackmeat before I even posted my first post! : Creepin_Jeezus
  • I was going to try and come to the Alien Predator thing, but the chance to go out with a moderately hot c... : theghostofsmdever
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    I tried for the euro expo, but nodebug never called me with deets. B( : ThrillKill
    • :( I'm sorry, I am terrible at co-ordinating things like that. : nodebug
    • events page FTW mate. : Vincenoir
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    3 hour drive south for me, and then i'd have to mingle with you poncy southerners and your fancy electric... : Baba Ghanoush
    • It's ok, I beleive my people originate from watford, which according to my mate from London isn't exactly... : abrasion
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    I think it's upsetting just how many shackmeets you've had since I left the county :( : Jonathan
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      It's upsetting that you think leaving is an excuse not to come! : marmite
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        It's upsetting that I'm at least 6 hours/£100 return from London : scottythejock
        • it's upsetting that i need to find more places to send my cv : kbnerd
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          Can't you fly cheaper than £100 : marmite
          • flights do seem to be cheaper in that area than the train. : kbnerd
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            Not once I pay to get through to the airport and back. : scottythejock
            • that is true i hadn't thought of that. : kbnerd
  • I would, but it'd need to coincide with me actually being in London (which doesn't happen too often). I'... : ZeroSignal
  • I'll come to one if I ever move back to civilisation (down south). : rock elf
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    I'm in London for a couple days around the 17th of March. We could do a small meet with some beers? :( : moshman
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      sounds cool, I work in london so no drama for me to go for drinks. : silentbobuk
      • This reminds me, I should call you when I'm next in town, I've been in London nearly every day for like 2... : Creepin_Jeezus
• I'm in London. : connor
• Node is pretty cool! : -efx-
• Don't you... forget about me. B( : ThrillKill
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  I am a UK shacker : scottythejock
  • Oh I see I've been mentioned as you meant London Shackers. Filthy aussie. : scottythejock
• UK shacker checking in : Baba Ghanoush
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  I've been in the UK and I'm awesome and cool and stuff, does that count? : Bamii
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    Out of our thread Dutchy! : nodebug
    • Now I will have to stab you in BC2. : Bamii
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    If there's two things I can't abide it's intolerance..... and the dutch! : silentbobuk
    • Racist! : Bamii
• I am a UK shacker but am not cool and/or popular. : Klebold
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  Sorry if I missed anyone! http://shackwiki.com/wiki/UK_Shackers : marmite
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    Toraz : abrasion
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      Toraz has to be on there. He lives not too far from Sherwood Forest, for crying out loud. : Lone Swordsman
      • added. : marmite
  • Your avatar doesn't look anything like alan carr. : Klebold
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  Im from glasgow, but i moved to Berlin 6 months ago. : disembodied potato
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    glasgow? man I have met some inbreeds from there. I hope you are normal : anhero
    • I live in Glasgow, and can confirm the amount of inbred types (i'm not one) : captfarrell
• Me, but I'm not cool :( : losimagic
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  also everyone in this thread find me a job kthx. : kbnerd
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    where in the UK do you want to work? What do you do? : marmite
    • i'll send you an sm with my cv in text (keep in mind i'm american so my cv could use some help). : kbnerd
    • marmite I will migrate to England if you give me a job in your team at your new job : scottythejock
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    Give us more details sir! : Creepin_Jeezus
    • i'll send you a cv as well. : kbnerd
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  I'm English, I moved to Germany for work though :[ : jbury
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    I already put you on the wiki. http://shackwiki.com/wiki/UK_Shackers : marmite
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      Who did this! Where is my capital S and - ?! Lazy buggers. : Snuffles-
      • fixed you lazy ass. : marmite
  • and remarkably the lace market hasn't burnt down once since you left! : Toraz Chryx
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  abrasion, I believe you are looking for me. : Durajim
  • Oh, I'm also 15 minutes from London : Durajim
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  scanline has a very sexy voice. : moe6
  • it's so smooth : kbnerd
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  I'm from the UK and my mum says I'm cool! : inchwide
  • added : marmite
• London born and bred. When is the next London meet then? I may even be able to get a pass for the night. : hmesser
• Hi mr brasion, I'm a UK shacker too! : Wiimope
• Me. I'm not cool though, i'm a complete arsehole. : Mr. Goodwrench
• Me : chazums
• i used to live in the uk and got my uk citizenship before leaving, does that count? : Unleashed
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  I don't count as a UK shacker any more :( I'm in the UK quite a few times a year, but always manage to m... : moshman
  • When is your next visit? : abrasion
• I live in Stoke! : ihya
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  Me. : ShekkyBoy
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    ShekkyBoy, have you ever met Sponge?? : CrustaR
    • i don't think he is Sponge-worthy : r3dn3ck
• Me, I'm up in the northern wastelands of newcastle, freezing my tits off.. : niceguynick

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  That really isn't anything to be ashamed of. It's and amazing album. : Get_It_Together
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    *an amazing album* : Get_It_Together
    • i like to open my windows and crank it while driving on the highway during the summers : arizona bay
• That is a great album : Patch-e
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  my american cousin came to canada to visit my family and gave us a copy of the Saturday Night Fever album... : cptstern
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    the beegees are gay as shit but yeah, they can write a hell of a song : dirge23
    • I also liked the Grease soundtrack but would never admit to it .....abba not so much but there were a few... : cptstern
    • beegees greatest hits was the bomb. i was rocking that shit in high school, and i had the 2 disc set and... : arizona bay
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      I really like the beegees before they became shitty disco. They wrote some really good stuff but everyon... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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        The Bee Gees were always pretty good... and could you please explain to me why everybody still has this i... : heartsauce
        • And yet Jamiroquai did fairly well for a few years there. : Ebu
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          It's corny. K C and the Sunshine band make me want to punch baby Jesus. : CRasterImage
          • I'm with you on K C and the Sunshine Band, but do they ruin the genre? Abba, Bee Gees, Blondie, Earth ... : heartsauce
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  One of my favorite Anime series of all time is Gravitation : spiffymc
  • The opening song to Gravitation is the #1 played song on my iPod too =( : spiffymc
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  That album fucking rocks. I also like Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV. : ra1n
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    And who doesn't like A Favor House Atlantic? Granted, that dude names his songs after some weird shit. : ra1n
    • All the albums are concept albums. The comics are fucking crazy. Also, seeing them live was amazing. : ArcKnight
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  This is mine :( http://www.amazon.com/First-Band-Moon-Cardigans/dp/B000001EP1 : anhero
  • that's a pretty terrific album too : arizona bay
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  I'm not ashamed of loving this album at all http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/a/ace-of-base/album-the-s... : ass-street
  • Hey, they had two hotties in that bad... I was a big fan as a kid. : Q-ball
• :( : Mr.SEX
• I really like that album. I have no idea why, but Three Evils is my favorite song on it. : DonkeyPopsicle
• http://www.amazon.com/Songs-About-Jane-Maroon-5/dp/B00006879E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1265659921&s... : synapse19
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  i've probably got the most college credits without a bachelor's degree of anyone here. : Psigun
  • You probably have more credits, but I bet we went to school the same amount of time and I have more withd... : anhero
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    oh yeah - try me...what's your number of credits? : flagg209
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      115 credits : Psigun
      • you did beat me. : kbnerd
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        damnit, I only have 48-60 credit hours dropped (not a joke) - added with my actual credits, I have you be... : anhero
        • wait, goddamnit - even more sad - I don't think my actual credits beat my dropped hours. man, no wonder I... : anhero
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        I've got 175! but I'll be graduating soon so I guess that doesn't really count : Nali4Freedom
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          i've got 115 as a sophomore within my program's major. : Psigun
          • 136 and im a sophmore too :D : notdeadyeti
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    probably not. : kbnerd
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      I'm in agreement, highly unlikely. :P : davantalus
      • yeah i phrased my claim to shame poorly. i have a ton of credits, but i'm still only in my current progra... : Psigun
  • i've been at the city college for 5 years now. : crummynz
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  there are two really good songs on that album the rest are garbage : feek
  • three evils, blood red summer, a favor house atlantic is alright. disappointing after second stage turbin... : feek
  • feek off, you're wrong. : ArcKnight
• That's an awesome fucking cd sir. Fuck the haters. : rmjackson
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  I LOVE LOVE LOVE Buffalo Wild Wings. Thurday nights, half price boneless wings, cheap big-beers, trivi... : kevp
  • Buffalo Wild Wings is the shit. : limpossible
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    I *love* their parmesan garlic sauce. I have eaten 25 of their wings on a .25c tuesday before :( Not ash... : Omning
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      i prefer the Asian Zing : kbnerd
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        But you don't like eggs so your tastes are obviously screwed up : Omning
        • i also don't eat beans or mayo. and only eat 3 soups. : kbnerd
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        half Honey BBQ / half Caribbean Jerk : kevp
        • You guys are going to make me go get wings tonight :( I'll probably go to gators dockside though, since ... : Omning
  • I never heard of it but it sounds like I would love it : bozer
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  I like The Notebook! : Ellissd
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    AHAHA FAG. : Phil
    • lol i know : Ellissd
  • sup bro! : moe6
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  I like my butthole* fingered** when I orgasm. *not gay. ** when I say fingered, I don't ... : Phil
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    That's nothing to be ashamed of, a lot of people like the feel of things in their butthole. Take prgide]n... : dumb.
    • Holy shit that fell apart pretty badly... I was attempting to subtly imply through the use of color that : dumb.
    • HOLY FAIL : r3dn3ck
    • ahaha your tags made me gayer : Phil
    • * P R G I D E ' D * : rgoer
    • haha! i looks like someone popped you in the butthole while typing :D : Korban
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      Somehow this is the gayest post in Phil's subthread. : Ride-My-Rocket
      • lolol : Phil
    • wow that is a hilarious failure of tags and spelling : biskits
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    * L O L ' D *, * I N F ' D * and * U N F ' D * and also * W T F ' D * : r3dn3ck
    • If you're Mace you'll also * T A G ' D * as well. : Sailor of Fortune
  • Just when you think nothing will happen in MD...... : Crabs Jarrard
  • A lot of straight guys like this, Phil. They're just INCREDIBLY UNCOMFORTABLE about sharing. : LoioshDwaggie
  • well that was unexpected : aurealis
  • the rainbow suspenders have spoken : Downforce
  • doesn't your son lurk here? lol. : grandmasterlee
  • http://www.shackpics.com/files/FGM_bg3tw4sq47f4axr4dcb1.jpg : anthonybean
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    things i didn't need to know... however, if your wife never puts out, when did you first discover this? w... : das_runt
    • In the can last night by himself. : timmie
    • the episode of south park with butters' dad... is modeled after phil : Downforce
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    But since you don't have sex with your wife and afaik only take care of yourself .... never mind. : bipolar
    • NEVER SHAKE HANDS WITH PHIL : virus
  • no no dude, that's totally gay. : virus
  • Phil knows the power of the prostate! : TheMonkeyWench
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    I don't see why this is a shame :-/ : moe6
    • yeah. shit feels tight : crummynz
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    i'm imagining you in the shower jerking off with one hand and diddling your asshole with another : [fry]
    • while jerking off with one hand and diddling your asshole with another? : anthonybean
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      Oh I never jerk off in the shower. What a waste of resources. Actually I'm afraid I'll lose my balance ... : Phil
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        phil, that's just silly. the water will wash the jizz away. : dirge23
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          Unless it doesn't, and instead forms the mother of all jizzballs just out of sight in the drainpipe. And... : Ride-My-Rocket
          • i hope this is the premise of Rob Zombie's forthcoming remake of The Blob : dirge23
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  Fan of Paramore here... have gone to concerts haha. : TabsAZ
  • Ditto, but I'll see you and raise you the guy from Savage Garden. : davantalus
  • the lead singer is smokin hot though, nothing to be ashamed of : dysfunctional
  • This is easily the most shameful CD (ok CDs) on my mp3 player. That I listen to regularly. After li... : Chunks
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  cried at the end of 'A Walk to Remember' :`( : liqker
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    sup bro :'C : moe6
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      I watch it at least once a year, too. : liqker
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        I'm about due for a rewatch whenever I think I won't kill myself after :( : moe6
        • moe6, you could watch it with electroly! : CrustaR
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  I owned MC Hammer - Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em and C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat :( : timmie
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    i bet you also owned Vanilla Ice - To the Extreme : kbnerd
    • I'm a victim of all 3 listed in this thread. : Skoal^Fyfan
    • I still have that in my collection : Slowtreme
  • these were both awesome enough in their day : dirge23
  • I owned "12 inches of Snow" and I bought Vanilla Ice's comeback CD. :( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=... : Chunks
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  I ADORE the Lady Gaga song Bad Romance. : vile
  • I've watched her VMA performance of Paparazzi probably a dozen times over the last couple weeks :( : crummynz
  • needs more Telephone. : moe6
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    I think Lady Gaga's kind of hot. : SigmaDraconis
    • if you like trannys i guess : oHnOES
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  I like the Harry Potter movies.... : ShadowRam
  • We all do, ShadowRam. We all do. : dognose
• i listen to the price is right "come on down" theme on a regular basis because i think it's fucking aweso... : industro
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  My favorite TV show, of all time, is Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And I have watched the whole 7 seasons... : CRasterImage
  • Have you watched Angel, yet? : djustifier
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  I have a crush on Renji from Bleach :< : Megara9
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    Aw, you just like him for his Zanpakuto. Which is why I like Kenpachi Zaraki. His blade has a fractal edg... : AxeMan808
    • his Zanpakto is awesome, but moreso than anything I like his history because I identify with it. Also he'... : Megara9
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    Lol I was about to post that I watch bleach religiously and I can't wait for hueco mundo saga to resume. ... : boomstickah
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      This current filler arc is killing me. : chungathebunga
      • Filler arc!? I thought they were still on repeats!!! : AxeMan808
      • It looked like it wrapped up too... but noooo.... they have to add in more crap. : Judicus
• when i was younger, I used to listen to nothing but rap (90% 2pac, I think the other 10% was Wu Tang). A... : valael
• I am addicted to Dynasty Warriors games. I think it's my favorite series of games. :( : smackpiece
• i think the part of my brain that controls shame is nonfunctioning : electroly
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  When I go to clean out my porn folder, I just end up fapping. :( : owly
  • i dont have any porn : filthysock
• I am a huge Journey fan. : Thresher
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  I am a cracker : dognose
  • a blonde one at that. : CoRDS
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    dognose, you looked Asian to me when I met you! : CrustaR
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      Were his fingers pulling his eyes to the sides of his head? : Godhatesfatpeople
      • I couldn't tell. He had shades on. :[ : CrustaR
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  I've never paid child support because I don't feel I should have to. : uglysad
  • Also, I don't have any kids : uglysad
• I'm ashamed that I could write a fricken book about all the things I'm ashamed of. : dysfunctional
• I find Ke$ha's music to be inspiring in some ways, at least when viewed from a philosophical angle, and n... : Amnesty_intl2

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  happy birthday! How about a celebratory cs:s match tonight. Top score, k:d ratio gives maddog a lapdance : wurt
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    Happy Birthday Maddog! Aww yeah Monday Night CS:S in da heezy! NO GAY SCHTUFF! : MercFox1
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      Not sure if I'll be able to play after work today.. I'm going to watch Avatar at 9:45 pm, and maybe dinne... : Maddog_Delphi97
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        we'll play in your honor. : ass-street
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          Aww yeah! I'll see if I can play right after work or something. Avatar starts at 9:45 pm cst, so it's... : Maddog_Delphi97
          • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22109419#itemanchor_22109419 There might be some scheduling issues... : _jon
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          We'll all do our best Maddog impressions. : MuteMode
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            <Maddog>Mmmmmmmmmmm...</Maddog> : MercFox1
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              <Maddog>No gay schtuff.</Maddog> : _jon
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                <Maddog>Come on Pookie, let's burn this motherfucker down! awwww yeeeeeeaaaahhh </Maddog> : r3dn3ck
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                  <Maddog's Dungeon> *distant meowing of cats, other strange noises* <Maddog's Dungeon> : _jon
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                    *DEATH**MURDER**GUNFIRE*<Maddog's cat> MEOWWWWW </Maddog's cat>*PEWPEPWEPWPE**NUKEBLAST* : wurt
                    • See, this why it's awesome to have a cat around... freak out the other players when they hear it. : Maddog_Delphi97
        • We should all change our game names to Maddog. He'll be the best and worst player at the same time! : Sailor of Fortune
• happy birthday! : silent prophet
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  Where the fuck did they find the dude to do that voice? : abrasion
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    Um...that's Maddog's voice. : RomSteady
    • ^^^^^^^^ : mmaster_pw
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      lololol : Maddog_Delphi97
      • i got ur bud right here : GloriousCow
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      lol he's from the south right? :) : abrasion
      • oklahoma : ass-street
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      50 YR OLD RETIRED MALE LOOKIN FOR DISCREET JO BUD : MercFox1
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        I'm 40, but the craiglist ad says "59 yo retired male" lol : Maddog_Delphi97
        • ugh, 59 yrs old. gross. :[ : MercFox1
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          You do an old southern voice very well. : abrasion
          • Thank you. It just comes naturally because I'm from Oklahoma. : Maddog_Delphi97
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          god you're old : GloriousCow
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            I'm so old, the candles on my birthday cake raised earths temperature by 3 degrees. :D : Maddog_Delphi97
            • Maddog, the Birthday Cake song will be played in your honor tonight. : _jon
  • I always imagine one of the midnight riders voices sounding exactly like maddog (hint hint valve) : nevlos
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    Dude needs to get into the voice acting business. : Stage
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      Yes, but it's hard to find good material. Most of the acting is the motivation of the source material. ... : Maddog_Delphi97
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        http://www.runleiarun.com/lebowski/ : jimmy_legs
        • lol, this is good reading. : Maddog_Delphi97
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    More importantly wtf is "JO"? : InfoBiter
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      Jerk Off. JO stands for.. yeah. Jerking Off. I'm surprised you haven't figured that out on your own. : Maddog_Delphi97
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        My head just doesn't work that way. He said "no gay stuff' ... and i my mind that absolutely qualifies un... : InfoBiter
        • You wanna be our JO bud? No gay stuff though. : famine101
• I have met the Maddog, and he is indeed a worthy JO bud. Happy birthday! : DonkeyPopsicle
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  http://pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF032-Todays_My_Birthday.gif : Maddog_Delphi97
  • This is how I see all birthdays now. : Lone Swordsman
• yay! Happy Maddog day! Miss you, friend. : laurgasms
• Happy Birthday Maddog Enjoy your lemonade : fadetofunk
• Happy Birthday! : -efx-
• happy birthday maddog! : ass-street
• hahahahahha ytmnd is killer : GBeer11
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  It's my dad's birthday too : notd665
  • Be sure to say happy birthday to your dad! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
• HAPPY BURFDAY MADDOG! : Nitrium
• Awwwww yeaaahhh! Happy B-Day, M-Dog! : MuteMode
• Happy Birthday M-Dawg! : c0bra
• Happy Birthday, Maddog! JO Bud time! WOOOOOO!!! : Dschinghis Khan
• happy birthday maddog. : jimmy_legs
• OGC : mmaster_pw
• Happy Birthday!! : The Grolar Bear
• Happy birthday sir : thejm4n
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADDOG!!!!! :D : virus
• Happy Birthday! : ZeroSignal
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  Happy bday big fella. : dumb.
  • Thank you. :D : Maddog_Delphi97
• Happy birthday s{Maddog}s. : Amnesty_intl2

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  Correct. The names and logins will remain, but not the actual stats/characters. : PointlesS76
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    how do you delete a soldier? I spelled his name wrong. : Cihte
    • When you're logging in and there's the Clan Tag/Character Name screen, click Create on the bottom right a... : Xevo
• I think beta folks get to keep their soldier name, and perhaps get a little XP bonus or something. I don'... : Downforce
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  It astounds me how many people don't look in the air for the UAV. I used the same UAV from the first to t... : Arctic Fox
  • people don't look period; i've been "driving" the UAV on the roads, inside buildings chopping mofos down ... : devpaul
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    It REALLY pisses me off when I Spot a UAV (at which point my character says "Got eyes on an enemy UAV!", ... : AxeMan808
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      I missed a ')' after "Got eyes on an enemy UAV!" - that post isn't going to compile. : AxeMan808
      • It burned me too while I was Reading it. : dafugg
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      I noticed most people are simply out there playing deathmatch and ignoring the actual objectives. It see... : atom519
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        Yeah sometimes it seems like im the only one playing, I just love clicking through my squadmates trying t... : alphablu
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          Best part is going sniper yourself, killing half the enemy team in that situation, taking out point A wit... : MovingTarget
          • I feel guilty switching to recon when i need to use mortars for something. Yeah im wearing a ghillie suit... : alphablu
      • so true, in many matches i have to do the objectives all by myself. The 2nd frustrating thing is the use ... : hanged_man
    • One game I played with shackers when someone called out the UAV I started firing with my SAW and I could ... : Sailor of Fortune
• i had a massive round where i got a triple kill with the rpg then went on to plant the charge and shot do... : Excacheon
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  Can i get a beta invite by chance, please? : flubba79
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    http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/battlefield-bad-company-2/pc-beta/ : Arctic Fox
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      ah i missed this... :( : flubba79
      • Replied your SM. :) : Alco23
  • SM me, I managed to grab another spare one for shackers last night. : Alco23
• I still think it would be really awesome if they allowed you to have a universal login, meaning that no m... : Begawkiness
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  I'd love to play this game on the PC but for some reason I still am not able to bind any of my keys... wt... : SatansFist
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    What happens when you try to bind them? I'm assuming you are clicking on the keyboard column when attemp... : atom519
    • This threw me for a min too. : majestik
  • One thing that messed me up was making sure you are in the proper column for the action you want. For exa... : theWhite
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  I've started using AT mines using the explosives perk off and on. You get 6, I think. Man, I got 460 poin... : AxeMan808
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    I believe your mines will stay out there after you die, or even after you switch classes correct? Least,... : atom519
    • Correct. : Arctic Fox
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      Oh yeah, definitely! I was Assault, defending the last point, and got 2 kills from mines I'd dropped behi... : AxeMan808
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        I didn't know until last night that the other team could see mines :( Doesn't help them sometimes but I'... : trOmblyj
        • Put 'em just over rises, in craters, or around corners. My other favourite thing to do as defender is to ... : Arctic Fox
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      Is there a limit to the amount of mines allowed on the ground at once? Whats stopping a team to entir... : ant_hillbilly
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        That would be fucking hilarious. We should try this tonight. I think the major limitation in this case... : Arctic Fox
        • Yea I am not sure about the chain reaction. But even still have 16 pockets of mines everywhere would be ... : ant_hillbilly
• Glad I got into the beta. The game is so fun. And the environmental graphics are incredible. And even ... : mrwolf710
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  Heh, I got a double kill by running two people over with the UAV this weekend (<DEATH>), and I <REPAIR DR : MercFox1
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    Does the drill do decent damage to enemy armor? I tried to use it on an enemy tank, but died shortly aft... : atom519
    • it owns tanks as long as you can get next to it : Iwannaacura
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      It damages enemy tanks at the same rate as you repair friendly tanks, roughly. It's great if they are bad... : Arctic Fox
      • Yeah I've FULLY dismantled a tank down from 100% after a single cooldown this way. It's great if the tank... : Xevo
  • Destruction 2.0 kills are my favourite, closely followed by trapping potential enemy paths with C4. : Arctic Fox
• any of you hobo's wanna hop in a server. : moe6
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  I'm on this Recon kick these past couple days. Ever since i realized how most people are, i hide on the ... : sreyes22
  • Third rifle has a larger clip, 10 bullets instead of 5, a faster rate of fire, and the scope is easier to... : mechanicalgrape
  • third tier has 10 shots in each clip, so it's better for medium range headshottery. : Foxhawk
  • Kaboobie : majestik
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    Different scopes, mostly. Best not to think of them as 'third tier is better' as I have found most of the... : Arctic Fox
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      First one does a bunch of damage - I was using the second one and getting annoyed because I wasn't droppi... : trOmblyj
      • The second sniper rifle is a bunch of fun once you unlock the 4x scope. : Arctic Fox
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        For the second rifle, as far as I can tell it takes 4 body shots to kill somebody. The rifle returns to ... : jimmy-buffett
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          The mortar is also fucking great for tank drivers who think that they are invulnerable. : Arctic Fox
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            Yeah I love when a Sniper mortars me, because I take a bit of damage, notice what's happening, then roll ... : Xevo
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              Regardless, you would have been achieving my goals by backing away. I use the mortar more for area denial... : Arctic Fox
              • fair enough. : Xevo
              • I use it for Anti-Vehicle, Anti-Structure, and forcing Snipers under cover, so heh. I do still love catch... : AxeMan808
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                It's great on defense for clearing the trees around the first hill to make it harder for snipers to hide. : mechanicalgrape
                • This is part of the area denial I was referring to :) : Arctic Fox
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      The M24 + 12x Scope is the best thing available in the beta. : Bamtan
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        I have too much fun with the excessive C4 though, blowing up all those vehicles, or destroying a capture ... : sreyes22
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          Mortar > C4, I can stay out of harms way and keep doing it every 2 minutes. Tanks never know what's comin... : Bamtan
          • Equip the Explosives perk, and see how quickly your Mortar recharges. Hoom HUUR! : AxeMan808
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            A single mortar strike cant take out a tank though right? In the games i've been playing, my team is usua... : sreyes22
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              Well, a single mortar won't take one out, but if he doesn't (or can't) move after the ranging round, he's... : AxeMan808
              • Yeah if he stays in the same spot and the mortar strike is targeted on the tank he'll get hurt plenty. Mo... : Arctic Fox
    • ^^^ Definitely. As I unlocked more and more guns for Assault, for instance... I realized they weren't str... : vile
  • The larger clip and faster firing rate combined with a x4 scope makes it great for mid-range fighting. Th... : Alco23
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    I don't get how people are making some of the sniping shots that I've seen. It seems almost impossible to... : thetangent
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      You're missing the key bit (Thanks Arctic Fox, sorry I didn't properly give you credit last time!) which ... : Xevo
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        It would be nice if there was some kind of training so I could understand how the scope works instead of ... : ghost in my shell
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          I only sniped briefly after Fox's post, but I got a good amount of headshots. Always aim about a head hei... : Xevo
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            I honestly just doing body shots, since I get credit for an assist, painting a target is fine. Besides 99... : ghost in my shell
            • I would designate them and then shoot, either I got the headshot or they were painted for everyone else. : Xevo
          • Yeah, I'm finally comfortable with the 40mm Grenade arc, and I've gotten better with the RPG-7, but I sti... : AxeMan808
    • Sniper tips that Xevo was talking about above: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22049798 The jumpin... : Arctic Fox
• I played the PS3 demo a bunch over the weekend. My highlight was actually a really bad round for me. We w... : maddy
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  This game rocks, the level of immersion you get from the destrucible environments is incredible. Last nig... : theWhite
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    I just reported you for wall hacking. : Downforce
    • Seriously, get some walls. : atom519
  • I love using my 40MM grenade to blow holes in walls as I'm trying to get the fuck out of dodge. Usually ... : trOmblyj
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  What's everyone's favorite kit and why? I think mine, so far, is Engineer, which is odd because I usua... : vile
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    Assault, XM8 Proto, M1911, 40MM Grenade, + Extra Grenades, + Vehicle Armor : trOmblyj
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      how many extra grenades does that spec give you? I never use it... but if it gives you a shitload it migh... : vile
      • Instead of having 1 hand grenade and 2 rifle grenades, you get 2 hand grenades and 4 rifle grenades. Plu... : trOmblyj
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      I would personally use the SCAR-L, which is devastating at close quarters as opposed to the XM8 which is ... : Xevo
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        Thats my assault config. I usually use the tracer with my engy config. : trOmblyj
        • orite I am a tard, I read XM8-P as XM8-C =/ : Xevo
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        The XM8-C has the same damage, less accuracy, and higher ROF compared to the SCAR. Why on earth would you... : ArcKnight
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          You're right, I was mostly working off of word of mouth of people preferring the SCAR for that reason. I ... : Xevo
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            No, it doesn't. The SCAR is better for mid range, the XM8 better for close range because of the higher RO... : ArcKnight
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              Talking about the engy versions of both. : ArcKnight
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                I gotcha, but my point was that maybe being silenced makes it so you can get the jump on a squad at close... : Xevo
                • All engy guns have silencers. : ArcKnight
    • Same, but F2000 and Penetrator Vehicle Rounds. But I do like my Explosive Enhanced Mortar Recon. Sidenot... : AxeMan808
  • Recon w/ M24 + 12x Scope, Mortar, M1911 pistol, Proximity Mines. Deadly from range, and when I run out... : Bamtan
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    Medic, Saiga 12K, M1911, Shotgun Perk, Extra Grenades, and Vehicle Damage Perk. I just loves me some clo... : Full.Bleed
    • Yeah this is a fun build, particularly since the Medic is always in the thick of it. : Arctic Fox
    • I love the sound of the auto shottie! : atom519
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      Extra Grenades instead of the speed perk? Dunno about that. : Xevo
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        I go the healthkit+ perk instead of either of those. : Arctic Fox
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          Is that one of the later medic unlocks? I don't have it yet. The speed perk seems really good if you're d... : Xevo
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            I keep forgetting about the speed perk. I'm totally giving it a go tonight. : Full.Bleed
            • It's always amazing when I use it. You easily move 50% faster than everyone else, making revives easier a... : Xevo
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        I always tend to chuck a grenade into a building before I go in guns-blazing to clear it out. I've just f... : Full.Bleed
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          After planting the bomb I toss a nade inside because 80% of the time someone will rush in and if I lose t... : Sailor of Fortune
          • I like slapping C4 on all the walls and waiting for the heroic defenders to come and try to defuse. 3 run... : Arctic Fox
    • This is an awesome build, yeah. : Link.
  • I don't really have a favourite, to be honest. I think my worst class is Assault, but even then I can go ... : Arctic Fox
  • 870 Combat + M1911. : Cliffzorz
  • Engineer+Tracer+Any of the SMGS+Extra Explosives+The Second Rocket Launcher. I enjoy screwing around a... : limpossible
  • I'm mostly played recon and it will probably be my main focus (I like sniping noobs), but I BF games are ... : theWhite
  • I've been playing mostly as a Medic, though I play as an Engineer a fair amount too. I love using the RPG... : thetangent
  • Engineer with XM-8C, 1911, Carl Gustav (Probably will replace with AT-4), Explosive ammo belt Spec, and V... : Sailor of Fortune
• Played all weekend without getting the 'Connection to the game server has been lost' message - on Friday ... : trOmblyj
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  For people asking about the RMB attack on the UAV -- Apparently, in the PC Beta, it does nothing. Howe... : Xevo
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    Yeah there's vids of the chaingun from people who have unlocked it on XBox. : Arctic Fox
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      How the heck do you unlock the machine gun on the UAV? : bling1bling
      • you can't on the PC, I dunno about 360. : Xevo
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  I got a 5000 point pin for playing for over 24 hours. In the beta. In less than 2 weeks. I think I need t... : Arctic Fox
  • I think I'm up to 15-16 hours at this point :( : MercFox1
  • I got that the other day. I've played like 30 hours so far. : trOmblyj
  • damn hahaha : Nitrium
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    Slow your roll or you'll burn out before it comes out :( : ArcKnight
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      Are you kidding? 15 more maps and more unlocks? I'll be lucky if I sleep the first week of March! : Arctic Fox
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        Yeah I know how you play stuff Fox, getting burned out before release is pretty unlikely. I'd guess you w... : Xevo
        • The main thing I like about BC2 is it is kind of like Last Stand mode in Dawn of War 2. The map may remai... : Arctic Fox
    • I did that with TF2 although that was basically the full game. Played this ~12 hours so far according to ... : Shai-Tan
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  One thing I learned over the weekend: When parachuting in, don't land on the UAV as it's taking off. I t... : hoopfam4
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    lol, what button do you push to deploy the parachute? (for xbox version) : bling1bling
    • jump, so A? : Xevo
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  I just wish sometimes the game would give credit where credit was due. I was playing a match, using the U... : thetangent
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    That's because ramming helicopters with the UAV is a cheap bug. : ArcKnight
    • Why? : thetangent
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      As long as the UAV crashes and burns I don't see a problem with that. I think it's a worthy tactic. Would... : usmcmueller
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        I'd rather the helicopter plow through the UAV like it wasn't there given the size difference. : ArcKnight
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          Except I really doubt that's what would really happen if this were a real situation. Imagine something li... : thetangent
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            again, I think some damage to the copter makes sense, but complete destruction is too much. : Xevo
            • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22112147#itemanchor_22112147 It's not like the copter exploded on ... : thetangent
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            The Apache is not going to bounce off the thing like it hit a mountain, and actually if it hit the cockpi... : ArcKnight
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              What if the UAV flies into the rotar blades? : ghost in my shell
              • Right - come down on it from above, and it should go crashing to the ground. : thetangent
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                Obviously you're going to have problems there, but hitting the apache or blackhawk anywhere but on the ro... : ArcKnight
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                  A predator drone at cruise speed would be like driving a sports car into the helicopter at 100 mph. Even... : DinK
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                    Have you played BC2 at all? The UAV in the game is basically an RC helicopter. A Predator drone is about ... : ArcKnight
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                      No. The mention of missiles had me assuming it wasn't some tiny thing just for surveillance. I guess it... : DinK
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                        You should stop posting since you have no idea wtf you're talking about. It has a laser designator for ca... : ArcKnight
                        • Well shit man let's get the actual drone in on the ramming action then. : DinK
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                        There's a new Army Stand Off Guided Missile fire support which can be placed anywhere by air. the missile... : Sailor of Fortune
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                          Nah, it's just calling in Hellfires from some aircraft on station. : AxeMan808
                          • It doesn't really matter where it comes from, point is the UAV doesn't have to carry any munitions. UA... : Sailor of Fortune
                  • its just an rc helicopter : extrahappyturtle
              • Apache Rotor blades will probably slice right through it but the rotor that hits it will take some damage... : Sailor of Fortune
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            BF != realism : MuteMode
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              So the Apache should be an invulnerable flying tank? OK, gotcha. : thetangent
              • if only there was a way to send the suicide C4ing recon n00bs up into the air.... : Downforce
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                Because that's exactly what we said. : ArcKnight
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                  You're arguing that a high-speed impact from the UAV shouldn't do a thing to the Apache, yes? Then what e... : thetangent
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                    I hinted at this above, but if we're talking about a predator drone type UAV you could be looking at 2,00... : DinK
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                      it's not a predator drone though... I think that the only way it would cause real damage would be to get ... : usmcmueller
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                        What is it then? Sounded from other posts like it was armed and everything. : DinK
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                          It looks kind of like this thing: http://media.nowpublic.net/images//fb/e/fbe8720fc80453fdc518bcae872e422... : thetangent
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                            (except much smaller) : MuteMode
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                              yeah, it's like shoulder height in the game. : Downforce
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                                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQw9yUvZBuY : ArcKnight
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                                  LOL, you want to discuss cheap bugs? The guy standing ON the UAV, now THAT's cheap. : thetangent
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                                    Oh hell yes that's cheap, I thought they already fixed it though. : ArcKnight
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                                      Well I haven't seen it in game, so hopefully you're right. I can't even imagine how annoying that would b... : thetangent
                                      • Couldn't be that annoying. UAVs are easily shot down. : ArcKnight
                                • HAHAHAHA yeah I'm sure they'll be removing that. lmao : Downforce
                            • Not much smaller than the pic - look at the dudes hand on the side there. : thetangent
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                          It's an RC helo as stated above... has a chaingun unlock later and can call in a hellfire strike. Where t... : usmcmueller
                          • Probably an A-10 or Apache. You know, up above the cloud layer or somesuch. : AxeMan808
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                    Making concessions to reality? The UAV weighs, what, a couple hundred pounds, if that. The Apache weighs : ArcKnight
                    • Yes, and if you strike it on the side near the tail, or from above, it would still have some effect. It's... : thetangent
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        I am a bit split on this one. Clearly not as big of an exploit as the C4 point destruction, but the abili... : Xevo
        • I guess it would be better if the damage it incurred was in relation to where it was hit... ramming into ... : usmcmueller
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          Well in my case it didn't kill the helicopter, it unbalanced it. The pilot wasn't able to correct in time... : thetangent
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            I've watched it happen enough time - the problem is that the game seems to treat the UAV impact as if ano... : xsoulbrothax
            • my god i cant type. times, size=side, etc : xsoulbrothax
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              Yeah, I've gotten hit twice by the UAV and if I'm flying at say 30 MPH forward, getting hit from the side... : Sailor of Fortune
              • Most recently I saw a UAV dive down onto an Apache hovering around treetop height, which threw it down in... : xsoulbrothax
            • Oh yeah, no doubt it needs some adjusting. I just don't like the idea that it would do NOTHING. It needs ... : thetangent
    • Its not hard to dodge the UAV when your in the heli, much less flying to the UAV spawn and lighting that ... : noobja
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      Any team that lets the UAV get near a chopper deserves to have their choppers taken away. Any gun but a ... : JHelgie
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        It takes like 3-4 sniper rifle shots to take it down in my experience. Just wait for it to slow down or l... : Sailor of Fortune
        • 2 shots with the starting sniper rifle. Medic has the easiest time taking it down, with the LMG. : Arctic Fox
  • Needs more kamikaze pin 500 points. : atom519
  • Lol @ wanting credit for a shitty bug. : Sgt_Boomstick
• doesnt matter either way, it doesnt take long to max out the engineer in the beta : feek
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  Anyone/Anywhere still with Beta invites? I'm having such a blast on the 360, but I would love to see how ... : aaarrrgh
  • Pre order it on Steam and then cancel the preorder a couple days before the game is released? : Zoopy_Iscariot
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  Hijacked! How does voice work in this game? I swear it use to work but now I talk and no one responds,... : eonix
  • Would like to know as well. I can't seem to get mine to work, but 50% of the squads I get into - they ar... : atom519
  • In game voice seems to work like 0.07% of the time. We've been using TS3. : AxeMan808
  • Beta voice seems a little borked.... just get on the TS3 servers if/when you're playing with shackers. : moe6
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    It's not proximity by chance, is it? Like only those who are close to you can hear you? : eonix
    • Doesn't appear to be, or if it is it is bugged. I was testing it out with Alco23, who was over the other ... : Arctic Fox
  • In-game voice is hilariously broken. Beta, etc. We are all using Teamspeak, info here http://www.shacknew... : Arctic Fox
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    it seems only valve knows how to properly implement decent voice com in their games. hell even Blizzard c... : theWhite
    • S2 did good with heroes of newerth : Iwannaacura
    • It worked well for what it was in the first BFBC. Only down side it was Squad only. MS probably does i... : Sailor of Fortune
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  Are we having a Shackbattle tonight? I hope so. :) : thetangent
  • OK, that's the last damn straw! IGI. : AxeMan808
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    I'm planning on getting my PC back together and my new office setup this evening. What time are things... : dedgecko
    • excellent, I've missed collecting your dogtags. I only have two so far. : trOmblyj
  • Not coming to Maddog's JO CS:S party? : MercFox1
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    I would like to try out a shackbattle, I'm tired of hacks and dumb fuck pubbies. : ghost in my shell
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      Hacks? You mean like aimbots and wallhacks and stuff? Are those even out yet? If so, ugh... : empy
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        There's a model hack or something. A dude on my team kept waltzing into the enemy bases C4'ing without fi... : ghost in my shell
        • Oh here's info about it, god this sucks! http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/396931.page : ghost in my shell
  • Have we picked a server yet? : trOmblyj
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  anyone knows what's the advantage of the upgraded RPG for the engineer ? and the same thing for the dart ... : hanged_man
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    Dart gun is fucking fantastic. You don't like homing rockets? The upgraded rocket is better anti-infan... : Arctic Fox
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      dart gun would be fantastic if you can actually shoot apaches with it, i keep on missing them. and how co... : hanged_man
      • Try it out next time you're playing. Even splash damage using the unlocked rocket can take out infantry :... : Alco23
      • you'll learn to hit them :D in BC1 i was a pretty handy shot againts helos while using the dumbfire AT ro... : xsoulbrothax
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  So if I shoot a landmine and it blows up the engineer does that count as a suicide against them? I keep d... : ghost in my shell
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    yes X-( : AxeMan808
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      is there a landmine limit for a player? do landmines stick around after death? : smax
      • I've dropped at least 12 at a time. Yes, they stay until they blow up, through deaths or class/kit change... : AxeMan808
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  SHACKBATTLE! Gameservers.com Chicago #3 GOGOGOGOGOGO! Rydogg's TS3 server info: http://www.shacknews.c... : sanchez
  • !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : sanchez
  • Fuck yeah. IGI : dumb.
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    Voice activated talk in TS is mandatory. : watcherxp
    • Don't you mean key activated? : Bamtan
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    get in here you cunt lickers! : sanchez
    • i'm cumming i'm cu,ming : Nitrium
  • Got about 20 : sanchez
  • i wanna touch you sanchez : notdeadyeti
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    Server is full :( : r3dn3ck
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      And i'm sorry for the TS fuck-up.... my headset is broken and was using the speakers/mic bundled with my ... : r3dn3ck
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        take your spoots elsewhere pal we dont wannem : notdeadyeti
        • :( : r3dn3ck
  • I lost my beta key in the Great Format of 2/5 :( : zerog83
  • I need this to get rid of the bad taste of C&C4. : Tincan
  • Be there in 20 minutes! : thetangent

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• Blargalargalarga! I just listened to the intro and he's Scooter (I guess.) : warcrow
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  Scooter and he sounds like hamburger : MrLobo
  • Who is hamburger? : warcrow
  • Git You One! : Head Rush
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  Hamburgers! : Evil Benius
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    So he writes fir 1UP and his nickname is both scooter and hamburgers? Why hambugers? : warcrow
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      Someone e-mailed in saying he sounds like hamburgers. No one knows what the fuck that means. : Evil Benius
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        Is it a "talks like he has hamburgers in his mouth" thing you think? : warcrow
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          I assume that is what the person meant, but when it first was mentioned no one had any idea what "sounds ... : Evil Benius
          • Odd. Ok thanks fir clearing that up. : warcrow
• haha thought i was the only one. stopped listening to that podcast because his voice grates on my fucking... : waxthirteen
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  I like Scooter, so it's a shame that he doesn't a voice for radio. He really knows his stuff. He also ... : wretchedradio
  • David said "I'm not gonna lie" at least 37,435 tines in the last two podcasts. : warcrow
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  Besides Idle Thumbs, which is incredible, what other gaming or game dev podcast is worth listening to? (I... : Gary the Llama
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    The award-winning One Life Left! http://www.onelifeleft.com/ : Alice O'Connor
    • Okay, now one that doesn't have silly accents. Kidding, kidding. : Gary the Llama
    • I tried this. Unfortunately I didn't get into it and dropped it after two episodes. I miss my fill of Rem... : LoioshDwaggie
    • Also Stage Clear is nice http://stage-clear.co.uk/ : Alice O'Connor
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    I always dig the PC Gamer Podcast. I've subscribed to their magazine forever and it's just cool to have a... : Schnapple
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      I enjoyed it a lot more when Vederman and Whitta were on it. Anyone remember the whole PS3 vs $7500 PC st... : warcrow
      • Yeah it's got a bit bland lately. Dan Morris used to be awesome on it too. : Dave-A
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    Anything with Gary Whita or John Davison! :) I do hope a Gamepro podcast comes forth hosted by Davison. ... : warcrow
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      Didn't you used to do one? Is there an archive of that somewhere? : Gary the Llama
      • Yup yup! With Remo and Dahanese. All 50 episodes are here: http://www.playedpodcast.com Please feel fre... : warcrow
      • aaaand right on queue: One step closer to new podcast... Zoom H4n procured and on the way /via @jwhdavis : warcrow
  • A Life Well Wasted : DrWaffles
  • You should listen to Thursday Knights; those guys are awesome: http://ThursdayKnights.com : OverloadUT
  • Bombcast : swimteampie
  • Idle Thumbs isn't coming back, right? : MaJeStu
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  Bring back Played! : MorrisatCNN
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    Only for you baby! :) : warcrow
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      Ya see... NOW I have a much more flexible schedule and could be on whenever you want - and don't have to ... : MorrisatCNN
      • Ooooh really? Well, this might change things around then! : warcrow
  • Don't I just deleted it from my podcast subscription list : MrLobo
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  felt the same was about the joystiq podcast. one of the hosts has a strong southern drawl that's made wor... : cptstern
  • Yea I remember having the same experience. :( : warcrow
• Probably thierry nguyen ? Is that how you spell it? He was on the offcial playstation podcast, I miss tha... : abrasion
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  I don't know, but I had to stop listening because David Ellis says some of the dumbest things. Yeah, I kn... : deveus1
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    I think they've really stepped it up lately : Dave-A
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      The last one I listened to they spent most of the show discussing asinine arguments on the 1up forums, wh... : copy paper
      • About the Sonic announcement? That was kinda funny : Dave-A

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• I have this incredible urge to spend an action point. : Wadmaasi
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  This will be recorded for the podcast right? : jonin
  • Absolutely! : OverloadUT
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  Sounds like a good idea; it's nice to have that kind of player, neh? I'm planning on doing that in rever... : AxeMan808
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    Against the Giants is definitely a 4e adventure, so I assume it's a conversion of the one you're talking ... : OverloadUT
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      Scales of Storytelling? : Wadmaasi
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        Some day I think it would be fun to run through the Scales of War campaign. In fact if I had thought abou : OverloadUT
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          I haven't read any of it, somewhat intentionally (if illogically; it's not like I'll ever get to play it)... : Wadmaasi
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            I've been reading the modules because I decided to run it in the group I just took over DMing. I like it.... : Goncyn
            • Meaningful and memorable NPCs is one of my biggest goals for my Paragon campaign. I was inspired by both ... : OverloadUT
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      The 4e one is called Revenge of the Giants and I think it's inspired by the original, not a direct remake : Goncyn
      • Ahhh, okay. : OverloadUT
      • Yeah, I didn't figure they'd leave that epic out in the cold. Except the Frost Giant one. : AxeMan808
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  I wish I could get my players to RP even that much. All they want is phat lewtz and bloodshed on a massiv... : Ebu
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    It's amazing how much of a better game it is if you can get people that like to RP. It didn't come natura... : OverloadUT
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      In addition to just straight up XP bonuses, I generally add more possibilities for reward to players who ... : AxeMan808
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        I actually award 50% more experience for solving an encounter through RP vs using violence. I started tha... : Bean
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          One of the guys is the worst combination. A min-maxing, munchkin, rules lawyer. :( : Ebu
          • I have two reformed rules-lawyers in my group as well. I make it pretty clear the goals of the session ar... : Bean
        • Oh, Lahdamehcy! The Spacemaster/Cyberspace game I ran back in the day. Two characters were actually holed... : AxeMan808
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    I would fit right in with them. As long as it was monsters' blood, anyhow, and not the villagers'. : Wadmaasi
    • They're rather indiscriminate. : Ebu
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  I put on my robe and wizard hat. : Lucien Irenicus
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    As much as we joke/make fun of it, I am pretty sure we are about a stone's throw away from wearing costum... : OverloadUT
    • Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! : Earl Greigh
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  God fucking damnit I wish I lived anywhere near you OverloadUT. I seriously want to play some good pen an... : RogerDandy
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    DMing is, without a doubt, the most challenging prolonged experience I have had in my life. There is so m... : OverloadUT
    • Well, that's what makes it fun for the DM. If you were just a glorified bookkeeper, who would aspire to b... : AxeMan808
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      I like GMing and have quite a bit of experience with it... but "DMing is, without a doubt, the most chall : Bean
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        Well, going through law school and becoming a successful lawyer I am sure has put you in a lot of challen : OverloadUT
        • Also when I start raising kids, I am absolutely sure that I will look back to my 26-year-old self and lau... : OverloadUT
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          I dunno... I just think it's an overstatement, is all. I was a programmer long before I was a lawyer and ... : Bean
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            Reading your reply brought to the front of my mind another reason that contributes to my original stateme : OverloadUT
            • :( That sounds like a less-than-fun scenario to me. Like, I have to do a bunch of shit that stresses me o... : Bean
    • have fun with this sounds like it's gonna be awesome. : RogerDandy