Evening Reading: Peanut Butter and Pickle

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  anyone know if there will be voice comms in the final product? : Lightzout
  • there are in this, just they're shitty because of BC2's "sticky keys" bug and they're often interrupted b... : Bamtan
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    There is voice communication (squad chat only?) in the game right now so I'd say yes. It's just kind of b... : pyide
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      the only pain in the ass is it's allchat. i know you can bind keys to switch which channel you're in, but... : Bamtan
      • We used to do it all the time back in the BF1942 / Vietnam / BF2 days. It's not a big deal once there are... : pyide
• Even the BF2 browser was better than this, and that was the most horribe piece of shit ever. I think ... : d0gbert
• I heard they are going to push an update for the beta. I have no source for that statement. : jermm
• There already seems to be ninja updates being pushed out. A couple of nights back the game started launc... : Arctic Fox
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  I remember somebody linking something where a dice person mentioned that the server browser in the beta i... : RetroRedEyeJr
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    -efx- has previously said that the beta is a pretty old build by this point. : Arctic Fox
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      I dont understand whats the point of the beta then? If its old build, was it just to test server load? or... : chilln
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        Last time I checked, the BC2 leaderboard had over 200,000 players listed on it. That's quite a significan... : MercFox1
        • well thats what i was asking... so its like a stress test on the servers? : chilln
      • to make us preorder : valael
      • Optimising performance and server issues from what I have read. Think of the number of different hardware... : Arctic Fox
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  Also, let's have a SHACKBATTLE at 10 EST tonight. OK? OK! Will determine server closer to the actual t... : Arctic Fox
  • I am ready to kill me some shacks. Also how can I shoot someone point blank 3 times with a 12 gauge yet ... : Lightzout
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    I need a server to join!!!! I just might say something very positive about this game. : Lightzout
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      I'm looking for a server to join too. Let me know. : flubba79
      • OMG they are making the server annoucement post! : ghost in my shell
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  Is the 12x scope more powerful than the default one? If it is then the default scope must be 10x or somet... : Dynotaku
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    Probably to be realistic or something. the better scopes are a little clearer. you get used to them aft... : smax
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      But... scopes don't look like that. They're being anti-realistic. : Dynotaku
      • I hate the fucking discovision scope. Is the intended purpose to make it somewhat harder to snipe? : midgetherder
  • Wait is the normal sniper scope between 4x and 12x? : bolneze
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  Betas this late in the game tend to just be demos. Every beta I have ever been involved in (with the exce... : retarded talking dinosaur
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    Stardock does real beta's (look at Elemental, Brad Wardell does near daily dev journals talking about des... : RetroRedEyeJr
    • Anyone else here get in on the Planetside Beta? That shit was real. Oh my god you want to talk about stre... : MercFox1
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  HEY GUYS I DONT THINK WE'VE BITCHED ABOUT THIS GAME'S SERVER BROWSER ENOUGH YET sorry for the b2 steal... : MercFox1
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    No, what really blows is the performance on powerful PCs. I have a 4870 and it gets completely annihilate... : retarded talking dinosaur
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      Interesting, how does the 4870 stack up against a GTX 260? I'm running two in SLI and not having an issue... : MercFox1
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        4870 should be roughly equal to a GTX260 *disclaimer: I am unwilling to play a game at less than 60 FP... : retarded talking dinosaur
        • This is in dx9 mode? : ant_hillbilly
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          Have you tried medium details? The game looks more or less the same while running better. I don't thi... : pyide
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            It should look exactly the same, high = medium in the beta : Arctic Fox
            • isn't that just the textures? there should still a difference between stuff like shadows and effects and ... : pyide
          • I got the same feeling; performance in 8v8 or 12v12 battles is smoother than full-on 16v16, at least in m... : MercFox1
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        it's really cpu limited I'm running one 260 core 216 with everything except shadows on max and no hbao(or... : RetroRedEyeJr
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          I'm running an e8400. Maybe it's CPU limited, or maybe their graphics engine is seriously fucked. I get s... : retarded talking dinosaur
          • It's definitely CPU limited. I can overclock my computer and get a massive jump in framerate. : burning eye
          • You need a quad core. Period. : supaslasha
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            Any screenshots comparing the diff DX modes? : bolneze
            • Okay got it - but I cant have AA in DX9? Doesnt let me choose anything above 1x =\ : bolneze
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      yeah it does slow down alot on my 5850, the smoke especially just anhilates me to like 5fps. : chilln
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        not my 5850...what proc? I'm using an i5 750..smooth as silk. : IcomeINpeace
        • q6700 @ 3ghz, 4 gigs ram. Might OC to 3.3ghz again even though im less stable. :P : chilln
    • What? I run everything at max with my 4890. : lodit
    • im on an e8500 with 2gb of ram and a 4850 and it runs fine in 1920x. textures at high and some at medium ... : hobosapien
    • Running everything on max on 4890 here. Your computer is broken : Flynn
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    If only they could somehow I dunno patch it before retail and say, "Here for once we have a server browse... : ghost in my shell
    • Keep dreaming! : pyide
  • needs more bitching actually, it's not just bad, it's REMEDIALLY bad. like a time warp to dial up modems ... : Downforce
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    If only people would fix their settings.ini file to only have gameservers.com as a recent game and then w... : Xevo
    • what is this, borderlands??? LOLOLOLOL fucking consoles got us by the balls again. gg PC port : Downforce
  • Well DICE always do a good job of releasing games with the worst server browsers/front ends ever. Judging... : Beady
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  Shackbattle time. Let's all crash Gameservers.com BFBC2 Beta Chicago #5, it's empty at the moment so let' : Arctic Fox
  • god I can't type. Chicago #50 : Arctic Fox
  • I am coming to join you in this video game battle! : dumb.
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    OMG you can't sort the servers at all. How am I supposed to find this one? : Dynotaku
    • ^^^^ WTF IS THIS SHIT! : mrseldowski
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      documents/bfbc2/gamesettings.ini change recentgames to Gameservers.com : Foxhawk
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        WTF was their browser designed by a linux engineer? : Dynotaku
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          Beta : Arctic Fox
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            Please stop using that as an excuse when you don't know if it will be much better in retail. : pyide
            • Not an excuse, I think it is as crap as you all do. But you should reserve your anger for when it is not ... : Arctic Fox
          • Sorting is a basic fucking feature. : zebosausamite
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        Yeah that didn't work. : Dynotaku
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          you need to punctuate it with ; e.g. RecentGames=GameServers.com; : Foxhawk
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            Yeah the line looks exactly like that and now nothing shows up in my history. : Dynotaku
            • Well it was a nice idea but I can't get the server browser to find the game so I guess I'll have to wait ... : Dynotaku
            • Are you sure? Seeing nothing in your History usually means (1) the "RecentGames" variable is empty, (2) ... : J4NUS
            • check your filters! : megarust32
          • do that, then write-protect the file so random crap doesn't get added on. Also, use the "servers" tab in ... : Xevo
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      Whoa I though the bitching was overrated until I actually tried to find this one : bolneze
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        At least it works now, originally attempting to use it would crash the game. I wish I had Arctic Fox's op... : pyide
        • Truthfully I don't expect anything fantastic. Since we will have Shack servers I expect to always use the : Arctic Fox
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    So full :( : J4NUS
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      Yeah I didn't even get in man. : Arctic Fox
      • I guess I'll have to have dinner and go to a beer week event :( : J4NUS
    • THIS IS BULLSHIT WANNA START A NEW GAME? : toneh
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    NEW SERVER Gameservers.com BFBC2 Beta Chicago #57 : mista mista
    • liar, you're not here : J4NUS
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  my theory of the Beta was its just an old build and its more being used to get people to pre-order than s... : gyokuro
  • using beta code with as much busted stuff in it like this is not a good way to garner sales IMO. : Dynotaku
  • you can cancel your preorder and still use the beta. : Hoax
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  Hey we had a nice full server of almost all Shackers playing, but people had to go and fucking ruin it by... : Xevo
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    Wait, what? I've noticed the control points can be destroyed if they take enough damage, but can you just... : Dynotaku
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      Or do what people were doing and put a full load of ONE person's C4 on an ATV, drive it to the point, and... : Xevo
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        I'm glad it's not in the final, it's way too easy to blow it up, and considering everyone I play with see... : Drakoniac
        • It's not even primarily a matter of attention. If someone barrels onto a point with an ATV loaded down wi... : Xevo
  • pretty much : Nitrium
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    Matches are much better now due to an evening of the teams, you should come back! : ghost in my shell
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      I appreciate the offer, but I'm done for the night. Once people start sploiting, I lose any desire to pla... : Xevo
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        Are you going to be this mad about it in retail if someone kamikazes TWO ATVs in a row into the point? : J4NUS
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          That's two guys who have to be co-ordinated, both manage to make it there alive, and then in the best cas... : Xevo
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            Can't it be one guy who does it, suicides, respawns, and does it again? : J4NUS
            • All I'm saying is that the difference between this and retail won't be huge, and I don't think it's worth... : J4NUS
            • This would take 3-4x as long as it currently does per point, and I would also be fine with that. Again, I... : Xevo
• its been getting better almost every day : oldschoolbob-o
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  So it is possible to snipe people as they parachute in hahaha. : mechanicalgrape
  • Probably, im pretty sure i hit someone with machinegun fire as they parachuted in. : alphablu
  • Yeah I've taken people down with the MG turrets before. : Xevo
  • I managed to head shot one the other day, yeah he died. : MovingTarget
  • i dont know if i detached from my parachute but ive been shot out of the sky before and i fell : oHnOES
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    I actually killed someone with rocket launcher while parachuting. Launched the rocket middair towards ene... : -sk-
    • im surprised more peopel dont do this, might as well if you're doing nothign lol : Chandler55
    • I have successfully sniped someone who was parachuting down. That probably pissed them off :D : aggressor
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  So Barnes & Noble is sending out emails on that $20 price-mistake... "Your Order 126828684 Is Schedul... : smax
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    enjoy your full-priced strategy guide! =P : Xevo
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      Strat guide costs $15. : aggressor
      • Enjoy paying 133% on your strategy guide!! : proclone1
  • Ya I got that too.. : USteppin
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  bump for more about 20something people, get in here! : ghost in my shell
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    Those were some awesome rounds. : thetangent
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      ArticFox is the sneakiest fucker around, must props for his ownage. : ghost in my shell
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        He's a good pilot to boot - I got something like 12 kills in a row gunning in the Apache while he piloted... : thetangent
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          :D Thanks. Feel like I have lost a bit of my piloting skill recently though, feels like the mouse sensiti... : Arctic Fox
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            That's what I was going for, though! Sadly, I got no points for your crash =/ : Xevo
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              That's what I'm saying, feels like the mouse sensitivity has been tweaked or something (maybe on my syste... : Arctic Fox
              • I still could've gotten 100 for vehicle destruction, it can count with no one in the vehicle. Also, I thi... : Xevo
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            Hey man, credit where credit's due. :) You fly with the mouse? When I fly I usually find the keyboard ... : thetangent
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              Currently WASD + mouse, yeah. That was hard as shit at first too. I tried the keyboard thing once, my bra... : Arctic Fox
              • That's exactly what I did - flew around on an empty server for about a half an hour - really helped. But ... : thetangent
              • Using the VTOLs in Mechwarrior: LL really prepped me for chopper flying in this, I've only crashed once, ... : Juno
      • lol I had an uber round there at the end. Got a great killstreak. : Arctic Fox
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  oh crap didnt realize it was 1 am, have to take off good games everyone! : ghost in my shell
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    recon IS the best class : smax
    • Bahahaha... GGs : Alco23
    • I don't know - there's something to be said for the firepower and versatility of the engineer. :) : thetangent
• Don't worry, they will remove the "Beta" tag before firing up the DVD burner. AW YEAH HATIN' : The Wilhelm Scream

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  It's a bit like facebook, but just for info sharing, and it pulls posts from a bunch of different sources... : crummynz
  • I wish it was a little less like Facebook. For instance I posted a screenshot from Dragon Age and tried r... : ateam311
• Wave Jr. : prime8
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  ultra integration with google maps is kinda neat, seeing buzzes around you even if you're not following t... : Paranoid Android
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    how does this work? navigate to google maps on the iphone? : multisync
    • go to buzz.google.com for the mobile version of the site. go into the nearby posts section and then click... : Mansmells
  • yeah I was basically talking to people in my local area today and it was fun. But I am afraid this will h... : sesmaster
  • The maps integration is the best part I have been chatting with people in towns all around me even went o... : hashd
• After trying it through the Gmail, I think it's awesome. It's a one-place stop for all my mail reading, w... : dodob
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  Definitely not a Facebook killer. The whole point of Facebook is to reconnect with old friends, at least... : Albemuth
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    The whole point of Facebook isn't to reconnect with old friends but to be able to have a convenient way t... : Modica Sol Solis
    • Furthermore, Buzz is actually tapping into a very interesting market, that applies locally. Essentially, ... : Modica Sol Solis
    • That's the way you use it. Don't put functions in my mouth. : Albemuth
• Sounds like StooFoo : CRasterImage
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  As yet, I fail to see the point. : Arcanum
  • Maybe the point fails to see you. Did you ever think of that? : CRasterImage
• Is there some way to join a group for the shack or do I have to add everyones gmail separately? : SlingBlaze
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  i like it. and i agree it's like a forum, i just wish there was subthreading. i think people would be les... : Mansmells
  • I can't tell you how irritating it is to me that none of these social networking sites have subthreading.... : ventro
• The egregiously frequent Facebook posters are also on my Buzz follow list thing. I need to remove them. : Sapiens
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  I don't like this or Twitter. Facebook is fine though. : bozer
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    I never thought I'd say this but if you don't like Twitter then you simply don't get it. If I could be a... : abrasion
    • Misty = mostly. fucking iPhone : abrasion
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      Can you explain to me how to use it because I completely don't get it. I've used the search a couple of t... : marmite
      • Imagine an "ATTN:WHORE" post we sometimes make on here but going out to the whole world. You can (with... : abrasion
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        My impression of Twitter is that you use it if you're either: A) A celebrity or person of note who has a... : BlackCat9
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          That is such a restrictive view of it, it's a tool which allows you to communicate with ANYONE in the who... : abrasion
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            But why would I want to hear what everyone has to say? That's way too much information, even for an infor... : BlackCat9
            • Er, end of the decade show for TWiT. : BlackCat9
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              I guess that's the difference, I don't like RSS and basically don't use it at all except for comics on my... : abrasion
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                I ignored RSS for a long time. I'd just have like 5 tabs open for the sites that I regularly check and I'... : BlackCat9
                • I tried RSS but I just ended up with thousands of unread messages because I don't actually care about 90%... : marmite
        • I use twitter primarily to stay up to date with what's happening with HTML5. If you go to web developer c... : ysbreker
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      Theres just nothing anyone on earth can say in one or two sentences that I will ever care about. I tried ... : bozer
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        I can't figure out if this is irony : alnya
        • Hahaha, but he's used 141 characters. : peanut-
        • Well here you can reply to people, and others reply, and so on and so on. The shack is certainly differen... : bozer
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  It seems like google wave only worse. St least wave had some genuine business potential. I know I ofte... : abrasion
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    No, I don't think you're "missing" anything. No one really knows what the point is of it yet. It does nee... : ateam311
    • You could do the whole web forum thing with wave tho :/. Or even....... Shacknews.com I think I need to t... : abrasion
  • Buzz is Google's answer to Twitter and Facebook. They tried to break into the whole "social networking" ... : genom
• I don't get it. I will never use it again. : mnok
• I think it's pretty cool. It really doesn't show how good it is until you use it on a mobile phone with ... : boarder2
• it was cool until jedi_27 found me : Degenerate
• no one i know has buzz'd anything yet :( : ass-street
• So far I have enjoyed fooling around with it. I like the ability to quickly select who sees my post and w... : VectorJKL
• Supergreen : drucifer
• looked at it today when I signed it and i didn't care for it at all. I'm not big into this stuff anyway : grabbie
• 100x better than wave. my group of 5 friends that always share shit found it useful. we started with ju... : papaskot
• the reader integration is exactly what i've been wanting for a long time. being able to share the shit i ... : thechunder
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  I have all of 5 contacts in my gmail so buzz doesn't do shit. : sKetchflow
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    Except if you were using it on a mobile phone then you could see what people around you are buzzing about... : VectorJKL
    • I did that about 2 hours after the announcement and I had a guy on main street say "First Buzz!" : sKetchflow
  • Yeah, pretty much this. Many people I know have GMail addresses, but they only use it for GMail. They don... : BlackCat9
• I like it. I'm getting way more use out of it than I did with Wave. : The Grolar Bear
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  I want to know googles reasoning for not including the buzz layer for google maps on pc?it can be viewed ... : VectorJKL
  • Few browsers can detect your location, I guess, and knowing where you are seems to be core to the service... : BlackCat9
• I find it kind of fun to check what people around me are saying. It's interesting to see some of my neigh... : BlackCat9
• I turned it off (I hope) and never looked back. When I saw it threatening to make a feed of an share my ... : Agrona

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  I'm so happy to be out of my Miranda! I can't wait to till the later ships. :D I'd join you in playin... : Aragoat
  • nice, congrats : Nitrium
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    it's one on the long list of things to fix : RikiTiki2
    • Awesome! As long as it's not just me with the bug or misunderstanding what I should have, I'm happy. :D : Aragoat
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  What's wrong with the PvP? : Thud
  • We can't create private matches (neither public ones) : Nitrium
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  i need to get back into STO :( : smax
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    you need to! :D : Nitrium
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      got frustrated with the downtime, then i discovered BF:BC2 :( : smax
      • I'm glad you did, I enjoyed murdering you and getting murdered very occasionally by you! : Xevo
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  Did you have to buy a box + monthly or can you activate a online client you downloaded? : Lightzout
  • AFAIK you need only the key and an account - you can download the client from anywhere listed on www.star... : Nitrium
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  Anyone else having trouble logging in? I got server not respond'd now I can't get back in D; : SolrFlare
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    It's dead, Jim. : Nitrium
    • Just as I got home. Care to play some BFBC2? : Xevo
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      Guess maybe they'll be pushing out that patch a little earlier than planned. : SolrFlare
      • hopefully one that fixes our fleet bank, even though the bug report hadn't been processed when I checked ... : Xevo
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  We will be bringing down Star Trek Online on Sunday, February 11th from 3am PST to 5am PST (11am to 1pm G : sheepraper
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    well...they didn't say what year. : SolrFlare
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      lol, good point. : sheepraper
      • 2018 no joke : WhatIsThisFor
• I'm pacing myself now that I've reached captain and have a good ship. : WhatIsThisFor
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  So I put 9 points into the first bracket of all types, is this normal? I didn't realize there were more ... : Wolfanoz
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    I have all my tier 1 skills 9'd, because they apply to everything I do D: : RikiTiki2
    • Whew, ok. I felt like a fucking tard when I realized theres more trees. It does help, I rarely get wipe... : Wolfanoz
  • If your talking about tier 1 skills thats not a bad thing you could easily max all tier 1 skills out if y... : johnlocks
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  in terms of system requirement, how does this game compare to WOW? I'd like to get this game a try, bu... : TPSReport
  • Yeah that spec should be fine with low settings. : Xevo
  • Hell, get a new video card and you have a decent system. : sheepraper
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  People are hitting max level that quickly? : byorn
  • People poopsock in all MMOs : WhatIsThisFor
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    We had a shacker either hit level cap or fall just a couple levels short before the head start finished. : graah
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      daamn. :D did you ever get that stuff with the garbage truck sorted out, btw? : xsoulbrothax
      • My insurance paid me a nice sum for my totaled Jeep, more than I could have gotten in a private sale or t... : graah
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  Here's pics of my liberated borg captain, 36 of DD. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3452820/screenshot_2010-02... : Prozium
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    nice... if you went with the "Seductive" stance, you can remove your weapon with H and really jut that ch... : Xevo
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      this post is so damn creepy : Prozium
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        I didn't name my character 36 of DD. My classy Klingon is Six of Nine. : Xevo
        • I seen this one female borg named 6 of 9. I just knew i'd see a borg named that sooner or later. : Ziz
  • Nice char. : Nitrium
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  FLEET BANK WORKAROUND -- Thanks to a dude on the official forums for the heads up, you can apparently ... : Xevo
  • fuck it i'm swapping for tribbles :P : riptyde
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  its awesome having weekend level instabilities in the middle of the week. I'll blame all the caged in sn... : JuffoWup
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    new patch in a few hours, plus http://www.startrekonline.com/ has been borgified : RikiTiki2
    • Yess! : daedraug
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      Awesome! The lime must be drawn here! : Aragoat
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        to be honest I liked this MOTD better than any other one we've ever done : RikiTiki2
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          Same here, I really hope that someone puts it back with this new patch. : Aragoat
          • It is a great one, I think the majority of people know about the bank issues by now too. : Xevo
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  Server down? :( : DarkWolf5
  • looks like the major content patch is incoming. : Xevo
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    its bouncing. I just got on, made a line in chat, and then got sumarily knocked off. : JuffoWup
    • yeah me too. : DarkWolf5
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  I'm guessing everyone is playing right now? : Xevo
  • I've been browsing the web, fuck that noise. Hopefully some good news appears with the patch. : JuffoWup
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  PATCH NOTES! General The pre-order bonus Borg Bridge Officers should now display their traits. They w... : RikiTiki2
  • yeah... that didn't format well at all. the link has it all clean though : RikiTiki2
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    Whoa, 30 minute cooldown on doing DSE's? :( : jbury
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      i think it means each instance has a 30 min. cooldown, so if you complete it in 10, 20 minutes to reset? : RikiTiki2
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        either that or they're deliberately making people do both DSE's and clusters : RikiTiki2
        • sucks as if I only had 30 mins to play I could instance hop from DSE to DSE and getting some good xp from... : jbury

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  Holy hell... : Wikus Van De Merwe
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    Wanna nuke? This could be a great thread. : dognose
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      oh, thanks for the offer dognose but it's probably best I live with my tag-errors. They serve as a remind... : Wikus Van De Merwe
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        OK then check out Malbec and Rioja. From your post I gather you like the stronger, richer, less sweet re... : dognose
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          I'm working on a Sangria right now, actually. It's good but it's maybe too sugary, which is weird since I... : Wikus Van De Merwe
          • FYI, Rioja is a region (in spain) whereas malbec is a grape. : action roommate
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  I should add that my best red wine experience came from a German import called Glüwein. It tasted sort... : Wikus Van De Merwe
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    You need to start from basics, if best red wine you've drank is mulled wine. I hope you drank it hot, as ... : mem
    • I drank it chilled. The instructions said that was allowed. : Wikus Van De Merwe
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    it's called mulled wine in english, and it's cheap as fuck red wine, mixed with christmas spices (cinnamo... : moshman
    • also, it's easy as hell to make yourself. : moshman
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      At risk of sounding snobbish, that does sound horrid :( : dognose
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        it's actually pretty good. The stuff you get here at christmas is delicious, I guess they don't use the c... : moshman
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          Bah, it's nothing against the glory that is the Swedish GLÖGG: : woddemandred
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            again, there is no best. Both great. I love drinking mulled wine out at the christmas markets here, it's... : moshman
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              The trick is to soak the raisins in alcohol for weeks ! : imperator
              • oh yes! : moshman
  • Try some gløgg! : yosemiteclimber
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    gluhwein isn't wine... its a confectionary of wine... B/ its awesome to have it warm in winter tho. : ThrillKill
    • it's made with wine though :) : moshman
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  there is no "best", it's what you like most. Why do people insist on asking this pointless question about... : moshman
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    That's like asking "What's the best Cheese?" : watcherxp
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      what's the best guitar? what's the best fruit? : moshman
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        My guitar is the best guitar. Apples are the best fruit. This is easy! : Nali4Freedom
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          what guitar do you have? and pineapple > apple so we already have a problem here : moshman
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            an ESP Eclipse II with some Seymour Duncan pickups (I'm not sure exactly which ones). It's got great tona... : Nali4Freedom
            • I like those guitars a lot, they feel totally different to Les Pauls, much better playability IMO. I thin... : moshman
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    It's kinda like, choose between Emma Watson, Natalie Portman, Emily Perkins, or Sandra Bullock. : dognose
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      I spot the odd one out in your list dognose, bad bad dognose! : moshman
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        Odd one out? Ya got teens, 20s, 30s and 40s here, all of them beeyootyful. : dognose
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          bullock is not beautiful. I hate her so very much. : moshman
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            Ah, Julia Roberts/Brad Pitt fan are ya :( : dognose
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              I want Julia Roberts not to be alive anymore : moshman
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                As long as we keep talking about her, she will be alive :( : dognose
                • who? : moshman
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  "If anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking Merlot!" - Paul Giamatti : vynn
  • that quote actually damaged the sales of Merlot noticeably... so crazy. Sad part is Merlot is good! (thou... : zakazi
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  I've found the only wine region that consistently gives me wines that I personally seem to enjoy is Amaro... : imperator
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    Amarone is not a region, it's a wine from the northern Italy/trentino region and has a very specific manu... : moshman
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      also, you should try a Teroldego, same region and awesome value for money (not that Ripasso is not) : moshman
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        I dont think i've spotted Teroldego on the shelves here, the name does not ring a bell at all. Maybe its ... : imperator
        • It used to be harder to find, but I've seen it around more now. I always pick up a couple boxes when I am... : moshman
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      Valpolicella is the region : imperator
      • that's a small part of the main region : moshman
• If you don't know what you like, try drinking Malbecs and Riojas because (1) you can get decent ones chea... : J4NUS
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  I drink a lot of Shiraz I started with Cab Savs but I've found my palette has shifted over the years t... : Goblin au
  • http://www.1300shiraz.com/1999-awaba-shiraz.asp This one I've had quite a lot of. However, it's only i... : Goblin au

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  Dual towers in the comments? Did those just show up? : haiku
  • Yeah, just now when i loaded it up after playing some BC2. : Dschinghis Khan
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  Is anyone else seeing this shit? : Dschinghis Khan
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    Nope. I think you did a CSS override to get attention ;) : sKetchflow
    • I take back what I said. 350px margins. Fucking really? : sKetchflow
• McGriddle'd : ovrlrd
• I just got them too. : bimd
• Comedy gold. : Nixx2004
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  Looks like you're doing Firefox wrong. : CyCo_PL
  • This is correct. : Ride-My-Rocket
• lightning bolt! : ImageOmega
• no, not the classic windows theme again! : Smitty
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  Looks like a dragon, and some kind of undead Lawrence Tierney? : Dave-A
  • Eh, more of a robot Lawrence Tierney if you ask me. : Dschinghis Khan
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  It's giving me a headache. Why'd they have to fuck around with this? Front page is fine, the top of the w... : Dschinghis Khan
  • So you like it then? : .frame
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  Yah and my first comment was "whaaat the fuuuuck Gamefly?!" Shack is falling apart.... : Madwacker
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    just like australia : sparkly
    • :'( : Goblin au
    • Did i miss out on a town meeting? Whats happening to Australia? : SigENeaT
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    Hey, you've got a lightning bolt, you know you can turn ads off for your account, right?. : Helter Skelter
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      Ah, it is because I was logged out in IE (since I never use it). Phew! : Madwacker
      • Still I feel sorry for the other fuckers here. : Madwacker
• oh god no : vile
• oh crap :( me too : Thomas Hace
• That is just crossing a line that shouldn't be crossed. : Duffman8369
• That's it, I'm canceling my gamefly subscription. Nah just kidding, I like games too much :( : CyCo_PL
• Don't see them here yet... : sanchez
• They just showed up for me. Thank god for variable-width comments, I just resized my window. : J4NUS
• Just got D&D ad background in latest chatty too :( I thought only the front page visitors were meant to s... : Flynn
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  Hey whatever keeps this boat afloat! : dognose
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    oh my god... you're one of them... : vile
    • I have been, since about 2001. : dognose
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    Virus injected trojan malware ads FTW! : yosemiteclimber
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      NoScript FTW! Legit ads get through. : dognose
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        I use that and more. NO ads get through >:) Even if they did I would never, ever click on one. Never have... : yosemiteclimber
        • Mistaaaaake : Marrbe
• We have a similar taste in webcomics I see. : DOOManiac
• perhaps it's resizable. you know, like the Doom and Quake screens.... to increase FPS. : Sink the Pink
• Yeah, I'm getting it too. :( : DM7
• I just got this now :( : Iwannaacura
• oh great, i have it now too :( : FrayLo
• i got it and then when i refreshed it it was gone : DeBurgo
• your in firefox. your doing something wrong. : AMikaboshi
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  looks likle standard advertising used all across many websites these days so the sites can make money/ba... : VuduChild
  • agreed. : tometome
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    Hmmm, seems to me Steve managed to run this site pretty well without resorting to those lengths. There's ... : thetangent
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      Steves requirements were probably a lot different in the expected earnings department compared to the new... : VuduChild
      • I'm sure Garnett (as pleasant as he is) doesnt come as cheaply as some of the other guys pre-Gamefry. : SigENeaT
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  I'd like to see a marketing analysis on this type of advertising. It can't be that effective can it? : pigvomit
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    Lots of gaming sites have it these days, so I'd guess it is. : crummynz
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      I just thought that there would be some mechanism for evaluating this stuff. When I majored in marketing... : pigvomit
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        It's pretty silly on the Shack, but on other sites like Gamespot and GameFAQs, I can see the logic of it,... : Vincent Grayson
        • Well the shack front page is like that, which is probably why they decided it was a good idea. :| : thecray
• I don't think my resolution is good enough for that feature :( : anhero
• WTF!? That's almost worse than those fucking Wolverine ones we had a while back. : thetangent
• This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end : ant_hillbilly
• i saw it upon initial load, but then i refreshed and they went away. : dopeman
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  lol, I honestly didn't notice them until you pointed them out : zombie man
  • At 1280x1024 on an 18in 4:3 monitor it was fucking obnoxious. : ant_hillbilly
  • Something is very, very wrong with your setup then. : famine101
• this is ridiculous. i just got it on a refresh and it makes it really hard to be discrete while perusing ... : arcane_
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  finally. an ad for a game : CoRDS
  • okay i lol'd at this : Sapiens
• Weird, I don't get these in chrome but I do in FF and IE. Not only that but in IE/FF it prevents the chat... : sanchez
• It's way too wide on 1680x1050..... like 1/5 of my screen each ad : Mondo
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  where are you guys at? i'm not seeing these. : GloriousCow
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    Funny cow is funny! : king_darius
    • i'm serious i don't have ads blocked : GloriousCow
  • Same here, I don't have this at home or at work (Chrome and IE). : Bamii
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    me either, running firefox : kainen1
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      oh nevermind it isn't in chatty - just link right to that : kainen1
      • OH MY GOD NEVERMIND : kainen1
• hahahahaha : oHnOES
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  If you're so upset about them, go mercury : Durajim
  • winchatty : jonin
• You should see it on a 1680x1050 monitor :((((( : MercFox1

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  They didn't make the game I wanted but the game I got is still pretty fun. : Boxelder
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    The screen cropping makes me sad though because I'm going to finish the game long before they finish the ... : Boxelder
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      just use the keyboard bind trick to manually set your fov. the weapons will be slightly goofy but who ca... : smacknca
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        Isn't there supposed to be a fishbowl since you're pretty much wearing one on your head? : roushimsx
        • i actually just turned that off in the options, so i didnt realize it had issues with the hack. i like t... : smacknca
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        how do you set a key to walk? : extrahappyturtle
        • http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57399 : smacknca
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  So when did Rapture have time to reprogram their vending machines? : pigvomit
  • 10 years is a lot of time to redo vending machine GUI : Korban
  • Maybe the splicers smashed out the speakers. I know I would. : Cliffzorz
• if you hover over it it says circus of values but the audio is gone. It's a weird game -- almost exactly ... : baconisgod
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  i think the actual gameplay in this one is better. the environment in the first was much better, but as f... : JINKY
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    I like that you can use plasmid/gun dual wielding but a lot of stuff seems clunky to me. for example the ... : thebigbeefsandwich
    • Newspaper death stick plasmid : rosewood
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  I read that as "Bioshock 2 is the worst racing game ever".. damn Baldurs Gate 2.. : wimpy1
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    Why you blame good ole BG2? : stygian_whisper
    • it is the worst racing game ever : crummynz
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  Meh, this thing feels more of the same. Like it would have been a great DLC for 6-8 hours of gameplay bu... : RyDogg1
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    Honestly comments like this make me think they should have released it early last year. Whatever caused i... : ovrlrd
    • I have the same problem that a few of the reviews had: 1) The Big Sister 2) It's just the same stu... : RyDogg1
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      But don't get me wrong, it's a solid title, just not $60 worth of solid title. : RyDogg1
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        I agree, the ridiculous pricing that consoles get for a game like this is just not worth it. I thankfully... : ovrlrd
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          Guarantee ya, in three to four weeks, Gamestop is going to have a million copies stacked up. : RyDogg1
          • that will still be $55 : pandastrong
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          you are honestly saying it's not a full-fledged title? : EvilDolemite
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            No, I am just saying that at $60 it's hard to justify even a full-fledged sequel. I have a hard time payi... : ovrlrd
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              In defense of sequels, ME2 was easily worth $60. : Sapiens
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                There is exceptions, I have kind of given up on ME2 after horrible performance issues in ME1, despite hav... : ovrlrd
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                  Your pc is broken. I played both me1 and me2 on a dual core 2.4 intel with a 9800 and 4 gigs of ram at 19... : BioSector
                  • Oops, forgot a smiley. Don't need you taking that personally and yellin at me. :D But seriously, fix you... : BioSector
                  • Compared to ME2, ME1 has a lot of performance issues on my system. Nothing severe enough to make me stop ... : pyide
                  • Yeah I am doing a reinstall soon and I will give it another shot. The problem is that it runs amazing, bu... : ovrlrd
                • gonna have to go with BioSector here, fix your computer : Sapiens
        • Waaah waaah move to Australia : TastyWheat
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        Good thing I didn't pay that much for it with the steam 4 pack! : rosewood
        • It's a perfect game to pick up on a Steam sale like that, but if you only means of playing it is on a con... : RyDogg1
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    ya only 6-8 hours? Sheesh considering i won't even play the multiplayer that is pretty light. : afrochops
    • i want people to play MP with me right now. i hate strangers. :[ : dahanese
  • I feel the same watching the videos. : Nitrium
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  I still hear it but that is because it is ingrained into my head : rosewood
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    Speaking of audio, every time I jump or do anything that makes me hear the big daddy noises, it freaks me... : rosewood
    • Look out, you're right behind you! : gooblerampling
• I hear it doesn't get good until about 10 hours in. : smax
• I knew it was missing something! As much as I hated that, I do miss it a little. All in all, a pretty : .Jayson
• Got in on a 4-pack, $35 is a good price. Waiting until I beat Mass Effect 2 though. : megarust32
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  I just finished the theme park level. How far away is the end? I'm kind of bored with it already :/ : jet-poop
  • you are still in the beginning. : dahanese
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  Been spending some quality time with the MP. Seriously good. : lolmark
  • you should invite me to play. i've been playing with strangers all night - which is surprisingly actually... : dahanese
• Wait, so is Bioshock 2 half as long as Bioshock 1? I think I easily played that 15+ hours. : enyakk

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  Most Airlines have the in-flight entertainment screen in the seat in front of you. Decent ones will have ... : reelbk
  • I never get long flights, so I don't need to read. Maybe I should read a lonely planet guide or somethi... : abrasion
• depends on the airline and the airplane. MAke sure you check to see what aircraft is being used, then go... : retardhumper
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  Take two benadryl before you get on the plane. If you wake up during the flight take two more, rinse and ... : angrytaxman
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    Drugs and or alcohol make flying so much fun. Also when your plane crashes, you won't be awake to realize... : askedrelic
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      I hate the washroom breaks associated with being tipsy on the plane. A catheter would be a huge help. : reelbk
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        Drink hard liquor, pee less. The time I flew to Hong Kong was one of my best, free unlimited Johnny Wa... : askedrelic
        • I think I would die if I got to drink Johnny Walker Black for free on an international flight : zerog83
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      I always get as drunk as I possibly can get, while still being let on the plane. I hate flying with a pa... : bld
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        you are me. I find flying so fucking boring. I get drunk whatever the time of day : moshman
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          nothing like being blind drunk on a 8:30 am flight. : marmite
          • i just tell the stewards with the funny look on their face that I've been flying for 15 hours and I don't... : moshman
  • lol drugs. (seriously, do this) : ecclesio
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  Where are you flying to? : dodob
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    London probably in June. : abrasion
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      You know who's flying to London today? She hasn't returned any of my calls. : dodob
      • No, who? : abrasion
      • Oh dodob : Goblin au
      • stop it dodob, please. Look at what you are doing here, it's pathetic. : moshman
      • you know who's making terrible posts on the shack? besides me : acheron
      • You gotta give that shit up man. : abrasion
      • Better repost this on a new thread. Hahaha. : fsck
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  They do in first and business class, not sure about economy. There's a cool website where you can look up... : Dave-A
  • is this the site you're talking about? http://www.seatguru.com/articles/in-seat_laptop_power.php# : StolenNosferatu
• 1. Alcohol 2. Sleep 3. Sex : jjjapan
• business class will probably have power outlets, coach - not so much. If its a night flight, get some ... : Flynn
• Pop a unisom and sleep. And don't sit in the middle. I sat next to a fishing boat captain named Izzy. He : Cihte
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  yes, most do, but check www.seatguru.com so you figure out what you need and what seat. : dahanese
  • oh and about entertainment: books, DS, watch the movies they have, sleep. : dahanese
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    Thanks, that's awesome :) : abrasion
    • i fly too much :-( : dahanese
  • This has everything you need. British Airways has video (TV and movies) and audio on demand for every se... : jbt11
  • Be careful; this website is not 100% correct for flights originating out of Australia. I have been burnt ... : SigENeaT
• You used to be able to masturbate on the plane. Not anymore. Thanks a lot Al-Qaeda : kill9
• rarely, some economy seats do, business all. i see seatguru has already been mentioned, I use that all t... : moshman
• buy a few of these http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10831&cs_id=1083110&p... : Morgin
• Last time I flew from Baltimore back to Hawaii, I was coming down from tripping the night before. Best pl... : Vincent Grayson
• bring a book : uncle slappy
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  1. Depends on the airplane 2. I got one of these: http://fastmac.com/iv.php It's probably the biggest ... : BlackCat9
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    So in other words, watching TV shows would be dumb, without like 3 of those things right? : abrasion
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      For the whole 12 hours yeah, you'll probably drain at least one. I get about 2 hours of low res video on ... : BlackCat9
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        The one Morgin links up there is significantly cheaper, 2 or 3 of those would be the same cost as one of ... : abrasion
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          They give me about a charge and half extra. : Morgin
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            Yeah 3 of those would be dandy for a really long flight, for a change 16gb might actually not be enough t... : abrasion
            • The portable charger i mentioned in my post below has the following power stats which gives me rougjyl 1 ... : SigENeaT
• I played through most of Monkey Island last time I flew from San Francisco to London (~10 hours). : marmite
• I have been flying at least once a week for the last 4 years or so for work and have worked out what work... : SigENeaT