Morning Discussion

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• Sooooooooooooooooo excited. : tomservo
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  I hate new campaigns. : lodit
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    I hate DLC. : jingletard
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      I hate vans. : Ormsbee
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        I hate Italian food. : dognose
        • I hate doctors and lawyers, when are they going to be done practicing law? : Maddog_Delphi97
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  I am assuming the original four character will be heavily scripted to behave particular ways, and won't j... : OverloadUT
  • That was funny. : RomSteady
  • bwahahahaha : Maddog_Delphi97
  • hahaha : Draugluin
  • cracking up here at work! Awesome : flagg209
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  dibs on MonkeyWench! : Degenerate
  • ♥ : TheMonkeyWench
  • aww. can we tag team : CoRDS
• BOYCOTT TIME! Valve's not supporting the ori- oops nevermind. (Kudos on having the L4D1 campaign too... : Masem
• That sounds awesome. : DHAvatar
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  "The Passing" will also add one new uncommon common infected type, which Valve is calling the Fallen Surv... : harold.johnson
  • Probably the dudes who protested L4D2. ;) : RomSteady
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    dognose. : CoRDS
    • First thing that came to my brain : rosewood
  • jimmy gibbs jr : MercFox1
  • i hope they don't zombifie my sweet zoey :( : packav
• EFF YEAH : MercFox1
• Wow, this is super cool. : virus
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  I keep trying to shove back splicers in BioShock 2 : rosewood
  • you know its funny, now that I've experienced this in L4D, other FPSs almost seem lacking for its absence... : stygian_whisper
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  Kotaku has a gallery of images from it, including what looks like the new special in screen 10. http:/... : RomSteady
  • This is all so very exciting :O : dognose
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  I hear there's a new campaign for L4D2 coming out it's called Left 4 Dead 3 lmao : boring gegtik
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    Hey gegtik has anyone ever mentioned that you suck lmao : dognose
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      Roflmao : Nitrium
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        LMAO! : warcrow
        • lmao lmao ding dong : DM7
    • lol : Maddog_Delphi97
  • Hilarious. : eonix
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  They dropped this to under 20$ yet? : abrasion
  • I got it for $30 during black friday. Worth every penny. : irrerno
  • I just bought this for $30 at a local Gamestop. Lowest price I could find. : idioglossia
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  So is it a 3 map campaign? There aren't many details. : pyide
  • Zombies in tuxedos. What else do you need? : RomSteady

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  fuck it, I'm starting an online petition : armybob
  • dude i'll totally sign it. If we get enough people they'll have to do something. : cltcprd
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  I wish someone important would come right out and tell developers to fix this before shipment. Why does t... : LoioshDwaggie
  • You'd think they would have learned from the first game, but no. : aggressor
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    I'm by no means a technical master at this stuff - but with a low FOV, doesn't that help increase perform... : dedgecko
    • Yes on the console it can help get better performance with a lower FOV. That decision shouldn't be used o... : sigpro
    • yup and its probably just not seen as a priority, so hence fix it later... : Shadowdane
    • In theory, yeah. But the limiting factor is almost always the number of pixels instead of the number of ... : qsylvr
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      Isn't that like increasing your font size to make your term paper 10 pages? : ZombieAcademy
      • no, because that doesn't provide any real benefit. Reducing the FOV to increase performance hurts one asp... : derelict515
    • Yup, thats exactly correct, although it depends on how the limiting (rejection of polygons not in view, o... : MarkovChain
• preorder cancelled : atom519
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  What dahanese has to say about this anyone who doesn't like the PC widescreen situation right now shoul : chrisschutz
  • This quote was in response to a comment asking why developers aren't allowing FOV tweaks or .ini editing.... : chrisschutz
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    We always meant to have our FOV expand horizontally, but a last minute bug fix for a related issue change... : Iwannaacura
    • I prefer my horiz. FOV to be 80, and my vert. to about 200. I need to know what's above and below me at a... : dumb.
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      i'll probably have that answer next week, but i am beholden to testing. : dahanese
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        I love that you're allowed to tell us this stuff. Too many companies would fire you for "leaking" confid... : batkiwi
        • my company is awesome. : dahanese
  • So just like the bullshit with Bioshock 1. Awesome. : pancake humper
• Seems like it's more of a problem with the Unreal 3 engine being shitty, from what I've read. : phate81
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  I'm enjoying the game but it IS ridiculous a sequel has the same bug as the original. : The Wilhelm Scream
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    Hmm, maybe it isn't a bug? : gooblerampling
    • They've already said that there's a patch and it wasn't intended to be this way. : Jonathan
    • Also, I am a God among men and have placed the "BUG" stamp on it. And that's the end of it. : The Wilhelm Scream
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  It's like they completely ignored issues everyone had with the first game. : jingletard
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    "everyone" : EvilDolemite
    • Unless some people magically received a copy of Bioshock 1 with proper widescreen support, I'd say everyo... : jingletard
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      Everyone had the issue, someone just didn't complain? : ieGod
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        or perhaps it simply wasn't an issue for some? just because the FOV is something you don't like, doesn't ... : Herman Toothrot
        • That's what I was implying, but the fact remains that everyone experienced the "fov" issue. It wasn't neg... : ieGod
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      o{EVERYONE!!!}o : dedgecko
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        ....gun to head please : dedgecko
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          >(x.x)=\\ : ChibiJosh
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            more like >(x_x)¬ : MercFox1
            • more like - |__`,>(x_x)¬ : dedgecko
  • i think my favorite part is they went out of their way to publish a Q&A on their site addressing those is... : gokart.
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    we didn't. it was supposed to be fixed. it was a hilariously awful error - the widescreen we're fixing wa... : dahanese
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      I'm curious why QA didn't catch this, and who's shit got kicked in for missing it? Not one tester complai... : punchdog
      • it happened after we fixed a bug right at the end of development, so it slipped through. the FOV was in p... : dahanese
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  seriously people you need to quit crying over this. the game shipped with the same FOV on pc as on the c... : dopefish
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    <But I get sick with a FOV that's not of my own setting>Token Comment</But I get sick with a FOV that's n... : royalally
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      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_sickness#Simulation_sickness : TreMetal
      • My point was more to the OP, why challenge the motion sickness brigade on the shack? They are many and th... : royalally
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    the game shipped with the same FOV on pc as on the console. it's the correct FOV these two statements ... : electroly
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      this is true, but the view frustums that are chosen by the player aren't always correct either. A human's... : MarkovChain
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        but allowing the player to choose it gives them some hope of getting it right. it's literally impossible... : electroly
        • Oh, I totally agree with you, even with two people sitting half a foot apart, it should technically be di... : MarkovChain
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    Great comment here, folks, really gets things from a valuable point of view. Not. : MercFox1
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      no, i get it exactly, and the point is, the only thing that is "correct" is what the developer sets the F : dopefish
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        but that's circular logic. it's the correct FOV because it's the one that they picked? it has EVERYTHIN... : electroly
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          Those 2 variables are going to yield a different result for every single person playing the game. And : dopefish
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            Those 2 variables are going to yield a different result for every single person playing the game. EXAC : electroly
            • Also, the first Bioshock made me ill if I played it for more than half an hour or so, before they release... : electroly
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              i completely agree with you that it should be easily user-settable. But the statement that there is : dopefish
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                I will never, ever agree with this. It is 100% straight-up geometry. : electroly
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                  The choice of FOV is not 100% geometry. You are assuming that a game developer is at all times attempting... : master_disaster_17
                  • ...A game that uses geometry to simulate distances... did you even read what you just wrote? Electroly... : dedgecko
              • Try playing a game through binoculars and tell us how it feels to clean the vomit off your keyboard. That... : mroizo40
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                this is a pretty good summary of the issues between design and engineering. There's always a correct valu... : MarkovChain
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                  But the comfort and ease of use should be the number one priority, you are making an interactive product, : MercFox1
                  • Art is paaaiiinnn. Art is sufferrinnnggg. : LoioshDwaggie
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                    Also the 'artistic' choice here is not presenting the same experience to all users. Movies have recommend... : mroizo40
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                      What? The fov of a shot in a film is determined by the lens... 35mm is often a wide shot, 85mm is a clo... : Wheatloaf
                      • The problem is that there are TWO FOVs 1. The FOV the camera is presenting on screen 2. The FOV the vie... : mroizo40
              • Keep digging this hole, and soon no one will be able to hear you at all. : Rooster Cockburn
              • This is scientifically incorrect. Not everything is relativistic. : retarded talking dinosaur
              • Well, you just showed your ignorance. : OmegaRed59
              • Then their artistic or technical decisions suck and needs more work. : mobab
      • So intended but broken design is correct design? : Jonathan
      • I say that you are wrong there. The correct settings are the settings that helps you get the most fun ou... : mobab
  • there needs to be a stupid tag because loling this doesn't seem right : aggressor
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    I get tired of all of the whining about the whining about the FOV on the PC. : blakhawkjohn
    • Actaully, I would like a way to change the fov on the xbox if I played fps on my xbox. This is just one ... : mobab
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    NO. It is *mathematically wrong* to have that low of an fov for your sitting distance for a monitor. ... : mroizo40
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      you ever watch a movie sitting at your monitor? because most scenes in movies have a muuuuuuch lower "FO... : dopefish
      • Very little of movies are shot in a first person view. : Jonathan
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        You heard it here first, folks. Movie camera FOV is the same as an FPS game's FOV. : ArcKnight
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          you're looking through a "window" into another scene. it completely fits the description. : dopefish
          • Movies don't move around much of the time like human eyes. Plus there's reference points for your eyes to... : Sailor of Fortune
      • No. The reason I complain because I get motion sick. Movies do not have extended high speed first person ... : mroizo40
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        Oh also, you may not know this, but movies DO have recommended correct FOVs. THX and SMTPE both specify ... : mroizo40
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          you honestly did not just tell me to move my couch depending on what movie i'm watching, did you? : dopefish
          • No, he's saying that your couch will be a different distance from your television based off it's screen s... : TrptJim
  • you clearly know what you are talking about. : atom519
  • do you know what an aspect ratio is? do you know why this makes FOV changing important on PC? : Bamtan
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    ^word! The game was designed and tested with this FOV in place. It apparently works so that's how it was ... : gooblerampling
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      The developer has already acknowledged this is a problem. You and dopefish just look like faggots. : MercFox1
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        You should notice that both games shipped exactly the same way, and both were only patched (in this case,... : dopefish
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          (Do you think we should mention to these guys that we have both personally worked on video games so we ar... : gooblerampling
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            we knew about dopefish. i have no idea who you are : electroly
            • Just some guy who likes to take shit from the shack. ;) : gooblerampling
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            You must not be very good at it if you are willing to sit here and argue an issue of mathematics, geometr... : MercFox1
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              There's no argument, my boy. Simply an opinion. You guys are the ones claiming with Absolute Certainty th... : gooblerampling
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                in this case the game's own developers agree with us and disagree with you and dopefish. they explicitly... : electroly
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                  I am wrong then. I concede. : gooblerampling
                  • now go play some video games and enjoy yourself!! : electroly
              • What company do you work for so I can avoid buying your shitty shit? : retarded talking dinosaur
          • We personally buy video games. So, uh, we've got that going for us. : The Wilhelm Scream
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            Are you still working on them? I sure as hell hope not. : Moonbase Commander
            • Happy Valentine's to you too! : gooblerampling
        • Except 2K explicitly said this was intended to ship like Bioshock 1 was after the patch. So the only "whi... : Jonathan
        • Are you saying that they were too dumb to not see this coming even after the first mistake? : mobab
      • You win. Your opinion is fact. Good job. : gooblerampling
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    Considering that they have already stated this is a problem that they plan to fix, you should recuse your... : LoioshDwaggie
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      No don't let him off that easily - I'm really interested to see the viewpoint of a developer of games. Hi... : Jonathan
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        I do not have contempt for those afflicted with things like motion sickness. I actually feel quite bad t... : dopefish
        • disagree != misunderstand. we're not misunderstanding anything : electroly
        • what electroly said. additionally, if the FOV is the same throughout all aspect ratios SOME people will b... : Bamtan
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      Yes but then we can't link to this discussion when Bioshock 3 (which yes, I will probably buy) comes out ... : The Wilhelm Scream
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        I'm standing by. I want to buy this to support dahanse, but the first one was so complete and exactly wha... : LoioshDwaggie
        • Hey, I bought the super-retarded expensive edition - which, to repeat, I said I'm enjoying - I'd just li... : The Wilhelm Scream
    • All 2K have said so far is that they will fix it so that the widescreen dosent chop off the incorrect are... : Beady
  • If so many people have an issue with it does that not indicate that there should at least be a meaningful... : PointlesS76
  • are you really calling everyone whining babies because they see a huge defect with something they bought?... : thebigbeefsandwich
  • So your the dick we should blame for setting Borderlands' FOV to unbearable vision? Because, christ, t... : Beady
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    You'll use this FOV and you'll LIKE IT MISTER!! Console devs are such primadonnas. Offering comparati... : Lucien Irenicus
    • But its not balanced for work! And PC support is just support for a mouse according to some.. : Beady
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    this is actually not true. the game should have had the same widescreen that we patched for BioShock. it ... : dahanese
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      Your team's "error" has caused a great chasm to open in the shack community! What have you done? What.. h... : gooblerampling
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        fun fact: i actually found the problem! : dahanese
        • Yay! :D Everyone can calm the fuck down now! : Alco23
  • lol : abrasion
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    While I think your main point is incorrect (it's the way it's meant to be), I agree with you that PC game... : Drewus
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      Having said that, maybe the reason why whine so much is because 99% of the time their shit doesn't work p... : Drewus
      • If all console games started having ME2 sized fonts for interfaces, I'm sure you'd see some whining on th... : mroizo40
  • Or... Maybe they remembered who pays their salaries. : Freon
  • You're a supreme dumbass : Mr. Goodwrench
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  Am I missing something? Kahuuna posted a fix for this yesterday which works beautifully on the PC via a s... : Milleh
  • For Bioshock 2 that is. : Milleh
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    Resets when you zoom apparently. : Beady
    • Seriously :( I guess I didn't test enough, oh well at least the fov is fixed via hotkey : Milleh
    • Back in the day, weapon zoom was merely a script that triggered an FOV change, and set the FOV back to a ... : the archvile
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  Reading all this (especially our two game developers) gives me the general impression that certain develo... : LoioshDwaggie
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    Yes. As far as I can tell, FOV is usually limited in multiplayer games due to people having different ... : Bamtan
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      Quite often games will scale their FOV to the aspect ratio, in SP or MP. All of valves games do, TF2 bein... : Beady
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        Yeah, Valve are pretty good with FOV, but DICE were horrendous at it :( I assume it's not an issue in BC2... : Bamtan
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          It is an issue in BC2 :( : Beady
          • False BC2 does it right. BF2 does not. : retarded talking dinosaur
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          It's rather interesting to see how well Valve handles these kind of issues. : LoioshDwaggie
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            They learned from HL2 when the driving sections were unplayable for a lot of people because when in a veh... : Beady
            • Valve assimilates and digests a LOT of information from what I can tell. Between their developer commenta... : MercFox1
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      I think I commented on this before where people with certain hardware should be given the advantage. If y... : ieGod
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        Or even say brightness. Many games give you the ability to adjust the brightness of the game. Some people... : mroizo40
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          Heck even sound can give a massive advantage thanks to footsteps. A good surround system or pair of headp... : Beady
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            Pretty much. There are hundreds of hardware advantages that are expected standards. I don't see why displ... : ieGod
            • Game designers need to account for viewing distance and FOV anyway - the ME2 font issue comes to mind. Te... : mroizo40
    • With that kind of reasoning, all multiplayer games should run at 480i so that people with HDTVs won't be ... : Rotten Deadite
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    I'm suspicious that it's not simply easy way to boost frame rate numbers across the board. The lower FO... : Boxelder
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      You are close to the truth. Everything is a compromise when you make an interactive 3D product. That's no... : gooblerampling
      • Or, in the view of some developers, not ever allowed to touch any settings, ever. We would like you to : the archvile
    • You'd be right that, in many circumstances, lowering the FOV can improve framerate. It can also lower fr... : dopefish
  • Yes, in the same way that developers choose the camera angles and depth-of-field distances, and place fog... : qsylvr
  • I'm also of the suspicion that the rendering engine in some console titles has a locked FOV for framerate... : Rotten Deadite
  • I think so. Lower FOVs make maps look "bigger" due to the narrow FOV and more compressed look that everyt... : Serpico74
  • Entitled Game Developers VS Entitled PC Gamers. Round 1 FIGHT! : Alco23
• So the issue here is the vertical and horizontal FOV being tied to each other right? Because that distort : Nali4Freedom
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  Yeah, some of the textures still look pretty bad at highest setting as well...it just doesn't have the he... : Boxelder
  • Oh also you always see the same skybox texture of that billboard and it's really obvious what's 3D and wh... : Boxelder
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  I discussed this at length in a tangent on the stereo thread. Choosing the right FOV for your title do... : daVinci1980
  • Ah, reason. It's nice to see you at last. : gooblerampling
  • It may not be wrong, but I'll refrain from buying it until they do. I held off specifically to see what a... : Conan
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    "right" and "wrong" doesn't really mean anything. it's their game and they can do whatever they want wit : electroly
    • Gotta love free will.... : Tripps
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    so a 24" monitor that I'm 12" away from...? : NexusOne
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      ...is killing your eyes. : dopefish
      • only when I put pics of your mom on it : NexusOne
      • Don't sit so close to the TV! : loboca
    • unless you live in an extremely cramped apartment with only enough room for you and a PC, i doubt you sit... : Korban
    • About 120 degrees horizontally. : uncleanmonkey
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    So the correct FOV is dependent on TV or monitor size, aspect ratio, and distance to viewpoint? Sounds li... : MercFox1
    • The problem is that it impacts a *lot* of things. E.g. positioning for objects in scripted events, the wa... : uncleanmonkey
• they could have at least put a slider in but left the default at 70 for those that have NFI. (and when it... : CoRDS
• Stop blaming consoles for fuck's sake. How do you explain Stalker's FOV? Consoles didn't rape your dog... : nudel
• I get to update my youtube video with a new 'bioshock2lol' tag now. : abrasion
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  Weren't we told that they simply fixed the vertical FOV at 75? That would mean 90 FOV horizontally for a... : DinK
  • hmm I guess that's what the quote in this post was referring to http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22140... : DinK
  • It was wrong, since the game's obviously using a horizontal FOV of 70. : the archvile
  • http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/article/widescreenannouncement : mikecyb
• I'd say if you're that pissed off by the developers then stop buying their games but they don't make any ... : freakynipples69
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  if you can rebind your keys, you should be able to tweak your FOV. if this is all "TESTED AND APPROVED" w... : Downforce
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    Leaving aside that they've said it was an error & will fix it, what you can modify in a game isn't an "al... : nudel
    • that's what I mean, they don't have to. if they decide your visual experience, why can't they decide your... : Downforce
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      Downforce is obviously just being Downforce, but he makes a good point if you apply it to something a lit... : electroly
      • saved again by electroly. that's what I should have said. : Downforce
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        mainly because those options can adversely affect performance or in some cases be unsupported by a some v... : mikecyb
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          sure, i agree with both the limited slider range and having it locked away in some obscure, "advanced" se : electroly
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            well great, we agree. now who am I supposed to argue with!? >:( : mikecyb
            • A NEW CHALLENGER APPEARS >:D actually, not really, I pretty much agree with electroly lock, stock, and... : MercFox1
      • i'm going to go with: because 95% of their market doesn't know what FOV is. : gokart.
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  So is the game any good? : Orange Pylon
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    I stayed up until 1:30 or so playing it, enjoying the hell out of exploring rapture once again. : rosewood
    • :D : dahanese
  • yes : RogerDandy
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  Let's be clear this is aspect ratio issue not necessarily FOV. BFBC2 has a tight FOV also but CORRECT asp : retarded talking dinosaur
  • yup a lot of games just crop the 4:3 image for widescreen basically. :( : Shadowdane
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    I was curious if BFBC2 had three monitor support. I was tempted to doing this this year. : Sailor of Fortune
    • The way FOV works in BC2. the wider your screen, the more viewable area you get. Sucks to be 1280x1024! T... : retarded talking dinosaur
    • Haha me too, I was tempted after helping my brother set his up this past weekend. 2209wa go on sale on... : lodit
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    Huh? So does Bioshock not adjust FOV if you adjust resolution from wide to full screen? : crummynz
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      Most games that have FOV problems do this. They just cut off the top and bottom, cropping the image. : Shadowdane
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        remember the bioshock 1 fiasco? : oHnOES
        • I was gonna say, this exact same problem happened with the first game. : Arcanum
      • So one locks vertical FOV, the other locks horizontal FOV. : crummynz
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    this screenshot is how it is done right : xxx2xxx
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      also ue3 engine is an idiot : xxx2xxx
      • This all goes back to Carmack, quake, and "fov 90". Curse you, John Carmack! : qsylvr
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  Look at this thread. Look at it. : spazzium
  • I'm going to play some Bioshock 2. : spazzium

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  Wow, has anyone had this? "Samuel Adams Utopias, which went on sale in February 2002, was claimed to b... : kgargs
  • No. No one has ever had it/ : c0bra
  • yea a shacker got a bottle from his boss a couple of months ago, ill try and dig up the link : MrBig0
  • yes, friend had it, it was interesting, tasted nothing like beer though : gmd
  • I have it. Tastes like port. : hamachi
• I finally got to try some 90 Minute and it was pretty damn good. The 120 Minute kinda blows, imo. : c0bra
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  With that Moonshot stuff, I feel bad for the lady. She is likely a marketing whiz, but doesn't seem to ha... : zohar79
  • I wonder how it's all worked out for her... I just sent a friend invite via facebook. Shame that the bee... : kgargs
  • I just watched that a few nights ago too, and that lady had some line about wanting to "capture a market"... : mafu5150
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    i didn't feel much sympathy for her. i didn't root for her failure, but she was obviously concerned with... : EvilDolemite
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      I would like to co-opt this post and tack it on to the end of mine. : mafu5150
      • Well, she was a little MILF'ish right? I rooted for her b'c of that. : kgargs
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  The 90 minute IPA is good. My favorite brewery is still North Coast (Scrimshaw, Blue Star, Rasputin). I... : kainen1
  • My fave has to be Stone Brewery based out of San Diego. Ruination IIPA is made of win and puppy souls. : bolange
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  I can't get Dogfish Head in SC yet, but I have had several of their beers. I like 60 minute IPA better th... : zohar79
  • Really? We have it in charleston now, as of a few months ago : phokz
• My old room mate drank teh hell out of that Punkin Ale, but I couldn't stand it. I think he just liked it... : Clasifyd
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  Punkin wasn't bad at all. What I like about Dogfish is that they'll try *anything* to see if it works.... : jason bergman
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    The main guy -Sam Caligione- really appealed to me and made me a fan. He lived in a modest home and drov... : kgargs
    • Yeah, I saw him on the How Stuff Works beer episode. Seems like a cool down to earth guy who really likes... : jason bergman
• Punkin is a seasonal beer from last fall, so if any is still on the shelves it's getting kind of old. it'... : tashtego
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  Midas Touch and Raison D'Être are both good, but on the sweet side. I think their IPAs are all pretty... : zipr
  • Yeah- I don't really like their beers that much, but Sam Adams is a good brewer to have around for sure. : tashtego
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  i love sam. he is dreamy, loves beer, and endlessly optimistic. try their indian brown or punkin or chi... : EvilDolemite
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    also regardless of whether or not i buy sam adams beer, i will always respect them for what they did to t... : EvilDolemite
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      i just dont like it because none of them are really that good. : papaskot
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        really? what kinds of beers do you like? : metalremains
        • actually the new spring is pretty good, the noble pils. : papaskot
      • i don't really drink it ever, but i maintain some level of respect for the brewery : EvilDolemite
      • Sam Adams Light is pretty much my standard for a session beer. : mancide
      • Sam Light and Noble Pils are pretty good, imo. I don't care for the regular SA : riptyde
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  Dog Fish Head is $12 for a 4 pack, Sam Seasonal Packs are $13 for a 12 pack. Even if Dog head Fish is go... : metalremains
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    rubbish, i can get 90 minute for $9 / four pack and 60 minute for $9 / sixer their ultra highend beers... : EvilDolemite
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      Taxachusetts, anything coming from out of state that's not piss water is expensive. : metalremains
      • well that sounds shitty : Audhuml4
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        that sucks. do you get stone or lagunitas? their bombers are very affordable ($4 apiece for year-rounds)... : EvilDolemite
        • hmm have to look for this, thanks for the suggestion. : metalremains
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          stone deuces are like 6.95 where i work. : papaskot
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            + the 7% tax on top of the tax they already include in the price + bottle return. Beer got much more ex... : metalremains
            • i know, i work at a package store ;) we have a sign out front that says "Massachusetts, the economic sti... : papaskot
        • Hell walmart by me has started selling stone IPA for about $7 a six pack. : sigpro
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        I live in Boston and get the same beers ED mentioned for the same price. Not sure what you are talking ab... : tashtego
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          I live in the stick, maybe the stores around me are price gouging. : metalremains
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            Yeah- I work in Marlborough and the good beer store here is about $1-$2 over what I pay at home (except w... : tashtego
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              ha, I live next door to Marlborough and work in Boston. :D : metalremains
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                The Marlborough Wine and Spirits on 20, right where you get on 495, has a really great beer selection and... : tashtego
                • Marlborough Wine and Spirits + 5 Guys Bacon Double Cheeseburger afterwork FTW! : metalremains
          • Yup, they are. I get Dogfish head for $10. Not cheap, but not $12. I wanna brew my own now. : plunkymeadows
    • I got a big bottle of Life and Limb last Saturday, and it was $10. Can't do that every day, but I really ... : zohar79
  • I also buy Saranac, Sherwood Forest Brewers, Harpoon, and Wachusett 12 packs mixed in between Sam. : metalremains
• I bought a pack of the punkin ale, it's ok, i still have 2 bottles left, i'm just going to give them to g... : vov1n
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  -watching those folks toward the end get all uppity about defending the three tiered system made me want ... : mafu5150
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    yea, reminds me not to buy those brands anymore, as little as I may have prior. : metalremains
    • There needs to be a master shit list, especially since they know that they're not known for good beer and... : mafu5150
  • More like the Brands that picked up AB. InBev bought out AB, not the other way around. http://www.ab-... : cltcprd
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    the "brewmaster" of AB was so transparent when he was trying to show off their craft-esque beers. the bi... : EvilDolemite
    • Jack's Pumpkin Spice is decent. Anything under the Michelob-craft label is pretty good quality though. : mancide
• I'll have to watch this now because of Dogfish Head. Try the 90 Min IPA. Its awesome. : limpossible
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  I don't really like the Punkin ale, but I'm not a fan of "flavored" beers. : aethyr
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    I love pumpkin beer! Their punkin ale is the best pumpkin beer I have ever had. : CrustaR
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      Elysian's pumpkin beer > Dogfish Head's : cltcprd
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        cltcprd, I will have to try this Elysian pumpkin beer...in October when they brew it. :[ : CrustaR
        • http://beeradvocate.com/news/2178175 You should fly out here for it! :) : cltcprd
    • Agreed, they had it on tap at Barcade in Brooklyn last time I went (a few years back) and it tastes even ... : Dunwich
    • Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin and Pumpkinhead are excellent as well. : Head Rush
    • dude. Southern Tier Pumking. <3 : delataur
• I love DFH Palo Santo and Chicory Stout : DJ Clipdat
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  I really like Dogfish Head's Fort Ale. I don't like beer much, though; Fort doesn't taste much like beer ... : LeapingFool
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    i had some the other night. rarely buy it but it was 20% off. : EvilDolemite
    • EvilD, Central Market jacks up the prices, so you probably got that for the Spec's price plus or minus 50... : CrustaR
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    Isn't it also like $20 a bottle? :[ : CrustaR
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      Yes it is. One bottle is a bit more than a six-pack worth of "regular beer" in alcohol though. I guess no... : LeapingFool
      • Man, I wish I could afford purchasing that much booze. :| : CrustaR
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    Um, Kentucky grocery stores can sell beer, and we don't have minors selling to minors. Actually, if you a... : mancide
    • Ummmmmmmmmm : kgargs
    • When someone under 21 is working a register in Illinois, they can call someone over to run the beer over ... : Deathlove
    • Yeah it's not a tough problem to deal with. I've seen grocery stores where the under-18 cashiers just ca... : riptyde
  • Here in AZ they're grocery store and convenience stores can pretty much sell whatever beer/liquor the cho... : Prozium
  • Jesus, it's like your state thinks they live in a vacuum. Other states have figured out how to deal wit... : pigvomit
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  dogfish head makes the best IPAs. : RogerDandy
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    Actually, the best IPA is Russian River's Pliny the Elder. Just saying. : DJ Clipdat
    • I will Inf this when I get home. I'm still dying to try Pliny the Younger too. : Head Rush
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    lol no : cltcprd
    • Dogfish Head doesn't even have a top 10 IPA or DIPA on beer on BA. It's best is the 90min at #9 in DIPA ... : cltcprd
  • Far from it actually. : sigpro
  • ok decent IPAs then you fucking faggots. : RogerDandy
  • Try Ballast Point, takes the cake : phokz
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  Even with the distribution bussiness and shelf space on their side, it doesn't change that their beers do... : maulla
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    I think you missed the point. AB has been pushing for 60(?) years at this point and has the majority of ... : kgargs
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      What's AB? :| : CrustaR
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        InBev at this point I guess... Anheuser-Busch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anheiser-busch). Crustar if ... : kgargs
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          Oh, man, I like Stella. :| : CrustaR
          • me too : RogerDandy
        • InBev owned all those brands before it bought AB. : cltcprd
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      at this point i dont think it even matters. regardless of market share, advertising, etc... beers like do... : maulla
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        and im not trying to condone any of the actions that AB took, but simply having more shelf space and bett... : maulla
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          Why would you think that having better access to distribution and an equal amount of shelf space wouldn't... : kgargs
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            because the mass market wont like how their beer tastes. : maulla
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              How do you know that? : kgargs
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                At the last 3 local beerfests I've been to I've consistently seen many people spit out and then pour out ... : Prozium
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                  i can't believe how pussified general public taste in beer is. it's like a real beer mixed with an equal ... : Psigun
                  • i have no problems with people preferring lagers or lighter ales - but there is a world of flavorful, qua... : EvilDolemite
      • youre missing the point. the movie isnt suggesting that dogfish is better than bud, and we should all dri... : wimpy1
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    i don't want them to appeal to the mass market - i just want the beers to remain available to the core au... : EvilDolemite
    • After watching the movie, that doesnt appear to be a problem. at least, for the breweries they featured. ... : maulla
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  after hearing about it a lot on shack i saw some in Ontario at the LCBO and decided to try it. its the 6... : dantastic
  • i think i just dont like IPA : dantastic
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  Being form Missouri, and close to STL, this film makes me feel guilty for drinking AB (Specifically Bud-L... : surley_monkey
  • New Belgium really isn't that small anymore, but the Ranger IPA is pretty decent. : cltcprd
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    If you are near STL and you aren't drinking Schlafly you should just give up beer drinking. : mancide
    • I actually love their hefeweizen and IPA. Each time I make it to STL I hit up the bottleworks and get it ... : surley_monkey
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    New Belgium isn't really the little guy anymore. They are probably the 2nd largest brewer in Colorado. : riptyde
    • And they have one of the most overrated beers out there. Yes, I'm looking at you Fat Tire. : mancide
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  Somewhat of a side note...usually when you mention any AB/Coors/Miller beer around the "in" beer crowd, y... : Saman
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    i don't think you should drink imports - i strongly support the american beer movement. : EvilDolemite
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      I like imports, but I buy American craft-brewed beers first. I don't really consider AB/Coors/Miller ... : zohar79
      • It's MillerCoors now anyways. You gotta get up to date on the mergers, man. :D : riptyde
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      I'll keep saying that Budweiser Golden Wheat is not a bad hefeweizen at all. I've bought it plenty of tim... : askedrelic
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        live oak hefeweizen is the best one i've ever tried : EvilDolemite
        • But that's a microbrew, no? I'm just saying Budweiser makes one beer that I will drink. I am drinki... : askedrelic
      • Golden Wheat is an American Wheat Beer, not a Hefeweizen. : fishbone
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    80's beer snob would tell you. Beer snobs now tell you to try a microbrew. : tashtego
    • Agreed. : CrustaR
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    I don't write off "beer snobs" until they tell me what they consider a good beer. If they name some Micr... : riptyde
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      you but guinness gets you sooooooo drunk : mikecyb
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        that one makes me laugh most heartily of all : riptyde
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          I haven't had anyone say it to me in forever but I always got a kick out of pointing out that Coors Light... : mikecyb
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            Actually Coors Light has an ABV of 4.2% which is exactly the same as Guinness. : cltcprd
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              Guinness Draught is 4.0% : mikecyb
              • actually I am getting conflicting information here! but my point still stands. anyway, regular coors is... : mikecyb
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        for reals? I guess I know what I'm getting a sixer of on the way home. PARTY! : Degenerate
        • http://beeradvocate.com/articles/662. It starts out at an OG of 1.072! They could make real beer with a... : cltcprd
      • I made an irish stout (that will be ready for March 17th). Instead of being weak as shit like Guinness, ... : cltcprd
    • I love when people say Guinness is a "heavy" or thick beer. lol : zakazi
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      nothing beats Guinness fro ma fresh regularly cleaned tap. : metalremains
      • what about a good stout from a regularly cleaned tap? : mikecyb
      • guinness is a good my-first-stout training wheels beer : EvilDolemite
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    It's true, as it turns out people overseas can have horrible taste just like here! Like ED said, these... : zakazi
    • and of course, belgians...still kicking the ass of most beers worldwide : EvilDolemite
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    AB/Coors/Miller are also incredibly popular in the US as well.. largely because you can go to bar and hav... : wimpy1
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      Speaking of cheap beer, I hope very hipster gets penis cancer for making PBR their beer of choice. Bars ... : riptyde
      • I can get a 40oz of PBR for $5 at one bar when it's not happy hour. Who the fuck charges $5/can for PBR? : cltcprd
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  i believe sam of dogfish head said it best (i think in that documentary) he said something to the effect... : andrew``
  • Founders has that philosophy as well. They say they brew beer for themselves and they just hope you like ... : zakazi
• I just watched this.. was really good, though I would have liked to see what happened on the inside at Sa... : wimpy1

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  Now that's a cool discount. : Sailor of Fortune
  • wow i hope more companies do this : spiderfill
• That's freaking awesome! I'm so glad that I picked up STALKER for $2.50 now. :D : Aragoat
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  aww ... what if you own the previous ones on DVD but add them to your games list, I wonder? : Veegeezee
  • hmm, evidently not, has to be the steam version. buying anyway! : Veegeezee
  • There's something called STALKER verification tool under tools in steam so maybe they are planning on let... : Horn
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  Oh hell yes. : tomservo
  • 20 bucks? I love this so much. : tomservo
• nice, thanks : stgulik
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  But .. I .. but... damn :( : loboca
  • (thnx for the post tho :( http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22142001 : loboca
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  I knew owning clear sky but never installing it would pay off one day! : Paranoid Android
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    now you can own Call of Pripyat and never install it for 33% off! : dirge23
    • It's the steam curse! I also have SOC on steam and played the shit out of it for a few months, so it's : Paranoid Android
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  holy fuck yes I am not going to get anything done this weekend : Drakoniac
  • bought'd and installing. : Drakoniac
• I tried sooooo hard to get into SoC :( : mwasher
• Wow, awesome : megarust32
• oh shit yes, totally hooked this up. thanks for the hot scoops : jimmy_legs
• just noticed "Languages: German" lol? : devpaul
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  EFFFFFFF YEAH : MercFox1
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    Also, HOLY SHIT the Steam icon in Windows 7 taskbar shows the download progress. NIIIIICE!!!! : MercFox1
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      Anything like that will show in the taskbar. File transfers, downloads from any browser, anything that u... : mwasher
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        Yeah I gathered that much, but I didnt know Steam was coded to dispense that information to Win7; it was ... : MercFox1
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          I am not a windows developer but I would think if the app uses a standard windows api progress bar then t... : mwasher
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            I recall Steam mentioning in one of their updates that they specifically put in code to support Windows 7... : deveus1
            • maybe changing to use a specific windows api progress bar instead of their own??? :) : mwasher
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            no, the app has to support it directly : Halen
            • reading here it seems like both http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd942846.aspx#id0420051 yo... : mwasher
    • Right click on the steam icon on your taskbar. : Tech T
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  I never beat the first one, skipped the second. I enjoyed playing the first one, until I got to one area... : trOmblyj
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    because you're basing your negative opinion of an entire series on one bug you saw in the first game. : Drakoniac
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      fair enough - after reading some reviews i'm suddenly interested, and although I don't get the discount (... : trOmblyj
      • I am very excited for COP because I am a fanboy and I don't think that will change. I am glad you are giv... : Drakoniac
• Bought in fear they change up this deal. : limpossible
• FUCK ME i just got this retail. I hate discs, and hell i may just go ahead and buy this again to have it... : vitek r
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  is it good? : eeeealmo
  • Mr. Goodwrench thinks so: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22128931#itemanchor_22128931 : limpossible
• just totally impulsed bought this. STALKER is easily my favorite game series of all time : kill9
• What an awesome fucking promotion. <3 : roushimsx
• Sold! I've only just recently discovered SoC and loved it. : Goblin au
• Is it downloadable already? They have always been notoriously lazy about forgetting to click the "PUBL... : zehh
• Holy fucking shit, thank you so much for this link and letting me know about this. You are my hero devpa... : mastermike569
• Is there an option to send in naked pics of while holding the boxes for SoC and CS? C'mon! : Wyvern
• bought'd :D : Whistler77
• I don't even regret full price from target, it's great. : kelerian
• BOUGHT : CasbahBoy
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  I bought Clear Sky via steam but I bought the original Stalker in a box; do I still get 33% off? : proclone1
  • You need to have bought at least one of them from Steam. : ragnarthepillager
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    Did you even bother to read at all? Loyalty Promo grants 33% off Call of Pripyat if you already own th : pancake humper
    • I was at work : P : proclone1
• I'd forgotten about Call of Pripyat and spent a couple minutes trying to figure what you meant by COP. : Dong Patrol
• EPIC thanks for the info, soooo much cheaper than what I had to pay for my copy, ebgames.com. Thanks f... : valcan_s
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  I'm surprised there isn't more offers like this on Steam, I imagine the trend will continue after this se... : MeestaNob
  • There we go, it's the top seller already. : MeestaNob
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  *ATTN* FOV in this game sucks balls, if anyone finds a fix please post (make it real clear so we can see ... : valcan_s
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    apparently this one works with 1.6.02 http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=183381#p... : Drakoniac
    • Works perfectly, thanks man :) : valcan_s
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  Loyalty discount, that's awesome!! : reelbk
  • Also, this is a game I will purchase without reading anything about it. I've loved both previous games. : reelbk
• When I first read this post, I thought it was an actual game where you play as a sycophantic police offic... : Horseshorses
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  I liked the first one and really didn't care for the second game. How does this one compare? : melkore
  • It's a combination of everything good about the first two games without the negatives of either. And yes,... : Autocrawler
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    People said it's better than the second one in the sense that it's less "on rails" and no faction stuff (... : zehh
    • It's not on rails at all, it's made out of three huge open ended areas and there's pretty much only one g... : Autocrawler
• I'd get it, but by the time I get around to playing it, it will be $5 on a steam sale anyway : Makenxero

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• I meant Star Trek: Online thread in blue :( : Nitrium
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  - Female Bra size now goes up to JJ : Crimsonbeak
  • that's it, i'm beaming in. : g0nk
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    abrams? : dirge23
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      Lens flares to be included in next patch. : SigmaDraconis
      • They basically flash off of the tips of the new and improved JJ nipples. : Xevo
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    What about male bra size? : inchwide
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      it now goes up to Phil : zerog83
      • hahahha : RogerDandy
  • Cool, now I can make a JJ Abrams character that works on multiple levels! : Xevo
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  Release Notes - The Borg Return February 11, 2010 Level 43+ Federation players now have access to missi : Nitrium
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    So no more grinding deep space encounters to level fast? I can live with that, I think. : BlackCat9
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      Yeah Nitrium's testing out the specifics right now, but I believe this means that, where as before you co... : Xevo
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        in that time you can do a cluster explore and then come back. i like the explores better anyway : RikiTiki2
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          I hate explores, the random missions are such garbage 95% of the time! : Xevo
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            I like them except for the beam-down-to-abandoned-base ones. : DonkeyPopsicle
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              the only one I don't like is the one where it's an indoor base full of crates and hallways with pipes sti... : RikiTiki2
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                I hate that one as well. If its not the pathing, its the line of sight crap. Hit a knockback on an enem... : JuffoWup
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                  Really I think all the ground missions are crap, none have been even remotely interesting. And the space ... : Xevo
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                    I guess the solution here is to just leave any system if the mission says "Approach the Planet" -- FUCK T... : Xevo
                    • I actually like the planet mission :) They're -significantly- better with one or two more people playing ... : LoioshDwaggie
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                      I don't mind them. The Scan 5X ones are simple enough, and the ones where you kill people give you quite... : riptyde
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                        i keep em active and move on. eventually i get enough or come across a cargo ship and buy enough : RikiTiki2
                        • The missions that really annoy me are the ones that require you to scan multiple computer terminals. Thi... : riptyde
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                    I actually had a great time with Breaking the Planet last night. It wasn't anything special mind you. B... : SolrFlare
                    • I enjoyed that one too. As a Klingon we only had about 8-10, and it was long and epic. As a fed we had li... : RikiTiki2
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    • Er, copied the wrong one. Was referring to the mail window one : riptyde
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    does this mean Psi Velorum DSE's now work? : DonkeyPopsicle
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      Good question - I'll test it later. : Nitrium
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        seems like it. : DonkeyPopsicle
        • yeah, they work now : Nitrium
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    Aceton works now! : WhatIsThisFor
    • Good to hear. : Nitrium
    • YAY! now I can take on those rare engineers I've been afraid of adding : RikiTiki2
• Hmmm some adjustments to the weapons too. : Nitrium
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  DO you think they will ever fix the rubber-banding? : sheepraper
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    As more servers come online it will go away. : LoioshDwaggie
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      Do you think this is accurate in any way? http://www.mmoserverstatus.com/star_trek_online:D : sheepraper
      • It's not - devs already said that this page is pure bullshit and doesn't reflect the status of the server... : Nitrium
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      Are these related? The rubber banding I saw was horrible client/server collision detection. not over-satu... : Slowtreme
      • Definitely. The days when server capacity is at its peak and there are login queues and whatnot are when ... : Xevo
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        Seems that way. The retail game is 20x better about rubber banding, I very rarely ever have it now : geedeck
        • Yes, they're related. The 'rubber banding' is actually server-side lag. (Your client thinks it is in a di... : LoioshDwaggie
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  FLEET BANK As a temporary workaround, you can swap an item from your inventory with one in the bank to... : Xevo
  • need moar bump help! : Xevo
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    if the log gets extended in some subsequent patch, it seems like the honor system would work out alright.... : DonkeyPopsicle
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      Do you actually not know about the bug? We have a workaround because our bank is bugged and items cannot ... : Xevo
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        no, I know. I mean about the stealing of credits. Or was that due to a bug? : DonkeyPopsicle
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          I'm still not convinced there was any credit stealing. : Xevo
          • ah. Though the log is still laughably short. : DonkeyPopsicle
• Hey guys, please help us bump the thread in the original forums: http://forums.startrekonline.com/showth... : Nitrium
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  DONATIONS NEEDED We need MOAR MONEY to buy another tab! We currently have 804k and need about 450k mor... : Nitrium
  • is Mr. Pib any cheaper? : Cheeziologist
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    I thought money didn't exist in the Star Trek universe. : kek
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      credits existed in the show; they're just only used when dealing with outside races. it's just within th... : electroly
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        (or gold pressed latinum depending on which race and series we're talking about) : electroly
        • All I have is worthless gold :( : sanchez
        • I was rather suprised when that one Ferengi wanted 3 bars of it just for some basic information. I don't... : riptyde
    • 'Energy Credits' aka, Money :) : LoioshDwaggie
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    what is a 'tab'? : buzzbat
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      Just a page of slots to put items in. We started with one, which is rather full, and it costs 1.3 millio... : riptyde
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        Do we know what page #3 will cost? : WhatIsThisFor
        • the same amount, the price doesn't scale, which is part of my problem with it. : Xevo
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    Death and taxes. I tell ya! I just put in 50,068 : riptyde
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      Oh and let me tell you how much I hate Bind on Pickup items. Who came up with that horseshit? I get giv... : riptyde
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        there's bind on pickup in this game? I have yet to see that, only bind on equip. : Xevo
        • I've had a few, and its so damn random too : JuffoWup
        • Numiri Regenerative Shield MKVI Was bound the moment it hit my inventory. : riptyde
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    Why? So you can steal it again. I'm on to you. : DarkWolf5
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      ...he is a Brazilian. : Xevo
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        thats quite a lot. i am only one person : CoRDS
        • hahaha : Nitrium
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        /golf clap : RikiTiki2
        • Meant for cords : RikiTiki2

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• expect issues with an SDTV of any size : dirge23
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  why on earth dont you have an HDTV yet? : maulla
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    Have yet to be impressed by HDTV. You know what type of sports enthusiast I am, and I just don't feel lik... : geedeck
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      I'm running ME2 on a 26" 720p TV and it works pretty well until I get tired and then I need to drag the s... : Jonathan
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        tough shit asshole!!! buy a bigger TV and install couch rails with a motor that when you press a button i... : boring gegtik
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          Gegtik you wound me... couch on rails does sound pretty awesome though. : Jonathan
          • very easy to install too! : italiano3d
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      HDTV on a 26" is almost a waste - you really don't get a full appreciation for it. You'd really see it... : Clay
      • I have an old 26" CRT HDTV that takes 1080i but the actual effective resolution of the screen is closer t... : DinK
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      You have a 50" SDTV. You're nuts. Nuts. : ieGod
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        $100 is a hard price to beat : geedeck
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          That's 100$ you could have put towards a 400$ 40" hdtv. fail. : x[sliver]
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            A. Your mother failed last night B. Yes, for all the $400 HDTVs that existed in 2002. C. Troddlehomper... : geedeck
            • Troddlehomperleuix ... wtf? : InfoBiter
        • Ah. I thought you bought it new or something. Carry on then. : ieGod
    • it's utterly strange to me that someone as intensely into gaming as you wouldn't own an HDTV i am not ... : EvilDolemite
    • Plug your xbox into the 26" HDTV and then look at how much better ME2 looks on it. Just set it up on you... : TheVietSpecial
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      you've got to be blind or have some kind of issue with your eyes then : dantastic
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        tbh you'd be better off hooking your xbox up to your monitor than playing on an SDTV of any size : dantastic
        • ^^^^^^ totally agreed. he's out of his fucking mind. : the city
        • Seriously, even if he's running his PC monitor at 640x480 because he can't see a difference between 1920x... : pyide
    • I played it on a 26" and it has none of those problems. It just depends on the viewing distance. : flooq
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      Best and most impressive HDTV feature: reading text : Fayk
      • I can read the shack at 1920x1080 on my TV without sizing up the font and that text is like 1/10th the si... : DinK
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        You and your elitist text reading. : Haku-Jin
        • Joke's on you guys, I'm illiterate! : Fayk
• get an hdtv, you can have something reasonable and 720p for less than $500 : grendel
• IMO SDTVs were officially end of life when the digital switch happened. Deal with it. : twifosp
• don't think you're gonna get a lot of sympathy on this one geedeck! : [fry]
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  Buy this and stop crying. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001U3YK48/ref=xs_gb_A1JPOEYQ7LV2K4?pf_rd_p=44... : mrvandelay
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    A 32" HDTV isn't really a replacement for a 50" SDTV. The 16:9 diagonal on a 50" SDTV is 46", so for him ... : aethyr
    • Thinking about it another way, he currently gets 1200 sq inches of display, a 32" HDTV would give him 437... : aethyr
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      Its less than $400 for a 1080p HDTV which is why I posted it. : mrvandelay
      • That's pretty cheap you should definitely buy it for him : boring gegtik
    • It's a good starter HDTV. : CrustaR
  • is that actually a good tv? i keep wanting to get an hdtv but i know very little about what to look for : Herman Toothrot
• What is it about the text that's so weird, it looked and worked good on my monitor... : MercFox1
• - this post made from IE6 : veras
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  are you poor or something jeez : nomaad
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    It's not a money thing, I just hate being a wasteful consumer. I have a nearly perfectly fine huge TV and... : geedeck
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      HDTVs have gone from "latest and greatest" to de facto standard at some point in the past few years : dirge23
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        PCs are a moving target, and that's why games list minimum specs. The whole point of consoles is that... : boring gegtik
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          not the de jure standard, but the working assumption is that everybody has one these days, so these mista... : dirge23
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            du jour? : boring gegtik
            • Different phrase, he said what he meant. : flooq
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      Wait...what? You don't think thus wasn't a know issue long ago during the development process? Or that c... : Delithio
      • I was under the impression that SDTV readability was not part of Xbox certification for full titles, only... : veras
    • Except that you obviously do NOT have a perfectly fine TV ;) : master_disaster_17
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      this is silly, its not about being a bleeding edger. you said in your OP that you were irritated that yo... : grendel
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        you're conveniently ignoring the 99.9% of games that have apparently been developed with SDTV compatibili... : boring gegtik
        • yea, and they are developed at the expense of us hdtv owners, with there huge text and UIs : DogDharma
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          conveniently ignoring? the game was designed SPECIFICALLY for hdtvs: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/ne... : grendel
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            right but having an HDTV is not a requirement to play an xbox - they have to support it, right? so this ... : FrayLo
            • Yeah, it's not like it says tells you this on the box. People expect the 360 to work on SDTVs, it's stran... : flooq
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            Yeah, conveniently ignoring. You brought up the ONE, SINGLE game that has broken with SDTV compatibility ... : boring gegtik
            • Yes thats exactly what I said I am so pleased you understood me. : grendel
            • Mass Effect 2. Banjo Kazooie. Dead Rising. : Fayk
    • The thing is, you really have to understand that console games are made for HDTVs now. Just like you... : virus
    • HDTV's are not the latest and greatest. Even my grandma has one! : dante2010
    • No great appeal? How about being able to read text on them! And seeing everything else in your game/sho... : DinK
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      Where do you find VHS rentals to watch on that thing? The sad thing is that geedeck is not even a mino... : Code RedBeard
      • DVD isn't HD and it's plenty available : Herman Toothrot
    • Nice to see someone else thinks this way, it's a dying belief. : Lone Swordsman
    • apparently it's not perfectly fine : Clay
• I'm with you, MS has an obligation to support SDTVs as they sell xbox360s that are clearly equipped to be... : boring gegtik
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  I'm jealous if you were able to spell bourgeoisie off the top of your head : sexydingo
  • google isn't just a search engine, its a spell checker : geedeck
  • people that use the word bourgeoisie use it enough to get used to it. Either that, or he just kept tryin... : Aerioch
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    But he used the wrong word -- the adjectival form is bourgeois. : rudds
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      ^^ i noticed this too. grammar nazi's unite. : squigiliwams
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        You don't uses apostrophes to pluralize nouns. >.> : action wombmate
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          oh sonofabitch usesssessessssesssssssssssssssssss : action wombmate
          • me = http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/3186889/2/istockphoto_3186889_man_on_fire.jpg BUR... : squigiliwams
• This reminds me of Bioshock giving me motion sickness. It's not fun, pretty disappointing and you'll get ... : Jonathan
• lol : MoreVespeneGas
• You should blame our educational system. I'm sure that's the problem. : Bold
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  Hey guys my scooter wont keep up with freeway traffic! : not work safe
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    I'm not impressed with these newfangled automobiles either! I'll stick to my gentleman's cab, thank yo... : MoreVespeneGas
    • Does it get 40 rods to the hog's head? : MrBig0
• I think SDTV text issues in any game are unforgiveable. I own an HDTV but I think the fact the developer... : UselessHack
• What's it like in 1992 grandpa?!? : Rauol Duke
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  I'd feel sympathy for you if it were 2005 and there weren't monitors for $175 with HDMI inputs. Sorry bro... : boomstickah
  • Hell, a HDCP-complaint DVI monitor will also work : aggressor
• SDTV owners are to console gaming what PC gaming is to console developers. That is to say, a bunch of ni... : Ride-My-Rocket
• UI is definitely not their strong point. I wonder how the PC version looks at low resolution. : Dave-A
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  geedeck why aren't you playing it on your PC anyway? : Duffman8369
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    Because Gamefly doesn't rent PC games :( : geedeck
    • This just gets worse and worse for you. : Duffman8369
• Speaking of ME2, I might actually have to play it, considering the voice cast. I just went through the li... : MisterPhoton
• I have no sympathy for those without HDTVs. : Link.
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  text is hard to read on a 50" HDTV too. i have to sit at half the distance than i normally do to help wi... : dantastic
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    The thx reccomended seating distance for your tv is less than 7 feet, from persona experience everyone is... : ryuuseki
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      i can't put my couch 7 feet away from the TV without fuckin up the room : dantastic
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        Then buy a better house. This is the very first thing I look for when looking at houses. : DarkWolf5
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          lol, i like how the solution to "i can't get the right distance to the tv" is "buy a better house" not "b... : Herman Toothrot
          • Hehe, You know you have a problem when you look at a room's dimensions based on its resonant room node. : DarkWolf5
      • That doesn't change the fact that he's exactly right. Your EYES should be that close (or closer, my eyes... : DinK
  • put on your spectacles grandpa : deject
• man so YOU are that "SDTV" guy eh? I bet you are that fullscreen dude as well!!!!! n00b!!!! hheeheheh... : Downforce
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  I'm pissed all these new shows coming out aren't conscious of my black and white TV. Talking about all t... : CyCo_PL
  • I wonder what the biggest black and white was. : DarkWolf5
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    If you're going to bring me analogies, please make them less terrible. Please be seeing the root post... : geedeck
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      Hey, I'm sorry you wasted a bunch of money on a giant worthless TV, but my analogy was awesome. : CyCo_PL
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        I'm sorry you fail at the jump to conclusions game. It was $100. Jesus. : geedeck
        • I think that means I win, I'm a conclusion jumping master! : CyCo_PL
• lol @ SD, you're crazy. It doesn't matter how big your SD t.v is it isn't going to get any clearer, It wi... : headbone
• This may have been valid in 2006. : soggybagel
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  I'm amazed that you guys think that an HDTV should be standard. I for one am grateful to be reminded how ... : geedeck
  • Somebody thinking/knowing HDTV is now the standard doesn't mean they think games need not work in SD. SD... : DinK
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    You have to leave them in the past EVENTUALLY, especially when it would cost them actual money and probab... : Fayk
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      in the end, sure. but what makes you think now is the time? tons of gamers still have SD televisions. ... : electroly
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        (and yeah, i have a standard def TV. it's a 22" tube. wanna fight about it? my PS2 and Wii work great ... : electroly
        • yeah i think mines like 20 inch with a combo vcr. : RetroRedEyeJr
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        I'm pretty sure original 360 Premiums shipped with Composite. I don't know what the current numbers ar... : Fayk
        • Er, component cables, I mean. I say this based on having some but never buying them. I actually originall... : Fayk
        • 360s used to ship with hybrid composite/component but now they ship with only composite cables since a wh... : mikecyb
        • Component, and yes they were included for years. Only recently did they remove the HD cables (including H... : pyide
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    its 2010 and you're using 640x480. get a new TV and don't blame me for having a poor perspective. how w... : grendel
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      But that's not a good comparison. You're referencing to the gradual change of technology on PCs. This is ... : geedeck
      • It was gradual with consoles too, it just happened later than on PC. PS2/GCN/Xbox all supported 480p prog... : pyide
      • Current data suggests that approximately 50 percent of homes in the United States have HD capable televis... : soggybagel
  • see, this is one of those threads i was talking aboot! : Dave-A
  • Why not get a VGA adapter for your monitor then? : pancake humper

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  Call the .Remove() method, passing it the specified node you want to remove? : Dave-A
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    but how do i define the node? its index number? or....? (i know this is a stupid question sorry!) : ninjase
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      if so, that would shift all the index numbers after it by -1, right? like if i had a linked list of 10... : ninjase
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        What are you trying to accomplish? : Goncyn
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          Ok, this is what im trying to do: I have a method that checks a linkedlist to see if elements in that ... : ninjase
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            This is true. You could use an array for a simpler collection class. Otherwise just search through the... : famine101
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              You can't modify the collection in a foreach though... I think the compiler even checks this... : TheNiXXeD
              • Osnap. : famine101
          • Count backwards? : Dave-A
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            if you're using index numbers at all, you should not be using a linked list. linked lists do NOT support... : electroly
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              replace that for loop with foreach : electroly
              • but to answer your question, when you're deleting from an ordered list, you just loop backwards starting ... : electroly
            • Yea. The reason you don't use ElementAt() is because each node in the list is connected to the next eleme... : famine101
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              would an ArrayList be better? : ninjase
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                probably; i don't know how you're using this list in the rest of the program so i couldn't say for sure. ... : electroly
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                  thanks, ill have to read up on foreach. im teaching myself this stuff as I go and all i have to fall back... : ninjase
                  • wait i cant remove or add with foreach...snap! ill use that for drawing the sprites though : ninjase
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                well, here's the thing: im trying to make a simple tower defense game, so i thought i should go with a li... : ninjase
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                  performance wise you'll never notice the difference. i use List<> for everything until the profiler tell... : electroly
                  • Yeah, same here. The only time I have to really think about things like this is when I'm running on the ... : SiW.
            • what if i just used List instead of LinkedList? can that do random access well? : ninjase
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            Maybe you could add two bits to this in order to compensate. I'm not Mr C# master so you guys tell me if... : DinK
            • (this is just to fix what's there if you want to do it that way, because the replies above me are already... : DinK
            • it's easier to just process the list backwards. no extra attention is needed then. : electroly
          • how bout... foreach(var element in myLinkedList.Where(e => !isInRange(e).ToArray()) { myLinkedList.E... : corey
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        (other than having some kind of counter that increments everytime i remove something and then i subtract ... : ninjase
        • Should have read this first, that sounds kinda like what I suggested. But like I said, the suggestions f... : DinK
    • You pass a reference to the node itself. I.e. the value you are trying to remove from the list. : Goncyn
    • You need a variable that references it! : Dave-A
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      It sounds like you're thinking about this as if it were C++ or something where you actually have to keep : SiW.
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        what if i have 5 pears and i want to remove the 3rd one? : ninjase
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          How do I know? I'm not a fucking greengrocer. : SiW.
          • (Serious answer - if you continue my stupid analogy, each of your 5 pears would still be unique and could... : SiW.
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          What is the significance of the 3rd one? I actually did a look over my project at work and we have almost... : corey
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            well i have a list of badguys, and the 3rd one was killed, so i need to remove him. the other ones are st... : ninjase
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              How do you know he's dead? Don't remove the 3rd one, remove the dead one. : corey
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                because each object has its own position and hp, if the one whos hp is <=0, i need to remove him. im just... : ninjase
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                  You shouldn't be concerned about the position in the list, just get a sublist of guys with hp<=0 and remo... : corey
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                    ninjase, go look at my reply below. Use linq. This is easy. : hanfeitzu
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                      ok. i dont know what linq is, but ill google it :< : ninjase
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                        It is the coolest. You basically do things more declaratively (vs imperatively), i.e., you say 'what you... : hanfeitzu
                        • 0wned by ER. ok thanks! : ninjase
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                    yea position is a vector2 variable they have. how do i get a sublist of guys with hp <=0? : ninjase
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                      var sublist = list.Where(guy => guy.hp <=0); (using Linq of course) : corey
                      • Yup. To give you more proper nouns to guide your searching .Where is an Extension Method on IEnumerable... : hanfeitzu
      • slowly, i'll bet : biskits
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  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/5cw9x18z.aspx ? : Goncyn
  • oh there is a LinkedList<T>, who knew. disregard : Goncyn
• call Remove with a reference to your object you want to remove? : corey
• To remove a node from the middle: Have Two nodes Node single, double; single = list.head(); middle=... : SlingBlaze
• Does LinkedList implement IEnumerable<T> ? var newList = oldList.Where(n => !(n.Thing == thingYouDontWan... : hanfeitzu

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  apache rape : MercFox1
  • i got my 360 controller working and everything with xpadder : oHnOES
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    shackers need to get better at taking that thing down. : trOmblyj
    • I sniped the pilot the other day (not in a shack game). One of the most amazing things I've ever done in ... : marmite
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      People need to learn how to fly it first. Some guy named JackAss7812362 or something was flying around in... : tboomer2
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        i have somewhat a lot of practice with the helicopters from gta4 and thats how i have it set up like in t... : oHnOES
        • Grand Theft Auto IV 5.1 hrs last two weeks / 150.2 hrs on record thats just the PC version. i got ... : oHnOES
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          Oooh. you can customise the controls so that it's similar? Fucking sweet. This game just keeps getting be... : Creepin_Jeezus
          • yeah, i had to download a program (which you probably already have if you have a 360 controller on window... : oHnOES
      • haha, way to fly jackass : megarust32
    • i love taking that thing down with mah tank.... *BOOM* : devpaul
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      Carl G is pretty much the STINGER missile at this point. It's a faster rocket, and once the attackers sta... : MercFox1
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        Good to know! Also, I swear someone claimed at some point that the tracer dart didn't home in with the Ca... : Xevo
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          I think you have to get a lock first (point your rocket at the tracer) and the turning radius on the miss... : trOmblyj
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            ok I'll test this some more. I liked the Carl G in general, but I hate that it never sticks in your loado... : Xevo
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              Note that it does less damage to vehicles though: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22075882 : Arctic Fox
              • Yeah I know, but shooting down helos seems like the tradeoff is worth it towards the end. : Xevo
        • Those people just didn't know how to use the homing darts properly I think. : Arctic Fox
        • The weapon description says it homes on the darts : nodebug
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  is there an outside view on 360? haven't found the button : Silent Wolf
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    I remember someone saying it's the Back button? : tboomer2
    • I was wrong, that's the spot button, it's up on the dpad as said below. : Xevo
  • Up on the Dpad : zuff
• Anyone try this with the PS3 controller on the PC? I don't have any 360 controllers and don't care to buy... : majestik
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  These helo tips really helped me a lot: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22041940 Particularly: ke... : Arctic Fox
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    its way easy with a gamepad to keep things going if you do roll. i have yaw on my shoulder buttons and i... : oHnOES
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      Tell me, with XPadder can you use the second thumbstick for flight maneuvers? I initially was going to se... : Arctic Fox
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        yeah, i had it bound to insert,home,pageup,pagedown i didnt have to bind my left stick : oHnOES
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          and they do work as analog : oHnOES
          • also make sure you are binding the keys in the pilot section under keyboard : oHnOES
        • Oh very nice! Well I know what I am doing tonight! : Arctic Fox
      • And by 'second thumbstick' I mean the right one, it is locked off in the game options. : Arctic Fox
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    Likewise, I never would've tried a copter again after some awful failures without this guide. I will add ... : Xevo
    • That's an interesting way of thinking about it, might help some get their head around the controls. Y... : Arctic Fox
    • im not seeing the guide, where is it? is it just those few sentences? : oHnOES
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      link to guide! I managed to fly about as the blackhawk for a bit but it's much easier as you don't have t... : marmite
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        where the hell is the blackhawk? : oHnOES
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          Last point, in the back. You only get it as defense : Drakoniac
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            ive only seen the apache back there. i would bomb the points up until the last 2 then change teams. may... : oHnOES
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              helicopter protip: Blackhawks suck without 2 gunners, and if you can get an Engy as your 3rd passenger, t... : Xevo
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                Also note that the Blackhawk miniguns do almost nothing to vehicles. I shot at a T-90 for almost 2 minute... : Arctic Fox
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                  I think it only does 1 dmg per hit. I think the spread on that thing is a little off. should be more like... : usmcmueller
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                    That video is officially badass : Arctic Fox
                    • ^^^ The truth, every blessed word of it. : usmcmueller
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                    nice vid dude, it doesn't seem like there are billowing clouds of smoke everywhere like you told me to ex... : Xevo
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                      Well I've never had a problem with smoke while in the choppers the muzzle flash is a different story alto : Arctic Fox
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                        I get that they're doing it to add some tension to the battles and to break up the combat a bit and make ... : Xevo
                        • Honestly, I don't mind the smoke. It only really bugs me when I am sniping, and even then I can take sola... : Arctic Fox
                    • Really you didn't see smoke from the ones on fire? Those are also junked out cars, not tanks with hundred... : usmcmueller
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                      here is a photo with some smoke just from the houses we were blowing up... sorry it's the only one I coul... : usmcmueller
                      • and no I'm not that dark skinned, I hadn't showered in a month's time, I was just a little dirty from yo... : usmcmueller
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                        I can see through that though and feel confident that I could make out people moving around. Also, both i... : Xevo
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                          I believe I've never said anything about the muzzle flashes hindering your vision. If I remember correctl... : usmcmueller
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                            All of the smoke generated in this game is from people firing weapons though. We're not burning anything ... : Xevo
                            • I'm pretty sure I have seen snowdrifts on this map, yeah. : Arctic Fox
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                          http://www.foxnews.com/images/195670/2_22_031006_iraq_tank_fire.jpg http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/3... : usmcmueller
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                            seems destroyed vehicles DO create smoke thick enough to obscure your view on the battlefield... hmmm who... : usmcmueller
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                              I don't think you're actually reading my posts =P : Xevo
                              • Well destroyed vehicles are one of the sources of the smoke, in his defense. : Arctic Fox
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                                I guess I'm lost then... because I don't remember saying anything about not being able to see due to muzz... : usmcmueller
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                                  ok, to clarify: I am not comparing this game to reality, as you've seemed to assume whenever I brink up s... : Xevo
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                                    well I respectfully disagree, I think the smoke and snow blowing are good for the gameplay. As for the sp... : usmcmueller
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                                      And that's a fair observation, the main issue I'm having is that it is NOWHERE near as prevalent on the 3... : Xevo
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                                        My main beef is the shaky cam effect, seems to happen when no explosions are going on. : usmcmueller
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                                          That's a confirmed bug, patched out in retail apparently. : Xevo
                                          • you say such good things to start off a 4 day weekend. : usmcmueller
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                    hehe - still my favorite night shot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8RUfVZS4o8 : dedgecko
                    • Yes PEQ 4's and PEQ 6's are awesome. Would be cool to see a good implementation of them in the game. : usmcmueller
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          last area for defense : trOmblyj
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            holy shit that thing is so easy to fly now that i bound left stick to 3d up down left right and right sti... : oHnOES
            • ok ive spent the last hour flying around, ive got this shit down and am ready to kick some ass : oHnOES
      • lol guys, by "guide" I just mean the post Fox linked to that got both of us more comfortable with the hel... : Xevo
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      I honestly find it easier to use the keyboard to control the helo than the mouse. The arrow keys seem to ... : thetangent
      • I've gotten used to it, and the granualarity and speed you get with the mouse is nice when reacting to cr... : Xevo
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    The controls are still fucked up between Heli / UAV. Until we can manually edit the .cfg files I'm pro... : dedgecko
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      The UAV is ridiculously easy to fly though. R ascends, F descends, besides that treat it like it is a nor... : Arctic Fox
      • I don't like that I have to move my hands since I use the arrows though. : usmcmueller
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        Only if you like the default layout. As an EDSF'r I completely retool my config. There should not be ... : dedgecko
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          I think the UAV controls are fine, I fly remote control helis, and it flies just like one of those. : Xevo
          • If you change your heli controls to what I change em too (remove the mouse axis for controlling pitch and... : dedgecko
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  I had a serious Apache Rape time with Moose Drool last night. It was just endless rape. : moe6
  • endless rape is the best rape. : trOmblyj
  • Like the comm chatter states, I'm going to have to buy moe6 a bunch of ice cream. If anyone didn't know t... : usmcmueller
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    False. bash and I were responsible for the endless rape. I think I dropped 30-40 kills in that thing. : MercFox1
    • only because I wasn't around to end your reign. : usmcmueller
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  Honestly it was way the fuck harder in BF2. In BFBC2, roll returns to normal if you stop moving your mous... : retarded talking dinosaur
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    Your last two sentences are rather contradictory. : Arctic Fox
    • No they aren't. BF2 was way harder to fly choppers. BFBC2 is easier, but not so easy that anyone can do i... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • In retrospect though, the BF2 controls, while infinitely more difficult, allowed for MUCH more maneuverab... : retarded talking dinosaur
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  Holy shit could someone please help me with this? I've got a wired 360 controller and the game doesn'... : unholydonuts
  • RT and LT work for me. Re -- right stick: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22139119 : Arctic Fox
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    read the rest of my replies in this thread. download xpadder and follow the instructions, its quite simp... : oHnOES
    • Praise the lord and pass the sauce! THANKS! : unholydonuts
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  I miss how the helicopters handle compared to BF2. The cobra was so damn nimble, the apache just feels l... : stgdz
  • Completely agreed. Some of that I think is due to changes in the controls. I'm going to try jacking my se... : retarded talking dinosaur
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  I'm glad there's only one flying vehicle in that level. I stopped playing BF2 because of the non stop air... : Dynotaku
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    There's also a Blackhawk, with two side mounted miniguns. : AxeMan808
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      yeah i totally missed it, i was totally forgetting the uphill point. ill totally be your wing man : oHnOES
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        totally : oHnOES
        • totally? : Arctic Fox
      • Super cereal. : lodit
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  Hijacking my own shit is there a steam group? : oHnOES
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    Post your steam community page here and I will invite you. : Arctic Fox
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      http://steamcommunity.com/id/Andy/ : oHnOES
      • Done. : Arctic Fox
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      Can i get an invite too? http://steamcommunity.com/id/alphablu/ : alphablu
      • Sure :) : Arctic Fox
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      http://steamcommunity.com/id/joquers : r3dn3ck
      • invite sent : trOmblyj
    • I'll jump on this bandwagon! http://steamcommunity.com/id/eirei/ : dfay
    • http://steamcommunity.com/id/gret : Gretse
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      http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197962956535 That doesn't look like the links of the others, b... : ramshot
      • it works! : trOmblyj
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      http://steamcommunity.com/id/O_o : devpaul
      • done : trOmblyj
    • everyone above is done : trOmblyj
    • http://steamcommunity.com/id/smax : smax
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      http://steamcommunity.com/id/SolveChrist : SolveChrist
      • Done. : Arctic Fox
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      http://steamcommunity.com/id/majestik12 This is not the Shacknews Group right? Already in that. : majestik
      • Invited : Arctic Fox
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        i tried to invite you but i dont know how without adding you as a friend : oHnOES
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          no offense : oHnOES
          • Dick. Lol : majestik
    • http://steamcommunity.com/id/p13/ I'll play if I can get my PC to run the thing. : project13
    • https://steamcommunity.com/id/houston3000 : houston3000
    • http://steamcommunity.com/id/JamesArhy : JamesArhy
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    http://steamcommunity.com/id/kanixster : kanix
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      got you and smax : trOmblyj
      • thanks : kanix
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    http://steamcommunity.com/id/Junosword : Juno
    • Done. : Arctic Fox
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  I was driving around today - the sky is clear and blue, and I couldn't help looking for the UAV. : trOmblyj
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    were shitty drivers marked with orange triangles? : usmcmueller
    • I wouldn't mind being able to hit F2 to transition into a mounted gun so I could blow them up =P : Xevo
  • We got this shit : Alco23
  • I had serious sniper-vision during the PS3 beta :(. would be eating outside and be like WHOA I SEE MOV... : moe6
  • Haha, in this morning's quarterly strategic review meeting, one of the pictures was of something that a f... : MercFox1
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  played some more last night with a secret crew, using ventrilo, on pubbie servers. still a pretty fun gam... : Downforce
  • do you have a super secret terrorist fist bump? : oHnOES
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    pub games and shackbattles are not even close to being comparable. We had had almost a full server of sha... : theWhite
    • yeah I gotta exist outside of JUST shackbattles though, like in 1942 and such, or tracking you down in T... : Downforce
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  It's great to be still want to be playing the hell out of this one map - shit's gonna get crazy when the ... : The Wilhelm Scream
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    with 16 maps, at least 4 of those are gonna be awesome. : Xevo
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      Like you said - at least 4 of those are gonna be awesome... I'd like to know what the map count AND br... : dedgecko
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        someone posted a link that had an unfinished list of gametypes for each map along with a brief descriptio... : Xevo
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          http://badcompanytwo.com/multiplayer/maps/ : Arctic Fox
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            ^^^^ THIS. However, I'm not 100% sold on the gametype accuracy. Is anyone else able to access the BC2 man... : Xevo
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              Yep, just put in the address you use for your EA account. It's pretty vanilla stuff, you can find most of... : Arctic Fox
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                where do you access it is my question? I don't see anything on the veteran site. : Xevo
                • http://www.ultimateprestige.com/ : Arctic Fox
          • Those look like BC2 porn. I hope it's true that these are med res textures as these caps look good. : usmcmueller
          • Whoa - Atacama Desert - looks like a viewpoint from BF1942's El Alamein : dedgecko
  • i cant wait, not only the maps, but the unlocks... oh man i'm going to have fun with this. : theWhite
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  What's the best way to take down the helis? Dumb fire PRGs are clearly not the answer. : Dynotaku
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    AA Tank is the quickest and most sure fire way. Then most effective is tracer dart + rockets. Below tha... : trOmblyj
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      How do you get the tracer dart? What class gets it? : Dynotaku
      • It's a sidearm unlock at level 11. All classes can use it, but it replaces the pistol. : MercFox1
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    IMO, it goes: (Apache) Dart + Missile > Tank Top MG > AA Cannon > Carl G Rocket > Mounted MG > RPG-7 ... : MercFox1
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      I must suck because, whatever I do, I can't seem to hit it with a dart :( : Bamii
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        Well your dart doesn't have bullet drop (at least as far as I can tell, I've shot that sucker a long ways... : MercFox1
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          Man, I'm finally going to see Avatar tonight but to be honest I'd much rather play BC2 :S : Bamii
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            WTF, Why isn't that Navi tagging that damn VTOL for his teammates?! FFFFFFUUUUUUU--- : Bamii : MercFox1
            • Hahaha : Bamii
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      they need to make sure small arms fire does at least SOME damage to helos. if a full squad is unloading ... : eeeealmo
      • I would be OK with them making certain parts of the chopper vulnerable to small arms fire, not all of it : trOmblyj
      • they did go in that direction with BC1, and it was pretty hilarious - two medics with LMGs unloading on a... : xsoulbrothax
    • Or Sniper Bullet + Pilot's Head! : dedgecko
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    The best way to keep that bastard out of the sky is to just steal it. : usmcmueller
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      or Hellfire it with the UAV damn you Mercfox! : trOmblyj
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        the non-inverted mouse aiming on the UAV makes me the worlds worst shot with that thing.. : usmcmueller
        • I'm exactly opposite, if my view is inverted on the UAV it's just terrible. :( : MercFox1
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          ive never even used the UAV yet, someone is always hogging the computer :( : oHnOES
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            RadRacer is usually got his face pressed up to the monitor like it's got hot lesbian midget action showin... : usmcmueller
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              That's the level 12 UAV unlock I think. : Arctic Fox
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                I heard it was a level 12 unlock for the Americans. It's a virus you can upload to the UAV controls that ... : usmcmueller
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                  Level 20 unlock RIck Roll's the UAV operator : trOmblyj
                  • If he's level 20 or higher he rolls a higher resistance and rick rolls you over your squad comm. : usmcmueller
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    Mortar fire on the thing before it spawns and the line that forms there :) Also you could snipe the pi... : ghost in my shell
    • I sniped the pilot the other day just as he started taking off, was fucking hilarious. You could read the... : Arctic Fox
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    There's an unlockable homing rocket in the final game by the looks of it >:) : Arctic Fox
    • do you know if there is prestige in this game like in MW2? what happens when you unlock everything : oHnOES
• just pre-ordered the game. im pumped : oHnOES
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  demo tutorial video - http://www.gametrailers.com/video/demo-tutorial-battlefield-bad/61773 : eeeealmo
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    you fail at frontpage shacking btw =/ : Xevo
    • not when the video he linked to is 100000x better quality : pancake humper
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  I got into the Apache in a full game for the first time, lifted it up, pressed all the wrong buttons and ... : niceguynick
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22139045#itemanchor_22139045 : Xevo
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  This is going to be a really long post and it's not going to talk about the stuff that happened in all th... : Sailor of Fortune
  • hahaha : MercFox1
  • er hi? what do you mean reply? : oHnOES
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    taken? : Mikuya
    • yeah : oHnOES
  • that was awesome. : xsoulbrothax
  • lol that was pretty funny : RetroRedEyeJr
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  Map overviews! http://badcompanytwo.com/multiplayer/map-overviews/ : Arctic Fox
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    Is it me or does the starting position of the attackers on Laguna Presa looks like it's on an island? Las... : usmcmueller
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      There's boats and jetskis in the final. http://www.ultimateprestige.com/ <---- minor tidbits of info in t... : Arctic Fox
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        nice there is nothing wrong with two men sitting nut to butt on a jet powered waterbike. : usmcmueller
        • they are gonna repeal dont ask dont tell, so its all good : theWhite
    • from the unlocks screen it shows water vechiles : oHnOES
    • There are boats! : MercFox1
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      Also, I bet that there will be a Blackhawk on the island as a transport chopper. : Arctic Fox
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        Russians are the attackers so it looks like the jetski is the only way in. I'm sure they'll have a Hind o... : usmcmueller
        • Probably a Hind as it'll has room for passengers and is their more aggressive version of the UH-60. : Sailor of Fortune
    • They had this in BF2 as well. Attacking team gets some helis and boats : retarded talking dinosaur
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    http://www.ultimateprestige.com/ neat site as well : bosst0ne
    • yeps, linked it above. Not very much in there that can't be found in the game already though (look at the... : Arctic Fox
  • I dig that there are some South American maps. Not nearly enough games that take place in South America. : WaterSign
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    I was reading the description of the Atacama Desert map and it says sand storms are approaching this is w... : usmcmueller
    • maybe they want to cut down on the snipers in an open field type map : oHnOES
    • Watch it be not even as big of an effect as the Ice Storms on the current map. Plus, that's the big ve... : Xevo
    • flashlight or gun, not both : Arctic Fox
• I had the best fricking tank run in a long time, then BOOM... CTD. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU : Downforce
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  are we playing BC2 tonight? Did I miss a thread about the server? : Xevo
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    I've been F5'ing wondering the same thing. Maybe I'll grab some dinner and hunt you guys down in a few. : Merconium
    • ill be on after i eat also : oHnOES
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      FUCK YEA!! Idling on TS with a bunch of fags... Where's the action this evening? : dedgecko
      • CHICAGO 33 : Merconium
• I really wish more people knew that rushing a tank directly into the firefight is a good way to get your ... : JamesArhy