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  Yea, I am having the same problem now. Also I noticed a bit of a new bug now. When zoomed in using an... : BubbaPut
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    so im not crazy that the hit detection feels worse. ive been on many different servers with the same lou... : head crab
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      I had the SAW out yesterday with a guy running straight at me while crouching and burst firing. Same deal... : BubbaPut
      • its soooo damn frustrating!!! that and the auto spotting not working. why do i have to point at a com b... : head crab
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  Mine is like butter, Q6600 @ 3Ghz, HD5850, 4 gigs RAM and Win7 64-bit. : Arctic Fox
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    did you tweak any .ini files? dx10? : head crab
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      I used to have it set for dx9, since the patch I have put it back to auto (ie DX11). Otherwise, no real t... : Arctic Fox
      • roger that Fox. thx mate. : head crab
• Performance for me definitely improved a bit on my Q8200. Hit detection seemed vastly improved too, but w... : pyide
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  Q6600, 2GB RAM, 8800GT and it runs great at medium settings before and after the patch. : Bamii
  • im so jealous :( : head crab
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  Is it just me or do I like the first game more? : Xencer
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    I guess it's you. : Bamii
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      I have no idea why it runs so well on my computer. I guess my memory is really fast. : Bamii
      • Argh, meant as reply to head crab. : Bamii
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        today when i get home im going to mess around with some Fraps and settings. see if i can squeeze some go... : head crab
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          You should do that because there's no reason why it shouldn't run good for you. There were some topics on... : Bamii
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            thx mate. : head crab
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              This is all I could find now, I hope it helps: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22025907#itemanchor_22... : Bamii
              • thx for the help Bamii. i pretty much have mine set like that except for the dx9 at auto. i do run at 1... : head crab
      • some people can stand low fps more then others. my roomie will play tf2 on an old single core cpu and ... : chilln
• yeah i dont know im on a dual core, and it seemed to get worse, i turned it down to Low from medium, and ... : bosst0ne
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  Whats with all you intels? I'm running it flawlessly... Phenom II x4 945 Sapphire 4890 4gb Ram Win7... : Xencer
  • I'm a fellow AMD man. Intel is too pricey. : usmcmueller
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  My performance was lousy until I disabled HBAO. Now it's fine, and I can't tell any difference in image q... : Wikus Van De Merwe
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    Might want to try turning that back on, apparently they decreased the performance hit from it in the last... : Arctic Fox
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      Yah HBAO only runs on DX10 or higher, same with FSAA. : Shadowdane
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        same with fsaa? what? : wurt
        • dx9 fsaa is incompatible with another rendering feature they are using : Goncyn
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          It's the same thing that stops the UT3 engine having FSAA : Arctic Fox
          • yup - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deferred_shading : Shadowdane
    • Yeah I'm running a Radeon 4890. : Wikus Van De Merwe
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  unplayable on my AMD dual core 4 gigs of ram win7 64bit 8800gt : ass-street
  • Octacore 2008 Mac with GTX 285 on XP 64. Runs smooth as butter - and I'm actually shocked I seem to hit b... : electric_wizard
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  Well, I went from an E6400 to a i7 860 and the performance difference was pretty massive. However, during... : aggressor
  • it made a big difference with my e6400 : feek
  • yea i think i will have the same issue, i have a i5 being delivered as we speak, but the beta ends on thu... : theWhite
• Did a recent patch improve dual core performance?! I hope so, this game was unplayable for me last time I... : quadeh
• Q6600, 3 gigs of RAM. Prior to Sunday I had an 8800GT on med. settings and Dx9. Felt 'ok'... definitel... : hoopfam4
• Q6700, 4 GB RAM ,Win7, ATI 4850, and it runs great. : braker
• game runs good on my e6750! : Iwannaacura
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  Ran what is playable to me before the newest patch at 30-45 FPS in gun fights. With the new patch I dip d... : USteppin
  • Oh, specs are Q6600, 4 gigs of ram, 8800GTS, XP 32bit. Processor at stock clocks and OC'd to 3.0 has no e... : USteppin

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• I've only played the first two Marine levels so far, but it seems pretty enjoyable. The tension is incred... : Head Rush
• Totally agree, loving this game! Its far better on the PC. The deathmatch mode in the demo is the worst m... : niceguynick
• similar to quake 4? way to go making it sound horrible : OrkO
• urge to buy rising.. must wait for steam sale : oHnOES
• I agree that this game is getting unfairly shit upon. The two hours I dropped into the Predator and Alie... : sevogajre
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  Rebellion's publisher should really consider releasing a second, more-polished demo. And especially becau... : Attica Blue
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    did dedicated servers make it to the final? : oHnOES
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      they're getting released in beta form any day now : niceguynick
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        thats pretty lame, they said on release day : oHnOES
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          i am now glad i didnt pre-order : oHnOES
          • Heres the official post: Rebellion are busy preparing the dedicated server for the Aliens vs. Predator co : niceguynick
• I'm waiting for steam sales on this and Bioshock 2 : whistletits
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  I am beginning to wonder if the negative press is generating low enough expectations that people are goin... : byorn
  • What I've played of it so far (PC version) it's not an A+ game by any stretch, but it definitely is bette... : Bruzilla
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  FUCK all reviews. The only ones I like to read are the small, indie sites (shack included although they'r... : at0micgarden
  • But that approach has issues as well, so it's hard to say. After all, who hasn't been the victim of Shack... : Attica Blue
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  Bought it last night, played mainly the Predator campaign and it's fucking awesome. I hope they release a... : freakynipples69
  • Also, it's interesting to note that this game (360 version) was sold out everywhere near me yesterday. Be... : freakynipples69
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    from the 13th Jan: Playable DLC for Sega's upcoming Aliens vs. Predator is already being created - as dev : niceguynick
    • Joy! : freakynipples69
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  They should have released a SINGLE PLAYER demo instead of an ultra lame multiplayer demo. : CrustaR
  • or a side vs side vs side demo : oHnOES
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    Agreed. The tutorial levels are great for acclimating you to your abilities. Being dumped into a DM env... : sevogajre
    • Yep, controls are piss easy now that I've figured it all out. : niceguynick
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  Brütal Legend got pretty good reviews though. Certainly not like AvP. : enyakk
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    Brutal Legend should not have gotten good reviews. :[ : CrustaR
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      yeah I was so hyped for that game and so disappointed with the gameplay. I would have hoped he would have... : marmite
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        He = ? : Ride-My-Rocket
        • Tim Schaffer! : CrustaR
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  Game reviews are increasingly worthless to me, especially reviews of multiplayer games or multiplayer com... : WhatIsThisFor
  • Agreed, good post. : niceguynick
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    okay i loaded up this giant bomb website because the quicklook thing sounded intriguing since i hate real... : [fry]
    • It's commentary, it doesn't sound at all like anything that would be written. : WhatIsThisFor
    • A 20 minute demonstration is pretty quick considering you might play that game for hours and hours. : OmegaRed59
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    The only reviews I bother with anymore are gametrailers.com reviews. They seem to be the most fair, only ... : freakynipples69
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      same here. plus no reading is always a bonus : spiderfill
      • Yeah, fuck that noise. ;) : freakynipples69
    • I love gametrailers reviews because they pretty much just inform you and let you make your own conclusion... : SockMonkeh
  • The idea behind an opinion-based review is that you would be able to get a feel for how the reviewer's pr... : deveus1
  • You don't want to hear opinions? That would make for a boring review. I love Giant Bomb's quick looks to... : OmegaRed59
• I AGREE. : tohm82
• I can't decide if I should buy this soonish or wait for a sale : MoreVespeneGas
• I just finished the game now - I can wholeheartedly recommend it as one of my favorite games in a long ti... : henrikb
• Agreed. The combat system they have makes fighting a lot more intimate as all races. The only legitim... : Marrbe

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• only pirates upload man : multisync
• I would suspect that it is being capped. I know COX cable does this. Those fuckers. : CRasterImage
• Comcast in my area is pretty decent. http://www.speedtest.net/result/725371666.png : Sapiens
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  Yesh, my Droid gets about 700 up : stonedonkey
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    how is the keyboard on that thing? especially coming from a blackberry. just curious : dantastic
    • At first the keys seem small and it's easy to hit the wrong thing. Then you get used to it and the keys s... : Sovos
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      I been using the onscreen with ShapeWriter instead.. i use it from time to time, but I have big fat hands... : stonedonkey
      • whoa, i need to try this. : wurt
      • Trying this now wow this is pretty neat : Draugluin
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      Just moved from the curve to the droid, and I like the keyboard as much if not better. : KxRook
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        i hate my fucking curve. i like the keyboard on it but i dont like when i type something up fast on it a... : dantastic
        • Yeah the keyboard is good, but everything else just blows. I had mine for 2 years and the ball mouse is s... : KxRook
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  I get 25/5 at home. : Deathlove
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    no you dont : Degenerate
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      oh, degerate, you see right through me <3 ok so i'm repacking your box of beer, do you get bell's up t... : Deathlove
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        I want it all! give it to me baby! No, we cant really get any Bells out here so those would be nice bu... : Degenerate
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          yes but now you'll owe me, and also the bourbon county/imperial stuff i just can't handle so it should go... : Deathlove
          • double also, we had a party and everybody BYOBed when they didn't have to so i really need to unload some... : Deathlove
          • I love your work! : Degenerate
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        You should send me some Bell's too :( : cltcprd
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          I can do that! Except his has the last Two-Hearted. Unless I buy more. which is pretty much a certainty. : Deathlove
          • There might be some Goose Island IPA in the offing, too, because IPA, you know, sucks. : Deathlove
          • dont send any to him! send it all to me! there could possibly be some of this in it for you: http:/... : Degenerate
• Suck it bitches: http://www.speedtest.net/result/725374299.png My down is usually higher than this ev... : TabsAZ
• http://www.speedtest.net/result/725377084.png not too bad for me considering i rarely download anythin... : davislovestacobell
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  I'm on Comcast in NorthCal. http://www.speedtest.net/result/725384678.png : SqueegyTBS
  • me too! http://www.speedtest.net/result/725388826.png : mysled
• I pay for 10/5 and just tested wireless and wired and get ~6/.5 with connectivity issues. Sux so much :( : kgargs
• How do you even get that slow a download speed? I'm on the lowest plan and I get 5 times that... : mysled
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  Here's my Comcast speed with a DOCSIS 3.0 modem (finally bought my own). http://www.speedtest.net/result/... : Head Rush
  • Same server from Colorado Springs, 2.0: http://www.speedtest.net/result/725444422.png : Merconium
• http://www.speedtest.net/result/725387666.png Is about average for me : DonarUDL
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  http://www.speedtest.net/result/725395334.png I win! : hobohun7er
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    That's insane! Uni connection? : zach`
    • work! : hobohun7er
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    mine http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2489/speedy.png : aethyr
    • what is the meaning of this. : wurt
    • :( MEANIE : hobohun7er
    • Sweet mother of god. : Crabs Jarrard
    • How. : TheVietSpecial
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  My friend's comcast connection get's him 60Mbit down and 15Mbit up. Guess its a location thing. : wurt
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    oh, and proof! http://www.speedtest.net/result/722661046.png : wurt
    • and here's my upload for good measure: http://www.speedtest.net/result/722672494.png : wurt
    • That is Docsis 3.0, that makes a huge difference : Shadowdane
• your comcast service in general is comical. : zerog83
• yeah its really fukcing up my porn torrent ratios. : arizona bay
• I get about 6m down and ~0.8m up. : guido anchovy
• We're paying for 4MB upload right now and we're only getting 670KBps. : RomSteady
• really i get about 4mbps up, 24mbps down : Shadowdane
• call your comcast and ask for a refund http://www.speedtest.net/result/725407234.png : waxthirteen
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  Your not using a Docsis 1.0 modem are you? : Shadowdane
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    I'm on a Docsis 3.0 modem but they haven't expanded the 3.0 service to my area yet. :( 6 meg down and... : guido anchovy
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      ah so what you failed to tell us is that you bought cheap and shitty service and are expecting something ... : Xevo
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        No, I'm paying for 16/2. :( : guido anchovy
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          then you need to call Comcast : zerog83
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            I have. It basically boils down to them needing to replace the box on our curb due to an ant and lizard ... : guido anchovy
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              well then call them and tell them you're cancelling your service for DSL if they don't fix the problem in... : Xevo
              • this will not work, i called and did this, had a supervisor come out (to the house to test)3 times. 3rd... : eums
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  i just upgraded from 10/1 to 25/1. waiting for the new modem to arrive to test it out. they don't bump ... : dantastic
  • at least i am getting what i paid for though: http://www.speedtest.net/result/725418980.png i didn't ... : dantastic
• mine is a bit better: http://www.speedtest.net/result/725417952.png : Xevo
• You guys want some upload speeds? I got your upload speeds. http://www.speedtest.net/result/725421103.p... : TheVietSpecial
• My Comcast gets me pretty damn good sustained upload. : OverloadUT
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  lol, this is a load of shit http://www.speedtest.net/result/725422271.png 27Mb down?? We have a 7Mb con... : Sovos
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    What ISP? : OverloadUT
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      Keep in mind that you can often be capped by how fast the server will send to you. Speedtest specifically... : OverloadUT
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        Nah it's not the remote servers, even my p2p connections cap out at 7MB. It's definitely a software cap t... : Sovos
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          well, there you go. I'm sure you could get upgraded to a faster speed if you paid more, but you're gettin... : Xevo
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            Yeah, I'm not complaining about the speed, just that I get bogus speed test results. : Sovos
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              it's not bogus in the slightest, those are your uncapped speeds. : Xevo
              • What possible would I have for that? If I'm trying to diagnose or test my connection, my uncapped line ba... : Sovos
          • Ohhh so you have that speedboost thing. Yeah, in my experience Comcast and others like to turn that speed... : OverloadUT
    • Road Runner, so Time Warner : Sovos
  • If it's anything like Cox, the high end packages have features where they basically uncap your download s... : cetra00
• Mine is magically delicious! http://www.speedtest.net/result/725431785.png : bigexplosions
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  I sent my attack dog wife on Comcast the other day to threaten to leave to Verizon, we ended up with $70 ... : Patch-e
  • off each bill I should clarify : Patch-e
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    Is your attack dog wife for rent? : OverloadUT
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      "for hire" would probably be a better word : OverloadUT
      • no no, that's okay, it's clear what your true intentions are. : Do_Or_Die
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  google can't get its super broadband out fast enough.. i want comcast to die with their "the customers ar... : crypt420
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    But the vast majority of customers are sheep moron jerks : OverloadUT
    • and it looks like they all got jobs at comcast so they can ruin it for everyone. : crypt420
• Stupid slow cable uploads :/ http://www.speedtest.net/result/725457726.png : Beady
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  You need to get a new modem rip. We had that same problem and I got a surfboard and now its much much bet... : pwnjoo
  • actually this may well be the case, my speed used to suck before we bought a modem (since we went through... : Xevo
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    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UI2FPE/ref=oss_product This one works well and gets good speeds. ... : pwnjoo
    • Yah the first modem I got from Comcast was a POS. Damn thing would lose sync about 2-3 times per day and... : Shadowdane
• wow I have wildblue (two way satellite) and my upload is even a bit better than that : RobFlinn
• http://www.speedtest.net/result/725547867.png : r3dn3ck
• http://www.speedtest.net/result/725593233.png Time Warner Roadrunner, Dallas. Woo! : Jumperus
• You live scary close to me. : Mentalbreakdown99
• Can't say I care for Comcast as a company, but I seem to get pretty decent speeds. http://www.speedtes... : Helter Skelter
• http://www.speedtest.net/result/725637350.png : Maddog_Delphi97
• http://www.speedtest.net/result/725660153.png I pay for 110/5. But the price is right and that is well... : ramshot
• I'm getting 25 down and 2 up on my comcast line, which is four times anything I ever saw with time Warner : fufux
• This is what I pay ~$70 a month for http://www.speedtest.net/result/726115894.png I'm actually not... : uncle slappy

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  so it's a LIndsay Lohan simulator? : Xevo
  • AWAY : deveus1
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  It's going to be PC only? When will it be released? : MagicWishMonkey
  • WID : hanged_man
• In unrelated news, jesus christ the Evony ads just keep getting better. : ArcKnight
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  i thought this essentially took the place of BF3 : feek
  • (its certainly good enough for me) : feek
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    no, BFBC2 brings the new Frostbite engine to the PC (since they couldn't be fucked with porting it for BF... : Xevo
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      that may be, but it seems like this guy doesnt really know what he's talking about. : feek
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        the former CEO of the company who has surely seen an alpha build of BC3 on the PC? Yeah that guy clearly ... : Xevo
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          he hasnt been there in 3-4 years! : feek
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            ohshi I forgot that they make games overnight... he even talked about how long the development times ... : Xevo
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              yess, i would just assume things could change a lot in that time. not saying it's untrue, just saying thi... : feek
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                so, if a game looked AMAZING 3 years ago, it should be awful now? I guess that makes sense. : Xevo
                • it might not even be under development anymore is what i would find more likely. but who knows : feek
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      No, BC2 is 2.0. BF1943 was going to be 1.5 : ArcKnight
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        No, BC2 is 1.5. Check the Battlefield blog. : Goncyn
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          I was thinking Destruction 2.0 :( : ArcKnight
          • to be fair, a LOT of people have made this mistake. even Wikipedia's page for the Frostbite Engine says i... : Xevo
  • i think BC1 did because the original announcement for BF3 was for it to come out 2 years ago right when B... : dantastic
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  It sounds like he's calling Bad Company 2 PC "Battlefield 3" with the way that is worded. : pyide
  • It actually reads the complete opposite of this. : skinlab133
  • nah - the dumbass EA exec did that last year who said that BF3 was going to release early 2010. I'm pret... : dedgecko
• its going to literally blow up your computer and kill you like in die hard 4. : NukemFornever
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  "Well I knew that they were going to the console route because the numbers on the PC where dwindling." ... : Iwannaacura
  • well according to the retail sales reports that so many idiots spout off about, that's probably what they... : dedgecko
• I'm hoping by blown away they mean, you'll be blown away to find we included a decent menu, server browse : Lunatic Angelic
• by including a fully functional Server Browser? : devpaul
• I'm blown away already. : Link.
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  R O M E R O ' D : stonedonkey
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    Yes, but you folks have to make Battlefield 2 successful enough so EA will keep the team assembled long e... : ErichTopp
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      I don't like Battlefield 2 :( : stonedonkey
      • too bad for you cause you missed a great game : hanged_man
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  -IGN.com : Cheeziologist
  • This took way too many posts to show up : Schnapple
• http://www.shackpics.com/files/Untitled1_jc1ojd40o566rzuos3ni.jpg : rehsuig
• i have faith : eeeealmo
• MMO : Bamtan
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  Still no BF1943 for the PC. : dmason
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    im just going to guess it'll be integrated into BC2 somehow. like an addon pack or some shit. : feek
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      Maybe it'll replace battlefield heroes or something : PointlesS76
      • Man, that game is a giant turd. : Johnnsen
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    BC2 is about 10000000x more fun than BF1943, you're not missing out on much. : MagicWishMonkey
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      I always got the feeling that 1943 was designed as a tech demo for Frostbite on the PC. I still wish it h... : Xevo
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        Yea, I bought it and played for a few days... it was worth the $10 or whatever, but it got old pretty qui... : MagicWishMonkey
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          yup same here, i played it on the 360 for about two weeks and was bored with it. : Shadowdane
          • Have you played the BC2 demo yet? I'm so fucking hooked, I didn't expect it to be so awesome. It's so ... : MagicWishMonkey
    • yeah i couldnt really get down with 1943 for some reason : dantastic
  • Color me unsurprised. : Lucien Irenicus
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  Gamespy...? Well I hope it'll blow me (away), good games are always welcome. : Johnnsen
  • Kalgon, blow me away! : fadetofunk
  • remember when gamespy was for finding quake servers? : copy paper
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  they better put prone in it : gyokuro
  • You'll be able to lay on your back. To get blown. : dumb.
• Blown Away : TheStupidOne
• Doesn't every upcoming game do that? : vx2o
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  But will it have prone? : WhatIsThisFor
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    Frostbite 1.0 and 1.5 cannot handle Prone. : X Fuzion
    • : P BF 3 will be running their "Frostbite 2.0" engine, full DX11 features here we come! : locater16
• That being said. Who the hell is getting Bad Company 2 for Xbox 360? I need people to play with, and my C... : X Fuzion
• wtf - I clicked the read-more link and there wasn't shit for additional content. I'VE BEEN ROBBED OF M... : dedgecko
• Oh sweet mother of pearl, DICE may not have abandoned the PC flock after all. Christmas is saved! : Lightzout

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  SC2 unit emotes (/dance & /cheer): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=024016WFJpo : yAak
  • this video sold me on SC2 : electroly
  • fucking hell where is my key : mwasher
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  best victory was a super-lucky planetary fortress rush on empathe (he saw me lift and thought I was techi... : Foxhawk
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    errr *thought I was going to island, and therefore teched himself (right move). : Foxhawk
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      Wait, you RUSHED his base with... your base? O_o bahahaha epic! can you put the replay up somewhere for ... : yAak
      • (the replay file, not a video) : yAak
      • http://www.gamereplays.org/community/index.php?showtopic=584314 : Foxhawk
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  I'm going to start sacrificing goats to the Overmind. : walker270
  • The overmind is dead, long live the Queen of Blades! : DM7
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  I suspect wave 1 will be deliberately long as it's all the high end pro gamers and semi-pro gamers, they ... : abrasion
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    I thought Wave 1 was mostly BlizzConn attendees in Night Elf costumes... : walker270
    • No shit. Blizzcon and all of the press lol. Not sure what abrasion is on about. : mwasher
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    Do you have any evidence that Blizzard selected for ability? I'm not even sure they have that data, at le... : rock elf
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      All the high skilled players are in? Tasteless is in, Artosis is in, Oversky is in - these people basica... : abrasion
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        and tons of low-skilled players are in, too. pancake humper got one and he didn't even play RTSes before... : electroly
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          pancake is using blizzcon key he bought : mwasher
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            that's what i mean. the blizzcon keys are pretty much completely random. blizzard knows nothing about t... : electroly
            • There were definitely 2 clear phases within Wave 1. Pro starcraft players, commentators, fan sites, teaml... : pancake humper
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        I am in, and I've played SC1 maybe twice :/ : Nali4Freedom
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          I should add I got in because of blizzcon. : Nali4Freedom
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            Have you played the SC2 beta much? What are your impressions so far? I'm not asking just to hate on you... : yAak
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              If Blizzard knows how to do anything at all it's how to appeal to a broad audience. There is no quest... : InfoBiter
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                Well, i'm not so certain about that with SC2, and it primarily has to do with money! Blizzard learne : yAak
                • err... i guess this is less of a reply to you, InfoBiter, and more of me just thinking out loud! : yAak
            • I've only played 4 matches so far, one against AI, and three 2v2s with a friend of mine (he played SC1 a ... : Nali4Freedom
        • I'm in, and I played single-player and LAN quite a bit, but never online. I just got lucky with the opt-i... : rock elf
        • That doesn't really change what I said in any way. : abrasion
        • Same here. I've never played SC1 online. I'm having fun with SC2. I went to Blizzcon last year but not ... : metldude
        • HEEEEEEEEY [WE] BUDDY!!!! scratch my back a little : m0rfus
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        Those people still probably make up a small percentage of the overall base. Those people aren't in early ... : Chris Remo
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          I think they don't want to dilute the results they are getting by filling the game up with more chobos, i... : abrasion
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            so what you're saying is you really don't know anything but you are making a random guess : mwasher
            • Nobody knows anything about anything right now. : chrisschutz
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              Go do some reading at teamliquid. : abrasion
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                why? are they the authoritative source for all information about bilzzard's beta plans? : mwasher
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                  They are the authoritative SC source, mwasher do you even know what you're talking about? Stop. : abrasion
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                    oh abrasion, you are too silly sometimes. i am sure you are right with these baseless assumptions abou... : mwasher
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                      You actually don't know who teamliquid are do you? be honest. : abrasion
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                        "Team Liquid is a community site focused on Starcraft: Brood War and its professional scene, featuring pr... : mwasher
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                          I never said they weren't, jesus christ - the point is the high skilled players all seem to have accounts... : abrasion
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                            which makes up what percentage of the 1000's of people who are in the beta? regardless, I'm trying to ... : mwasher
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                              It's logical to balance test the first wave, with the highest percentage of good players that they have (... : abrasion
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                                So like I said to begin with - this is just your baseless opinion. Ok : mwasher
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                                  Pretty sure he has insider blizzard contacts that he isn't telling us about mwasher. : dkrulz
                                  • Must be : mwasher
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                                  My guess about the wave length? Yeah that's my opinion of course, that's been obvious from the beginning.... : abrasion
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                                    You are delirious. I never argued the pros were not in. I argued against your baseless assumptions you... : mwasher
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                                      I didn't realize that. Sorry. Yes that's just my opinion based on thefacts we currently have, i could be ... : abrasion
                                      • Your facts seem to be biased by where you got the information. Posts from Blizzard reps and other acco... : walker270
                              • Pretty much anything EXCEPT balance is a critical concern for Blizzard in the first wave. They're just... : yAak
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                I really do believe they value the skilled-player input, what I don't understand is why you believe the r... : yAak
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                  It's going to be far easier to drown out the noise if the majority of the skilled players are in the beta... : abrasion
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                    But, if you can match posts to b.net ranks, and/or can go to sites like TeamLiquid and get a list of name... : yAak
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                      If they're tracking as much as some of the post-match analysis things suggest, they probably don't even n... : walker270
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                        Well, the data tells one (significant) part of the story, but honestly, if i were Blizzard, i'd still be ... : yAak
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                          That's why I specifically said the forums. :) Feedback from select people is invaluable, but the forum... : walker270
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                            i wonder how much money Blizzard sinks into managing those hell holes : yAak
                            • I'm sure they pay 3-4 interns minimum wage to watch over them. : walker270
                          • i wonder how much money Blizzard sinks into managing those hell holes : yAak
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                    I'm pretty sure many of the TL guys got their keys by either being gaming journalists or the fact that a ... : dkrulz
                    • or that they are friends of friends of friends of either pro gamers or extremely high ranked ladder playe... : abrasion
          • Given the sheer number of stats Blizzard seems to be collecting, I don't think they would have a problem ... : walker270
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        Do any of those guys have a blog? I'd be interested to see what they have to say about the current state ... : Ellissd
        • This site is a center for some good info from enthusiasts/pros: http://www.teamliquid.net/sc2/ There'... : yAak
        • Follow artosis on Twitter. : abrasion
      • Most of them got keys donated from other people. They have enough of a following where they can ask for a... : Serpico74
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      IMO, Wave 1 has much less to do with soliciting enthusiast/pro feedback and more with a slow ramp up proc... : yAak
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        Plus, they seemed to be collected a ridiculous amount of data per match. They want people playing the ... : walker270
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          possibly within two weeks! heheh. : yAak
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            Yeah, that's why I said "could." The guy was certainly throwing people a bone with that statement, witho... : walker270
            • Ah missed that. =) But yeah, I don't blame him. As a dev, i'd want to stay as silent as possible to avo... : yAak
  • I thought the whole point of waves is to keep people from breaking the internet downloading the game and ... : Sailor of Fortune
  • There is a shit load of noobs playing online. : razlebol
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  Here is a 1080p video of my from last night. This was such an awesome game for me. http://www.youtube... : pancake humper
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    Hey! We use Sony Vegas 9 at work and it's awesome video editing. :( : DM7
    • It's generating some pretty large files. That video linked above is 1.2gb. That's a lot for youtube I wou... : pancake humper
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    Can't watch it in 1080p for some reason. : razlebol
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      how come? works fine here : pancake humper
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        I don't know. I only see 360p and 480p for some reason. : razlebol
        • Old version of the greasemonkey script that embeds YT videos? It might be screwing with the URL. : rock elf
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          Old version of the greasemonkey script that embeds YT videos? It might be screwing with the URL. : rock elf
          • ill try redownloading the new one. : razlebol
          • That was the problem. Thanks : razlebol
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    Looks great! Excellent work, you've got the queen+roach+nydus thing down. Its crazy how much better you'v... : Serpico74
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      yeah, when all of us were in the channel yelling INJECT THE QUEEN and VILLAGERS DEMAND DRONES : walker270
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        The feedback he was getting was tremendous. I imagine all of us could benefit from similar critiques afte... : Serpico74
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          I think we were close to bordering on information overload, though. Give someone too much stuff to focus... : walker270
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            Nah, they'll nerf roaches soon enough ;) : Serpico74
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              I'd love to get in before they do. I want to learn to counter them while they're strong. :( : walker270
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                On a large map, if I saw they were building roach warren, I'm guessing I'd go single gate and then fast e : Serpico74
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                  Sentries + zealots/dragoon-thingies seem to work well in the replays I've watched. Gotta attack before... : walker270
                  • Yes, I keep forgetting about sentries. Their shield would be a big help. : Serpico74
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              I've been doing a lot of sans roaches builds. I am working on some zergling baneling builds tonight I thi... : pancake humper
              • Cool, look forward to seeing it : Serpico74
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      I've been working on my micro a lot more. I had a pretty sweet game against a protoss where I managed to ... : pancake humper
      • Back when I was learning to properly play RTS games, the next thing I focused on was learning when to mic... : walker270
      • i watched that live! it was very nice work =) was fun to see you keep that queen alive while doing your ... : yAak
      • Getting spine crawlers up while teching to roaches is pretty.... pretty... pretty good : Serpico74
• Want to go home and play more... Damn you, Garnett. : Brian Leahy
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  I wonder how many people were like me and reinstalled Starcraft to stave off the jonesing. I think wh... : kek
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    electroly and i played about 10 1v1 matches yesterday. was great. : mwasher
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      Did you get a key? : chrisschutz
      • Oh nm sc1 : chrisschutz
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      wanna play some more tonight? : electroly
      • sure : mwasher
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        sure : mwasher
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          What time are you guys likely to be playing? : derelict515
          • Seriously... I love me some old SC... not that good though. : Lexicon_Leidun
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        On a "skill" scale of 1 to 10, 1 being a player new to RTS and shit at multi-tasking, 10 being pro, where... : yAak
        • I think electroly said he sucks and I know I do. I'm not an RTS noob but I don't know SC well at all. : derelict515
        • i am probably a -1, i have never won a game against a human. i really only know how to build zealots and... : electroly
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          bah, you'd be fine. let's try to get a 2v2 or a 3v3 going tonight. say 9PM CST on US West? : mwasher
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            ^^ STARCRAFT 1 PEOPLES ^^ : mwasher
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              on your way home from work buy a new headset so we can use vent : electroly
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                ok. leaving the office shortly and need to go check out some studio monitors anyways so maybe bestbuy or... : mwasher
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                  damn, the logitech usb mic is $13 more at best buy than at amazon and i could get it shipped next day. i... : mwasher
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                    i don't think i paid $13 total for my headset. for vent it doesn't really matter : electroly
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                      well i have headphones i want to use because most headphone+mic's have shitty speakers. and i don't wa... : mwasher
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                        who cares? the only thing going through the speaker should be my beautiful voice. game sounds through y... : electroly
                        • only thing going through the HEADSET, sorry. i can't form coherent sentences : electroly
                        • my "good speakers" are headphones. kinda annoying to wear 2 headsets at once : mwasher
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            I might be up for a game. Is this vanilla or BW? Just curious : Sailor of Fortune
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              Brood War. you can get a key for the anthology for $3.55 from g2buy : electroly
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                I have both already. I was curious if you guys were those kinds of people who for some reason hate BW wit... : Sailor of Fortune
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                  i don't even know what the difference is : electroly
                  • Some people don't like the new units (medics/lurkers, etc). : Lexicon_Leidun
                  • I know that vanilla means Terran don't have medics (ie no way to heal any injured dudes) which sucks a lo... : derelict515
                • man electroly has barely ever played and i haven't played in over 6 years so it's whatever :) : mwasher
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            Do you guys chill in a channel? I'd be down. I'm a decent player. : Lexicon_Leidun
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              yesterday it was just me and electroly but i would assume "shacknews" would be a good channel to be in at... : mwasher
              • Sounds good, looking forward to it! : Lexicon_Leidun
              • i might be a bit late. but will be online looking : m0rfus
            • I'm down. : Jimb0v2
          • I'd like in on this action... but I lack what they call the clicking skills, as well as tactics in genera... : hoopfam4
    • do you guys play US East? : kainen1
    • Ummmm fuck...im going to re-install tonight. what server and channel name? : m0rfus
    • I want to play too. I still have SC installed since I play it with my cousins from time to time. : DHAvatar
  • I played a few matches on Saturday, heh. : Danny5225
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    I'm sorry but that's part of the game, you need to exercise proper unit control if you want to win. I don... : dkrulz
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      the pathing is a pretty starcraft-specific problem. other RTSes, including starcraft 2, have pathing alg... : electroly
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        hate to tell you but your rines are gonna be walking in a single/double column in #2 as well : Foxhawk
        • if terrain causes them to, yeah, but it's still much better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfl279o_Cko#t... : yAak
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      it's irritating and not fun for me, I think mostly because of the control method of individually clicking... : kek
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        Usually you only individually click if you want to micro specific guys, otherwise just use control groups... : dkrulz
        • And don't send your dudes across with map with only one waypoint. : givemesnacks
      • Rise of Nations allows formations. : Lexicon_Leidun
  • I still have SC1 installed. Also here's a fix I found on how to make the colors work in Windows 7 and Vis... : Sailor of Fortune
  • I'm trying the singleplayer but the Zerg campaign annoys me. I've gotta fight huge entrenched Terran forc... : derelict515
  • I wouldn't have got back in to WC3 if it wasn't for SC2's announcement. : abrasion
  • dont ever play HoN. its a click fest. : m0rfus
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  SC2 Replays Can someone explain how to get the replays working for those not in the beta? I've got a ... : Scotty22
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    You need to replace the cache directory, gotta google it. : dkrulz
    • note: you should only be pasting in some directories of map/cache data, no running of any freaky executab... : yAak
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    Google.com : pancake humper
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      figured someone here might be nice and have some better insight fucker :P Technically any question on ... : Scotty22
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        We do but we're not allowed to discuss it. Sheesh, read between the lines : pancake humper
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          We're not allowed to discuss how to drag a file onto a freely available program's shortcut? : Felraiser
          • Apparently some replays play fine with just the beta client and no beta membership. Other replays requir... : yAak
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            That doesn't work unless you're already in the beta : pancake humper
            • You sure about that? Works pretty well for me, though I did have to download map files for some replays (... : Felraiser
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    What race do you play? : pancake humper
    • Usually just Random... Trying to find the race that I am best with. So far I do best with Zerg I think. : NodTerrorist
  • youre playing the wrong game :( : maulla
  • I'd be down later tonight (pacific time) I suck too. Protoss - Rupert.redbert : rak
  • I added you. Rodney.stubbs : chrisschutz
  • Add me. Raz.lebol I'll be on later tonight though. : razlebol
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    Played some 1v1 games... I am currently 0-2 for tonight :( Battle.net is supposed to give me bad players... : NodTerrorist
    • Yeah, you should have a display telling you how many times you have to suck before you get dropped into t... : walker270
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  Our 'friends' are finally making some progress it seems Alright guys, initial framework is up. *DISCLAI : abrasion
  • Sweetness. : Yanks
  • They are all in bed now :( blargh : abrasion
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  Blizzard's David Kim vs KHB - pt 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEUiJMjTYcg and - pt 2: http... : yAak
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    Did David Kim loose? : DM7
    • yes : razlebol
    • ya : Kylegar
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    Ugh replays > videos : abrasion
    • agreed! First post on this page has links to replay downloads for it -- trustworthiness unknown... ... : yAak
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  My stream is up. Gonna be playing a few zerg games : pancake humper
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    Watching this and hating life. Come spectate with me in misery. : moogle
    • He probably should have linked it http://www.livestream.com/sothebysgaming/ : moogle
• While ya'll are playing SC2, I'll be playing SC2 Star Control II \= : shyguy74

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• yeah, it's gold. the last episode was the least funny one so far and it was still pretty funny. : dirge23
• Seriously, right?! I just watched the last three episodes, and they fucking KILLED. : Deathlove
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  I have two friends who write for that show and I haven't watched any of it. I am a terrible person. : tashtego
  • it's not that good anyway : burningpantsman
  • Tell them to keep doing what they are doing : askedrelic
  • Give them hugs and money. : Deathlove
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    do you know if 70-30 is still around, or have they shut it down for the new company that's making Archer ... : Xevo
    • I have no idea- we don't really talk about that stuff when we hang out. We mostly just talk about basketb... : tashtego
• just the tip : gmd
• It's a world where everyone is Captain Murphy. That's every one too many. : Home Nugget
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  The 'wonk wonk' running gag on the last one had me pissing myself. It was hilarious. : Clasifyd
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pkzfJuVH7Y I wish I could come up with shit this funny, but no, I'm ju... : Deathlove
    • jesus, nuke plz : Deathlove
• I'm enjoying it, but I keep waiting for it to get really weird like Frisky Dingo any moment. : cerealSAM2
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  it's Sealab or Frisky Dingo if they didn't have to deal with the draconian Cartoon Network Standards and ... : Xevo
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    Do you think Sealab was really being held down that much? Seemed like they could do whatever they wanted ... : ass-street
    • Or Frisky Dingo? The series finale involved a dude masturbating on top of a giant ant-creature's head. : walker270
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      it was definitely edgy by Cartoon Network standards, but yes they were held down immensely. Both those gu... : Xevo
      • interesting. : ass-street
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  Archer is the funniest thing since...hold on, I had something for this. : notd665
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    "vealy vulva" : dirge23
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      The entire scene defusing the bomb the last episode was goddamn perfection. "Skipped a step, in defus... : notd665
      • Yeah, I thought it was really irresponsible on your part! And the bit when Archer's hopping across the... : Clasifyd
      • Mancy! : sikander
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        The running gag with the balloon being helium was fucking hysterical. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU'RE GOIN... : Danny5225
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          i thought this went a little too far in making Archer go from obtuse and ignorant to downright retarded : dirge23
          • I thought it alluded more to the idea that he just didn't listen to what people were saying most of the t... : Danny5225
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            (he is retarded) : mrwolf710
            • apparently, yeah : dirge23
      • "Nice read, Velma." That killed me. : kelzmelzer
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        I am really loving the whole choking Pam during sex gag. Because it's hot. Choking people during sex. Als... : askedrelic
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          Carol : Clasifyd
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            Cheryl : dirge23
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              Cristal like what young black people drink : jbury
              • iirc it's "hot black guys" : dirge23
        • her whole death fetish thing is total hilarity. : dirge23
        • lol you got the fat lesbian mixed up with the hot naked one. : Xevo
        • I love the whole "wooden spoon" gag, and the fact that he always smacks girls in the ass with a ping pong... : coldfusioncs
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          “I think that’s hot, like somebody murdering me is so… intimate.” - pam oh g... : Sole.exe
          • "world's gushiest orgasm" : dirge23
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        "So what, because he's not muslim he gets a pass? Thats profiling. " : Sole.exe
        • Then you've got Beardface McTurbin-head over there. : Clasifyd
    • followed by a perfectly timed dramatic pause : MaverickOrig
  • YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPPPPPPPP. : prime8
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  I wonder why I haven't heard of this before : pyide
  • the teaser spots for this were terrible... : GloriousCow
  • Because you don't read my posts well enough. God damn, people. : Deathlove
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    same here! and it has jon benjamin in it! : sposh
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSfV_NHxCN0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io_Lzn6HmPc : pyide
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  I'm kind of mad at hulu. So far they only have three episodes up (same with the FX website) and according... : thejay247
  • yup there have been. no idea why their web presence is shit, but you should definitely track them all dow... : Xevo
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  askedrelic, I agree that it is very funny. Psych might actually be funnier though. : deject
  • The best thing about Psych this season is that they've used the extended intro like EVERY TIME. It's the ... : Deathlove
  • I love the psych banter. Quite random. : threeup
• that bomb defusing scene in last weeks episode had me in tears, literally. : EagleSweet
• "Woodhouse! Do we have any lube? I mean at this point, even olive oil would... help me... get that drawer... : coldfusioncs
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  I heard about this, didn't think anything of it, then I saw an episode at a friends house, A LOT funnier ... : stophelping37
  • Yes, Chris Parnel has generally been someone I dislike from his characters on SNL but his annoying worrie... : askedrelic
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  So, is it completely different from the preview shown when Always Sunny was on last year? Because the 10 ... : Vincent Grayson
  • no, that's a pretty representative episode : dirge23
• I've actually Lol'd a ton watching Archer. It's just really funny stuff. : mrwolf710
• It just got renewed for a 13 episode second season. Like just, as in today. http://www.hitfix.com/article... : chaza

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  I can't believe True Lies is only rated 7.2. I consider it one of the best action movies ever made. : sanchez
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    They rated it the same as Speed. : the archvile
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      bah, while Speed wasn't a bad movie, it's nowhere near as good as True Lies : sanchez
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        IAWTP. my favorite tarantino movie ever. : beastrabban
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          Are you sure you aren't thinking of True Romance? : sigpro
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            No way he meant his favorite Cameron movie ever. : givemesnacks
            • actually that's a toss up between aliens and true lies. : beastrabban
          • oh shi.. lol yes I am. sorry, the drugs are taking hold : beastrabban
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        When it came out, critics definitely preferred Speed to True lies. I recall a few reviewers stating that ... : treefingers1
        • Huh? Speed is still a very good movie. Great pacing...a "TAUT THRILLER" if you will. : soggybagel
        • WTF? Tom Arnold was great in True Lies. Plus the scene w/ Arnold when he's test driving the car. : sigpro
        • Those critics need to die in a fire. : sanchez
      • I haven't seen True Lies in a while, but I didn't like it nearly as much as Speed. But even Speed is not : sgtsanity
    • Its like Speed 2 but on a bus! : wimpy1
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    Surprisingly, True Lies *is* one of the best action movies (Matrix is the best, btw). Best Christmas : bolange
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      Best Christmas movie is JEENGUL AH DUH WAY!!! : heartsauce
      • PUT THAT COOKIE DOWN.... NOW!!!!!!! : saunders45
  • True Lies is indeed awesome! Its a roller coaster ride of one memorable scene after another, and the stun : evildanish
  • Wasn't there talk of a sequel? : skinlab133
• Also from 1994: DOOM ][: Hell on Earth : CrustaR
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  + swimming with sharks, ed wood, hudsucker proxy, chungking express, quiz show, fist of legend, shallow g... : pyide
  • I saw swimming with sharks for the first time a little while ago. I had never even heard of it. Glad I wa... : theghostofsmdever
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    i have never seen any of these and only ever heard of fist of legend : MrBig0
    • You should def watch swimming with sharks, ed wood, hudsucker proxy, quiz show and Shallow Grave. All exc... : theghostofsmdever
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  1994 was a damn good year... : vx2o
  • Indeed, the Rangers won the cup that year. : nyranger66
  • 49ers crushed San Diego in the SB too :) : Adrenaline
  • MLB strike says no. : jabuck
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  1993 wins because it has Jurassic Park. : -hyroth-
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    This movie really holds up. Just watched it last weekend. : pun][sher
    • I love this movie, but I wish someone would remake it and Lost World to follow the books. : MrBig0
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  1995, though: Usual Suspects, Heat, Twelve Monkeys, Apollo 13. Or 1993: Jurassic Park, Schindler's List,... : sonicdeathwalrus
  • I think the mid 90s were exceptionally good as a whole! : Nixx2004
  • I think the last 2-3 years have been horribad. : chilln
• 1999 and 1994 are my favorite years for movies. : Geoffrois
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  D2: The Mighty Ducks was the first movie I ever witnessed a standing ovation in. It would be years befor... : Cihte
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    Blank Check also came out around this time, I think. Mr. Macintosh. lol. : Cihte
    • I loved that movie so much. : mrvandelay
• Maverick and PCU should be in the top 20 : rosewood
• Also an amazing year for metal. : Satyric0n

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  Is the ketchup free? I don't know maths :( : SpaecKow
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    $1.05 for the pie, $0.05 for the ketchup the pond was half covered on the 47th day : walker270
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      Thing is tho when you buy a pie here in oz you get ketchup for free :( : SpaecKow
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        really? A lot of places sting you for that nowadays : filthysock
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          Last time I got a pie at the train station they gave me a packet. : SpaecKow
          • Thats actually pretty rare =\ : SigENeaT
    • Hooray, I could be a programmer! Actually, I'd probably f*** up any attempts at coding. : limpossible
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      I fully couldn't work that pie one out until I saw your answer, then I was like, why isn't the pie 1$ and... : abrasion
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        Just don't try to short cut it or "intuitively" solve the problem. Formulate and solve it as stated. ... : walker270
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          Clever response - I should've listened at school :( : abrasion
          • Believe me, all of my suggestions were born out of personal experiences. :( : walker270
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      I am probably very dumb but I don't get the first one. can someone explain? : JohnnyDanger
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        A dollar MORE than the ketchup. If the sauce was a dollar and the ketchup was 10 cents, the pie would onl... : Drewus
        • sorry, if the PIE was a dollar and the ketchup was 10 cents.... : Drewus
        • haha ok, I get it nowm thanks. I guess I am just really bad at maths : JohnnyDanger
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        2*X + $1 = $1.10 Solve for X : TroZ
        • or, before the algebra: pie = 1 + ketchup pie + ketchup = 1.1 1 + ketchup + ketchup = 1.1 ketchup ... : rick
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  I had some colleagues who would ask the lily question in interviews for finance positions. Lots of peopl... : J4NUS
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    Exponential growth seems to mess with people. They tend to think things are linear, even when they're no... : walker270
    • When doing these interviews (there were two interviewers in the room) I would play the good cop and promp... : J4NUS
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      I'll admit the lilly question stumped me for a bit. It's questions like that where I think, "Well, on the... : Skoal^Fyfan
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        Part of it's probably realizing that those questions are irrelevant. On the 48th day the pond is com : walker270
        • err.. regarding that last point, it actually depends on on the "48th" day is defined. Regardless, keep... : walker270
  • Funny, I found that one a lot more obvious than the pie/ketchup one - If I hadn't known the pie one to be... : dumb.
• Awesome! It's better to know how one of your engineers thinks than it is to see a bunch of line items on ... : MarkovChain
• 1.10$? and 47days? : supermonkeyballz
• I just looked up Meat Pie. Sounds delicious! : Omning
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  Meat pie: $1.05 Ketchup: $0.05 Lily: 47 days : StolenNosferatu
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    PS: who the fuck charges for ketchup? : StolenNosferatu
    • Only Vegemite is free Down Under. : ThomW
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  I like #2. Any real comp sci/engineer will get that in an instant, while the former script kiddies will b... : vitaminzach
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    Also, would somebody get the job if they said #1 is a trick, you don't charge for ketchup? : vitaminzach
    • $1 for the pie, $0.10 for tax? still technically correct. : StolenNosferatu
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  I don't understand this. How are people like this actually getting jobs? I've interviewed some people t... : Ecks
  • Good article. Good to know I'm in the top 1% of programming job applicants, lol. : Arctic Fox
• I answered harder questions than that in middle school. : omnova
• a RoR programmer would never buy a meat pie for $1.10 : Audhuml4
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  Wait; its called "tomato sauce", not ketchup. Thats why people are failing. o.O : SigENeaT
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    I used to fall for that, they are definitely 2 different products. : abrasion
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      they are? : Dave-A
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        Yes, spices and sugar different mix. : abrasion
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          They're just different names for the same thing. There's plenty of ingredient variation between different... : Dave-A
          • They are both a 'tomato sauce' but ketchup is still a different taste, I used to get in to this argument ... : abrasion
• Those are kinda pathetically easy =\ : Sovos
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  Did you change "tomato sauce" to "ketchup" for the benefit of the Shack? : Drewus
  • yes i did :( : filthysock
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  Fuck. I guess I can't do Ruby then :( : hankyJR
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    If you can't solve those then I'm not sure what job you're qualified for to be honest. : batkiwi
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      That's a bit unfair, I understand the logic of the first one but I didn't know how to work out the answer... : abrasion
      • 2x + 1.00=1.10 : whore
    • I'm a senior developer for a large SaaS-based CRM company. : hankyJR
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  Ask them to code a for loop without an IDE and I bet you a higher percentage will fail. It works tha... : hanfeitzu
  • i found a question which stumped 80% of C# interviewees, "What's the difference between a class and an ... : filthysock
• that is depressing, but great that they work to thin the crowd! : yAak
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  I like the question posted the other day about "What causes the 4 seasons on Earth". These are good too.... : mikefr24
  • What are the answers people come up with? : walker270
• The first thing I would ask for the first question is, "Where can I buy Meat pie for that cheap?" : Vegtro
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  Is there a sit with more questions like these? This is kind of fun. : Ellissd
  • *site : Ellissd

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  The new one or the old one?? : CrustaR
  • star trek : slickdoody
  • He talks about Nero, that should give it away. : one random winner
• I did the same, as yeah, Nero was awful. But the movie was worth it. : givemesnacks
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  I also found Kirk to be very bland. much less interesting than the original Kirk and Piccard. Spock w... : mrtony
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    really? i kinda hated spock, mccoy on the other hand was excellent : Herman Toothrot
    • now that I think about it I only liked him because he looked like Spock... which kind of surprised me : mrtony
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      I loved the casting for bones. : chungathebunga
      • yeah i thought he was amazing : ass-street
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    It bothered me that a grounded cadet would be put in charge of an entire ship. That was lame. : ieGod
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      he was promoted prior to Spock grounding him, so he was next in line : vynn
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        He was grounded from even BOARDING the Enterprise because he cheated. : kek
        • He got on due to a technicality, technicalities trump everything. : Sailor of Fortune
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      It bothered me that there was some element of 'fate' or whatever to Kirk. He's GOING to be Captain, Time... : kek
      • The captain knew of his internal prowess (which is why he convinced Kirk to join Starfleet) and thus gave... : TaintedSyringe
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    I still think DiNozzo from NCIS would've been a better Kirk. Quinto did alright (still hard to see him a... : o0JediBeavis0o
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      DiNozzo is over 40 : gmd
      • Yes he is. : o0JediBeavis0o
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  Nero: "Hulloowwwww" : slickdoody
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    god that part gets me every time : stgdz
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      I don't understand how that line wasn't an accident or a joke or who knows what. It sounds like he has a... : slickdoody
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        I think it falls in line with some of cheese they may have attempted to go for originally, how the fuck i... : stgdz
        • I think it was sort of to show that Nero wasn't all there and was mostly insane. : gmd
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    "Hi Christopher, I'm Nero." : Do_Or_Die
    • haha i watch that part over and over, its great. : fletch_
• Whats wrong with a fat-romulan-miner-with-dead-wife-issues as a baddy? Probably the most realistic one af... : Klebold
• I didn't think he was that bad. : The Grolar Bear
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  Really? I only saw it once in theaters but I didn't think the score was very interesting. I can't rememb... : qsylvr
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    i had the exact opposite reaction. i was humming the main theme for weeks after i watched the movie. boug... : shyguy74
    • the horns section is what really did it for me with the soundtrack and especially the intro to the enterp... : stgdz
  • The "Enterprising Young Men" track during the shuttles taking off into space was really good. Also the... : Sailor of Fortune
• Nero was lame, but he was better than the BS in Nemesis and Insurrection. : K1Bond007
• At least Nero grasped the concept of firing more than one weapon at once. :p : slax0r
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  I liked mr nero : gmd
  • Same : Visceral Monkey
  • me too, he was only the captain of a mining vessel : vynn
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  How many people teared up during the intro scene? /raises hand]s]s : walker270
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    the intro is so great : gmd
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      also bonus points for actually showing a federation ship getting torn to shit : gmd
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        ^This, it doesn't happen very often. : one random winner
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          frequently see them just explode but not being physically ripped apart by weapons : gmd
          • I find that to be the most enjoyable part of CGI. Not just seeing amazing worlds, or cool alien creature... : dedgecko
  • I admit to nothing. : Omning
  • this was me http://www.pvponline.com/2009/05/12/human-emotion/ : lordlobo
  • Best part of the movie hands down : Begawkiness
  • I loved the intro. So freaking intense and awesome. : TheVietSpecial
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  Star Trek movies have had way worse villains than Nero. For example, all four TNG movies. : electroly
  • (The villain is Rick Berman) : electroly
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    First Contact was awesome. >:( : walker270
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      After watching the RedLetterMedia reviews over and over again I'm convinced that all four TNG movies are ... : electroly
      • Agreed : pwnjoo
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        He makes good points : Sovos
        • pretty much. I watched all of his movie reviews and each point is like "Huh. I'll be damned... you're r : electroly
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        even given his reviews, I still like First Contact. : DonkeyPopsicle
        • though the pointless room in it is fucking hilarious. : DonkeyPopsicle
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        I watched about 3-4 mins and couldn't take any more. Besides, nothing is more tiresome than self-righteo... : action wombmate
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          it completely doesn't surprise me at all that you would hate his reviews : electroly
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            (p.s. this is more like that fast-talking australian guy who does video game reviews than it is a serious... : electroly
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              I got that, but Zero Punctuation works because of its brevity. A "comical" review of a movie doesn't nee... : action wombmate
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                he does go on a little long sometimes. the Star Wars Episode 1 review is 70 minutes long which is ridicu... : electroly
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                  I think the #1 problem with self-authored content on the web is the fact that there's no editors. : action wombmate
                  • i want him to give the 2009 Star Trek the exact same treatment as the other four : electroly
            • australianbritish ex-pat : deject
        • lol : Halen
      • Five seconds later... : eldersveld
      • He does some awesome reviews. : swimteampie
      • He makes good points, but it still doesn't diminish the awesome that is First Contact. Don't forget, if y... : thetangent
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    You take that back about the Borg Queen! : enyakk
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      The Borg Queen didn't get shitty until after Voyager got a hold of her. In all fairness, though, Voy : walker270
      • Notable exception: the Doctor! : Dong Patrol
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    Khan comes close. It's a good movie but he's a laughably inept blowhard who's only defining characterist : action wombmate
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      I've always maintained that TWOK was a great movie despite Khan, not because of him. TWOK was really abou... : shyguy74
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        Oh I agree, that's why I said it's an otherwise great movie, but I still cringe every time that rubberche... : action wombmate
        • .... I shall AVENGE you!! : beastrabban
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      khan makes more sense when you realize the bad guy in st2 and three is kirks youth : trove
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        No, I get the point of the movie, but I think it could have been done with a less idiotic antagonist. Ma... : action wombmate
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          see also: every movie villain ever : dirge23
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            That's absolutely untrue and you know it. : action wombmate
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              "every ever", yes. but cmon, this is classic shit. http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html : dirge23
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                Haha yeah, I have seen that before :) : action wombmate
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                  usually the deal is to build up the menace they have to make out the villain to be 1. extremely smart/cap... : dirge23
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                    I know, I think Khan is just an extremely poor (or good?) example of the Bad Movie Villain. : action wombmate
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                      the star trek franchise is full of them. that's where that list came from (which i didn't know til today)... : dirge23
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                        It could be that Khan stands out more to me because of how well-loved that movie is in Star Trek fandom. : action wombmate
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                          i think Montalban is pretty awesome, even though i can't remember many of the plot points of the movie. h... : dirge23
                          • I think he played an evil ruler, who was beaming in his genius malevolence in Space Seed, then imprisoned... : trove
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                      a villain with intellect and a scathing vendetta is bad? yikes. : Downforce
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                        i think it's more like they say he's super smart, but his plan isn't really all that impressive : dirge23
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                          he stole the mother fucking ship. end of line. : Downforce
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                            man, anybody could steal a ship from chekov : dirge23
                            • HEY. he was probably distracted by nuuuklear wessuls :( : Downforce
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                        If there was any evidence of his intellect in the script, then no, it wouldn't have been as bad. But ins... : action wombmate
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                          Kirk was always able to get under Khan's skin. Kirk just kept taunting Khan into making mistakes. "... : trove
                          • exactly, I always assumed it was a by-product of the genetic engineering. yay, you're really fucking sma... : Halen
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                            Exactly, that's why Khan was lame. I just didn't like it. : action wombmate
                            • If you watch Space Seed again you will see how Khan is just the logical extension of the character. Aban... : trove
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  negative, best star trek score is still STTMP hands down with ST:WOK running a close second. : beastrabban
  • My favorite is Star Trek VI. It is so different from the other scores. The intro to the movie was just so... : shyguy74
• i loved Nero, Eric bana is so dreamy : theWhite
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  Unlike all these Star Trek themed replies, I'd like to point out how awesome that plot looks. Them's eno... : DinK
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    I really dont know what im looking at... DB level? so in the middle of the movie there was lots of explos... : chilln
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      its a sweep from some measurement software, it sends a tone to my subwoofer starting at around 10hz and e... : stgdz
      • oh thats badass. i get it now. : chilln
• Why is Nero a bad character? You may have a preference toward the melodramatic villan, but Nero was a ver... : byorn
• Giacchino is tearing shit up these days. He's up there with Zimmer as far as reinventing the traditional : sgtsanity
• Me too. I thought my like for the movie would wear off after having seen it once in the theater but it's ... : dodob
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  Was it ever explained how one mining vessel was able to wipe out an entire Federation fleet? That's the o... : phate81
  • You're right, it was never explained in the movie, which was a gaping plot hole. The pre-release comic ex : thetangent
• The score was OK, but the lack of the Star Trek theme (the one they've been using since the FIRST MOVIE) ... : thetangent