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  fuck i thought it was just my client. hopefuly not permanent : smax
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    Apparently they're working on it so hopefully it isn't permanent. I have faith in Valve to restore my lis... : trelain
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      they bring back wiped achievements all the time. They can do this : grabbie
      • They wipe achievements all the time. They also think I've gotten the vast majority of L4D2 kills with pis... : Rooster Cockburn
• lol, looks like it : stgdz
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  I just tried to open it "cannot contact steam network, try again later" : abrasion
  • Same here. What the fuck. : USteppin
• Goddamnit. : Moonbase Commander
• Haha nice : Phil
• mine seems to be okay : Cihte
• mine's fine. hope you guys' turn out ok :[ : vile
• Still have mine. : spazzium
• >:( : mlev
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  We're working on it. : kallanta
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    its totally my fault.. see I hadn't used Steam in like 2 years and never updated my email information. W... : beastrabban
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      shame on you! : naabster
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        I have been rash and foolish, and must be punished. : beastrabban
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          you need to be ass spanked for that, you little bad boy : hanged_man
          • someone get mace! : beastrabban
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    Nah yer all good, I needed a purging anyway. : dognose
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      you just offended like 200 people on your list. : Cihte
      • If I know who they are I will put them back!!! : dognose
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        it's ok he didn't offend me CAUSE HE NEVER ADDED ME... : melt_core
        • Play L4D co-op with me and I will! : dognose
        • he added me! And I never once did I play with him (who the f doesn't like Versus?! It's craziness man!!) : Cihte
  • if I touch you... like your face... do I... do I work at Valve too? : vile
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    Were you finally adding the ability to be able to rename people? So I damn well know Jo everyone is? Is ... : abrasion
    • You know, I'm like the terminator, I will not stop until Valve acknowledges this one. : abrasion
  • Are you a Valvian? (ahem) Episode 3 plz. : Lucien Irenicus
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    "it" being Episode 3, AMIRITE?!?!?!?!?!?!?! : MercFox1
    • Oh sweet, mine got wiped, too! COOOOOOL : MercFox1
  • work it baby, work it reaaaaal hard : askedrelic
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    haha nice, I'd like to know the backstory for this, they're usually pretty funny for this sort of stuff, ... : dael
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      "delete from friends where 1 = 1" : c0bra
      • Television, had quite a bit of work experience... : the archvile
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        Television, had quite a bit of work experience... : Cheeziologist
        • Television, had quite a bit of work experience... : Kentor
      • Television, had quite a bit of work experience... : abrasion
      • Television, had quite a bit of work experience... : Postal
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        Television, had quite a bit of work experience... : pancake humper
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          What the hell are you people going on about? : ChibiJosh
          • Television, had quite a bit of work experience... : Lightbulb
          • http://shackwiki.com/wiki/Shack_memes#Television.2C_had_quite_a_bit_of_work_experience. : Toraz Chryx
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      Little Bobby Tables got a Steam account... : uncleanmonkey
      • Hahaha : Arcanum
      • Hahahaha, http://xkcd.com/327/ for those who haven't seen it yet. : the archvile
    • Misplaced decimal point. : spazzium
    • Steve Gibson moonlights for Valve as server tech. : Rag and Bone Man
• ...mine is fine like others, sucks balls for you guys that got FHITA'd though. : Xevo
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  it's okay. cleaning up is good. now i'll add the people I actually play with. : barichnikov
  • No kidding huh. Between the name changes and the random invites my friends list is terrifying and this w... : dognose
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  Apparently, it was all the people that got in the starcraft 2 beta! Conspiracy! ;D : DM7
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    No. I didn't get in SC2 or even sign up but my friends list is MIA. : Sludgehead
    • Quick check battle.net and see. ;D : DM7
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    I would gladly make that trade. : moogle
    • I think I would too at this point. :{ : DM7
• Still intact here too. : Tech T
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  Happened to me. Fucking hell. : Nitrium
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    You're still on my list, so it's probably not a huge unfixable issue. : Cihte
    • I hope so. It would be a pain to re-add all 250 shackers again. Ugh. : Nitrium
  • Mine went away, but you are all back now! : daedraug
• I'll have to readd those three people : Omning
• Jokes on them, I have no friends! : Rag and Bone Man
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  Thought it was only me, uh oh! : niceguynick
  • we have power! : niceguynick
• :O IT'S ALL GONE!! : ass-street
• oh god my previous friends : eeeealmo
• mine just came back. whew! : smax
• Opps! I accidentally the whole thing. : thecatinthehat
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  HUUUUUGEEEE Steam Update http://store.steampowered.com/uiupdate/ : notd665
  • AWESOME : Serpico74
  • whoa, looks neat but I can't participate in the beta :( : atom519
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    wow... i don't have the option to opt in yet! : inc77
    • yah me neither, i want to opt in. Looks like a nice change! : Shadowdane
    • I didn't have it til i restarted steam. : yakz
  • nice! : jonin
  • woah! O_O : Godhatesfatpeople
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    Official PR: Steam Update Announced - Public Beta Open Now New Features Advance Leading Gaming Plat... : warcrow
    • cool, but I don't have the option to participate just yet : jonin
    • I came : Godhatesfatpeople
  • no netflix streaming or facebook?!? : acidravelamp
  • Holy crap that looks amazing! : Cowburn199
  • Looks like this went out a little early. Even the forum for feedback is still locked :p : Beady
  • FUCK YES. AND THEY'RE USING WEBKIT. DOUBLE FUCK YES. : DrWaffles
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    Now using a WebKit based rendering engine for the client and in-game overlay web browsing components (rep : Serpico74
    • unf unf unf : Godhatesfatpeople
    • omg SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGE : ArcKnight
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4 : glio1337
    • This is the best news ever : Thomas Hace
    • awesome. : pyide
    • WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : Yanks
    • Woohooo!!! : Rasnowl
    • Best part! : timaste
    • Yay! : dognose
    • thaaaaaank you, holy wow : Veegeezee
    • So a linux client is coming soon? I can dream : melkore
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      what is webkit and why is this a good thing? : IcomeINpeace
      • webkit is the rendering engine underneath chrome and safari, instead of IE6 : crummynz
    • So maybe they'll be adding OSX support sometime this decade then? : tostador
    • Just installed. This new UI is slick as all hell. : basketofkittens
    • http://aceventuraravesitbig.ytmnd.com/ : the archvile
    • holy SHIT yes! That's fuckin awesome! : marmite
    • fuck yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa : mista mista
    • Does this mean Flash is dead? ;-) : ChibiJosh
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    another beta i cant get into! : smax
    • hahaha yeah : Nitrium
  • holy balls : Metatron85
  • "It's easier to find things on sale, in the store." Shit, that's bad for my wallet. : SolveChrist
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    Nice. How I get this? : Mmmmmoo
    • You need to input your SC2 beta key. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • I can't get into this new beta. Can anyone else? : stelth
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    Ooooh. How do I get this working? Clicked the link and it's not turning up on my beta list, does it requi... : Creepin_Jeezus
    • Need to go to Blizzcon : hashd
    • they are probably still trying to fix the friend's list... : inc77
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      Option is up! Lets have a look at this babe... : Creepin_Jeezus
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        UUUUUNF!!! : Creepin_Jeezus
        • Shit, I forgot to reply to sexy texts because of this. Well done valve, you've made me forget to get myse : Creepin_Jeezus
    • I had to restart before it showed up : valael
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    Hi Mr. Hoten, ready to play? : midgetherder
    • Sure, Lets go! : alphablu
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    I'm at work so I can't check, can we rename our Steam friends to a nickname of OUR CHOICE and can we sepe... : abrasion
    • I'm the only one who wants this feature then? It's not like the threads get 5 to 10 pages over at hte ste... : abrasion
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    Anyone else getting this "None currently available"? I've restarted Steam about 5 times now and I got not... : warcrow
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      I didn't have it either but steam just offered me an update and after getting it the beta showed up. : R0wz
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        Yeah I had to restart steam again after the update restart to get it to show up. : hashd
        • This is sexy but gonna take some time to get used to. : hashd
    • yes :( : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Nothing for me and Steam just went down for routine maintenance : Mmmmmoo
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      There we GO! Restart #6 did it! Servers are probably getting hammered with requests. :) : warcrow
      • GaSp! It doesnt look like a Win95 app anymore!! :O Its niiiiiice! : warcrow
      • Oh man, this is fucking awesome! : warcrow
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    Hang on folks! The beta will be up soon. : kallanta
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      I came again : Godhatesfatpeople
      • Yay it worked :) : Godhatesfatpeople
    • HURRY UP! : Kentor
    • faster!!! : Unleashed
    • IT'S HERE! : Kentor
    • up now for me after i restarted steam : jonin
    • I have it now. Very shiny! Not a fan of the highlight effect for the store/library though, makes me fe... : Beady
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      IT'S LIVE! Restart Steam. : kallanta
      • This is so much better. Damn. : glio1337
    • looks slick! : jonin
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      It's....it's so purrrrty! And it runs so much faster! : ArcKnight
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        Ugh, I have to register on the steam forums separately to post there? I just want to suggest adding th... : ArcKnight
        • oh shit nevermind, just found out how to switch views. : ArcKnight
    • OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIIIIIIII : Cliffzorz
    • Wow preeetty : alphablu
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      still temporarily unavailable on start up for me :C : moe6
      • Same :( : jjjapan
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        I deleted blob file. Now it works. BLOB WIN! : jjjapan
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          totally forgot about this, working now! : moe6
          • yay blob! : jjjapan
          • or not :( : moe6
    • i think mines switching to it.... oh crashity crash. : chilln
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      Can this go to the small look still? where it --> arrows over and isnt a big window? : chilln
      • that's what I've been looking for as well. : onji
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      Unf it looks hot http://dl.dropbox.com/u/240034/newsteam.png : melkore
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        Can I shrink the Library games list to the size of the Friends List? : Godhatesfatpeople
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          I am wondering as well, where is the make steam short version? : Vegtro
          • Seems to be missing sadly, I hope they implement it in a future update. : Cowburn199
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      testshell-error: Do I need to format my computer?! : Wyvern
      • in case people view this inf'd thread and are having this problem http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=... : mtgDoofy
    • SO MANY GRADIENTS. EGADS. : Rice-Rocketeer
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      I wish they added the ability to cap download speeds. Steam bogs connection speed down and with 3 other ... : valael
      • Second this. While its nice to be able to max my connection, maxing my connection means web browsing b... : Beady
  • WIN! waiting for the opt-in to go live = ) : pixelat3d
  • ...but does it have Steve Achievements? : the archvile
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    just got pushed an update, checked and i have the option. it wasn't there two minutes ago. : kevp
    • Yep, there for me now. : pyrogen
  • FEWER GRADIENTS PLEASE jeez these are some nasty-looking messenger windows : Majuju
  • you guys are the win : geedeck
  • Still can't paste into the password field :( :( :( : s2jason
  • Thank you valve!!! It is about time. : bombay
  • you can now track which of your friends plays each game FINALLY. Go Valve! : Arctic Fox
  • Can you tell whether or not your friends own a game via the friends list yet? : Zek
• Sweet already have a bug! : Kentor
• My list is back to normal now. : Zollington
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  I can't launch steam now, fails to connect :( : daedraug
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    same :((((( : moe6
    • Fixed, but now the new flashy version crashes just after startup. Oh well. : daedraug
• Windows don't render properly on my secondary monitor. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
• Me likey! : nevlos

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  I went there and it offered win7 Pro for $64.95... is it a physical copy or what? : usmcmueller
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    i think the 65$ is for the key and you have to pay an extra 15 for the dvd download... but it says upgrad... : sanewave
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      I bought it a couple months ago, and the download was free, they charged you if you wanted them to send y... : nyranger66
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        can you burn the download to a dvd for install? Sorry for my ignorance. : usmcmueller
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          Yea, it's just a regular ISO : MagicWishMonkey
          • Thanks... I can take the OEM version off my newegg wishlist and cut the price to $380 for an upgrade... l... : usmcmueller
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            Wrong, unless it's changed the win741 downloads are not iso's, though it's possible to convert it to an I... : acidnynex
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              Hmmm, ok I never downloaded straight from Win741 but I figured it would need to be an ISO How can you ... : MagicWishMonkey
              • (I've downloaded countless apps via MSDN in the past and they were all ISO's) : MagicWishMonkey
            • Uh, I downloaded an ISO. : nyranger66
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              You are wrong. They changed it quickly after all the complaints. : YerMothah
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                do you know if i buy win 7 from win741 i can install it on a blank harddrive? or do i need to put it on t... : sanewave
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                  doesn't matter. It will work fine. http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp : kevp
                  • hmm, thanks... i guess ill just get the upgrade version though my gf then.... i really hope i dont run in... : sanewave
                  • thanks... bookmarked and when I get home I shall start the wheels in motion for my upgrade. : usmcmueller
      • is it full or just an upgrade??? : sanewave
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  What games are you wanting to run through Steam? I haven't had any issues playing games from 12+ years a... : melkore
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    are you running premium or professional? : sanewave
    • That shouldn't matter to be honest. I have not come across anything that needs the XP Mode. XP Mode, ... : deject
• You could install, don't activate, then reinstall on top of the old one, it's a bit messy but it works, a... : one random winner
• See if the Uni has a site license. We just got one & it's awesome. : goatjc
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  I did a clean install recently with the win 7 pro upgrade and it never asked me for anything. it installe... : Lawgiver
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    did you install it over another version of win? or did you just install on a formatted HD? : sanewave
    • I was running the version you were. I just booted of the dvd they sent me and wiped the partition and did... : Lawgiver
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  you dont need another copy of windows to do an upgrade, you have to install and then not enter your key a... : extrahappyturtle
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    whats the diff between full and upgrade then? i'm still confused : sanewave
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      you are asking too many questions....... : theWhite
      • theWhy. im informed now i think though...maybe? : sanewave
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      legalize in the EULA. That's all. The discs are identical except for the packaging. Jesus. : kevp
      • its also 100$ more though : sanewave
• I don't know how it works in the US, but I got FREE full copies of Win7 x64 Pro and Win 7 x86 Pro from MS... : Mr. Goodwrench
• With the Win741 disk, you can do a clean install without any previous versions of Windows what-so-ever. I... : BlackCat9
• you can only install the upgrade version on one machine i see : sanewave
• guys, its telling me i am missing files needed to do the install... i hope i didnt waste 70$ :(((( : sanewave
• im in the mood for hate right now http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7install/thread/02... : sanewave

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  I think I'm finally going to pull the trigger on an iPod Classic 120GB today. I just can't wait for the Z... : Deathlove
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    dont do it! : Degenerate
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      shit! nice save, bro : Deathlove
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        I'm here for you! : Degenerate
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          degenerate i hope you watch archer it has been quite the talk of the shack the last few days : Deathlove
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            no :( but I started watching Torchwood recently. Is that worth anything? : Degenerate
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              you are turning into my wife...that's what that means. except she doesn't have a hobo beard. : kbnerd
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                wanna make out? : Degenerate
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                  did you shave this morning? : kbnerd
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                    no :( : Degenerate
                    • then you are out of luck. : kbnerd
                  • is this something you have to ask your wife? : Deathlove
            • I don't know, because fuck the UK until they start airing The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margare... : Deathlove
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    I wanted to get a 64 GB too and ended up getting the 32 GB. I still have like 15 GB of space left. It'... : Sailor of Fortune
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      My music collection is about 32GB now so I need the extra space for expansion. :/ I love having everythin... : Deathlove
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        Having to pick and choose from my 60 GB collection really makes it an awesome playlist though. The 32 ... : Sailor of Fortune
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          Don't worry, as soon as I buy this iPod, they'll announce the ZuneHD Bigger Versions. :( : Deathlove
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            http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22240591#itemanchor_22240591 : Degenerate
            • again! i am proud to call you friend : Deathlove
          • Resale for Zune HD's are pretty good last I checked eBay for my friend who wanted to save a few bucks but... : Sailor of Fortune
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  Trying to wait until Zune Phone : mnok
  • I was going to do the same, but i talked myself into buying this one and keeping it strictly for my 'car'... : TEXIT
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    There will never be a "zune phone" however the Win Mob 7 seems to take a lot of queues from the Zune UI. : kanix
    • Go look at it. It's a Zune phone in everything but name. : mrwolf710
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      from what I saw it does not have the "Zune Phone" name but thats what it really is. They totally scrapped... : mnok
      • The interface is similar to the Zune HD's interface, but the hardware will be completely different from w... : TEXIT
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  I think instead of getting a Zune HD, I'll go for the Windows Phone 7 Series, which has a Zune inside it.... : deject
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    Except for the fact we don't know if the Windows Phone 7 series will be compatible with the Zune HD dock. : TEXIT
    • meh, there are plenty of other ways to get stuff onto your home theater. I guess if you already have the... : deject
  • Brand + Version is haaard : derelict515
• I'm not sure if I could go back to a stand alone mp3 player. My phone does everything I need to an mp3 p... : melkore
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  When will Canada get it :( : FrenchVanilla
  • We'll probably never get it in actual stores here as most stores got Zunes originally and then stopped or... : MrBig0
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  My Zune 1G (30GB) is still going strong! Granted I keep it in the armband all the time since I use it in ... : ateam311
  • p.s.. Zune Pass fucking owns. : ateam311
  • Getting a refurb one from newegg during black friday has turned out to be one of my favourite purchases e... : Haxim
• Congrats! It's my favorite gadget of 2009 : jcrockerman
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  I'm loving my Zune HD as well. It's so much better than any iPod I've owned. Don't forget to sign up f... : wretchedradio
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    Zune Pass seems awesome, I am going to try the 14day free trail. : TEXIT
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      skip the trial and just do it. I've had it for 2years for my 80GB and now my wife shares it for her 8GB. ... : Madwacker
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        Why in the hell isn't this advertised to the public?!! : TEXIT
        • I have no idea. The 10 free song credit thing is seriously just an awesome bonus. The Pass would be wo... : wretchedradio
• It's an amazing piece of hardware. The screen is incredible and I wish they had a 46"+ version for an HDT... : Sailor of Fortune
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  so what are the pros and cons between a Zune HD and an iPod Touch? they seem to offer roughly the same ex... : skelom
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    Zune has an OLED screen, Zune Pass, very different UI (better imo) and software (plus wireless syncing), ... : derelict515
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      Basically if you want an awesome music & video experience then the Zune HD is for you. If you want apps ... : TEXIT
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        I'm a huge zune fan and was going to get a hd when my 30gig died but i eventually got an ipod touch and I... : AMikaboshi
        • the app store is most likely coming with the new Windows Phone Series 7 (or whatever the stupid name is). : cltcprd
  • plus i imagine it'll be getting a lot of the same apps that the phone gets : feek
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  Stupid non availability in Canada :( : Milleh
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    Agreed. That is such BS. : TEXIT
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      Will be fixed with the phones (they're worldwide). : LoioshDwaggie
      • 400$ phone, 200$ mp3 player. : ryuuseki
  • I have one if you want to see (not buy!) it here in Ottawa : Postal
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  Until you learn it uses the Windows 7 Libraries system and want to smash the Zune with a baseball bat. : Reavers!
  • what? : derelict515
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    needs clarification. I am thinking about getting a zune and have windows 7. What is this problem you spea... : Cheeziologist
    • I dunno. I have Windows 7 and it works fine for me. : deveus1
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      It's probably only specific for me since I want to specify a specific folder for Zune stuff that's not th... : Reavers!
      • All you need to do is select a default save location by hitting manage in the folders section of the sett... : Merconium
  • what baseball bat 7 zune? : sikander
  • this was added in the latest updated. what's wrong with that? makes sense for the most part : feek
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    yea? Libraries are one of the things in Windows 7 that I love most : Patch-e
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      why not just put all your common shit in a folder? : biskits
      • because that's 100% inferior to a type specific library which can also span networked devices? : derelict515
      • Because libraries handle metadata far better? : cetra00
• It needs fucking VPN support : Crimsonbeak
• also it can play Audiosurf! : Veegeezee
• How would you rate the web browser and keyboard interface compared to the Touch? This is a big considerat... : father_crown

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• Nice. Keep us posted. : Gunzee
• How do they feel about the similarities between Dantes Inferno and their God of War series? Flattered? : jbury
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  Here's my question: Has the lead designer proposed to his girlfriend yet? : helvetica
  • Good question! And maybe: how did the cookies taste? Just make sure you ask the right lead! : choppp
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  1. Aside from more detailed graphics, what has developing on the PS3 allowed you to do with GoW 3 that yo... : MatthewPhillips
  • These are good questions : Begawkiness
  • Good questions! I know the answer to #4 because it shocked me. GoW3s development began in parallel with... : warcrow
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    #2 should be a hilarious non-answer. : Deathlove
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      #2 is a very good question though : humbleone
      • No it's not. : Entity
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        "no, I feel that with the playstation3 we can really do things that no other platform can do, and also we... : chilln
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          Well, that would probably be the answer to such a question yep. However - even with platform exclusives l... : humbleone
          • I mean, the developers must be interested in getting as large a audience as possible to play their games.... : humbleone
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    #2 is a retarded question to ask a Sony developer. The game is MADE by Sony, why would they want to ship... : grendel
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      Because Sony's been looking pretty shitty this generation. It's a fair question, and I would expect to... : dedgecko
      • Haha, what : mittense
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        explain how "Sony's been looking pretty shitty this generation." : grendel
        • start by naming one 360 game that looks as good as Uncharted 2. : grendel
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          Every developer has had delays / problems with the technicalities of the PS3 hardware. Online MP funct... : dedgecko
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            Additionally I despise the Sony controllers. : dedgecko
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              Really? "despise"? : warcrow
              • indeed: http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3A+despise&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:... : dedgecko
            • I can't stand them either. : OmegaRed59
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            ahh this might explain your statement. if all you play games for is multiplayer and getting called a gay... : grendel
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              So because I don't want to spend an additional $100-150 bucks to play SP only games (ie Uncharted 1/2 and... : dedgecko
              • No, the fact is that you're making absolute judgments about the platform without the hands-on experience ... : Ebu
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                all of the launches this generaltion were rough, none of them had particular good or exciting titles to p... : grendel
                • i paid $500 for my launch-era PS3 btw, and I haven't felt like I overpaid. $500 for a console is pretty ... : grendel
                • I think I lucked out on my 360 - I didn't get it at launch - bought it the following year, and I TRIED to... : dedgecko
• Have they considering adding the ability to replay levels/sections after completing the story? I loved s : UselessHack
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  You will see seem more prestigious if you bring a photographer with you to shoot cover the event. like me : tinfoilhatter
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    Funny you bring this up TFH, the person attending the event with me just informed me he might have to duc... : warcrow
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      My qualifications include event photography for theater and festivals and I also like video games :) plus... : tinfoilhatter
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        Shoot me an email STAT @ heymarkd at gmail dot com. : warcrow
        • Sent : tinfoilhatter
• I started playing GoW 1 last night. Pretty awesome so far. Only got 20 minutes or so into it but I'm enjo... : bozer
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  Top Gear's Stig is going to sacrifice a goat there? : Vegtro
  • I still am amazed someone approved that for a PR event. : warcrow
• ask the Stig what he thinks of the Koenigsgegg, and if he's still frightened by stairs : Postal
• when is the new twisted metal coming out? : mista mista
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  Kratos is the stig : gmd
  • I fucking called it : uglysad
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  I just got confirmation that I'll be interviewing the SR Producer on the game (Steve Caterson). Who the ... : warcrow
  • Send ShackMsg when you post interview, thanks! : MatthewPhillips
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  Give me a tap on the shoulder and we can grab a drink and compare notes. : Garnett Lee
  • Will do! :) : warcrow

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  no : Maarten Goldstein
  • Don't listen to this man. He's too spliced up to give good advice. ;) : RomSteady
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    It isn't? Cause the last couple of weeks I've been trying to grind through Bioshock 1 because I've heard ... : zuff
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      lol... there's no twist at the end : mrtony
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        Well I heard there's a twist, so it's in the middle? That means I'm not even in the middle yet?!?! Ugh. : zuff
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          Would you kindly finish the first game before starting the second. : Super Sparker
          • I see what you did there. : MrBig0
        • it's before the end, yeah. : Slowtreme
        • It's a pretty good reveal, but not an earth-shattering twist. The game doesn't depend on it. : TwiLyght
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          You can see it coming a mile away. : pgharavi
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            I saw the being AR's kid, but the 'would you kindly'? You really saw that ahead of time? : bipolar
            • Naw he didn't. : dante2010
        • It's further along than the middle. I'd say three fourths of the way at least. : JediDwag
        • I finished the game in 1 day. You are doing it wrong. don't worry I did it wrong the first 3 times I play : sesmaster
        • the twist is about 2/3rd of the way through I think. it's worth getting to though. : deject
    • i just replayed it on hard in three sittings. It's a short game. : kevp
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      nope, don't need to. can if you want to. : dahanese
      • I think I'm going to beat the first and get the most out of the lore. I love the setting and I really can : zuff
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    Maarten, does Bioshock 2 0wn or what? Should I wait for it to drop in price?? : CrustaR
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      CrustaR, I can't speak for Maarten, but I enjoyed BS2 more than the first game, and I enjoyed that one a ... : David Craddock
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        Craddock, I'm probably gonna pick up Heavy ra1n instead 'cause I'm fairly certain that that game is gonna... : CrustaR
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          CrustaR, Heavy ra1n does 0wn. In fact, it might fully 'Pwn.' your emotions ;.; : LoioshDwaggie
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            man i was about to walk out the door for work this morning and the UPS guy showed up with my copy of heav... : dirge23
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              dirge, I just picked up heavy ra1n. Aw jeah. : CrustaR
              • lift with your legs, not your back lololol : dirge23
              • Hahha. I always hear this in Maddog's voice now. AWWWW JEEAAAAAAAHHH : LoioshDwaggie
            • foreal! i went into work later today and picked it up! EXCITED. : dopeman
    • it is really good, though kind of short. : Maarten Goldstein
• I say yes, because some of the story carrys over, especially in the audio tapes. Only way to know what it... : Tattoo Trav
• YES. : opengl128
• Not really. Bioshock 1 and 2 are like Alien and Aliens. Two very different films that stand on their ow... : Ocelot
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  Bombcast (Jeff) said it was worth your while to play BioShock 1 first because you wouldn't be able to cat... : ateam311
  • The WYK project being the big one. : Crimsonbeak
• You can probably skip both. I've only played the first one and while it was OK/good, it didn't blow me aw : GodZilly
• I'd say yes. Why wouldn't you, it's in many ways a better game (although I had a lot of fun with Bioshoc... : bipolar
• Very much yes. : Masem
• http://strosbro.mlblogs.com/photos/uncategorized/15_1.gif : usmcmueller
• Yes, you'll miss out on all the refernces & story that the 2nd one continues. : jingletard
• I think so. BioShock 1's story paid off, aside from silly end boss battle : geedeck
• i highly suggest it : ghost hacker
• I would recommend it, but it's definitly not necessary. If you choose not to, just read up on the plot... : Milleh
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  just for me, can you play them in the wrong order. Lots of people are saying that 2 is not that good but ... : marmite
  • Bio 2 there are no talking dispensers!!!??? : ghost hacker
  • In some ways 2 is better, but overall it's worse to me because of the adopt little sister, defend her ove : sigpro
  • They're both great, I enjoyed BioShock 2 more though. : Sapiens
  • If you play them in the wrong order, a lot of stuff from 1 will be spoiled. They're both good games, pla... : bipolar
• I'd play Bioshock 1 first. Bioshock 1 is the main storyline, while 2 is a supplemental storyline that is ... : AroundTheFur1380
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  YES. It's not because Bioshock 2 will be better if you play 1 first, but it's that 1 will not be nearly a... : OverloadUT
  • ^^^^ Well said! : sevogajre
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    That's what I said! Thief! : Ocelot
    • Haha I didn't see that. Now it has to be true! : OverloadUT
  • Now that I've played enough of Bioshock 2 to get into and enjoy it I'd have to say that your Alien/Aliens... : mrwolf710
• I would because I enjoy the first game's atmosphere and level aesthetics more than the second game... but... : sevogajre
• "Is it important to play Bioshock 1?" Answer = Yes! "Is it important to play Bioshock 2?" Answer = not r... : Thund3rball
• Yeah I'd say its important to play Bioshock 1. : grendel
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  If you play the first first you will be totally sick of the gameplay when you get to two, which plays the... : Boxelder
  • Exactly how I fell about it. : Thund3rball
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  what if I have BS2 but not 1? Should I go buy it? : conandan
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    do you have a PC? : Korban
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      Yes but not one that can run bioshock. So no, not really. : conandan
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        So how do you plan on playing BS2? Just play BS1 on that platform. : Sailor of Fortune
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          360. : conandan
          • I love BS1 and played many times on PC, recently I just bought it for $10 on PS3 new from Best Buy. : Thund3rball
• Definitely! The first game is so much harder and you won't understand 1/2 the character references in the... : slasher2slayer8504

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• Refraction alters wavelength + light noise. : twifosp
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  I see colors in my telescope. Jupiter... Saturn, Venus... all colored. : drucifer
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    ah? cool! I was just reading that objects mostly come in black and white. What kind of telescopes do you... : mnok
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      I have an old Tasco from the 60's with wooden legs... I haven't used it in years. : drucifer
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        and Tasco's used to be good back then. : drucifer
        • this is someone else's, but mine is the same kit http://www.pbase.com/smokedaddy/image/84810438 : drucifer
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      What kind of telescope was that article talking about? Was it maybe talking about digital ones that capt... : DinK
      • Meade LX-200 : mnok
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    What about Uranus? : alphablu
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      Peach. His was bleached : redfive
      • hey, I write the jokes here >:( : drucifer
    • http://www.shackpics.com/files/goodparksnrec_qd2ifhx3y6m293t9vt0w.jpg : Joseph
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  Most astronomy photography is false color. : mlev
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    That really depends on distance and wavelength. A lot of REALLY long range astronomy is radio based, and... : batkiwi
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      Wouldn't that be color correction? The wavelengths change because of the doppler effect I thought. : robosextoid
      • I think it's mostly false color. The captions will often say which gases or wavelengths or whatever each... : DinK
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        Its not color correction because the telescopes aren't looking at visible light (radio telescopes). Thus... : hadronflux
        • Err.. some of the light is not visible.. Not necessarily all, like my above post implies. : hadronflux
      • A lot of celestial objects emit radio waves directly, plus they're easier to detect since they pass throu... : rudds
• I got one for Xmas from my wife. It's able to hook up to the internet. Weather has been so shitty I haven... : bozer
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  Hijack. Does anyone do night sky photography? I bought my first DSLR and wondered how cool it would be ... : Rasnowl
  • I know one way is to "piggyback" a DSLR on a telescope. Some telescope have a GPS and are able to track s... : mnok
  • it's pretty easy. You can do it with just a tripod and a zoom lens with some of the higher megapixel came... : deadfish
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  You're doing something wrong. http://www.meade.com/support/see.html Tons of color photos taken with... : batkiwi
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    I know about colors through photography. I'm talking about using the eye optic when someone personally lo... : mnok
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      it's faint, but you can see color. the photography just gathers more light, so you can see it better. : drucifer
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        ^^^gathers light for a living : porp
        • it's more of a hobby : drucifer
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  I see colors all the time.. Planets, stars, comets (Comet Lulin looked green).. Deep space objects mainl... : braker
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    The problem with most beginner astronomers is that they expect to just look through a telescope and see o... : Drewus
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      I'm not even a beginner astronomer...but I read somewhere that you need to use peripheral vision to see t... : Rasnowl
      • Yeah, that works with things like seeing the big red spot on jupiter if you're using a weak telescope. : Drewus
      • It's called averted vision. It's useful in seeing detail in objects that are faint. Another technique i... : braker
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  What? You're just using optics to magnify an image. I see colours just fine. : Drewus
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    I got this from : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlnEg7eN-QM The guy mentions " All images are t... : mnok
    • >:( : drucifer

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  I spent 2700 gold over two games on homecoming stones. Wonder what the average is? : kgargs
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    Isn't that the cost of post haste? : SqueegyTBS
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      It is, but that was spread over 2 games. I'm not a large fan of post haste.. they'd be last boots I'd ge... : kgargs
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        I'll get them in a game where I'm farming well with a farm-hero like Soulstealer, defiler or even Zephyr.... : Lexicon_Leidun
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          Right, agreed. Money is usually better spent. Soulstealer I get PK or Ass shroud + ghost marchers first... : kgargs
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            man i'm the complete opposite... i love post haste and probably only ever get ghost marchers when i'm pla... : miasma&!
            • o ... also love post haste on magmus. makes him a wicked pusher, yet lets him show up to every team fi... : miasma&!
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              seems kinda like a bad strat to me to pour all your resources into MS on Defiler/ instead of utilities to... : kainen1
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                Yeah I agree. A hero like Soul Reaper or Defiler needs more support focus than the ability to farm - chan... : Lexicon_Leidun
                • err... this i don't agree with. soul reaper and defiler, despite the direct and indirect nerfs (bloods... : miasma&!
              • i agree completely... i just do it sometimes for fun, in uneven games or whatnot. YOU CAN'T GET AWAY F... : miasma&!
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  Hrmm, does anyone else skip split shot on Archer? : kgargs
  • I do, for the most part. Late-game it's more effective, esp. in team battles, but early it's just a waste... : Lexicon_Leidun
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    Yes, until I get my slash or thunderclaw (which depends on the opposing hero lineup). When I get that f... : kainen1
    • yeah there isn't much point to getting split shot early unless you're trying to push and harass in a 1v1 ... : Xanthos
  • yes. volley and skeletons are better laning tools and split isn't worth it until level 4 and some sort of... : Psigun
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  Had a couple of cool games yesterday. Thelumpyone and I ripped it up with joquers in a pub game. Thelumpy... : Lexicon_Leidun
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    Oh wait, you're using an alt account some I think as I was reading chat about gg from joquers and lumpy a... : kgargs
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      Yeah, I play as TheCyclops sometimes, or Lexicon_L even for low psr games. I've got my main at 1740 or so... : Lexicon_Leidun
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        I think bonger has the highest psr out of us.. 1779 http://www.heroesofnewerth.com/player_stats.php?aid=7... : kgargs
        • Probably. I've been stuck about 1740 for some time now.... I need to play more high-level, non-pub games ... : Lexicon_Leidun
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          bonger is so good. much better than his nubcake brother : boomstickah
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            drakky is really good but he just has a bad emo temper. I've won probably more games with him than i hav... : kgargs
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              I would say drakky can be better, but bonger is more consistent, maybe? : Lexicon_Leidun
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                bonger's just like "heyyyyyyyyyyyyy" and drakky's just like "HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" : kgargs
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                  I hope drakky doesn't get mad at me I find this whole subthread funny and I like playing w/ all you beaut... : boomstickah
                  • Drakky's my boy. He was the first good payer that let me tag along with my retard ass. I would buy him wh... : sesmaster
    • >:( : r3dn3ck
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    Joquers was Soul Reaper (and did pretty well, gj Joquers!), and I was Puppet - we also had slither and ke... : Lexicon_Leidun
    • :D ! : r3dn3ck
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  I also had an awesome game as Chronos yesterday. I think it was a pub game - maybe r0cky was crashing it ... : Lexicon_Leidun
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    How did you out harrass pharoah? He just mummies and stuns and you get owned! : kgargs
    • He wasn't very good... neither was nh. It was mostly just player difference. I did more dmg than them, so... : Lexicon_Leidun
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  Wow, you guys got lucky on that second set. Randoming Pyro/Magmus, not to mention FA. Much better set of ... : Lexicon_Leidun
  • Yeah lakren had a good game, and that was even despite the fact he didn't know Deadwood's tree grab skill... : kainen1
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  I enjoy these 5v AR or SD normal mode games lately with everyone.....generally everyone is playing more c... : kainen1
  • I'd love to get in on a game with you guys if you're ever down a man. I've really been up-ing my carry sk... : Lexicon_Leidun
  • Same, I really like playing AR and SD when it's just the boys. : bongturbo
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    Problem is we all love the roaming/ganking phase a little too much and I personally have a hard time sett... : kgargs
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      I also have this problem. I've found that if I go mid with a carry, I end up ganking too much and fall b... : Lexicon_Leidun
      • The farm is such a big part of the game. Even when you're dominating and pushing, if something happens a... : kgargs
    • well the combination of roaming/ganking, and pushing is fun was all I mean. I know what you mean, someti... : kainen1
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  Chronos - I hear someone complaining about him every time he's picked. Why?? I don't understand why peopl... : Xanthos
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    It's because it heals him now and all he needs is steamboots + elder to lay a smackdown on anyone :( : bongturbo
    • it heals him for the amount of damage he took, its the same as the damage avoidance before except it does... : Xanthos
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    The problem is that his stun is actually kind of more effective, what with the agil drain, his ult is bet... : Lexicon_Leidun
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      That is to say, as McPants noted, Rewind can't just ignore a letal bit of burst dmg, or multiple successi... : Lexicon_Leidun
      • Awesome double post fail. : Lexicon_Leidun
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      I'd disagree that his stun is more effective. I'd say his stun and rewind got slightly nerfed while the o... : Xanthos
      • I agree with you there. I would say rewind works the way it should, and it's fine. But all in all, he was... : Lexicon_Leidun
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        he's overpowered now. he's way better early which makes him able to farm better and makes him way too goo... : JINKY
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          But I thought they took away his stun and changed his agi gain so now he's not the crazy best carry end g... : kgargs
          • His DPS end game is largely what makes him effective, his actual stun procs nearly as much end game as it... : Xanthos
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          If you want to look at heroes that are overpowered take a look over at Zephyr real quick. Now that's a h... : kainen1
          • I agree Zeph needs a nerf. Chronos isn't that bad, but the alterations they made to him made a strong her... : Lexicon_Leidun
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            Zephyr just needs that his tornados deal less dmg and lower his evasion %... his new skill is far more us... : r3dn3ck
            • i love his new skill :O It's ridiculous in the laning phase. : miasma&!
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              It's not that, it's the fact that he can pop his ult (which is a ton better than the old one btw) and he ... : kainen1
              • This too. His new ult is pretty op. : Lexicon_Leidun
            • I disagree, I've been owned by gust so many times. In the top lane with a stunner, you just gust a melee ... : Lexicon_Leidun
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              gust is 300% better than leap. Leap was crap, gust is exactly what he needed. : Xanthos
              • to quantify this, he is not an agi hero that needs to make a quick entrance or escape. He's a tank agi he... : Xanthos
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  I gotta play a few games of this over the weekend. I've been all over BC2 :( : MercFox1
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    We played that for like a week or 2 but haven't at all in the past 2 weeks for some reason. It's been ov... : kgargs
    • Whatever DOTA fag; whenever I hop on noone's around. When do you guys usually play? : MercFox1
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      HoN account is ~285 days old. How crazy is that???? : bongturbo
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        Yeah, that's pretty weird. I started playing HoN Last June I think, maybe July. Long Beta. : Lexicon_Leidun
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          Yeah I remember getting a key from mcpants in may sometime. About SC tonight, I realized my flight does... : bongturbo
          • Sounds good. : Lexicon_Leidun
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            SC tonight??? : Delusional
            • 2v2 lt or 3v3 hunters for life. : bongturbo
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            I'm only playing a comp stomp. Playing against some of those nukkas in vent is ridiculous with the cheap... : kainen1
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              I think the plan is tomorrow, but we could do tonight too if ya'll want. I love me some SC, so I'll be do... : Lexicon_Leidun
              • I wanna play in the BGH noob game.. sign me and lakren up. : kgargs
            • wow : Delusional
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              You should start with Ophelia and work your way up to marines and medics : bongturbo
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                1v1 ophelia bonger. I'm serious, I know how to micro her bro. Aint at thing. It's the build order of ... : kainen1
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                  Sounds like kainen is hitting up those BGH games. : dkrulz
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                    you know we could get out of this thread w/o at least one bizarre- and confidently held- kainenology. I l... : Foxhawk
                    • *couldn't : Foxhawk
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                      actually it's not complete until you overthink something foxhawk. Boom. : kainen1
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                        pretty weak, you didn't even sign off with some strange food-related idiom with a confident tone and pejo... : Foxhawk
                        • oh i wasn't trying to insult you by pourin the gravy on, that's too easy. simple facts, you're precociou... : kainen1
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                          It's so cute when you get defensive. Your vocabulary explodes! I'm going to call it -> word turtling.. ... : kgargs
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                            wait what? where is the vocabulary there? kainenology? that's not even a word. If you're talking about "... : Foxhawk
                            • :) : kgargs
                            • hahaha you really are defensive! And oh my god dude you tard, I'm not backing out of anything. Look ... : kainen1
                  • FUCK YEAH. BGH bro, comp stomp, lets go : kainen1
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                  Of all people I did not expect this attitude from you kainen. Are you being serious right now? Winning by : Delusional
                  • well it's odd because if anyone holds anything in the immaculately balanced game of starcraft to be cheap... : Foxhawk
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                    I think the funny part is that it's kainen posting this not kgargs sorry kgargs lol : R@zzle
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                      You and delusional just need to learn how to play nice or you'll get exactly what's happened... nobody wa... : kgargs
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                        wtf are you talking about i suck ass : R@zzle
                        • umm you're korean.. it's in your blood. be a champion idiot : kgargs
                      • 1v1 : Delusional
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                    Hahahaha of course I'm not being serious. If I had a hotdog up my asshole I'd prolly employ the same lam... : kainen1
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                      sounds like you're upset now : R@zzle
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                        no way bro! you sniffin up the wrong tree. I think you still blame me for the loss of your llama in UO : kainen1
                        • The blame goes where the blame belongs, just like fried pickles and ketchup bro. : Delusional
                • Yeah, I love me some strat in the game. I get what you're saying. : Lexicon_Leidun
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                  you gotta survive to get deeper into the game. that's the same with all competitive RTS games. there is n... : Psigun
                  • I know this, but again, it doesn't mean I have to like it. :) : kainen1
                  • Well put, would read again and I'm not any good at starcraft! : boomstickah
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              i still think we should do a 4v4 team melee with 2 teams. 4 people control one "base." : DrFlammable
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                I really think we shouldn't try that. Unless I get most control. : kgargs
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                  alright, ill give u 25% more control than none of us would have : DrFlammable
                  • sounds like a steal of a deal, better take it kgargs! : Xanthos
              • game on bro. let's do it, I like the sound of this. : kainen1
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                i am up for this. you guys want to shoot for WED night on USWEST? : m0rfus
                • Sounds good to me. What time? Channel shacknews good? : Lexicon_Leidun
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        check shack people's account creation dates. we're first wave baby! : Psigun
        • I remember the day I told all of you I was playing DotA 2.0 and it was over from there. Love men some hon... : sesmaster
  • Same here - after the failed HoN tourney and our abysmal team I pulled out of HoN. I don't think I've pl... : dedgecko
• just won one and lost another playing with hamgasm... went 12-1 with electrician on the first one and 3-6... : r3dn3ck
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  Chronos + magmus is an instawin. It was hilarious because it was like chronos was reading my mind. I'd st... : boomstickah
  • I think the best way to train is to watch a few replays and tell them what people are doing right/wrong. ... : quazar
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  i have a confession...i played StarCraft 1 last night with Lexi : m0rfus
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    Hoo-Rah. Morfus pwned : Lexicon_Leidun
    • you didnt see the next two with Zerg (me) and Protoss (Felraiser) stomping my face. CYA TONIGHT! : m0rfus
• Wow, I just sat and watched that whole honcast and I don't even play. Might have to pick it back up some ... : kelzmelzer
• WHERE IS MY BOOTY MISTER KGARGAROO?!?!?! : sesmaster

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  Last night's thead -http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22236341#itemanchor_22236341 : walker270
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    cool, you got in! actually looks like a decent number of shackers got in =) : yAak
    • Decent number, yes, but hardly decent themselves. : The Grolar Bear
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    Bragging assholes : LoioshDwaggie
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      * suspicious look * : yAak
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        Nothing to see here. poof! : LoioshDwaggie
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          Hey! You still gunna play BC2 when it comes out? I'm really looking forward to shack-battles! : yAak
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            Man, there are -so- many games I have to play. I'm having to let BC2 slide while I WoW, Heavy ra1n and ST... : LoioshDwaggie
            • yikes! thats quite a list, especially with 2 MMOs. Also, that is indeed a horrible urge to have, hahahah... : yAak
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              Does it involve taurens? I think the only good fanfiction must be a tauren one. : The Grolar Bear
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                I've been wanting to write up the NE starting experience for quite some time to get a little more exposur... : LoioshDwaggie
                • I remember trying out the NE area during beta, as a rogue. God that game was awesome even when it was la... : yAak
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      pot, meet kettle : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
      • Whoooossshhh : LoioshDwaggie
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  I'll get into the beta on release day - I know it : flagg209
  • that sucks... ill be getting into the release on release day! : yAak
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  Just go so lucky vs this zerg... he teched early hydras and I lost some bio by pushing at a bad time. Fe... : Foxhawk
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    ROFL, awesome. Bet he was weeping. bio means biological units? that doesnt seem to fit though... : yAak
    • yep, bio logical units, so rines/rauders/reapers/ghosts. My army was all rines/rauders. : Foxhawk
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    I had a zerg leave on me after I fended off his roach swarm/rush/thing. Unit-wise we were pretty even at... : walker270
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      oh ya -- this was as Protoss. Was pretty early, so I only had zealots, shooting-things, and a few sentri... : walker270
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        having fun so far? what league did you get put in? : yAak
        • I haven't finished the placement round yet. Only put about 2 hours in last night, and most of that was j... : walker270
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  Any Shackers want to split the cost of buying a key? : Jimb0v2
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    Jut HoN out the wait mang : bongturbo
    • Or play some SC1 - we had some fun games last night! : Lexicon_Leidun
  • Still too much $$$ for me. Gunna buy Bad Company 2 to ease the wait. 7 days! Maybe beta keys will be mo... : yAak
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    There were 2 shackers selling a key under $150 last night but both keys are euro and no one could safely ... : mwasher
    • Damn. Remember how I said we were getting in w/ Wave 2? I lied. =( : yAak
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      It actually annoys me to see people selling beta keys :( : jbury
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        why so? : Jimb0v2
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          Because its a beta, and its free and the idea is that if you get into the beta you are meant to help impr... : jbury
          • But Blizzard turned it into a commodity by giving beta access as a reward for attending Blizzcon's or WWI... : yAak
          • Free...ish. Most of the keys being sold are from BlizzCon cards. Blizzard uses the beta access carrot... : walker270
          • I learned from a very rich individual that everything has a price. He saw someone with a old Ford Must... : Sailor of Fortune
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        A lot of WoW players with no interest in SC2 have beta keys. Might as well give them to people who wan... : walker270
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          So give it away... don't sell it. It does seem exploitive to me. On the other hand... Supply and Demand a... : Lexicon_Leidun
          • Starcraft 2 isn't some basic human necessity -- it's a luxury item as part of a hobby. There's nothing : walker270
          • makes sense to me. the people that want it the most, get it : electroly
  • There is an important episode of the Simpsons I want you to watch. : Sailor of Fortune
• I got a key sent to my work email address which is strange since I didn't opt-in with that address. I ha... : Crimsonbeak
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  • I'm your huckleberry. What time? US East or West? : Lexicon_Leidun
  • i've been on a bit of a hiatus. time to get rid of some of the rust by mercilessly crushing noobs. : miasma&!
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  There's not a hotkey list, is there? I've only found fragmented lists from forum posters. I'm hoping fo... : Anastomosis
  • here's a decent (but incomplete) list: http://starcraft.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3383 hope... : yAak
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    doesn't the tooltip for every ability mention the hotkey? : derelict515
    • yes. : walker270
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      True. But is there a hotkey for selecting certain units and buildings? Age of Empires was really good a... : Anastomosis
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        You assign buildings to a control group, just like units. : walker270
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          How do I assign a control group? <--- never played the original SC : Anastomosis
          • CTRL+# assigns it to # : walker270
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    The one thing that really wasn't obvious (to me), is that you press Enter to chat, and Tab to switch betw... : rock elf
    • Also shift+enter is to chat with all : chrisschutz
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  are they actually emailing keys, or should we keep refreshing our bnet account? : maulla
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    Blizzcon and WWI people get emails because of they way they register their codes. Opt-ins get enabled on... : yAak
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      I thought there were opt ins last night who said they received a key in email : mwasher
      • i dunno, its not clear. some people that got one are confused because it didn't come through their opt-in... : yAak
      • The e-mail sent out last night didn't exactly clarify why the people were selected. Maybe they just pick : walker270
  • I never got an email. It just appeared in my list of games on bnet. : rock elf
  • They are e-mailing them. : sonicstorm
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  HOLY SHIT I GOT 7 free days to world of warcraft!!! : GloriousCow
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    sell it to me! : yAak
    • That would be like $3.75 : one random winner
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  are people being notified by email or by logging in to bnet and finding out that way? : .Jayson
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    Email from 'SC2betaUS' <SC2betaUS@blizzard.com> I checked it really careful...so afraid of spoofs. : lordlobo
    • thanks : .Jayson
    • here is how you can create a gmail filter for this: http://www.shackpics.com/files/boutfuckingtime_fgdksd... : liqker
• I got in yesterday. Trixon.shack : lordlobo
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  I don't know how some of you guys can play game after game for hours. I get so wound up from the intensit... : rock elf
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    seriously, i've played maybe one mulitplayer match a day. The frantic clicking and button pushing non sto... : NexusOne
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      OOh, can... can i borrow your beta after your game? : yAak
      • Actually, that would require you giving a random stranger your account info, and I can't think of a way t... : yAak
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      a pox on thee for having beta access and playing one match a day. A POX ON THEE. : mwasher
      • http://ve3dmedia.ign.com/images/05/45/54571_orig.jpg : yAak
  • I have this happen to me too. Was just about to make a post about it. Whenever I attack someone or the... : NodTerrorist
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  $150 key if anyone is interested - http://cgi.ebay.com/StarCraft-2-Beta-Key-Unused-Blizzcon-Bonus_W0QQite... : mwasher
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    oh nevermind, thought that was a buy it now (i failed) : mwasher
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      so did you break down and buy one? : yAak
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        almost. there was concern about euro keys working on us accounts but apparently that is not a problem so ... : mwasher
        • i dunno, i'm still convinced you'll get an invite in a week or two here man, just stick it out! =) : yAak
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  Quick question about reactors. I just played a game where I built 3 starports each with reactors so that ... : rock elf
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    !!! >> Lift off starports, build tech-lab addon on in new landing spot. Building add-on stay put, you ca... : yAak
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      Oh, that's cunning. : rock elf
      • yeah, its awesome. moving buildings around gives you greater options for unit production : yAak
    • Visuals! watch for about ~15 seconds as Blizzard's David Kim does it in a match: http://www.youtube.com/w... : yAak
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    add-ons are not attached, so you can lift production buildings and place them down elsewhere or on top of... : Foxhawk
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      wait, someone explain to me how addons work in sc2. im' all confused now. you can bulid from them? : StolenNosferatu
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        no. The two addons are reactor and tech lab. Reactor allows you to build two units simultaneously, but y... : Foxhawk
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          A tech lab enables higher level units ONLY for that barrack? : StolenNosferatu
          • correct : yAak
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  I have one, but I never play games anymore :( : Zero|DPX
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    :( this hurts : choppp
    • But I think you should let me try it :D : choppp
    • its okay, for every person that doesn't use their beta invite, blizzard will send out another to meet the... : yAak
  • Then sell/give it to one of us! : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
  • I don't suppose you would mind letting me have it then? I'll be your best friend forever :D. : TheVietSpecial
  • that sucks. you should send it to me. i'll find time! : kbnerd
  • You're breaking my heart. : DrWaffles
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  working with a team lead on a project earlier, co worker comes up and tells him "got your key from my bud... : mwasher
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    yeah, get a bunch of 'em please, hahaha. : yAak
    • I wish. :( Haven't heard back. : mwasher
• Fuck those Zoq-Fot-Pik are annoying. Oh wait, wrong SC2. : shyguy74
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  Just found out I'll be getting in within a week! Can't say too much, but there are ways to get into th... : NotACommunist
  • Did it take long to get the taste out of your mouth, though? : chrisschutz
  • ban! : mwasher
  • Would like some more information! : TheVietSpecial
  • obv set up an SC2 fansite just to get in beta : veras
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  David Kim is just a Blizzard employee right? : Sixcos
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    Former high level RTS player from Korea, worked at Relic, now works at Blizz doing game balance. : Serpico74
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      And he's still insanely good. He's the top ranked player in his Platinum division and one of the top rank... : Serpico74
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        artosis 170-53... christ : Foxhawk
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          also add me... foxhawk.foxhawk : Foxhawk
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            Added. I have to take off now but I'll be back later on to play my qualifier games. : Serpico74
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              My name is OHYEAH.talkingpunch, btw Fucking ridiculous name, but Blizzard wouldn't let me use the almo... : Serpico74
              • I can't use the 0 in slax0r so I had to settle for slaxor. Not as cool. :( : slax0r
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        Artosis plays SO much, but Kim having 9 losses with that many played is just insanity. : Brian Leahy
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          What's your game name, empathe? : Serpico74
          • empathe.shack : Brian Leahy
      • I assume, since David Kim is in division 4, that the divisions themselves don't imply ranking? i.e. divis... : rock elf
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  Hahahaha you have to watch this replay: http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1838952 . I love it: Artosis:... : Lionel2b
  • That was awesome. KHB must have been loling it up when it happened. : TheVietSpecial
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    LOL. That was hilarious. Who is KHB? I've seen him beat david kim and artosis already. : StolenNosferatu
    • KingHillBilly - he's pretty damn good. : abrasion
  • That one was awesome! : Grumbeld
• you guys think it's smart to register my two starcraft and wow accounts separately to increase my beta ch... : boomstickah
• Character Name Sub Thread Here. I am NodTerrorist.teroo : NodTerrorist
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  Streaming some games right now. http://www.livestream.com/sothebysgaming : pancake humper
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    Man, I just had the best ZvP. http://www.starcraft2streaming.com/replays/ZvPcmdrcookie.SC2Replay : pancake humper
    • That was very nice, especially coming back from that mini zealot rush at the start. For a second I though... : rock elf
• Not yet. I would be sad, but I just got back from a few weeks in Thailand and I haven't really readjuste... : MacemanInTW
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  There a list of friends? Crimsonbeak.shack : Crimsonbeak
  • lotj.lotj here : walker270
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    NodTerrorist.teroo I created one earlier but no one replied. D: : NodTerrorist
    • I'm on if you want to get a game : pancake humper

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• OMGH]pm[cD!!! :O : dognose
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  all the in-reply stuff is here... please add to shackname/charname list. learn to play internet space... : ]pm[chem
  • hashd = Hashd, Sarenasu =) : hashd
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  I started my 3 week trial last night. Character name is same as shack name. What time are you peeps usu... : bolange
  • mostly US timezone, evenings in general : ]pm[chem
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  The multiple char dudes, how are you utilizing the characters, is it too intensive to mission with 2+ cha... : gebz
  • It's not too bad with 2, esp if you just make one remote rep/salvage bitch : Sovos
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    I use my two for piracy, which can be a little nuts some times. Generally, with one doing heavy tackling ... : MarkovChain
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      What is this EVEMon mover you speak of does it allow you to mouse over to other screen when it is full sc... : hashd
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        Well crap I had no idea EVE Mon did this! Looks like I found 2 solutions to my problem! Thanks for the ti... : hashd
        • Yeah, I tried using evemover on win7, and I couldn't get it to work. I don't know if it was from running ... : MarkovChain
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        I'm on Windows 7 myself. In the newer versions of evemon, at the top there is a relocation menu item. ... : MarkovChain
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          I have used evemon ever since I started eve and never knew it did that! : hashd
          • I believe it came with the rewrite of the foundation code, someone added it. At least I don't think it di... : MarkovChain
  • i got used to it in daoc (cabalist/necromancer w/ ml10 buffbot cleric), it's not bad at all : harold.johnson
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    It really depends on what you are doing to how intensive it can get. I run 2 client on the same screen (... : JuffoWup
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      who are you, I dont have you on the shackname char-name list : ]pm[chem
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        He is who he is... Remember, not everyone likes to advertise all their names just in case it is needed... : Reptile
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          ^^^ This : hashd
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            good job posting both yours btw :) : Reptile
            • Everyone here knows both my chars heh. : hashd
            • And yeah I did think about that after I posted... /sigh : hashd
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          do we really have to worry about spies or opsec on the shack : ]pm[chem
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            IB Geedeck whining post. : loboca
            • Lmao! : hashd
            • Your mom wasn't whining last night. OOOOOH : geedeck
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            For the main characters, no... Alts, yes. : Reptile
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              I just did some old shack eve searching and found your NWS corp mentioned: http://evemaps.dotlan.net/cor... : ]pm[chem
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                All shack : Reptile
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                  the heck, that's surprising. can you say who, or at least some of who? shacknames only I guess : ]pm[chem
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                    Not going to bother listing names, too many inactives atm for various reasons (woo new games). <points... : Reptile
                    • /me whistles innocently : loboca
                    • BC2 is fun : Goncyn
                  • Learn to google ;-) : hashd
                  • negative! : m0rfus
          • almost none of us are in the same corp, so it really shouldn't be too bad, so long as you keep your own c... : MarkovChain
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            no, I'm not worried about that at all. Its just the whole central repository thing on a public forum. M... : JuffoWup
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              well that's fine, friend me with one of your alts or whatever sometime. why would corps decide to declar... : ]pm[chem
              • most likely not from me. Just because someone in my corp did. Or just because they can. It is somethin... : JuffoWup
          • you would be surprised : MercFox1
          • people spend months, maybe years infiltrating corps, doing some web searches isn't that much work : harold.johnson
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            Yup, shacker on shacker griefing is alive and well on Eve. : mace
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              I didn't really read the old PHOTN threads at the time but it seems they were dramatastic : ]pm[chem
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                More drama than anything else, sadly. Only one person actually participated in the wardec recruiting. ... : Reptile
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                  Who was that?? : hashd
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                    Juffowup if memory serves... : Reptile
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                      nope, it wasn't me. : JuffoWup
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                        Damn bad memory... Checked records and yeah, it wasn't you.... somewhat similar name though (starts with... : Reptile
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                          Oh those were fun times hahahaha! : hashd
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                            You didn't fight, you just zoomed around 300km from us. Like some annoying fly. : Reptile
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                              Hahahaha well ya know if you cant win the fight just annoy the attackers by tempting them to come get you... : hashd
                              • A T1 cruiser with T1 fittings didn't do bad vs my huginn : Reptile
                              • see....you DO have that PK attitude. just need to nurture it : m0rfus
          • i *AM* zee SPY!! : m0rfus
  • I do missions with two: one fights, one follows behind and loots/salvages. Two monitors, one client per m... : Goncyn
  • i use desktop for main and laptop for alt : m0rfus
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  I regret giving away my EvE character. I'd start up again but I really don't want to start from scratch. : tboomer2
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    You get rolling pretty quickly these days. I was ready to fly a battle cruiser within a month. : melkore
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      How often do you play? I can literally only get about an hour a night in of any gaming at all. : tboomer2
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        well if you just want to advance your character to larger ships, it only takes 5-10 minutes a night to lo... : ]pm[chem
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          This. Getting your skills in order takes almost no time, thanks to the skill queue. The only problem woul... : MarkovChain
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            So I can just sit offline and queue up skills but I'll have no cash to buy ships. Fun. :P : tboomer2
            • hopping on some missions with fellow shackers should get you enough to fit some ships, it's really not al... : MarkovChain
            • Selling a PLEX or two can take care of that. : DianeOfTheMoon
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        I ran Angel Extravaganza last night which took probably 2 hours or so with my slow Dominix. If I had a M... : melkore
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          how would a mega speed it up? I'm honestly curious as I mission run with a domi as well. My only issue ... : JuffoWup
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            More guns to help take down BS's faster. I only run 4 Heavy Electron Blasters a tractor beam and a salva... : melkore
            • they do, but perhaps I'm loaded different. I have 2 mag stabs on my domi (passive fit because I have an ... : JuffoWup
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  I didnt get much time to do anything last night aside from move my chars to where most of their stuff is ... : hashd
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    I always died when I ran around in FW. I wonder if it's still even that active any more. : melkore
    • I had lots of fun in FW they always wanted me running in my inty I died a lot but still had a blast and r... : hashd
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  Noob question: Is there somewhere online I can view routes between various systems or the average price ... : bolange
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    http://evemaps.dotlan.net/ for maps and route planning. http://www.eve-central.com/ for market info : harold.johnson
    • damn! : MarkovChain
  • for routes, use http://evemaps.dotlan.net/ they have a trip planner and everything! For market prices,... : MarkovChain
  • prices: eve-central.com eve-metrics.com maps: don't think so? : Goncyn
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    dotlan will get your routes (as shown in chem's list). eve-central.com will take care of your pricing. ... : JuffoWup
    • Listen all y'all it's arbitrage : loboca
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  Followup N00b question: I'm going to be making a long trip (18 jumps) to hook up with a fellow shacker... : bolange
  • that would take serious research and is probably not worth the effort. I think generally people find thi... : ]pm[chem
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    did you do the tutorial and sister of eve line? That should get you pretty swimming in isk. Even just t... : JuffoWup
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      I did the very first tutorial and first five missions of the combat career path. I plan to finish those ... : bolange
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        Bueller? : bolange
        • youll be fine, 2/3 the playerbase is probably in caldari space and you can buy anything you want in jita : ]pm[chem
      • Not really, no. The only thing you might have trouble with is that amarr ships, ammo, and guns might be ... : JuffoWup
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  Money Making folks: What's the easiest job for an alt to make cash? My main man Piotyr has turned out to ... : Juno
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    Depends on what you have to invest, how much time you can dedicate to it, etc. Pretty much anything other... : MarkovChain
    • Maybe I'll just stick to what I'm doing and sell a plex if I want to buy a big new battleship or somethin... : Juno
  • I used to use my alt for afk mining in a 0.9 or 1.0 system for a nominal amount of extra income. : semaphore
  • extortion...0.0 3x BS spawn chaining : m0rfus
  • I heard Tech II trading can be big bucks but every guide I've found is rather ambiguous and all they say ... : Sailor of Fortune
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    someone tell me about buying ships in jita and then self destructing for insurance fraud : ]pm[chem
    • only works when mineral prices are real real low and you can buy or build a ship plus platinum insure it ... : Lunaran
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  also you bastards with active accounts, someone post in those links supporting my sell multiple items ide... : ]pm[chem
  • I would, but apparently I can't, forums are bugging out for me. : MarkovChain
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    Wait, you post this thread every day but you don't have an active account? : Goncyn
    • He doesn't want to bump/sign his own thread on the eve-o forums. : Reptile
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      you are misinterpreting my post, I am calling them bastards because no shackers had posted to support my ... : ]pm[chem
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        ohh sorry, haha that makes more sense : Goncyn
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          I guess I should actually read his op : Goncyn
          • oh my god I have been garnett lee'd : ]pm[chem
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  holy shit today has been busy....how did i miss THIS thread? : m0rfus
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    Drugs, I'd suspect. : Reptile
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      not yet, i need to get my drug POS online and start producing. : m0rfus
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        you've been saying that for nearly a year now. : JuffoWup
        • it takes time...to collect items. : m0rfus
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        Login tonight lets go pew pew! : hashd
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          Where are you pew-pewing? I'll be on the shack channel later trying to den00bify myself. : bolange
          • Please don't gank me : bolange
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            Well right now I have a bunch of my FW gear sitting in Nourvukaiken, but I am not gonna head out to the F... : hashd
            • yarr! : MarkovChain
            • ill show you a good time in TAISY : m0rfus
      • i've never really looked into drug use, whenever i get crash/etc drops i just leave them in the can and b... : harold.johnson
  • I reactivated my accounts yesterday! : hashd
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  Is it possible to be successful in this game not joining a Corp? Not lone wolf but maybe with a small gro... : at0micgarden
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    There are mercs all over eve, the trick is to get a killboard going. The main downside to staying indepen... : MarkovChain
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      Awesome, thanks. Any ramifications to leaving a corp on good terms? : at0micgarden
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        Normally no, especially if it's a large corp. At least, I've rarely seen anyone get burned by that. Steal... : MarkovChain
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          ^^^ i have a friend that does this. he has a hard time find corps to join now because so much crap comes ... : harold.johnson
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            Yeah, you have to just burn characters like that after a while, anything other than noob high sec corps w... : MarkovChain
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              can't waiat to see this app : harold.johnson
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                Hopefully I have some time this weekend to put into it, it's just using the API, plus some commonly avail... : MarkovChain
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                  That would just be terrible to suggest something like that! : hashd
                  • How dare I? : MarkovChain
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  http://ccp.vo.llnwd.net/o2/community/QEN/QEN_Q4-2009.pdf latest QEN published. eve onlines subscriber... : harold.johnson
  • The fact that they put this stuff out and have a pro financial analyst just for the game always has amaze... : hashd