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  you've played three games : redfive
  • Dude that's 30 minutes of gameplay. I'm waiting for his full review. : ateam311
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    true -- but I've always been bad at RTS ... and with people out there so dedicated to the genre it is ver... : sparkly
    • Even if you were good at RTS games in general it's going to take far more than 3 games to get acquantied ... : derelict515
    • with people out there so dedicated to the genre it is very easy to get better teamliquid.net gamerep... : Foxhawk
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  it wont ever be fun, you should give it to me : maulla
  • No you should give it to me. : thecatinthehat
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  i'm 1-9 in starcraft and i had fun on all 9 losses. it's a learning experience. you can't get better un... : electroly
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    today may be my lucky day. supposed to hear back by 5 from a dude at blizzard. i fully expect to be let... : mwasher
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      crossing my fingers for you! : electroly
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        they are down to about $225 now or so on ebay :| : mwasher
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          That's $225 more than I'm willing to pay. : thecatinthehat
          • heheh, yeah... personally, its a mere $215 more than i'm willing to pay! =) : yAak
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  They're just not for some people. Don't feel bad. That said, can I have your login info? I swear I am ... : bipolar
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    Haha I'm not giving up after 3 games...playing game 4 now! : sparkly
    • after your placement games you'll be matched up with other crappy dudes to play against so it won't be as... : chrisschutz
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  you have a buddy at blizz that hands out beta keys huh : MoreVespeneGas
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    I have at least 4 friends that work at blizzard...its like 10 miles away : sparkly
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      hey sparkly, how you doin today? : mwasher
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        mwasher will give u an e-hug and 14 dollars paypal for a key. : chilln
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          i'll give quite a bit more than $14. : mwasher
          • you'd wash him, amirite? : zerog83
      • sparkly, you should expand your portfolio and start taking pics of men. man washer will be happy to help... : FormerHPB
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      Man, get me a couple Diablo 3 beta keys por favor. : BlackCat9
      • This man has his priorities straight. : Piett23
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      if you wanted to hook me up with a key i guess that would be ok : MoreVespeneGas
      • Look at his username, this guy NEEDS a key! (and more gas) : marmite
    • I would not be offended if you wanted to offer me a key : zerog83
    • sup sparkly, you're a gift to the photography community :) : MurrayTheSkull
    • I'd blow you for a key. No lie. Key me, and if you ever come to new york you get some free head from a bi : squigiliwams
    • what is your bnetID? : pancake humper
    • I would turn our guest room into a shrine for Cataclysm or Diablo 3 keys... : DianeOfTheMoon
    • Hey buddy! How's it going? Love your photos BTW. : thetangent
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    didn't we just have a "buddy at ______" discussion recently? : usmcmueller
    • Yep, and I predicted it would be the next meme. My buddy at Guerrilla Games disagreed though. : gooblerampling
  • Are you cute and female? Nevermind. : breadsticks
• Kekekeke n00b!! : not work safe
• dude i'm with you. i LOATHE multiplayer RTS games... i get so stressed and start to have an anxiety attac : waxthirteen
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  As opposed to FPS where it would be 10 solid minutes of getting destroyed every 15 seconds? : alias
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    there's really no question that it's easier to feel successful in an FPS than RTS. Even in losses it's mu... : derelict515
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      I think you are mixing up apparent skill levels. Sparkly sounds to be a complete novice at RTS and Sta... : alias
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        Assuming we're talking about recent shooters and not Quake 3 I disagree completely. The growth in the FPS... : derelict515
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          On a pub server sure, there are always likely to be more similarly skilled opponents you can win against ... : alias
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            so... under the conditions that people play it's significantly harder to get into an RTS than an FPS. No ... : derelict515
            • Sans teamwork you just get more opportunities to try those one on ones or some vs. some. Instead of 10... : alias
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              So basically, to get a feel for RTS, play SC2 in 8player FFAs! : Sovos
              • More like just play a lot. I saw an interview with some random Korean pro gamer saying during the beta : alias
• sparkly omg talk to you boy for me I need a keyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy : boomstickah
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  play it against people you know who suck : kaddar0
  • man washer is trying to get a key, give him some time! : FormerHPB
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  Relic solved this problem by putting up a couple of auto-turrets in the Dawn of War / CoH titles and I th... : dedgecko
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    That doesn't really solve anything other than instant annihilation. DoW2 is still really hard to get star... : derelict515
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      All strategy game are, be it real-time, 4X, or turn-based. Why would someone jump into a strategy game a... : dedgecko
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        All I argued with was the fact that DoW2's method does very little to mitigate what's hard about a RTS ga... : derelict515
        • well it saves you from being annihilated by T1 / T2 units which within the first 10 minutes of a SC1/2 ga... : dedgecko
• Let's see, I've been playing RTSs since Dune 2000. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_2000 My faves th... : ghost hacker
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  MY FERRARI STALLED : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • lmao : MercFox1
• 3 games played with no former experience is like been thrown into the water and saying the beach sucks be... : Hoax
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  Wow. I lasted 16 minutes this last game -- the guy told me that he hates that I got a key, whereas he has... : sparkly
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    I also asked him how he is so fast and his response was "asian" : sparkly
    • Eh - just let him know that you provide the images that he wanks off to. : dedgecko
    • Hahaha : thecatinthehat
    • lol we are pretty fast : Edges
  • He is right! : Mad Brahmin Disease
• As an RTS noob, I enjoy them by playing against the AI. Then I can do whatever I want that's fun for me ... : DinK
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  You're lucky enough to know someone from Blizzard and get a key w/o going to BlizzCon or through the opt-... : dkrulz
  • I'm trying very hard to :) : sparkly
• Don't let the haters get you down. Some people just don't like RTS games and thats fine. : soggybagel
• Comp Stomp was made for you, dawg : MercFox1
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  I derive great enjoyment from RTS games by not playing them against other humans. : Captain Loco
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    IAWTP. RTS people are way too serious about their games for them to be fun. Red Alert 2, AoE2, SC, WC3... : Clasifyd
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      Except when you are winning. : dedgecko
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        Well, no, not really, because they always ended up bitching and rage quitting and so on. I was particula... : Clasifyd
        • then you move on... After RA2 we moved to CNC Generals / ZH. After Zero Hour was killed by Gamespy ... : dedgecko
      • The best RTS for me is Sins of a Solar Empire. So far I'm undefeated and probably shows me that I'm a muc... : Sailor of Fortune
  • IAWTP. RTSs are single player games for me. : master_disaster_17
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    But thats not any fun because the AI is so brain dead it offers no challenge. Its too far the other way f... : Toth21
    • On harder settings, depending on the game of course, the AI can be very tough. : thetangent
  • I am in this camp as well when it comes to RTS games that require a lot of micromanagement. I just can't... : Rag and Bone Man
  • Me too. : CRasterImage
  • i agree : EvilDolemite
  • Yhea, it's AI or a close friend. Warcraft 3 is the last RTS game where I bothered playing online against ... : thecray
  • Agreed. I'm too dumb to play against people, but I like the gameplay. I'll say the most fun I ever had wi... : Entity
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    absolutely. I tried CoH against a human once and that was enough. : beastrabban
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      this is just silly. It'd be like giving up on all multiplayer FPS because you had 1 bad round in CS. CoH ... : derelict515
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        would you have preferred I cited AoE or, civilization or something else? because I've tried it with thos... : beastrabban
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          if you gave up after one game? yes, it's still silly. You wouldn't have grasped even the most basic mecha... : derelict515
          • I suppose I wasn't clear. I love RTS games, just don't like to play against live humans. I've put hours... : beastrabban
  • Thank god for Skirmish mode : NukemFornever
  • you have to make friends who are the same skill as you : Sixcos
  • I enjoy humans vs AI especially back in the LAN party days. My friends and I usually play 4 of those for ... : Sailor of Fortune
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  I used to love playing MP RTSes like Total Annihilation, Command and Conquer and Warcraft 1, 2 but now I ... : stump
  • pretty much same here. These days I perfer online coop games.. no point in competing against the kiddies ... : TPSReport
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  just a note: don't load up a bunch of drop ships and then not realize how to unload them. I lost 8 tanks ... : sparkly
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    'u' then click! send me a key plz ty! :) : kek
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      see I thought I could unload all of them at once? but you have to do 1 ship at a time? : sparkly
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        You're probably referring to the delay between a unit is unloaded and the next one is? There's an Unload... : kek
        • I would assume, since there was one in the first game. : one random winner
  • you realize alot of the beta players... have been playing that same game for like 10 years right? haha. ... : chilln
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  WOE IS ME I GOT INTO A CLOSED BETA : c0bra
  • I know, that's all I hear from him. ;D : DM7
• sparkly, Starcraft was a really hard MP game to master and you have people that have been playing it for ... : midgetherder
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  Serious reply: StarCraft 2 is a game that seems to have been made so that people who have played the f... : SilverSnake
  • I stopped playing humans in SC1 after going about 25-120...too many times I'd be on a winning team that w... : flagg209
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  in sc1 i was a total BGH coop against the computer with unlimited resources player. : xxiv
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    It was always fun to deck out mass-defense in that game against the PC to build up some end-game ownage. : chilln
    • oh yes - this is what I can't wait to do again! : flagg209
• Start in the practice league, and then get past your placement matches. Blizzard seems to be doing a l... : walker270
• if you start a custom match and +add an AI you can practice on building up armies and stuff vs a really s... : NukemFornever
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  I wonder if blizzard doesnt let you into the beta if you have a system that shows it overclocked? cuz ... : chilln
  • there have been specific reports of overclockers getting into the beta. i don't think it matters : electroly
• I love RTS, but I am terrible at it. I am ONLY good at fast-paced FPS. ;( I just twitch easily. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  Its pretty rough at times. Me and another guy were 12/0 and graduated to a new league thing. First game w... : d0gbert
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    I just don't understand how they build so many advanced units so quickly...I've got like 20 troops and a ... : sparkly
    • after a game, make sure to look at the stats for the other person. it will actually tell you their build... : electroly
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      watch the replays : derelict515
      • oooh I didn't know I could do this! When I get home from work I'll check them out. : sparkly
    • In about 6 or 7 minutes you can probably fuck someone up with a pretty good group of troops. I know with ... : d0gbert
• I almost never play RTS games online; I'm great against the computer, but somehow I just can't build an a... : Lone Swordsman
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  You should let me use your account. I bought one of your pictures! :( : Ellissd
  • SPEAKING OF WHICH I discounted my online storefront and will be taking it offline feb 28, so if anyone w... : sparkly
• I want a god damn key. WHY DONT I GET ONE :( : FrenchVanilla
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  RTS games are FPS for smart people : ninjase
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    As is, this is basically a troll post. Even if what you're trying to say is sensible, it's cryptic and ag... : Felraiser
    • (i was hoping the lols behind it would make it obvious that it is not to be taken seriously) : ninjase
• 1. Play skirmishes with friends 2. Comp stomp a little, but not too much because you'll learn some very ... : dedgecko
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  you need to get good at either skirmish or single player before you bother with multiplayer : Shai-Tan
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    also I'm pretty sure the final game will sort players into noob level with a few losses. there will also ... : Shai-Tan
    • btw, only like 1 in 10 people who bought starcraft 1 ever played online. most people who play RTS only pl... : Shai-Tan
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    the only AI difficulty level in the beta is Very Easy. playing against the AI will actively make you wor... : electroly
    • still, it's useful to learn the tech trees and figure how to build out units/buildings. sounds like he is... : Shai-Tan
    • Depends on what level you're at and what you're trying to practice. Even highly skilled players will run ... : Felraiser
• RTS games are fun, they just aren't fun against other people unless you play the game non-stop for days. ... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
• I love RTS's, but I primarily play single player. Online competition in my experience sucks the fun out o... : thetangent
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  GUYS IM PHOTOGRAPHING NUDE MODELS AND I JUST GOT INTO A CLOSED BETA, IT SUCKS, MY LIFE SUCKS : oHnOES
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    hey now, I didn't say the game sucked! I said I suck at it! If I found someone equally unskilled it would... : sparkly
    • I will play with you, I'm shit. Give me a key. : abrasion
  • lol : abrasion
  • ^^ legitimately funny : J4NUS
  • hahah : Bamtan
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    don't forget they flail naked all over his bed and leave makeup all over it : deadfish
    • the hoooooorror!! : MrBig0
  • hahahahaha : MercFox1
• I agree, if I have to practice that much at a game without it being fun then I'm not going to bother. I c... : Pettytheft
• I played a ton of SC1 games, and when I first got the beta key, I went 0/8. RTS betas aren't for the fai... : barcibus
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  Sparkly - Learn keyboard shortcuts, hotkey production building to numbers (ie - Zenus/CC/hatch to 1) and ... : Serpico74
  • Everyone having problems needs to read this BTW, it makes such a big difference. You can't have a success... : Serpico74
  • Holy shit, I really need to proofread posts after making so many halfway edits... : Serpico74

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• I probably would. I'll never buy another Chevy, that's for sure. : Clasifyd
• For comparable models, I would. : cr00kedview
• I bet plenty of people. Toyota fucked up one thing, they haven't made a habit of it yet. : SpaecKow
• I would. However, my current car is a Honda Civic 2005.. so I don't think I'll be buying a new car very ... : Maddog_Delphi97
• I would. Toyota's execs would kill themselves before letting their company face issues like what they hav... : d3tached
• me. : drucifer
• Honda 4 Lyfe : rosewood
• me, definitely : pancake humper
• Right here. : thetangent
• FT-86 please. : ant_hillbilly
• Here. : Godhatesfatpeople
• never, because Toyotas are hideous : zerog83
• NO COMPARABLE MODEL : gmd
• Instantly : EvilDolemite
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  I don't know a single person my age that would even consider buying an American automobile. : Ellissd
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    HEY GUYS THAT CADILLAC CTS-V SUCKS IM GOING TO GET A COROLLA : gmd
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      The problem is that he doesn't know a single person his age, period. : ArcKnight
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        and what car do you drive, arcknight? : Ellissd
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          mustang : ArcKnight
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            As a mustang owner toyota offers you nothing. I wanted to buy a toyota but the celeca just wasnt quite e... : trevis
            • I had a 96 Celica convertible for a while. Fuck did I love that car. : thetangent
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      I'd get an S2000 over a CTS-V anyday. Not that the comparison even makes sense, or that the S2000 is eve... : arizona bay
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        http://jalopnik.com/5440206/cadillac-cts+v-coupe-back-seats-are-for-poor-people one of the best lookin... : cltcprd
        • The back of the car is ugly and awkward. Nice car though overall. : arizona bay
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      Given the choice, they'd all pick the similarly equipped Audi or BMW. : Ellissd
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        wow look how sophisticated your friends are choosing lower performance cars : gmd
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          lots of people care more about the whole package rather than just performance, unlike corvette owners : zerog83
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            and corvettes just reek of sophistication, let me tell ya! : zerog83
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              when did I ever say a corvette was sophisticated, don't be stupid. Just saying something dumb like MY FR... : gmd
              • I'd give up gmd people are retarded almost on political levels in car threads. : kelerian
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                god the CTS-V sucks... http://www.caranddriver.com/features/09q4/2010_10best_cars-10best_cars/2010_cadill... : cltcprd
                • MY BMW 3 SERIES IS BETTER HURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR : gmd
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                To be fair it would probably be because it's an ugly car. I mean, really. http://www.tuningnews.net/n... : Ellissd
                • I concur : zerog83
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                I would buy an M3 over a CTS-V, but it has nothing to do with the fact that it's American, and everything... : zerog83
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                  over a CTS-V coupe? : cltcprd
                  • absolutely (althought I'm a bit biased when it comes to BMW). : zerog83
  • and what age is that? : cltcprd
  • Yup same : kill9
• I'd buy one. I can't really think of any mainstream car manufacturer other than Smart that I wouldn't bu... : guido anchovy
• Oh most definitely. : TheVietSpecial
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  Toyotas and Hondas are some of the most boring cars in existence. Who would buy them before this happened... : retarded talking dinosaur
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    You're right I'm gonna go buy a Sebring instead. : arizona bay
    • You can have mind :( It's the old beater car : drodver
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      you said any american car, so you would buy a toyota over a corvette or viper, are you a retard? : gmd
      • I would buy a Mk.IV Supra over a Corvette or a Viper in a second. : jdcope
  • Way to underline the "retarded" in your handle. : CRasterImage
  • Basically everyone that doesn't live in Detroit or Flint. : mysled
• If they actually sold sporty cars, I would. : jingletard
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  Id rather get a honda : wurt
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    ^^^Ricer : CRasterImage
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      No, just that my 92 accord that still runs flawlessly ;) : wurt
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        I had an Accord for 10 years, also 92. Only had to go to the shop once, had it 8 years at that point. The... : Serpico74
        • I have an accord hitting 10 years this year. 4 frontal accidents, 1 radiator explosion (because some fag... : mobab
• me : project13
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  maybe when toyota makes something that isn't stale and bland... : cltcprd
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    http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1042847_toyota-ft-86-design-not-changing-significantly : ant_hillbilly
    • 1. it's not out yet 2. we have no idea how it'll drive : cltcprd
• does this whole thing mean I can get a sweet deal on a toyota right now? : sicko
• Me : CRasterImage
• AB you are way too biased against American cars, open your eyes : gmd
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  Me, GM has learned nothing and they do not deserve my money. : newek
  • jokes on you they are already have your money!! bailout ftw. : arizona bay
• bmw>* : eeeealmo
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  Me. Love my 4Runner. : prime8
  • same. : radicus
• I care about the types of car more then the brand name. : kelerian
• for certain models, yes. : JuffoWup
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  Toyota's Lexus line has led JD Power in 3-year dependability every year for like the last 13-14 years. T... : jimmy-buffett
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    these statistics are skewed as GM, Ford, and Chrysler (Dodge) all make full size trucks which are typical... : cltcprd
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      http://www.jdpower.com/autos/articles/2009-Vehicle-Dependability:-Pickups-and-Vans Mid size Pickups - ... : jimmy-buffett
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        note I said Full size trucks, not mid-size. And really who cares about 2WD trucks? From http://blogs.... : cltcprd
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          I'm guessing when you say: these statistics are skewed as GM, Ford, and Chrysler (Dodge) all make full : jimmy-buffett
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            I'm betting if GM and Chrysler stuck to small 4 cylinder and V6 engines in boring cars, their reliability... : cltcprd
            • Might happen with Chrysler. They have 5 or 6 new cars coming in a couple years based on Fiat platforms. ... : jdcope
      • The main thing I didn't like about the survey was that it seems to simply ask the owners 'so, any problem : xsoulbrothax
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  The only relevant American car company is Ford. : drodver
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    i must admit their new Mustang GT looks beastly. i still would never consider buying one though. : arizona bay
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      I actually don't like the Mustangs that much. The Edge, (new) Taurus, and to some extend the Flex are c... : drodver
      • Forgot to add I have a 1st model year Ford Freestyle with CVT with 0 problems of any sort. : drodver
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  Ford, maybe -- Sync is still one of the better in-car media systems out there : Postal
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    Have you seen the center console for the Tesla Model S? It's pure sex. http://www.engadget.com/photos... : jimmy-buffett
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      I definitely have -- I just hope that gets into cheaper Tesla sedans over time : Postal
      • If the Volt is going to cost $40K, I'm not sure if it's going to get much cheaper than the Model S at ~$5... : jimmy-buffett
  • i have to say that i just got a new ford, and the sync will probably have me getting another one when i'm... : mindmann
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  Peons cars. Call me back when you guys are arguing between Lamoborganis and Ferarisses. : Utopia
  • Zonda 4 lyfe : cltcprd
• I own a Lexus and it has been the best experience I've had with a car. Everything from how well the car ... : cetra00
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  you are all retards because they are all made by fat rednecks in some southern state : gmd
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    you seem to be taking this kind of personally. it's alright man, the corvette is a nice car. : Ellissd
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      seriously. gmd calm the fuck down homey, everybody still likes your corvette. just doesnt mean they wou... : arizona bay
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        I'm going to race your camry : gmd
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          i had a camry a couple years ago, was a solid car. drove it to 85k miles without a single problem. : arizona bay
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            So have my last few gm cars. : FormerHPB
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              that's good im happy for you. : arizona bay
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                ... you're the one that started this fucking stupid troll baiting thread. Obviously you care enough to si... : ateam311
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                  hey can you point me to anywhere in this thread where im defending anybody for buying a toyota? get the ... : arizona bay
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                    and while we're at it, why is this a troll bait thread? you're getting mad because people would rather b... : arizona bay
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                      AB you constantly troll American cars when you say omg that car is a beast and awesome, but id never get ... : gmd
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                        that's the truth, i would never buy a mustang even though i like it. it's not aesthetically what i want ... : arizona bay
                        • that's because mustangs suck : gmd
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                          I'll never understand the thought process of buying a car to belong to car "community". Most car guys I ... : cltcprd
                          • I am still active with the wrx community and they aren't giant faggots saying lol you bought American hah... : gmd
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                            I like to tinker and work on my car and being in a community that sees eye to eye as far as modifications... : arizona bay
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                              You're free to rice out any car you own :) : cltcprd
                              • But the difference is I think american rice is ugly, and they feel the same way about japanese rice. So ... : arizona bay
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                          No one is getting "butt hurt" over someone saying they wouldn't buy an American car. Look at the fucking ... : ateam311
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                            Okay, you're telling me what I was thinking and hoping to do. I'm telling you that's not true. So that'... : arizona bay
                            • I'm not sure how you can call us a "squad." gmd even said "mustangs suck." : ateam311
                            • I like all kinds of cars of all brands, but american cars get a very biased rap. And threads like this ma... : kelerian
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                      I have no problem with what you buy arizona bay. If you want a Scion, so be it. A Camry? Go for it. Howev... : ateam311
                      • well it's something to talk about right? im sorry it upsets you so much. i like talking about cars, i l... : arizona bay
                  • I already pointed out that you started this shittastic thread knowing the kinds of responses you'd get, h... : ateam311
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      He takes everything having to do with cars personally. : thetangent
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        Well a lot of the replies in this thread are completely retarded. OMG EVERY AMERICAN CAR IS CRAP! : FormerHPB
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          Exactly. I'd be quick to say that at least 80% of the people who post in threads like this haven't a fuck... : ateam311
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            I have a Blazer and I know it sucks, but I also know why it sucks and what other cars would have the same... : cltcprd
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              It sucks because it's American, yeah? Kindly explain how 1 SUV dictates the quality of every single Ameri... : ateam311
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                where did i say that? I never mentioned American once (and I'm probably one of the few people on the sha... : cltcprd
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                  "but I also know why it sucks and what other cars would have the same problems." I simply read too fa... : ateam311
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                    Yeah, i meant I know which cars share similar components :) : cltcprd
                    • I really don't have a problem with people who have had a single bad experience with a vehicle and refuse ... : ateam311
  • But those fat rednecks are making me a Toyota. That's the difference. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • yeah but they're well managed fat rednecks : DeBurgo
• I'd buy a Ford. But probably never a GM or Chrysler product. Nothing they have interests me or is compara... : Blackdawgg
• I just did two weeks ago! http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4974628&l=596ef07fd8&id=508556071 : nevlos
• Buy an American car... hmmm... Bahahahaha... you gotta be kidding me : TPSReport
• i would.. and i did. : dopeman
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  ME ME ME ME ME!!!!!!! : FormerHPB
  • o wate, I get it : beastrabban
• Just buy the car that fits your needs and criteria the best. If it happens to be a Toyota why the fuck no... : buzzbat
• this hasn't really affected my opinion about Toyota. i drive one now and my next car will likely also be... : electroly
• For the first time ever I've been considering Ford as a possibility for my next car. Otherwise ya, I'll ... : Whistler77
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  Um everyone? American cars are still =\ : bolneze
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    at least they don't accelerate out of control! : cltcprd
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      no they just totally break down after 80k miles or spontaneously explode (see Ford Pinto and earlier 1990... : two50six
      • because either of those has any impact on today's cars? : cltcprd
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        wait, the Pinto is your primary example of why American cars are *still* bad? : Degenerate
        • oh shit. Did you just leave the vault? because if so I apologize for making fun of you. :( : Degenerate
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          No but the Ford Pinto is an example of a company that decided the lawsuits would be cheaper than a recall... : Jonathan
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            Kind of like toyota nowadays? : FormerHPB
            • Don't be stupid. : Jonathan
    • they do when I'm driving :( : Degenerate
• I can not think of a single Toyota I would want to drive, but there are a few American cars I would actua... : Evil Benius
• I own a Tacoma and when I get back from overseas in 8 months i'm trading it in for either a brand new tac... : dysfunctional
• I want to buy a retarded car like a Mustang GT or a Porsche Panamera. And I'm not being sarcastic :( : dodob
• <3 my lexus : mankeroo
• This thread, along with my own feeling, makes me feel like Ford is making a real effort. Personally, I'm ... : yakz
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  People in this thread who are not at least giving Ford a look need to get their shit checked IMO. : MercFox1
  • i'd probably check out Ford, I know in the last few years they've gotten a lot better. Don't they have so... : mysled
• I would. : mysled
• I still want a Hyundai. : DonkeyPopsicle
• I would. Hell ya, my dad has had worse recalls on his Explorer. I still maintain that most american cars ... : Sgt_Boomstick
• My next car is going to be a Ford if they bring that Focus with the turbo here. : reelbk

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  Haha the look when it's sliding along the wall. : yemeth
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    i mentally played the Super Mario Bros. sound from when you fall into a pit. : kbnerd
    • haha yes! : inf3d3l
    • lol yes : MaverickOrig
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  http://i.imgur.com/gq81u.jpg =P : Lunatic Angelic
  • This isn't a cat and isn't animated. You lose at reading! : sparkly
  • hahahhaha : RogerDandy
• someone reverse this gif... I bet it'd be hilarious. : ThrillKill
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  adorable http://i.imgur.com/cejPy.gif : klearlyunseen
  • omg cutesplosion : RogerDandy
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    omfg : tomservo
    • ^ : inf3d3l
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    Wilford Brimley does not like to be disrupted : Schnapple
    • die-beetuz : stratedge
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  Holy crap http://dl.dropbox.com/u/159884/cat/Cat_catches_bat.gif : inf3d3l
  • when i was a teenager i had a cat that caught bats in our house twice, she was awesome : dirge23
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    Cats are awesome, and this is proof. : ZedAgent
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      Cats have rabies, and this is proof. : buzzbat
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        I guess you would know. : Jonathan
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          what : buzzbat
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            YOU ARE A BAT! : Jonathan
            • oh you're sly you : buzzbat
  • Yeah, our cats did that a couple of times. : ChibiJosh
  • FUCK YES cats own : royalally
  • ok, I got it, now what? : MaverickOrig
  • And then promptly had to be put down because of the rabies. : Dynotaku
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  http://4gifs.com/gallery/d/133504-1/Cat_slide_treadmill.gif : smax
  • bahahahahahhahahah : Arctic Fox
  • I feel like this at work at least once a week : Home Nugget
  • imagine the electric charge built up. : podung
  • The first time I saw this video (the full thing) I was laughing so hard I was crying, and I couldn't brea... : thetangent
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  http://www.easyscreens.info/index.php?v=5205 : Prototype
  • Um, guys? GUYS? THIS ISN'T FUNNY : Arctic Fox
• http://www.fukung.net/v/5646/1182328687657.gif : devpaul
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  old but still great: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bmhjf0rKe8 : Arctic Fox
  • That's awesome. Haven't seen it before. : plunkymeadows
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    http://4gifs.com/gallery/d/145970-2/Human_kitten_surprised.gif : smax
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      okay that's just weird : foo
      • lol yeah : Arctic Fox
    • hahahahah : DJ Clipdat
    • oh god internets : datoo
    • hahaha what the fuck : retarded talking dinosaur
    • That's disturbing. : prime8
    • I wonder what kind of loser conversation went on before making this thing. "but just as a joke..." : Entity
    • jen and dantastic lmfao : ateam311
  • Haha Hooooooooly Shit look at the number of views. : Moonbase Commander
  • Every time I see this I realize it may be the cutest thing ever put on film. : thetangent
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj76NXpEww8 : Rag and Bone Man
  • <3 this one! : marmite
  • hahaha old but awesome : yAak
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  http://i.imgur.com/SODlt.gif Cat get run over by a car!! : hatchet165
  • ..as a child helplessly watches! : yAak
  • a disturbing gif like this does not need to be posted in this thread of cute kitties. : mindmann
  • You're a monster for posting this! Plz ban1 : MrBig0
  • dont click this : shika.art
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoLBls3ThhY : Awun
  • This version is way better http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REQRHdMRimw : alphablu
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzzjgBAaWZw&feature=browch : Arcanum
  • One of my favorite videos! =D : paulatreus
• So old but so good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR_LHlFwlhk : Milleh
• http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4089/gifbincatdisappointedi.gif http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af2... : lcizzle

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• it works like this: While holding "w", press and release "LShift" to start sprinting. You'll continue to... : lonepie
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  might want to tell the nubs where to put the file.. you know we do have some non technical gamers. : Iwannaacura
  • you're right! To use this script, install AutoHotkey and then just double-click the crouch_toggle.ahk fil... : lonepie
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  I wonder why they removed PRONE. : Lucien Irenicus
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    After playing the beta I'm not hurt that there is no prone - snipers are a pain in the ass to deal with a... : trOmblyj
    • on servers without killcam (which I think is how it should be) it would be massively fucked for non-savvy... : moe6
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    die : Arctic Fox
    • iawtp. : Dschinghis Khan
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      NO U : Lucien Irenicus
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        Seriously this is about the 18th time this has come up, you felt the need to troll us some more or what? : Arctic Fox
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          No way man. We need prone, snipers need to be even MORE obnoxious. I mean, what was DICE thinking? : Dschinghis Khan
          • Yeah, now we won't have the entertaining people who knock down trees on youtube. : Sailor of Fortune
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          Since you mention it, could you link the 18 times? Seriously: I don't live on the shack. Why don't yo... : Lucien Irenicus
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            http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22111614#itemanchor_22111614 http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=221... : ArcKnight
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              And for the last fucking time, prone was never in BC1, and it was never in BC2. It's not something they '... : ArcKnight
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                Hah, well done on that research. I didn't actually expect you to keep going with it, you sure do spend a... : Lucien Irenicus
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                  Guys guys I'm a diaper wearing shitwit console weakling help help I'm being oppressed!!111 : ArcKnight
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                    So you don't actually know why. What use was all the "now shut the fuck up" then? : Lucien Irenicus
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                      Once you went all 'PC Elitist' on me I knew it wasn't worth replying seriously anymore. : ArcKnight
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                        Well, that and the unfounded assumptions of my experience with the Battlefield games. : ArcKnight
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                          Oh, so you've played them. So you do know they removed prone for the console FPS. Why limit your argume... : Lucien Irenicus
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                            Because BC2 is a fucking sequel, holy shit. : ArcKnight
                            • Well it needs more prone. =) : Lucien Irenicus
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                        Fair enough. Now shut the fuck up about shit you have no idea about, unless you DO have some kind of... : Lucien Irenicus
                        • Hahaha, there are so many assumptions here you're attracting mace. : ArcKnight
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                          http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22186085 scroll way down. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=2225... : pyide
                          • Thank you, this is a perfectly good reply. I missed it earlier. : Lucien Irenicus
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                          God damn you need to shut the fuck up. There are plenty of gamers here who have a hell of a lot more expe... : MercFox1
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                            So much rage! YOU are the first person to try a real answer to my question. Unless I missed someone e... : Lucien Irenicus
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                              Or you could have fucking looked at the links I gave you where this shit was said again and again you fuc... : ArcKnight
                              • rofl so true. : atom519
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                                Or you could have just... you know... typed it in 1 sentence. Like I asked. 20 posts ago. Instead you ... : Lucien Irenicus
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                                  Since you mention it, could you link the 18 times? He did exactly what you asked, but you didn't take... : atom519
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                                    If you read further you'd see: Seriously: I don't live on the shack. Anything above the "seriously" was... : Lucien Irenicus
                                    • 11 separate threads there genius. : ArcKnight
                                    • Sup Mr. Registered January 11th 2010 - please tell us more about video games. : mrvandelay
                          • EFF YEAH! : Dschinghis Khan
                        • INTERNET TOUGH GUY STRIKES AGAIN : tashtego
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                    KNIGHT YOU'RE AN ENTITLED PC GAMER welcome to the club! : MercFox1
                    • This clubhouse is AWESOME. LAN parties every day! : ArcKnight
                • you're not very good at this : MercFox1
            • 0wned! : Dschinghis Khan
            • The clown is down. : ant_hillbilly
            • wuh oh : MercFox1
            • And of course these are just individual posts within a few topics. You could have probably mined this on... : Lucien Irenicus
            • Dude, your not going to win this one. General consensus is that prone wouldn't make the game "better", as... : TheQuad
            • Holy shit. : Rice-Rocketeer
            • LOL : creep
          • I don't know about everyone else but my consensus was that it was changed because it makes for a more fre... : pyide
  • I wonder why you ASKED : moe6
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    Because Duke Nukem didn't need it. : gibolas1234
    • best answer I've heard yet =P : Xevo
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    to remove dolphin diving : stgdz
    • don't you mean to remove DOLPHIN DIVING : Arctic Fox
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      I don't get it. Prone was never a problem in MW, why is it a problem here? : Ocelot
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        Because there is already and over population of snipers as there is. : Dschinghis Khan
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          Everything they've done to limit the effectiveness of snipers and make them a more difficult class to pla... : midgetherder
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            I agree, but once i played against a team of all recons. That one hill over looking B was crawling with t... : Dschinghis Khan
            • Those games are boring, but also easy, because it means there's no real threat to your points if you can ... : Xevo
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    it was never removed, because it was never in bad company, because it isn't needed : Bamtan
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      if you think it's needed you're a shitty sniper anyway : Bamtan
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        In the world of consoles, you might be correct. In this case you're just ignorant. : Lucien Irenicus
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          People who bitch about snipers need prone are nothing more than a common camper. : saunders45
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            Look. I realize all the folks out there who play FPS on consoles like to run and gun... it's what they a... : Lucien Irenicus
            • wait that last line, are you for or against prone? : oHnOES
            • Guess what, they can't lay down they are still fucking A hard to see. So either don't buy it and don't pl... : Dschinghis Khan
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              quit bitching about prone. it won't change in BFBC2, EVER. if you read the interview I linked above, you'... : Xevo
              • in case you're too lazy to read other posts: http://www.gamerzines.com/pc/previews/bad-company-2-intervie... : Xevo
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              Except snipers, or in the case of BC2, recon, don't actually win games. Like, at all. Unless they're assa... : dewdman
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                like me - muwahahahahahaha : dedgecko
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                  FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!! : RyDogg1
                  • Cheers! : dedgecko
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                I was not going to go into this because he obviously knows almost nothing about the game, but yeah on off... : Xevo
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                  Yea, recon should be used for clearing out the AT and Machinegun emplacements so the rest of the team can... : MagicWishMonkey
                  • Actually - Engineers are better suited for this task. Tracer dart + RPG takes those out in a single sh... : dedgecko
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                  God Xevo. How long have I played the BF IP? Of course snipers are defensive. What happens with the... : Lucien Irenicus
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                    the fact is, you're just plain wrong. you're trying to play this like it's BF2 and it just isn't. the Fro... : Xevo
                    • If you'd said that to begin with, I'd have agreed with you. Why assume I have no idea how to play Battle... : Lucien Irenicus
                  • Maybe you should go back to the front page. : deject
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                How wrong you are. Why do you think snipers are being gimped? They don't run & gun like everyone want... : Lucien Irenicus
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                  I'm confused are you saying it would be better if snipers were MORE powerful so that they can singlehande... : marmite
                  • Singlehandedly, no way. It doesn't happen that way in the previous titles either, it takes coordination ... : Lucien Irenicus
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                  It's obvious you just haven't played this game at all and/or you have no idea what the fuck you are talki... : dewdman
                  • I agree. It's frustrating as hell to start your attack after parachuting in, only to see 5 guys sitting o... : saunders45
                  • That's what really astounded me about sniping. I essentially never die to a sniper unless I'm playing sn... : Moonbase Commander
              • Like what Xevo said. 1-2 will be fine - spotting helps take out the defenders, especially on objectives. ... : Bamtan
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                Depends. On Port, if the other team is mostly snipers (10+), they can bring down the objectives pretty q... : Moonbase Commander
                • Oh yeah, if a recone with mortar strike actually get to an objective and calls it down RIGHT on top of th... : Moonbase Commander
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                  Only works on some objectives though - you can't collapse the big warehouse at the third set of points, a... : ArcKnight
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                    Yeah but unless the rest of your team is made up of even bigger fuckups, they should be able to take out ... : Moonbase Commander
                    • I could take out an objective with C4 in 1-2 ATV strikes (2-4 in the final build) and do it in half the t... : dedgecko
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              I loved going prone with the rail gun in Quake 2 and AWPing while prone in CS1.6 was fucking awesome. It' : marmite
              • My head just exploded : MercFox1
              • "Recon" appears to be similar in every way to "Sniper" in, say, BF2142, right down to the C4. Except ... : Lucien Irenicus
              • Man, I loved being prone with the M4 in CS .4 when it still had an ACOG. : ArcKnight
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                You can go prone in every PC and console Call of Duty game. : armaduck
                • Woooosh. : marmite
            • Good recon will finish in the top 3-5 pretty consistently. They'll adapt to what the map demands. Recon i... : Bamtan
            • Oh fucking christ, where to start. PC gamers are used to another level of complexity. Of course sniper : thetangent
            • I read this post twice and still no clue what are you trying to argue. : atom519
            • You failed in your first paragraph, so I stopped reading. This has nothing to do with consoles. Besides, ... : saunders45
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            This was an ignorant reply. Snipers camp, that's what they do. If you don't want campers in a game, take ... : SnakeIRye
            • Shack prone defense voltron, assemble! You're still missing the head though - gyokuro. : ArcKnight
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              Camping isn't what this game is about. Sure defense is but if you only have snipers you're gonna get roll... : Dschinghis Khan
              • Who's arguing THAT? : Lucien Irenicus
            • A good sniper moves about to different positions while spotting and covering his teammates, especially in... : saunders45
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              Adding prone doesn't improve the game. There is no sniping class. There is recon. : midgetherder
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                "Recon" with a sniper rifle and a guillie suit? That's not a sniper, no sir. If you really wanted a... : Lucien Irenicus
                • Recon could very well be called Spec Ops or anything else that doesn't strictly refer to sniper because o... : pyide
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                  Cry more. They specifically designed this game to discourage camping. : midgetherder
                  • Then they should have nixxed the sniper rifles and guillie suits. : Lucien Irenicus
        • How am I ignorant? I'm playing the PC beta constantly, as a Sniper, helping win games. Prone isn't needed... : Bamtan
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          Durr hurr prone makes me a smarter sniper. : Sailor of Fortune
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            Works in real life. Don't you agree? : Lucien Irenicus
            • BFBC2 is real life now? : Sailor of Fortune
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              Jesus fucking christ. : Dschinghis Khan
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                At the end of the day, he will not get his wish, so I am content. : Moonbase Commander
                • Good point. : Dschinghis Khan
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                  I'm gonna fly a UAV into him if I see him online. Killing him with the rotor blades. I guess maybe tha... : Sailor of Fortune
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                    ...the UAV can slice and dice? : Moonbase Commander
                    • Oh yeah it can. I've seen it. : Dschinghis Khan
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                      Fly it inside a building for even more lols. : Sailor of Fortune
                      • I tried this!!! My rotors got stuck in the doorway or something and it started spinning around wildly! ... : Moonbase Commander
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                Oh COME ON. You people are shouting at me "it's not SNIPER! It's RECON!" like the class doesn't hold... : Lucien Irenicus
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                  Yeah, instead it apparently has you. :-P : thetangent
                  • Thanks Mr. Herman. : Lucien Irenicus
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                  DICE has taken to Valve's development thinking and making classes distinct in not just their gear but how... : Sailor of Fortune
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                    A well thought out post, thank you. I think there are probably other ways of dealing with the "camping... : Lucien Irenicus
                    • yes yes it's the graphics engine's fault they decided not to put prone in : Bamtan
  • wait for BF3: GZ: Are you using Battlefield: Bad Company 2 as a testing ground for things concepts you : Xevo
  • Because it isn't needed and would indeed be detrimental to game play. : thetangent
  • This needs to become a ban-able meme. In fact, I say we start by just banning this guy. : dewdman
  • I can see that you're not from around here. We don't run this place, but we have an understanding with th... : Sailor of Fortune
• AHK is a great little program. Can't you make scripts that are basically cheating though? I wasn't sur... : gibolas1234
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  If you have time can you fix the server browser and let me see what kits my squaddies are carrying? : Lightzout
  • haha, I would if I could! : lonepie
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  could this be considered cheating? : stgdz
  • Good question. I'm not completely certain, I don't think Punkbuster has been working in the beta. : lonepie
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    I'd hope not. All AHK does is change how your input devices function, it's not actively hacking the game.... : pyide
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      yeah, that's what my feeling is. My guess is Punkbuster would simply disallow anything involving AHK, eve... : lonepie
      • fwiw i've run punkbuster games with AHK active before, no problem : electroly
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  I used to use AHK a ton for stuff like this and key / mouse (re) mapping. I switched to GlovePIE for ME2 ... : pyide
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    lol@last part : oHnOES
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      I'm not kidding! http://carl.kenner.googlepages.com/glovepie_download : pyide
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        haha, I have to say im 100% green power to download it eh? neat! : chilln
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          This is from the readme: * You may not export this software to Israel, or use it in Israel (including... : pyide
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            How is that anti-semitic? : dengar65
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              That bit is more discriminatory over political & military actions than prejudicial against a race of peop... : pyide
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                I don't doubt it - I checked out his site. He's a zealot of all sorts of things. I just have a pet-p... : dengar65
                • Not a pet peeve, you're just using the word correctly: Despite the use of the prefix "anti," the term : Arctic Fox
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        why would you run this on your computer? i wouldnt trust it, lol, links to scientology? : oHnOES
        • It looks like the scientology link is just operation clambake. I used it because it was the only thing I ... : pyide
  • do not want : Johnnsen
  • wont work in israel? wtf thats pretty crazy : theWhite
• Do we know what time tomorrow the beta ends? : Goncyn

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• i just want into the beta. i am a bad starcraft player but i want to practice my badness in beta : kbnerd
• www.youtube.com/user/HDstarcraft is a great start for you : givemesnacks
• Broadcast your own games and get feedback from shackers. Or post your own replays and ask for it.... : walker270
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  so is this game really that much better than the billion other RTS out there right now? : mrtony
  • Short answer : Yes. Long answer : No question. : walker270
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    billion other? It's a 2 horse race. Blizzard and Relic. And Dawn of War 2 is significantly different enou... : derelict515
    • And EA and chris taylors abominations! (pretty Much a 2 horse race yeah) : abrasion
• first step is to pick a race, soooo : Foxhawk
• Is the Beta only online? : breadsticks
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  there was a thread but it's on page 5 now If you're in the beta, you just double click any replay file... : pancake humper
  • my version of The only way to get better at Starcraft is: 1. Pick a race. You can (and should) repea... : Foxhawk
  • I think you missed the part when you said practice and meant, learn stratgies and counters AS practice : oldschoolbob-o
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  gah, ok reposting stuff here.. : yAak
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    Repost worthy KHB vs Artosis: the Mothership - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUxF4XWtj4g http://www.... : yAak
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      Is that the 'What?' replay? : pancake humper
      • PRL... yes it is =) : yAak
      • haha lol that was excellent : mwasher
      • I can totally picture Artosis raging at that : pancake humper
    • I would imagine I would have the same reaction if that happened to me. Invading a base that seems devoid... : DHAvatar
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      fucking motherships are cheap. people who use them like that should be banned : mrtony
      • what : yAak
      • "like that"? How else can they be used? : kek
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        motherships are actually pretty balanced i think : chrisschutz
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          it doesn't looked balanced from the video : mrtony
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            its because KHB did something crazy... stalled most unit production with the sole intent of pumping out a... : yAak
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              This was very much an all-in rush. A very, very dangerous all-in rush, too. Pretty much anything could ... : walker270
              • had artosis gotten in 15 - 30 seconds earlier, KHB would have lost the game. : StolenNosferatu
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            Trying to derive balance from a small number of replays and videos is an impossible affair. Any single u... : walker270
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              To add, the closed beta has been out for a week. Most of the people playing it probably don't have enoug... : walker270
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                yeah, and hell, i cant imagine Artosis has even fought many motherships to know what to do well in respon... : yAak
                • From what I can tell, this is a ridiculously fragile and long all-in rush. You've lost if your opponent ... : walker270
              • One of the #1 Korean gamers in Platinum is playing 40 games a day. He has over 300 games logged already. ... : pancake humper
          • the first time i saw the mothership used in a game it was completely ineffective and got raped by the oth... : electroly
    • lol that was epic : oldschoolbob-o
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      lols, that was awesome. When the terran hit the protoss base I was like wow, protoss has *three* units, ... : kek
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        Not necessarily. I feel like KHB was cutting it very close, if Artosis had a little bit more success wit... : yAak
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          My problem with the arbiters of SC1 was that, "Yeah okay great, all my units are cloaked except this one.... : kek
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            yeah, i think the mothership is a badass unit for sure, i just think its tough to evaluate it watching th... : yAak
            • yeah I suppose that's the biggest mistake the terran player made. If he was able to keep the vikings in ... : kek
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    Hilarious and awesome interviews with Korean pro-gamers playing SC2 beta: Xenio - http://www.teamliqu... : yAak
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      Check as in the War3 player Check? : abrasion
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        Yes. : Felraiser
        • I want to know moon, Ted and lyns opinions :( : abrasion
  • Bashiok ventures out of D3 forums to bring hope to the wretched (beta-less): http://forums.battle.net/t... : yAak
• sons of bitches. first thing i hear when i get to the office today is "matt, it is awesome!" YES I KNO... : mwasher
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  I've been watching replays all morning (no, I'm not in the beta: thanks to the shacker to alerted me abo... : kek
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    he took out Stalkers with the jetpack guys? those are Reapers... don't think Stalkers are particularly we... : yAak
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      sorry, I got the name right but the feature wrong. he took out stalkers with marauders but this was a ga... : kek
      • Ahh ok yeah =) Marauders definitely destroy armored! I use this site to look at units a lot while watch... : yAak
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  -The primary thing that most beginners do wrong is not to make enough peons / resource gatherers. You ge... : bipolar
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    In SC2, mineral saturation is just 16 scvs. You want to be making SCVs constantly, but you also need to ... : Foxhawk
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      Yeah Fast Expands really seem to be a bad move in SC2. : Rotten Deadite
      • It's not a bad move, just a bad idea for people new to the game (imo). : Foxhawk
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      I wouldn't consider a 7-8 minute expansion particularly fast. Though, I'm going by AoM standards and top... : bipolar
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        I'm talking about new players who aren't going to be using builds, especially not tight ones. FE is a re... : Foxhawk
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          in all the replays i don't notice much scouting to "hidden" potential expansions spots... how do you feel... : yAak
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            You should always scout expansions anyways. : pancake humper
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              Actually, I DID see you doing a good job of that a couple nights ago =) I won't be trying hidden expansi... : yAak
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                Don't focus on hidden expansions as a major gameplay element...they aren't :) This should be your firs... : pancake humper
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                  seems like that would be a pain if the hatchery wasn't auto selected or given a default key binding when ... : mwasher
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                    also, you gotta setup your way point to the minerals otherwise your 10 drones are just standing there, wh... : mwasher
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                      It's a way to practice hotkey switching and basic mechanics of macroing. I am not expecting him to be try... : pancake humper
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                        mwasher actually plays starcraft using a joystick : electroly
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                          I use a nintendo powerglove : mwasher
                          • Now you're playing with power : pancake humper
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                            i've been looking up protoss build orders on teamliquid. seems pretty cool to have a preset rotation rea... : electroly
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                              You scout after building first pylon, by the time you get to their base you should have one gateway build... : dkrulz
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                                so at like 8 supply, send a probe to scout? i gotta work on doing that sooner. : electroly
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                                  depends on the map. If it's two players, you can scout later. On two player maps I scout very late. : Foxhawk
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                                    Your ability to reliably find the other player's base isn't the only factor in scout timing. Since the va... : Felraiser
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                                      wall-ins still give you a decent amount if info unless the guy is being really tricky, which hasn't happe : Foxhawk
                                      • we are blending SC1 and SC2 discussion here I think. scouting at 8 after dropping a pylon on your way ou... : mwasher
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                              usually you already know the race and a bit of the play style of your opponent. The biggest, most impo... : miasma&!
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                                mwasher does random race every game, so that doesn't help me much. at this point i'm still focused on be... : electroly
                                • Yeah miasma is talking about pretty high level play, which you don't have to be concerned about. You nee... : dkrulz
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                                  I do it more to give you more of a chance since zerg is definitely my best, but really i'm just practicin... : mwasher
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                                    more games tonight? : electroly
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                                      you guys should play SC2 : pancake humper
                                      • we are, it's just a really really really early version : electroly
                                      • i hope every pancake you find is ROTTED : yAak
                                    • sure : mwasher
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                                    hows that hopeful key hookup for you looking? : yAak
                                    • still waiting to here from my coworker. :\ : mwasher
                      • :-] : mwasher
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                    'without tough the mouse' christ Without touching the mouse after clicking the hatchery I dunno if ... : pancake humper
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                      I think this is what you're getting at -- learn how to control unit production without looking at your ba... : walker270
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                        Yep. Creating drones without a mouse is a good place to start. Eventually swapping between hotgroups whil... : pancake humper
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                          do drones auto-mine after spawning or something? : yAak
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                            You can rally drones (or any worker) to a mineral patch and have them automatically start mining in SC2. : Felraiser
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                              do they have a separate rally point from military units? : yAak
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                                Yes they do! You can actually see this in replays or streams - hatcheries/lairs/hives will show two rally... : Felraiser
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                                  cool! hah, actually now i remember seeing two different lines coming out of a hatchery, just didn't real... : yAak
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                                    If you highlight your hatchery and right click on a mineral patch, it will make an orange line to the min... : pancake humper
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                                      this is the first game in a long time that i'll be wishing for a non-split/non-ergonomic keyboard for : yAak
                                      • heh you shouldn't really. Blizzard has designed all of the standard hotkeys to be able to reached with... : pancake humper
                                • The micro is much less random in Starcraft 2. All of the micro-related things seem to be based more on e... : walker270
        • well, newbies are generally going to be matched up against newbies so there's still a good chance of gett... : vynn
    • good info to know, thanks for sharing =) : yAak
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    This slow build up if resource units eeeeeeeeeevery single game I think is half the reason DoW2 has been ... : abrasion
    • What some people consider tedious, others consider a vital part of the game. You could say that in RPGs,... : bipolar
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  SC Newbie Advice: Replay files are good, but make sure to watch videos with commentary. Good commentary ... : yAak
  • extreme-newbie video for Terrans, Tier 1 units: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjiTv_8Q-_4 : yAak
• GREAT replays here: http://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft2/replays/ : vynn
• join the sc group (and chat!) btw. http://steamcommunity.com/groups/Shackcraft : Foxhawk
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  An INSANE Video, that was just posted a few hours ago: http://www.youtube.com/user/HDstarcraft#p/u/2/YYQ6... : TheVietSpecial
  • Nice, game 8! : pancake humper
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  Bind unit production buildings to hotkeys, give them all waypoints (workers to mineral patch, armies to w... : Serpico74
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    can you bind more hotkeys beyond 0-9? : yAak
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      You really shouldn't need to in SC2. With MBS and the removal of the old unit selection cap, each hotkey ... : Felraiser
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        You can also tab through the different types of units within a control group, which helps with casters. ... : walker270
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          oh, awesome : yAak
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            Yeah, like I said above -- there doesn't seem to be a lot of microing around the interface or engine limi... : walker270
            • This really has me looking forward to playing. One of my major issues with micro in SC1 was that it felt... : yAak
        • I didn't know you could tab, that's awesome. My biggest thing right now is having to give casters a sub-h... : Serpico74
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    My real problem is dynamic hot keying and knowing where to hotkey units :(. I can't do it very well. I al... : abrasion
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      I just measured - yep, control 5 is a bastard to hit with one hand, 6 is impossible. : abrasion
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        Does using your thumb on CTRL instead of pinky finger work better? Its kind of awkward to twist your hand... : yAak
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          Let's me hit control 6 or control 7 at a stretch (but it would be an in-accurate press) - also requires ... : abrasion
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            switch to the other ctrl? : StolenNosferatu
            • Take hand off mouse 50 times a game? :( : abrasion
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            why don't you just use two hands then? it's not like you're constantly assigning hotkeys : electroly
            • That's exactly what high end players do with dynamic hotkeying. : abrasion
    • I put production buildings in 6-0, which don't have to be changed all that often or on the fly. : walker270
    • Use Shift+5/6 if you're just starting the control group. It's closer! : Brian Leahy

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  p.s. I love you, mods. : Creepin_Jeezus
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    if you love them so much why don't you marry them : trOmblyj
    • tomservo is looking : redfive
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  I'm going to try and put some more time into pripyat as I've not done very well with it so far, I won't l... : jbury
  • yea keep going. The games get much easier once you get a few hours in! Pick your fights wisely. You can r... : DarkDeus
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  I'm playing Shadow of Chernobyl right now too, almost to Lab 16 but spent most of my night last night per : trOmblyj
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    The vintar BC is my favorite gun in SoC. I loved sniping people with it! : DarkDeus
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      I went and got it and used it when steaing the box from the military base. I killed all those motherfuck... : trOmblyj
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        The Vintar BC is just sitting on the floor of one of the barracks for the Freedom Base btw - the only thi... : trOmblyj
        • if you heads towards pripyat and help them defend the checkpoint you can pick up a couple hundred rounds ... : DarkDeus
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      Yeah it's pretty awesome. That and the G36 (in game it's called the GP-37 I think) are monsters. The on... : deject
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        I got the other assault rifle that has the integrated grenade launcher and scope, but it uses the same am... : trOmblyj
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          the OC-14? It's OK, but to be honest I haven't found a good use for the grenade launchers and the sights... : deject
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            Yeah, thats the one. Like I said I haven't used it yet since ammo is scarce. But I have a ton of ammo n... : trOmblyj
            • I have always used the M4 until I found a G36. Is the Sig really that good, considering you can't mount ... : deject
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  That's why I love this game, it's not a typical VIDEO GAME like most games where it holds your hand and c... : tomservo
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    One of the reasons I believe that makes the underground areas so scary are the random assortment of sound... : DM7
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      Definitely! You could design me an underground map in Stalker and promise me that you didn't put any muta... : tomservo
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        They could say they won't put mutants in it, but I wouldn't believe them. -__- Bloodsuckers are the wors... : DM7
        • Oh God. There's nothing worse then losing track of a bad guy. : Creepin_Jeezus
        • It's watercooler talk games like this that keep me playing games :) Script fests offer no discussion o... : tomservo
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      I think what makes it so scary for me, it's that you never know what to expect. That and it really does k... : Creepin_Jeezus
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        I love Stalker but when I played I was basically a traveling caravan of goods/guns/ammo. At a certain po... : mnsnota
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          You definitely find a lot of weapons and ammo throughout the game. The problem is What To Take With You. ... : tomservo
          • Yeah, i've got to agree with mnsnota. After about an hour of hording and selling everything that isn't n... : x Tempest x
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      One time I was checking out this house after I heard gunshots, I found some dead stalkers in it, but coul... : Tchest
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        As much as I hate to admit it, I think that's a scripted encounter. The EXACT same thing happened to me l... : Full.Bleed
        • I don't remember where it was, or if there was a wounded guy, but I know I searched every room of the hou... : Tchest
  • yea i got creeped out just exploring the jupiter area in Cop last night. It was a really dark night and i... : DarkDeus
• it's an amazing amazing experience once you get into it. : Fredrik S
• Completely agreed, they nailed the scary atmosphere in those games. NAILED IT : MercFox1
• Between your post and watching Rydogg play the other night I'm really getting the itch to buy this game. ... : mrwolf710
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  >:E : r3dn3ck
  • Nooooooo it is a creature of my nightmares! NOOOOOO *dies* : DM7
  • It's one of those damn BLOODSUCKERS!!!11ELEVEN (sneaks away, brandishes Vintar BC, attempts to snipe i... : TNTDOG
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  I didnt even get passed the first village on STALKER because I got tired of the anomalies and random dog ... : whistletits
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    I love that I can easily defeat a squad of enemies with guns but a pack of wild dogs can drop me in no ti... : trOmblyj
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      Unless I have a shotgun, or can see them coming at me from a distance, pack of dogs = run : tomservo
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        I was sneaking up on a military base last night and I saw my warning bar was pegged, I turned around just... : trOmblyj
        • Killing those dudes is really satisfying sometimes. It reminds me of the buffalo scene in Dances With Wol : tomservo
    • I know right! : whistletits
  • Only if you also didn't get past the opening mission on Deus Ex. If that's the case would you kindly leav... : Creepin_Jeezus
  • I stopped for the same reason. Picked it back up on a steam deal, so I may try again. : breadsticks
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  the thing that drives me nuts though is how it tries to be so realistic but then it says GAME OVER when y... : mrtony
  • That's what really happens when you die man. : DM7
  • At least STALKER Complete 2009 changes it to "Lost in The Zone." : Full.Bleed
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  i really wish i could get into this game. i always quit at the same part near the warehouse after the jun : ass-street
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    My first time through, that was about the point where the game got awesome. Before the warehouse / junkya : tomservo
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      i always get stuck at this area where it loads a new map and a guy is being held at gunpoint near a truck... : ass-street
      • You need an AK or MP5 (called viper in the game), you should have some + a bit of ammo at that point. Use... : Tchest
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        Heres a quick guide to the beginning if you ever think about trying the game again. http://www.shacknews.... : DarkDeus
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          in your list of tips you mention using the chest at the bar for storage--is that safe? will stuff that I... : rgoer
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            Yes - I've used it as well. : trOmblyj
            • actually, I use a stash not in the bar, it is outside the bar off the room where the one stalker in the b... : trOmblyj
            • awesome! I've been using incremental save files (lol), and I made sure to save one right before I dumped... : rgoer
        • this is great, thanks for posting it : MrBig0
        • thanks for this. i am planning to try again after i build a new system. : ass-street
      • shoot the guy with the MP5 first. don't wait for the dialog either. : deject
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  I remember the first time I encountered that psy enemy at the end of the tunnel. I tried shooting it, b : Rag and Bone Man
  • Yeah, the first time I found one of those bastards, I was out of ammunition except for a few .50 cal pist... : tomservo
  • That's actually a very valid tactic when fighting them, perhaps the easiest way to take them out. They w... : stoned wallaby crop circle
  • Scariest moment in the game. : legato17
• I love that you're loving it. This game is fantastic and one of the few that has created a truly immersiv : ieGod
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  If you like the scream and yelp factor, and also having to think a little bit, try playing Penumbra. It's... : ajvitaly
  • ^^^^^ Holy shit yes this. Penumbra series are easily the pant-shittingly scary games I ever played. : Mr. Goodwrench
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  Are you playing with any mods installed? : deadhorse
  • Aye, I'm running the Complete 2009 mod. The head bobbing was unbearable for me. : Creepin_Jeezus
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    Which mods are suggested for a first playthrough? I might be starting it soon. : MrBig0
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      I'm in the camp that says play it through once with no mods at all. Stalker was the only game I restarted... : DM7
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        I'm not sure I'm hardcore enough for that. Weren't there a lot of weird issues with the game that basical... : MrBig0
        • the major bugs got patched. there still are bugs and whatnot, but it's nothing that will prevent you fro... : deject
      • I agree, it's best with no mods, or if you really want, just ones that do bugfixes and some graphical twe... : deject
    • Play with Stalker Complete 2009- http://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-complete-2009/news/stalker-complete-20... : DarkDeus
• since i installed Complete 2009 i can no longer run the game. the screen goes black like the game is abo... : grendel
• call of pripyat is fukn great also, recommend it! : kemical
• Thats so crazy I just went through that whole thing last night! It was scary as heck, but I had an exosk... : ColonBlow1
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  I do hope Call of Pripyat sold well enough to warrant more Stalker games. I really want to see wtf is up ... : shortbuscaptain
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    IIRC they are working on STALKER 2 now. : grendel
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      I found a bunch of screenshots here, looking good! http://englishrussia.com/?p=5217 : shortbuscaptain
      • These make me grin like an idiot every time I see them :D : tomservo
      • here too: http://englishrussia.com/?p=1945 : MrBig0
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      sweet, hope they make a whole new engine though, that stalker one engine doesnt run nearly as well as it ... : chilln
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        yea the engine is great but is showing its age when it comes to stuff like animation and the draw distanc... : DarkDeus
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          Yea they really need to upgrade to a engine that supports a larger game world, one huge explorable game w... : shortbuscaptain
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            yea that would be awesome! I would like to see some new mutants too. Theyve only added a couple of new on... : DarkDeus
            • I would love for some co-op in STALKER. I'm not usually a huge fan of it, but thinking about trekking ar... : ZTac
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          Rumors are that it's Crytech, but that's probably more just a fanboy fantasy turned into rumor. Still,... : tomservo
          • I wonder if crytech's lighting engine would cut the mustard? : Rotten Deadite
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    Reported via Steam that over 2 million digital copies have been sold. : RyDogg1
    • That's some good numbers for a smaller dev like they are, especially since it's only steam numbers and so... : shortbuscaptain
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  Back when it first came out, I played STALKER but ended up shelving it shortly after reaching the garbage... : rgoer
  • I don't think they've ever managed to match that horror feeling in SoC with any of their later games. : Rotten Deadite
• This is making me want to replay SoC again. Did once vanilla and then 1/2 way the next time with Oblivion... : kagath
• I bought it when it came out, and my peice of shit computer wouldn't run it. I really should go and fi... : MacemanInTW
• "I said come in, don't stand there!" : TNTDOG

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  This is not how every Bioware game works. It's not how ME1 worked, it's not how KOTOR worked, its not how... : SpaecKow
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    I agree with SpaecKow. The original post's criticisms ring kind of hollow. : Rice-Rocketeer
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      I can get behind the OP. The fact that I didn't feel any sense of urgency in the main storyline is why I ... : daVinci1980
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        I'm confused at what you guys are upset about. Both of you guys are linking linearity and urgency, but... : Rice-Rocketeer
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          You're confusing everything I said. I was exploring both options, and saying that the single story orien... : Tchest
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            So what you're saying is that you want an adventure game? Isn't the point of an RPG choice? Couldn'... : Rice-Rocketeer
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              I mean...in other words, there are multiple ways to solve a problem, and Bioware RPGs are trying to give ... : Rice-Rocketeer
              • What you have now are seperate problems to be solved one by one, and only rarely does one have any effect... : Tchest
            • Well, no, genres are about gameplay, not story. Adventures games are about puzzles and I'm generally not ... : Tchest
        • I link choices affecting the world with urgency and replayability. However, I never said I both wanted... : daVinci1980
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    ME1 and KOTOR most definitely did work that way, I don't see how you can say otherwise. You've got a bunc... : Tchest
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      Bloodlines didn't have this problem because you just sort of went around doing jobs so in terms of game f... : SpaecKow
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        Yeah but there was a lot of "GEHENNA ! blabla" and nothing would really happen with that in the game. : Tchest
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          That's a different thing from "The darkspawn are coming now RIGHT NOW" and then you go off to fight werew... : SpaecKow
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            Right. I'm overreacting a bit, Bloodlines still my favourite. I guess I was thinking of the sewers again. : Tchest
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              Even though Bloodlines is The Best Game, nothing redeems the sewers. : SpaecKow
              • The sewers killed my will to play through Bloodlines again. The beach house is still freaking AMAZING th... : Aragoat
    • And that still doesn't change the fact that they could do more with the story, if they didn't have to mak... : Tchest
• The combat sucks. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  There's a good reason why they don't put a timer on games like that. Everyone would hate it! You become a : Dave-A
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    Not a real timer, just a simple "choose A then B is already fucked in some way when you get there" system... : Tchest
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      Ohhhhhhh, okay. I get what you mean now. Actually, I'm sure these ideas have been considered, and they : Rice-Rocketeer
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        Right, I understand it wouldn't be popular. But I hope they are at least doing some of that with Mass Eff : Tchest
        • I'm hoping for the exact same things. I believe that Bioware will deliver! : Aragoat
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          I would laugh if all the paragon choices you made to save the Rachni and the Geth turned out terribly, an : Rice-Rocketeer
          • i could see a scenario where the Geth help Shepard but fuck the Quarians : dirge23
    • There is a minor result from a choice like that in Mass Effect 2 If you delay too long going through the : pyide
  • Fallout had a timer! : SockMonkeh
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  So like.. did you just spoil the ending to Dragon Age? : jehkyb
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    No, but he definitely has some spoilers in that post. : Moonbase Commander
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      yeah. i read through it, and i haven't played the game. hoping the spoilers weren't too major, as i was k... : mindmann
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        I'm sorry, I didn't think of tagging spoilers.. but honestly I'm not seeing any. Everyone already knows y... : Tchest
        • i don't know. i'm just sensitive because i had the enclave kills your dad part of fallout 3 spoiled for m : mindmann
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  Interesting semi-related thing from Destructoid: http://www.destructoid.com/rev-rant-the-wrex-paradox-161... : Majuju
  • Interesting talk and I agree. When I started Mass Effect 2 (on my imported save), it told me that I had l : MrBig0
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  because they're basically moving their RPG's to be on rails while trying to hide it by letting you click ... : thebigbeefsandwich
  • i miss some of the stories on rails like FF4 and FF6. I liked that kind of thing. Though the second half ... : mindmann
  • Yeah. I'm just saying if they're moving the story on rails, they should have the best possible rails. I l... : Tchest

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  Carnivac, tempus fugit. : CrustaR
  • No kidding :( : Carnivac
  • Truth : Visceral Monkey
• I skipped school :| : r_picmip 5
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  I was sitting at work, contemplating a new computer which could run it (to replace my trusty old 486sx). ... : Dave-A
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    D-fer, I played it while NIN - Pretty Hate Machine was playing in the background! : CrustaR
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      You weren't listening to Broken by then?! : Dave-A
      • Hell yeah, but I always went back to PHM. : CrustaR
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  i loved the old sfx of romero screaming, and the teleporter sound effect that sounded like a lightbulb po... : manero
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    WHY IS NOBODY LINKING THESE CRAZY SOUNDS : scottythejock
    • http://www.shacknews.com/extras/alice/QTest_player_sounds.zip : Alice O'Connor
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  pics from a pre-release event at id: http://wendigo.smugmug.com/Video-Games/Events/QTest/ Oh, 1996, h... : wendigo
  • Yep, the 90's were special. Dawn of the internet, growth of the PC market, the height of PC gaming. : Ocelot
  • God, I'm old. : Deathlove
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  Oh my god was that 14 years ago? I remember waiting for my BBS admin to get it since I didn't know WTF I ... : warcrow
  • I just had a fond memory of all the DM levels. :( : warcrow
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  ftp.cdrom.com is where i got it from : oHnOES
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    Those were the days. I miss snooping in the Quake directory for all of the utilities and maps people upl... : Ocelot
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      "MOM DONT USE THE GOD DAMN PHONE" : oHnOES
      • hahaha i convinced my parents to give me my own line after i would tie up the phone for hours at time dur... : vov1n
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      I had to use getright to continue my downloads : chungathebunga
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        getright was the best download manager at the time. : giant boy detective
        • yeah. fuck gozilla : crummynz
      • *pours one out for getright* man that app saved my ass so many times : gokart.
      • So did I. Hahaha. : Ocelot
      • NetVampire > getright : Goncyn
      • GetRight was an absolute necessity on dial-up. : paulatreus
      • That was the second piece of shareware I ever bought... : malevolence
      • Starting to download! : crummynz
    • i tried so desperately to get the aliens mod working with doom 2, it only worked with doom 1 version 1.66... : oHnOES
• That was such a great time. : ventro
• I remember when people were hacking different assets into QTest, like the unused dragon model. Just hink... : scythide
• I was at my dad's office that day. I remember being very excited to download it on the awesome internet c... : Vincent Grayson
• haha at first i read q3test and thought, no fucking way : opengl128
• I think I got my copy at a LAN with the playnet crew, it was played a LOT! : abrasion
• Crazy to think that for a lot of us that was nearly half a life-time ago :). : d3tached
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  I downloaded it at work on our T1, used the art department's CD burner to get it home. : Conan
  • That was just months after I started there, I was 16... : Conan
  • yah i went into my Dad's office to download it.... can't remember how I got it home, but I did. :P : Shadowdane
  • LPB! I remember the discrimination against T1 and ISDN, and later ADSL users on Quake servers when modem... : Ocelot
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  By the way, http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/17307/Quake+Deathmatch+Test+%28QTest%29 Going back to this... : Alice O'Connor
  • Does it use TCP/IP? Would someone be able to setup a shack server? : giant boy detective
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    I have this and a lot of other classic mods, maps, and utilities backed up on a drive. I even have the i... : Ocelot
    • I always liked Future vs Fantasy and TWCTF : vov1n
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      Oh wow! Could you possibly upload Aliens somewhere? All I ever saw of it was a teensy thumbnail in PC Gam... : Alice O'Connor
      • I think I have it somewhere too : Schnapple
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    • QTest's a DOS doodad, you crazy fool. Put it in DOSBox. : Alice O'Connor
• I would actually visibly shake when I was playing this over TCP/IP. I felt like a king when I was in the ... : uebersoldat

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  in T2 arnie said "I see everything" when he was driving at night with the lights off : Draugluin
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    Yeah that's true. hmmm...they are all set in parallel but similar universes or something though right? : theghostofsmdever
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      It's the same universe, it's just that the universe that Kyle Reese came from in Terminator 1 is apparent... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
      • I see O_0 : theghostofsmdever
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  You aren't supposed to care about the other movies in T4. : pimpium
  • You aren't supposed to care about T4 under any circumstances. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• You're making Serpico angry. : abrasion
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  What is this abomination you speak of? There is only T1, T2, T: SCC. >:| : funnynamehere
  • You actually included T:SCC in this list? Blasphemy!!! : SKI242
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    Yeah it seemed way better the first time I watched it after a bottle and a half of wine :/ Is SCC good... : theghostofsmdever
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      it's pretty cool, especially season 2 except for a lull in the middle. It's better than Salvation but isn... : derelict515
      • Cool. Might give it another go. I am slow as hell with the TV shows though. I just recently started Babyl... : theghostofsmdever
    • Yes. It takes a little bit and has some bad episodes. There are some outstanding ones, good themes throug... : funnynamehere
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    3 is fine. : abrasion
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      record scratch : funnynamehere
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        i thought it was alright. : burning eye
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          So did I, no where near as great as the first 2, but solid action. Especially the crane truck scene.lol : theghostofsmdever
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            agreed. the crane truck scene is what saved it.. that and kristianna loken is pretty hot. : beastrabban
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              hell yes. Arnold actually paid for that scene to be added to the movie. They were going to cut it becau... : conandan
              • Really? Good call on his behalf, that scene alone made the movie worth while for me, followed closely by ... : theghostofsmdever
            • Oh hell yeah. She is too fine. : theghostofsmdever
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        it is. 3 was a good movie. Just because it isn't as dark as the other two doesn't mean it isn't a good ... : conandan
        • The ending is the darkest thing in the entire series and kind of craps on the "No fate" message the 2nd m... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
      • no record scratch here, he's right : Halen
      • T: SCC is worse than T4 continuity wise. : pigvomit
      • It's very difficult to expand on a constricted universe with 'tight rules' based on time travel, if they ... : abrasion
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        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kayFrIR-Qfw : Sailor of Fortune
        • That scene is a classic, that should have made it into the film :D : theghostofsmdever
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      Fine if you thought the Matrix sequels were fine. : Godhatesfatpeople
      • Don't remind me of those monstrosities :[ : theghostofsmdever
      • So nothing even remotely like that. : abrasion
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  A McG movie.... IS A BAD MOVIE?!?!?!?!?! : SpaecKow
  • Yeah. I have only ever seen the first 30 minutes of Charlie's Angels and that was bad enough. : theghostofsmdever
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  Fucking horrible movie. T1 and T2 are the only ones that exist in my mind. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    And 3, you forgot 3. Admit it or I permaban you again. : dognose
    • The 2 good things about 3 is the crane scene and seeing that kid from Carnivale in it. ha. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Sorry Dognose, MY Terminator doesn't go to nude male clubs. : Crabs Jarrard
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    The movie was a complete abortion of a story. Both in terms of the Terminator Universe, as well as sayin... : dedgecko
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      I did my best to really give the movie a chance. But once it was done I didn't care about anyone in the m... : Godhatesfatpeople
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        The whole love interest with that indian chick was so fast and badly forced. I like how it took just one ... : Godhatesfatpeople
        • doh, that should have been spoiler tagged, not italicized. :I : Godhatesfatpeople
        • He is good looking robot though :D : theghostofsmdever
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  Kyle says that John Connor has taught them how to avoid detection even thought hey have infrared. : Rice-Rocketeer
  • (I just re-watched the original Terminator last night.) : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Ohhhhhh. Gotya. I was kind of disappointed they didn't show John getting his bar code tattoo in Skynet... : theghostofsmdever
• What did the HK's infer? : hussdelrio