Evening Reading: RTS Madness!

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  Jackass, the new 10.2 drivers fixed these issues (I had the same with 10.1). All you had to do was roll b... : yosemiteclimber
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    I'm using the 10.2 drivers after having rolled back, and then also after having completely wiped and rein... : Jackass1233
    • I had IMMEDIATE issues after updating to 10.1 but rolled back the next day after reading about so many ot... : yosemiteclimber
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    10.2 are great so far, except that the CCC says my GPU isn't supported.. so I have no control panel : jonas54
    • Get ATI Tray Tools! http://www.atitraytools.tk/ : Godhatesfatpeople
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  yea i got back on the nvidia fan wagon when stupid batman kept locking up no matter what I did with PhysX... : zigzag
  • Waiting to play your crashing games prematurely aged you! : Endymion_
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  Ever thought you got a bad card? It happens. Maybe you should try another one before. : razlebol
  • yeah I guess so, or it could be the problem that hundreds of other people are having down to the T. May n... : Jackass1233
• This is why I bought a GTX285 for my new system. : the archvile
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  Yaaaaaaaay confirmation bias : Arctic Fox
  • Maybe. I've been very frustrated with my 5770 as well though. It still has some problems after 10.2 but... : KxRook
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    Yaaaaaaaaaaay ATI owner. He should have totally searched for ATI cards with no problems to be complete... : Octagator
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      Currently I am an ATi owner, yes. How nice of you to assume. I've also had several of Nvidia cards in the... : Arctic Fox
      • I didn't assume, I searched your post history. I'm detecting on the same level you detected his confirmat... : Octagator
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        er what? Lets be frank here. I havent had a serious driver issue with a nvidia card in over 2 years of ga... : italiano3d
        • drivers from both parties aren't perfect, both cards have their flaws. Lets just drop this retarded arg... : Shadowdane
        • Same here. No issues with nVidia drivers. Nice troll attempt. : chadg033
        • Besides the debatable episode that might have destroyed a number of 8800s including mine (which was proba... : Arctic Fox
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          1:1 scaling didn't work for ages and ages in the drivers, then it did for awhile, and now it doesn't agai... : bipolar
          • ie, http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&q=fixed+aspect+ratio+scaling+nvidia+problem&aq=f&... : bipolar
        • Seriously? My last two cards have been Nvidia, and they've had a shit-ton of problems. More than my AM... : Rice-Rocketeer
        • The last two times I upgraded my nVidia drivers, it broke Remote Desktop for me. No joke. The second t... : Jumperus
        • It did not happen to you so it must not happen to anyone!! : razlebol
        • Well good for you. I had endless issues with my last two Nvidia cards and not a single one with my curren... : Mr. Goodwrench
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  We just bought an XFX 5670 about an hour ago, installed it, and it's shut her system off twice so far whi... : jingletard
  • What kind of temperatures are you getting on the card? I had an 4850 and my system would constantly r... : braker
  • Make sure you didn't forget to plug in the power cord into the video card. Most modern cards require ext... : Matt Burris
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22169920#itemanchor_22169920 http://www.shackpics.com/files/5770Fli... : EricZBA
• So weird. I don't blame you though. I've had a 5770 and 5850 and had zero issues. : Visceral Monkey
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  why do people say the ati drivers are garbage? ive had a 5850 since it launched and havent had a single p... : jarek99
  • Because they've had problems? Certainly seems to be the case with the op. : Conan
• Bummer. I had issues only when overclocking. Crashing, flickering, etc. Ever since I locked the voltage a... : majestik
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  Despite ATI's current performance lead I am still with Nvidia : Dr_Cube
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    Same. Tried and failed at what I needed it for (Multiple annoying problems in Maya). Replaced with a GTX2... : synapse19
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      And Jackass's problem with the 5770 that I've seen posted a number of times is why I steered a friend of ... : synapse19
      • Yeah. From a programming model standpoint I find Nvidia's architecture more interesting and I also have t... : Dr_Cube
      • yep i switched a a 285 oc. : italiano3d
  • Same. I am done fucking around with Catalyst. : [7]kami
  • Physx and Digital Vibrance got me sorely hooked. : Matt Burris
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  I have to agree with this post unfortunately. I just built a new computer for my brother, and recommende... : atom519
  • How is it a driver issue when the XFX is the only 5770 that has really experienced major issues. I have ... : treefingers1
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  Unless ATI does hardware tesselation in the future, I'm probably gonna be sticking with NVidia for my nex... : CrustaR
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    um they both do Hardware Tessellation, its a DX11 feature. : Shadowdane
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      They were doing tessellation back in CS1 w/ early Radeon card http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TruForm : noven
      • I remember that, it totally sucked. The only game it worked on was Serious Sam and it turned everything i... : SnakeIRye
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    5xxx has tesselation support, doesn't it? : jimmy_legs
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      Hmm, I have heard conflicting reports. :| : CrustaR
      • whoever is telling you it doesn't is fucking retarded. it has built in hardware tessellation. : deject
      • Uh, no, it has it. I've run the Haven benchmark several times in dx11 mode on my 5850 and its LOADED with... : Visceral Monkey
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        LOL. Conflicting reports? How? : Rice-Rocketeer
        • Someone told me otherwise. : CrustaR
        • PS: LAWL : CrustaR
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        It is a feature of Direct X 11 that is mandatory to be supported in hardware if they want to label the ca... : bipolar
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          Supposedly, NVidia's tessellation solution is superior due to the fact that it can use its shaders to aid... : Rice-Rocketeer
          • Supposedly, Fermi is going to be the next step in human evolution or worse than dead dogshit, depending w... : bipolar
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    I was under the impression all DX 11 cards had hardware tesselation, but NVidia's architecture was far mo... : ServiusOrtus
    • -amd card have had tesselation for years. -Tesselation is a dx11 feature so EVERY dx11 card MUST have i... : ssj4megaman
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    Your decision-making process seems to be in need of refinement, perhaps starting with product knowledge. ... : Sapiens
    • SORRY - someone who I thought was extremely knowledgeable told me!! : CrustaR
  • wut : Godhatesfatpeople
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    lol monster fail. : spaceyme
    • LAWL : CrustaR
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      Oh, wait, I meant *faster* tessellation. Man, that was a huge typo. See megaman's and RR's reply. PS... : CrustaR
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        nah u just suck man. what a fucked up FAIL : spaceyme
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          It took you that long to come up with that reply? In that case, I'm pretty sure you have failed worse th... : CrustaR
          • Cant believe you checked this post history you fag. : spaceyme
• I just received that card today been playing games all day with no issues me crosses fingers and knock... : Lawgiver
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  I was thinking of getting a 5850 for BFBC2 , guess I'll wait and stick with Nvidia . I've never had an A... : Cashh
  • for what its worth, I believe the 5850's no longer have this problem, they used to but it got patched out : Jackass1233
  • I have a 5850 and it works fine. : crummynz
  • i have 5850 and it works flawlessly, didnt suffer from a single problem and been owning it for about 2 mo... : hanged_man
• ATI issues come and go over the years but overall their issues have always outnumbered the nvidia ones. : Cygnus X-1
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  This doesn't surprise me. Even understanding that some people haven't had any problems with drivers, th... : cerealSAM2
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    CCC is a little cluttered but calling it the "worst software you've used" is a bit of a stretch. If it's... : Sapiens
    • I havent used ATI driver software in quite a while but i would be blown away if it manages to top iTunes ... : alphablu
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      Worst software I've used without trying very hard to remember (and isn't another piece of ATI software). : cerealSAM2
      • Come on. Lotus Notes? iTunes on PC? Crystal Reports? : bipolar
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    Stop being full of shit please. : Godhatesfatpeople
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      Eat me. By which, I mean, eat a bag of shit. :P And if you work for ATI, eat two. I hate their sof : cerealSAM2
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        who uses catalyst media center? i haven't even heard of it. at the very least it doesn't seem very rele... : Sapiens
        • My point was that all their software sucks. And anyone who's ever used their software to watch TV, DVDs... : cerealSAM2
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  i'm the biggest Nvidiot. but i got a 5850 yesterday and it rips in BF:BC2. cant wait for retail. and nvid... : gyokuro
  • even the 4890 rips in BF:BC2. maxed settings smooth as butter. : c0ucheh
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    What CPU and speed are you running ? : Cashh
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      wolfdale dual core @ 4.0Ghz. I'd love to get a quad core going, but the move from a 260gts to a 5850 was ... : gyokuro
      • Very nice. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    The NVidia Fermi cards are taking FOREVER too, and NVidia keeps stalling like crazy, which implies to me ... : Arctic Fox
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      my last 3 cards were nvidia. this is my 2nd ati card i've ever owned (9800 was my first ati) : gyokuro
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        Hahahah it sounds like we have been on the same upgrade cycles :P. This 5850 is my second ATi card too, A... : Arctic Fox
        • this kindof feels like the 9700/9800 days. hopefully nvidia can get their act together and kick ati's but... : gyokuro
      • hey. you're me! : moshman
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      That and the new mid-level 5830 card is garbage. Slower than a 4890 yet more expensive. The only things i... : Serpico74
      • the 5830 doesn't make sense at all to me. I would have got the 5870 but only the 5850 fit in my case and ... : gyokuro
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        http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22259410 : bipolar
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          Yeah, I read it earlier today, I'm very familiar with HOCP's testing methodology, and I'm still not impre... : Serpico74
          • I think the point is, how well does a 4890 run Direct 11 effects? It's irrelevant to compare performance... : bipolar
• My GTX260 has served me well. Go green team! : bolneze
• Our shop is almost 100% ATI except for a few laptops and they are just fine. : Fred Garvin
• can i have your 5770 :D : GloriousCow
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  i guess i'm lucky because my 5870 rips. no problems. after 3 nvidia cards : moshman
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    seriously must be bad cards or something.. i have NEGATVE, ZERO, ZILTCH, NADDA, NO problems with my 5870.... : ssj4megaman
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      i never had a single problem with my previous 8800GT either, solid as a rock. Just loud as fuck when the ... : moshman
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        oddly enough, my only vid card to fry/die on me is my 8800gt lol : ssj4megaman
        • i wonder if that driver update rumour is true? I never updated the drivers in the because apparently the ... : moshman
• I'm totally going to pick up a 5770 soon, I think. So cheap. : Rice-Rocketeer
• I upgrade my video card every 6-18 months and have had several cards from both ATI and NVidia. I've not h... : ramshot
• I've had many ati cards, and more recently a 5870 for the past several months and I have never encountere... : Milleh
• thanks for the links. today many ati users claims ati driver hell has stopped... : matthaeus

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  Cryptonomicon. Microserfs. The Name of the Wind. : Deathlove
  • Right on. I'm halfway through The Name of the Wind and I already think it's basically of the best written... : Duffman8369
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  if you like warhammer at all, the Horus heresy, Isenhorn, Ravenor : theWhite
  • and http://www.amazon.com/dp/1844163423/ !!! Packed with awesome short stories. : roushimsx
  • I wholeheartedly agree with this. The Horus Heresy series is fantastic, and a good way to get into WH40K ... : thetangent
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  The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao : Modica Sol Solis
  • This one was better than I expected. : MacemanInTW
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  Keep them coming! Post your favourites. : Snuffles-
  • Consider Phelbas, night angel trilogy, all the vince flynn books, Hyperion series : deadfish
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  A Song Of Ice And Fire is the greatest book series ever written and I will fight anyone late 19th century : vile
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    That new sun book made no sense. I hear the second book didn't make any sense either. I gave up on it. Pl... : tsuba
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      I just finished Shadow of the Torturer, as per the suggestion of Beaginator and I have to say it is one o... : mlev
      • I just read Shadow on the recommendation of the shack and I completely agree mlev. This is a book that o... : trove
      • I agree. I am currently re-reading it (haven't touched it in years) and am definitely noticing that you h... : the_burd
    • Reading the Book of the New Sun now. It's great and sort of beguiling. It's both fast and slow and fits a... : Albemuth
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    I am waiting for that fat piece of shit to write the last book before I get into ASOIAF. At least steven ... : boring gegtik
    • You;ll be waiting another decade. And so will the rest of us. : StolenNosferatu
    • We all need to admit we'd do the exact same thing if we were in his shoes. : phate81
    • hahaha fucking A, man. : Ride-My-Rocket
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      I barely remember what ASOIAF is about anymore. : kelerian
      • I will have to reread the series when the next one is due out. Had to do that for WoT (except I read the ... : Old_Fart
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    I think "A Song of Ice and Fire" has sort of spiraled out of his control - when he has to resort to writi... : taronish
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      Malazan is written without every view point in every book. It's also pretty unparalleled in scope so it's... : Psigun
      • I haven't read that yet, but I don't forgive the Martin stuff, since I think half of the view points are ... : taronish
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  The Dresden Files - Jim Butcher. Fast reading, highly entertaining, bubble gum fiction Jeff Shaara - ou... : guitarsandbikes
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    new dresden paperback in a couple weeks! : Psigun
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      Hardback. : ConfusedUs
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        Paperback. Turn Coat release date in paperback is March 3rd. Changes hardcover is due April 6th. : Psigun
        • I thought you were talking about Changes! I didn't realize Turn Coat wasn't out in paperback yet. Damn... : ConfusedUs
  • I will second this rec... They are easy reads and not very deep but very entertaining. I am on book 7 ri... : ju$tmon3y
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  Swan Song - Robert McCammon http://www.amazon.com/Swan-Song-Robert-McCammon/dp/1439156735/ : dognose
  • I second this....its basically a better Stand : james_austintx
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  Terror by Dan Simmons. : tsuba
  • I loved this book. : tinfoilhatter
  • excellent book. : deadfish
  • Signed : briandubau
  • People that liked this book. Did you like Drood? That will be my next long book. I got it second hand. Ho... : tsuba
  • I picked this up on a whim and was extremely glad I did. Simmons writes horror just as well as he does Sc... : phate81
• i'm reading The Road right now and it's pretty awesome. : valael
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  Anything by Tim Powers Anubis Gate On Stranger Tides Last Call Earthquake Weather Expiration Date : tinfoilhatter
  • Declare was awesome. : Albemuth
• http://www.amazon.com/Crown-Conspiracy-Michael-J-Sullivan/dp/0980003431 I've suggested this a few times.... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson : kallanta
  • ^required reading : smax
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    You know, I may need to turn in my Shack card, but I didn't find this to be amazing. I didn't like how th... : Arctic Fox
    • While I loved cryptonomicon, snow crash didn't really blow my mind. Neither did neuromancer. : Clay
• The Odd Thomas stuff by Koontz is fun. : rmjackson
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  Dune : mactu
  • ^^ This : soapland
  • I've really enjoyed all of 6 the Frank Herbert Dune series, even though God Emporer was a bit long in the : pharom
• It looks like you enjoy books with a darker, fantasy bent. Which is good because I love those too. Mis : ConfusedUs
• Ender's Game : kallanta
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  Almost anything by Stephen Baxter. Check out The Timeships, Ring, and Vacuum Diagrams to start. : thetangent
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    Oh, and in a similar vein, check out Arthur C. Clarke as well. Especially the Rama series and of course t... : thetangent
    • ... also Against the Fall of Night (and/or The City and the Stars) and Beyond the Fall of Night. : dumb.
  • fuck, Sony... $17.46 for the ebook Flood by Stephen Baxter... : proclone1
• The Artificial Kid - Sometimes I think I'm the only person on earth who's read this amazing book! : dumb.
• I've just started to get into The Culture series by Ian. M Banks. I've read the first three so far, and w... : TheQuad
• Repeating the Cryptonomicon suggestion. Possibly my favorite book ever. : Clay
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  House of Leaves. : Shivawn
  • yeah I loved this : alnya
• Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield : grabbie
• Shogun : retardhumper
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  Altered Carbon. Armor. Aztec. : CrustaR
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    Altered Carbon Fuck yes. Takeshi Kovacs is a badass. : ArcKnight
    • Barnes and Noble sells a B&N printing of Three Muskteers, Man in the Iron Mask, and Count of Monte Cristo... : Juno
    • I've picked Altered Carbon up many times and keep putting it back on the shelf at the bookstore. One day ... : Old_Fart
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  The Count of Monte Cristo : mechanicalgrape
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    I think this will be my next book. : Clay
    • Ending is nothing like what i expected. : StolenNosferatu
    • Make sure it's the unabridged version. : mechanicalgrape
  • The Body Count of Monte Cristo : Wadmaasi
  • This is a great book. : thetangent
  • Barnes and Noble sells a B&N printing of Three Muskteers, Man in the Iron Mask, and Count of Monte Cristo... : Juno
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  Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan : greh kleh
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    * And that brandon guy : mlev
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      The newest one is one of my top 3 favorite books in the series. Very Nearly #1. : greh kleh
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        Brandon Sanderson really carried the ball on this one. : greh kleh
        • His Mistborn books have been really fantastic. I avoided them for the longest time because the descripti... : DianeOfTheMoon
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  Old Man's War series : ColoradoCNC
  • ohshi I missed this, sup fellow good taste in books buddy? : Xevo
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  I've lost interest in Under the Dome by Stephen King. It was too plodding and slow for me. I might try ... : Matt Burris
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    Yeah I only finished Under The Dome because.. I try my best not to quit on books. Check out One Second A... : proclone1
    • Nice, I like the premise. Will purchase it on the Kindle next time I'm on it. Thanks! : Matt Burris
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  Hyperion Series : WhatIsThisFor
  • The City and the Stars : WhatIsThisFor
  • Ilium and Olympos are good too : Old_Fart
• Circus of the Air : Megara9
• Old Man's War by John Scalzi. : Xevo
• David Gerrod's War Against the Chtorr series http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_Against_the_Chtorr : watcherxp
• Although not in the same sort realm, I've been reading a lot of books on the U-Boat war and battes of the... : bombay
• Catch-22 : Sailor of Fortune
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  Malazan Book of the Fallen! : brickmatt
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    I like the series, but goddamn he gets preachy in the later books. Almost on a level with Terry Goodkind. : ArcKnight
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      You think? I don't think so. : brickmatt
      • I agree with you. Doesn't seem preachy to me. : Old_Fart
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  Fire Upon The Deep A Deepness In The Sky Both by Vernor Vinge : dfay
  • I'll second this recommendation : Old_Fart
• The Sirens of Titan : Wikus Van De Merwe
• I, Robot by Asimov The Deep Blue Good-bye by John D. McDonald : lacker
• Guaranteed not to be recommended by others: Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold Spirit Gate by Kat... : woddemandred
• The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss Very good antasy book, supposed first of a series and I'm getti... : Old_Fart
• http://www.mediahistory.umn.edu/images/DicknJane.jpeg : abrasion
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  Pillars of the Earth by Kenneth Follett, tis Epic Epic Epic! : Thund3rball
  • Second'd. Great book. There is a followup to this book as well. : Wedge

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  chrono boost can't target allies anymore. i thought that was a neat feature. : mwasher
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    During one of the HDStarcraft matches, I watched a Protoss boost his Terran ally with crono boost. Was th... : Greymatter42
    • Yes : pancake humper
    • i think i saw 2 protoss allies boost one target and actually have it stack, they were cackling... : yAak
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  Key highlights from Blizzcast: Chris Sigaty: We were targeting three to five months for the beta, we : yAak
  • Oh shit 28 missions! SC2 is going to end up being something like 90 missions long. : MercFox1
  • Just got to the 3 month part myself. Pretty exciting, helps take the sting out of not being in the beta. ... : Noobler
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  Apparently, the replay hack was fixed. Is this true? : razlebol
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    oh come on now. :\ : mwasher
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      No shit. Talk about a victimless crime. Who is this hurting? : kek
      • my sanity. watching and yet not being able to PLAYasdfjldfkjalskdjf : yAak
      • "victimless crime" ++QFT. : Wikus Van De Merwe
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    Any confirmation of this? : weevil bob
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      Well, as a beta user, I was unable to watch replays when the servers offline so I am sure they do some so... : pancake humper
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        It's possible its just trying to reconcile the version changes before letting you run replays. They said... : yAak
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          possible! but this would break the replay hack too? : pancake humper
          • Yeah, because it involves redirecting its initial battlenet connection. : JarEme
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    What does this hack do? : jayares
    • Let you watch replay without having a beta account. : razlebol
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  Patch notes mention Infested Terrans... I thought they were removed? Maybe they got re-added? http://w... : yAak
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    So did I. The change to infestors back so we can mind control Colossi now is awesome! : pancake humper
    • heck, mind control a mothership : yAak
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  The Banshee pilot sounds like Sarah Silverman... : DOOManiac
  • No it sounds like the real Kerrigan. : Tincan
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  Is anyone else really disappointed with the units speech? It's all stupid and very out of character for t... : Modica Sol Solis
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    I thought this only played when you spam-clicked them. Like an easter egg : Thomas Hace
    • They do, but even when you did that in the actual game, it was in-character. : Modica Sol Solis
  • Some of those clips in the YouTube video are gold. You ever notice that no one ever comes back to the b : kek
  • I'm going to have to file a complaint about this complaint because it sucks. : SockMonkeh
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    No. It's just you. Because you forgot how to laugh. : Ajax
    • Also lol @ 'out of character' when you're the moron that has to sit there and spam-click on them to get t : Ajax
  • Dude, the original marines sang Ride of the Valkyries if you clicked on them too much. : slax0r
  • You do realize pop culture references have been the staple of Blizzard's humor since forever, right? : Beaginator
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    The original Starcraft units referenced pop culture to you know: http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/StarCraf... : thetangent
    • I mean fuck, the Science Vessel was Monty Burns!! : thetangent
  • Hardly - "This isn't Warcraft in space; it's much more sophisticated!" : Agrona
• is the server down right now ? :( : jedi_27
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  Arnold Thor is awesome : Crimsonbeak
  • I loved that last one : Sailor of Fortune
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  Update: still not in the beta : Patch-e
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    Update2: Still not. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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      Update 3: Nothing yet : InfoBiter
      • Update 4: Nothing. Gimme a key or the kitten gets it. : [7]kami
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  Hahaha "Attention passengers, the local time doesn't matter since you'll all be dead soon" : nakor_
  • "how do you take a leak in this thing?" : JuffoWup
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  Servers are up. Gonna start streaming: http://www.livestream.com/sothebysgaming : pancake humper
  • dude you really need more vespene gas : valael
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  So, um, will this seriously be region locked at release? : daedraug
  • Nobody really knows. Pretty sure it's hard for Blizzard to not notice the general opinion on the matter ... : yAak
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  "If someone asks if I'm a god, I say yes." Sincere lol for Thor. : theangrywaffles
  • sorry, i've got turrets syndrome :( : bad_fish
• The reason people complain about SupCom not having "character" : retarded talking dinosaur
• The Terran units video was awesome. : TheVietSpecial
• The Thor is the most entertaining unit I've heard so far. : Ajax
• Oh hey, let's make protoss slowerrrr. That's a great idea. : chrisschutz
• So whens that next "wave" of players let into the beta? : Xencer
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  Shaders: Extreme is awesomesauce. Now new in this patch but previously I thought Ultra was the max settin... : vynn
  • now new not new : vynn
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  Beginning to want a key quite badly and I don't even like Starcraft, this is becoming frustrating >:( : abrasion
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    yea this shit blows. :[ : mwasher
    • Seriously - I really want to post on the forums with suggestions too, I don't just wanna blindly play the... : abrasion
  • I know! So tempted to buy a key! : josexnc
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  Marine: "Still stuck in this chicken shit outfit." : Dr_Cube
  • There are more. The Marine's got the best ones. Ode to Duke too. : Dr_Cube
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  Holy shit. The Infestor is crazy. A zerg player almost got me with only these and zerglings. He kept on ... : razlebol
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    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=R4936IIF : razlebol
    • watching! thanks : vynn
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  what is this I see? http://i45.tinypic.com/28b8qdv.png : mwasher
  • CONGRATS!!! : Serpico74
  • nice dude : pancake humper
  • *gives a cookie* : givemesnacks
  • Hell....it's about time. : deveus1
  • Very nice. : TheVietSpecial
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    Congrats dude :) - hey did you get an email or it just appeared? : abrasion
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      wish i could give you some hope but it wasn't random. :( F&F : mwasher
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        Ahhh ok - well cool either way man, good times : abrasion
        • yea, just stupid luck : mwasher
        • blizzard @ scottylans . com - MAKE IT SO BLIZZARD : abrasion
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        Hey I know a guy who works as a WoW GM, do they get F&F? : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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          yea, as far as i know they all got their f&f's on monday : mwasher
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            I mean can someone as low as a GM in WoW add people to f&f? : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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              lol "as low as" yes, pretty sure it was company wide : mwasher
              • well being a GM requires a high school degree or something and who knows how many they have :/ : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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                I bet they can't profit from the keys. How many Blizzard staff post here? Hook me up, I am a powerful a... : abrasion
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                  Yeah really... if there are any Blizzard staff with some extra keys, send one to me please! : TheVietSpecial
                  • Who are you? Registered Jul 19, 2008 11:42am CST >:( : abrasion
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      FFFFFFFFFFFF well still nothing for my 2 accts >:( : abrasion
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        nothing here on my account either :/ guess i'll keep watching HDstarcraft on youtube.... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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          I'm starting to get annoyed now, I have nice specs, more than 2 Blizzard apps in my profile, I registered... : abrasion
          • they don't care about time registered, they want specific hardware a broad range :( they don't care about... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • Bastard. :( : thetangent
  • I'm so conflicted - I hate you and am happy for you at the same time. Oh well, enjoy it my man! : zipper76
  • yay mwasher!!! : electroly
  • herpes and aids : [7]kami
  • id? : razlebol
• Ghost, Thor, and Marine are my favorite. "Did you see that? Exactly." : slax0r
• Most of those really aren't funny :( : SpaecKow
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  I can't load the game anymore. The loader just closes immediately :( : sparkly
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    boo i wanted to play you sparkly : mwasher
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      I'm reinstalling. Add me. My id is sparkly.sparkly you're going to kick my ass : sparkly
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        it's patching properly now. I can be in game in about 5 minutes. Although, I have a pizza in the oven. Ca... : sparkly
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          dammit it's not loading. REBOOTING : sparkly
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            Ugh my computer is installing 14 updates I might be a while : sparkly
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              reboot didn't help. Looks like I'm screwed this patch. It just closes immediately once launched. : sparkly
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                sharing is caring : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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                  I fisted your mom last night : sparkly
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                    you are foul. i'm glad it doesn't work. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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                      Foul....or drunk? You decide. : sparkly
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                        drivers? report the bug. : mwasher
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                          I just updated drivers and uninstalled scII, I am now waiting for it to update again. My nvidia drivers w... : sparkly
                          • it says you are online... weird. : mwasher
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                            it works!!! MWASHER!! Play me! : sparkly
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                              :[ : mwasher
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                                mwasher, you have destroyed me : sparkly
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                                  only 35ish hydras, 25ish mutas, and 8 ultras nothin. : mwasher
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                                    I dont even know what the 8 units I had were called : sparkly
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                                      I seem to be too slow with terran. I've been playing them exclusively...im gonna try protoss. : sparkly
                                      • If you are slow with Terran, the solution is not Protoss. : Moonbase Commander
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                                    do replays work still for people not in beta? http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IROAYSL9 nothing but a m... : mwasher
                                    • oh this is the wrong replay, hahaha : mwasher
• I want in the beta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >:( >:( >:( : ninjase
• Oh god, some of those were good but the Thor and the Ahnold voice was fucking hilarious. : locater16
• Friday night here, would have loved to play this all weekend. :(. I am gonna have to get in to an account... : abrasion
• Here's me playing the Zerg post patch... I should've built more infestors they are pretty fun to use... ... : inc77

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  And how appropriate I shacktag myself on this occasion. Fuck this, I'm going to go pick up my pizzas now. : ArcKnight
  • EFFFFFF YEAAAAAHHHH *pours one out for DoD:S* : MercFox1
• THE END OF AN ERA. THE DoDFAG ERA. : _jon
• Kkkkkkkkkkkk : TaintedSyringe
• I'm on my way to a ten drink mininium. Suck on that BF. : thecatinthehat
• brought this over from MD because it 0wns. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJMk4s3N2uQ : Dschinghis Khan
• Ok, which one you barrel assed, dick licking, carpet munching, cock smoking, coochie eating, mother fucke... : Dschinghis Khan
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  Hey what's the server/password? I would like to run around randomly throwing grenades and being jackass w... : locater16
  • http://www.shacknews.com/profile/Alco23 : Arctic Fox
  • YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE PASSWORD. : thecatinthehat
• 40 minutes mofuckasssss!!!1 : ArcKnight
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  God damn it, ArcKnight. That theme makes me all emotional anyway and now you go make me listen to it befo... : Duffman8369
  • Suck it up, buttercup. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKYJLfWqTBY : ArcKnight
• I am going in bitches! : .Jayson
• I will be there late, but I will be there. : Arctic Fox
• bump! room for 4 more! : .Jayson
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  GG ya'll, but you stopped ranting so much, which gave me time to remember how crappy DODSource is : locater16
  • Did they all get too drunk and get sombre? : Arctic Fox
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  why is this the end? : retarded talking dinosaur
  • 'tis the beginning of BC2 shackbattles : Arctic Fox
• Damn full server. :/ : TaintedSyringe
• bump! room for 3 : .Jayson
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  boo for work:( work sucks. Fuck work. Fucking thing sucks! Drink one for me! : .frame
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    I have drank 12 just for you .frame : .Jayson
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      .'s represent : .Jayson
      • also I called Khan a fag for you : .Jayson
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  Oh shit did it just crash? : chungathebunga
  • no were playing rawckets : .Jayson
• room for 6 more! : .Jayson
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  It's been a good two years of dods shackbattles. Hope you all had as much fun as we did running it! See ... : Alco23
  • come back in fool, were are playing gungame! : .Jayson
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    There better be server info for the BC2 server once that goes live. If people need $$$ for it, SM me. : TaintedSyringe
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      We have two shack run BF:BC2 32man servers already on pre-order. We happy to have more shackers chip in a... : Alco23
      • I hear that. You should SM me sometime about it. : TaintedSyringe
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    :'( : chungathebunga
    • oh and fuck you jon : chungathebunga
• That was really really fun. Thanks to everybody for coming out! : .Jayson
• thanks for running into my MG over and over fags! I think I'll cancel my BC2 preorder since I can't go pr... : Xevo
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  good games tonight. do I win the "not sanchez" award? : _jon
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    No, you win the 'most soundboardiest' award though. : ArcKnight
    • woot : _jon
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  That was the perfect send off for the old girl. Everyone was drunk, incoherent, and belligerent. Here'... : Duffman8369
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    To the only time I've abused admin powers! *toast* Can't wait for next week and drunken building destr... : ArcKnight
    • Fucking A. : Dschinghis Khan
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      and you did that in spades! as did I... : .Jayson
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        I pretty much just opened the admin window, picked 'Player controls' and then started mashing on the keyp... : ArcKnight
        • hahaha I knew it : .Jayson
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  you guys are all loud mutha fukassss : civilwarskeleton
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    You're just jealous because you're dating _jon. : Dschinghis Khan
    • no im lucky, youre the one whos jealous~~~ :] : civilwarskeleton
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      That's lundarladypoopsex? I'd apologize for calling you an annoying whore but the reaction was worth i... : ArcKnight
      • thats ok,youre still a fag bb. ;] : civilwarskeleton
      • that was pretty lolz, you know how to get a woman to shut her mouth and bite your dick off in retaliation : Xevo
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    It was all to get you to post more! and to get your S.O. to post less CS:S shackbattle notices! : .Jayson
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      but we love CS:S :[. : civilwarskeleton
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        one is enough! : .Jayson
        • no, one is never enough. : civilwarskeleton
        • STOP WHINING : _jon
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  I love everyone who came out tonight or even attempted to. : Duffman8369
  • <3 : daedraug
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    let's end this night with the perfect circle JO : _jon
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      NO GAY SCHTUFF : Xevo
      • It's only gay if your eyes meet : Arctic Fox
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  These have been the funnest shackbattles that I can remember. I enjoyed every single one of them. Goo... : .Jayson
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    we need people to pitch in to upgrade .Jay's computer so he can play BC2 with us :( : Arctic Fox
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      How am I suppose to play BC 2 on a Ti 83? : thecatinthehat
      • CALCULATE FASTER : Arctic Fox
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        Just pretend you're TKing us while you jackoff, and it'll be no different than your DoD:S performance! : ArcKnight
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          I don't TK more than Harvester does and I don't TK till I'm bored of the map. You shouldn't have kicked m... : thecatinthehat
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            once is LOL's, twice is still kind of funny, 5 times is a bit much when it's intentional. I stand behing... : .Jayson
            • Zidane'd : _jon
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  Good games everybody :) Hope we can have just as much fun in bad company 2. : AgentPothead
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    I'm sure we will. Has Teamspeak been ironed out yet? : TaintedSyringe
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      Yes, the details of the two teamspeak 3 servers we will use are in my profile. TeamSpeak 3 works great so... : Alco23
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        I think he means in-game squad chat though, in which case we will wait and see next week! : Arctic Fox
        • full team chat >>> squad chat... TS3 FTW! : Xevo
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        I just wish TS3 had some kind of overlay so I could see who was speaking while in game. : ArcKnight
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          Logitech G15 works great for this. ;) : Alco23
          • fuck you and your magic fucking keyboard : TaintedSyringe
          • I have a G15 hooked up to my old computer. I may have to switch them out then. : ArcKnight
        • Dual Monitors also help/ : Duffman8369
        • Give Project Tint a try, it's still in beta but works great. http://www.projecttint.com/ : tfsbrian
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHcunREYzNY : daedraug
  • Perfect. : Duffman8369
• ggs to everyone that I've shot and have shot at me(which was usually the case) over the past year or so. ... : nyranger66
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  I was recording this shackbattle and the hard drive I had DoD:S installed on took a huge dump in the midd... : DrWaffles
  • Post what you did get. : Dschinghis Khan

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  are these any good? i have a $150 credit at Best Buy i'd like to use, if i can. http://www.bestbuy.com... : biskits
  • bump :( : biskits
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    would you want some with a mic boom? : vynn
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      hmm....that would be nice, since i often play online. do they make any with a mic jack that works with th... : biskits
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        http://www.amazon.com/Force-Digital-Wireless-Headphones-Xbox-360/dp/B000V7N54A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=video... : vynn
        • and the less expensive.. http://www.amazon.com/Force-Digital-Wireless-Audio-Xbox-360/dp/B002KSPL36/r... : vynn
  • I'm hesitant to buy anything ir (limited by line of sight, you may be surprised to find how often that's ... : CaptainSurly
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  Don't buy 5.1 headphones! They are gimmicks. Buy regular stereo headphones that are higher quality. : willardjuice
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    explain more, plz : biskits
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      Two good drivers > a bunch of shitty ones. That and a stereo set of headphones will give you a center ... : Serpico74
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        This. Buy a pair of high quality stereo headphones. Fantastic sound quality > 5.1 gimmick. : [7]kami
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          signed. : tcs
          • Examples: http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/home_en.nsf/root/private_headsets-pc_pro-gaming-pc-350?... : [7]kami
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    people here were praising a logitech brand not that long ago, i was eager to buy them : oHnOES
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      these http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/15/review-logitech-g35-71-surround-sound-headphones/ : oHnOES
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        i like them because the controls for the headphones are actually on themselves. after hearing a couple ... : oHnOES
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          for wired PC headphones consider these too http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-PC-350-Gaming-Headset/dp/B... : vynn
          • I actually bought these yesterday. http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Labs-Blaster-Surround-Headset/dp/B00... : vynn
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  buy the sony ones for like $80 on amazon they're great : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDRRF970RK-Analog-Wireless-Headphone/dp/B000PCEFXQ/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coli... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
    • (they aren't 5.1) : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  I can almost understand 4.0 headphones, but where do you expect the center channel and subwoofer to come ... : re-verse
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    Center channel can be done by tweaking the levels/timing/effects of the left and right channels. : Prozium
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      All of that should be done on the source side of things though and shouldn't have any bearing on the actu... : Kentor
      • ^^^^ This : Serpico74
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      yeah. its called playing both at the same volume. like every other set of headphones in existence. : re-verse
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        So you just answered your own question. : Prozium
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          Yeah it was more of a rhetorical question that seemed more polite than saying "the idea of 5.1 headphones... : re-verse
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            It's not completelyt idiotic but it does depend on the quality of the surround processing and how tweaked... : Prozium
            • and as mentioned above, this can all be done by the source. I think the 360 may even have a specific "hea... : Prozium
            • Yes, so they should be, at most, called 4.0, not 5.1 : re-verse
      • Is it really? I assumed they used some kind of binaural processing. Sounds centered between left and righ... : Mansmells
  • It's all a misnomer IMO (I'm with you) but my understanding is that "5.1 headphones" have a built in dolb... : batkiwi
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  For the 360 I like Turtle Beach Earforce Headset with mic. : Tattoo Trav
  • I have the wired ones and they are really nice, only problem is that if you use the plug and play kit it ... : WadeMcLain

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  You don't remember hearing this stuff every day when the game was current? What I want to know is how... : pyide
  • A billion : Godhatesfatpeople
  • Over 9000. : Crabs Jarrard
  • Tree-fiddy : Ride-My-Rocket
  • 3DRealms had a pretty small staff though didn't they? Seemed like the dev + QA team was less than 20 peo... : Dimmona
• GTA5 is gonna own. : NFXFSX
• Lazlow was a busy man for GTA4 it seems heh. : Crimsonbeak
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  Damn, I really need to play this game. : Arctic Fox
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    You...haven't? : Lone Swordsman
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      Yeah I had about a gazillion games on my backlog when it came out (still do), and the PC port was apparen... : Arctic Fox
      • If you have a good enough PC, I think GTA 4 is a fairly good port. But you have it on the Xbox now anyway... : Dontdrop
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  And it shows. Liberty City is awe inspiring. : freakynipples69
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    You really got a sense of it towards the end of the game when the credits are rolling and it's doing the ... : Godhatesfatpeople
    • It's all about the little things. There is so much fine detail put in that truly makes it a living, breat... : freakynipples69
  • Yeah, open world & sandbox games like this are one of the things I look forward to most in the next gener... : DinK
  • Yeah, no othing gaming world compared to the level of scope and detail. Except WoW maybe. : enyakk
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  I wonder where they got that 100 hour figure. It must assume a whole lot of multiplayer because no "aver... : DinK
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    I have easily spent 200+ hours in that game over multiple platforms and still haven't beaten it. : Sapiens
    • Also, Cannonball Run games with Shackers are amazing. : Sapiens
  • I'm at 85 hours with it and this was well after I beat the main story arch. I'm still finding new areas i... : Godhatesfatpeople
  • The comment is that there is enough content to keep them immersed, not actively playing so perhaps they a... : SigENeaT
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  Never beat the game.. I traded it in for MW2 :( I got stuck on the bank robbery mission (WHICH WAS AWES... : foo
  • I loved that mission. It was a mini-Heat. :D : Godhatesfatpeople
  • "Three Leaf Clover". So fucking awesome. : Ride-My-Rocket
• I guess Shenmue still holds the crown for most expensive game project that was not a sequel. : aasyranth
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  Too Human? More like Too Expensive! HA! : pigvomit
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    Id love to know if the guys at least broke even with that game. As much as i loved to hate that game i... : SigENeaT
    • why? : deathofrats
    • I can't think of any way this wasn't a financial bomb. : pigvomit
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  Welp, time to go watch GTAIV Badassery. Vol. 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG46CtvZDTg Vol. 2 -... : deveus1
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMctHphKc54&fmt=22 : Godhatesfatpeople
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7546dMc67t0&fmt=37 : Godhatesfatpeople
  • haha i watched the first one. fucking funny : hobosapien
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    My single favorite skit is "The Mistake" in Volume 2 : Rag and Bone Man
    • Ohhhhhh shiiiiiii- : Moonbase Commander
    • "That Felt Expensive" is pretty fucking great, too. : Ride-My-Rocket
  • Man. That was as close as I've seen a video game re-create the Heat scene. : Moonbase Commander
• It still wins for the best open world environment out there. There are a few good runner ups, but I don'... : jingletard
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  where do you find how much money it made? : hobosapien
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV#Commercial_success : Godhatesfatpeople
• Wait, what about DNF? : CrustaR
• They made like 500 million in the first week and on top of that were given 50 million from Microsoft to m... : K1Bond007
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  To bad they spent it all on a lame game : / WTF happened to chaotic panic and funny stuff? They went a... : locater16
  • This game rules hard. You're broken. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    Yeah, no humor at all in the game. WHAAAAAA?!?!!/!?! : soggybagel
    • oh, humor... I thought you meant something that was SUCKAGE Vice City (Hilarious) >>>>>> GTA 4 = Carlo... : locater16
  • I really enjoyed the seriousness of the game, although I could not get into the story at all. I appreciat... : Dontdrop
  • there are shitloads of those moments. they just don't happen in a cartoon world anymore. : EvilDolemite
  • look how wrong you are : ErneX
• and yet they couldnt put in a tank? :( : bluewagon
• and it was worth every motherfucking cent, good god that came at the right time in my life, thank you roc... : abrasion
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  Rant. Technically, the game is a marvel. From a gameplay design standpoint, though, I'm often left shaki : PenicillinX57
  • the pretty much sums up why I stopped playing it. : SirX
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    From a gameplay standpoint it really was mediocre at best. The city and technology behind the game were ... : Begawkiness
    • SOME missions were superlative. truly engrossing. about another third were solid action. the rest alte... : EvilDolemite
  • what about when your bro calls you in the middle of that firefight and wants to hang out and shoot some p... : JuffoWup
  • Great explanation of what bugged you about GTA IV. This is exactly what annoyed me to no end, but I never... : Freezerr85
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    ^^^^^ Yeah its just not "fun" to play. : bolneze
    • The backlash against GTA IV is so sad, the only conclusion I can come to is that you people must be GTA:S... : abrasion
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    Man I have to disagree with everything you've said. I found those in-between parts you mentioned interest... : Godhatesfatpeople
    • That's hardly everything he said... I liked the story bits like you, but I agree 100% with him on not ... : tcs
  • I love the missions where in a cutscene you get the drop on someone and instead of just shooting them bef... : Beady
  • I agree! : Milleh
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  i'm still stuck on the last mission of the game. just put it down for good because it was so fucking a... : -=kodiak=-
  • Haha same. Although every time I fire it up again to give it another shot, I'm amazed by how real the wo... : kill9

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• that Hades gif is so fucking incredibly hardcore i can't even believe it : grendel
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  No one cares about new images from God of War 3? I am sad. : grendel
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    depends on whether they're high quality screenshots or horribly compressed gifs : derelict515
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      it will be online in HD soon enough, but look at all the blood! : grendel
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        yeah, I won't be watching anyway. I don't need anything to convince me that it's awesome, I'll go in pret... : derelict515
        • same here, no need to spoil my experience : [7]kami
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  cronos is a shadow of the colossus reject? : j0nchan
  • a titan, as in those that the gods overthrew to gain their sovreignty. : stygian_whisper
• Kratos about to fuck someone up: http://i50.tinypic.com/52xox2.gif : grendel
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  why is he fighting the titans? i thought he was on their side against the gods :/ : GloriousCow
  • Kratos generally kills whatever the fuck he wants to. : IndigoAK
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  holy fuck : mwasher
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    ps3 + demons souls + god of war 3 = all over my face very soon : mwasher
    • Same here. I just got mine, playing though GoW 1 now. Demons Souls might have to wait a bit though. : MacemanInTW
• god damn i wish "gif as video codec" would die : skryte
• loading... : [7]kami
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  Arrrg! I hate fingernail violence. it freaks me out. : Wyvern
  • I know, they keep finding horrifying things for me to make Kratos do : Serpico74
• That Cronos one is fucking nasty. : SiW.
• watching this now in HD on Spike. my face is being melted. all cutscenes in-engine, tons of cool new ga... : grendel
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  http://i47.tinypic.com/ok4kea.gif hahahaha fucking owned : grendel
  • Jesus christ. : Vincent Grayson
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    did he just rip the skull out of that head? : Supine
    • 3 headed dog? : persuxe
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  It's almost a sin to watch these amazing scenes in tiny compressed gifs. : brickmatt
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    watch it in HD: http://www.gametrailers.com/episode/gametrailers-tv/85?ep=85 : grendel
    • Wow that looks just incredible! : abrasion
    • Well fuck. I was just going to rent it, but I might have to find a way to reward that awesomeness with ca... : Vincent Grayson
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  this is the most amazing thing i've ever seen. : Professor Darkness
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    it makes Dante's Inferno look like a fucking joke : grendel
    • in hell : moe6
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  violence never solves anything, kids. : smax
  • apart from in violent situations : moshman
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  HOLY SHIT. what the fuck is a Cronos? It's the biggest giant I have ever seen in a game. God of War 3 wil... : Utopia
  • Cronos is a titan. In the first game, he is the one who carried the Temple of Pandora on his back throug : Omaha
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    Cronos has an interesting history! It would be good to read about him. He castrated his father, and, to p... : Supine
    • Nice, I used to love mythology as a kid. : Utopia
  • aka saturn: http://www.eeweems.com/goya/saturn_1000.jpg : dirge23
• This game is finally going to get me to buy a PS3. : Arcanum
• A reason for me to dust off the old ps3! : Milleh

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• sweet! : GloriousCow
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  totally awesome, hope they put out a lot of ME2 content : veras
  • i am looking forward to having some planets to fly the Hammerhead around on and blasting shit up with : grendel
  • I hope so too. I was kinda disappointed that there wasn't more content for the first. Just the two packs. : Mmmmmoo
  • Haha, never did the phrase "ME2 content" sound so endearing. : the archvile
  • Same here, and I could use some more Dragon Age DLC's, too. : Matt Burris
• Is this supposed to be content you play after finishing the game? : Kentor
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  Awesome, wondering if I should start the game this weekend or wait for that... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • Start it this weekend! ME2 has a much higher replay value than ME1. I'm starting my fourth game this we... : Kiyohime
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  I love BioWare. As for the DLC, for the 360 it can't be free right? Isn't that the load of shit we've b... : Tripps
  • Its free on the Cerberus network, who knows what MS will do about it. : grendel
  • It's free only if you own a new copy. If you don't, you pay for it. : breadsticks
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  That's fantastic! I'm really looking forward to my own personal hovertank. : Aragoat
  • Ya know, much maligned as it was on the 360, they really made the Mako control well on the PC version. : TheQuad
• Awesome! : Mmmmmoo
• OH GOD AWESOME. : brickmatt
• wicked. i still havent finished my 2nd playthrough on insanity. Took a long time to get use to the dif... : -=kodiak=-
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  Will we have to use default bindings to control it? +mouse1 forward +mouse2 back for life! : Reavers!
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    I meant mouse1 +forward mouse2 +back , I'm still recovering from laughing at Louis CK :) : Reavers!
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      howdy, mouse movement buddy! : _jon
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        What do you use to fire? I use spacebar. I was accused of cheating with single shot rifles in cod4 becaus... : Reavers!
        • I use right control. I can't imagine ever having my fire button in any way impact my movement. Insanity... : spyrext
      • wow, I thought I was the only one! mouse movement for life! : spyrext
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  If EA/Bioware were smart, they would put out a series of ME2 DLC that leads up to ME3. That would be rad.... : nyranger66
  • like a prequel or something! : nyranger66
  • they could release episodes every two years : GloriousCow
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  Even more reason to put off playing this game! I've had it since release, but elected to replay ME1 ba... : kallanta
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    I suggest you play ME2 instead of AC1. ME2 is different enough gameplay wise that the burnout shouldn't a... : ArcKnight
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      Maybe after AC1 then. I'm just not ready to go back to ME yet. : kallanta
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        that's funny to me. i finished ME1 on Monday and am buying ME2 tomorrow to play the SHIT out of. : EvilDolemite
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          I have... other... reasons to be avoiding ME2 for a while as well. I just need it all to settle a bit mo... : kallanta
          • The ME2 intro will get you FIRED right back up to play : Mondo
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            Did your GF walk in and say she's breaking up with you while you were playing the end sequence or somethi... : ArcKnight
            • Heh, no. Sorry, but I honestly can't go into detail. : kallanta
  • Take a break. It's a good thing. Just for a couple of weeks at least. I jammed through Uncharted 1 and 2 ... : Pettytheft
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  I'm shocked just how much content there is in that game already. I finished it last week and decided to... : Dimmona
  • there's so much content but i want more :( : Mmmmmoo
  • Some missions don't open until after the end : Mondo
• Glad to see it. : Mondo
• This kills me. http://www.mario-kart.net/gamespy/images/9472cerberusinmybase.PNG : Mondo
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  Without spoilers, can someone tell me if you can carry on doing side missions and stuff once you complete... : marmite
  • you can indeed : grendel
  • Yes you can. : ArtilleryMarker
  • Yes, of course. : Nitrium
• Bioware is fucking awesome. I'm gonna go offer Greg & Ray a fuckin' blow job. : Rice-Rocketeer
• Sounds cool but I'd really like details of the rumoured extra DLC character (additional to Zaeed). I assu... : Jonathan