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• Yay! Pre-Order cancelled was the right move! : tboomer2
• I've not logged in for a while as: a) I'm too busy with my iphone game stuff to actually play games b) ... : jbury
• lol lifetime memberships : Omaha
• HERESY! While I cannot comment on the new content as I am only a Lt Commander 9, I am having great fun : EricZBA
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  Nah, I wouldn't say that. The new raid is shit, but there's a lot of stuff coming out in the next weeks. : Nitrium
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    You're one of those shackers that still plays so of course you're going to think everything is fine. :) : ateam311
    • uh, yeah? as long as there are shackers and other people playing, I don't consider it dead Enemy Terri... : Nitrium
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  I would say BC2 is taking attention away from everything else at the moment. I'm not even playing STO be... : Wolfanoz
  • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : RikiTiki2
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  I'll still be playing. The only reason I haven't is because I had to format my PC and because I wanted t... : WhatIsThisFor
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    Also realized that a bunch of people are now leveling their Klingon so you won't see them listed in the f... : WhatIsThisFor
    • this too : Nitrium
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  Also, there are many, many games coming out. : Nitrium
  • Seriously, it's like fall never stopped. : one random winner
• What did you expect from Another MMO?? : CrustaR
• Glad I didn't put in on a lifetime subscription like some of yous did. I was this close, too. : zuff
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  AION still kicking lol : Slowtreme
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    there's LotRO too that some shackers still play. : Nitrium
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      and WoW : Slowtreme
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        I might be the only one, but I'm constantly going back to EQ2. I'd go back to WoW more if the starting a... : valael
        • When Cataclysm comes out, all the old stuff will be new again, might be a good time. : Goncyn
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      I was thinking about canning WoW and picking LotR:O up again until Cataclysm comes out. : Rotten Deadite
      • I'm hoping that maybe with Cataclysm we might see a start from scratch shack thing going. : Jonathan
    • The latest content update for LOTRO included some awesome stuff! : trOmblyj
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    have they clamped down on botting or is it still pretty much open season? : electroly
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      most all of the botters have been banned. it made shit really expensive :( there are still bots but they ... : Slowtreme
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        i should've botted up to level 50 when i had the chance :( : electroly
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          what, during beta? they put the cap at 45 before retail. : Xevo
          • actually your couldn't bot in US beta because of that DRM shit they were using. : Slowtreme
          • no, before i cancelled my subscription. bots were still running rampant at the time : electroly
  • Guild Wars is still going as well. : IndigoAK
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  I'm still playing! I don't play with Shackers though because I'm shy. :X Also I'm Level Retarded. : eugthinks
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    Shy? It's online! Nothing terrible can happen. : Lone Swordsman
    • I can see your IP address!!! : sanchez
  • Hit me up in the game. Anything is better than playing solo. : sheepraper
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    I can help you also. Join the #shacknews channel and ask for a fleet invite. : Nitrium
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      ugh horrible writing : Nitrium
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        hm? made perfect sense to me... : Xevo
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          Shouldn't I use "too" instead of "also"? Sometimes I get distracted and think in portuguese before writi... : Nitrium
          • Nope, they're synonymous : one random winner
• I'm not really playing right now due to real life commitments but I'm lifetime and will be around STO soo... : massdev
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  http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22020039 : kgargs
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    Pointless comment as Rikitiki2 said. : Jonathan
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      What, rikitiki2 agreed if anything. "being skeptical of lifetime subscriptions to an unproven MMO isn't ... : kgargs
      • Sorry, what JohnnyRey said. : Jonathan
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    I am not on a lifetime sub. : sheepraper
    • well then I'd cancel if you have level 45 federation and klingon characters and have done every missions ... : Xevo
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  IDEA: I suggest we form a council that selects one active MMO per year... for everyone. Like 2010 is the... : zebosausamite
  • Change your name to CatHerder and we have a deal. : Boring Writer
• I was on for a bit last night. I have been hella busy lately, and like other people said, there are lots ... : hbalce1
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  I've been dancing between the different internet spaceships. Since it appeared those that had the raid d... : JuffoWup
  • I am pretty sure everyone has to do it at once and that you can't farm it. How many RA45s do we have? ... : riptyde
• i'm still playing! it was just a busy week and also BFBC2. I plan on playing STO for a while. <shrug> : hirez
• overreaction is overreacting! but seriously, most of us have just been busy. I just got done with midt... : Xevo
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  sooo, this is the Star Trek Online thread for the day then? There was another patch last night including... : JuffoWup
  • someone needs to take some screenshots of the off-duty outfits : electroly
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  eve is doing well, everyone should come back to the better space game : ]pm[chem
  • there's space (AH HAH!) for both : Nitrium
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    I've always wanted to get into EVE and i've probably tried a dozen times and it just never works out. I ... : valael
    • That would have made me keep playing. Doing stupid stuff like that is what makes these games fun. I was... : melkore
    • people love new guys in rifters that have no idea what they're doing. you could just keep flying those i... : ]pm[chem
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    just like how we shit up your threads by telling people to play STO. Come on man, you know better than th... : Xevo
    • yes I definitely beat the aion, lotro, guild wars, and WoW guys to this thread in terms of talking about ... : ]pm[chem
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    Eve can't be played unless you're into gank-pvp : Skull the Troll
    • this is false : ]pm[chem
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  so basically all of the people that said the shackhype would be mostly gone after the first month or two ... : valael
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    it's this way with all games, not just MMOs. except with non-MMOs, it's more like 1-2 weeks than months. ... : electroly
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      Maybe, but some really hang on. You rarely see Aion or LOTRO (just trombly's occasional recruitment thre... : valael
      • could it.... could it be that great games stick long and average games don't??? : mnok
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        CS:Source threads are almost always driven entirely by _jon, so I don't think that's fair : RikiTiki2
        • Why is it not? He gets the CS:S server packed. : TrptJim
      • It really takes someone to keep posting about it to help the interest level. We're seeing a resurgence o... : kgargs
      • MMOs are this way because they are much more difficult to make and the market is pretty stagnant. Once yo... : S1ing B1ade
      • CSS, DoD, L4D are low commitment games. you can sit down, play a few rounds, and go do something else. an... : d0pamine
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    The game is fun. It hit a lul period because many of us powered through to endgame before the endgame co... : riptyde
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      my klingon is 38 now so it'll be soon before I can add to the slowly growing number of endgame klings : RikiTiki2
      • My klingon is stuck at 6. : hbalce1
      • You have more patience than I do. I got my K to lvl 11 and got tired of grinding pvp. I'll wait until t... : riptyde
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21870626#itemanchor_21870626 That plus the beta really didn't do i... : Edges
• Fuck me... Remind me to just STFU next time I make an STO thread. :( : sheepraper
• I've been on almost every night for the last 2 weeks - except for last night :P Just made captain! : loppsided
• I got the impression the game was doing well based on the posts here. A few people I know at work are als... : skinlab133
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  Sounds like to me that this game would have been better as a regular multiplayer game. No need for massi... : matrixneo42
  • Too risky because there tends to be only a few that come out on top and survive. : matrixneo42

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• goddamn that looks hot : spiderfill
• yessssss come out please : Yanks
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  it's too small rosey.. : g0nk
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    It's supposed to be portable! : Yanks
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      I love the two screen book look. I especially love how enjoying MS products makes me feel so fringe. : Lightzout
      • Yup being able to close it for books would be awesome in my opinion. : Scotty22
  • It's perfect! You could probably fit it inside your jacket. The iPad is just big enough that it drops fro... : uncleanmonkey
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  What is this, home run #3 for MS? (Win 7, Zune Phone, Courier) Who is this company? : LoioshDwaggie
  • MS can only suck for so long till things start working out for them again. : one random winner
  • Home run? Let's wait and see. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Their Windows Azure offering is pretty hot too for developers. : melkore
  • Err while I am a big MS supporter, you can't call Zune Phone and Courier home runs until they are actuall... : mnok
• Yessssssss : phobium
• so fucking hot. Want! : Fredrik S
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  I'm wondering if Microsoft will lock down what apps you can install on this thing.. I mean, if I write an... : Maddog_Delphi97
  • I'm betting you can install anything you want on it. : cltcprd
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    When have they ever restricted what runts on their devices? : WhatIsThisFor
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      I don't know.. Microsoft hasn't experimented too much in the market for hardware that you carry around wi... : Maddog_Delphi97
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        What would lead you to this conclusion? They have always been about letting developers do as they wish, ... : WhatIsThisFor
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          No particular reason, so unless it's confirmed it can't run a recent operating system like Windows 7, I'm... : Maddog_Delphi97
          • Oh wait... "That's a lot smaller than we expected -- this new picture really puts it into perspective... : Maddog_Delphi97
      • MS has been in the mobile biz for some time. Windows CE comes to mind. All my forklift mounted computers ... : ghost hacker
  • I find it hilarious that we have to look at Microsoft as the Great White Hope for application freedom. : steelsamurai
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    I actually want it to be relatively closed. It's a purpose-driven device that I'd like to see really poli... : Yanks
    • How does making it open, make it unstable? You can install anything you want on a Zune HD (just no marke... : cltcprd
    • The best of both worlds is the ability to install anything I want manually plus an app store that has a c... : WhatIsThisFor
    • If you don't want to install software, don't install it. But don't drag the rest of us down with the lock... : TheNiXXeD
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      gtfo, go play with your iPad, leave real computers for the grownups. : NexusOne
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        seriously, lol at all of you for overreacting to my comment. : Yanks
        • Seriously though, is there any reason it has to be closed to be stable and polished? : WhatIsThisFor
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          because you are advocating removing the most important feature. the feature that decides what device I ge... : NexusOne
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            He wants one thing, you want something on the other end of the spectrum. "Leave real computers to grownup... : ateam311
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              Thing is, he can have what he wants and we can have what we want at the same time. There is no good argu... : WhatIsThisFor
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                If you can dork about with the insides of the thing, the interface is going to be more complicated isn't ... : jcupitt
                • No, I could make a terrible interface for an iPhone app. It could be ugly and inelegant and bug ridden. : WhatIsThisFor
            • no shit : hamachi
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      If there's one thing I hate about my iPhone, it's the closed nature. I'm spending the money, I should dec... : Clay
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        you can decide not to buy one :P : mikecyb
        • Or you can continuously hack it. It's annoying to have to do so often, but it gets the job done. Apple ... : WhatIsThisFor
  • I dunno, this seems like a locked down purpose-built device so far, and I think it hits pretty close to w... : DianeOfTheMoon
  • It's based on Windows CE 6, which means you're locked into either Compact Framework.NET, or else the upco... : Dimmona
• I'm really looking forward to the 2-pane UI element in both the iPad and this device. Having a built in s... : askedrelic
• Nice, looks like it'll be a day planner on steroids. Plus all the other functions, of course. : Matt Burris
• that looks pretty slick ! : qwpeoriu
• very nice. makes the iPad look unwieldy. so perfect for e-books too. I love that you can open and close i... : jvox
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  as long as there's a function to make it left-handed, then yes. I want the writing area on the left side ... : MisterPhoton
  • Turn it upside down and you're good to go, I bet : fishbone
• yes.Yes.YES! : jcrockerman
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  It's all about price to me. I think the courier looks slick so far but I'm guessing it will be more than ... : gooblerampling
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    Oh wait, I take that back. Unless the singularity hit without me knowing then "centered around handwritin... : gooblerampling
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      when people say this I'm curious what the last handwriting recognition device they used was. A 5+ year ol... : derelict515
      • Ha, pretty much. Tell you what, if I can get a hands on with how the courier responds to my chicken scrat... : gooblerampling
• I really want one. : WhatIsThisFor
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  stylus....i'd like to be able to use my fingers too : xxiv
  • I'd be shocked if it wasn't both like the HP tablets are : rosewood
  • concept video shows both being used : DapperDan
• wow i'd buy that shit : eeeealmo
• I haven't seen this idea thrown around... Do the screens have a locking position? What happens if you... : dedgecko
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  Man none of the pictures work for me :( : hrdwregk
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    neither for me : Nitrium
    • Found them on Gizmodo. It is pretty sweet looking. : hrdwregk
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  They had me until the pen. Just let me use my fingers! Unless the pen can keep it below $200, then I unde... : lpearl
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    The information leaked so far says touch and pen. : Portax
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      shhh... do ya want to get sued by apple? : silent prophet
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        They invented touching things with your fingers you know. : silent prophet
        • I claim prior art! : one random winner
        • can i touch myself ? : hanged_man
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    after using a smart phone w/ touch screen through a winter, I'd like to be able to control it with my glo... : NexusOne
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      Just keep a sausage in your coat and use your sausage as a stylus on your iPhone : rosewood
      • What do I look like, a Korean?! The sausage would be eaten the first time I was drunk, so the first night... : NexusOne
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      I bought some hobo gloves with foldover mitten part for this. Let's you use it without taking your glove ... : derelict515
      • it got so cold here, that my finger would stop being recognized within about 30 seconds of taking my glov... : NexusOne
    • 1) Buy some conductive thread 2) Pick a pair of gloves 3) Stitch the conductive thread in a small patch... : Kentor
    • I used to like my iPhone touchscreen until I put Beejive on it. Now I want something else, preferably vo... : WhatIsThisFor
• this looks so much better than Duplo iPhone. : steelsamurai
• bought'd : Saman
• I want one : fishbone
• SO HAAAAAARRRRRD : Rehevkor
• I'll believe it when there's an actual product. Microsoft's tech demos have always been so amazing before... : dodob
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  Anyone know if it has an on-screen keyboard? I like the stylus to write notes and all, but my handwritin... : Bruzilla
  • i imagine you could probably turn it around and use one screen as a keyboard. They'd be crazy not to have... : Mister Groin
• I'd get it in an instant if the drawing capabilities were like a drawing tablet and ran photoshop : cptstern
• J. Allard strikes again. : Mister Groin
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  the pen part is lame. : crypt420
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    you would prefer to do handwriting with your finger? Really? : Cheeziologist
    • Im a finger painting MASTER : kelerian
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      id prefer not handwriting at all. : crypt420
      • so, a keyboard then? or speech recognition? mental telepathy? : threeup
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22337307#itemanchor_22337307 : NexusOne
  • I disagree that'd be awesome for all my meetings I goto. : Scotty22
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    I'd prefer the pen : ShadowRam
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      expect when it comes to typing.... : ShadowRam
      • You can do both. : Crimsonbeak
      • the pen might be nice for typing depending on the keyboard. : valael
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  Now if it ran ANDROID! : Xencer
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    There are several great android tablets coming this year, including the dell mini which will can double a... : thecatinthehat
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      Dell Mini 5 to be more specific... looks like it will a cool device. : c_man_tmt
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        not for $1100 without a data plan... : derelict515
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          source? : c_man_tmt
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            http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/01/28/michael-dell-shows-off-the-mini-5-confirms-us-arrival/ : derelict515
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              that is too much... that is an old article, I am sure the price is not set in stone yet. : c_man_tmt
              • It's barely 6 weeks old. Although it might change they'd have to cut that price to half that without carr... : derelict515
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  now this is something that the masses would buy : Jikim
  • you mean the same masses that brought you lolcats? : silent prophet
• I really want to see a demo of this. It looks so much better than the iPad, I think : Cheeziologist
• can it multi-task? how about flash? does it have 3G? what about SD expansion? i refuse to pay 500 bucks f... : m0rfus
• Does anyone think that its a coincidence that this "leak" comes on the day that apple announces availabil... : scapin
• That looks sweet. : myfasha
• This thing will be so awesome if it feels like writing on a real pad : bozer
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  I really don't get the hardon for this thing you guys have. It looks neat, but the 2 screen setup seems l... : Geoffrois
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    I think you hit the nail right on the head in that you have different use cases. It looks like Microsoft ... : Portax
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      Yeah it seems really business/school oriented. Which is why I don't get why you guys are drooling over th... : Geoffrois
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        well most people are in either school or business so... : derelict515
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          or business school.... In that case they'd have to buy two of them. : Cubictoast
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            No that's why it has two screens. : KxRook
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              Man how awesome would it be if you could detach them and hand one of to someone and have it either clone ... : Cubictoast
              • OR, link up with someone else's and have 4. : KxRook
      • Yes. And the iPad is more suited for lazy stoner on the couch and really won't be useful at all for work ... : bozer
      • Absolutely, I have a daily planner i use to keep track of everything. I would love to replace it with thi... : qwpeoriu
    • shit, I'm a programmer and I'm constantly taking handwritten notes on projects and stuff. : MisterPhoton
    • I know someone who uses notebooks religiously, and this thing would give them access to history that's se... : Halen
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    It will be awesome for students or meetings. You can scribble notes in it and not have to haul around a ... : giant boy detective
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      A page load takes basically microseconds on a screen that's not a e-reader though so it's not really some... : Geoffrois
      • Not e-ink I mean. : Geoffrois
      • I think you're underestimating the power of familiarity. I'll bet that most people would gravitate towar... : Cubictoast
  • For my job, which is creative and also managerial at the same time, a device like this is a fucking godse... : Cubictoast
  • for books, the ability to have a page of text with an image opposite is pretty nice though. : jvox
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    Don't want to offend anyone I swear but this subthread has some of the worst counter-arguments I've ever ... : Geoffrois
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      lol 'i have a different life and daily workflow from you' is a terrible argument apparently : derelict515
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        I accept that it looks like the best fucking business tool ever imagined for people who take lots of note... : Geoffrois
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          The shack is full of college students and professionals. Lots of notetaking and research in both of those... : derelict515
          • As a general rule, something with a general-purpose interface that's well designed for getting work done ... : Arcanum
    • You completely dismissing all of their points because you don't seem to even want to understand them does... : synapse19
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      We get it, you like Apple and the iPad. That's awesome for you. But why is it that so many Apple fans sim... : ColoradoCNC
      • Because they've made the mistake of making a brand name part of their identity. People like that are the... : Cubictoast
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        No I want to understand everyone's excitement and why they think it's a billion times better than the iPa... : Geoffrois
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          The fact that you can't understand why anyone would be excited about anything to make meetings better/mor... : derelict515
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            No sir. I understand that certain types of people would have a real need for this. What surprises me is t... : Geoffrois
            • everyone? : Halen
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              yep, everyone. the 60 or 70 individual posters in this thread definitely covers 100% of the user base her... : zerog83
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                Ok, I see what you're saying. But you think that only those "creative" people responded to the thread and... : Geoffrois
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                  I'm not a creative person, at all. I'm a systems administrator, and like I said, I keep tons and tons of ... : zerog83
                  • Alright. Then consider me very surprised at how many people have a use for this. I did not expect that. I... : Geoffrois
        • Based on the videos, the entire interface is designed to be useful for getting stuff done. It's a brilli... : Arcanum
        • There are literally dozens of posts explaining what about the device is exciting people. You're just choo... : ColoradoCNC
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          reasons why I'm excited about the Courier - I take notes on shit ALL THE FUCKING TIME. I also keep a v... : zerog83
          • and what it comes down to is that while the iPhone is great (I love mine), it's a shitty enterprise devic... : zerog83
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    Yeah, who'd wan't an ereader that you can hold and read like a book, you don't have to worry about scratc... : capt tripps
    • Oh, and the biggest thing was seeing it being used. Having two sides and the middle bar to work with and... : capt tripps
  • I think it's a good compromise between having the extra surface area for getting shit done, and still bei... : uncleanmonkey
  • This device is exactly what I need to keep my life in order at work and otherwise. I prefer to qrite thin : Yanks
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    For something portable, screen size dosent matter for me as long as its a few inches across. Games/vi... : Beady
    • In terms of technology, if it can run a full web browser and Flash there's no particular reason it couldn... : Arcanum
  • Being able to multi task effectively by having 2 screens is a pretty big thing compared to the iPad. Taki... : marmite
• man-purse and satchel bag producers must be excited.. : fathertime
• Add a music notation function to that with playback and it would be essential for people in music program... : melkore
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  I think this is pretty much what i've been asking for for years. : mobab
  • You've also wanted a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer? ya know, from Diamond Age : Xevo
• that's hot : das_runt
• more like: http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/8223/030510courier.jpg right rosey? : grandmasterlee
• I don't know how functional it will be, but it look 1000x better than the iPad. : K1Bond007
• that's pretty hot... I've been in the e-reader hunt ,and assuming this thing is reasonably priced, I'll p... : Xevo
• Now this is awesome. The possibilites are great. I could document my whole network form this.... tak... : ghost hacker
• The music is needless wistful, like this was her last act before she died. : Klebold
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  I hate to say this, but until they demo a working product at a live event, I'm calling this sexy vaporwar... : zuga
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    why say something you hate? that makes no sense. : wtf242
    • It's a turn of phrase, Shane. The truth is, I love saying it. I LOVE IT!!! : zuga
  • Yeah, it's all a little too much like a prototype design so far. : gooblerampling
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    the difference here is that everything in this product is based on and uses currently existing technology... : OhSnapHighFive
    • also, the Wacom Bamboo is literally touch and pen responsive : OhSnapHighFive
    • It's not about it being far-fetched, the one thing you mentioned that doesn't "exist" yet is the software... : zuga
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  The difference is that I can get an iPad now, and I'll know what I get because actual working software an... : tashtego
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    I hope you didnt want a wifi locator. Or jiggling boobies. Or whatever they decide to remove next. : YerMothah
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      I'm tired of this argument against Apple, it's been going on way before the App Store too, with iTunes (i... : zuga
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        You probably want ubisofts new DRM where you dont even own your own saved games anymore. : YerMothah
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          You want to jiggle virtual tits. : vigilante
          • I want the right to jiggle virtual tits as well as real ones : YerMothah
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          You probably want a job as a professional thread-shitter. : tashtego
          • Fred Garvin already has that title. : YerMothah
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          Apple is the company that pushed record labels to allow them to entirely remove DRM from all music on iTu... : zuga
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            Apple was way behind other stores in removing DRM on music. It's not like they did some high and mighty t... : OmegaRed59
            • Apple was not "way behind" other stores, in fact if you knew the history you'd know Steve Jobs was the fi... : zuga
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        My boss has an iphone but would have returned it if he couldn't jailbreak it so avoid apples stupid restr... : melkore
        • I never said everybody. I said I'd bet that the majority would have quite a lot of praise for what it off... : zuga
      • its the best mp3 player phone i've used. the best phone/smartphone i have used is the blackberry bold. ... : re-verse
      • I've used one and it's neat but didn't pick one up because it's not neat enough for that, at least, not t... : ieGod
    • oh damn, is that why I can't find a decent wireless signal strength app anymore? : dooberzoo
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    You can get one now? Where? You work for Apple or something? : asylumn
    • hair splitting ITT : mikecyb
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  That's like holding off on a new car because of a concept car you saw on the Internet. : ventro
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    It doesn't make the iPad less pointless. : capt tripps
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      Don't worry, I'm sure that the iPad will completely kill Flash within a year and web-browsing will actual... : ColoradoCNC
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        Good luck with that. : capt tripps
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          I was being sarcastic. The people who really think that iPad will bring about the death of Flash and the : ColoradoCNC
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            I figured that, but thought the snappy comback would be nice. Sarcasm is soo hard with text. : capt tripps
            • It really, really is. Which makes sites like the shack which are chockfull of sarcasm really confusing so... : ColoradoCNC
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    Not really. In a way, it is a completely new and immature market. No one has brought the tablet to cons... : WhatIsThisFor
    • The problem with your car analogy is that ultimately a car is a car. It has wheels and it uses fuel and ... : WhatIsThisFor
• hot : kainen1
• that looks amazing : skelom
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  Clamshell makes it an instant buy for me. I HATE apple's open glass screen..i've seen so many friends wi... : deathofrats
  • But soon you'll see friends with Couriers with both screens cracked from dropping it on it's side / corne... : dedgecko
• WANT! Thanks for putting that up! :) : Sylvanus
• I wonder if the pen sensitivity is binary or like a low-grade cintiq? If it has even 256 levels of pressu... : Dynotaku
• I have no interest in an ipad, but if MS' end product is something similar to this concept, it's certainl... : Entity
• Definitely want, I just wonder what the battery life will be like though. : o0JediBeavis0o
• I saw this and I want. But it probably won't be out any time soon. : freakynipples69
• Sweet baby jesus : Whistler77
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  I wish I had a job that would work as well with the courier as the designer in the video. I totally want ... : edgewise
  • Are most of your patient records still only on paper (for security reasons maybe)? I could imagine one pa... : derelict515
• I would sooooo accidentally break that in like two seconds : Home Nugget
• If this works as described, it actually has the potential to really change how people use computers. U... : Arcanum
• Nice. At least you won't need a man-purse to carry around. : AlvinKlein
• Now this is absolutely revolutionary. Not a step back like the ipad. : Link.
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  Subthread for those of us that are underwhelmed by both. : Serpico74
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    Is it really so hard just to make me a keyboardless netbook? :( : SpaecKow
    • Asus T101MT : WhatIsThisFor
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      Isn't the HP Slate pretty much that? : derelict515
      • Oh yeah I forgot about that thing! : SpaecKow
    • Here you go: http://alwaysinnovating.com/touchbook/ : MisterPhoton
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    Weren't you excited about the ipad? : razlebol
    • Not the device itself. Good applications will make me excited for it, and it will take months to see how ... : Serpico74
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    Oh why thank you sir, you've now accomodated for me too, who gives a fuck about both these products? .... : abrasion
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      You hating a flashy interface without a keyboard is about as surprising as the sun rising :p : derelict515
      • I have an iphone and mostly like it! : abrasion
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    Ooooo, me me me! I want each of these devices to have a camera and on board h.264 decoding. (Sorry the ... : spazzium
    • The Courier has a camera and likely decodes h264 (the Zune HD does) : Merconium
  • I really get turned off by all the "Design" and "Inspiration" bullshit. Like, this thing is marketed towa... : father_crown
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  Im getting an iPad as soon as I have the money. I've been wanting an e-reader, and a netbook and this it... : conandan
  • Yes, the concepts of the courier are easily comparable to the idea of the flying car from the 70s, excell... : Bruzilla
• I'd buy one in a heartbeat if someone released an app that converted shorthand into text. : ShekkyBoy
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  ive always been wondering if you could search or edit the text that you write ? is there any sort of "cha... : hanged_man
  • that's the whole point... handwriting recognition in various forms has been around for awhile : derelict515

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  fortyfives.fortyfives : D45hiz
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    :( : DrFlammable
    • You can't smurf this account bra. : D45hiz
• electroly.shack : electroly
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  list of people to kill : derelict515
  • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ or hack the shit out of!!!! : bongturbo
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    someone who doesn't want their beta key should have an epic contest to give it away. : thecatinthehat
    • I believe it's tied to your battle.net account so you can't give it away. :/ : DianeOfTheMoon
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      If I got given one and then got in, I would give one away in return :( : abrasion
      • Im still looking out for ya, crossing fingers both of my accounts get in : supermonkeyballz
  • ha ha : jayares
• dbrown.rgl : Nali4Freedom
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  DOTM.lampsandlime : DianeOfTheMoon
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    BTW, and I know this is going to make some people very angry, I've never played a MP RTS game before and ... : DianeOfTheMoon
    • I say, watch some well-commented games. Might give you a good perspective on stuff to do and what not to ... : famine101
    • There will be lots of ingame tutorials when the game is release. This should help you a little http:/... : razlebol
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      To begin, make a "Custom Game" and add an "Very Easy" AI to play against, instead of playing against othe... : yAak
      • Relinking my previous "newbie halp" post: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22288185 : yAak
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      it's ok. all i've done with my precious beta key is play against the computer maybe a total 10 times, an... : valael
      • You could have tried to play against real people at least. You will be matched with people just as bad as... : razlebol
      • they've explained why the AI isn't being updates in the beta and it makes perfect sense. Further, humans ... : derelict515
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      YOU PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!! : abrasion
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        Think calm happy thoughts, i usually just close shack when i read messages like this. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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          I should've taken deveus1 's offer last night instead of trying to be modest and not greedy. I SM'd h... : abrasion
          • I'd have done the same thing. :/ (Modestly, but regrettable in hindsight) : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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            you were offered an account and didn't take it? lol : mwasher
            • repeatedly. It's pretty funny. : sharpie
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              Like I said last night, I didn't want to be seen to be the squeeky wheel whiner being rewarded - other sh... : abrasion
              • why would you give a fuck if someone thought you were being a whiner who got rewarded? fuck them. oh ... : mwasher
              • I bet you are actually crying now for refusing. : razlebol
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        I know you're joking, but this thing about fans and experienced players 'deserving' to get in more is a b... : rock elf
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          I know, I might love WC3 and want to try SC2 online a fair bit but in reality, I am terrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... : abrasion
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            I assure you, you will be nowhere near the bottom of the barrel. : rock elf
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              deveus1 offered me a key but I felt guilty taking it, then I figured out a way in my brain to not feel gu... : abrasion
              • he said he was going to do a shack-wide competition for it : yAak
    • I was in a similar position when I got in to the beta: I'd never played a MP RTS. So here's my advice. : rock elf
• jeef.awe Note before monday you'll be getting Squigiliwams instead of me but he's cool too, I promise! : Yanks
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  I'd love to get some games in this weekend! I am not very good, but I can at least beat the AI on very ea... : NexusOne
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    My first game last night I did a 1v2 AI and utterly destroyed them in like 10 minutes. It is very bad :( : Yanks
    • How to beat the AI: 1) Build two marines. 2) Select marines. 3) Right-click on enemy base location. : rock elf
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  i am in but not playing due to BF:BC2 :( : [7]kami
  • a pox upon ye! : derelict515
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    Username and password plz : abrasion
    • ^^This : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• hemoptysis.knob although i'm probably the worst player on the shack : valael
• EU Server pals: do you exist? Add me: Tarquin.smythe : rock elf
• I believe it is noobja.robonoob : noobja
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  you forgot someone : mwasher
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    I don't put fags on the list. ;) : razlebol
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      bah i'm one of the few people that plays regularly. i have most of those people on my friends list and o... : mwasher
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        I actually saw that I had forgotten you as soon as I had hit the post button. I expected you to post your : razlebol
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          news :) : mwasher
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            I'd rather people just get accustomed to going to the steam chat room to setup matches or whatever. : mwasher
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              We need to consolidate the two steam groups: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/Shacknews_Starcraft and htt... : rock elf
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                | 0 in Chat vs | 5 in Chat : Foxhawk
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                  The other group has more members though. I don't care either way; we should pick one and get everyone to ... : rock elf
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                    the 2nd is the pseudo official shacknews starcraft 2 group. the first one is more for starcraft 1 i beli... : mwasher
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                      just like the l4d and l4d2 steam group, the original also encompasses all sequels. : StolenNosferatu
                      • what? : mwasher
          • Oh true. Sorry. : razlebol
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  slaxor.slaxworth They didn't allow the 0. :( : slax0r
  • omg awesome. no numbers in names!!!! i love you blizzard : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• BOOOOURNS : happynoodle
• theburd.shack : the_burd
• inc.inc actually i've been in the beta for awhile : inc77
• Kyodan.usp : Mikuya
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  what is the part after the period? Looks like people are using it like a clan tag but it's required or so... : OverloadUT
  • the combination must be unique but each part doesn't, the whole thing forms your name. It can't be change... : derelict515
• Coldtouch.metagamer : Spongello

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  sucks to be you, it was a great movie. : not work safe
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    Agreed. Any movie with Bill Murray is instantly awesome. : tboomer2
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      You liked Get Smart? : one random winner
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        Bill Murray. : tboomer2
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          Garfield? : o0JediBeavis0o
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            Bill Murray. : tboomer2
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              Osmosis Jones? : r_picmip 5
              • Aight. You got me there. : tboomer2
          • My one regret : rosewood
• Prepare to be hated on. : pimpium
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  Probably the worst movie I've seen in the last year. : WhatIsThisFor
  • then i take it you didn't see avatar! : NexusOne
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    Where the Wild Things Are gets that nod : bozer
    • This is true : ShadowRam
    • I concur : Turd Ferguson
    • Oh, is it safe to shit on that movie at the Shack? It was terrible. : r_picmip 5
    • god yes, terrible. glad we're all in agreement. : waxthirteen
  • I can only assume that you don't watch many movies. : Milleh
• I'm glad I'm not you. then again Children of Men was overrated. : Slowtreme
• it was pretty fun. not something id watch again but it was like 60 minutes long and i enjoyed it. : arizona bay
• no way, it was awesome. : dirge23
• it was a fun movie to watch : redfive
• You are wrong. : stump
• while I think the whole zombie thing is really overplayed these days, I really enjoyed this movie. : pandastrong
• Agreed so overhyped. : xpogox
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  Should arrive from Netflix today, so up yours for predisposing me to not liking it. :( : Deathlove
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    you will like it. : kbnerd
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      Hooray! : Deathlove
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        You will be ambivalent towards it. : mindmann
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          :| : Deathlove
          • You will have one or more feelings while watching it, some or none of which will linger with you afterwor... : one random winner
• This movie was like Snakes On A Plane, only it didn't suck. Wasn't good either, just really REALLY didn't... : dodob
• I never thought until today that i would see a post with so much in it. And i've been here for two years. : Dschinghis Khan
• The opening was so badass. Movie was good fun. : Prototype
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  when the zombies hit, we arent not saving you. : m0rfus
  • So we are saving him? : stump
• yeah a lot of wasted potential : fathertime
• Have to disagree. The movie was 100% pure awesome. : Ormsbee
• it was an awesome movie - if you are expecting "cinema" or "drama" you're looking in the wrong place. If... : flagg209
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  I'm just happy the song ended up being For Whom the Bell Tolls. I'm so sick of hearing those bells in the... : kelzmelzer
  • god damnit, *hate. : kelzmelzer
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  I agree. Terrible movie. But the teens are gonna love it. : vx2o
  • Hey gramps. : justwr!ght
• I thought it was pretty entertaining : bozer
• Are you mad because it called you fat and you were one of the first to be eaten by the zombies? : rosewood
• I was entertained, but definitely thought it was over-hyped. And while I love Bill Murray, I couldn't hel... : LeapingFool
• It was entertaining, but I don't think there were any really laugh out loud moments. The cameo that ever... : skunk_ape
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  It had potential that it really, really wasted. : dumb.
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    agreed, the first 15 minutes were fantastic, the scene with bill murray was great, but the love interest : liquidlies
    • Come on. It's an emo love story with a zombie wrapper. And all zombie stories are just stories of alien... : trove
• I agree and I haven't even seen it. : NastyJack
• it was ok : anthonybean
• Agreed. Movie was shit. : ShadowRam
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  Spoilers, please!!! : CrustaR
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    you disappeared! i was going to ask you & your buddy to go to lunch on the drag but he didn't seem like t... : EvilDolemite
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      He wasn't interested in food at all, and I was really craving a coffee. :[ I was hoping for donuts and/o... : CrustaR
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        do you have to listen to what he says? i hope not :( : EvilDolemite
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          He's not my boss yet. :| : CrustaR
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            i bet he is hard to work with sometimes : EvilDolemite
            • He's pretty good, actually, but I don't really have any position to go toward once I get his. : CrustaR
• i liked it. you guys are too pompus. : RogerDandy
• Did not like the film one iota. I do not think any less of those that do, usually i love zombie flicks. : Klebold
• Strange. : Boring Writer
• i thought it was enjoyable but way overhyped : das_runt
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  you guys hatin on zombieland are seriously expecting way too much from a popcorn zombie flick. not saying... : Psigun
  • strangely, what i expected was a popcorn zombie flick, not some dumb-ass romcom. : skryte
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  A shitty movie with a shitty Michael Cera rip off lead character. : kingdepork
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    he was actually pretty good in adventureland : dromo5
    • yeah the kid can act pretty well, i really enjoyed adventureland. : arizona bay
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    Michael Cera invented the 'clueless nebbish who eventually makes good' character? : eskimo spy
    • No, but he pretty much has it mastered. And pigeon holed himself. : Edges
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    I asked my wife after we were done how she liked Cera's performance and she thought it was well done. Th... : redfive
    • Did the sax go off? : rosewood
• it was okay. i'm glad i watched it but it's forgettable. : dromo5
• if you hated this movie you probably won't like a lot of new comedy movies over the next 2-3 years, as th... : dikbut
• I do not agree with this and will not be following you on twitter. : hashd
• it was stupid but i am ok with staring at emma stone for 90 minutes : cpt_gloval
• It was pretty bad. It was on the verge of good, but honestly it never really felt like a zombie movie. : Zakko
• I thought that it was very well done. : Milleh
• Stupid movie. I got burned by shackhype again. : ultramega

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• Holy crap.. not bad.... : ShadowRam
• Wow. Just wow. : AxeMan808
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  I never even thought of tilting back to simulate acceleration, I wonder how realistic it feels? If you w... : fishbone
  • at first I thought it was really odd to see him tipping back and forward but I'm sure it gives a feeling ... : usmcmueller
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    Ever been on star tours at Disneyland? Or any ride like that? It's very convincing if the room in enclose... : Nali4Freedom
    • Nope : fishbone
    • Mission space at epcot was fun and felt real. Only bad part was that the line was really long because pe... : palewussy
  • That's how those VR simulator things at arcades work. They tilt back to simulate acceleration. : scythide
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    it feels awesome. I played the G-Loc motion cabinet soooo much :( : GloriousCow
    • You too?! I remember back in the day, one of our crew worked at 2001 Arcade, so on his B-Day, they let us... : AxeMan808
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  that looks like it moves way too much. : cltcprd
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    I was thinking the same thing, the suspension in those cars is designed to minimize the effects of roll a... : MarkovChain
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      The movement isn't simulating the suspension of the car, it is simulating acceleration/deceleration. : fishbone
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        Oh yeah, I get that, but he's getting thrown around. My point was more that the suspension is designed to... : MarkovChain
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          The drivers are experiencing 1-4Gs on accel/decel In the real cars. That is probably less than that simul... : fredrickvaughn
          • yeah, i figured. I'm sure my perception of it is skewed. I'd love to hop into one of these and actually f... : MarkovChain
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            Lol considering if it tips ALL THE WAY back, you'll be experiencing exactly 1G, i'm willing to guess it's... : mlev
            • Yeah, this is pretty priceless. I wonder why nobody else noticed it :( : king_darius
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    agreed. I don't think flight simulators even move that much. : edgewise
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      it is to simulate the g forces you tards. : gmd
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        I understand that, but it would still be disorienting : cltcprd
        • If he enclosed it somehow it wouldn't be disorientating at all. : Blackdawgg
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  I wonder what the engineering diagrams for that look like. : Amnesty_intl2
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    http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1836641/engineering.JPG : edgewise
    • lol springs. : abrasion
    • what da fuck you suck at engineering diagrams : Utopia
    • I don't understand, this is too complicated, I thought that he was using like 10 slinkies, and some yo-yo... : Amnesty_intl2
• Holy crap, that is impressive. : ColoradoCNC
• Damn! : Mondo
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  I wonder if that's the latest Force Dynamics rig (extremely expensive) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1i... : abrasion
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    Seems like the one in the OP has an added dimension of rotation. : scythide
    • Just checked out the website, looks like the 401 model has the yaw : scythide
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  why would you ever been pointer 45 degrees up or down in a car? : strandgeck
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    This explains it. You're not simulating the physical sitting in the cockpit, you're simulating accelerat... : scythide
    • also http://www.force-dynamics.com/301/faq301.php : scythide
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      You use gravity to fake the effect of acceleration (pushed against the back of your seat, left or right b... : factor27
      • I doubt it's steering wheel inputs only! He's probably playing one of those hardcore sims that support th... : crummynz
    • Thats awesome. It's really hard to tell by just watching that the forces are planned like that. : MarkovChain
  • It almost sounds like a motorcycle. : AgentPothead
  • well, I think its supposed to make ur body feel the acceleration and decelleration as opposed to the actu... : chilln
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  what is the actual game? : eeeealmo
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    Rad Racer : zebosausamite
    • rage racer : MarkovChain
  • looks like one of the GT series. : dopeman
  • Live for Speed : grimiv
• that should be a visor display not a screen. WHERE IS MY VIRTUAL REALITY : GloriousCow
• Why is he playing a racing game instead of TIE Fighter? : Haxim
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  What happens when he crashes? O_o : TheQuad
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    You die in the game, you die in real life. : gimpx32
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      http://gmd.shackspace.com/Simulator.jpg : gmd
      • haha......that's awesome. : Scotty22
      • hahahahahaha : riptyde
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        It took me way too long to notice that on the tv. : scottythejock
        • same here : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • mwahahah : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • lol gmd, never change : PlanetPerfecto
• what would happen if he crashed in-game : NastyNorman
• I want to watch porn on that thing, strap in naked with a jug of KY : Tattoo Trav
• Will this take off if you put this on a treadmill? (lol at the people that dont get tilting) : Slowtreme
• I want to play X-Wing with this. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• how much would that cost? 10k? 20k? you would have to really love racing. : datoo
• Both amazing ang lol. I want one! : fsck
• I wanna use that for playing DiRT2. Or any rally game, really. : hoopfam4

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  If Core 2 Duo/Core 2 Quad are old and busted, what does that make my P4? : Haxim
  • one of the furry mammals that the dinosaurs pooped on : xsoulbrothax
  • heirloom : mwasher
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    I feel your pain - err, felt. I had a P4 until a few months ago. : action roommate
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      I would upgrade but I still feel like my 7800GS has some life in it. I was kinda batting around the idea ... : Haxim
      • p4 + 7800 gs for life : gmd
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        by the time you've put a modern cpu in there... you'll come to realise just how horrifically slow those c... : Toraz Chryx
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          Urgh, I guess. I just get so put off by the perceived cost of an entirely new rig that it pretty much kil... : Haxim
          • those dual boards are a good idea if you're buying during a transitional period. that's what i did and it... : cpt_gloval
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            Well, here's a case in point... driving a modern everything else, a 3.8Ghz P4 plugged into a modern machi... : Toraz Chryx
            • Yeah, it's probably time to put the old girl out to pasture. I just wish I could salvage more than just t... : Haxim
  • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Steam-powered_fire_engine.jpg : usmcmueller
  • Legacy : hoov1185
  • Expensive one of these http://www.allsafe-electric.com/documents/electric_heater.jpg : ShadowRam
  • Stinky ol'poo, just like my p4. :( : cerealSAM2
  • It makes your P4 a tinker toy: http://techreport.com/articles.x/18448/9 : Rooster Cockburn
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  C2Duo < i3 < C2Quad < i5 < i7 or so : noven
  • ^^ this. : Thornfist
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    No..... I'd take a Duo over a Quad any day... (at least in the Core2 series) : ShadowRam
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      My Q9550 @ 3.8Ghz would like a word with you. : Toraz Chryx
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        toraz, i have a C2D E8400 @ 4.0 GHz.. would an upgrade to a Q9550 be decent if all i do is play games? : dopeman
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          games that struggle on dualcores are starting to emerge. I mean, I went from an E8400 @ 4Ghz to the Q9... : Toraz Chryx
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            Yeah the whole '2 cores are better than 4' thing is about 12 months old now - quad is king now. : abrasion
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              Dell keep having stupid deals on i7 rigs £445 for i7-860 whatever Foxconn mainboard they're re... : Toraz Chryx
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                Not a bad little setup, obviously not the best stuff but definitely enough of it. : one random winner
                • got a client one with a 23" monitor for £611 about a month ago, it'll never be used for gaming and I c... : Toraz Chryx
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                Proprietary case design and P/S right? : abrasion
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                  Nope, ATX PSU and micro-atx case. I transplanted a Vostro into a Silverstone HTPC case at the start of... : Toraz Chryx
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                    Is the board remotely decent? Can it be flashed back to proper manufacturer bios? - sounds like a half d... : abrasion
                    • The board is perfectly serviceable, although I've not heard of anyone flashing them with a foxconn bios. ... : Toraz Chryx
                    • The board is perfectly serviceable, although I've not heard of anyone flashing them with a foxconn bios. ... : Toraz Chryx
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            So how long until my Core 2 Duo E6750 overclocked to 3.2 Ghz is considered worthless ancient crap? Right ... : UtilityMaximizer
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              I think this year is the last year it'll be "relevant" but that's an estimate at best. : Toraz Chryx
              • I give it till 2012. : one random winner
              • I agree with this, it'll last this year and start to be a problem mid next year. : abrasion
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              BFBC2 will push that CPU pretty hard. : crummynz
              • Are there any benches of BC2 with single/dual/octo setups yet? I've got an i7 860 (whatever is in iMacs)... : sukabljat
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                It seems to run great on my machine--I have no complaints at all. Core 2 Duo at 3.2 Ghz, 4870 1GB, 6GB RA... : UtilityMaximizer
                • I am running a slightly beefier system very nicely for the game. I was worried seeing the specs. : lowayne
            • Overclocked C2quads still hang well in gamed against stockish i7/i5's, in my opinion. For the most part, ... : xsoulbrothax
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      why? there are some sweet core2 quads out there. : retardhumper
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        Most games don't make use of two cores, much less three or four. In general, the Core2Duo's perform be... : famine101
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          2008 called, it wants its state of things back. GTAIV was the first, games that NEED a quad to perform... : Toraz Chryx
          • but but but!!!! Buying a 2 Core CPU anytime in the last 2 years would have been rather stupid IMO. : Jimbo Ro
• Yes. : givemesnacks
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  so buying a replacement C2Duo mobo i shoudlnt bother trying to get both DDR2/DDR3 support for future upgr... : spector
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    You should buy DDR3 compatible because you should be using DDR3 : one random winner
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      DDR3 doesn't really do much for a Core 2 at all. : Toraz Chryx
      • last i checked, price delta is pretty negligible so it doesn't really matter at this point. : cpt_gloval
      • If you've already got DDR2 and don't have the money for DDR3 then yeah, go ahead and keep it. DDR3 reduc... : one random winner
• I'm still using an AMD 64 X2 4200+. : Magmaticzebra
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  i just updated my cpu to a c2d 3.1ghz. it's plenty fast. so much faster than my old c2d 6400 : wtf242
  • i just upgraded to an e5300. it's at least somewhat comforting to know by the time i need to upgrade, a c... : anthonybean
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  Nvnews benches: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=148199 Quad > dual. Get the quad, t... : sukabljat
  • awesome link thanks : gyokuro
  • +inf. I have been waiting for this benchmark to be made. : ant_hillbilly
  • Also interesting about the hyperthreading. I wonder what the difference between the i5-750 and i7-860 wo... : ant_hillbilly
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    hmm I just realized these are benchmarks for the beta. I'll wait for further evidence. : ant_hillbilly
    • Retail is definitely better than beta, but the speed gain %s have to be similar. : sukabljat
  • glad to see my 260 216 still kickin' strong : wurt
  • Wow twice the fps with a quad. That's pretty crazy. : razlebol
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  ^^^^^ ALL WRONG The new hotness is retro. You pick up that i7 and I will trade this for it! I know ..I... : IcomeINpeace
  • okay this whole ^^ ALL WRONG trend is getting really annoying :) : gyokuro
• I'm considering buying this one http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=39335&vpn=HDZ550WFGIBOX&manufactu... : razlebol

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  There was an article on the front page a few days ago about how the majority of online gaming still happe... : Arcanum
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    Of course it does, why would anyone believe differently? : spazzium
    • game sales. : Boxelder
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  no, currently I believe there are 0 PC players : _jon
  • yup, cant login. : ant_hillbilly
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  So the PC version actually sold better than the console ones? : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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    yeah, and i'm betting steam played a HUGE part in that. : onji
    • Not in Europe. The price was about 50% more than retail had the game for, and even EA's UK store was doin... : Beady
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    "sold" might not be entirely accurate, knowing the PC base : RikiTiki2
    • well they said online players... you can't get online with pirated copies. : Shadowdane
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  That sounds nuts. Anyone got the numbers for CoD4 and/or MW2? : Stage
  • erm, slightly different : EvilDolemite
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    MW2 was like several million for consoles and a few hundred thousand for PC. Which seems to be the norm. ... : SilverSnake
    • I have a friend who is ranked at 9 million in mw2. I would say there's a bunch playing online. : phil_mckraken
• high-five to DICE for that. I bought it on PC, after playing the 360 demo I don't regret it for a minute.... : nomaad
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  It's annoying then that the server browser would still kinda suck even IF it worked properly. But it doe... : Boxelder
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    WTF, you have to run as admin to get ping values in server browser? : Code RedBeard
    • Running as admin does not show pings for me. Steam version. : TrptJim
    • I'm not running as admin and I see pings. Win7, Steam. : crummynz
• Good. I'm really glad to see this. : freakynipples69
• That is awesome : alphablu
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  http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc/933762-bc2-master-server-issues.html : chilln
  • EA Master Server Status: http://worryfreehelp.com/business/images/BDR/Burnt%20Server.png : gyokuro
  • okay which shacker is this? http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc/934255-fffuu... : RetroRedEyeJr
• that's surprising given the system requirements. : Shai-Tan
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  that's both good and bad i guess. : feek
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    how is this bad? : harold.johnson
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      The master login servers are down. : ArcKnight
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        that's bad, sure. i'm just wondering whats so bad about the PC version having the largest community? : harold.johnson
        • they weren't prepared and now the servers are down. : ass-street
    • because it probably didnt sell very well on consoles? : feek
• Good news. I hope the servers are working when I have free time tonight :o : Godhatesfatpeople
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  boy is that ever hard to believe : mittense
  • I agree. : Normality
  • Maybe there are more singleplayer people on consoles? Or consoles that aren't online? : crummynz
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  PC Gaming is DEAD : gyokuro
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    it is right now for bc2 anyway : jonin
    • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
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  lol EA protestor http://fidgit.com/assets_c/2009/06/EA_protestors-thumb-450x384-19000.jpg : gyokuro
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    Ugh Dante's Inferno is going to fail because it is a bad and dumb game. : SpaecKow
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      no, no it isn't : Halen
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        Hahahahaha you like bad games. : SpaecKow
        • nope : Halen
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  I think people underestimate how many console players play single player games and never touch the online... : Halen
  • you're right. there are no PC gamers that do this, though : zerog83
• i just hope this means BF 3 is not get cancelled : gyokuro
• more than half are pirated copies : conandan
• would this fix the lack of ping in the server browser ? : hanged_man
• NOT RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T : moogle

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  you lie. : usmcmueller
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    just tried it! I'm in now! :D : burning eye
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      I had a chat with EA, straightened things out for ya. You owe me one. : dumb.
      • Better have another chat... servers still down. : _jon
      • the shack owes you one... what kind of meltdown would that create? : usmcmueller
• me neither. : _jon
• same. :( : warcrow
• i thought it was just me : Metatron85
• GOOD I HOPE IT STAYS DOWN because I can't sit down to play still : Downforce
• same.... : naabster
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  hopefully that means server fixes. hopefully. : eeeealmo
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    We're trying something right now that will hopefully improve server stability. : Arctic Fox
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      Who? What? : _jon
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        Reinstalling the server on EFF YEAH. The rollout of the last patch didn't quite work it appears. Also, DI... : Arctic Fox
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          whats EFF YEAH? lol. : chilln
          • One of the BC2 shack servers. : AgentPothead
• I cant either. and im sad panda. : chilln
• just got kicked out of a game :( : burning eye
• sucks for me i took off today to play all day :[ : wurt
• I AM VERY UPSET. I wish to play this video game. : DrFlammable
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  I wish we could ditch this MMO shit and have everything unlocked and not require some master login, but D... : ghost in my shell
  • DRM? : crummynz
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  btw: PC currently has more people playing and are in game servers than both the consoles. http://forum... : shortbuscaptain
  • Dead sexy : unjustend
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    this game is fucking incredible. i haven't had a multiplayer experience this good since.... BF2 at best, ... : retarded talking dinosaur
    • i agree 100%. This game is extremely enjoyable. : wurt
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      if only I could log in and enjoy that. :( : warcrow
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        I mean, this is worse than any MMO launch that I can think of and those are notoriously bad. :( waaaaa... : warcrow
        • haha you haven't seen a lot of MMO launches, then. : Majuju
    • Yup, BC2 is incredible. : Link.
    • pretty much this. i dont think i was this into even tf2 : feek
    • I like TF2 more, but this is pretty damn awesome. : Wisp!
  • that's what im fucking talkin bout. awesome : eeeealmo
  • But..but..Pc Gaming..is dead. Paging scener. : Dschinghis Khan
• I just came home (relatively) early from work and I want to PLAY! : Goncyn
• Looks like they're working on it. http://twitter.com/locust9/status/10044218177 : _jon
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  Seriously wtf. They need to get their shit together. How can they still be having problems :( Anyone s... : Iwannaacura
  • I was wondering where mine went too : choppp
  • mine's there : zerog83
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    mines there for some servers, not others : smax
    • really? I've only played on the shack servers and i havent seen it since the first EA crashes. : Iwannaacura
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    It's only been out for a few days. They are working on the issues. It's not like it is unplayable : kill9
    • Except for the fact that because the EA servers are down, it IS unplayable. : stelth
  • Yeah i haven't seen it since the first crash either. Not a huge deal, but it is an annoyance. : RetroRedEyeJr
• Been trying to login for the past 15 minutes and no dice. : prime8
• I haven't been able to play a single online game since my pre-order unlocked. Unhappy. : dpgagnon
• Apparently EA are so smart, upgrading their master servers.. at launch date for more of europe :P The ser... : gebz
• their servers are so deep in shit they don't know what color the sky is. : Flinz
• FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK I will play the better-then-expected SP. : jermm
• GAAY, I've worked all day to come home to this cold meal!!! (slaps a bitch) : whistletits
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  Said it elsewhere, and I'll say it again -- Come back in two weeks, everything should be working just fin... : dedgecko
  • But every second played is another glorious morsel : unjustend
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  annnd we're down again. : burning eye
  • i havent been able to login since 3pm. its pretty lame. : chilln
• Just got in for around 30 minutes, then kicked. It was fun though... SPot SPot spot RETRY RETRY RETRY : unjustend
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  Sounds like a bad time to be working at DICE: http://twitter.com/OfficialBFBC2/statuses/10045950316 htt... : Arctic Fox
  • EA is like ....oh the expected sales and traffic cant be THAT high...nah we wont upgrade shit bitches! B... : sreyes22
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  Someone is saying servers will be up at 8AM GMT... trying to confirm........... (that's 3am est... ugh) : wurt
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    From Re-verse: http://blog.gobsn.net/en/index.php/2010/03/ea-maintenance-announced/ "his messages is ... : wurt
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      jesus christ 12 hours of downtime? right through primetime friday? i wonder what the fuck the problem is : feek
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        Well this whole 'multiplayer gaming' thing is still kinda new, we should cut EA some slack. : dumb.
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          you dont see these kind of problems with valve games. EA is so fail. you put ur cdkey in and shit jus... : chilln
          • are you kidding? every massive steam-only release valves servers take a shit : crummynz
      • It's a virus dropped by Tim Burton and James Cameron to get people off their computers and into the theat... : dedgecko
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  Any chance for an invite to the BFBC2 Shack Steam group? Steam ID - feisty_cadaver No rush though, si... : Feisty Cadaver
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    link your steam community page please : crummynz
    • Please throw me an invite as well, I'm Hoodfu on there: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197960276... : festivalman
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      http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197968401242 : Feisty Cadaver
      • I would love to join for some teamwork as well! http://steamcommunity.com/id/spyrext I don't know why... : spyrext
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  going to play bc2 on 360 brb guys : HisKillSkill
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    with 11 of your closest friends! : vile
    • nope, playing single player ! : HisKillSkill
• HOMO. >=[ : Lucien Irenicus
• /wrists : Moonbase Commander
• There are a lot of things I see wrong about this. First, there is no clear communication going out. I... : goatjc
• Still down. : prime8
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  Now is a good time to play through the single player! I know it may not be the same but still its someth... : crunkfunk
  • GOOD THING IT DOESN"T USE UBISOFTS DRM AMIRITE?!?!? OLOLOLO : mlev
  • I hate to say it but, Modern Warfare 1 and 2 single player is just far superior to BF2's. There wasn't a... : sreyes22
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  Why was I playing for the last hour then? : notdeadyeti
  • Game servers aren't the same as login/authentication : sreyes22

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  GTFO.. : g0nk
  • and i'm not even a starcraft player, started playing the campaign and trying learning the game. :) : kaankasim
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  just one account? : boomstickah
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    yeah, i registered with my laptop though that might be the reason why i'm in now. : kaankasim
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      even if I got in I'd think hard about making money off of it since I barely have time to gaem as it is. : boomstickah
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        hmm, how much would it worth? : kaankasim
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          Averaging like $150 - $300 last I looked, most end up around $250 : one random winner
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            Man, for that much I'd sell it and go buy a sweet new video card. Although I don't think I like that som... : lolpatrol
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              OH FLYING FUCK I'M IN IT. : lolpatrol
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                I thought they emailed you when you got in. And is there a way to remove games I've associated with this... : lolpatrol
                • I would think they'd have was of disassociating games with your account, maybe not I guess. : one random winner
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              Wouldn't this mean someone owned all the games linked to that account? : Bamii
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                Yeah, it'd pretty much be selling those games too. : lolpatrol
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                  WTS lvl80 Orc DK, lvl71 Undead Rogue and lvl70 NE Druid + SC2 beta! Just kidding, I'd never sell my WoW c... : Bamii
                  • I've got 2 wow accounts with a level 80 BE pally, level 80 draenei hunter, a level 74? gnome warrior, a l... : chrisschutz
    • I registered with my laptop thinking it'd give me an edge on getting in. No such luck :'( : lolpatrol
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  This post is not going to make you any friends :( : jbury
  • unless they ./friend him on battle.net ... :( : Demius
• I wonder how many of these I get the pleasure of reading today. : bongturbo
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  Suck a bag of dicks :( : DrWaffles
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    :( I can't even play anyway, i think the beta is restricted to us only. :/ : kaankasim
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      Nope. I'm in the UK. : rock elf
      • connect button is disabled on mine. :/ : kaankasim
  • It's pretty awesome. Feels like Starcraft but I know the strats are totally different. I need to get a fe... : Yanks
  • They come in bags now? : ShadowRam
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  I decided to sell my account on ebay for 100~ but i'm open to any offers from the shack especially some p... : kaankasim
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    This is such bullshit. I hope you get hit by a car. : Ellissd
    • IAWTGHBACP : EricZBA
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      If i can't play it because i'm in turkey then of course i'm going to sell it . >:( : kaankasim
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        so why did you opt-in for something you can't use? : das_runt
        • probably because it doesn't mention any region restrictions anywhere on the battle.net site : electroly
    • ^^^^^^ A true shack hero was on last night, offering abrasion an account FOR FREE. : the city
• don't let abrasion read this. : fsck
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  I registered before beta opt in and spent 14 hours on an sc2 comic, still not in :( 14 hours of my lif... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    404'd : yAak
    • Took it down, but i'll post it later tonight. Sorry :/ : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• KAAAANAAAKKHAAAAANN : askedrelic
• yeah, still not in =\ : yAak
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  selling beta access to a game gives you bad karma aids : razorblade79
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    they're just ensuring that the people who really want to get into the beta are given the opportunity to d... : electroly
    • Like me, it's not playeble in Turkey and even if it was i don't have the time right now. : kaankasim
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      Or they could just give it away instead of pawning it. It's not like they paid for the beta access the... : dedgecko
      • I didn't event think about selling it before a shacker suggested it, and I'm not even asking cash for it,... : kaankasim
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        Why would you give a valuable commodity away for the sake of community? Make that money and buy yourself... : boomstickah
        • It's against the TOS to sell the key anyway :/ but if someone is stupid enough to pay for a key, more pow... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
      • fuck that, what if he has other games tied to the account? Should he just give those away too? : cltcprd
  • No it doesn't. People obviously buy them at insanely high prices, so why not make some cash off of it? : jingletard
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  Still haven't signed up for the new battle.net. Can I use my old login to setup a new account? : grabbie
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    You just need to put in game keys and connect your wow account to it. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
    • Thanks, it's been awhile since I lasted logged in to play a blizzard game. : grabbie
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  I got 4 emails yesterday that someone has hijacked my battle.net account. Blizzard doesn't let me hold... : Slowtreme
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    Did you call the right number? That sucks :( : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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      yeah I know it's the right number, but when you call the recording says they are experiancing a high volu... : Slowtreme
      • That sucks. Maybe a lot of calls b/c of the beta wave? OR a lot of accounts got hijacked? : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  how does registering your games on battlenet work? I havent played a blizzard game in years. can I just p... : cptstern
  • Yup, you attach wow to a battle.net accout. OR you just add your old CD keys from other blizzard games. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  im on day 3 of trying to get my new computer to work. last night i found out its the video card, now im ... : Blucklesworth
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    :( ask on shack and shack will help you solve your problem : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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      Nothing really to say. Video card in = boots + displays through onboard card. Video card out = boots + ... : Blucklesworth
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        Does the video card have need Power? Did you plug the power in from the PSU? Is your PSU strong enough to... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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          Yes. Yes. Yes. I can check the connection again when I get home. It requires 2 x (3x2) [sorry i don... : Blucklesworth
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            Did you look in the bios for video related settings? I honestly don't know how to diagnose it, but i'd be... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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              No I didn't look in the Bios because I can't get the screen to display when I put the card in X_X lol : Blucklesworth
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                Any beeps when you turn the system on? I was getting a long beep followed by two short beeps when my nvid... : Ellissd
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                  Single beep letting me know the MB is good to go! I'm going to test my DVI theory tonight. : Blucklesworth
                  • holy fuck sc2 here i comeeeeeeee : Blucklesworth
• One of my friends just IM'd me to say he and two people he knows just got keys and to go check my account... : goatboy
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  Cool story DICK >:( : abrasion
  • We need to have a support group meeting tonight :( : liqker
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  you bastard : jonin
  • ^^ : AMikaboshi
• Yeah well, you suck. : thetangent
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  What a clusterfuck of a thread this had become, people here tried everything to get their hands on beta a... : kaankasim
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    Dude, everyone calling you names is only joking around - dont' take it seriously. : abrasion
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      Nah, taking shack too seriously would be stupid i was just pissed at a couple shacker thats all. : kaankasim
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        FWIW I think profiting from it is fine, if you don't intend to play it or need some cash, someone else ca... : abrasion
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          Agreed, you don't owe anyone a the key, and obviously they are in high demand. God knows I'd love a free... : yAak
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            If I had 2 keys, I'd sell one, no hesitation. : abrasion
            • you FUCKER!!! just kidding maybe ;) : yAak
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              If I didn't have a bunch of other games tied to my account, I would probably sell mine too :( : cltcprd
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                what games? you could sell the games along with it, heh. : yAak
                • Diablo II, War3, WoW. I'm sure I could, but that's more work than I care for :) So instead I'll just ... : cltcprd
                • Since I'm not a WoW player, I suppose I could do that too TBH. : abrasion
              • That's why I'm hoping it goes to one of my spares. : abrasion
            • No doubt, same people bitching probably bought 4 PS3 Fats to resell. : graceofdragons
  • It's a very sensitive subject around here. :( : MarkovChain
  • Which game do you want for it? : razlebol
  • Wait I will trade you a ps3 game for a beta key. Which one do you want. : TheVietSpecial
• this is going to sound snarkier than i mean it to, but it's people like you, i think, that caused them to... : dahanese