Evening Reading: The Portal 2 Reveal

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• pyramid head : anthonybean
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  For that art style I'd probably say Link. : underground banana plantation
  • PS those are really fucking cool. : underground banana plantation
• Probably Gybrush holding Murray the talking skull Hamlet-style. : Haxim
• Man, those are really freakin cool. I'd pay for one or both of those! The one with the kid is really awes... : Pacalon
• Max Payne! : SockMonkeh
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  Shodan would like to thank you for freeing her. : AxeMan808
  • I just realized how Shodan is very like Sinistar. : AxeMan808
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  Manuel Calavera : Hagbard
  • Manuel is perfect I'm thinking maybe the with the white tux : Washburne
• King of the Cosmos. Duu-uh. : geedeck
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  wander + agro : pyide
  • nah, that would just look like any random dude on a horse probably. : pyide
  • a big daddy could be interesting. or samus. : pyide
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  Duke. : freakynipples69
  • That would be so fucking awesome. : focusdaily
• Battletoads : ColoradoCNC
• Sam Fisher : dumb.
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  Gordon Freeman. He's not obnoxious, doesn't have cheezy voice acting, and he's been through so much that : jingletard
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    I would feel like I am faking it if I said Gordon because I never played any of the HL1 games :( : OverloadUT
    • Time to rectify that. Or you could keep waiting for Black Mesa Source... : BlackCat9
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      I was like you until a few weeks ago. To be honest I don't feel it's as spectacular as it's reputation ma : Cliffzorz
      • Overall I'd say I had a better experience with HL1 that that of HL2. I partly blame my shite gfx card for... : humbleone
  • Conker. : TheMongbat
• Duke is the perfect video game avatar. Because for the majority of game players, Duke is you. He's the sa... : locater16
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  Kratos is a pretty good answer. His back story and motivations are pretty interesting. He's got a lot m... : Arcanum
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    I feel the opposite way actually. He feels like such a generic character to me. He's pissed off because... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
    • hes fucking painted in his family's ashes!!! : choppp
    • You have a learning disability, and it's negatively affecting your life. His back story is much deeper t... : skitzo
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      You didn't pay very close attention to the cutscenes, did you? Kratos had a pretty good life as a skil : Arcanum
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        Yeah but people aren't saying that Mario and Link are deep characters. They're good for what they are an... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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          Forgive me here because I am not trying to be a dick but.. What is your definition of a Deep Video game ... : Malku
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            I think Manny Calavera from Grim Fandango is a decent example. He only has hints of backstory, but they ... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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              Actually The Nameless One from Planescape: Torment is probably a better example of a character that grows... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
              • those are both excellent examples. : pgharavi
          • Solid Snake : mechanicalgrape
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            Raziel, Kain... : walker270
            • God damn I love those games. Great characters and amazing voice acting. : Duffman8369
          • Kyle Katarn : focusdaily
        • Link is a deep character. He is the hero against insurmountable odds and he is a thief in his heart. Can'... : lacker
    • You mean he's pissed off because he was promised the world if he played as Ares' puppet... only it lead t... : dedgecko
• Nathan Drake : d3tached
• get him to do a Bayonetta one : Majuju
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  Probably Garrett : JHelgie
  • /high-five : judge
  • Garrett is awesome, but I dunno if he's as recognizable for this purpose : Sovos
  • I thought you said Garnett at first : choppp
  • My choice as well. : tedv
• Probably Ben from Full Throttle. : Lone Swordsman
• Garrett. : judge
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  I think the original Donkey Kong would be fucking awesome, even though he's not my favorite. : heartsauce
  • Btw that kid with the stick is really good. : heartsauce
• That's a hard question. Link probably for me. : VictoriouSecret
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  Guybrush Threepwood! : m0nkz
  • Guybrush Nosehair? : Sapiens
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  Brucie. : Crabs Jarrard
  • I thought long and hard and Brucie was the only one left cause he's an alpha, genetically different. : bashildy@speakeasy.net
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  The Quake 1 logo! He could make it look all weathered and badass: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... : reelbk
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    Q1 logo would be fucking great. Best box art ever IMHO...I loved the simplicity of it. : Vorlonesque
    • Completely agree, it's simple yet perfectly representative of the texture and mood of the game. Hard to b... : heartsauce
• What about Mmmmmmmister Crow!? : BlackCat9
• My fav game character design is ME's Faith, but in that art style... Sol Badguy : threeup
• Link : shaffe
• Mario : Cihte
• Kefka. : Navy Spitfire
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  Coach. : edgewise
  • maybe this helicopter is made of chocolate : flagg209
• Ezio : foo
• Chief : BlackCat9
• Purple Tentacle from the Maniac Mansion series. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
• Hm, prolly Solid Snake. : RevRaven
• Dante because he is awesome. : TheVietSpecial
• in the style your dad uses, i'd love to see one of the Colossus from Shadow of the Colossus : Break
• Garrett Lee : Whistler77
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  Mega Man X I love him enough to walk around with him on my chest: http://dev.cinnamon-sugar.com/lolsmi... : squigiliwams
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    i thought this was going to be a tattoo pic. : grabbie
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      Thats next. Not on the chest tho. : squigiliwams
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        Get him in that pose, on your balls, as if he's holding up your cock. : walker270
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          Better yet, just make his blaster your dick. : TheVietSpecial
          • equipping the cum buster to take down the ladies : grabbie
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        my friend has a mega man tattoo on his leg : maulla
        • It comforts me knowing who Mega Man is. Will read out as "my friend has a huge man tattoo on his leg" ... : humbleone
• Max Payne, Samus, or Gordon. : K1Bond007
• Max Payne : Chod
• Guybrush. After that, the 8 bit Space invaider. : baron calamity
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  The Nameless One : Beaginator
  • that was the first thing that popped into my head : valael
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  Urdnot Wrex : Wadmaasi
  • I'm not sure if he's my favorite but YES! I'm so glad he got mentioned! : nakor_
• TF2 Heavy Weapons Guy. : jermm
• Link or Samus : slax0r
• Raziel : mechanicalgrape
• Zanthia! : Sapiens
• Cloud : spiffymc
• Conker. : TheMongbat
• Probably the DOOM guy. : Vorlonesque
• Weighted Companion Cube. : Snif DeCrac
• I can't decide. :( Either Solid Snake, Mario, Samus, or Link... : DOOManiac
• 80's Bionic Commando : Totenjaeger
• Samus : yAak
• The correct answer is Bob from Fallout 2-3. : steauengeglase
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  OMG! Got it. Mecha-Hitler from Wolf3d. : AxeMan808
  • Eva, Auf Wiedersehen! : Mad Brahmin Disease
• One of the Colossi. http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg249/The-Number-42/woo/shadow_of_the_colossus_b... : lyme
• What the fuck is going on here.... SOLID FUCKING SNAKE. : silentbobuk
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  A stained glass depiction of Simon Belmont vs Dracula : lacker
  • your father-in-law's work is impressive. : lacker
• He doesn't even have a name as far as I know but http://www.ukterrorist.com/images/5692.jpg always seemed... : peanut-
• Glottis : steve_o
• Right now, it's definitely Nathan Drake. : treefingers1
• Minsc, "go for the eyes boo!" : inition

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• martyr rather : mr wolf
• Primer : mizterd99
• Man Bites Dog : SiW.
• Bus 174 (documentary about a street-kid who took a bus hostage in Rio de Janeiro) The Wages Of Fear (... : NastyJack
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  Barry Lyndon Ravenous : mechanicalgrape
  • Barry Lyndon II : Ravenous : PlanetPerfecto
  • I second Barry Lyndon. A very underappreciated Kubrick film. : ayesel
  • My roommate and I watched this on netflix awhile back not knowing anything about it and walked away amaze... : getfrisky
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  Before Sunrise / Before Sunset Every damn Wong Kar Wai movie : bipolar
  • After Hours : bipolar
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    bipolar, I respectfully disagree with you on the former movies you have listed. : CrustaR
    • There's still hope; good taste isn't something one is born with, it's something one develops =) : bipolar
• corndog man : EvilDolemite
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  Split Second with Rutger Hauer. It's an Alien/Preditor ripoff that's so bad it's great. : TrptJim
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    Is that the one where he's always eating candy. : mattavius
    • And coffee! : TrptJim
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    BIGGER GUNS! : Wyvern
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      BIG FUCKING GUNS! : TrptJim
      • I wish Netflix had this. It's been a loong time since I saw it. : Wyvern
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    Is it the one where he is addicted to coffee? : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • And candy! : TrptJim
  • Incredible - I, for some reason, have this on dvd. Don't ask me why. Loved the movie when I was a kid - n... : henrikb
• More and The Valley Obscured By Clouds - two early films by Barbet Schroeder (Barfly, Reversal of Fortune... : Borzoi
• Beer Wars! : Head Rush
• Cashback, Angel-A : boarder2
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  The Story of Ricky : ninjase
  • Lucy! Joo got some splainin' to do! : edgewise
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  Delicatessen : blender81
  • Disliked this movie very much. : Navy Spitfire
• Moon : fechols
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  always outnumbered, zero effect, the quiet earth, brainscan, one eight seven : mista mista
  • zero effect was great. : edgewise
  • I LOVE The Quiet Earth. A great DVD got dropped a year or two ago and is well worth picking up. : Super Sparker
• Kiss Kiss Bang Bang : Wyvern
• Brick : kallanta
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  Dear Zachary was the most depressing shit ever. : wykd
  • Martyrs isn't exactly a rom-com either... B/ : ThrillKill
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  Three O'Clock High. : edgewise
  • I watched that movie throughout my whole high school career. shame more people havent seen it. : Ulfie
• What's Eating Gilbert Grape? : invisible_kid
• Does Brazil count? : Prozium
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  I liked Habit. Not an epic movie or anything, just a different take on vampires. : barcibus
  • Oh, and Ravenous. That's one of my favorites. : barcibus
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  In Bruges : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    Excellent choice. Also, Project Two, Layer Cake, and Flashbacks Of A Fool. : AxeMan808
    • Another vote for Layer Cake....this was basically Daniel Craig's audition for Bond. : Mister Groin
  • Such an amazing film. : Navy Spitfire
  • because you're a fucking elephant ! : gmd
• Happiness. : Malku
• Jan Swankmajer's "Alice" and "Faust". : kramweil
• the holy mountain : mXENO
• Battle in Seattle. : Teleporting Muffins
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  Insomnia (1997 version, not Nolan's mediocre remake) Gattaca : PlanetPerfecto
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    I liked the new Insomnia too; it wasn't nearly as bleak, but I liked the performances in it. But I mean, ... : AxeMan808
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      Robin Williams insomnia? pure shite. : anhero
      • Why was it "pure shite"? I thought it was pretty stellar. : Super Sparker
• Joshua Tree. A badass action movie with Dolph Lundgren. : brabee
• WILD ZERO!!!!!!!!! : anhero
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  Tropa de Elite : code-e255
  • (English title: The Elite Squad) : code-e255
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  I've seen both and they are indeed very good, especially Martyrs : Milleh
  • My picks: A l'Interieure and Sauna : Milleh
• Buckaroo Banzai : Enkidu
• brain damage ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094793/ ) : skryte
• Midnight Express : kill9
• Welcome to Woop Woop : cerealSAM2
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  Avatar, i hear ticket sales were super low. : CoRDS
  • I wonder how well it will do on DVD and Blu-ray : humbleone
• The Devil's Backbone : inchwide
• Cube is another fantastic film : steve_o
• The Lives of Others : Wiimope
• I know it was really popular when it was released, but given that I'm about the only person that mentions... : Sacred Sperm
• Kentucky Fried Movie, Machine Girl : Yabrodan
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  Sunshine. : Navy Spitfire
  • love this movie! : civilwarskeleton
• Der Untergang. most have only seen the horrible youtube parody scenes of hitler losing his shit in the b... : beastrabban
• Splinter : CrustaR
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  Fear of a Black Hat - a 1994 spoof on hiphop that is still relevant today. : hotel96
  • That's that Rusty Cundief I mentioned the other day! "These mah ANGREH SHOES! See, I buy them 'bout 2-3 s... : AxeMan808
• elvis graton : HisKillSkill
• Stardust. I didn't even here about this movie until 2 years after it came out. : treefingers1
• Delusion : prokat
• Not best, but great: Lucky Number Slevin and Mr. Brooks. : iamgoat
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  The Warriors, Network and ...And Justice For All. : Dschinghis Khan
  • Warrrrriorsssss come out and playyyy-eeee-ayyyyy! : iamgoat
  • Dschinghis, in retrospect, The Warriors was not a very good movie. :| : CrustaR
• Farväl Falkenberg (Falkenberg Farewell) http://www.spike.com/video/mftmblogspotcom/2774086 Incre... : hamliga

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  Whatever...Try playing Revolution-X! : Crabs Jarrard
  • Dude, the part where the hardcore chick turns in to a giant dog. Awesome : soggybagel
• I was thinking that earlier. It's amazing. I took my headphones off twice to see if a war broke out in ... : Pneum0
• I think the first one was even better. Maybe because of how good it was compared to just about any other ... : Tincan
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  Yeah seriously. Take note, Infinity Ward; guns don't sound like hitting a tree with a stick. : knoxville34
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    No shit. Why do the vast majority of games have terrible weapon sounds? : Jumperus
    • Always thought Raven Shield sounded pretty authentic. Good to know at least some studios don't overlook s... : Marrbe
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    I disagree - I think that MW2 had very good weapon sounds though these seem a bit better. Having fired a... : wytefang
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      well at least the BC team recorded some real weapons/vehicules outside, not sure about IW... : HisKillSkill
      • They did too. : wytefang
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  I thought I heard tornado sirens from campus the first time I fired up the game. I was like WTF and I fre... : lowayne
  • One of the sounds of a vehicle grinding sometimes makes me look out the window and check on my car! It's... : spyrext
• Great sound...but the maps vary in FPS. : lectR
• yeah the sounds are nutso, crazy good background war sounds : oldschoolbob-o
• I'm gonna have to agree... : dtskull
• The sound of a shotgun blast indoors is recreated perfectly, its amazing. : infallible
• heres why http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWtWfI-LFVc : HisKillSkill
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  I have had to mute the sound on multiple occasions because I couldn't tell if some of the things I heard ... : Sapiens
  • I have pulled my headphones off a lot too. Especially when I'm at home alone with the boys. I keep thin... : .frame
  • That's just WW3. Don't let that silly little thing ruin your BC2 game : humbleone
• GG's on 69 tonight guys! : trOmblyj
• Half Life and Portal are still at the top of my list. BC2 is fantastic though. : surley_monkey
• It's very good indeed. I must admit to having already grown tired of hearing the spoken parts though. The... : v7ek
• yea its pretty awesome. especially when you are in an enclosed area and you get that awesome thundering e... : maulla
• Yeah. Amazing sound. MGS4 also had amazing sound. : razlebol
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  When I set the setting to war tapes, i almost shit myself. : sheepraper
  • I have to check this out. : Lightzout
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    I have NO idea why this is not the default setting. So much is missing from the outstanding sondscapes wh... : vile
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      The real shame is the fact that back in the days you needed a top of line sound card with that EAX dogshi... : HisKillSkill
      • I'm just trying to say that consoles have bring something good to the bf games because before it used EAX... : HisKillSkill
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        R.I.P. Areal A3D : schnitz76
        • Aureal :) : anal justice
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      I dunno. War tapes is neat but I like the clarity from the other settings. They all still sound really go... : pyide
      • yah it sounds a little funky on the PC, but on the 360 in DD 5.1 it sounds amazing! : Shadowdane
    • I'll have to try this. Someone else posted that war tapes squashed the dynamic range and made it impossib... : Merconium
  • What is War Tapes? : eonix
• I have the sound cranked up and it is amazing. My poor 3 year old got waken up 2 hours early this morning... : jdmSlix
• ok! ok! I caved in already! got the game last night, so where are the shackservers? addme: http://steam... : X-GOUKI
• Signed : hoov1185
• I would agree that it has exceptional sound but there are several other games with just as good sound des... : wytefang
• I've said this elsewhere but I would put GT Legends against this in sound. You can't really make a direc... : schnitz76
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  what's BC2? : araczynski
  • New battlefield game. : lowayne
  • battle cards 2 : packav
• Favourite part in single-player is when you're assaulting the one camp from a cliff, you can hear your sh... : duffman03
• I agree, I've been saying this since the demo. Their sound guys need some awards for this stuff. : zedkhov
• it does have the best sound ever, Mirrors Edge does too : kemical
• Battlefield Bad Company 2 is the first game that's came out in a LONG time (multiplayer wise) that I am i... : cwisko
• Best sound, worst server browser/interface. Seriously, DICE know how to make great games, they just haven... : rottdcorpse

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  Is it Counter-Strike beta 7 cs_militia T side bad? : the archvile
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    Worse. They are completely ineffectual at actually taking points. Have a few cover a point to call in b... : Moonbase Commander
    • And I apparently can't type wtf : Moonbase Commander
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      I would concur with worse. Instead of 1-2 standard spots there are a dozen where you can't tell the snipe... : surley_monkey
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        If you suspect, press Q. Or fire and wait for your cursor to react. Better yet, man an MG and cut down th... : Bamtan
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          and the snipers themselves... its amazing how those armored machine guns can be turned into anti-sniper e... : stygian_whisper
          • That's effective until you get a proficient engineer who either tags you or has the elevation memorized. : lunarbunny
  • haha great reference, i remember everyone rushing to the roof w/ awps -_-;; : supaLink
  • Hahaha, that was awesome back then. :D : code-e255
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  Sorry, but I'm part of this problem: I want the M95, now. Once I'm done with Recon guns, I'll go back to... : sukabljat
  • Recons with Saigas are more effective and quite deadly on the field. They can still use mortars or C4 fo... : Moonbase Commander
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    Where can you see all of the unlocks? : aggressor
    • Go to the gadgets screen from the in game menus. : sukabljat
  • I want my VSS Vintorez. Personally, though, if I'm on the pushing side as recon I more often find myself ... : lunarbunny
  • The M95 is badass but I find myself going back to the GOL for its faster rate of fire. : _jon
• I get sniped with the M1911 a lot. And it only seems to take a few shots to put me down when I'm practica... : prime8
• But I'm a good sniper :( : mechanicalgrape
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  i blame DICE for this. Hell they had snipers in 1942 and BF2 and they still didn't "get" it. Snipers are ... : gyokuro
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    What do you mean? I think they fit in fine. There just needs to be the right amount of them. On rush m... : mobab
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      okay let me put it this way. snipers are fine. Lets just take their sniper guns away okay? : gyokuro
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        Just play on shackservers - you wouldn't have that problem anymore. Neutering an entirely useful class be... : Bamtan
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          shack servers are riddled with sniper overkill. i've only really played on shack servers, i don't know i... : grendel
          • What are you talking about? I just got through playing for about 4 hours straight, and neither team ever ... : ArcKnight
      • You want BF2/2142 sniping back then? Stick the c4 to the car and drive in screaming ALLAHU AQBAR? : Cliffzorz
  • In the first bad company you couldnt choose on wich squad mate to spawn and sometimes you were stuck spaw... : HisKillSkill
  • i really liked playing the class for the sniper sensor balls for helping to defend points. get lots of s... : dantastic
  • if they removed the mortar maybe they'd be closer to worthless, but you'd still be wrong and a noob : Downforce
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    I used to get bitched at in TFC because I wouldn't stand there and have 'sniper' duals. I'd go aggressive... : bombay
    • Duels : valael
  • gyokuro - Still crying about sniping. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    good snipers should hang back - a bit. and move up with the squad. and try to flank slightly outside th... : EvilDolemite
    • No, no. Supposed to stand on ramparts and duck and jump up and down a lot, and hold their feet to their c... : bombay
  • sniper classes have been a part of just about every class based MP game. they have their place, and gener... : maulla
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  I had ~26 to 4 k/d as a sniper the other night with the gol. I don't think mortor strikes counted either... : mobab
  • Good for you. Did your team win? : alias
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  sniping is a pussy class. assault/engineer is where its at. supporting your squad nets you ALOT of points : hobosapien
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    Medic is still able to get the highest points. It's insane how often I hit 4k : aggressor
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      How do you do it? : warcrow
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        Usually you will find 2-3 guys in one area trying to push back whoever. A well placed med pack = constant... : aggressor
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          Looks like my highest so far was 4305 for a single round :X : aggressor
          • How do you check high score? : Pacalon
          • 14,000k as an engineer for one round is my highest so far. : tboomer2
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          www.aggybong.com/temp/record.jpg : aggressor
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            BTW what are those little boxes with 1, 2, 2, 5, etc in them? : dumb.
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              Squad I think? : chungathebunga
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                Nah, the dudes highlighted in green were in my squad. Not sure what the others mean : aggressor
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                  vet status? : HisKillSkill
                  • That would make sense since I have veteran 2. : aggressor
                  • ^^^ this is correct : Arctic Fox
      • Revive & heal like nobody's business. : dumb.
    • I got over 4k earlier tonight, which ended up as 10943 with awards after the round was over. 12 medals/pi... : Link.
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      They may get the highest points, but that doesn't mean they're actually helping the team. It's not helpin... : ArcKnight
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        It does help if people bothered to move. Too many people expect not getting rezed and end up standing the... : aggressor
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          No, it's pretty much get rezed -> try to sprint away -> get shot (which slows you to a walk) -> die again... : ArcKnight
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            How would you repeatedly die but not the medic who is obviously right next to you? : aggressor
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              Medic doesn't have to stop to rez, the person getting rezed is immobile while they are getting up. : ArcKnight
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                Incorrect, you are able to move immediately. Test it out. : aggressor
                • It is pretty hard to not die when you get revived in that kind of situation. Your whole screen fades in f... : Goncyn
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        actually this is the only fun i have now, rezzing you faggots so you die again. i am so tired of the unb... : grendel
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          Hahaha, so much rage. Were you on Eff Yeah or some other server? : ArcKnight
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            i was on Eff Yeah on the opposite team from you, and on one map we had 4-5 snipers on top of the hill ove... : grendel
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              Then I have no idea what you're bitching about because my team lost 80% of our matches. : ArcKnight
              • when people snipe, everyone loses... : edgewise
    • I've hit 8k with the sniper : mobab
    • i can't wait until i get my fucking defibs back : xsoulbrothax
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      I was trying to get even the first med pack tonight. Still haven't gotten it. : edgewise
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        also, isn't it kind of stupid that the medic doesn't even start out with a med kit? : edgewise
        • yes, it is. Medic gets no kit, assault gets no ammo pack, recon gets no motion sensor, and engineer does... : SolrFlare
  • I love the Engineering class. I've got to unlock the M16 yet for the assault class, and then I think I'm ... : theangrywaffles
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  Snipers are great as long as there aren't too many of them. I imagine the problem would go away if the a... : Sapiens
  • This wasy thought as well : Tattoo Trav
• LOL, I was thinking the same thing tonight while playing. : surley_monkey
• Everyone's getting their unlocks (I favor medic). : The Wilhelm Scream
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  Don't play with pubbies. Play with Shackers, who are half decebt or better at the game. Problem solved. : Link.
  • shackers are the only people i've played with. this is a problem on the shack servers i am talking about... : grendel
• I can't even do anything as Engineer. I played quite a few rounds, and I'd get 1000+ points, but I can't... : Rag and Bone Man
• all you a-holes have convinced me to buy the game. : MisterPhoton
• Obligatory_ "who cares this game rules" type reply: I just thought I should add my pleasant surprise at... : Lightzout
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  i think i've squeezed all of the fun i am going to get out of the game at this point. now all it does is... : grendel
  • Go medic, use the Saiga with the extended clip pack and shotgun barrel perk. You will get kills. Keep d... : ant_hillbilly
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    I'll agree that this game is frustrating with a full 32 players. It's mayhem. : edgewise
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      It can be but if you coordinate it's a whole nother story. I think Conflict lends itself more to potenti... : SolrFlare
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        actually, I think it'd be more constructive to use the in-game/squad only chat rather than a free for all... : edgewise
        • That's what I was trying to say. Basically use squad/ingame voice chat for the game and leave teamspeak f... : SolrFlare
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          The TS server has separate sub-channels for each team. Use them! : Sapiens
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            I see that, but everyone seems like they're all on one team. : edgewise
            • Yeah, I think we need to do a better job of getting on teams. tromblyj posted how to bind swapping chan... : Merconium
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    MG gun sucks(might be better with a few upgrades). You'll get kills but it's designed for support not 1vs... : mista mista
    • I dominate 1v1 with the m60 : valael
  • Yeah, sometimes it seems impossible to kill people. I've unloaded clips (burst fire) into people while ge... : Wyvern
  • Everyone is new at some point. Accept the fact that you suck, grow a pair, and get on TS to chat it up. ... : Sapiens
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    ha, Jesus. You need to take a breather. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • seriously, I WANT TO BE AWESOME AT THIS GAME FUCK EVERYONE!!! : Lawgiver
  • i thought playing with shackers was fun and everyone was cool since we were all from here and this is a c : maulla
• just switch servers. sometimes one or both teams is retarded : Shai-Tan
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  yeah it's pretty fucking dumb. they're either worthless or occasionally infuriating. mortar strikes on th... : feek
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    A group of snipers in on Dos earlier was so concerned about me being on the mounted MG that they set off ... : DonarUDL
    • it means you are doing your job then. :) mounted MGs are sniper death in the right hands. : stygian_whisper
  • yeah i'm not into the mortars. they're too powerful and too plentiful. : datoo
• Saw a speedhacker before zooming around having his squad spawn in on him behind enemy lines. His only goo... : Beady
• They should just make it more realistic and require that a spotter goes with you forcing sniping to be a ... : edgewise
• The sniper stuff is starting to fade out already on the Shack side of things. Tonight I saw far less sni... : SolrFlare
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  i'm sniping till iget the auto shotty(saiga?). Then i'll rush in and fuck shit up : mista mista
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    Unlocks in a multiplayer game are just stupid :( At least TF2's unlocks are mostly useless, but BC2 ap... : alias
    • They aren't useless. : Johnnsen
    • Based on the analysis Bamtan linked yesterday, the weapons are pretty balanced--for each advantage there ... : Merconium
• rawr. : chilln
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  Just like TF2 where everyone plays Spy/Sniper/Engineer then wonders why the get absolutely stomped by a t... : alias
  • Do you just walk around all day comparing real life situations to TF2? I bet you do. "If that fucker were... : yosemiteclimber
  • Just like every other alias post. : Alco23
  • Have you even played the fucking game? Have you played with shackers before? There was a ttoal of 3 snipe... : Dschinghis Khan
• I'm an engineer! : Robotic Puppy Eater
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  I was working out the sniper for the first couple of days, but I played a soldier exclusively tonight. N... : Tripps
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    I need those red dot scopes. Iron sights just don't cut it. : edgewise
    • it actually takes a long time to get decent sights on assault. : smax
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  This game is only fun when squads stick together and work together. Lone wolves completely ruin the game,... : retarded talking dinosaur
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    You mean, just if the squad work together. : mobab
    • yeah, i was gonna say. when i play sniper i try to spot for my team/squad, provide cover, etc. i've al... : Sapiens
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  This is the same problem in almost every game since Quake 2 brought in that game-destroying thing called ... : spaceyme
  • Pretty much. Every game has to have a sniper rifle and barely any game has ever managed to integrate it i... : peanut-
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  Hey lets bitch about Medics instead, it's like trying to kill a cockroach farm at times. : ghost in my shell
  • who the hell farms cockroaches? : smax
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  A good Recon can be instrumental for a squad or an entire team. Remove enemies from mounted guns, spot t... : _jon
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    i managed to c4 a tank last night. it was extremely satisfying. : Clay
    • It's a shame you can't C4 and mortar at the same time. I'd trade proximity mines to have those two at th... : sukabljat
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    no one is saying recon isn't useful- they're extremely useful and needed. however their role is diminishe... : busdriver3030
    • One thing I've found well with Recon: since you stay back, you become a good spawn point for your squad. ... : sukabljat
    • actually several people have said recon is worthless. : _jon
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  Can we have a rules section? I'd like to add one. Don't fucking steal someones Tank while they're repa... : tboomer2
  • I do that to the other team, is that ok still? =p : mobab
• Another good use for Recon: when you're on offense and your team has forced defense to move their spawn u... : sukabljat

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  1 - use the Medic class 2 - revive your teammates whenever possible 3 - hold down the fire button and s... : MagicWishMonkey
  • thats what I do! I tend to be top 3 on defense most times, a little worse on offense : oldschoolbob-o
  • Fucking M60 has no Goddamn recoil. Picked one up off a Medic's body and it had a red dot... just mowed p... : Moonbase Commander
  • u should tell him to SPOT enemies. Not enough people spot. Its very useful for the team and its an easy 2... : gyokuro
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    man the medic class sucked hard in BC1 so it's good to see it's improved. the machine gun was so weak : dantastic
    • its was actually the support class that was throwing medkits in bad company, and the g36 rocked. : HisKillSkill
    • I don't know what the power of the machine gun is, but it doesn't matter mcchh if you've just nailed some... : MagicWishMonkey
    • Are you coming back from Florida soon or did you and Jen decide to settle down there? : Head Rush
    • It's still weak compared to others. It's a gun that works well in medium to long range. : razlebol
  • Cover, there is a lot of it. Use it. You cant fight dead. : Lightzout
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    I hate that I have to unlock the paddles and there are two unlocks before them, wtf. : giant boy detective
    • doesn't take that long to get. : freakynipples69
  • My method of success. : freakynipples69
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  I suck really hard too, but apparently the starter weapons suck? I blame those. : nevlos
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    Not really... none of the weapons really get "better" : snuff
    • Really? The only stock gun that's any good is the Recon. Every other class's first weapon upgrade is mu... : sukabljat
    • The hell they don't. The first AR is garbage compared to the XM8 or M16, not to mention the perks you ge... : Moonbase Commander
    • so wrong : crunkfunk
    • i've only unlocked like 5 weapons and several of them are way fucking better than the starters : Sapiens
    • you are so wrong. : re-verse
    • what the christ, the 2nd medic gun is many times more awesome than the 1st. : Fooldozer
    • the engineer weapon unlocks are all pretty similar, but that cant be said for the other 3 classes : maulla
    • ^^^ hasn't played the game. : Dschinghis Khan
• I'm in the same boat, but it is a hell of a lot of fun : Tattoo Trav
• after playing on the shack servers with people who know how to play playing on pubs is SHITTY now : hobosapien
• i am fucking terrible too, but shackers are pretty tolerant of my suck : Sapiens
• Me too. :( At least I'm willing to always jump out and repair shit though... : DOOManiac
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  Oh god, me too. I just played my first online game and it was embarrassing. I think I got like 11 kills... : CyCo_PL
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    Oh, and does anybody know if it's possible to bind actions to the side/thumb buttons on the mouse? None ... : CyCo_PL
    • Make sure you are binding in the column under "mouse", not "keyboard". : Arctic Fox
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      mouse 5 doesn't seem to bind for some reason, but m4 does. : shirif
      • Check mouse driver? My MX518 does both fine. : Merconium
  • Honestly, I think the advice about short bursts is FALSE except for the M60, which is much worse in short... : Merconium
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  i'm so bad too. :( why do they mock us noobs by putting our kill to death ratio on there :( : arcane_
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    Oh you bought it? Fantastic! : Arctic Fox
    • i got it as a gift (that was supposed to be a gift to re-verse), from tboomer2! :D : arcane_
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    Play on EFF YEAH with us! We don't care if your bad because i'm bad too and i still rock at this game! :D : Dschinghis Khan
    • What's EFF YEAH? : arcane_
• Tips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcZ3wXF3r14&fmt=22 : Arctic Fox
• Just got it last night. Man, this game is tons of fun but I suck bad at shooters. Also I have PB installe... : jdmSlix
• i did better last night compared to the first couple of nights, i was getting cussed out on TS lol : vov1n
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  What does the War Tapes audio setting do? : MagicWishMonkey
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    Make the audio 10x more awesome : Iwannaacura
    • it is cool if you were alone but in intense battles, it gets real noisy and a bit annoying : hanged_man
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      I don't know if I can tell the difference :( : MagicWishMonkey
      • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cFgWKEYC2g : hanged_man
• What I want to know is why the second level is so white :( : c0bra
• I go through 3-4 maps where my whole team is just miserable. Then I catch a few where we dominate, and I... : Lucien Irenicus

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  Still not in, but I have hope. I entered the comic contest with this. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37735/sc-c... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • That's awesome, you're so getting a key for that. : abrasion
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  I lost my warcraft 3 key, so I can't get in :( : yosemiteclimber
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    you can buy a copy of sc1 for $3.55 at g2buy : electroly
    • Oooh good idea! : yosemiteclimber
• I didn't get a mail but thanks to you guys talking about it i checked my account. downloading now. the do... : Hoax
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  Hello, I am playing AI, so it's not too embarassing when I finally go online. : abrasion
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    ai5 or did you get in? i was about to send you a screenshot to mock you... : Hoax
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      Nah I didn't get in, I just don't see any point in me whining about not getting in, then people seeing ju : abrasion
      • Fuck that, i can't play for shit and still wanted in. : Hoax
      • I almost beat the 5.5 Ai TvT gonna try again : supermonkeyballz
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    so have any of the Australian's gotten in? : shavenewok
    • A couple on whirlpool have. My accounts are AU and US and none of them are in :/ : abrasion
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    I still haven't ventured into that realm... As much as I want to... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
    • Just play it - the newest AI is fun. : abrasion
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    How are you doing this? : ColoradoCNC
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      want me to pm you : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
      • done. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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        i'd like to know as well, please :) : gia-
        • Google lazylauncher : pancake humper
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    The AI is pretty retarded. : Ellissd
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      the new ones are getting pretty good. : Chandler55
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        What version is at now? I have 5. 5 I think. : Ellissd
        • I'm trying 5.5 right now - some of it is amazing but it's actually got a couple of dumb bugs (it's terrib... : abrasion
    • There's like 10 of them. : abrasion
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  Jesus is there a legit place to download the beta client? the downloader is slow as fuck and fileshack d... : Hoax
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    fil;eshack : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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      http://www.fileshack.com/browse.x/6200 Files This category contains no files, but may contain sub... : Hoax
      • Maybe blizzard asked them to remove it or something :/ : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    Usenet would be fine man : abrasion
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      Yeah it should. i just got paranoid with all the recent stolen wow keys... also just checked ebay and hol... : Hoax
      • :( you should open ports and it'll speed up : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• Tons of fun. Wish it had harder AI difficulties (officially) as I'm no good at the MP. : SuperPirate
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  empathe/brian leahy I added you on b net as SaltyRazzle JUST FYI :D : R@zzle
  • He won't see an invite unless you add him as a real id friend. : razlebol
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  stream - http://www.livestream.com/mwashergaming : mwasher
  • THOOORRRRRRRS : mwasher
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  abrasion.abrasion Deveus1, I owe you big time Oh and whoever said the practice league has noobs is total... : abrasion
  • oh yay : mwasher
  • congrats :) : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    IT'S A SHAME I CAN'T HEAR THE FUCKING GAME! http://twitter.com/#search?q=melbourne%20storm : abrasion
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      abrasion, play me : mwasher
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        Let me play a couple more, I don't want to be completely embarassed :( : abrasion
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          the fuck does it matter? : mwasher
          • ok ok - add me and message me, I don't know how to use it yet :) : abrasion
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    you lucky lucky bastard : shavenewok
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      I just got fucked by roaches, I should've scouted :( : abrasion
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        baygon my friend! : shavenewok
        • I should be the roach king http://www.shacknews.com/search.x?type=comments&terms=roach&cs_user=abrasion&c... : abrasion
  • Lucky dog! but I finally managed to beat the AI!!! : supermonkeyballz
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    Congrats! Now how did you set up the AI before? I found one file but my Antivirus picked it up. :( oi : zakazi
    • the file picks it up because it's packed to prevent reversing by blizzard. It's possible they could hide ... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  The lag is really different like people have said, I probably can shed some different opinion on this sin... : abrasion
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    are the servers in us or australia? : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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      I think US at a guess - I find it interesting it would slow on screen panning though, I never noticed tha... : abrasion
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        Did you uninstall and reinstall or did your AI version just let ya log on and play? : supermonkeyballz
        • Totally. : abrasion
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    I have no idea what you are talking about with lag. : mwasher
    • I have even less idea what he is talking about. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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      If you play the offline crack version everything is instantaneous, clicking and screen moving and stuff l... : abrasion
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        that lag definitely does not exist at all imo. i have heard pros are whining about latency in unit react... : mwasher
        • I wouldn't notice much with the clicks or micro stuff but it's the screen panning which is different, it ... : abrasion
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  I ask every night but here it goes again. Anyone want to share their account if they don't play it :/ <3... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    I'd surely be tempted to but it's against the ToS and I don't know if they do ip scans to catch people, s : abrasion
    • yeah i would only want to use it if someone didn't at all, i should be getting one soon :/ f&f but appare... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  I beat mwasher once!!!!!!!! mwasher is David Kim's smurf account http://img.electroly.com/ZZ26E7BE0C.... : electroly
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    yea i am not having good luck with the proxy rax on that map :[ not fast enough : mwasher
    • Proxy-rax is an all-in rush where you build 2-3 barracks asap. I think you might build 2-3 scvs, but tha... : walker270
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  mwasher and i are the only people on battle.net right now : electroly
  • Only because I am still not in. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• Still no key. :( : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
• yay Im in the beta!!! : godm0de
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  still streaming - about to a 3 person FFA with electroly and abrasion : mwasher
  • http://www.livestream.com/mwashergaming : mwasher
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  Did that just crash? Anyone? is it just me? : abrasion
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    yeah it blew up : electroly
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      Oh phew, I was about to hit their bug page - damnit I was in such a great game, felt really evenly matche... : abrasion
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        There are 0 players in 0 games on Battle.net! Seems to be back up. : electroly
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          It just made itself re-download the patch on mine o_O : abrasion
          • new patch. for koreans so they can put rating information in the f10 game menu. nothing for anyone else. ... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  Cowgomoo (Rank 1 Platinum) Replay Pack: http://www.gamereplays.org/starcraft2/portals.php?show=news&ne... : vynn
  • apparently this guy works for Blizzard : vynn
• My opinion of this topic is that I need a key. The End. : surley_monkey
• Where did that thread go with all the SC2 people to add to friend's list? My name is Soss in game, Sos... : sreyes22
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  abrasion.abrasion - i done just got plowed :( : abrasion
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    i bet you guys could've won that if you attacked early and microed around to the left of our cannons. ou... : electroly
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      I was trying as best I could at the time, need better tactics, I should re-watch the replay. : abrasion
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        i totally didn't expect a mass of carriers so was not prepared :( would have bypassed banshees altogeth... : mwasher
        • Same. Didn't know it was coming until it was on top of us. We didn't really scout that well, I should'v... : electroly
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  Woo, I just played my first game in the practice league and utterly smashed my opponent. He never left h... : DianeOfTheMoon
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    Wait till you get to the placement league - difference in skill is huge :( : abrasion
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      What about the copper (or whatever is the lowest) league? : DianeOfTheMoon
      • It's somewhat variable. I've played people that had absolutely no idea what was going on, and others who ... : zakk
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        That's where I'll be put if I have 8 more games this bad :( : abrasion
        • Hey, I'm expecting to be the now second worst player in the game, so I fully expect to be there. Every... : DianeOfTheMoon
  • I had a game on Metalopolis where it was me (Protoss) vs some Terran guy. He walled in on the small ramp ... : zakk
• Just got raped, comedy nukes : abrasion
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  happy.birthday : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    I can't tell if you're joking : abrasion
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      me % ~365.25 = 0 : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
      • (yeah I'm still not in just a bit older but this is the only thread i'm watching tonight so I made a bad ... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
      • now that's funny, to me anyway. : majestik
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  So, can you only upload 1 computer profile? I have a bunch of other crappier computers... should I uploa... : Agrona
  • Multiple accounts may give you more chance, I have 5 more accounts with 5 different PC configs on them - ... : abrasion
  • make sure it meets minimum specs. As the waves increase the specs are going to become less and less impor... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  What is the unit with the jetpacks for humans? They move so so goddamn quickly, I can't even catch them w... : abrasion
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    reapers : R@zzle
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      More like rapers, am I rite? What the fuck is the Protoss's unit fast enough to catch up to it? : abrasion
      • they die quickly just don't chase them : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
      • they're rarely used anyway as any BO that includes them generally won't transition into mid game well unl... : R@zzle
      • If you leave stalkers (or sentries) near the areas they want to get to, you're safe. : barcibus
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  Broodlords look amazing :O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE6YgdFmvl0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    yeah I just happened to watch that. His opponent was good at turtling but pretty dumb for not expanding u... : derelict515
    • Similar thing happened to me, I had a zerg player on the ropes but he spawned some brood lords in the nic... : Serpico74
  • They are but no one ever use them. : razlebol
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    They seem a bit strong there wouldn't you say? : abrasion
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      They need to be. They are last on the tech tree and they need to be individually upgraded from another un... : razlebol
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        I suppose but that's complete base destroying rape, I guess that's what that many carriers would do thoug... : abrasion
        • yeah carriers and battlecruisers would do the same. Vikings, corrupter should take care of them easily. P... : razlebol
        • They're pretty much anti-turtle weapons. Carriers (and I assume BC's) serve the same purpose. : walker270
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  I got in the other day. If you add someone to your friends list can they see your real name? I wouldn't m... : Robotic Puppy Eater
  • Is that how it works? odd. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • iirc the real ID thing is like a 2nd layer of identification you can give to people if you want but don't... : derelict515
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    There's two different ways to add friends. You use the name.name or your email address. Using the name.... : Senate5000
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      Ah ok. Thats fine then. I just assumed it would be like AIM or Steam or something and real names wouldn't... : Robotic Puppy Eater
      • It can be useful for friends and family. Especially the kind who change their display names every 10 minu... : Dontdrop
• its hard :O : Blucklesworth
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  I've begun my crusade on the Battle.net forums to try and get the UI cleaned up so it looks and plays bet... : abrasion
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    Hopefully they take a look at your suggestions. I like em. : metldude
    • No one likes my user interface suggestions! How dare you! : abrasion
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  I can't get SC2 to load. The loading screen flashes and the it crashes to my desktop. :( : RevRaven
  • clearly it's a sign you should hand your account over to me. : burning eye
  • That happens to me as well. : Bamii
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  Really dumb question, how do you view replays with the real beta? (hurr) - it doesn't work on a double ... : abrasion
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    C:/username/documents/starcraft II beta/replays. : metldude
    • Yeah but the cracked versino you just double click on the replay in explorer! : abrasion
• Ok I just won my first placement league game and it was really close, best way to play it. : abrasion
• 2 wins now! wow : abrasion
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  Why is it I can't get any replays to work? I download the .sc2replay file, put in Documents\StarCraft II ... : TPSReport
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    Same here - I think they are out of date replays? or some custom maps maybe? I wish it worked like the c... : abrasion
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      Out of date replay still works. They ask you if you want to load an older version of Starcraft in order t... : razlebol
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        So why are we both getting that error, custom maps? : abrasion
        • You just don't have the map downloaded. Go download them all in create custom games. : razlebol
  • You need to download the maps of the replay. : razlebol
  • You can Alt-F4 to quit when you get stuck there. To fix the problem, look at what map the replay is on. T... : rock elf
• The most surprising thing about this is I'm not losing every game,. : abrasion
• dear shack, my birthday is tomorrow. please to be giving beta key :( : maulla
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  Updated battle.net id shacker list raz.lebol OldFart.shack Loiosh.thepoofy rodney.stubbs lotj.lotj : razlebol
  • Chill.teamliquid : Blucklesworth