Evening Reading: GDC Week

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• yeah in the mydocs folder and bad company folder theres 2 different ini files : crunkfunk
• maybe you should run at 640x480? : zerog83
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  C:\Users\[Username]\Documents\BFBC2\settings.ini : shirif
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    [Graphics] Effects=low Soldiers=low Vehicles=low Overgrowth=low Undergrowth=low StaticObjects=low ... : fried rice
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      Tried DX9 mode? DxVersion=9 : stoned wallaby crop circle
      • winxp so it should be dx9 by default, maybe dx8 works! :( : fried rice
    • Be sure to set the MSAA variable = 0 : reelbk
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  if you were to disable a lot of the effects it would give a huge advantage over those of us who deal with... : mwasher
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    yeah fuck that. hdr and fog are bullshit! don't disable them or YOU'RE CHEATING >:( : DrFlammable
    • exactly : mwasher
  • the blinding fog got 1000x better when I cut the default gamma in half. no longer am I completely blind ... : valael
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  sorry dude, probably upgrade time. I went through it just a while ago. : DogDharma
  • youre probably right. but MW2 ran just fine! in fact every other game has run fine.. until now : fried rice
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  Is the game more CPU intensive? I thought a 4850 was pretty damn good. : phate81
  • it is. very, very CPU intensive : zerog83
  • yea i bet its the cpu, not sure if you have any cheap upgrade options on that motherboard. : DogDharma
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    benchmarks show big frame rate increases with quad core so yeah :/ core 2 duo in 3ghz will drop into 2... : Shai-Tan
    • I'm experiencing this first-hand. I have an 8800gt that is respectable in 1920 for most games, but it chu... : reelbk
• I just want to know how to turn off HDR completely. It looks ridiculous in some levels, especially the ni... : SatansFist
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  ATI (wo)menz There seems to be an issue with dx10 capable cards when it comes to BFBC2. Load times are V... : Iwannaacura
  • I didn't notice this AT emplacement shield thing when testing with DX9 on my GTX280s. Another ATI-specifi... : dafugg
  • I get the same thing. It's that the normally transparent glass is replaced by a black, non-see through te... : Trips
  • I cant give my up my dx11 goodness :( : Visceral Monkey
  • how do you run the game in dx9 mode? : edgewise
  • Does dx9 improve the framerate? : cltcprd
  • I definitely noticed this. I went from a GTX 280 (I was always the first into the game) to a 5870 (and n... : valael
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  BF:BC2 Server menz (hey thats me) if anyone can figure out how to do what Something Awful is doing with r... : trOmblyj
  • original post here: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22352369 : trOmblyj
  • Yeah, would be nice to get something like that up for all the shack servers. : Alco23
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    http://g4g.pl/bc2guardian I've been using this one on my server, seems to be the better of the admin t... : USteppin
    • Thanks. Reserved slots usually limit the number of available slots tho. : trOmblyj
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  Try This: http://www.moddb.com/games/battlefield-bad-company-2/downloads/gossamers-bad-company-2-launcher... : Visceral Monkey
  • THIS IS FUCKING AWESOME : duffman03
  • Awesome! Tagging this for later downloading. : Aragoat
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    Does the overgrowth setting get rid of a lot of the foliage? I hope this doesn't turn out to be one ... : valael
    • http://www.the-yarn.net/config/lm_pm8.jpg : _jon
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  An X2 w/ PC3200 would have to be a 939 w/ original DDR. That's not going to cut it anymore :( : Judicus
  • This. Your videocard has probably been carrying your system a whole bunch right now. BF:BC2 requires a lo... : Shivawn
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    yep. so sad. my e660 from 2006 is starting to fail on newer games too :/ sucks that core 2 quad are so... : Shai-Tan
    • you can get a q8200 for 150.. its not terrible.. : supaslasha
    • What about AMD? Aren't their cheap phenoms really overclockable and capable of decent performance even w... : valael
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  I have a X2 4200+, 2 gigs of ram and a Radeon X1950XTX video card and I average like 18 FPS in a 32 playe... : Magmaticzebra
  • Just installed my i5-750 though. LOL. I rock. : Magmaticzebra
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  that processor really bites : feek
  • You lie! it rocks! : Magmaticzebra
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  I've got a C2D 6600, 4 gigs of ram and 8800 GTX. Anyone else got this setup? I'm running on medium (ev... : te[R]ror
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    turn off HBAO and Vsync. I've got an e8400, 8800GT, 2gb of RAM, and playing at 1920x1080 with some stuff... : duffman03
    • Vsync is off at the hardware level (turned it off in the nvidia control panel) .. will have to look into ... : te[R]ror
  • Edit your settings.ini file in documents/BFBC2 and change everything to "low". Also set msaa to 0 for a b... : reelbk
  • I dunno we have similar setups except I have an amd x3 720 w/ 4 cores and it runs fine for me. I run 128... : ant_hillbilly
• To be fair, that is a five year old system (except the gpu) we've just had a lull from 2007 where new ... : Toraz Chryx
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  I have an i7 860 @ 3.5ghz, 4gigs ddr, and a 5850, and I run the game 1650by1050 @ medium with AA off so I... : chilln
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    Hmm, it doesn't dip that much. My q6600 at 3.4 and 5850 at 935/1200 runs it maxed with AAx2, and af x16 ... : Visceral Monkey
    • yep, I am, the engine causes your mouse to lag if it dips. Im a purest in I dont want to die cuz some dam... : chilln
    • I can definitely tell when I hit the 20s without the FPS on my screen. But lately i've had fraps running... : valael
  • my 860, 8gb ram, and a GTX 280 would occasionally drop into the teens if i left everything on high. I al... : valael
  • I have a lowly i5 with 4GB and a 5850 and I have it running at 1920x1080 and it pegs out at 50-60fps all ... : mrwolf710
• I have an E8500, 4 gigs RAM, and a 4850 with everything on full and it runs like a sweetie. : NFXFSX
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  well it would appear i am SOL. can't really drop a new processor in this, nor am i sure i'd want to. ... : fried rice
  • you could just buy some cheapass dell and put that card in it : feek
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  I feel like I'm finally getting the hang of this game. red dot scopes and the 4x scope make a big differe... : edgewise
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    Only against infantry, doesn't do much against armor. : Trips
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      they all kill infantry in one shot in my experience. if anything, i've found them more effective than a ... : valael
      • They do - but the CG reaches it's target much faster than the RPG or the Eryx-like launcher. : dedgecko
  • i dunno, the RPG will always kill infantry with a direct hit, and it's better anti-armor too. : smax
• Athlon x2 4400 here and a 8800gtx. I'm doing fine with everything on medium accept for shadows. : tKillbox
• There are children in primary school who weren't born when that CPU came out....... : abrasion
• Isn't that CPU like 5 years old? : Jimbo Ro
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  Hijack Hardware menz, i am running a C2D6420 (at stock cause ofc my chip sucks ass) with 2gigs of ram and... : [7]kami
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    Yes, moving to a Q9550 and more RAM would give you a huge boost. : Sapiens
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      Then i just might have to get one. : [7]kami
      • What kinda RAM do you have? :D : Bamii
  • Yeah, a Q9550 with 6GB total would be the better value upgrade there. the i7 would be faster, but not by ... : Toraz Chryx

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• one for the ages : drucifer
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  Historic. It belongs in a museum. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • "So do you." : Navy Spitfire
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  wait where's Freshview? : DonkeyPopsicle
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    He took the picture. Freshview never came close to the crazy post-counts that we did. If anything, {V : Vantage
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      Freshview was easily first in the first few years, IIRC. He stopped posting of course, but him and bruta... : DonkeyPopsicle
      • ahh the days of no PRL : Slowtreme
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      during the summer of shack, avixe, freshview, poke, ominous, you, hawkeye, and sometimes lacker were real... : Morgin
      • don't forget kbanas and darius : dopeman
  • He's the only one of these three I've met in person :( : Zero|DPX
• when the great outdoorsman met the urban chic : phokz
• *applause* : Wolfanoz
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  Stylish jeans ;) : exponen7
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    I like the whiskering. Did you pay $300 for them? : arizona bay
    • Nope! Guess jeans on sale for $50. :D : Vantage
    • Joe's Jeans Brixtons do this well and with a much darker wash. <3 Joe's : the city
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    I dig Vantage's jacket. I am going to steal it, but don't tell him. : jipey
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      Jacket also Guess. T-shirt - Kenneth Cole. Glasses - Drug Store. : Vantage
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        Panties - Lady Footlocker. : jane911
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          I buy them used from Japan, actually. : Vantage
          • MMMMMM tranties!!! : jane911
• now we need FPC together for a reunion : redfive
• awesome : smoove
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  What about Klerck :< : boring gegtik
  • I miss his fucked up sense of humour quite a bit :( : abrasion
  • Truly an American icon. : grendel
• Amazing how little you two look like you did 10 years ago : rosewood
• i remember chubby Vantage. He was such a dick. : ultramega
• Easy to tell who the gay one is : askedrelic
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  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26101/Chatty.jpg : Kentor
  • mons you chubby little ham : boring gegtik
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    Good job sneaking him in. He's like the "Where's Waldo?" of Shacknews. : DrWaffles
    • oh wow lol : wurt
    • Haha I didnt even see that background sneak until i had both pics up side by side : crunkfunk
    • haha i didnt notice that till i read this either. it made a pretty simple chop into awesomeness. : synapse19
  • hahaha : devpaul
  • hahaha, excellent : Head Rush
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    what the fuck this was so well done that I told myself why the fuck is he posting the same pic : Utopia
    • seriously it's like the best done one i've ever seen : kgargs
    • took me a while... : givemesnacks
  • flawless victory : Cheeziologist
  • hahah incredible : Xanthos
  • You are a photoshop deity. Such subtlety, such grace. : reelbk
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    hahaha, even more lols: open the originals in a new window and keep pressing on alt-tab : http://dl... : shirif
    • middle one is about:blank, remove http:// : shirif
    • also epilepsy warning : shirif
  • oh wow. lol! : soapland
  • haha nice : dissembler
  • wtf that's kind of creepy. : MurrayTheSkull
  • awesome photoshop aside, it's amazing what better attire can do to make someone more attractive (not gay) : fishbone
  • Hahaha well played sir! : yosemiteclimber
  • still a classic : rbjester
  • hahahah nice, took me a second to figure it out. : Scotty22
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    and edgewise... : askedrelic
    • haha I didn't even notice it : gmd
  • Haha. Fantastic. : Danny5225
  • lol : sanchez
  • Hahaha, so awesome. : Vantage
  • hahahahaah : Downforce
  • this might be the best one, just because you get steamrolled by it : MercFox1
  • haha I didn't notice edgewise till I clicked on that pic twice : AllYourBase
  • hahahaha wow :D : virus
  • wtf? You didn't have edgewise in when you first posted this, right? : SiW.
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    I like how Hawkeye now looks like some weird sunglasses fetishist. : action wombmate
    • This was my favorite part, too =D : famine101
  • I was expecting him to be in there but it took me a min to realize the subtlety. : intothefray
  • The (2nd) best part is the double sunglasses : ninjase
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  I think this is the first picture I've seen of you without a cute asian girl : sparkly
  • True story: Hawkeye is going in for surgery next month to turn him into a cute asian girl. : Toraz Chryx
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  HOLY SHIT I just noticed Edgewise in the background. : Shivawn
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    dammit, wrong subthread. : Shivawn
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      Nah, that works anywhere. : Johnny Law
      • Only because he's everywhere. He's watching you right now. : deveus1
• Those chairs are pretty lame. : IndigoAK
• how YOU doin, vantage? ;) : mayooms
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  Where's the picture of us together? I'm offended. : ImageOmega
  • I can post that too, but was waiting for laurgasms before posting any actual wedding pics. :) : Vantage

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  buzzbatman, could you start by naming a few bands you enjoy? I understand you want to be open minded, bu... : CrustaR
  • The latest band I've liked is Them Crooked Vultures (shocker- I like QoTSA and Foo Fighters) but Last.fm ... : buzzbat
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  http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22357480 : bipolar
  • Alternatively, Sleater-Kinney - The Woods will destroy you. : bipolar
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    Kill the Wabbit, Kill the Waaaabit! Opera is definitely something to look into. Do you have a suggesti... : buzzbat
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      Just speaking from my own perspective as someone who has just recently started to get into opera, I think : bipolar
      • Love 'Cosa Sento' (the last couple I linked) so much. Three different melodies that blend fantastically.... : bipolar
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  I found Alex Skolnick's jazz albums are pretty cool. You would like them, jazz covers of classic rock son... : u sir name
  • I'm not a Jazz fan. I listened to the Amazon previews for his covers and then some and am still not a Jaz... : buzzbat
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  Mother Mother, Wayne Hancock, The Aggrolites : cpt_gloval
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    Mother Mother - Hayloft blew my mind in a pop guilty-pleasure sort of way but the rest of their music did... : buzzbat
    • I think Wayne does Hank Sr. better than Hank Sr. : cpt_gloval
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  http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21625657#itemanchor_21625657 - the rest of that thread may possibly h... : AxeMan808
  • It just sent me off on 3 hour magical musical journey. I got sidetracked and I didn't even get 1/3 of the... : buzzbat
• www.bluealchemist.com : eeeealmo
• The Libertines - Up the Bracket : _jon
• This is my favorite song of the past decade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq7aTLui0I4 : toneh
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  Hurt Volume One Vol. II Goodbye to the Machine They're like a cross between Tool and Alice in Cha... : IndigoAK
  • Ohhh, this sounds cool. I'm going to tag this for tomorrow when I'm not on the iPhone. : reelbk
  • Comparing this shit to Tool and AiC tells me you don't understand why the good music you listen to is goo... : pixelat3d
• K-OS - EXIT, and Joyful Rebellion (Rap/Rock/Electronic) N.E.R.D - In Search Of (Rap/Rock) : Amnesty_intl2
• Bloc Party - Silent Alarm is easily one of the best albums in the past 5 years. Maybe a little over 5, bu... : reelbk
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  Living Legends - Legendary Music Vol 1 : underground banana plantation
  • I'd vote Almost Famous over Legendary Music, so many awesome tracks. : Ctrl-Phreak
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K2TA0MwT-4 if you say you like rock music you should like this. : NastyJack
• Well classic rock eh, Wishbone Ash, Nazareth, Thin Lizzy : gydot
• Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals. It's their first album from 2007, they just released the second album last m... : Juno
• The Protomen - The Protomen http://www.amazon.com/The-Protomen/dp/B00104GTK0 Brad Sucks - Out of It ... : ant_hillbilly
• Yob - The Great Cessation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCKjkmjDGGk Probably the best album I've p : timmie
• A Matter of Life and Death by Iron Maiden : Marrbe
• Rubber Factory by The Black Keys : atomic tofu
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  I am pretty sure Muse should have a mention somewhere in this thread. They seem to be the new hotness. : phiglit
  • Jesus christ. never mind. I just youtube'd some of this. Muse isn't exactly my cup o' tea. In fact I can'... : phiglit
• 65daysofstatic : mo13
• Doves. : steve_o
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHKuB85EgnI - I love this song. it reminds me of old country. super story.... : anhero
  • ya, I finally fully read your OP. I think every band I posted has a song or three for you. : anhero
• Almost anything by Omar Rodriguez Lopez, although I'd suggest his work with At The Drive-In and early The... : caveatemptor
• I started out liking classic rock and then grunge rock. Here's some albums I really got into in the 90's ... : nutrient
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  Grizzly Bear : Sapiens
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjecYugTbIQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ4jZeGUFzI : Sapiens
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXEQCZg4Nns : DonkeyPopsicle
• You should be listening to Godspeed You Black Emperor: http://www.brainwashed.com/godspeed/music.html ... : Lone Swordsman

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  how can they improve on shacking : boring gegtik
  • Strippers : stump
  • every shacker gets a sex change. it gets you chicks. : delataur
  • appleflappen for all! : GrimmyD
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    morphine IV that drips when you hit the PRL : electroly
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      what about one hooked up to f5? : papaskot
      • there should at least be some small chance of survival : electroly
  • have an inverse-drunk tank : Nali4Freedom
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22363363 : yosemiteclimber
  • Assign every Shacker a jane911-drawn avatar : veras
  • 100,000 posts don't lie. : abrasion
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  Fuck my 20's, what happens when I wasted my 10's playing video games : Reeves
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    Count in hex so your 20's will last sixteen years and start six years later. : RomSteady
    • nerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd : ArcKnight
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  People always worry about escapist media doing this. I'm sure you can find articles from the 30s worrying... : Conan
  • This article isn't an alarmist piece about video games in general, it's about specific trends in the des... : veras
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    This is substantially different, though. You can't really design non-interactive media like this. : Felraiser
    • the success of reality tv begs to differ : NexusOne
  • COMIC BOOKS CONAN! : chilln
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    Except there are indeed dudes who throw years of their life at something like WoW. Every free minute is s... : steelsamurai
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      This is actually pretty good. : terath
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        Yeah, if you like cultural stagnation. : ArcKnight
        • 90% of people don't do anything to improve our knowledge or technology anyways. We also pour huge amounts... : terath
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      What's wrong with this is that if everyone did it, it'd be the end of civilization and humanity. At leas... : brickmatt
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        There's also the issue of short term gratification versus long term happiness, people who are satisfied b... : veras
        • Yeah, the whole "virtual" payoff thing really bites you in the ass when you're done/tired/over it and all... : brickmatt
      • Finally we've found a solution to over population, then. Lets all die unproductive and happy, playing ... : crimrOw
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      I think the point is that you have this generation of kids who could have incredible minds for profession... : Drewus
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        Why should they care about their contribution to society? What is "society" anyway? It's a bunch of stra... : ArB
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          Because the choice of living in a society gives you the benefits of the house you live in, the electricit... : Drewus
          • That's the real problem though: kids not knowing why things are this way and that it takes hard work and ... : [7]kami
          • This is a false choice. You don't have to choose one or the other, and with the size of the population, t... : stygian_whisper
        • the sad thing is, less than 100 years ago, most artists created art for society, not for themselves. Just... : Borzoi
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  hmmmmmmmmmmmm : DrFlammable
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    How old are you again, Flammable? : Moonbase Commander
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      19 :x i remember playing wolf3D and quake and doom and commander keen man this probably isn't good ... : DrFlammable
      • 19? Oh fuck you dr. fag. Fuck you indeed. : brickmatt
      • you're doing awesome if you're in CS : Chandler55
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        oh that makes sense : mwasher
        • it really does : valael
      • hahahaha welcome to hell, Im right there with ya. hey dude lets play sum vidiyuh gamez over the weekend : MercFox1
• I completely agree with that statement : Drewus
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  This guy knows the truth. He's seen the release list for the year 2020. : Anastomosis
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    Still no DNF :( : rosewood
    • If DNF ever did come out, it would be more than 24hours long and come out exactly 1 day before the end of... : one random winner
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  I'm addicted to something else. I'm addicted to seeing and understanding what developers do to make their... : Rice-Rocketeer
  • I'm actually the same. I like playing games to figure what they did well and what not so well. : Dontdrop
• because working a shit job in your 20's is soooo much better : crypt420
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  the real reason for smart people working shit jobs is that many of todays brightest do not fit into the o... : crypt420
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    care to elaborate? : Reeves
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      I think you can translate that as "wishful thinking." The world is still ruled by the rich, as it's alway... : terath
      • "This is your life,... good to the last drop. Doesn't get any better than this." : Feisty Cadaver
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        Depends on lifestyle. If you want to live with just the basics, then you dont have to work very hard at a... : thewindcriesmary
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          Hard work counts for surprisingly little. Many other factors are much more important. I don't always like... : stygian_whisper
          • Agreed. Interpersonal relationships are far more important than ability or hard work, although ability a... : pyrogen

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  OMG OMG! : pigvomit
  • Well that soundtrack is an instant purchase. : pigvomit
• Looking good. : zigaroo
• HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!! : g0nk
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  But we still don't know if Bit will make an appearance... : RomSteady
  • YES : Robotic Puppy Eater
  • Damn well better. : Lexicon_Leidun
• HRRRRRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG : DrWaffles
• top shows uptime of only 8 days? SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF: DESTROYED : Fayk
• friggin awesome. i dont even mind the rounded corners :D : smacknca
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  does this break continuity with Tron 2.0? Is Jet in it? :( : roushimsx
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    they've stated that Tron 2.0 is not being considered canon : dopefish
    • Fuck :( : roushimsx
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  Anyone able to save this? Keeps saving a 184k file with all my tricks. : tboomer2
  • Yeah, the only one I can snag is the default one that starts from the original link; and THAT's by using ... : AxeMan808
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    http://wdmp-7.vo.llnwd.net/d1/wdsmp/TRON/42Ent/1Trlr/Grid_1tlr_1920x800_1080p.mov : Reptile
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      Also: http://wdmp-7.vo.llnwd.net/d1/wdsmp/TRON/42Ent/1Trlr/Grid_1tlr_852x352_480p.mov and http://wdmp-... : Reptile
      • omg this is so awesome looking. Also, it looks like the street that Flynn's is on is using the same set ... : timmie
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        Oh, sweet! How'd you decipher/track these down? Cause those aren't the "secure from DLing" links on the O... : AxeMan808
        • Actually, they are from the original site. Normally, you can just open the tiny playlist file with not... : Reptile
• God I hate quicktime so fucking much. : InfoBiter
• efff yeah! : Cheeziologist
• PROSTATE PUMPING : Shivawn
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  Why the fuck can i never save these quicktime links? Right click, save as, and i get a 1kb file :( : Rizob
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    http://wdmp-7.vo.llnwd.net/d1/wdsmp/TRON/42Ent/1Trlr/Grid_1tlr_1280x532_720p.mov ? : GrimmyD
    • Seems to be working. Thanks! : Rizob
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      Can you give the lower res links this treatment? I want to watch this on my iPhone. I need to see this t... : treefingers1
      • http://wdmp-7.vo.llnwd.net/d1/wdsmp/TRON/42Ent/1Trlr/Grid_1tlr_852x352_480p.mov I think? : GrimmyD
    • nice! : crypt420
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  Thirteen looks hot as hell.. :) : g0nk
  • no doubt. : bling1bling
• I saw the trailer last night when I went to see Alice in Wonderland in IMAX 3D and it reminded me of how : obiquatro
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  Awww yeeeeah: http://i49.tinypic.com/v5g8lg.jpg (the new Recognizer!) : AxeMan808
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    The new Recognizer looks badass. : bling1bling
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      I've always wondered wtf the recognizer was. : Robotic Puppy Eater
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        cool as shit, that's what. : beastrabban
        • hahah damn straight : hamachi
• Wow... that looks incredible. : stelth
• unfffffffffffffffffff : riptyde
• Oh god this is going to be so cool SOO COOOOOOL : SpaecKow
• wow wow wow : redfive
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  I never saw the original... I feel like it is mega cheesy now. should I watch? : pokerman33
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    [BIT] FUCK YES. [/BIT] : g0nk
    • Sorry, requires [BYTE] tags. : AxeMan808
  • yes : riptyde
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  Yeah. Funny, the 3D for this trailer looked way better than in the entire Alice movie. : Conan
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    Someone was talking about how Avatar and Tron Legacy was FILMED for 3D, and Alice, along with many other ... : Shivawn
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      Yeah, that's exactly what it was, and I knew it going in. It was just amusing to have a trailer upstage t... : Conan
      • The NASA trailer also blew Alice out of the water. It looked so 3D-y. : obiquatro
    • Alice was converted to 3D, as was Clash of the Titans. It's a bummer that studios are trying to bandwago... : grendel
• holy fucking shit : DonkeyPopsicle
• Holy shit balls. : TheVietSpecial
• FUCK YOU WEBSENSE EXCEPTION! : timmie
• So far away :( : megarust32
• Hmm, looks good. Daft Punk may have sold me. : gooblerampling
• holy shit balls! : waxthirteen
• Any downloads of this? I must put it at 1080 on my big screen htpc down stairs... IMMEDIATELY!!!!)(*#)@... : Q-ball
• SO HARD RIGHT NOW : Dong Patrol
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  Wow, looks awesome. Anyone know if the music in the trailer is actually Daft Punk? : Sumantro
  • i don't know, but if the music is all like that i'm so buying the soundtrack. : waxthirteen
  • yeah it is. custom track for the trailer. : grifter
• awesome fucking music : bozer
• Badass. Tron Guy better make a guest cameo. : Wolfanoz
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  No way of telling much from that clip. Hope my childhood isn't raped :( : Prototype
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    Just be happy they didn't include Shia Lebouf : bozer
    • Fuck you and your doomsday scenario! : Prototype
  • answer me this: if your childhood self saw this, would he not be jizzing all over it? : waxthirteen
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  looks like the "make older actors young again" effect has kicked in full blast. : crypt420
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    No shit. That's so cool. : gooblerampling
    • yeah. seems like a positive to me...and positive to someone like harrison ford's bank account...and mayb... : crypt420
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    im pretty sure that is some sort of alt flynn character. also you see normal bridges with a beard in a l... : smacknca
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      Clu! : Lucien Irenicus
      • Clu 2.0 in fact. : Conan
• Holy shit! That looks great! : SockMonkeh
• holy fuck. Every second of that is oozing badassery : ventro
• Wow...this looks insane. I dont know anything about Tron, at all. Where can i readz : sreyes22
• When is Apple going to fix the issue with the quicktime controls not appearing while playing in a browser... : sanchez
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  Fucking badass. Olivie Wilde is delicious. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • That's who that is HOLY SHIT THIS AMAZING!! : askedrelic
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  Holy fuck! Who are the two gorgeous chicks in the trailer? : bipolar
  • The first one in the black suit is Olivia Wilde. The one in the white? I don't know. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    WHO's THE BRUNETTE WITH THE BIG EYES AND SHORT HAIR!!! ME WANT : gyokuro
    • http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/zz43183dc4.jpg http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/imag... : Godhatesfatpeople
  • Brunette is Oliva Wilde. Guessing the one in white is this chick: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1683768/ : lightly inclined
• Can't stop unfing. : Danny5225
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  Damn! I hope the original hits Blu-ray before December, it's been a few years since i last saw it! An... : Rizob
  • of = over : Rizob
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    Apparently they are doing a bluray, yes. : Conan
    • This is good news. : Rizob
• that this is only comming out in december makes me very sorry i saw this trailer now. god damn that was a... : theWhite
• Awesome. The music sounds perfect for next-gen Tron. I could do without the "whoa" :-) but, whatever. : Johnny Law
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  Good fucking god. Why does it have to be in 3D.. Please tell me they will be releasing it in theater... : Hizzow
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    If it bothers you that much, wear an eyepatch and be a pirate for the day. : Conan
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      Watching something in 3D does bother me. I can't sit there for long with it. Dunno why, just gives me a... : Hizzow
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        So.....wear an eyepatch. : Conan
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          so then I get to watch a movie in a color tint. yeah.. no thanks... not going to pay $10 for that.. : Hizzow
          • They don't use coloured glasses for 3D movies anymore. : ventro
          • Sneak in with an eyepatch on. : dumb.
          • you're so 1999 : Flinz
          • wait for it to come out on VHS. : nomaad
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    Notice how it said "selected"? : Godhatesfatpeople
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      what if every theater is selected? WHAT THEN!?!?! : crypt420
      • DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUN : Godhatesfatpeople
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    Dagnabit, git off my lawn whippersnappers and keep your goldern extra demension to yersefs. : Wyvern
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      lol :D Nahh.. Something with the 3d glasses give me a headache after a while. : Hizzow
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        Ahh understandable. Oddly, it takes me about 10 min to get used to it when I watch, then I'm fine. I also... : Wyvern
        • It's too bad you can just buy a pair that fits you. : Hizzow
      • I have the same problem, i get a cracking headache after 5/10 minutes with 3D glasses. Its annoying becau... : Baba Ghanoush
  • of course there will be a regular version : papaskot
  • Most 3D movies will be shown flat as well, for the very reason you mentioned you can't enjoy it. : grendel
• yesssssssssssssssssss : opengl128
• oooh that looks saa-weet! : khaosman
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  Was that fucking John Sheridan talking to Flynn's son : Arceihn
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    Yes, he was the original Alan in the first TRON movie! : cjcharv
    • Bruce Boxleitner. He was also the TRON program. : action wombmate
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  FUUUUUUUUU, I've been trying to avoid trailers lately for films I want to see, but this is really fucking... : mechanicalgrape
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    it pretty much gives 1/2 the plot away so dont click if you dont want spoilers : gyokuro
    • That's a bit much. It provides the premise for the sequel, that's all. : Conan
    • Speaking of spoilers, how long do you think Flynn was in the game? How well does time compress in Tron? : The Key
  • Ever since Castaway I've decided that trailers can ruin a movie. That would have been a great show witho... : Tripps
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  wow incredible! And the CGI seems tastefully done... : VencieraX
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    no kidding. A digital world is created with less CG than Avatar. : byorn
    • thats what you think (i have no idea) : Slowtreme
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  That was a really well done trailer. Much more excited for this. : geedeck
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    I was excited before, but now I'm actually hopeful it might be awesome. : brickmatt
    • I'm already thinking of it as a refutation of Michael Bay. : eldersveld
• Woah, this looks fucking hot. I'm surprised. : Link.
• Very cool. End of Line : Tech T
• wow, looks great. i might have to replay tron 2.0 to prepare! : varsindarkin
• The first half of that trailer was done with such love. Old Alan Bradley smiling at the floor and turnin... : eldersveld
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  Damn. Looks great and go Daft Punk :D : SolrFlare
  • I didn't realize they were doing the soundtrack! That explains the great music. Wow. : Danny5225
• i want to run my light cycle on those two sexy tron girls. "no don't take the costume off..." : gyokuro
• Oh. my. god. : Navy Spitfire
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  It seems inevitable that a video game will be made for this. I wonder if it will be any good? : action wombmate
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    The story seems kind of like Tron 2.0, which was a pretty awesome game by Monolith. : BlackCat9
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      I wonder if they refer to Tron 2.0 at all. Alan Bradley seems to know that something is up. Wasn't the ... : pigvomit
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        I think 2.0 will be overlooked (as if it weren't already) : RikiTiki2
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          Yeah, I believe that they've come out and said that Tron 2.0 is not considered canon, although they might... : atomic tofu
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            Crying shame too. Darn'd good game. I know a dev from the team that put Tron2.0 together. He was just as ... : phiglit
            • tron 2.0 is one of the top 5 FPS ever made : stgdz
  • Already in production - Tron: Evolution: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3_2lTYA8J0 Virus looks remini... : Conan
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  So many great touches to this trailer - the way the "real world" scenes are starkly tinted yellow in cont... : ventro
  • Yeah, I loved all that. : node
• seviL : Flynn
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  but why december? :( : naabster
  • because they can show off their 3d digital snow then! : Flinz
• I tried to take a screengrab of something in this to make it my wallpaper but when I opened the video fil... : SpaecKow
• No fullscreen button on the controls? jesus christ it's 2010, some people are retarded. : abrasion
• holy shit : SuperPirate
• Aye, saw this trailer at the IMAX before Alice in Wonderland - had a full on geek smile for the entire th... : cause&effect
• Sweeeet saw it in 3d before Alice, looks sooo goooood : nomaad
• This trailer is absolutely stunning. Wow. : Super Sparker

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• christ that looks amazing... : kallanta
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  i guess ps3 time is upon me huh? :\ i need a bundle deal : mwasher
  • Good luck, they're getting incredibly hard to find (the PS3, that is). : wytefang
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  how spoiler heavy is this? : grendel
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    There's none. : Senate5000
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      no way i believe this. even if they dont spoil story stuff they are going to show off all the crazy ass ... : smacknca
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        I guess if you consider visuals without context spoilers then sure there's a few, nothing really new from... : Senate5000
        • I stop watching trailers for every game I know I will play. It feel the same about movies : Shai-Tan
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    i would consider it somewhat spoiler.. lots of scenes from boss battles : wtf242
    • Agree, that kind of shit is a spoiler, I've seen too much of this game already in the past month or two (... : abrasion
    • They don't reveal any boss battles that haven't already been in screenshots or videos about the game. Th : Crimsonbeak
  • You see a few of the bosses, and all of the new weapons. : skitzo
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  holy fuck. that's some of the most epic shit ever. i can't wait. : wtf242
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    can we just have a sleepover involving booze and drugs and a marathon session of gow3 so then i don't hav... : mwasher
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      but what about Demon's Souls and Uncharted 1 & 2, and Heavy Rain and the new ICO game : wtf242
      • come over on Thursday night dude. whistletits is coming over for dinner + video games/movies. : wtf242
      • hey i'm just trying to hang out with some peoples and get down man :\ : mwasher
    • Man Washer forget it >:(. You know you not only want GOW III but you also want Demon's Souls. : Malku
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  They also have footage up of the sex minigame this time around. Hottest videogame tits ever. : Vincent Grayson
  • Holy cow! : pigvomit
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    Rofl QTE hahaha Ok they are going to get tons of shit for them boobies : Iwannaacura
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      Hopefully people will be over it by now actually :(. Seeing as how it was in the past 2 games and the fi... : Malku
      • This is far less subtle than the first two games. : Vincent Grayson
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        There are lots of boobies in the PSP version, too. : Rice-Rocketeer
        • and wobbly statues. : Klebold
      • I love tits. : abrasion
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      whats the big deal with sex and nudity in video games anyway? if they're rated properly, and GOW3 wont b... : Flinz
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        because parents still buy these video games for their kids : steve_o
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          Because "Yeah, tear that monster's head off, son!" is good fun, while "Yeah, fuck her in the ass, son!" i... : dodob
          • I disagree : Johnnsen
          • its rather "yeah, not only your mom has breasts son" - there is no explicit assfucking going on (although... : Flinz
    • they did the exact same thing in the first one, except without the two girls looking on. I wouldn't be s... : valael
• Is the God of War PS3 Collection coming out in Europe eventually? : enyakk
• Fucking. Epic. : lightly inclined

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• I have to go out for dinner :( maybe I'll shoot shackers later! : etherboy
• Wife aggro :( : Visceral Monkey
• I didn't lug my PC with me on spring break! :F : DrWaffles
• watching ff13on justin.tv : jonin
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  i'd love to, but the shack servers are always full. also, after a server crash I lost an unlock and a de... : valael
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    You fucking suck. All of the good players are on the server anyway. Go play on a server more on your leve... : ateam311
    • That was a little uncalled for, dude. =/ : GrimmyD
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      Dude. : jonin
      • Dude. : ateam311
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      wow, if you are being sarcastic then you need to work on it. : sesmaster
      • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22365875#itemanchor_22365875 : aggressor
      • Need some tissues? : ateam311
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      IAWTP : shortbuscaptain
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        I'm waiting for you in gunbad : ateam311
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          Box wine. Eggs. : shortbuscaptain
          • I broke the habit. Tuna sandwiches and water only now. : ateam311
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      What level do you have to be to play on a shack server? : RuffasBluetain
      • It's not a serious post. Anyone can play there from what I've gathered. : ateam311
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        you can be whatever level you want. ateam is just a cunt : eeeealmo
        • Damn son. You just took it there. : ateam311
    • you post some pretty flagrant shit. you must have a huge pole shoved up your ass or something. : eeeealmo
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      it's ateam guys, this is what he does. he doesn't even own bfbc2. he also said he wants to buy it l... : valael
      • hahaha SPaggot : devpaul
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        No knob, you can't handle the horsing around. I know you don't follow the site much, but I've chilled out... : ateam311
        • That said, I love you and it's sad that there's so much rage here. : ateam311
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          hmmm, usually toning down the dicking around requires you to not be a dick. just saying. : sesmaster
          • and I only say that being that I am a total douche most of the time. : sesmaster
    • Ban please for personal attack and character account. Also he smells like poopy. : fbsh
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    Get in group chat or the teamspeak channel and ask an admin to kick a pubbie for you. Most of the time th... : Alco23
    • lol : trOmblyj
    • it's really hard for me to get on to teamspeak. i've built up such a bias towards it over the years. i ... : valael
  • Teamspeak is the first thing I go to, even if there isnt an admin on, the guys in server will immediately... : MercFox1
• Is there any way to see how BC2 will run on my system? I missed out on the beta and I don't want to spend... : Blackdawgg
• Was playing and it just took a giant dump and C2D on me. I think that's my queue to call it for a day. : tboomer2
• If the game let me play again, I totally would be playing. : Derringer
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  We need more RUSH Servers. :( : DarkWolf5
  • We need more Rush maps :( : mechanicalgrape
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  Unlock question: When do you unlock the 12 gauage slug? It says you need to be a BF veteran, which I ha... : Modulus
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    I like how the tips say how the 12 gauge slug will drastically increase the power of buckshot. : Lucien Irenicus
    • One of the LMG description says it gets more accurate in the prone position. : AgentPothead
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    I dont remember, but its pretty high like almost 20 maybe. : chilln
    • Yeah, I think its somewhere between 16-19 you unlock it. : limpossible
• BC2: M95 + red dot sight is awesome. 1 hit kill for a good distance. It's like using the awp in counter-s... : S1ing B1ade
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  Unlock question. What's your favourite Assault Rifle? I'm partial to the Aug, I just unlocked the AN94 b... : duffman03
  • AN94 is my favorite, but the M416 is my second choice. : limpossible
  • I love the AN-94 but it's definitely a personal preference. The last three assault guns are all the best,... : SolrFlare
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  WHY THE FUCK are the squad deathmatch servers empty? Have you guys played hardcore squad deathmatch yet? ... : AgentPothead
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    squad death match is fun, it actually has a begin spawn timer too. 15seconds. First team to 50 wins 4v... : Iwannaacura
    • Yeah it's the only mode I like hardcore in. It doesn't seem to fit in rush or conquest, but hardcore squa... : AgentPothead
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  It feels good to snipe people with the rpg from literally across the map =DDD : mobab
  • I love doing this with the wire-guided rocket emplacements : stygian_whisper
• We should try out Squad DM sometime. : Link.
• Holy fuck this game is fantastic. Best multiplayer game since Left 4 Dead 1. Yes, I'm putting it higher t... : DOOManiac
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  Also: GOOD FUCKING GAME everyone. I would like to point out aggybong's fantastic piloting skills. We l... : DOOManiac
  • That last game on the night map was fucking close. I didn't think we'd do it! : aggressor
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  I think I wore out my repair tool on my engineer tonight. I <3 this game : SolrFlare
  • Funny highlight was 4 engies keeping 1 tank alive under constant bombardment. good times. : DOOManiac
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  Shotguns: What is your favorite shotgun? I'm going to go with the SPAS 12 with the NAS something somethin... : limpossible
  • I see theres a USAS-12 autoshotty at rank 21. : crunkfunk
  • the slug is recrazyulous : Foxhawk
• I have a confession to make. I was leaning out the side of the fully packed helio with my rocket launcher... : Visceral Monkey
• looks like it just died. suckage : supaslasha
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  Any tips on medic? I just finished unlocking engineer and medic is the last one. : mobab
  • Medic is probably the easiest to play. Stick with groups and revive\heal as they die. During down time, s... : aggressor
  • Its really easy once you unlock the defib+med kits. Throw down medikits in large groups of people that ar... : limpossible

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  It's cool that he plays games that the rest of us are playing, it's like he's a regular Joe Sixpack : MagicWishMonkey
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    ,..Like some kind of community manager. : Klebold
    • Not really a CM, but yeah, I guess I'm naturally trying to do some CM stuff here along with the Editor jo... : Brian Leahy
  • He should run for president! : alphablu
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    He sucks at Counterstrike though. Just sayin'. :P : K1Bond007
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      I can't even remember the last time I played CS. : Brian Leahy
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        What about CS:S? : K1Bond007
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          Must have been someone joking around. Whatever. It was a joke anyway. ;) : K1Bond007
          • Yeah. Wasn't me. : Brian Leahy
          • Haha that was me, people kept asking me if I was Brian Leahy, so I said yes for the hell of it. I did sa... : tfsbrian
    • so do you : _jon
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  Don't you let him off like that! Don't yo do it! This motherfucker comes through with this weaksauce abou... : Ajax
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    That's the thing! He comes off as nice and attentive and chatty-minded and all the suckahs are all HOORAY... : Dave-A
    • I think he's cute. : UtilityMaximizer
• He's got you by the balls, Drewus. You're eating out of the palm of his hand! Because of Brian Leahy ... : aeg1x
• He hates mortars like I hate mortars! : moogle
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  Don't worry Brian, I still hate you! : buzzbat
  • * kisses * : Brian Leahy
• NERF MORTARS PL0X : MercFox1
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  I think the love for Leahy makes all the shit people gave Garnett look about 10x worse. At first I thoug : jingletard
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    You're damn right Garnett got the short end of the stick. :( NERF WALL OF TEXT PL0X : MercFox1
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      MY MOUSE HAS NO WHEEL : valael
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        and honestly, i still don't read Leahy's posts. I miss the short and sweat Gibson posts with interesting... : valael
        • sweat sweet : valael
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          he stole them stories from fark. : burningpantsman
          • maybe he did, but i haven't been to fark in years, so I liked them. : valael
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            just like every link drucifer ever posts. : CoRDS
            • hey now : drucifer
  • I blame the internet. People just don't hold back when they are anonymous. That said, he made huge posts ... : S1ing B1ade
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    While I agree Garnett got unfairly shit on, the difference is he really was the new guy. Brian already w... : SiW.
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      What has his shack name before he was hired? : valael
      • empathe : nyranger66
  • It's all about the content. Garnett's post just had an odd, offputting vibe to them. : aggressor
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    Garnett never really bothered me, but I will say I like that Brian engages the community in the chatty. ... : theangrywaffles
    • Garnett did too, ya'll were just too lazy to read his posts and engage in the debate that should have fol... : Modica Sol Solis
  • It's all a conspiracy! Garnett was just a figurehead tyrant Shacknews put in place to make us hate him an... : the_burd
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    Garnett deserved whatever criticism he recieved. I'm sure he's a nice guy but day after day of massive po... : Serpico74
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      I really had no idea people were so attached the to ER blurbs until Garnett showed up. I'd been skimming ... : derelict515
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        I think a large part of the reaction was due to Garnett often having substantive ideas - sometimes quite ... : Felraiser
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          Delivery and execution were my biggest problems. I can slog through pages of Remo or Bergman's articles. ... : Serpico74
          • Yeah, looking back, the quality really is kind of bad, but I hate the average news posts. And Garnett see... : Felraiser
    • he wrote in circles - which is great for the front page and reviews, but not for ER : anhero
  • Yeah, I agree. Garnett got the shaft. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    I'm not sure how anyone ever got the perception that people were shitting on Garnett just because he was ... : underground banana plantation
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      I agree that the criticisms were probably warranted, but at the same time, the dude got dog-piled on. Tal... : Rice-Rocketeer
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        I guess. But that seems to have worked, no? : underground banana plantation
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          it's just silly that people apparently suddenly felt so strongly about the tone of ER or any chatty threa... : derelict515
          • But for some reason we did. You're of the opinion that says something about us, but I'm of the opinion th... : underground banana plantation
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21435509 sums it up for me - that said, Garnett is a big boy and I'm ... : veras
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    It sucked losing Steve, Maarten, and Nick all in what felt like pretty quick succession and I think a lot... : grendel
    • Well said. I look forward to reading game-specific articles by Garnett. He is good at that. : dognose
  • Oh I like Garnett too. They are just different dudes. : Drewus
  • Jingletard. Just talkin about stuff. : geedeck
  • I <3 Garnetts writing style, it's a positive change for this place. : abrasion
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    why does anyone really care in the first place? the actual post has never been anything more than rambl... : mwasher
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      I never really got the hate for Garnett. I think some of the stuff he brought up was actually pretty inte... : Drewus
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        The shack just turned into a bloody, sandy vagina around him. : ArcKnight
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          The shack turns into a bloody, sandy vagina when ever a few select people decide to make comments that ti... : mwasher
          • So you're saying haiku carries around a bucket of blood and a bucket of sand? : ArcKnight
  • his articles just didn't fly. a question of mass taste, i guess. : dirge23
  • I'm just surprised that people cared about it all. : action wombmate
  • i dont get it it all. what a fickle group this is (DUH). i had no problem with lee nor with newguy mcne... : papaskot
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  He came onto me at a barbecue once : tomservo
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    Did he slip his hot weenie between your fluffy white buns? D: : Dave-A
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      Ok...but what kind of barbecue? Was there brisket? : Caoster007
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        Brian kept referring to me as Brisket hole :( : tomservo
        • I get it, sexual innuendo. Seriously, I haven't had real rubbed 12 hours Barbeque in years. I want deta... : Caoster007
    • pssh, who hasn't? : c0bra
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    I would come on to you also......your face you sexy bitch. : redfive
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      I just threw up in my mouth a little : mikecyb
      • you would too you stuck up bitch. Swallow it like he does. : redfive
• He got my dogtags on BC2 :( : Nitrium
• Same! : freakynipples69
• Agreed, I actually read ER now : Cashh
• Pretty sure I've never actually read a ER/MD opening post : foo
• I am enjoying that there are game reviews. : dognose
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  empathe knows what shack wants : pyide
  • That's weird, I didn't see any pics of trannies eating HFCS and sodium free organic free range food. : ArcKnight
• i heard he puts out....you know for money and stuff. : papaskot