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• well, that's because it IS fun! : trOmblyj
• Yea, same here. I've pretty much given up trying for now. I love the game but the disconnections are anno... : josexnc
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  Did you update Punkbuster? Any chance you will be playing tonight? : Bamii
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    punkbuster was the first problem, got that sorted out now This new problem is that I can't join any se... : jbury
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      I am having the same problem. : BubbaPut
      • Same here, played the campain for a bit. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. : TheArtMan
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        Do you know if it's a port forwarding thing? I don't recall having to do anything special on my router to... : MercFox1
        • Can't be that as sometimes the game works :( : jbury
    • Yesterday my game decided to CTD twice, right before the end of a round in which I scored a couple of tho... : Bamii
    • YOUR FRIENDS LIST IS BROKEN (possibly) Click on your friends name and then compare. Make sure the nam... : dedgecko
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  So, um, yeah. That Bradley IFV. Huh... Between 3 shack games I dropped a KD ratio of somewhere around : MercFox1
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    With the armor vehicle perk it's built like a brick shithouse. : dafugg
    • with extra weapons its a vehicle and troop raping machine : Xevo
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    I took down a lot of tanks with my C4 but in some places it's nearly impossible to get close enough to do... : NastyJack
    • Yeah a few of those were mine YOU DICK : MercFox1
  • Do I need to join these games just to kill you and your APC / Tanks? What's the problem here. : dedgecko
• Sigh, I was kind of hoping the last round of "updates" they did on the servers would have fixed this crap... : ramshot
• Its freakin' great. Only Recon left to go : limpossible
• I haven't even played online yet :( Been stuck at the inlaws for the last week : stgdz
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  Also I finally got defibs on my medic when I last played - wow, so much fun running around dropping medki... : jbury
  • yeah, I'm going to go straight medic tonight try to unlock that M60. : edgewise
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  I got this in on my Steam RSS feed this morning... "Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Four Pack Now Available : zebosausamite
  • If they release this after I already pre-purchased, I will be a sad panda. : zebosausamite
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  I started messing around with assault last night, now I know why everyone loves/hates the 40mm launcher. ... : mechanicalgrape
  • Assault is a pain for grinding it's unlocks, even with ammo boxes it's taking forever compaired to the ot... : ghost in my shell
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    Being able to resupply your grenades with your own ammo box is stupid ridiculous, and shouldn't happen. ... : sreyes22
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      Yes, you can heal yourself as medic... : GrimmyD
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        Can you? If so it seems so unbearably slow. : at0micgarden
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          There's a perk to speed up healing I think. : prime8
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            no that perk decreases the kit cooldown time. healing is really fast, it's just that your vision clears u... : Xevo
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              Do you need to toss the pack down or just hold it out to heal yourself like BF2? : at0micgarden
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                holding stuff does nothing. to use any of the kits, you throw them on the ground. then the cooldown start... : Xevo
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                  So you toss the kit on the ground to heal yourself? If it works, it's slow as fuck, too slow to even real... : at0micgarden
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                    it is plenty fast, trust me. if it were any faster, you would be invincible. if you're at 10% health, you... : Xevo
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                      This is good to know. But doesn't change the fact that unlimited 40mm grenades is ridiculous! : sreyes22
                      • meh, they are the last ammo to reload, meaning it will reload your main gun, then your pistol, and eventu... : Xevo
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  New server patch today... oh boy! I'm glad FF13 is out so I can spend some time with that and hopefull : ghost in my shell
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    I would kill for autobalance. Yesterday I left a server because I was stuck on team retard for three roun... : Bamii
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      What's funny if it's the same game, when 2-3 people switched to the underdog team, they ended up winning!... : ghost in my shell
      • Yeah before that it was pretty bad though haha : Dunwich
    • Yeah, I was on a server yesterday and just about everyone switched to one team so it was like 16 on 1. Th... : prime8
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  I got the afternoon off today, hopefully I can get some decent playtime in : jonin
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    AFAIK login servers are down now. : Nitrium
    • fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu : jonin
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  Current status http://twitter.com/OfficialBFBC2 EA servers are currently down stopping login to a number... : trOmblyj
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    This has got to be a nightmare for them - they've made a bloody good game but the stability of the online... : jbury
    • Or those who dwell on the dark side of things might look for creative ways to play without dealing with a... : ghost in my shell
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      There's no way in hell I'm losing interest for several months. Random CTDs are annoying, but I'll cap off... : MercFox1
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        I've a lot less patience I guess, if I constantly cannot get into the game I'll end up just giving up and... : jbury
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          I think a few weeks should be enough to sort it out. We've seen big strides in the first week (r1 of the ... : Arctic Fox
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            Dos was crashing last night like it had just returned home from a week long bender : kbnerd
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              Yeah EFF YEAH was pretty bad too, Alco and I were thinking that if that keeps up after R6 we might file a... : Arctic Fox
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                Eff Yeah is always off line for me. i've never seen it online. I must have the ip set incorrectly in my f... : kbnerd
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                  This is probably your problem: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22346464 You can either put in the ... : Arctic Fox
                  • oh! awesome. thanks. : kbnerd
              • they definitely do. it sucks because gs.com was one of the best in the beta, but evidently they are not d... : Xevo
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          ^^ this. even as good as bc2 is, my tolerance for bullshit can only take so much. I *REALLY* hope they ge... : rmjackson
          • Given that we have seen a new server release every day or two (with probably many more changes happening ... : Arctic Fox
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          The very few times I've had connection issues, I played the single player. Put it on the hardest setting ... : at0micgarden
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            I actually preferred BC1's SP so far because it played more like Battlefield -- big open maps with a coup... : Xevo
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              Agreed, I fucking hate that there is a cutscene every. 30. seconds. though. : Arctic Fox
              • it was way worse before I fixed the missing dialog during cutscenes bug. but yeah, they screwed up the pa... : Xevo
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        yeah but jbury is right in that the millions of less hard-core fans who they want to build as a deeper cu... : jimmy_legs
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          True, it's pretty shaky for some people, but I'm hoping (and DICE has been pretty good so far about this)... : MercFox1
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            Yeah DICE is always good. They were good about 1943's problems this summer, too. Seems from what I have... : jimmy_legs
            • -efx- has said exactly that. DICE is forced to use EA's middleware (primarily in the Stats server and ser... : Xevo
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          They are having waaaaay higher demand than they could have ever dreamed of, and I think that some issues ... : Arctic Fox
          • What are the sales figures for BC2 at this point? Apparently the player counts are PC > 360 > PS3 at this... : MercFox1
          • Awesome news (in a way). Glad to see a game so strong on PC. : jimmy_legs
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            yeah well I've heard that line before. Face it....DICE/EA is always trouble with lag and glitches. Furt : kainen1
            • yeah I've been trying to remind people that the first week or two of ANY Dice game is like this. Basicall... : Xevo
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              Given that I have been talking to guys from DICE and they have said the same thing, it isn't just a bulls... : Arctic Fox
              • the EA server issues are definitely due to the high load. They said it's 4 times more simultaneously peop... : Xevo
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                Well then Fox explain to me why every Battlefield game in the franchise is plauged with these issues when... : kainen1
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                  Would you prefer that they remain completely silent on the issue? Shit, I can only imagine the forum rage... : Arctic Fox
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                    BECAUSE YOU WOULD THINK THAT A COMPANY WOULD LEARN FROM THESE MISTAKES. Why is this so difficult to fa... : dedgecko
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                      dude, they did fix the problems for the Open Beta load level. This game has 4x as much server load as any... : Xevo
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                        Then EA should prove it. A blanket statement like that means nothing to be without raw data. Release ... : dedgecko
                        • they are all using the same servers. EA is not going to come out and say "this is all our fault" but memb... : Xevo
                    • Are you guys kidding? The games industry learning from its mistakes? I thought that was the exception and... : MercFox1
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                      Jesus, fuck, I'm being called a fanboy by one of the biggest BF fanboys here. Wake the fuck up. I'm no... : Arctic Fox
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                        Whatever, why don't you climb back into your bed with the BC2 sheets and Mirror's Edge pillow cases you f... : Dschinghis Khan
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                          When I roll over at night it's like I'm kissing Faith : Arctic Fox
                          • Dude I want that yellow Runner bag from Mirror's Edge, I would pay moneys. CAN YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN CAPT'N? : MercFox1
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                        Whoa - lets be carefully with the 'F' word. You're providing a service to all of us. For that I'm grate... : dedgecko
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                          Honestly - I'd like to see DICE out from underneath the EA umbrella though. : dedgecko
                          • yeah sadly EA has waaaay too much money in them for that to happen without an Infinity Ward-type scenario... : Xevo
                      • Fucking Fanboys! Where do I sign up? <3 : Alco23
    • This is why a pre-order 'beta' is such a retarded idea. You wont get the stress test you would with a ... : Beady
    • the big issue is that they've had 4x the server load that they've ever had in a Battlefield game, and EA ... : Xevo
  • Can anybody else still login ok? : AgentPothead
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  Story! I was in squad for a bit last night in EFF YEAH conquest on I believe White Pass. Myself and two o... : at0micgarden
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    Fuck the Medic+M60 combo. Walking death machine with regen health and low recoil. Fuck those guys. : RyDogg1
    • You're just gonna have to learn to not get killed by it ;) : at0micgarden
    • meh they still die quickly to explosions, and medics are pretty easy to flush out by killing their buddie... : Xevo
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      Yeah I was using the M60 last night with the accuracy attachment or whatever and it was a rape machine, i... : Begawkiness
      • I think it's the same type of power I felt when using the G36C as a medic in BF2. Loved that fuckin gun. : at0micgarden
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        I would love if team mates walking in front of the mortar scope - didn't affect the timer on it. So anno... : dedgecko
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          you're doing it wrong! but seriously, it is that way on purpose. It's a line of sight spotter, so stuff g... : Xevo
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            it shouldn't screw it up - whatever the laser is pointed at when the timer has counted down - should be w... : dedgecko
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              yeesh - that second sentence should read more like this: "I would think that this would make it a bit ... : dedgecko
              • again, the mortar is VERY powerful and the spotting works the way it does to nerf it a bit. it is not a w... : Xevo
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      Moonbase was using this last night and it was scary :( : ieGod
      • The Medic is the most broken class ever. He can get the no-recoil-M60-of-death or the one-shot-shotgun-o... : Moonbase Commander
• I'm not seeing the server failures but I'm getting C2D a lot of the time. Another weird problem was duri... : tboomer2
• Fucking pirates : MrLobo
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  Gameservers.com Owners: You now have the option to disable PunkBuster: We have been given the go-ahead t... : LoioshDwaggie
  • Yes, you will remain ranked -> Servers will remain as ranked with PB - for now : LoioshDwaggie
  • Fucking AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA : Arctic Fox
  • Why did they ever make it optional if you aren't supposed to be able to toggle it? : aggressor
  • awesome, definitely a Good News Everyone! moment : Xevo
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    Also, I love that this is pretty much a tacit agreement that Punkbuster is hilariously broken. God I hate... : Arctic Fox
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      How is Even Balance still in business? Their site is a complete joke. Their software sucks balls. Is ... : pancake humper
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        I have no understanding for how they are still in business. The benefit they provide to EA is that EA doe... : LoioshDwaggie
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          So we're stuck with Punkbuster, because working against cheats/hacking is a 24/7 business and requires a ... : LoioshDwaggie
          • Not even really a 24/7 business. Like anti-virus developers they simply come to work every day, fire up ... : Ryu Connor
        • VAC plus proper server administration sounds like it's the best scenario at this time. : dedgecko
        • I think it's more like they don't have to take the blame for anti-cheat software when it fails. : spazzium
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        Their site looks like it was designed in 1998 by a 15-year old. It really wouldn't surprise me if the : Arctic Fox
        • a lot of it is that, since everything DICE codes for multiplayer has to work through EA's shitty (and non... : Xevo
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      Trace buster buster BUSTER BUSTER! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw3G80bplTg : kanix
      • lol that is sadly the best scene in that movie... but yeah, we need a punkbuster buster since hacks work ... : Xevo
  • PB has been a gamebreaking fuckfest since Q3. it's amazing it's still used. : gokart.
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    Sweet, PB is off on EFF YEAH. EFF YEAH!!! : Alco23
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      Does this = cheaters? : at0micgarden
      • I worked very hard to unlock my rocket pack, what are you talking about? >:( : Lunatic Angelic
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        Doubtful. But if so, I may get a chance to use the BAN tool in our admin panel... it has been tempting me... : Arctic Fox
        • muhahahahahaha! : Alco23
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        there were hacks for the beta version that worked through punkbuster. it doesn't actually stop anything b... : Xevo
        • I see. I have been lucky enough to avoid PB related connectivity issues. : at0micgarden
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    People using gameservers.com - is it any good?I'm tempted to make a shack EU server so I can kick people ... : jbury
    • All of us are using gameservers thus far. They are decent. I suspect that sometimes they oversell their b... : Arctic Fox
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      read here: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22369010 : Xevo
      • Awesome thanks, going for a read now :) : jbury
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      www.artofwarcentral.com is awesome in my past experience, I've not used them for BC2 though. : AgentPothead
      • I had a CS:S server with them back in the day. They were good. : prime8
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      Would there be any interest in a EU server? : jbury
      • hell the fuck yes - i'll donate too! : marmite
    • Variable. I've hosted the Shack DoD:S, UT3, MW:LL, L4D and now BC2 with them. They do seem to have pro... : Alco23
  • The latest official tweet says they are rolling out a server update (R6) that fixes the problem now, so m... : Goncyn
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  JonhathanParkerBedrava and I are jumping on Chicago now, if anyone would like to join. Assuming we can ge... : UtilityMaximizer
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    Did it just crash? : daedraug
    • It did. : WaterSign
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  SQUAD LEADERS: There seems to be no way to find out who is squad leader, other than going into the Squad ... : Iwannaacura
  • This would be a nice addition at some point. : MercFox1
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    if you want to be squad leader, you always are when you start a new squad. in existing squads, I think it... : Xevo
    • It seems to rotate to whoever is alive last. In one map it swicthed between the 4 of us throughout. We ke... : prime8
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      There is no leader, anyone can target objectives and such with the q key. : pyide
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        definitely wrong, only one person in the squad can mark an objective to focus on. try it in a 4-man squad... : Xevo
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          Weird because I've never not been able to do that, plus a few days ago I saw a DICE dev post what I just ... : pyide
          • I've spammed Q on objectives and it does nothing , then other times i can hear my guy talking so obviousl... : Iwannaacura
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            well then the point designation system is bugged, then, because it definitely works how iwanna, prime and... : Xevo
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              I'm pretty sure it works just as poorly as spotting targets. The cooldown might be shared between everyon... : pyide
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                nope, I've had times where we've never had a point spotted the entire round and I have been completely un... : Xevo
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                  Well it's not tied to who has been in the squad or alive the longest because I've joined squads and spawn... : pyide
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                    again, I've gone an entire round without being able to designate a point, and no one else in my squad was... : Xevo
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                      And I've done many times by accident and had it work after spamming the key 20 times while it did nothing... : pyide
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                        I am not arguing that point, just saying that it works so infrequently now that it seems that way. : Xevo
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                          Pyide - this isn't the first time you've spouted incorrect information. don't worry about it, I've made : dedgecko
                          • Only one person can do it at a time, but anyone in the squad can do it to begin with. : pyide
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                            http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc/944549-updated-ea-server-maintenance-wedn... : pyide
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                              0wned! : Arctic Fox
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                                ...and I concede... : dedgecko
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                                  lol I tend to believe people around here who say the saw a post on the official forums =P : Xevo
                                  • Forum searches suck. It took too long to track that down, I was starting to believe I had imagined it. ... : pyide
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                                    yea, but I'm 100% certain that I was trying this last night and neither of the points that we were attack... : dedgecko
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                                      clearly, we all agree that the current implementation is buggy. However, it's only a +10 point bonus when... : Xevo
                                      • but what about the combat pin!!? :) : dedgecko
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        how do you do it? I have a side mouse button bound to the spot function, and somehow today I was gettin... : jimmy_legs
        • Point at objective A/B, press spot. Now your squad gets bonus points for anything done around that object... : Arctic Fox
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  i feel bad for you guys with all these connection issues, outside the actual ea servers being down, i've ... : theWhite
  • ^^^^ Hacker/Pirate, obv! lol : Xevo
  • ...if the EA servers go down - everything else goes down. : dedgecko
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  Knife-Jack: After someone mentioned it yesterday - I checked this evening after playing for a bit. : dedgecko
  • i don't know but i normally get at least 1 a map. : kbnerd
  • Only 128 here =( : watcherxp
  • 2 - its the only thing i can kill people with. bullets do no damage : multisync
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    As much as I enjoy getting knife kills, I think it's a tad too easy to get them. Honestly, there is litt... : atom519
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      doesn't work vs an autoshotty. knifing should beat assault rifles and machine guns up close, since those ... : Xevo
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        I sadly disagree. I would think 3-4 bullet hits in the torso and face should interrupt or at least slow a... : Fyunch Click
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          they do. if someone is shooting at your face, it's highly improbable that you'll get in close enough unl... : jimmy_legs
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            not in the games I've played. It's no MW2 knifey stabby but still annoying. : Fyunch Click
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              bullshit - it's an art to stab someone 10 feet away from you - I've started the knife attack while inside... : dedgecko
              • you are truly a master of the art of fast cutlery. You should start a dojo. ;) : Fyunch Click
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          this isn't real life though. it's all about game balance, and the knife is supposed to be a counter to gu... : Xevo
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            It may not be real life, but the knifing is out of hand. If you want balance then the knife shouldn't be... : schnitz76
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              blame your team mates. The knife is fine. This isn't COD. BF games have always had 1 hit knife kills... : dedgecko
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                this is definitely true... if you're getting knifed constantly, then your situational awareness is awful ... : Xevo
                • yea, if I see someone charging into a base and i'm sitting in cover - I can usually time it so that by th... : dedgecko
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                lol dedgecko defending the knife again like it's perfectly balanced : valael
                • Valael - attacking me when he should just stfu. : dedgecko
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        Bullshit, no they shouldn't. Knifing should be an absolute last ditch effort. Not some super hero Rambo i... : Dschinghis Khan
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          This. If you get a knife kill, it should feel well rewarded. Hell, I've had close to 1/3 of my kills be... : atom519
          • then you're good with the knife, congrats. it's really easy to miss with the knife if you're too close or... : Xevo
    • I find that 95% of those who charge me from the front trying to knife like this is COD4/5 get killed. By ... : Fayk
  • I got Gold 5 knife, 200 knife kills, and a 5th dogtag on the same kill (15,000 points) for knifing Sling : Lunatic Angelic
  • 24. Most of my knife kills are luck and someone else not paying attention. : unholydonuts
  • 158, none in beta. : jimmy_legs
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    9 but I have one impact drill kill too! : edgewise
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      Still trying for one of those, I got a defib kill last night though. : unholydonuts
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        Someone landed a helicopter on my head one time :( : MagicWishMonkey
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          LOL! holy crap, that's great. I'm trying for the "flip the enemy chopper with the UAV trick" a lot. : unholydonuts
          • The guy did it intentionally, I'm pretty sure. Dropped right down on my head and popped back up and to... : MagicWishMonkey
      • yeah, me. screw you : Nitrium
    • I got two! (don't remember the second)... : dedgecko
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    683 Most are from Lunatic Angel at 11. : ghost in my shell
    • Guess that round where you got 25+knife kills and the server took a dump didn't hurt your stats too much ... : Alco23
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    Did you know if you knife someone above rank 20 you get silver dog tags. So knifing me will yield you ... : Iwannaacura
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      like this? http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/7332/iwannaacura.png : watcherxp
      • lolol hahaha : Iwannaacura
    • I got my first set of silver tags last night! : trOmblyj
    • they must have gold dogtags too (aren't the regular ones bronze-ish?) maybe only developers, or people wh... : Xevo
    • I wondered what that was about... though it was a bug the first time it popped up - as after clicking on ... : dedgecko
  • 10 maybe? I was knifing much more in Beta, but that was prior to understanding the full glory of the 40mm... : yAak
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    The best is when you're getting shot at as you round a corner and you just know they're running in to fin... : jojomcbobo
    • the second half is not frustrating - it's part of MP gaming. There are always going to be those 50/50 si... : dedgecko
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  Have any of you had any luck adding a server to the favorites list? Or seeing your history? : coyoterys
  • yeah, both work for me. but, they only consist of shack servers : yAak
  • I can add them fine, but sometimes they end up being grayed in the favorite window and i cannot connect t... : [eluder]
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    I couldn't figure out how to add the shack servers to my favorites :( They won't show up on a search a... : c0bra
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      search for Shacknews with a capital "S". works for me. : [eluder]
      • I tried that and it didn't :( : c0bra
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      if you search for [ they should come up : maulla
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        erm. [ }}/ : maulla
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          fuck it I give up : maulla
          • * [ [ without the space between the symbols. : mnsnota
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            Putting a shacktag in the shack server names wasn't the best idea. : Goncyn
            • We're subconsciously reminding you to put on your [shack] tag before entering the server. : Arctic Fox
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  How much allowance do you guys give for bullet drop? Is it even a factor unless you're sniping from dista... : edgewise
  • it depends on the gun. I was counter sniping with the M1A1 last night just the way I used to do it when I : Fyunch Click
  • I'm pretty much doing the same thing. Bullet drop seems nearly nonexistent for the engineer weapons. : UtilityMaximizer
  • I aim up a bit for long distance kills with my LMG weapons, I can never hit anything that far in the dist... : MagicWishMonkey
  • extreme long distance for the Sniper is just less than 2 dots above on 12X Scope on the M-24 Got a +249 ... : watcherxp
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    I am terrible at this. I think I overestimate all the time as a sniper. I suck, but I keep trying. The ba... : ieGod
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      Hold down the button after firing your sniper rifle so you can watch the bullet through the scope. : Goncyn
      • this, it's actually pretty annoying how they have the scope working now, but it's nice that you can go al... : Xevo
      • Thanks for the tip! : ieGod
      • fuck man thats good information. Thank you. : malloc
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        This is one of those games that is chock full of tidbits like this, thanks! : ProtoPunch
        • it's because the UI is terrible : Arctic Fox
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  add the BFBC2 account to your twitter. they update a lot with outages and ETAs : dantastic
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    oh someone mentioned it above, it's OfficialBFBC2 : dantastic
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      lol two posts with link failure... who are you, Chris Faylure? http://twitter.com/officialbfbc2 : Xevo
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        i'll kill you for that insult, son! : dantastic
        • good luck, only losers play BC2 on 360, and you couldn't kill me on PC if you tried =P I will proababl : Xevo
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  I played ~13 hours over sunday and monday and lost access to the game once for about 10 minutes. If it s... : mwasher
  • also, note that when the server is "searching" you can just cancel it and go over to the favorites tab. ... : Xevo
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  Anyone have any idea why I can't connect to any of the shack servers? "Please check your network conn... : unholydonuts
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    I dunno. I have the problem of never being able to see the Dallas EFF YOU server. it's always grayed out.... : edgewise
    • usually searching for "* [ [" (without spaces between characters) under the "all games" tab of the server... : mnsnota
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22369124 : Arctic Fox
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  anyone figured out how to toggle crouch? I imagine playing recon is really tiring on the left pinky. : edgewise
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    there are scripts running around to do it unofficially, but I think they left it out as an option for bal... : Xevo
    • holding down a button is a balance issue how? it is just plain annoying : plat2on1
  • I just mapped it to a mouse button so I could easily keep it depressed with my thumb : SolrFlare
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  are the people who are on chicago right now with [shack] in their name actually shackers? or full time ga... : teethmarks
  • I'm level 25 and I'm gainfully employed >:( : Goncyn
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    I was level 8 after one day of playing. A lot of it is that we know the game really well from the demo / ... : Xevo
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      A full day of playing? Clearly I'm not playign enough. I've had it for a days and am level 8. : tboomer2
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        Xevo is 2pro4u : Arctic Fox
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          I blame trying for that medic class instead of just sticking with Engineer. I miss my bazooka. : tboomer2
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            Medic can get you so many points once you get the pack and defib. I suck and my highest point total for ... : giant boy detective
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              I can usually blow that out of the water with all the bonuses I accumulate with the Engineer. I've toppe... : tboomer2
              • don't spam medkits... you can only have one out at a time, so try to put it where you have the most peopl... : Xevo
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            really, half of my points are from raping people from tanks and helis... a good vehicle driver and a dece... : Xevo
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              Last night I got lucky and had a badass Blackhawk pilot, we circled the enemy base for like 5-10 minutes ... : MagicWishMonkey
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                I love topping dominating vehicles. Be it a heli or a tank/apc. The satisfaction that comes from sneaki... : dedgecko
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                  I almost always tag them with my tagger gun but since I usually don't have a chance to fire at them direc... : MagicWishMonkey
                  • yea - announcing that a vehicle has been tagged and then watching 2-3 rockets whip around cover to hit it... : dedgecko
      • xevo is a good for nothing student that seems to only go to school for a few hours a day and teases me by... : dantastic
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        I'm at level 13 I think, and have played about 28 hours? It's doable. Also I switch my classes. A lot. : ieGod
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          Uhhh, Im level 17 and have played for 13 hours. hhhmmmmmm : MercFox1
          • You're the exception rather than the rule, Mr Terminator. : Arctic Fox
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            Mr. Fox you're very good at this game. : ieGod
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              Also I'm going by Steam's reporting time, I don't know how reflective of actual in server multiplayer gam... : ieGod
              • you're plenty good at the game as well. I think most people who complain about being low level don't unde... : Xevo
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            Yeah, because you're a machine, EFF YEAH. : Dschinghis Khan
            • TY good sirs, I just do a lot of flanking, burst firing, chucking nades and motion mines first, watching ... : MercFox1
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    looks good to me - there are only two names I don't recognize, [shack] Chavalche and [shack] elephantshoe : trOmblyj
    • Chavalche: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22364981#itemanchor_22364981 Elephantshoe: http://www.sha... : [eluder]
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  I wish I could connect to a server. Gets stuck at "Searching for game". Ugh. : NFXFSX
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    are you hitting Play Now or something? just go to the browser, cancel the first update, and search for: ... : yAak
    • ^^^^ THIS : Xevo
    • yeah if I try and let it update the full list it has a tendency to lock up. so I just hit cancel and go ... : mrtony
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      and by search for, i mean, type Shacknews into the filters section and click search! Not scroll through ... : yAak
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        I need to try this. Very useful. : TheArtMan
        • It's very fast too! It filters results on the masterserver before sending you results, instead of making... : yAak
    • works for me : eeeealmo
• Looks like GS rolled out R6 versions of the server software. If you guys experience crashing please let u : LoioshDwaggie
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  NEED MORE INSIDE OF THORNFIST. : Klebold
  • Should I be worried? : Thornfist
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  Also I was messing around the 4x optical scope for medic and holy god does it suck. There is so much rec... : giant boy detective
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    I think its more so that you can put it on the rifles that unlock for all the classes (m1, m14, g3). : Klebold
    • I can't use any sights or scopes on the m4 :( : Crabs Jarrard

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  another great scene was when they met the friendlies dressed as mujahadeen on the side of the road and ev : teethmarks
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    Bit unbelievable with the SAS guys getting taken out but the US guys all surviving. IRL, that sort of b... : Beady
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      I thought they were mercs rather than SAS... but I based that not on any knowledge, just on the fact that : marmite
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        Not to mention I recall them clearly saying they get a certain amount of money whether the guy that ran a... : tfsbrian
        • shit forgot spoilers.. please nuke these : tfsbrian
    • They were clearly Blackwater types considering the white trucks they were driving in. : Wisp!
• great movie. i feel that chris cooper should have been in this movie but then again i believe that of eve... : spiderfill
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  The thing that really hurt the movie IMO was the scene with the British PMC unit. As much as I like Ralp : pigvomit
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    if that the scene i mentioned up above i really liked that. but i guess it was more for the finer deta... : teethmarks
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      It just felt tacked on, like it really didn't belong with the rest of the film. : pigvomit
      • How is that? I thought it was a really intense scene and enjoyed it a lot. : Wisp!
  • The sniper scene was freaking amazing. So tense, so tiring. Aw man, how could you not like it?! : Super Sparker
• it was implied that it was the same kid : Freezerr85
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  I'm pretty sure it was beckham, the same kid, and that what's his name had just been freaking out about a : proclone1
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    i thought it was also to suggest that maybe he just wanted to defuse the bomb : ass-street
    • oooh never thought of it that way! interesting : proclone1
• Great movie full of tension and many memorable scenes...it deserved being recognized by the Academy, more... : deepburnt
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  The Beckham kid wasn't killed, but he didn't want anything to do with him anymore because he was still so : barcibus
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    ^^^^ This. It was implied it was the same kid, but then later you learn it's not. You expect him to be ov : skinlab133
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      What are you people talking about? The kid later on trying to sell him movies was a different boy. : treefingers1
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        I think I read his question wrong. The kid you see carved up dead...it's implied that he's Beckham. He's : skinlab133
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          I think we watched 2 different movies. The kid at the end was definitely NOT Beckham. : treefingers1
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            Wrong : chrisschutz
            • IAWTW : glebo
            • ^^^^^^ : synapse19
          • You're really wrong. : lechuck59
          • Watch it again. It is. : tree8
          • You're right, I think we did watch two different movies! : skinlab133
          • He definitely was. Watch that scene again. : Sink the Pink
      • I'm pretty sure it wasn't. I have the dvd right now, I'll watch it later and confirm. : action wombmate
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  I saw it last night. It was pretty bad. Technical problems that made no sense (what the fuck happened ... : Drewus
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    Also, during the sniping section, what happened to the enemy sniper the entire time that they were waiti : Drewus
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      And during the opening scene with Guy Pearce being killed, why did the dude wait until Pearce was walkin : Drewus
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        Yeah, you're over thinking this one. It's a movie. Suspension of disbelief and all that. : skinlab133
        • It's a movie based on a real situation. And it's trying to make me feel something for the characters. It ... : Drewus
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          But it's the MOST REALISTIC DISPLAY OF COMBAT SITUATIONS EVER OMGWTF IT FEELS LIKE I'M ACTUALLY IN IRAQ. ... : Rooster Cockburn
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            It's right up there with Avatar when it comes to massive amounts of hype for something that just turns ou... : Drewus
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              Other than basic stuff like people saying it has good cinematography and some tense situations, I've only... : pyide
              • This is why I generally refuse to watch/read/play anything that is overly hyped up unless I already have ... : Rooster Cockburn
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        And and why would a soldier just hitch a ride and head off into the middle of Baghdad to hunt down the g : Drewus
        • I agree that Morse's scene with Renner could've been axed to improve the film. The film spends the majori... : Ninja Techno
    • I agree it had problems - but I still liked it. : Freezerr85
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    ...I wouldn't call Sgt. Sanborn an expert sniper; he went through about 1 and a half 10-round mags to kil... : mn3m0n1c
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      also: http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=24500 Employing equipment from robots to sniper : pyide
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        Oh i'm not denying the fact that grunts have to perform tasks that are outside their original training. B... : Drewus
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          They weren't really moving that much, they were holed up in a hut a mile away. It sounds like you're just... : Code RedBeard
          • So the guy out in the open that was fired at, and then started running towards the hut when he was sniped... : Drewus
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            It's been a while since I saw this, but didn't the spotter call out a range of 600m? If so, that's closer... : glebo
            • James says "850 meters" while looking through the spotter scope. : mn3m0n1c
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      Didn't he use up the last bullet in the mag that was already loaded. Then they found more ammo on the de : Drewus
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        I think it was the combination of blood and sand that could make prone to jamming. Blood is kinda sticky ... : pyide
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          I saw it last night, it's fresh in my mind. I didn't want to hate the movie, I was actually really lookin... : Drewus
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            yeah mr fox was a great movie. really glad it won an oscar. oh wait it didnt! but guess what movie did? : spiderfill
            • Soooo, you're trying to prove my point for me? cool, thanks. : Drewus
      • Nope. I just watched the scene (hooray for .mkvs on the HD :D) and Fiennes fires exactly one and only one : mn3m0n1c
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    Drewus I agree. I don't really see how it even got nominated. The academy awards seem excessively politic... : aeg1x
    • do you think they let barb decide what movie to pick? : teethmarks
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      The oscars are a complete joke. It really doesn't have anything to do with how great a movie is, but more... : Drewus
      • That's not true at all. The Hurt Locker was one of, if not the most critically acclaimed movies of the ye... : Wisp!
    • The movie is awesome because it's one of the first in a long that really knows how to build tension and t... : action wombmate
  • If any character in a War Movie is a down home country boy from VA or AL, you KNOW he's an expert sniper.... : AxeMan808
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    yeah, average movie, there is alot of stuff no IED team would do. superhero type-shit for character devel... : chilln
    • Of which it had none, so that's another thing it failed at. : Drewus
• lowest grossing movie to win best picture ever. the fix was on : Downforce
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  Wait how do I get free movie credit? Do I have to call up and complain? : ant_hillbilly
  • i thought you could just go pick any of the movies in the "movies on demand" section and to receive a cre : teethmarks

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  Does ANYBODY know if the line is stronger in the full game? It snaps too often. :( : pigvomit
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    I be able to answer that on Friday. : warcrow
    • Just in time for the return of the Played Podcast right? : Dynotaku
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    I don't think it's a cable strength issue per se - it seems to 'disengage' in certain situations. For exa... : mroizo40
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      Well, I tethered two bikes together and it breaks real easy. I want something that won't snap with sligh... : pigvomit
      • yea, it seemed to me that it broke all the time too. : aethyr
  • someone from the company stated on another forum, can't recall which off the top of my head, that the lin... : scud
• Hippies!! : warcrow
• holy shit, the view distance is just gorgeous : GloriousCow
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  The bouncing car was hilarious. Oh my god I want this. Are the controls on the PC good? The controls i... : tomservo
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22370248#itemanchor_22370248 : AgentPothead
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    There's a demo on steam. The controls seemed fine to me. : justwr!ght
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      The demo tells me I need a newer version of windows. I knew this day would come : uglysad
      • same here : ( : DarkDeus
  • you can rebind, default controls seem fine : imperator
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  See this game looks cool, but what the hell is with the whip thing he keeps shooting out? It looks retard... : Visceral Monkey
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    It's a grappling hook. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22358068#itemanchor_22358068 : AgentPothead
    • that plane would totally have stalled : GloriousCow
  • It's a total Indiana Jones ripoff! : hussdelrio
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    It's his donger The game is named after it : tomservo
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      Just Donger 2: The return of wang. : Visceral Monkey
      • -it needs food : kevp
• God I love this game, I must own it. : scottythejock
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c51eL5l9g6E : guido anchovy
  • hahahhaa, so wrong! : deathofrats
  • lmao the music : sparkly
  • hahahaha that is great : DonarUDL
  • Tears of laughter. : Anastomosis
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    hahahah oh man. i also like his tf2 video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1FMd8O-MDc&NR=1 : mwasher
    • This is way funnier than it should be. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
    • hahahaah damn! Oh crap, now I'm trying to figure out where that music is from... : SatansFist
  • Brill : ihya
  • lol...so incredibly wrong : ColoradoCNC
  • Hah hah that was perfect. : Dynotaku
  • hahahaha omg. : virus
  • awesome. : spazzium
  • Amazing. lol : ThomW
  • So wrong, hahahaha, love it. : node
  • lol, perfect music : vynn
  • lol, perfect music : vynn
  • haha beautiful : sonicdeathwalrus
  • Ahahahaha : Link.
  • This is awesome : chungathebunga
  • funniest shit i have seen all week. : d3tached
  • PERFECT! : hussdelrio
  • This is how music in YouTube videos should be done. With any other song this would have been mildly amusi... : Ctrl-Phreak
  • Wow, so romantic! : alexpr
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  Why have I not heard of this game before? It looks amazing! I guess it's a GTA like game? : Visceral Monkey
  • It's more of a straight action game, albeit with insane, physically impossible stunts. : Lone Swordsman
  • Think Mercs 2, less destruction but probably better : Milleh
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  Having played the demo quite a bit, I'm so impressed with it. Solid solid game. : Tripps
  • installing demo now!! : GloriousCow
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  the size of this game is insane full map : http://media.photobucket.com/image/just%20cause%202%20map/k... : mwasher
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    Shame there isn't multiplayer. : pigvomit
    • seriously :( : cltcprd
    • Agreed. It would have been an insta-buy if it had co-op. : saunders45
  • didn't know there was a demo on steam, awesome! : deathofrats
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  How do you attach the other end of the line to something? There wasn't a button you could configure for t... : Dynotaku
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    On the xbox, a tap is to shoot the line, tapping and holding shoots one line and releasing shoots another... : ryuuseki
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      Ah, unless I missed some sort of tutorial, I didn't see that the game told you that. : Dynotaku
      • On the PC its hold F over one thing then let go of F over the other. : Beady
      • It's mentioned on one of the loading screens that you can do this to people. : gooblerampling
  • When you connect the first end, you have to hold down the button and then release it when you have your c... : stump
• Ok, definitely buying this game. : virus
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  Oh man, the follow up video he did is so great. http://www.myvideo.at/watch/7381926 I AM VERY HAPPY.... : Dong Patrol
  • Wow he must have been 2 miles up. : Dynotaku
  • I kept waiting for the plane that was attached in the beginning to drop on him. : aethyr
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    I don't see how that went wrong at all. : zuff
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      Yeah... if he'd missed the helicopter and it'd fallen on him and exploded... that'd be "going horribly wr... : ChibiJosh
      • I think he was attempting to hop into the falling plane but completely missed it. I think the helicopter ... : Ctrl-Phreak
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    it seems to me like he should have been chopped up by the heli blades : mrtony
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      There's very little punishment in this game, to encourage trying stupid shit :) : imperator
      • yeah but certain kinds of punishment can make for very good FAIL videos : mrtony
• It's like a Michael Bay film gone horribly right. : Fyunch Click
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  Is this game good on PC or is it a crappy port? : twifosp
  • Its totally fine--I've played the demo on both. : warcrow
  • It's a fantastic port. Camera is odd in freefall, buy all platforms are bitching about that. If the mou... : Beady
• it's just like real life -- the failed stunts are 10x more entertaining than the successful ones : mrtony
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  wait, did he throw somebody out of the car whne he got in? : Clay
  • He totally did. There was some poor soul trapped in the car during the long ascent. : deveus1
  • How else would you hijack a car that's attached to a helicopter? : Ctrl-Phreak
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  The demo was very strong, so I'll have to get this game once it to drops to $20-30. Now if it had co-op o... : Link.
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    Wait, the demo was awesome so that means you won't buy the awesome full version right away? O.o : IndigoAK
    • I think as opposed to a complete pass on the game : xsoulbrothax
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  I've played the demo like 6 times now and I still haven't seen everything. The best part of the game for ... : headbone
  • Yeah those two mechanics really combine above and beyond expectation! : imperator
• Damn you DX10. Gotta try it on the ol' 360 until I get W7. : thejm4n
• A tribute to the Tuk-Tuk Laa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tl2pQ63Ac0 Also, look at the strength... : Dong Patrol
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  How come dognose isnt all over this shit. : imperator
  • Distinct lack of zombies : chrisschutz
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    I had assumed console only but I was wrong! Consider me interested. : dognose
    • demo on steam! go for it dognose : xsoulbrothax
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  Does this have multiplayer? : brickmatt
  • No, unfortunately. :( : guido anchovy
• can you play this with xp? : bongturbo

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  I've been hired as the new CEO. This changes everything. : Degenerate
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    need a CFO man? : azenmaster
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      you know I'm good you've seen me conquer : azenmaster
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        HIRED : Degenerate
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          I'm going to walk into my boss' office right now and tell him I quit, brb. : azenmaster
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            DONE - where am I relocating to? I need to pack and call the movers. : azenmaster
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              Portland or Bangkok. Your choice : Degenerate
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                P.S. my golden tower will be in Portland : Degenerate
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                  tower shower. here, fixed it for you. : Fyunch Click
                  • awesome, thanks! : Degenerate
                • cool, you can show me the good microbrews : azenmaster
              • I initially read this as Portkok in Bangland, then I cleaned my glasses, I like the way I read it the fir... : one random winner
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                Portland! I bet the hotels in Bangkok are nicer so I may as well get a nice place in Portland. do you gu... : azenmaster
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                  as CFO you're entitled to 147% relocation reimbursement and we'll put you up in whatever hotel you choose... : Degenerate
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                    Ok I'm getting into Portland International at 7pm this evening, I'm making a reservation here: http://ww... : azenmaster
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                      I'll have your new company AmEx waiting for you at the front desk. : Degenerate
                      • excellent, I know everyone gets excited when shackers get married but I think this is one step above that... : azenmaster
            • Palestine, Arkansas. : Fyunch Click
  • I'm so glad I didn't focus on networking now. : one random winner
  • hobo beard for President! : kbnerd
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    Until you're ousted after an unfortunate incident involving huffing gas while smoking a j http://www.shac... : Dave-A
    • it's truly unfortunate that huffing gas and smoking a j are incompatible activities. : Degenerate
  • They got routers running on beer now? wtf : Maddog_Delphi97
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  They are being bought by Apple. : pimpium
  • Touchscreen Routers! : MagicWishMonkey
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  they've decided to kill themselves : multisync
  • hahaha, the CEO is going to walk out on stage and pull a Bud Dwyer : MagicWishMonkey
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  Heh, I love my job. I just walk down the hall to the partner who works for Cisco and asked what's up wi... : ra1n
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    Did they say fuckit and go straight to IPv8? : MagicWishMonkey
    • 5,000 IP addresses for every atom in the universe! : MagicWishMonkey
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      Haha. My first guess was IPv7. : Chunks
      • 7 minute abs! : loboca
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    it will be somethine super exciting like router+site server+ IPS in one box yay for single points of fail... : grandmasterlee
    • But that one box has redundant everything! : one random winner
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    Their new DRM licensing system is pretty lame. I'd rather not have to enter keys into a router to turn o... : melkore
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      They've been doing this for quite some time IIRC. : mrvandelay
      • It's only going to get worse. : .frame
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    * D E A N K A M E N ' D * : boring gegtik
    • Ugh that was so retarded. It still pisses me off to this day. : c0bra
  • Hey when people get all excited our stock goes up. Overstate away! : .frame
• Probably "thong, thong, thong, thong!" : whore
• Back door ports for Chinese Hack Invasion : Wolfanoz
• Thong Song II : sesmaster
• wireless power over ethernet : retardhumper
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  Nude pics of Ellen Page if you buy their newest routers. : nyranger66
  • I'll buy three : naabster
  • But it's only 1 per router. : nyranger66
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  Are they streaming this or are they just going to post something on their website? : spiffymc
  • Cisco.com will redirect to the rickroll video in exactly 15 minutes. : MagicWishMonkey
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  I work at Cisco and the big announcement is : .frame
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    http://www.sfw-porn.com/pics/sfw-porn.com_37.jpg : thekidd
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      I'll tell you guys most people aren't going to give 2 shits about it : .frame
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        most people but degen and me! : azenmaster
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          OK Cisco is going to add dedicated servers! : .frame
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            also new CEO and CFO. : azenmaster
            • Cisco is adding prone and balancing for lean. : mrvandelay
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  PowerPlay! : o0JediBeavis0o
  • hahahaha : liqker
  • remember how awesome Valve touted powerplay? Lan like play over dialup! : Iwannaacura
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  Cisco Introduces Foundation for Next-Generation Internet: The Cisco CRS-3 Carrier Routing System Advance... : arhughes
  • Yea, don't care. I'm not a big iron datacenter, so it doesn't affect me and my upstream providers won't g... : umcpwintermute
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    322 Terabits per second is pretty crazy. But most people don't give a shit about that. : .frame
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      But you can stream every motion picture ever created in less than four minutes! : arhughes
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        then they go on to talk about the world's first field trial of a 100-Gigabit link. So how long until some... : GloriousCow
        • And if they do, would they really centralize it like that? Though it would be hilarious to have that muc... : Jumperus
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          That's not a problem, plenty of large organizations have petabytes (or more) of data. : umcpwintermute
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            talking bandwidth throughput not storage here : GloriousCow
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              I like how their stock just took a massive dive on this. Investers think that going bigger, hotter, loude... : LoioshDwaggie
              • so which links have you posted in merriam's this morning : GloriousCow
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          Well the specs say it can handle up to 1152 slots since it's multishelf. : .frame
          • or it CAN be multi shelf I guess I should say : .frame
  • hooray! a thing! : GloriousCow
  • Well, the CRS-1 was known as the HFR (Huge Fucking Router). What's this one going to be known as, the SMF... : Jumperus
  • And here I thought their Nexus switches were big..... : phate81
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    This seems pretty huge, considering the shitty internet backbone in North America. You people are hard t... : treefingers1
    • its cool but we're all consumer whores and none of us will ever buy one of these things : GloriousCow
    • If I were going to use something like that I would be pumped. : melkore
  • none of that talks about upper management : azenmaster
  • oh man i can't wait to install this in my xbox room! : yoonix
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    So where can I buy one? Do you guys want to wait in line at Best Buy until it goes on sale? : askedrelic
    • wait for black friday! You might get a killer deal. : .frame
  • I'll take two! : iamgoat
  • Does this mean my YouTubes won't buffer so much? : Haxim
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  And, fizzle: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Cisco-Introduces-Foundation-iw-1249580578.html?x=0&.v=1 : Omaha
  • *crickets* : foo
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  Any update on this? My computer is being stupid with news sites. : umcpwintermute
  • They introduced a new router that prevents you from viewing news articles. : Omaha
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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2010 Contact: Colonel Kira Nerys Captain Benjamin Sisko returns from ... : TwiLyght
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    Sisko fucked alternate-universe Dax, punched Q, and poisoned a planet's entire atmosphere. I mean, you ca... : Jumperus
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      Pah-wraith: He is the Sisko. : TwiLyght
      • http://hiphope.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/sisqo-handwave-1.jpg : TwiLyght
    • He also set in motion the events that lead to Garak assassinating a Romulan senator to bring the Romulans... : liqker
  • <3 : liqker
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  $90,000 router duh : LordHellMaX
  • "available at Best Buy! Professional installation by Geek Squad available! 30-year financing plans throu... : devpaul
• Another fake hologram thingy? Or another video conference that runs at 5fps unless you have 1.21jiggabits... : sanchez
• http://www.articleant.com/gen/15572-cisco-introduces-foundation-for-next-generation-internet--the-ci.html... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  So this is fine and dandy but nobody is going to buy it. The internet backbone is shitty right now becaus... : spiffymc
  • whoops, Aggregate(Y) > X : spiffymc
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    yeah this is going on everywhere, in Spain, the CEO of Telefonica, the biggest company here said recently... : ErneX
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      ^^^ these are the same bright guys who bought Lycos for $5.4 billion and then sold it for $95.4 million ... : ErneX
      • This would work if they made internet free to the consumers. : one random winner
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  this guy used to run an ISP. I thought his take was interesting: http://market-ticker.denninger.net/arc... : mrtony
  • He seems to take this new product launch personally. : .frame

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  did you end up with a SC2 beta invite on one of your new battle.net accounts or your original account? : Patch-e
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    Nothing on those no, I have deveus1 to thank for a key. I check the emails daily though so I can try to ... : abrasion
    • Just remember this pretty face : bongturbo
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  I'm not in the beta but I've been playing against the hacked ai, mostly just to learn the units really. ... : kek
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    You are building both refineries in your main, right? : Zek
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      yeah and three gatherers per refinery, six total. The thing is (and I'm sure this is just a build order ... : kek
      • You need to get your refineries up much earlier than that. Fully staffing the minearals takes 16 SCVs/pro... : Duffman8369
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        those hacked AI's are pretty terrible.. just put up a little defense and they turn into sissies that flir... : Patch-e
        • This is true. :/ This is what I mean by bad habits. Looking forward to getting in the beta eventually.... : kek
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          There are custom patches for the AI that make it pretty respectable. : Zek
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            link? sm if it shouldn't be posted :P : Patch-e
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              I won't send you this information but I sent you a recipe for peach cobbler. Check your shackmessages. : kek
              • This post needs to be inf'd : one random winner
              • hehehehe : yAak
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                I love peach cobbler. Could I get that recipe? /wink : Anastomosis
                • >_> <_< la la la here you go sir! http://tinyurl.com/6dbejz : yAak
      • No way, almost without exception in MP games the margin of victory is pushed one way or another after 8 ... : Lightzout
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    Which AI do you use? Only found one and it set off trojan alerts. :( : zakazi
    • http://darkblizz.org/Forum2/ai-scripts/ : Uninitialized
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  I've been told by many a starcraft player that my claims of calling those strats 'cheese' were unfounded ... : kainen1
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    Pretty much. I complained about this sort of thing on Sunday and got all sorts of shit consisting of I mu... : VictoriouSecret
    • Some people play games just to have fun. For others playing the game well, as demonstrated through victor... : frenziedbadger
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  I suck bad at this game. Sparkly beat me last night. Please post general tips & hints. My biggest proble... : jingletard
  • you earned this lol : boomstickah
  • wall off and practice your early build order, also bunkers are free so you can put one or two down and th... : vynn
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    If it makes you feel any better I lost really really badly after I beat you : sparkly
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      what'd you destroy him with? : yAak
      • Like 8 marines and a few mauraders. I got caught with my pants down. : jingletard
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  After playing wc3 for so long I'm surprised you call anything cheesy. I'm not familiar with the mechanics... : boomstickah
  • That is one thing many pro threads have I would not have guessed myself. The importance of recon. : Lightzout
  • It's because I'm still getting used to it and learning. Also WC3 has my scroll of TP, this does not. Mist... : abrasion
• I don't really think of that as cheap really. In PvP Zealots are what you want. Stalkers are awful so you... : Duffman8369
• You just gotta pretend it's Orc vs human. Gotta scout him out early and watch for that tower rush. : bongturbo
• PvP I usually go 2-gate then tech to colossus or immortal -> void ray if they're doing something weird (i... : walker270
• I'm so horrible at this. On easy mode against the AI, zerg Hydrolisks destroy my little terrans :( : breadsticks
• why did you build a sentry if they were going zealots? : electroly
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  Anybody have any general macro tips? I'm trying to pick up on this as an RTS newbie and the hardest thing... : Zek
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    yes. hotkey all your buildings that build units. unlike starcraft 1 you can bind multiple buildings (of... : electroly
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      I like warpgates. They give you their own little button on the lower right hand side. I wish all the bu... : kek
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        You know you can select all your buildings and keep them on a hotkey, right? I have every town hall on 5... : Blucklesworth
        • Yeah I know, it's annoying setting them up every match, but I do do it, yes. : kek
      • I think the "W" key is bound to warpgates by default : vynn
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      Wow, this has to be a huge advantage. Anyone have a "how-to" do this with a G15 worth reading? : Lightzout
      • ? You can select multiple buildings in SC2 and save them all under one hotkey for fast reference. I think... : Zek
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        it's a feature of the game. you just assign multiple buildings to the same hotkey the same way you would... : electroly
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          don't forget you can tab through the groups in the selections (ex between barracks with reactors vs tech ... : derelict515
          • i didn't know this actually. good tip! : electroly
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        DID ANY OF YOU STARCRAFT PLAYERS EVEN TRY WARCRAFT 3? if I see one more goddamn "wow that's neat!" commen... : abrasion
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          nobody gives a fuck about warcraft 3, abrasion. you'll be happier when you learn this : electroly
          • http://www.wcreplays.com/replay.php?m=ViewAll http://www.gosugamers.net/warcraft/ >:( : abrasion
  • I got this from someone who's much better than me: You don't need to watch your army for the most part, u... : slax0r
• I got 4 gated last night TvP, that sucked, I almost fended him and won, but nope. : oldschoolbob-o
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  3 gate zealot is unstoppable pvp. just do it better. actually these days im rushing warpgates in all ma... : Blucklesworth
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    So...there has to be a counter to it, lets figure out what it is. : sreyes22
    • I'm sure there is I just haven't found it beyond microing better yourself. If someone walls in I just Py... : Blucklesworth
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      Depends on if the other person is using warpgates to get past your choke. If they are, do it better. ... : walker270
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        Yes, of course they are. The scouting Probe places a Pylon and you warp to that. If you lose that Probe... : Blucklesworth
        • Is that the new thing? I haven't played since Saturday. I really like the game, but the obvious bandw... : walker270
  • Will these allow you to relocate to other parts of the map? I played an AI game where I twice destroyed ... : Lightzout
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  Video: Warp Gate Rush http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYtowqBG9jA : vynn
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    better video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou1ITW-xnHY : vynn
    • wow that's aggressive. I hope to play like that someday, but given my skills, probably not :) : TPSReport
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      turn on automatic captions, lol : GloriousCow
      • haha wtf.. "some other stuff like this but when they are a knife in a little boy" : vynn
  • The1st one is pretty slow for a rush, 5 gateways + base defenses + upgraded speed zealots up before attac... : Jackass1233
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  If you have a ramp and a sentry you really shouldn't be losing to zealots, barring some sort of proxy pyl... : Mo__
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    great game :) I love how your proxy pylon reached the top of the ridge, was is planned that way or disc... : vynn
    • Thanks, that game was definitely a lot of fun. I do try to place them so that you can warp guys on e... : Mo__
  • i'm gonna check out this replay later : TPSReport
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    Except they are warping into your base so forcefield isn't going to help you. : Blucklesworth
    • He said no gas pure zeals, that's not the same as a warp gate/proxy pylon rush. I don't have any easy s... : Mo__
• Coworker just got the email. I'm so jealous. :( : zakazi
• 81 Bronze is my current ranking, finished my placement matches last night! : NexusOne
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  Good (new) interview w/ Dustin Browder on the Beta: http://www.vg247.com/2010/03/09/interview-starcraft-i... : yAak
  • Thanks for linking it. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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    "What level of concurrency to you want to get to before the end of the beta?" "Dustin Browder: I think : yAak
    • IAWTF : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
    • seriously. fuck :( : Ellissd
    • ya this sucks yAak, :( what are we gonna do? : supermonkeyballz
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    They only want 10,000 in the beta concurrently,... oh shiiiiii : abrasion
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      This has to be a lie. :( I mean, the beta is on for another 2.5 months and they'll have one more wave... : kek
      • i think its more of a, they will release invites at the rate needed to keep around 10,000 people playing ... : NexusOne
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        Agreed, surely they want to load test :/ : abrasion
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          Blizzard traditionally has a closed beta test then an open stress test. : Blucklesworth
          • Yeah but 10000 would imply as little as say 30000 people in the beta in total maybe 60000 : abrasion
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        i assume the key word is "concurrently". i haven't seen anywhere near 10k people on at once. not even 5... : electroly
        • perhaps it is logins per day : threeup
        • I've seen 6k : abrasion
      • Yeah that really makes no sense, Blizzard knows better than to assume 10k people is good enough for a th... : Zek
      • concurrent users doesn't equal total users in beta : DrFlammable
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      What are they gonna do for the mac client?? ... ignore it? launch it buggy??? I WANT IN GOD DAMNIT : squigiliwams
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        On a whacky unrelated note, does anyone think SC2 optimized for the iPad would be pretty awesome? : kek
        • Fuck yes it would. RTS games could really be transformed by multitouch. : SqueegyTBS
        • that would be fucktastic : vynn
        • I think you'd need to design an RTS specifically for it. Camera/UI allowing for more visible area on a sm... : derelict515
      • They are mostly testing the balance right now. : razlebol
      • Who cares and why should they for a beta test? : abrasion
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      hopefully ppl get bored of it and they need to allow more in : Chandler55
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        I'd rather not get in the beta than to find that a lot of people are just getting bored with it. : vynn
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          it's a somewhat random sampling of people. It'd be no surprise that some WoW players who got in via Blizz... : derelict515
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            I'm thinking more along the lines of not wanting to see a trend where players get into it and play it a l... : vynn
            • I think that's pretty normal. Even for great games the average person simply doesn't stick with them for ... : derelict515
      • According to Bashiok, there's a pretty high attrition rate of active users in betas, especially towards t... : yAak
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  If you scouted, it wouldn't have worked. Just sayin. : mlev
  • That isn't true and this strategy wins even at the highest level when you know it's coming. Just sayin. : Blucklesworth
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    Hahaha, way to go, buddy. Balance is not always perfect, and this is an incredibly clear example of that.... : Felraiser
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      For the record, I am not using it as an excuse, I lost due to skill, cheese perhaps, perhaps not - defini... : abrasion
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        It's not cheese because you can't stop it even if you know it's coming. Cheese has to have some downside... : Blucklesworth
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          If you know it's coming, couldn't you go straight for stalker and wall in with your gateways at the choke... : Wikus Van De Merwe
          • Can we stop suggesting walling in? I put a pylon by your ramp. I walk my probe up your ramp. I now war... : Blucklesworth
          • This completely bypasses the wall-in. Also, there's no researching blink. The game is over before you'd... : walker270
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          i dont know shit about sc, but wouldnt that make it an even shittier strategy? if you scout and know its... : papaskot
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            Then it's a balance issue that needs to be fixed. : walker270
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              (assuming you have perfect knowledge of the race and counters -- if you don't know the counter, then that... : walker270
              • It's not a matter of unit counters, it could be a tactic that hasn't be found yet that changes the balanc... : Blucklesworth
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  how the hell did an aussie get a SC2 invite and i didn't? : yautja
  • lol : abrasion
• a good read: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=115277 : yAak

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• this game needs autobalance pretty badly. or it should at least prevent you from switching to the team wi... : extrahappyturtle
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  yeah i hate the lack of autobalance. You'd expect shackers to switch to make things fair but they usuall... : kainen1
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    i switch when I die; cause I can't figure out how to access the spawn menu yet :/ : devpaul
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      press enter. you can access the squad management screen by clicking on and expanding the vertical tab on... : pyide
      • I didn't know you could do this. : extrahappyturtle
      • Holy Shit. : Moonbase Commander
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        Kind of surprises me that people don't know this, but I guess it's something I take for granted from prev... : Goncyn
        • I didn't see it right away at first, same with the little friends and favorites tabs in the main menu. : pyide
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          Or perhaps people could read the manual, or look at the keybinds. : dedgecko
          • Or even read the interface! : aeg1x
  • I usually switch when I die if it's uneven. Even if I've given my all for my team lol. : moe6
  • I don't generally notice the scoreboard until people mention it is unbalanced :( sorry guys! : Merconium
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    The game only lets you switch once and then says to wait a few minutes before trying to switch again. Tha... : Beady
    • The 'few minutes' is 'as long as you are still on the server.' You have to rejoin the server to be able t... : ArcKnight
• Yeah, we need a shack safeword or something, or some autobalance. I do like it when it won't let you sw... : cactus44203
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  was the server full of pubbies? most shackers do play later in the day so i'd try again in a few hours. : pyide
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    yea it was, mostly some RTS clan : mrseldowski
    • yeah a couple of clans have been team stacking pretty constantly on our servers. just message one of the ... : Xevo
    • Sorry, haven't been able to admin much during the day. Damn work gets in the way of BC2 :P. Looks like... : Alco23
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  Yeah i haven't been impressed with the shack population on those servers yet...so i play with friends on ... : sreyes22
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    What the fuck is this troll? Dude, you know how hard we as a small shack admin community has worked to e... : RyDogg1
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      also; shit gets LOLs when rydogg is playing and someone is talking shit :P : moe6
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        I love talking shit. It's so much fun. I really hope no one takes anything on TS seriously. I get almo... : RyDogg1
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          if by "talking shit" you mean "crying after every lost round" and generally being almost unbearably obnox... : R@zzle
          • Oh man, you gotta be kidding me. I'm really a fucking pussy. : RyDogg1
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          GET BACK TO WORK ASSHOLE : LoioshDwaggie
          • FUCKING SLAVE DRIVER!! FUCK YOU BOSSMAN!!! TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVEL IT!! : RyDogg1
        • I still remember the TF2 Dallas "power trip" game which was absolutely hilarious for the people on your t... : Xevo
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      I agree, thank you guys for the servers and please kick all snipers. ;) : DM7
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        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : Wyvern
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          Loiosh is a sniper :( : LoioshDwaggie
          • You should have the common decency to stab me in the face like everyone else. : Wyvern
        • Funny, this is what exposed hills with good sight lines look like on pubs : Arctic Fox
      • Snipers - or just those using Recon? I don't snipe - but that doesn't stop me from assaulting your pos... : dedgecko
    • Haha, between last night (oh god that was terrible) and now, I'm staying the fuck away from you Ry-diggit... : MercFox1
    • I agree wholeheartedly- granted I play at primetime, but the server is always humming, full of shackers, ... : tashtego
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      True, and cool - but booting me after killing an admin just because I didn't have a [shack] tag on my nam... : TaXXuS
      • We only kick when requests come in, and it is never personal. We just look for the people who don't have ... : LoioshDwaggie
      • Yes it sucks but those are the rules. They are posted here and in the BC2 Steam community page. It's no... : RyDogg1
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        You sure it's not a coincidence? Half the time the I'm booting people from the server to make room when I... : Alco23
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          Also, you're just asking to be booted if you know the [shack] tag rule but too lazy/refuse to use it. Thi... : Alco23
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            Boot Request: Please boot all Medics who revive me when, thinking I have a few seconds, I try to take a d... : Wyvern
            • I've done this multiple times, lol : Arctic Fox
            • This happens often. Minus the drink catastrophe. My drink always takes precedence. : ieGod
          • Hell, I just started posting on here again today after a 4 year (or so) hiatus. I haven't seen the rule ... : TaXXuS
        • Also, the time when I am most likely to kick people is while I am waiting to respawn, so it will usually ... : Arctic Fox
      • we generally allow pubbies to play if Shackers aren't trying to get on a full server. That said, actin... : Xevo
      • if you dont have a tag, expect to be booted. We dont know who the fuck you are. Other shackers wanna play... : moe6
      • Rydogg wants to ban me cuz im always shooting him in his noob face! : chilln
    • Fucking inf : Arctic Fox
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      Woah man chill, i even donated man, holy crap. Im just waiting for it to die down before i go back. WoW... : sreyes22
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        you sounded pretty douchey dude, and I know from doucheitude. but seriously, we don't know you, you're ba... : Xevo
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          I recognized his name and 1700 isn't a lurker. He's just not a shack celebrity. : Fayk
          • 1700 posts, sorry. : Fayk
        • Is it a really off base though? If an entire team of 7 of us are being gunned down for 10 minutes straigh... : sreyes22
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        did you and your friends follow the instructions regarding the [shack] tag? : dedgecko
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          Shacktag *AND* Teamspeak3. You also are fail. : AxeMan808
          • JTFC... it's been stated countless times, TS3 is not required, fag. : dedgecko
        • Friends aren't members here, and dont care to just be just because they dont do the forum thing and all t... : sreyes22
    • Right on, and we love you guys for it. Not gay. : [7]kami
    • I just want to say I did not mean to bash you admins in any way... I mean it was fuckin 3 in the afternoo... : mrseldowski
  • err there are always a few shackers on in my experience. Sometimes just 2-3 of us but we're there. There'... : moe6
  • well, I guess you're not welcome on shack servers, unfortunately : Nitrium
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  I think I'm done playing on the shack servers until I level up and learn the maps. And get better. Everyb... : Cihte
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    No way, do NOT feel like that. We as a community I have to admit is really strong at FPS games and we de... : RyDogg1
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      We have gotten into a situation a few times where the server was completely full of shackers, but by chan... : Goncyn
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        I think people need some patience and wait for the round to end at least once the group decides it's unev : ghost in my shell
        • Sure, waiting until the end of a round is reasonable. It only gets frustrating once several rounds in a r... : Goncyn
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        I'm going to lobby to get a "team shuffle" feature put into the admin tools for exactly this reason. : Arctic Fox
        • That would be pretty awesome for shackbattles! : Goncyn
        • ^^^^ IAWTAF : lowayne
      • Yeah, I really agree, it can be unfortunate and discouraging. I'd suggest politely asking some of the be : yAak
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    Dude, play medic, I've played maybe 6 hours total of battlefield games, and by the end of last night I wa... : Adm.Snackbar
    • Yeah, Medic is easy-peasy. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    I suck and have a great time on the Shack servers. Try playing more support and hang back from firefights... : tashtego
    • This was my problem through the beta and first day or two of playing. After I realized that it isn't MW2,... : LoioshDwaggie
  • I've been playing this game from November. I'm sorry :(. : moe6
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    Get in TS and team up with another medic and revive like mad. Also get in the chopper/vehicle with one : Alco23
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      also get in any vehicle with MercFox, the man is part machine : Arctic Fox
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        INCREMENT KILL COUNT. : MercFox1
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          FORCED ASSIMILATION : Arctic Fox
          • [Shack} Loiosh killed MerFox1 with JOHN-HAMMER M2 RL END OF LINE : LoioshDwaggie
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            FASTER STRONGER BETTER : MercFox1
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              Merc, I think we're both a little too excited about Tron Legacy. : LoioshDwaggie
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                temper your expectations fellows, lest you feel Mickey Mouse's hard rod penetrating the loins of your chi... : Xevo
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                  ... wha...? : Arctic Fox
                  • I'm making fun of this dude: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22287093#itemanchor_22287093 : Xevo
            • TAKE IT! : Dschinghis Khan
      • ^^ this is a fact. also he will tell you what the fuck to do. : jimmy_legs
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      Just so you guys know, I'm a good pilot when sober. I'm a great pilot when I'm drunk. I really don'... : ArcKnight
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        What? Are you Doctor Johnny Fever? : AxeMan808
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          I don't know who this is, so...yes. Yes I am. : ArcKnight
          • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Johnny_Fever "Fish Story: There are two things going on in this episode... : AxeMan808
  • seriously, this is just like any other team-based game... instead of trying to be a lone wolf, stick with... : Xevo
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    I'm with you on this, to an extent. I hopped on and played right when I got home from work yesterday and ... : MisterPhoton
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      Seriously, I think I've been averaging 300-500 points/game, tops :( : MisterPhoton
      • I did that for the first day or two, pretty much until I finally unlocked the first Medic gun. Then I did... : LoioshDwaggie
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        lol you really need to gun for me... if I'm not buddied with you on steam, then add me and I'll look you ... : Xevo
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          i think I am steambuddied with you from the TF2 tournaments; unfortunately the steam community is down so... : MisterPhoton
          • If I get a few sniper shots on a single guy I try to make a point to lay off them. Yesterday I hit someon... : LoioshDwaggie
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    srsly, not one person will care if your sucking or not (unless you try to fly a heli :) and i will tell y... : theWhite
    • no one cares...except Rydogg :D : MisterPhoton
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      How can we learn when some Deathrace-cheating bastard with an M60 keeps killing you? : Wyvern
      • ^^^ this is crucial ^^^ throm cheats at everything : Downforce
      • i hope those medics get hit with an large nerfbat. 200 ammo bullshit. They dont have to reload and they c... : Iwannaacura
  • Dude. I got..I shit you not: 30 points yesterday on a round. I'm level 11 or 12. : AxeMan808
  • You will level up quickly, just stay with your squad, spot dudes, and if you don't have any of the basic ... : Rag and Bone Man
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  I thought it had TF2 autobalance stuff? then again I do remember in the beta it could get stacked like t... : Downforce
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    Auto balance for BC2 is at end of round, not during a round. So if you want balance it comes after the r... : RyDogg1
    • ahhhh there you have it. thx : Downforce
• the lack of auto-balance is hilarious. : ass-street
• I think the main problem is you can't exit the game between rounds. This means if 5 people from team... : smax
• the game really needs autobalancing teams but even moreso it needs to scramble them between maps. i have... : grendel
• Constant crash to desktops is how autobalancing works in BC2 : Viprime
• Can someone please put FHITA to Hardcore? IT currently isn't and I have a very serious anal fetish : noven