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  i ended up on the overflow server and had a good time as well, felt like old times seeing UMax in a tank ... : bosst0ne
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    I spent a half hour from 9:30 to 10PM kicking pubbies to make room for shackers (while trying to play), t... : trOmblyj
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      trombly, I think an authenticated reserve slot system would really work well for this. : _jon
      • someone needs to help me implement it. : trOmblyj
    • Thanks again...I helped you win a couple a rounds as payback. I did end up using C4 on like 3 tanks (a... : james_austintx
  • Sorry for bailing as early as I had to last night. We had a good time on Nelson Bay after the server cra... : dedgecko
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  ...if they ever nerf it. : Nitrium
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    I hope they don't, it's an awesome weapon for laying down cover fire while your squad moves forward. ... : MagicWishMonkey
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      Also - I die a lot more often from Assault dudes carrying that XM8 gun (or whatever it's called) and Snip... : MagicWishMonkey
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        Frankly, I just die a lot so it's unfair for me to single any one weapon out. Hell, I got killed by a def... : tashtego
        • haha, yea I am the same way. I've even had a guy on an ATV drive into my machine gun nest and explode it,... : MagicWishMonkey
• indeed, many lols and hard chargings were had. RAAAAGE : MercFox1
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  both were full when I got home from work. :( didn't feel like "refreshing" my night away so I went to bed... : usmcmueller
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    You hate freedom. : _jon
    • Actually it was really heard to get in. : Lightzout
    • I think you killed me enough earlier in the evening anyway. : usmcmueller
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  I think at one point one team was like 80% medics. : jimmy_legs
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    And at another point one team was 80% recon. RAAAAGE : Duffman8369
    • I am the worst recon too. all I am good for, and marginally so, is spotting people. : jimmy_legs
    • hahah seriously, I was just waiting for you to bitch about how many recons were there in a team : Nitrium
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      In the overflow we had a crapton of recon......on offense. : Turd Ferguson
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        What's wrong with recon playing offence? : NastyJack
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          Nothing at all, I'd say offense should have at least 1 or maybe 2 recons at all times spotting people for... : Begawkiness
          • You should get together with duffman and ask about his opinion of recon. : dnagenome
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            I play recon with a shotgun and C4. I like being in the front lines helping the team cap points and throw... : NastyJack
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              Ok this is true, I was thinking more about snipers and not recon. I like to run around with the Thompson... : Begawkiness
              • I don't think I could switch classes now. Lots of classes have awesome items and weapons but I couldn't p... : NastyJack
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              And that's great. But theses guys had sniper rifles......and weren't getting near the objectives. : Turd Ferguson
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                Yeah that's the worst. Max 2 guys doing that on a team please. : NastyJack
                • Yea, it's pretty shitty when you're on a team with several snipers, yet NO ONE is being spotted, the UAV ... : dedgecko
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      hehe I was rolling in mortar strike kills on Nelson Bay... : dedgecko
      • ...with an autoshotty and my tingly balls : dedgecko
    • I'm usually recon b/c it frustrates the shit out of me when there are like 5-6 other recons that are sole... : goatjc
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      starting tonight I'll be kicking and banning whenever one team has in excess of 4 recon. : trOmblyj
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        i suppose the right thing to do here is say I'm not serious, but I'm curious as to what the reaction woul : trOmblyj
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          My reaction was going to be to tell you not to kick recons that don't use sniper rifles! : NastyJack
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            Yeah. Well, more that 2 recons with rifles is fucking stupid esp. if they can't hit shit and don't fucki... : Dschinghis Khan
            • I could care less if they can't hit anything (sure it's a bonus), but the lack of spotting is the deal br... : dedgecko
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            I would be OK with that. : trOmblyj
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              I think the overplay of snipers will die down as folks decide they prefer other playstyles. sometimes y... : dnagenome
              • I hope I'm in the "good recon" camp as I'll try to spot everything before I shoot, make sure to shoot the... : DianeOfTheMoon
        • That all depends if the comms on THAT team is clear that the correct people are in the correct roles. ... : dedgecko
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  Fuck you and your gay mustache. Jesus you killed me so many damn times with that M60. : tashtego
  • honestly, the M60 is the gun i always hoped existed. : _jon
• I'm playing on a shitty computer at my mom's (lowest possible res and graphics settings set to low) and t... : prime8
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  jon you are a very skilled player. why bother using an over-powered weapon? just because you are a dick? : ass-street
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    because I'd rather be limited by my own ability than by the recoil or accuracy of my gun. I like having ... : _jon
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      you're shitting on my parade!!! ;) : ass-street
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        and also, as long as it exists as it is now, it's my favorite weapon in the game (other than the M95 and ... : _jon
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          how do you think it is best used? burst-firing just like an assault rifle or continuous firing (according... : Nitrium
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            I have the best luck with short controled bursts. : Topsiderover
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              Long bursts work best for me, unless my target is stationary. There have been several occasions wher... : MagicWishMonkey
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                Good point, when faced with several enemies at close to medium range, just hold down the fire button unti... : Topsiderover
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                  I always use single-shot tapping bursts, unless in really close range. : _jon
                  • (Just like in CS:S) : _jon
                • The medic reaches its true cheesy potential if you're able to be stationary on a medpak while facing nume... : sreyes22
              • Lol, Whats up fellow unload a whole clip of m60 ammo buddy:) it really does well for suppression when fla... : pwnjoo
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          i could but i have yet to unlock it. i'm going to try to put some time into the game this weekend though... : ass-street
          • just craft it with hats! : _jon
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            ass-street, leave work early and play with me now. : Dschinghis Khan
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              god i wish i could. i don't feel like being here at all...not that i ever do. : ass-street
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                That's easy. When you get back from lunch fake like you had some bad shrimp or something. People get food... : Dschinghis Khan
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                  just say you want to go home and play BC2. : _jon
                  • That works too. : Dschinghis Khan
      • A shit parade on ass street. : Albemuth
    • I am using the 2nd unlock for medic gun... ummm, L-something? I also just unlocked the red scope and the ... : jane911
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  I'm starting to hate the grenade launcher. It's too easy to kill with, and too tempting not to use it. : Rag and Bone Man
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    Force yourself to use the shotgun attachment, or the smoke grenades. : zebosausamite
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      The smoke grenades are seriously handy for covering an advancement out in the open. : Topsiderover
      • i am finding the smoke grenades very useful in this game. peppering a ridge thats heavily fortified is so... : theWhite
  • Do what i did last night, use the smoke grenade. It is actually pretty useful on offense. You can cover y... : Dschinghis Khan
  • I wish they made it so that the foregrip took the place of the GL on the Assault class instead of it bein... : MercFox1
  • It seems they may have gone a little too far compared to the original. In BC1, the grenade launcher was u... : saunders45
  • I figure cheap grenade deaths are what Assault has going for them. So I use the hell out of the tube. : unjustend
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  _jon, i may have gotten very angry at you last night, but all was forgotten when i killed you with a smok... : Dschinghis Khan
  • haha. bastard : _jon
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  I started using the ak74su + magnum ammo, finally an assault rifle that can kill multiple people between ... : Turd Ferguson
  • yeah, I picked up someone's kit with that gun last night, it is extremely badass : _jon
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  Yeah that gun is lame. It's obvious a nerf is coming. Then we'll see how good these medics are >:( : NastyJack
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    Just start killing people with smoke grenades. Like me! I think i got you a few times last night :D : Dschinghis Khan
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      last night was a clusterfuck of confusion regarding servers & teamspeak servers... at least for me. Half... : proclone1
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        I just turned it off. Between the War Tapes and the TS I seriously was getting my brain fried. Of course ... : NastyJack
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          And no one should have to deal Khan drunk. NO ONE. : NastyJack
          • no one *sober : NastyJack
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            You took that seriously? :( : Dschinghis Khan
            • lol no. I turned off TS pretty early so I probably never even heard whatever you're talking about. I had ... : NastyJack
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          Well, I apologize for you having to hear "Birthday Cake" 7-8 times. : _jon
          • on second thought, no I don't. Birthday Cake needs no apology. : _jon
    • It should still produce smoke after being embedded in someone :[ : daedraug
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    It's not like the M36 or T88 is that far behind the M60. The class is fundamentally fucked up. That muc : Lunatic Angelic
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      I'm cool with medics having a strong weapon but the range has got to go. A medic should be in the middle ... : NastyJack
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        They should've put shotguns as the medic class weapon, in my opinion. : Majuju
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          Who gets the LMG then? Or would that be better not in the game at all? : Topsiderover
          • Yeah, pretty much - nobody gets it! They don't really add to the game - rather, they can do what assault... : Majuju
  • I will still get top score, because all I do is toss out med packs, and revive people. AWWWW, YEAAAAAAH! : Rice-Rocketeer
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  Me and loboca were playing against each other for about a half hour. The server would have one or two pe... : stgdz
  • I thought maybe one of the other servers went down or something. We suddenly went from 3 to 15 players or... : loboca
  • They join an empty server but then bail when a spot opens on a more full one. It isn't that hard to figur... : Arctic Fox
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  It's funny because the medic has always been my favorite class in any class based game, and this one was ... : Begawkiness
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    Yeah same here....its weird going to a normally unplayed class for myself, like the engineer. WIth the a... : sreyes22
    • yeah, I just finished up the medic unlocks.. recon was finished on my first day of playing (lol), assault... : _jon
    • I received over 20k worth of awards once as an assault. I didn't know how I did it. I'm loving the en... : mobab
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  I remember sniping Althun (or something like that) the whole night. Which was awesome. : [7]kami
  • Athul, he killed me way too often :( : Bamii
• I collected 20 tags from you suckers last night. : ieGod
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  What's your W/L Ratio: http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/detail4/360/DarkSaunders.png O_O : saunders45
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    bah - what's the url for PC players? : dedgecko
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      http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sigg-o-matic.php : mnsnota
      • My kill to death sucks, but I have 120 tags http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/detail4/pc/faux20.png : Turd Ferguson
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      yea, found it: http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/clean4/pc/dedgecko.png : dedgecko
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        err http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/detail4/pc/dedgecko.png much better... : dedgecko
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          JTFC: GIMS!! http://bfbc2.elxx.net/getsigs/pc/gims : dedgecko
          • I think we need to stage an intervention. : Medster
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            his ratio is much lower then I thought it would be : maulla
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              K/D that is. but holy fuck @ 3 days played already : maulla
              • yea, that's pretty ridiculous, someone needs a job. : dedgecko
              • It would be more if FF13 didn't just come out. : ghost in my shell
            • I really don't give a shit about my ratio. I'm doing whatever to win the map. : ghost in my shell
          • GET A JOB : MercFox1
          • http://bfbc2.elxx.net/stats/pc/iwannaacura i have no jobs either :( too busy using that time to kill s... : Iwannaacura
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            is gims the highest ranked shacker so far? : MisterPhoton
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              i was close to him, but havent played much the last 2 days so im left behind :( There will be a point... : Iwannaacura
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                is there any way to see progress on weapon stars? : MisterPhoton
                • yes, login to the game, and go to "my weapons" and you click your weapon to see your current "medal" and ... : Iwannaacura
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            http://bfbc2.elxx.net/getsigs/pc/tipmaster haha im catching gims. : chilln
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              laff - get out from behind your computers... holy shit. : dedgecko
              • I AM unemployed. its been an amazing week :D : chilln
    • http://bfbc2.elxx.net/getsigs/pc/drakoniac : Drakoniac
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    shit, there's more stats for the 360 than the PC : vov1n
    • oh you can customize these things, awesome : vov1n
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    360. The real competition is on the PC pal :) : NastyJack
    • If you want to be me a new PC, I'll gladly let you!!! : saunders45
  • My K:D is 0.23! http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/detail4/pc/c0brac0bra.png wewt : c0bra
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    http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/detail4/360/maulla.png meh. my buddy has a 5.09 W/L. I normally always play ... : maulla
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      switching to the winning team right before you lose? : _jon
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        You actually cant switch teams on the 360 version. come to think of it, we have only probably played 3... : maulla
        • The only way to switch teams on 360 is if you have a buddy to squad invites you, and he's on the other te... : saunders45
  • http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/clean9/pc/Cashh.png W/L over 9000 : Cashh
  • http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/detail4/360/Yalbit.png :( : Big Luke
  • http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/detail4/pc/ribos.png : dnagenome
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    Put it this way. See how everyone here has a K/D ratio >1? Well it's got to balance out somewhere... :( : edgewise
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      right here buddy :( http://bfbc2.elxx.net/stats/pc/cltcprd Though I'm usually in the top 5 of the team... : cltcprd
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        http://bfbc2.elxx.net/getsigs/pc/edgewise : edgewise
        • mine is worse than it should be because the first 1-2 hours of playtime were on my old system playing at ... : cltcprd
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          .24 =( http://bfbc2.elxx.net/stats/pc/tashtego : tashtego
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            LMB fires your weapon, just in case you forgot o_O : maulla
            • It's because I spent the first five hours thinking "well I'm assualt and he's a medic so I have to beat h... : tashtego
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        does it count the perma death or does it count deaths anytime your body hit the floor? I've gotten in ... : mobab
        • those all count as deaths, but a ticket is restored if you are rez'ed. I actually told my friend to st... : maulla
    • my PC K/d is at .9. The game doesnt run as well on my system as I thought it might, so I'll probably stic... : maulla
    • Edgewise, I too have a .5 K/D ratio. : spazzium
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      same bro : trOmblyj
      • http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/detail4/pc/trOmblyj.png avg life = 52 seconds lol : trOmblyj
    • I like to justify our K/D ratios as us just being eager to fight... and all those other pussies behind us... : Datrick
    • I'm over 1! http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/detail4/360/zuffdaddy.png : zuff
  • http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/detail1/360/Begawkiness.png Some of this site's info is wrong, for instance ... : Begawkiness
  • http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/detail5/pc/Agent+Pothead.png 49 seconds seems generous. : AgentPothead
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    http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/detail4/pc/Mobab.png : mobab
    • My win loss ratio is 1! : mobab
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    http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/detail4/pc/MercFox1.png teehee : MercFox1
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      MercFox, I finally got your tags last night, but I was nice and gave you a set of mine too. Then you too... : dnagenome
      • EFFF YEAH : MercFox1
    • Eff Yeah! : Dschinghis Khan
  • TLDR: 89/88. 1.0K/D http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/detail4/pc/limpossible.png Now that Im done screwing aro... : limpossible
  • W/L = 1.05 K/D = 0.98 http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/detail4/pc/gorphine.png : gorphine
  • http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/detail4/360/AltFrag.png : AltZero
  • Mine's W/L is pretty much a draw. I can't get my K/D any higher, either. :( http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/de... : TrptJim
  • http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/cleanc/360/zuffdaddy/7bdec.png : zuff
  • http://bfbc2.elxx.net/sig/detail4/pc/metldude.png : metldude
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  I just discovered the awesomeness of the Thompson....screw the Saiga, i'm going with some automatic weapo... : sreyes22
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    I really like the thompson too... it's good for building up your weaker classes until you unlock better g... : _jon
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      That's pretty much what I used it for... I didn't want to be contributing to the sniper problem while I l... : Goncyn
      • The second tier pump shotgun is pretty damn good with the 12 gauge long range slug upgrade and the magnum... : sreyes22
• I missed it :( all of it. For multiple reasons. I can get in TS, but I don't have a working mic. I didn't... : unholydonuts
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  Agent Pothead and I had a good time in squad deathmatch. He set up a private Teamspeak server and it work... : Albemuth
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    Squad deathmatch is a lot more fun than I thought it would be. : AgentPothead
    • Here here! I played the other day for the first time and actually did decently. Lots of fun, and you seem... : unholydonuts
    • If you're on this weekend we should team up again for some more rounds of this too! : dnagenome
    • Is squad rush implemented yet? It's selectable in the search but I haven't seen any servers running it. : dafugg
  • Oh and that teamspeak is always up if any shackers need to use it. There is not as many channels as the r... : AgentPothead
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  no matter what I do, I cannot get the Dallas EFF YEAH! server to show up properly on my favorites list. I... : edgewise
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    try searching for just * [ [ (no spaces between). that pulls up all of the shacknews servers. : dnagenome
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      That doesn't work for me. Nothing comes up. : NastyJack
      • yeah, it doesn't always work, but it did this time so if you have time, keep trying. : edgewise
      • make sure you are under the "all games" tab when you do the search. : mnsnota
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    Try deleting the grayed-out link first in game. Then editing gamesettings.ini Also make sure you're l... : Alco23
    • I couldn't figure out how to delete my grayed out favorite entry so I had to edit the ini to get rid of i... : midgetherder
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  I think every class has something equally powerful. Assault has the grenade launcher, engineer has the Gu... : TrptJim
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    The only class I really dislike is recon. The only way to deal with them is to either hustle your ass all... : edgewise
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      Gustav missles travel a long way, with good accuracy too. They're fairly effective against snipers, if s... : dnagenome
      • In addition, there is a certain point (about 1-2 'sniper' recons/2-4 assault recons) where they stop prov... : LoioshDwaggie
    • No, you dislike "snipers". : dedgecko
    • You can pop smoke in front of their site line. It's very effective. : midgetherder
  • I would say that the motion sensors are far more deadly than the artillery strike. Knowledge is power an... : dedgecko
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  RAGE. Eff Yea. : limpossible
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    These phrases should be incorperated into a drinking game. Everytime somebody says RAGE the Offense has t : limpossible
    • You know what, i like this idea. : Dschinghis Khan
    • Everytime someone makes a Your Mom joke, everybody drinks! : Arctic Fox
    • Perhaps we could ammend this one to anytime somebody says rage the Offense and Duffman has to drink! He ... : dnagenome
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      and the fag who says "here we go!" should be banned into oblivion : Nitrium
      • I will now say it 10 times as much : _jon
    • Every time Birthday Cake plays, everyone must drink. : _jon
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      Anytime someones says "recon is the best class" we drink. Dammit, need a script that puts "EFF YEAH" i... : Alco23
      • Or, the squad drinks every time someone fails to find a squad member alive to spawn on! : Alco23
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  I just got done playing, and i'm gonna say it. I like the smoke grenade better than the 40mm. I love kill... : Dschinghis Khan
  • for offense, you want to land the smoke just behind the mcom so that the smoke is between where the defen... : theWhite
• I spent most of the night running around clueless, just shooting people. It wasn't until like 1 am I re... : jcrockerman
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  I prefer the MG3, but I don't really play medic anymore because I have other stuff to unlock. : nyranger66
  • i stopped playing medic unless we really need one. its just so overpowered :( : Iwannaacura
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  Does anyone know someone who works at DICE? There are a couple of us developer-minded shackers who want t : MisterPhoton
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    We have at least one DICE shacker. -efx- : LoioshDwaggie
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      he's the only one I believe, and he doesn't handle any of the multiplayer side of things, just singleplay... : Xevo
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        yeah but he knows people : trOmblyj
        • fair enough, I just SM'd him, pointed out that stat-o-matic page and asked him to post here or SM me back... : Xevo
    • he's not the most receptive person on suggestions : gyokuro
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    Hey photon, go hang out in the Shacknews BF:BC2 channel in Steam - -efx- hangs out in there. : trOmblyj
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      can I get an invite?? http://steamcommunity.com/id/misterphoton : MisterPhoton
      • Done. Also, note that I have asked -efx-, he never got back to me though. It's totally not his area, he's... : Arctic Fox
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    Did you ask the guy running the sig site? : dedgecko
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      I can't find contact info for him anywhere. I click on the link to his homepage at the bottom but it does... : MisterPhoton
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        http://eltonmuuga.com/about/ : dedgecko
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          for some reason his site won't resolve for me. The connection has timed out The server at eltonmuuga.... : MisterPhoton
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            copy-pasta: E-Mail: emuuga@gmail.com Windows Live Messenger: emuuga@live.com Google Talk: emuuga@gma... : Xevo
            • thank you sir! : MisterPhoton
  • check the wiki: http://shackwiki.com/wiki/Game_Industry_Shackers#Digital_Illusions_CE_.28dice.29_.28Swed... : TroZ
• if i play medic i use the M60 + steady barrel. I like that over magnum : gyokuro
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  Over the last year or so I've come to realize that _Jon must be gay lovechild of Lee Harvey Oswald and Si... : limpossible
  • be *the : limpossible
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  where the fuck is sanchez? : Nitrium
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    I don't think he has the game yet. : Dschinghis Khan
    • He does. : Merconium
  • Hiding in a closet, cowering like a little girl waiting for mace to come home from work... : Crabs Jarrard
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  I am going to play this weekend. I will go from level 0 to level 83 in 15 minutes. : Downforce
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    do you need me to help you stack the elevator? : gyokuro
    • I don't know what that means, but I won't need help. Q button and the T-90 is what I need. : Downforce
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  I put my Engi. aside last night and tried the Medic. It was insane, he just mowed over everything, I'm no... : Visceral Monkey
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    40mm grenade launcher. : nyranger66
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      And ammo. Everyone seems to forget that. Every class serves a purpose. : Dschinghis Khan
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        both are big, the medic's main weakness is no way to destroy walls (which starting people often don't rea... : Xevo
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          I do this with my engi. I don't bother with doors, I just open up holes in walls. : Visceral Monkey
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            yea, same when I'm assaulting with C4 and recon. Motion Sensore - C4 on wall opposite defender... (plu... : dedgecko
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              you did that shit to me a couple times last night, and I figured that was how. Well played, Clerk. : Xevo
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                hee hee! I kept switching between C4 and mortar-strikes, then eventually went medic given how fast we ... : dedgecko
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                  yeah that was the map... we could've used you on the other team, I was glad my game crashed when it did b... : Xevo
                  • I wasn't on last night but I'm not surprised there was some team stacking :D : midgetherder
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                    ?! My team lost both rounds (though it was pretty close). This was right after #69 crashed, and Tromb... : dedgecko
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                      hm I thought you were in the Eff Yeah shackbattle with us... well, regardless, I know you got me with tha... : Xevo
                      • I got quite a few people. If I can get up to a structure without being flanked by a defender I'll usuall... : dedgecko
  • Assault doesn't necessarily get the BETTER guns, he gets the more versatile guns. Also assault rifles hav... : vile
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  The most awesome part of the game I played last night: I threw some C4 on a jeep and drove straight into ... : NastyJack
  • My biggest awesome moment was on the Island map. I was on attackers driving a jet ski, I saw 2 defenders ... : Duffman8369
  • Awesome! I want to do this! : unjustend
  • Nice one yesterday, attacking point B which is in a big building (don't remember the map). There's an hel... : FiReaNG3L
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  I STILL NEED HELP I would like to set up the user authenticator similar to what Something Awful.com users... : trOmblyj
  • that would be sexy : tashtego
  • If I could help I would. This sounds awesome though. : ant_hillbilly
  • oh man that is rad as hell, sounds like it would make things MUCH easier on you overworked admins! : Xevo
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    This would be rad, I have no idea where to start with making such a thing though. : Arctic Fox
    • Agreed. : dedgecko
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  how to use a tracer dart - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqJn1WmuTRE : eeeealmo
  • nice video, should clear things up for people who hadn't figured out the rocket lock-on mechanic! : Xevo
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    Does this work with any of the rocket launchers, or only specific ones? Do you need an upgrade? : tashtego
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      also, people need to use their tracer pistols more- I feel like I'm the only one who does it most of the ... : tashtego
      • I am going to start carrying one as a medic, since I pretty much never switch from my MG to shoot at peop... : Xevo
      • To be honest I hadn't even given it much thought. I'm definitely switching my pistol to a tracer pistol t... : NastyJack
    • Tracer Darts work with the RPG-7 and Carl Gustav, but not the AT-4. : dnagenome
    • It works with the RPG-7 and Carl Gustav. The AT4 is manually guided. : pyide
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    Does he attach it to an MG emplacement at one point? : NastyJack
    • they count as vehicles, hence "Vehicle Destroyed - 100 points" when blowing up a turret in use. : Xevo
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    Please note: Tracer dart has no drop! Zoom in on target, zoom out, change to dartgun, shoot dart, profit. : ghost in my shell
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      ya, but hitting a heli with one seems to be impossible for me. I stopped carrying the dart gun because i... : dnagenome
      • Darting a heli is not supposed to be easy. Takes a lot of practice (leading the heli), and a bit of luck... : dedgecko
    • This is really good to know. : edgewise
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    Does the tracer dart still work like that? I thoguht you had to get in pretty close before you could secu... : ieGod
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      As in after you've traced it. : ieGod
      • There is a max distance you can be where it won't lock, but it's pretty damn far. Couldn't tell you what ... : pyide
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      Yes. No. And as stated before. Tracer dart will stick to all Vehicles and Gun Emplacements. It ... : dedgecko
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        you CAN lock onto people who are darted, i have done it several times : plat2on1
        • Then it's relegated to CG, as I've darted people before, and could not lock on with the RPG. : dedgecko
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    The only thing is that when you shoot at a tracer the rocket doesnt always follow a logical path towards ... : Iwannaacura
    • which is why aiming STRAIGHT up at a target that's more than 200 feet away is usually going to hit 95% of... : dedgecko
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    I tried to set up a volley fire with some engies... but no one would follow suit... would be much better ... : usmcmueller
    • on 69 last night, before it crashed - I watched a tank and the AA Vehicle get fucked up by 3-4 rockets be... : dedgecko
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    Yeah, it seemed like after the Beta, people stopped equipping it at all. When we played Valdez in Beta, i... : MercFox1
    • i started to use one last night. Took me a bit to get use to it. but i was tagging tanks from a dista... : -=kodiak=-
    • I always have one... : usmcmueller
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      I'll always have it if I'm an engineer, defense or offense. On the other classes it depends how badly ... : dedgecko
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        i never end up using a pistol anyways so i figure why not : dantastic
        • pistol is critical if you're running around with the auto-shotty =) : dedgecko
    • I pretty much always carry it unless of course it is a map with no vehicles (large vehicles anyway) or if... : Begawkiness
    • I will definitely be using it from here on out. I think some people may not having unlocked it yet (since... : Xevo
  • fuck, i did not know this : dantastic
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    The game treats the fixed gun emplacements as vehicles? When he took out the fixed machine gun emplaceme... : hoopfam4
    • yeah it's to encourage actually blowing them up instead of just killing the gunner. : Xevo
  • THANK YOU. I always wondered why after I planted the dart and just fired rockets they didn't trace to the... : H@rvester
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  man I setup my Logitech G500 last night and played a few games and holy shit I wish I had realized what I... : mwasher
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    I switch up my dpi whenever I'm gunning in a vehicle. Shit moves sooooooooooo slooooooooow if you don't. : tashtego
    • Yep - I do the exact same thing - I couldn't imagine playing any other way. (except in BF2 there was a s... : dedgecko
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    it's cheating for now, they should set the turrets to have a maximum spin speed at some point. the slow s... : Xevo
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      yea but the button to increase/decrease is right there next to my LMB so why not ! : mwasher
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        just saying, you're using a known exploit... I fully expect them to patch it out at some point, so why ge... : Xevo
        • I don't know... why not? : mwasher
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          it's not cheating at all. go into the options and increase your sensitivity and pitch / yaw and you can m... : pyide
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            the point is, clearly turrets are SUPPOSED to be slow... they'll eventually set a max turn speed (letting... : Xevo
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              DPI is still not a cheat, and there is a max speed. With how my sensitivity is set up, changing DPI on fl... : pyide
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                ok I'll take your word for it, I've never used it, just going by other people saying "OMG with DPI switch... : Xevo
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                  All it does is let you have some consistency with the sensitives without having to go into the options an... : pyide
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                    I just said I belived you the first time! =D but again, good to know... I do use a fairly high infantry s... : Xevo
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                      Sorry, I like repeating myself! I really wish there were separate sensitivity settings for vehicles t... : pyide
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                        setting my DPI to 5000 definitely makes the turret unnaturally fast. : mwasher
                        • Mine only goes to 2000 :( There is a maximum limit in the game for turrets though, if you push the in ... : pyide
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      Xevo, you definitely rape in a tank, and the smoke works well, but you also burn thru engineers like mad! : dnagenome
      • hey man, assuming there's no enemies around, I'm generally a medic and will pop out and revive whomever w... : Xevo
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  Hay guys what is the best weapon for assault? I'm still using that first unlocked gun, I forget what it i... : jane911
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    I like the M416 the best out of the assault rifles. : Goncyn
    • this is what i use : Iwannaacura
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    The M16 is good, the XM8 is good : _jon
    • After maxing out medic, I switched over to assault and completely lost faith in my ability to kill people... : valael
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    AUG with Red Dot and Magnum. I got a triple kill on some poor squad with it last night. It was glorious. ... : MercFox1
    • The Red Dot is such a waste on the Aug. You can hit people easily without using the iron sights too. :D : Godhatesfatpeople
    • The AUG is the best for me so far, I haven't unlocked the M16 yet (that's next up!). : Alco23
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    AN-94 is pure sex : trOmblyj
    • ^^^^^^^^^ : eeeealmo
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      lowest recoil out of all assault weapons due to only firing a two round burst, it only takes a quick thr... : mnsnota
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        and not to forget it does the most damage out of all assault weapons. : mnsnota
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          I keep forgetting this gun is in multi, I use it ALL the time in SP and it is incredibly, just not popula... : Xevo
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            I have trouble with the burst fire weapons. Something about it doesn't work well with my brain's aim cont... : Goncyn
            • hm I guess I can see that, I'm dying to get done with my Medic and Engy unlocks now though so I can get t... : Xevo
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    I think that's the XM8, and it seems better than the next couple you unlock. : Jeepy McJeeperton
    • yep it's the XM8, that's the best gun until AUG or M16, whichever you prefer. : Xevo
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    This was linked yesterday, showing the stats of all the guns: http://i.imgur.com/EwNaV.jpg : Jeepy McJeeperton
    • I wish that was interactive so you could compare two from different categories : Drakoniac
  • The Aug hands down for me. I don't like the way the M16 feels at all. But as of now I'm going mainly shot... : Godhatesfatpeople
  • I liked the M4 when i stole it off of MercFox in one game. : Dschinghis Khan
  • Just figure out which one you're getting killed with most. That's the XM8 for me! So thats what i use wi... : sreyes22
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  i have already beaten this game; i've unlocked everything. : DrFlammable
  • The lack of M1 in my arsenal annoys the completionist in me. : limpossible
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    everything? How many hours of playtime? : cltcprd
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      38hrs finished up all my unlocks - vehicles included. : limpossible
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        jesus, i've played just over 6 hours and that seems like a lot! Don't you people have jobs?!? : cltcprd
        • I hit 24 horus the other night. 2 part time jobs and 6 hours of college classes and starting up my own p... : mobab
        • 24hrs (probably closer to 22-23, as I played a few hours yesterday AFTER I finished the unlocking). I sta... : limpossible
        • Same here, I've basically played every free chance I got and have maybe seven hours in so far : tashtego
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      27. probably unlocked everything by 24 or 25. : DrFlammable
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        List your favorite shit you've unlocked. : midgetherder
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          Assault: AN-94+AUG+M416. Depends on how I feel. Medic: MG3 (Amazing Rate of Fire!) + M60 (The OP Machine... : limpossible
          • My sole joy as a sniper comes from one-shoting UAVs with the M95. And killing helicopters. : Moonbase Commander
          • I'm not a fan of shotgun slugs, pellets are fine since you should be fighting at close range with a shott... : Xevo
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            I just got the GOL last night and I love it so far. : Begawkiness
            • Its a great gun. : limpossible
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          M60 with accuracy upgrade GOL with magnum ammo that retarded looking double barrel shotgun with the lon... : DrFlammable
          • good list, I fucking hate playing against recons with GOL + magnum (I'm looking at you, gims!) : Xevo
          • I thought I've read in multiple places that magnum ammo doesn't actually affect sniper rifles. : mechanicalgrape
  • Now get platinum stars on every unlock! : Code RedBeard
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  What the hell do med kits do? I've never had one actually heal me. : Albemuth
  • Are you dropping them on the ground or holding them in your hand? : pyide
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    they speed up the regen, it's definitely noticeable when you have multiple med kits around. : valael
    • And speed up XP gain for the medic beyond belief. *ding* 10 pts *ding* 20 pts. I managed to get around 36... : Fyunch Click
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    I'm still wondering where my health is displayed on the HUD. : Lucien Irenicus
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      Only friendly medics can see your health "gauge" over your head. Your health is displayed by the vign... : pyide
      • you actually don't ever know when you're fully healed as well, all the audio/visual cues go away at about... : Xevo
    • That's quite curious - you never made the connection between the red-tinting / vignetting of your screen ... : dedgecko
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  i bought this last night. i am TOTALLY NEW to the battlefield series. i didn't have a great first exp... : EvilDolemite
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    Squads are useful because they are mobile spawn points. Mcom stations can be destroyed by collapsing t... : Fyunch Click
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      Engineers have mostly silent primary weapons. Great for flanking unsuspecting enemies. : mobab
      • true, but I was going for quick and dirty basics. : Fyunch Click
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    I don't have the link to that newbie guide to BC2 (it was posted in ER recently also)... does anyone have... : Xevo
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      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcZ3wXF3r14 : mobab
      • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : eeeealmo
      • that's it, WATCH THIS if you're new! : Xevo
      • thanks. i'll watch this tonight at home. : EvilDolemite
  • - join a squad and every person in the squad acts as a mobile spawn point, if you die you can click on on... : pyide
  • Joining a squad will let you spawn on any living member of it. You will also get bonus points for helpin... : midgetherder
  • joining a squad lets you spawn on said squad members... when you are on the respawn screen click one of t... : usmcmueller
  • multiplayer is way harder on your system than single player. I'm betting you're butting up against the l... : cltcprd
  • Hang in there. The game gets more fun when you unlock better weapons and upgrades. : Albemuth
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  Took out 4 helicopters with a tank in a single conquest round today :D (euro servers) : Viprime
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    What conquest maps have helicopters? : zuff
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      Atacama Desert is the only one I know of, there's an Apache and Havoc. : pyide
      • Yeh was a desert map. : Viprime
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        I love that map : Drakoniac
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          Atacama Desert is sweet in Rush as well, more vehicles = better as far as I'm concerned! : Xevo
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            Isn't it only squad rush? I thought they were bringing the "rush" version at the end of March of Ataca... : dedgecko
            • oh yeah, I'm thinking of that other Desert map, where the attackers start off with like 3 tanks and the d... : Xevo
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  I finally actually used the M60 for a bit tonight. What a joke. I'm out there with my shotgun working... : NastyJack
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    Yeah I stopped using it. Except I equipped it for a few minutes last night to try and give _jon some pay... : ant_hillbilly
    • yeah I also found jon to be MUCH easier to kill as soon as I unlocked my m60... : Xevo
  • game is boring now, just m60/40mm/gustav spam everywhere. : Foxhawk
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  Anyone else wonder how many people force dx9 even though they dont need to? I think it gives such a huge... : ant_hillbilly
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    i forced dx9 from the start : EvilDolemite
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      Is that due to hardware limitations? : ant_hillbilly
      • for me yes it is... : usmcmueller
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        no, i have a dx10 card, but it's older and i need all the frames i can get : EvilDolemite
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          I run an 8800gts 640 but have a quad core at 2.8. It seems fine for me. What card are you running? : ant_hillbilly
          • 8800gts 512 : EvilDolemite
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          IIRC most of the DX10 stuff in this game is DX10-specific optimisations, might want to give DX10 a try an... : Arctic Fox
          • really? i assumed forcing dx9 would help my performance : EvilDolemite
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            I tried this and it seems that DX9 runs a good deal better than DX10. : JonathanBedrava
            • I stand corrected then. I'm running DX11 here, awwww yeah : Arctic Fox
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    like a performance advantage? : ashkie
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      like a better visibility advantage : Goncyn
      • in that case my kill cam moments are second to none... : usmcmueller
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    Does it kill smoke and stuff? What's the advantage other than frame rate? I'm running on lowest detail ... : spazzium
    • it takes 6000 years for the smoke to dissipate with directx10/11. : porp
  • What type of frame rate boost are we talking here? : NastyJack
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    I do it to fix my load times on my 5850 : crummynz
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      Wow - first complaint I've seen regarding loading. I think this is the biggest stride that's DICE made b... : dedgecko
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        I heard there was an issue with load times with DX11 and 5xxx cards. I enabled DX9 and it seems better no... : crummynz
        • I've got a 5870 and whenever the map changes over the round is well underway before I can join. : Topsiderover
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    IAWTP, all the smoke/fog/snow/bloom effects make it hard to see. and i bet the dx9 doesnt even have them. : chilln
    • they are significantly reduced - particularly the smoke grenades (from what I remember in the beta - they... : dedgecko
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  I just got this game. I have no idea wtf is going on in multiplayer. : dmason
  • Yeah, it will seem pretty chaotic at first. And even later, too. Try jumping on some empty servers to at ... : Attica Blue
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  Attention Medic assholes. Look I know you just discovered that the Medic is an XP ez-mode machine. But... : Godhatesfatpeople
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    you can suicide (press enter, it's under team switch) and then you cannot be revived. : Xevo
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      Then I lose 10 points. : Godhatesfatpeople
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        then quit whining about people trying to make their team more effective and run to cover or fight back! : Xevo
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          A stupid Medic player is a stupid medic player. : Godhatesfatpeople
          • actually, thats how offenses win. If I run around a corner, and a medic is reviving tons of people. I can... : chilln
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    i think the revive timer could be longer for the paddles. like double. : gyokuro
    • Thats the issue I think. We had a swarm of them behind this embankment and all they did was keep reviving... : Godhatesfatpeople
  • If it's a high kill zone, the medic will die before you will and thus cannot revive you any more. : aggressor
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    fucking wrong. a medics ONLY focus should be on reviving. 1 death == 1 ticket. 0 tickets == loss. lea... : eeeealmo
    • IAWTP, time to learn to play, n00b! =D : Xevo
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      No. This is wrong - especially because you lose the ticket as soon as someone dies, and only gain it back... : ArcKnight
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        agreeing with eeeeealmo here. tickets are your primary concern. : Foxhawk
        • If you aren't asking for ammo as often as other classes, you're doing it wrong. : ArcKnight
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        We had around 4-5 Medics in a bundle. And not one of them were giving any cover fire. They were all fight... : Godhatesfatpeople
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          You haven't played with me then.. : bosst0ne
          • Are you worse than these guys? D: : Godhatesfatpeople
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      Yea, being revived shouldn't be an issue at all unless: 1) You are out of ammo. Then you can blame the... : aggressor
      • definitely... in ghfp's scenario of a squad of medics fighting for revives, that just means you're on a s... : Xevo
  • it *usually* isn't long before 1 of 2 things happen 1) both medic and patient die 2) medic and patient li... : gyokuro
  • As I've said other places - remove the invulnerability that is gained when being respawned and/or do not ... : dedgecko
  • Disagree, you get a respawn ticket back, even if you die 2 sec later you don't lose anything vs not getti... : jermm
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    Ya fuck that noise, you can really tell a good medic by WHEN they revive you. I had a pub reviving me ... : lodit
    • He was thinking to himself "This is damn good xp!" : Topsiderover
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    I wish that when you were down but still revivable you would retain your view. Often times when I'm reviv... : Mansmells
    • That and I wish you could type or check the scores while dead. And a chat log would be nice :\ : aggressor
    • If the killcam is turned off, this is what happens. : Topsiderover
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  RETARDS DEFUSE THE BOMB. I watch half my team continue to camp instead of try to help kill people watch... : Iwannaacura
  • ha, this is such a rampant thing. It's going off and people are just hiding behind walls or obstacles. I ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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    Almost as bad is the people that just lemming right for the crate and get taken out immediately by the at... : midgetherder
    • That's how I got most of my Recon points :P : Godhatesfatpeople
    • the thing about this is though the longer you wait to run plant the more chance someone to come along and... : Iwannaacura
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      ^^^ This. I constantly see four or five mouth breathers at a time trying to defuse the thing and I just... : lefthighkick
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        something peeps don't seem to realize is that you can shoot whil arming or defusing. : Topsiderover
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          Wow, add me to that list. This is the first game that I've played that allows you to do that so I never t... : aggressor
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            Yes, and once you get the progress bar on screen you are basically locked and can mouselook 360 without s... : midgetherder
            • THIS. CHANGES. EVERYTHING. : aggressor
            • whaaaaaaa???? thanks for the info! : jcrockerman
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          ...slowly raises hand. I know you can switch kits 9 times INSTEAD of defusing, but I did not know you cou... : AxeMan808
          • haha, that is incredibly annoying, especially when everyone is dying all over the point. : midgetherder
          • hhahaha yeah that seriously needs something done about it : proclone1
    • Does it defuse or arm faster if more people are on it? Because I see this a lot too. : Mmmmmoo
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  It's hard to make calls on weapon balance so soon after launch. People don't even know how to play yet. A... : mstarr
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    Yup, my theory is people bitch about which ever weapon kills them the most or impedes their specific play... : jojomcbobo
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      The M60 complaints are genuine. It's overpowered. That's all there is to it. : NastyJack
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        I agree you shouldn't be able to snipe with it. : jojomcbobo
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          That's my big problem. Give them a badass gun that does good damage and has tons of bullets. I'm cool wit... : NastyJack
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            So really you are only calling for Gravity to effect the bullet more? : unjustend
            • No. Recoil needs to be increased. It doesn't jump enough. : NastyJack
  • I found a way to deal with it - use the overpowered guns : _jon
  • The m60 is overpowered, plain and simple. The recoil is non existant, the range is insane, and you can ki... : Drewus
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  I like using C4 as a defender but I gotta watch how I use it. I threw one through a window trying to take... : shortbuscaptain
  • hahaha, the image of you standing there shrugging is priceless. : midgetherder

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  I can set up a second city today : boring gegtik
  • I'm getting temple levels 6-10 right now, then I'll be able to as well. : azenmaster
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    1-2 hours and I'll found one. once that's done it's troop pumping time : razorblade79
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      shit I realized I'm short on gold.. unless I get a gift it'll be another day or two : boring gegtik
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        I'm at 200k now, I can lend you some, but I have to get a harbor first (and I don't know if you need one ... : razorblade79
        • Can you send gold? I didn't think it was possible. : Haxim
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    I'm settling at 148:331 to team up with the rest of the shackers on continent 16. Should be there around ... : Haxim
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      I may have started a war with Waraeger_Garde. Just fyi :[ : daedraug
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        quick kick this guy out of the shacknews guild!!!! : boring gegtik
        • Don't worry, I should have control of the city south of you soon! : daedraug
    • Apparently 4am if I was using carts, I should be setup in the next hour or so actually. : Haxim
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  Map: http://www.supersaiyan.com/shacknews/lordofultima/LordOfUltima.html team up with people near you ... : azenmaster
  • OH SHI I thought I was way out there but vincenoir is in the middle of fucking nowhere. anyone on Cont... : razorblade79
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    Is this updated real-time or anything? Is there one for world2? : the if
    • no and no! ride-my rocket made it I think : azenmaster
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  Buzzbat posted on the internal forums about an attack on Tripps: Moloch (No Alliance) - 4156pts 135:313... : razorblade79
  • I've begun mailing people near me : azenmaster
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  I got conquered on the B1 server last night. Yay for starting over on B2! : Ride-My-Rocket
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    shoot me an email and i'll invite ya, : g0nk
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      done : Ride-My-Rocket
      • I sent you an invite to the beta2 alliance 2 days ago :( : Haxim
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  beta 1 or 2? Since beta 2 started i kinda lost some interest in the game. I don't want to start a new c... : jonin
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    both! : azenmaster
    • but beta 2 isn't at battle-stage yet. : azenmaster
• I've been destroyed overnight setsuno (3706) coordinates: 146:359 continent 16 please rape his fa... : barichnikov
• Continent 16. 136:319 Borat scouted me and killed all my pretty horsies! : Crimsonbeak
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  i'm still building up in Beta1. But I'm focusing a little more in Beta2 just because i can do it right th... : g0nk
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    can you add MooseDrool to the Alliance in Beta 2? : usmcmueller
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      shoot me an email in game! :) : g0nk
      • seems you sent me an invite and I'm in. thanks. : usmcmueller
• I'm finally attacking other cities on B1. : slickdoody
• I wonder if we're getting another update soon, they've restarted both servers a few times now it looks li... : Haxim
• I've pretty much given up on my beta 1 account. It's hard to go back to being ranked 2000 or worse when ... : IggyTheSnitch
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  Some guy attacked me the other day. I plan on skull fucking him.... : Xencer
  • Way ahead of you, my good man! http://i.imgur.com/iWGst.jpg I retreated after that. Figured he had ... : NinjaRedbeard
• I'll keep my world1 thing going if anyone wants to invite me--name amory. I'm all good and invited o... : the if

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  "Prices start out at $899, but customers have to provide a pre-polycarbonate unibody Macbook making the t... : cptstern
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    you kidding me? you picked the modded macbook to make your case? the majority of the alternatives are lis... : Hoax
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      lol, it's like he read the first one then gave up. : CyCo_PL
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        this : Milleh
        • I like the hit and run style. Its like he read the first one made a smug reply, got called on it by peopl... : Hoax
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    Uh did you see the other prices in there? The Modbook (one you quoted) is the only overpriced thing there... : sreyes22
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      Other than the Android based one, that was the biggest negative on the rest was not having access to appl... : WadeMcLain
      • Yeah, i'm not an app store adopter, i use gmail, last.fm, calendar, and browser...any OS can handle that ... : sreyes22
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      "wallah" : marmite
      • i prefer "jesus fucking christ" or "by xenu" yet "wallah" works as well. : Hoax
      • Wall-AH is Wall-E's cousin. : TreMetal
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      viola : CRasterImage
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        er, Voila, I mean. : CRasterImage
        • Vulva? : KxRook
      • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola : Herman Toothrot
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      "wallah" is like an immediate "i'm an idiot" indicator for me. i didn't even bother reading the rest of ... : electroly
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        The first time I saw how "hors d'oeuvres" was spelled, I thought "No fucking way...". : CRasterImage
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          i still say "open every umbrella very rarely enough" in my head when i type it : electroly
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            I just use google to tell he how to type it. : CRasterImage
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              he = me : CRasterImage
              • this thread is funny : .frame
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        just read it as arabic and get over yourself. he still has a point, especially if you look at the post he... : Hoax
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          attacking people's spelling is much easier than responding to their actual point, hoax : electroly
          • That's so cheap of you, electroly. At least make it personal and suggest that their mother is a whore or ... : Hoax
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            To be fair to you, you were not attacking his spelling. You were attacking his lack of ever having seen... : CRasterImage
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              Wallah you guys suck. Insha'allah you guys will one day find the way to muhammad. La ilaha ilallah. : Hoax
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                Allah Ackbar! : CRasterImage
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                  Two more times! : Hoax
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                    Wallah Ackbar! WALLAH ACKBAR! *said while looking into a mirror* : CRasterImage
                    • good enough, if we count in your mirror image and sane shacker we have enough witnesses. welcome to islam : Hoax
      • Stop looking for escape goats to cover for your intellectual snobbery : Arctic Fox
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        oh come on : Milleh
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          Eileen? : CRasterImage
          • I swear : Postal
      • i could care less, electroly : Herman Toothrot
  • Are you serious? Your statement does not apply to most of the items in the article - did you even read th... : Milleh
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  While the iPad is not the product for me and I won't be getting one (and I realize I am not the target ma... : Bean
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    If a company can get my movie collection off my computer, a ps3 interface, and tv channel browser, all on... : sreyes22
    • heh. My requirements aren't that high. I want a full and proper OS with multitasking (as I multitask heav... : Bean
• Looks like the "ModBook" is what the iPad should have been. : CRasterImage
• 7 other things that suck : askedrelic
• The Viliv looks like something I would consider buying. I like the idea of opening an actual keyboard, i... : CRasterImage
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  The only one of those I would consider is the Dell streak, because it doesn't run a full desktop OS. OSX... : SqueegyTBS
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    The notion ink uses Android and looks FAR better than the ipad. Switch between e-ink and LCD? Sweet. Andr... : terath
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      Ok that is pretty sexy. Apple needs this competition. But my point still stands that tablets running ... : SqueegyTBS
      • I agree. I also think that ignoring pen input is a mistake. It would fit so naturally for many tasks: dra... : terath
      • I agree but I also think vanilla Android won't cut it. The interface for these devices needs to be desig... : WhatIsThisFor
    • This. I'm really interested in the Notion Ink. If it's under 700 bucks, I will instantly buy this. : Shivawn
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  notion ink adam looks badass...but they should reconsider its name. : jarek99
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    Hey, compared to the JooJoo it's a wonderful name. :( : terath
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      Adam predated judaism : boring gegtik
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        For once, i can't find a single fault with that statement. : Klebold
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          do you normally take issue with that statement : boring gegtik
          • *your statement : Klebold
  • I just watched the techchrunch video on it. Looks amazing. I love that they though of uses that I would h... : getfrisky
  • that's the one I am looking forward to most. The other one is the ICD Ultra: http://convergeddevices.net/... : Fredrik S
• what patents does apple hold that will get an injunction from competition being able to launch : Downforce
• i think the real alternatives for people are: the iphone or other smartphone, or a laptop or a netbook : gyokuro
• notion Ink is sexy. I can't wait for more Pixel Qi devices to come out - cheap colour e-ink, yeah! : node
• I love how this list of seven alternatives actually only has a single viable alternative. : Danny5225
• tbh, only the HP slate looks like a good contender : TPSReport

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  I think I may fire it up tonight. I haven't played any 2v2's though because I don't have a perm-partner : pancake humper
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    i was on last night a bit. Also, we have more than enough for unranked shack 2v2s. the trickiest part i... : Foxhawk
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      Shack FFA IMO : pancake humper
      • FFA is dreadful. At least 2v2 is still competitive, even if a lot of the balance of 1v1 is absent. : Foxhawk
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    if i'm ever on (Pancake.inapicklejar) i will always play 2v2 if i'm not in a game. i find them to be more... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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      I think you screwed up your bnet name :D : pancake humper
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        nope i didn't want my visible name to be "Goldfish" and i didn't want to waste time thinking for a name. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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          it might look pretty gay if your name is pancake and mine is pancakehumpr and we're on the same team :( : pancake humper
          • hahaha : Blucklesworth
          • hahahaha : mwasher
          • holy LOL, thats perfect :D : yAak
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            hahahah : midgetherder
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              Are you Midget Herder or Midge Therder? :| : CrustaR
              • Mid get: the RDR : yAak
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                Midge Therder is my real name, it just so happens to also spell midget herder. : midgetherder
                • Do your friends call you Midget? : CrustaR
                • Not sure why this made me laugh as much as it did... : SqueegyTBS
              • CrustaR, I've always wanted to know this but was afraid to ask. : RogerDandy
          • lol : Hoax
          • lol. nah! : kek
          • get ready for the syrup shot : Audhuml4
          • one of you just disguise your voice as a girl : papaskot
          • haha clever! : razlebol
  • pancake, im in. ill play with you guys tonight possibly. : squigiliwams
• yea its so great playing with someone who can back me up when my cannon rushes fail :DDDD : Blucklesworth
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  I've been marine/thor teching as a first attack in TvT. Its pretty hilarious, though very important to r... : D45hiz
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    Ahh, I was trying mech build with hellions/tanks it sucks if they get any sort of air : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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      Hellions are terrible, I wouldn't suggest building them.. : D45hiz
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        they're great for early-game pushes, late game they're a bit fragile to use in any general context : yAak
        • http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=114934 : yAak
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        theyre unreal for harass and really good at keeping people scared and in their base. : Blucklesworth
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          Vultures were much better imo. : D45hiz
          • k : Blucklesworth
        • also great vs zerg if he does lings/banelings/hydra : Foxhawk
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  I wish I could play, still not in =( : JohnnyRey
  • you and me both. : jonin
  • When is the next g'damn wave!@ : wurt
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    i seriously doubt that the people still not in are even going to get in before it goes retail. stupid 10,... : DrFlammable
    • Last night it was around 5,000. maybe because it was a week night :/ : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
    • They're going to have to invite a lot more people before the beta ends, simply because people in the beta... : yAak
• I've been experimenting with speed-upgraded reapers against the hacked ai. I barricade myself in my base... : kek
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  Thats basically how the warcraft3 2v2/ ladders were. You basically just say one thing to your team mate. ... : Iwannaacura
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    well a guy i played with last night proxy zealot rushed. I asked plan early on and he never replied, then... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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      I suppose you weed out the newbs at higher levels too. Once you hit top 30 random ladder you play with go... : Iwannaacura
      • They'll still tell it to you in the most canned possible way to avoid any real interaction though, like y... : Zek
• I'll be playing tonight. But I've never done 2v2. : NexusOne
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  will play some tonight. we can use electroly's vent server : mwasher
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    i'll be on tonight for sure. electroly-mwasher vs. pancake-pancakehumpr. let's do it : electroly
    • sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet. : mwasher
    • sounds good. I'll be on all night : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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      You guys are a bunch of cheaters : pancake humper
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        this is a bald-faced lie, pancake humper! i am offended by the implication! : electroly
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          how do we cheat? :( : mwasher
          • hax : yAak
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            i don't know :( : electroly
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              you'd think if we were cheating we'd win once in awhile : electroly
              • ah HA! its a psychological ploy! : yAak
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              oh please! : pancake humper
              • IDDQD doesn't even work in this game! i tried! : electroly
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      I'll be back at 8 or a little later and then be on all night : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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        that's probably about perfect. i just got home, gotta eat some dinner etc. : electroly
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          i gotta get drunk! : mwasher
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            i bet if we both played sober we'd rape face. that's why we always lose : electroly
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              hahaha i will always drink while playing so i have an excuse : mwasher
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                i think weed makes me better at WoW but i'm pretty positive it makes me worse at StarCraft : electroly
                • I am not sure if I play worse stoned. because I've only played stoned. : NexusOne
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      where does siid-foxhawk fit into this equation :( : Foxhawk
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        if you're teammate has been playing for more than 2 months then you don't get to join in the fun : mwasher
        • your* : mwasher
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  PLEA of plight: Is anyone sitting on a U.S. Beta invite, or have F&F hookups? I'd be happy to mail ... : yAak
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    Also these: - Sim City 4 Deluxe Edition - Fallout 3 (vanilla edition, no DLC addon) : yAak
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      What? No organ donation or offer of sexual favors? Noob. : kek
      • Umm, mailing off good games feels like donating organs? =\ : yAak
• Someone messaged me last night - I guess 'friends' only go one way. List your names here I'm adding ev... : lordlobo
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  Current shackers list: abrasion.abrasion AdmSnackbar.shacknews Anastomosis.tool Brosu.shack Canuki : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • entropy.shacknews : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • InAbsentia.beag : Beaginator
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    lol europe :( : Blucklesworth
    • I keep checking 3-4 times a day :( : razorblade79
  • RevRaven.shacknews too. : RevRaven
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  New Patch... http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=23094049316&postId=236120179757&sid=5000#5 P... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • That Nydus worm nerf is fucking huge : pancake humper
• Add me! drew at drewmarlowe dot com : sammyl
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  Blizz SC2 Dev Q&A, right now: http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=23767157319&sid=3000 submi... : yAak
  • thanks! : Lionel2b

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  I will admit that I am impressed by it and will probably get the full game before too long. : JonathanBedrava
  • Yeah, the demo definitely made me pre-order it. I hope they fix the bugs with the sounds though. It ma... : pancake humper
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  Has anyone figured out how to turn off the motion blur when you turn? : fadetofunk
  • It's in the 'Advanced Graphics Settings' : pancake humper
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  (360) thought it was fun, but the little environment I saw seemed bland. It was going to be a day 1 purch... : Tattoo Trav
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    The demo island is literally like an 1/8th of the total map and you haven't even seen a city yet in game. : ryuuseki
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      I'm assuming it gets a lot better then? : Tattoo Trav
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        If you didn't like the demo, flying helicopters, driving dune buggies, parachuting into an enemy base to ... : ryuuseki
        • Yeah, it is definitely a "make your own fun" kinda sandbox game. Not for everyone, but I enjoyed the litt... : silent prophet
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          I bought mercenaries 2 and hated it at first but ended up enjoying it in the end. JC2 probably same deal.... : Tattoo Trav
          • Mercenaries 2 was complete crap though. Just Cause 2 is Mercenaries 2 on steroids. : pancake humper
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            JC2 is a 9.5 to Mercenaries 2's 6.0 : ryuuseki
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              It's hard to judge demos these days too, I hated BC2 demo and ended up pre-ordering and loving the game. ... : Tattoo Trav
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                Did you try the demo with the 24hr hack applied? If you did, call in the Black Market dude and get a bunc... : pancake humper
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                  360 for me. : Tattoo Trav
                  • Ah :( : pancake humper
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  Too bad there is no co-op, me n u could tear stuff up! : kgargs
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    re: never doing anything with you : pancake humper
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      For a stoner, you are really high-strung bro. : kgargs
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        only with people I hate : pancake humper
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          hugs not drugs : silent prophet
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            agreed, not sure why he's so angry!!! : kgargs
            • you just gotta kill him with kindness bro : bongturbo
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  Couldn't the 24 hour unlock be considered piracy? I mean you are playing the full game for free right? Se... : gooblerampling
  • It doesn't have all the map or missions though. : saunders45
  • No... not really. It's more like removing the demo timer so you don't have to keep watching the intro vid... : ryuuseki
  • I don't feel bad about it cause I already preordered the game. Cannot wait! I actually played the demo fo... : Dynotaku
  • its probably close to it but it doesn't contain the entire map. The demo trigger may have actually hel... : stgdz
  • No, the demo only contains a small portion of the landscape, and limited weapons & missions. If anything ... : headbone
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  If it had co-op, it would be a day one buy from me. That's what made a mediocre game like mercenaries 2 a... : saunders45
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    Yah this game seems like it fits the bill for the argument of pro-multiplayer ala crackdown. I think we'... : kgargs
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      IMO, all sandbox games like this need it. The crazy stuff you can do makes it amazing. I had a blast with... : saunders45
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        I agree. From now on no sandbox game should ship without co-op. We should make it a gaming commandment. : silent prophet
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          Hell ya. Like a man-law or something. : saunders45
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            Completely agreed, like I said below. Have you guys played through Saints Row 2 co-op? It's so great, e... : DinK
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              Co-op made Saints Row 2 for me. A friend and I ran around as Chuck Norris and Jesus the entire game. I th... : silent prophet
              • Yeah, it took a game that would have been a fun rental single player and made it one of my favorite 360 g... : DinK
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      Crackdown and Saints Row 2 both illustrate IMO that co-op is an absolute necessity in this genre of sandb... : DinK
      • I'd rather have volition try to put the geomod from red faction guerilla into saints row 3. That could be... : AgentPothead
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    Whoa, Mercs 2 has co-op? I just bought it on a whim at half-price books or something and it's so shitty ... : Dynotaku
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      Co-op completely saves the game. Solo, it was alright, but Co-op is a blast. Use a helicopter to pick up ... : saunders45
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        Alright, I'm looking into this game now. : DinK
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          BTW, is the PC version good or is it a crappy port? Which version is best? I can rent console games but... : DinK
          • Dunno. I only played the Xbox version. : saunders45
          • there's a demo. runs well for me. : feek
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            Pretty sure they are turning off or already turned off the PC merc 2 servers. If you are planning on play... : AgentPothead
            • Yeah, I remember hearing that. : saunders45
            • Simple enough, then. Maybe that's why it's $7. : DinK
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            The PC version is a pretty half-assed port. :( : Rice-Rocketeer
            • :( Having auto-aim that tries to take over your mouse and that can't be disabled. GG Pandemic. : Beady
    • Man, I had a lot of fun with Mercs 2. : JonathanBedrava
    • Dude... Mercs 2 is a completely different experience in co-op. It goes from 'meh' to 'holy shit' almost i... : silent prophet
• Love the demo but really hate the 30min timer. Tried the numerous 360 glitch for the timer and can't get... : silent77
• Link to hack: http://mod.gib.me/justcause2/gibbed_jc2_demo_hackpack.zip : Nighteyes
• I thought it was pure ass. but i can see where the appeal could be. : chilln
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  I love how you're basically superman and can fly anywhere. It's nice not to be bogged down by foot travel... : headbone
  • Agreed on not being stuck to foot or car travel. Having a variety of effective modes of travel in sandbo... : DinK
• Does NOBODY ELSE ON EARTH have XP and so is unable to play this? I guess it might finally be time for me ... : Fooldozer

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  * PROTOSS o Cybernetics Core + Warp Gate research time increased from... : razlebol
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    wow, 60 -> 140 is a pretty crazy jump : electroly
    • yeah, done to address lame PvP warpgate crap : yAak
    • Yeah, it saved my ass last week wish a nasty zergling rush that wouldn't stop until I got warpgates up. B... : Serpico74
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    so I guess MMM will still be doing well for another patch : derelict515
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      MMM is not overpowered... High level play videos shows how the pro handle it just fine. : razlebol
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        well it only got more powerful with these changes, but it's not really high level play I'm worried about.... : derelict515
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          To be fair games being decided in T1/T2 is pretty typical of high level play, because they're aggressive ... : Zek
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            Right, but like a mid level player (which is about as far as I aspire to be) is likely to see the same. I... : derelict515
            • Tier 3 units are way harder to handle than tier 1 and 2 units btw. If you can't handle the first encounte... : razlebol
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          Roaches are not overpowered at all either. Neither are the reapers like people were crying about at first... : razlebol
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            Again, I didn't say overpowered in the sense that they can't be beaten. But if the balance is such that e... : derelict515
            • I've seen a couple of different builds for the terrans. Fast expand 1 barrack + reactor and straight to f... : razlebol
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        Even if the pros can handle it that doesn't necessarily mean a strat isn't overpowered, there are still l... : Zek
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          Overpowered means there is not counter to it. There is a counter. People just need to learn to play again... : razlebol
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            what? no, overpowered means that the counter requires too much : RikiTiki2
            • Theres a fine line: its micro vs macro balance. At the micro level everything can't be equally easy /easi... : ratman
            • That's what I meant to say. No hard counters to it. : razlebol
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        for those of us who suck, wtf is MMM? : Old_Fart
        • marine medivac marauder : electroly
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    So the warpgate nerf is to prevent the 3-gate rush? or whatever its called. I'm not entirely up to date o... : StolenNosferatu
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      proxy pylon queerness (building a pylon real close or within their base super early and immediately wa... : mwasher
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        I thought there was a difference between proxy gating and warp-gate? : StolenNosferatu
        • There is, nothing will stop anybody from rushing with a proxy gate. : Serpico74
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          that's why i said proxy pylon : mwasher
          • ah, i did not read closely enough. : StolenNosferatu
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    FUUUUUUUUUU. I guess this shows I was using all the right tech, when pretty much everything I use as Z... : NexusOne
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      However, I don't think the Nydus nerf will really affect me. I can't think of a time where my worm hatche... : NexusOne
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        well if it takes 20 seconds to pop out then that gives them 10 more seconds to kill it unless i am rea... : mwasher
        • Yep. Much more time to find it now. The worm was fucking annoying and needed something like this. So ... : razlebol
        • you are correct, what I'm saying is that i've never had a game where in that extra 10 would have prevente... : NexusOne
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      The neural parasite change is very good. You now control the units forever. No air units though. Also... : razlebol
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        you already could with protoss, given its an instant build : NexusOne
        • Yeah but you didn't have time to take it to a safe place. : razlebol
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    Great. So now you can't mind control the Medivacs.(the only real reason to use the god damn spell in the ... : Wikus Van De Merwe
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      You can steal a colossus :D : razlebol
      • Permanently. : razlebol
      • Yeah... the Medivac will heal any zerg unit. The colossus dies after you throw a snowball at it. I'll ... : Wikus Van De Merwe
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    Weren't hydras already kinda nerfed now that they are so slow? : melkore
    • as long as you use the creep pooping ability of overlords more effectively (it will stay on autocast and ... : mwasher
  • So that 3 gate Protoss thing is fine at the pro level? Even artosis discusses it with who 0n one of his l... : abrasion
• Also, Survey #2 is up. : razlebol
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  I wonder how the Warp Gate change affects the PvP matchup. : lotus2133
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    Warp gate change not a gateway change, so not at all. : abrasion
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      Well it takes 2 minutes and 20 seconds to build now instead of 60. The strategy was a rush. It's not anym... : razlebol
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        Ummmmm you're like the third person to not get this in this thread and the most surprising of all! It' : abrasion
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          I was pretty sure it involved warp gates.. So this is too effective right now? How about blocking the ram... : razlebol
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            You can easily rush 8 zealots into another Protoss base by completely skipping tech and gas. If the other... : Serpico74
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              Yeah this is the problem :( specially when you have limited skill like me :/ : abrasion
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                That's why I attempt a rush when I play PvP now. Even if it doesn't end the game immediately, like if the... : Serpico74
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                  So really, not fun then? :/ : abrasion
                  • Its fun if the other player counters well, I've seen it done before. I've seen failed PvP rushes go into ... : Serpico74
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              Well if I would saw 3 gateways and no gas. I would surely be making 2 gates, sentries, cannons and switch... : razlebol
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                I've never even heard of the warpgate one, I have a replay of me getting owned (I admit I'm crap) but he ... : abrasion
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                  Well try what I just said. If you block your ramp with zealots, he can't hit you more than you can hit hi... : razlebol
                  • Blocking the ramp in my experience works way better against zergling rushes than it does zealot rushes. B... : Serpico74
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                  Yup. Skip gas and tech and its crazy how many zealots you can have out before the other player has Cybern... : Serpico74
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                    Block the ramp meanwhile. You should be able to at least block it. It does require some micro skills thou... : razlebol
                    • Trust me, I've seen block attempts fail numerous times. The fact that they put so much money into gas and... : Serpico74
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                      The thing is, this is what the pros are doing right now, it's become ULTRA lame - here watch this http:/... : abrasion
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                        Video doesn't load correctly. Pretty crappy site. Anywhere else they got this? : razlebol
                        • It works for me, surprisingly - SCForall sometimes hosts on youtube but not that video. : abrasion
                      • that is so ugly. if anyone does that to me tonight i will find out where you live and murder you. : mwasher
              • That's the problem though, you can have numerous zealots reach the other base while their Cybernetics Cor... : Serpico74
  • You can still rush very easily : Serpico74
• When you log on post patch, it says "as we continue to invite more players to the beta". There's hope fo... : metldude
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  i challenge electroly and mwasher to a 2v1 : R@zzle
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    i also challenge razlebol for the title of supreme razzle : R@zzle
    • :D. Maybe sometime tonight. What league are you? : razlebol
  • ok? : mwasher
  • i'm down : electroly
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  Yuk, I liked the fact burrow was so cheap... :[ : DM7
  • same.. I mean in SC1 it wasn't even used that much :( :( :( : Lionel2b

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  that sounds like bullshit. protoss has way more units than they did in sc1 : electroly
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    For argument's sake.... Duplicates: - Probe - Zealot - High Templar - Dark Templar - Archon - Ob... : Blucklesworth
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      looks like you got them all. i had never actually counted them before. and really, it probably evens ou... : electroly
      • marking this : askedrelic
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      The extra would be the phase prism. Otherwise you are looking at redundancy (Dragoon to Stalker), abiliti... : Serpico74
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        BTW Bucklesworth, agreeing with you, the "it really isn't that complicated" is for electroly. :) : Serpico74
        • Oh, my point wasn't that it was complicated. I was just under the impression (which ended up being incor... : electroly
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  Seriously. Every unit needs to fill a role in both casual and competitive play. If one unit is better t... : Blucklesworth
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    as much as i like Total Annihilation, it totally suffered from this problem. there were dozens of units ... : electroly
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      yeah people always mentioned how cool it was that they'd release new units regularly too (like 1/week?) a... : derelict515
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        haha I remember this too. And didn't it support user-created units too? I appreciate what they were tryin... : TPSReport
        • Yup, the community released units long after Cavedog stopped/went out of business. I never downloaded an... : electroly
      • Some of them were necessary though - mobile flak cannon and anti nukes, for one. : ArcKnight
• that kind of over generalization is pointless in the wrong hands : spiderfill
• That mantra doesnt work for everyone. Some people actually do great with "more". It just depends how good... : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Blizzard has this stupid habit of jerking off all over themselves and pretending it's cool. This is just... : capt tripps
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    Yeah fuck Blizzard and their attention to details producing top quality games. Fuckin jerks. : Geoffrois
    • lol you guys totally all fell for the "amazing game" thing! oldest trick in the book!!!! : electroly
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    I'm pretty sure a lot of people are interested in the processes that have made some of the best games and... : derelict515
    • Warcraft is great but it's no spider solitiare : Dong Patrol
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    It has nothing to do with that. Starcraft is an incredibly tight design. I'm sure they've thoroughly de... : midgetherder
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      It's most likely because they haven't found anything new in the Warhammer books to use yet. I did indeed ... : Godhatesfatpeople
      • lolol : midgetherder
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    Actually I think the worse case of this is with Oculus in WoW. I've never met anybody that actually enjo... : Wombat Woo
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      What's this Oculus place exactly? : Godhatesfatpeople
      • The worst Heroic dungeon ever. : Shivawn
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        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdMrSA2XLVc My issues with the place: 1: A significant thing with an... : Wombat Woo
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          Man, I halfway through this video and this place looks terrible. : Godhatesfatpeople
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            You accidentally the video? : sogelegos
            • I did. I really did. The whole thing. That was boring to watch :( : Godhatesfatpeople
        • lol, I love the final fantasy music they played. Missed opportunity for not using battle music and victor... : daVinci1980
        • not to be that fag... but Razergore Vaelastrasz Prophet Skeram : SniperWolf22
      • Stop controlling your character and take over a shitty ineffective spam dragon that didn't scale with you... : graceofdragons
      • It is my favorite heroic since it is fast, easy and you get extra badges. : TreMetal
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        Oculus is a place terrible players like to complain about because it stops them from getting a red protod... : grendel
        • Occulus is trivial, and has been for a long time (even before the scaling). A well coordinated group c... : daVinci1980
    • It's better now, but this is the only reasonable criticism of Blizzard in the thread. They definitely go : lefthighkick
    • i actually don't mind oculus at all now with the changes. it takes like 15 minutes tops and you get free... : electroly
  • no it's not : Audhuml4
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  quick someone inform the HoN developers : MisterPhoton
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    But I want MOAR HEROES! : Lexicon_Leidun
    • How many heroes does HoN have? LoL has like 46 or so now. : chrisschutz
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    quick someone go back in time and stop DotA from becoming successful! :rolleyes: : miasma&!
    • Not sure if you're serious or not, but please this right here! : Toth21
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  simplicity is not always better. i want 100 different cockpit-buttons in my flight-sims, not something ... : papaskot
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    the same principle applies though. The fact that 100 buttons are required is not entirely the issue (espe... : derelict515
    • i can agree with that. i just disagree with op's statement: Simplicity is better than complexity. it 10... : papaskot
• So basically the SupCom guys could learn a thing or two. : abrasion
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  They need a random factor in these games now. I havn't played SC II yet but i have the feeling it will t... : podung
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    yeah, and what about chess? each game some random tiles should be designated explosive but neither player... : derelict515
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      It just seems like the scope of the game in multi player matches is very small. I'd like to see decisio... : podung
      • Let player decisions and responses determine the outcome rather than just straight queuing up pre-planned : derelict515
• Tell that to the guys who make Wario Ware or COD with their 40 different guns. Sometimes more is better. : sammyl
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  Potential threadjack. How are you guy who are playing the beta feeling about the replacements? Is the hel... : frenziedbadger
  • i don't miss dragoons at all : electroly
• i think what Blizzard has gotten right more than any RTS is that the units are visually and audibly disti... : shyguy74
• Things game development doesn't need and that developers should ignore #187355: Blanket statements. ... : eskimo spy