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  Do you use an iPhone or iPad? : Waverider
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    iPhone. Haven't gotten an iPad. Don't think I will though. If I did though, I would set up the dock in th... : SlapshotMoneybags
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      Gross. lol : ThomW
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        Some people just have magazines or whatever to read while they poop. I will have an iPad and i will play ... : SlapshotMoneybags
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          Some people store tampins in their bathrooms, others store iPads. : jcrockerman
          • http://www.instantrimshot.com : SlapshotMoneybags
        • *tampons : jcrockerman
        • Yep, everybody poops, just, not everybody lingers. For me, reading while taking a crap is as ridiculous a... : LeapingFool
    • Too much use of "though" - please do not post again : _jon
    • doesn't have a forward facing camera though :( : dantastic
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  I am a hardcore lurker and yes you can still come to Shackmeets although people may not talk to you. : spiffymc
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    We can talk to each other. Us lurkers need to stick together!! : SlapshotMoneybags
    • Damn right we can. Lurkers unite! : spiffymc
  • I think you are required to lurk at the Shackmeets too, if you go. : kek
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    Lurkers don't have 9500 posts. : ThomW
    • That just shows how hardcore he lurks. : Arctic Fox
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  That is fucking creepy. Don't come to shackmeets. What will you do? Sit off to the side and lean over ... : Wheatloaf
  • ha : saunders45
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    I will come to the Shackmeet and stare at you. Remember the time you posted that picture from Facebook, W... : SlapshotMoneybags
    • perfect post : Slowtreme
    • magical : Yanks
    • best lurker ever : electroly
    • nice : gmd
    • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
    • This is awesome. : prime8
    • hahaha : manero
    • oh shiii--- : MercFox1
    • hahahahahahah : MagicWishMonkey
    • Hahahhahaha : LoioshDwaggie
    • yes!! : Mr.SEX
    • hahaahha : Bamtan
    • Post more. You'll fit in nicely :D : BanjoBoy
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      Wheatlowned : Phil
      • Phil, perhaps you should invest in the 0wn tag. : CrustaR
      • I know Whealoafuuuuuuuuuuuu. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • lurker of the year, 2010 : itsjames
    • Oh man! : The Grolar Bear
    • I enjoy this post : jingletard
    • hahaha nice : grabbie
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      me too! cept mines on the floor and I jerk off on my collage. its like a mini mount everest. : supermonkeyballz
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        Wow, my first thought was this game - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00001ZX17?tag=ahomeblog-20 Except with... : BanjoBoy
        • you gave me an idea : supermonkeyballz
    • Haha, perfect. Please post more. : theangrywaffles
    • "You talkin' to ME?" haha!! : wendigo
    • I <3 you : Begawkiness
    • this is how you come out of the shack closet : boring gegtik
    • This dude is even worse in real life. We want him at the shackmeets. (and by worse i mean AWESOME) : squigiliwams
    • ROTFL This is perfect. : genom
    • Specification of printer type made this post somehow three times as creepy as it would have been otherwi... : twifosp
    • This is a top notch first day. Bra-fkn-VO. : givemesnacks
    • lmao : filtersweep
    • Bahah. Amazing : stump
    • hahahahaah : Downforce
    • I like this guy. : project13
    • lolllllllll nice : bolneze
    • Easily my favorite post of the day, and the day isn't over. Way to stand out from the lurkers! : VectorJKL
    • I like you slapshot. You can come over to my house and fuck my sister. : silent prophet
    • Kid, you're gonna go places. : Orange Pylon
    • Best lurked post ever. : orgcaptainnemo
    • ShackFAQ this. : Ebu
    • oh god you are awesome. : StolenNosferatu
    • hahah holy shit that's creepy : breadsticks
    • ahahahahaha "I ensure this collage is the last thing I see before I close my eyes for sleep." fucking ... : davidc02
    • This is fantastic. What a curious fellow! : helvetica
    • Oh my fucking god. Please post here more. : tomservo
    • He fits in so well. : SlingBlaze
    • Wonderful! You are now a part of the tribe. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • posted from iPhone or iPad while on the toilet? : m0rfus
    • You'll fit right in :D : MrBig0
    • haha... perfect! : Shadowdane
    • I don't know where you can go from here, but you have me in tears man. : kaddar0
    • Perrrrrrfect! : Link.
    • Zing!! Please keep posting lol : hashd
    • GOLD, Jerry, gold! : funnynamehere
    • I WILL FIND YOU : Serpico74
    • Have my babies. : Corvus orru
    • it's cool how it took you like 20 minutes to be better at Shacknews than people who have posted here for ... : veras
    • I think I love you. : halophoenix
    • Welcome home my child : ateam311
    • Hahaha. Perfect. : Ormsbee
    • What are the pictures for sesmaster and fry? : abrasion
    • EXCELLENT : lonepie
    • I particularly appreciate that you went to the trouble of informing us as to what type of printer you use... : Arsenal
    • From one lurker to the next, amazing job. LOL'd : SymGeo
    • OMG this is AMAZING. You are the best new Shacker in a long time. :D : thetangent
    • jumpin on this lol train :D : virus
    • Only if all lurkers were as cool as you. : Sgt_Boomstick
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      Have we just witnessed the quickest ever transition from lurker or new poster to full blown shacker? : DinK
      • Not just the quickest, but the best. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • One of us! One of us! : mrwolf710
    • Papa likes : drbriefs
    • this is perfect : Head Rush
    • 9 months later, this is still funny. : daVinci1980
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    lurkers who come to shackmeets, in my opinion, are awesome. many become regular posters afterwards. i ... : dahanese
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      I believe it was crazypants : Cheeziologist
      • yeah, that guy! you rock, dude! : dahanese
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      Creepin_Jeezus started off as a lurker who then came to a shack meet and now we cant get rid of him!! : silentbobuk
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        Haiiiiiiiiii! <3 ^_^ : Creepin_Jeezus
        • well played, Jeezus. Well played. : halophoenix
        • See what I mean?! the dude is like a bad penny :p : silentbobuk
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        one of my co-workers has become a lurker. I see him all the time looking at the Latest Chatty app on hi... : Shadowdane
        • my boss and our pr director have posted snarky comments to me in the past. they are a bunch of jerks. luc... : dahanese
    • I tried to get some random dude at the Idle Thumbs meet to come over to the dark side and start posting. ... : ThomW
    • I think we recently converted a lurker or two at an NYC Shackmeet. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  I am a lurker and have surmised that this website has an abundant homosexual community. : [fry]
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    you're about as much of a lurker as I am : spiffymc
    • My dad can beat up your dad. : alias bean
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    So you're just testing the waters, then? Is that how you justify blindfolded mutual handjobs? : Rooster Cockburn
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      The blindfold is there to stop the tears. : [fry]
      • and from man flak : conandan
      • What you call tears, we call lubricant. : Rooster Cockburn
  • IS WEBSITE OF COCK : Majuju
  • What does that say about your choice to stop being a lurker? : silent prophet
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  Guilty. Taking a dump and reading this post on my droid : XentricOne
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    Ha! I'm doing this right now! : jcrockerman
    • Sup fellow toilet friends! : drbriefs
• You posted, therefore relinquishing your lurker status : devnullgt
• I've seen a couple of lurkers at Shackmeets. Pretty much anyone can come, although mostly it's the regul... : Ecks
• I hardly post at all anymore, but I still come here to watch the drama. : Tissen
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  i always check the chatty and play angry birds while on the can : skelom
  • I mostly lurk but do play games regularly on shack servers. I too am guilty of iPhone latestchatty toilet... : Grimmadog
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  I am going to see Kick-Ass again this Saturday, come and see it with me! : dognose
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    dognose, I love you. I wish I would have met you while you were down here in the sunshine state. : Clasifyd
    • I am going back next year, I liked it there! : dognose
• wait a min, only 87 posts in about a year? get back in the hole! ffs : m0rfus
• I'm guilty of toilet shacking as well. : InfoBiter
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  I have a friend named Bob that has lurked for over 10 years. Introduced me to the site as a matter of fa... : Goto10
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    Yeah but who actually lurks the chatty? I imagine most people read the actual gaming article comments per... : abrasion
    • There's quite a lot of chatty lurkers. There is actually some good information in here if you wade throu : cltcprd
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      That's all he lurks I think, he finds it highly entertaining like a sitcom or soap opera I think. So man... : Goto10
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        I'd love to see some alternate forum where only the lurkers could log in and post about us, it would be h... : abrasion
        • Oh yeah once some new user signed up and his first post was basicsally "I created an account just to tell... : abrasion
    • I lurked for a long time before signing up. I was a lurker even back in the Shugashack days : GloriousCow
    • I lurk because I have a bad tendency to never reply back to people, so I don't bother posting in the firs... : SymGeo
    • Lt Never is the poltergeist of Shack lurkers : Bamtan
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    Fuck bawb. : StolenNosferatu
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      Nah, Bob's a really cool guy. : Goto10
      • oh no i was referencing some old scifi book, Bill the Galactic Hero. Bawb is some kind of curse word in t... : StolenNosferatu
• I lurk all day. I would post more but I have a bad tendency to write out a response and then delete it. I : SymGeo
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  I am a hardcore lurkers. I've been here since sugarshack. Only starting posting stuff recently, mostly ... : ColonBlow1
  • I'd be scared to go to a Shackmeat as well. : thetangent
  • Shackers are not scary. : dognose
• Halfway through reading this thread i started thinking about the SC1 unit and now everything just sounds ... : Klebold

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  Nice... Every time I've tried to play it again in the past I was always thwarted by compatibility issues. : sevogajre
  • That was my problem with Outcast but it looks like they've solved that problem as well. GLEE! : Rotten Deadite
• hmm...interesting : X-GOUKI
• Bought! : JohnnyRey
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  I live... again : stelth
  • We want Jojo we want Jojo...Jojo Jojo : hrdwregk
• I would like to play it again but lately I just haven't been motivated to play games. :( : pimpium
• Fuck those walking hand things. Always scared the shit out of me. : PointlesS76
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  Already on Episode 1, Level 3. Oh man!! : The Grolar Bear
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    Are you playing it on Win7? If so how does it play? : hrdwregk
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      I am, and it is very smooth thus far. I had to tinker with the controls to make them more "modernized," a... : The Grolar Bear
      • You had to tweak it for mouse and keyboard controls. I remember that being a pain in the ass with those ... : hrdwregk
    • Running it in W7 x64 no problems. All GOG games are like that. I'm playing it at 800x600 although you c... : Ocelot
• I just found my original CD's of blood. Though, 5.99 to put it in a virtual shelf would be nice too. I ha... : lukej1337
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  When are we doing Blood shackbattles? : Mecha Tofu Pirate
  • Erm....nevermind http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22744754#itemanchor_22744754 : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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  I've never played this game before but know there was always a lot of love for it here - is it really wor... : jbury
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    I recall the level design is pretty bad. :[ : CrustaR
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      I expect better from Mr duke3d.exe himself. : ieGod
      • It's still fun as hell, though! I might buy it to play it this weekend despite the 5 gajillion other gam... : CrustaR
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    Do you like Duke Nukem? It's Duke only with a gothic flair. : avatar_58
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      Oh yeah and you can light people on fire and kick disembodied heads around : avatar_58
      • Don't forget about the Mimes : hrdwregk
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        I'd spend 5-10 minutes at a time kicking around heads : action roommate
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          Isn't there a carnival level where you get bonus equipment for kicking heads through hoops? : hussdelrio
          • That rings a bell - you might be right. : action roommate
          • Yup, the carnival level has a little game where if you kick three heads into a moving mouth-thing you get... : Orange Pylon
    • I only played a little bit of Duke, I was more of a Quake fan : jbury
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      Can you flush the fucking toilets? Can you hand money to strippers? Gimme a break! : wendigo
      • Well spoken, w-go. : CrustaR
  • I've never played it either, but I just bought it this morning and am loving it! : ConsFEARacy
  • All I can remember is playing this multiplayer for hours on TEN. : ieGod
  • It's an old game, of course it's going to look pretty rough. It doesn't matter, because it's fun as hell. : Orange Pylon
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    It has aged really well and the level designs are amazing. Ep 1 is a bit too hard for it's own giod, but ... : roushimsx
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      One of the expansions had horrible boring design, can't remember which. :( Shame really. : avatar_58
      • You're thinking of Plasma Pak :( I enjoyed it, but it was a giant step down from Sunstorm's expansion : roushimsx
• Fucking bought. : ieGod
• I will never forget the cover of the shareware disc: black background, overhead view of a guy in a porcel... : David Craddock
• fuck, very tempting but I already have a huge backlog. : atom519
• Bought. :) There is something about BUILD engine games I just cannot resist. I'm sure a lot of it is no... : Ocelot
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  I never liked this game :( : ShadowRam
  • Just curious: why? : pyrogen
• how the fuck did i miss this post before posting my thing. fff. : manero
• Boughten'ed : dognose
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  Great! Prepare for shackbattles! : Orange Pylon
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    I'd rather have some coop action myself! : CrustaR
    • :D We can do that! : Orange Pylon
• Aaand bought. : Marrbe
• FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU Yeah! : Bruzilla
• Would be great if it was on released XBLA also \o/ : humbleone
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  I just installed this and when I load up SP my dude just runs forward nonstop. Hitting the Back command ... : action wombmate
  • Hm. Rebind your controls maybe? Either in-game or through the separate setup app, see if it works after t... : Orange Pylon
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  So I've started playing this game for the first time ever and I'm enjoying it but what the hell, why is i... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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    I've finished every episode on Extra Crispy without saving. : Marrbe
    • I beat the game on Extra Crispy with my eyes closed and one hand tied behind my back : mikecyb
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    It is really difficult. : action wombmate
    • It's not Gaylo in terms of difficulty, that's for certain. : CrustaR
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      I have never finished it without godmode I think. Dunno about the expansions (which are awesome) : dognose
      • I remember the first boss being hardcore as hell. :[ : CrustaR
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  Never played it :/ : razlebol
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    Fix that : dognose
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      I will one day. I need to play the stuff I already own though :/ : razlebol
      • It will still be there :) : dognose
  • neither did I, but I'm thinking of buying it : X-GOUKI
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  Holy shit, it has the expansions as well!! I was never able to find them back then!!! SOOOO SOTKED : happynoodle
  • and you get the soundtrack!!! Oh my. Im so going to have to gift this just to support the awesome decisio... : happynoodle

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• get your economy moving quickly, never stop investing in it. Watch replays on youtube by people who knows... : re-verse
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  It's one of those games you have to invest at least a few hours per day every day in order to be competit... : Rehevkor
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    i think the leagues do very well at keeping it competitive for everyone. I only get to play a few times a... : re-verse
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      until the real game is out the leagues are still tough. most people who have the beta know more about pl... : kainen1
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        Yeah true. Only mildly related, The last thing someone said to me in a game today before getting crush... : re-verse
        • hahaha thats great. i love hearing the cries of sore losers. their tears taste so sweet! : theWhite
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          I'm guessing you've never heard about the No Rush 20 Minutes rule? Heh. Newbies. : Zek
          • The funny thing is he was attacking my base the whole time. I was pretty much forced to stay in and defen... : re-verse
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          Well, that seems to be a common problem with rank-based matchmaking. They always claim to pair you up wit... : Rehevkor
          • When the game is out there should be so many players that there will be basically zero chance of getting ... : Zek
          • Well w sc2 they keep resetting the ladders causig everyone to start over, so you get crazy motherfucker m... : ninjase
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    Myth. : Blucklesworth
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      You make such a compelling argument, how could I possibly disagree?! : Rehevkor
      • oh hes gonna break it down for you i bet : oldschoolbob-o
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        Your argument is equally stupid with no basis. My basis is being involved in the StarCraft community for... : Blucklesworth
        • OH SNAP, playing the tenure card! That's way more effective at putting me in my place than actually expla : Rehevkor
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          haha it was so funny last night watching you play those novice maps :D : pancake humper
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            It was painful :( On one hand I don't want to crush newbs' hopes and dreams, but on the other hand if I ... : Blucklesworth
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              Hey, I think that mass queen + cover the map in creep strat has some potential! : walker270
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                I love love love covering the map in creep. It's so WEIRD that that is the one mechanic that really tick... : Blucklesworth
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                  I hope they don't change the creep tumor mechanic. Creating creep super highways is so fun and crucial. : pancake humper
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                    I doubt they will. Blizzard has said more than a few times they want the creep to be an important part o... : walker270
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                      I meant the 'each creep tumor can spawn another one' mechanic : pancake humper
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                        Right -- changing that would move toward de-emphasizing creep. Besides, I don't think creep is the zer... : walker270
                        • Well, either speedlings, or the queen's barf larve. : walker270
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          Would you at least agree you need to dedicate several hours of your life for months upon months to build ... : abrasion
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            being 'good' and being '#1 plat pro-gamer' are different though. It's a shame that people think SC has th... : pancake humper
            • ^^^ there are more noobs/low level players out there then there are high level players. Of course it t... : maulla
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              I am terrrrrrrrrrrrrible at this game online, I'm in copper and easily losing 50% of my games. I would f : abrasion
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                That's because people playing at a LAN party usually have close to zero experience with the game and don'... : Zek
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                  I think I actually qualify for what the guy is asking actually. I'm terrible at the game but I can not p... : abrasion
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                    Unless you have a string of bad luck with placement matches, you will not be placed in copper when the ga... : maulla
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                      remember, he WANTED to drop down to copper : pancake humper
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                        and I'm still losing 50% of games, so that post is pointless isn't it? : abrasion
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                          Which is how the ladder/matchmaking should be working (!$Y @#&( @! : pancake humper
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                            That's correct you complete fucking goose. So what point is there in saying "he WANTED to drop down to c : abrasion
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                              Because you are bitching about losing 50% of your games it sounds like? : pancake humper
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                                No, you missed my point, again - possibly deliberately (again?) My point isn't that I'm sad I lose 50% o : abrasion
                                • in copper, in the beta again, you will not be placed in the same league as those people in the retail ... : maulla
                                • The two parts in the last statement contradict. Sorry but I really don't think you can attribute your lo... : R@zzle
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                                  You are a special case. I refuse to believe that someone could actively invest this much effort into RTS... : Blucklesworth
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                                    I honestly think I'm ignoring the advice and I wonder if I really have ADD man. I just don't focus well.... : abrasion
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                                      Stop being so negative on yourself about your skill level is a good start :( : pancake humper
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                                        The most important turn in my entire life so far, despite me being a mostly miseralbe cock is understandi : abrasion
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                                          But are you having fun playing it? That's what matters. : pancake humper
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                                            Fucking love it - great fun, I hate losing and I love winning, just like War 3 and chess. I lost respect... : abrasion
                                            • One of the biggest, fundamental changes I made that drastically effected my play was to realize losing is... : walker270
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                                      Did you try my macro thing? : Blucklesworth
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                                        No, you gave that advice to someone else who asked and I'm too dumb to listen. I should maybe go back ... : abrasion
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                                          No, I would actually not be surprised at all. There's a lot of people like Rehevkor who put this game ... : Blucklesworth
                                          • I could totally believe that - for what it's worth I had a small stint in War 3 where I was just much mor... : abrasion
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                If you're losing 50% of the games, certainly sounds like the matchmaking is working fine. : pancake humper
                • I'm in copper and as I said - I'd destroy my friends (of which I know 3 are buying the game) - when I s... : abrasion
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              you will need to invest time in to get good at That's pretty much exactly what I said at the start of ... : Rehevkor
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                I know he knows his shit about SC but I think his reality field on RTS games is probably heavily distorte... : abrasion
                • I would hope so, but I keep coming back to ranking/matchmaking. Does it actually work well enough to pair... : Rehevkor
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                  You are assuming way too much based on the current pool of players. When this game launches, copper will ... : maulla
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                    I think your average person who loves SC played maybe 5 lan matches ever and loved the single player - TE... : abrasion
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                      Ok? so the MP portion of this game game isnt meant for him. casual players are going to get left behind, ... : maulla
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                        The reason I bring these types in to the discussion is because of the root post, the first reply and bluc : abrasion
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                          The key to your post is that's just how competitive gaming is. not everyone is going to play the game ... : maulla
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                            not everyone is going to play the game competitively. That's what online is that's my point. I never : abrasion
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                              maybe I should have said that not everyone is going to try and play competitively at a high level. peo... : maulla
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                                True man so true - it makes me kinda sad to know I'll never be that good. I won't even be half as good ... : abrasion
                                • I'm really not very good at the game either. Though, I understand what I should be doing. I just need to ... : maulla
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                Nobody is denying that it has a steep skill curve, but you started the thread with a pretty huge exaggera... : Zek
                • unless they are all as stubborn as abrasion, who tends to reject all of the tips/strats hes provided with... : maulla
                • Can you recommend some of said reading materials? : JohnnyRey
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                Blizzard has said there will be some elaborate tutorials and matches to get people trained/used to the mp... : walker270
                • Yeah, I also think those will be a great idea. : abrasion
              • Investing a vague amount of time and investing at least a few hours per day are night and day. : Blucklesworth
        • I"VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE STALKER COMMUNITY FOR 10 YEARS I AM AN EXPERT ON KNOWING WHERE YOU LIVE : jokemon
    • Good game, that. : rock elf
  • I looked at SC1 the same way. Playing against humans requires you to play a certain way and it was a way... : flagg209
  • this is just too much work. this game better have a good sp campaign because I dont have the time/interes... : cptstern
• Spawn more overlords. : abrasion
• Reposting the repost for you, it should help. Obligatory Reposting of... The Blucklesworth 3 Step Gu... : oldschoolbob-o
• Memorize the hot keys, you will most likely need to use them to beat the human players. If you ever ha... : pnkrckjoe
• learn some basic build orders by watching replays/reading up on team liquid. I found that using the ba... : maulla
• Starcraft is all about macro. Micro only matters in high level games. Focus on getting a perfect build or... : Zek
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  It kind of sucks having this same thread daily. I mean how many times do you really want to give the sam... : Blucklesworth
  • well you could look at it as a good thing that more and more people are joining the community or you jus... : theWhite
• Lol I am in the same boat. Got a key last night from an awesome shacker (thanks again Elathan!) and thoug... : theWhite
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  I have a question, and maybe I am just missing something: Where are the build Queue's? Ability to set ... : JohnnyRey
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    Where are the build Queue's? Ability to set infinite build order (or more then 5) You can only queue 5 : wurt
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      Yes, 5 per building....why? Why not let me build whatever I want, queue up as many as I want? I don't und... : JohnnyRey
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        Don't get me wrong, i'm not really complaining, I'm just trying to understand these design choices. : JohnnyRey
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          It's sort of like counterstrike. It's been explained on here before, since starcraft is a really competit... : wurt
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            Except source was garbage and not made for competitive players. : hobohun7er
            • Right.... lol'd and wtf'd : wurt
        • "Most" RTS games don't. SupComm is one of the few that has all of the things you mention. Most RTS ga... : walker270
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        oh consecutive build orders can be done by holding down shift and ordering another building to be built. ... : wurt
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          Sweet! See? I figured I just didn't know how to do it =) Now I just need to be able to zoom out more, ... : JohnnyRey
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            You really shouldn't be queuing up more. It's not at all efficient. : aaarrrgh
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              Perhaps for this game, your right and it isn't. I just got into the beta, so I was just trying to fig... : JohnnyRey
              • You basically want to keep your resources low at all time, not on account on the units you've queued up, ... : aaarrrgh
          • this is the same for workers. if you have a worker building something, you can shift+right-click on a min... : StolenNosferatu
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        dude, it's a beta : flagg209
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          I don't think any of the things I listed are going to change. They have a 5 queue limit and limited zoom ... : JohnnyRey
          • essentially what Wurt says above : flagg209
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        the level of zoom has nothing to do with "modern" RTS game mechanics, its a design element of starcraft. ... : maulla
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          That makes sense, but how would being able to zoom change the game? It just takes LONGER to get the same ... : JohnnyRey
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            exactly. if you expand the zoom so you can see a larger percent of the map it gives more advantage to pla... : maulla
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              maulla, do you feel Blizzard hindered the beta by not including maybe 1-2 tutorial levels? : pancake humper
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                nah, not with what is essentially still a closed beta. I think blizz targeted their loyal audience to rea... : maulla
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                  But it really is an open beta now, with the gamestop pre-orders =( : JohnnyRey
                  • nah, while they definitely handed out a lot of keys it was still controlled by blizzard. I'm sure the bet... : maulla
          • That's the point, it increases the difficulty of seeing everything on the field at once and gives the adv... : Zek
          • that's exactly the point... : derelict515
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        Yes, 5 per building....why? Why not let me build whatever I want, queue up as many as I want? Because ... : derelict515
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          I guess I've just got a lot to learn about the game =) : JohnnyRey
          • I mean really, 5 units is still likely 2-3 minutes of production for the simplest units and upwards of 6+... : derelict515
          • you should never queue if possible, unless going into battle with lots of micro and knowing you dont need... : oldschoolbob-o
      • if you are terran and build a reactor you get to build 10, zerg never have a restraint, if you have a que... : oldschoolbob-o
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    I agree with some of your points to an extent but I understand why Blizzard did it, they simply have to c : abrasion
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      Thank you for taking the time to explain that. Like I said, I love the game, I'm not bashing. : JohnnyRey
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        I don't think you are, I agree with half your points, I just also know why they can never be. I've got a... : abrasion
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          Thanks =) Can you recommend some videos/reading material to help me learn how to play....well? : JohnnyRey
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            Blucklesworth wrote some tips recently - he knows 10x more than I do. I could help you get good enough t... : abrasion
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              I've decided though that replays from HDStarcraft and Husky are exiting but semi-worthless This is th... : pancake humper
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                I think they might help with strategy once you know the other basics - but the initial stuff it's pointle : abrasion
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                  The problem with learning from commentaries is that they focus on the exciting combat and ignore most of ... : Zek
                  • They'd be much better War 3 commentators, where macro is more like lolcro. I can't believe some of the s... : abrasion
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                  Husky bitching about his stupid YouTube partnership fiasco is annoying lately. He doesn't seem to get wha... : pancake humper
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                    I only heard him mention it once, what has he been saying? I know he's trying to get his face in to more : abrasion
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                      He doesn't understand what the problem is by making money off of Blizzard's game without their permission... : pancake humper
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                        Do you think he's shaved his hair yet dude? You saw that new haircut right? : abrasion
                        • Yeah, he's an idiot. Also, wicked looks exactly how I pictured him. Total DB : pancake humper
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              I started a show with DJWheat btw where I'm going to put my tips into a weekly thing. Here's the pilot... : Blucklesworth
              • Sorry. http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/6279504 : Blucklesworth
• I have never played SCII and I never really played Starcraft either. I am, however, enjoying watching You... : peanut-
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  1. Wait until the single player game comes out. 2. Play it, have fun. : kek
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    ^^^ I had a blast with SC1 singleplayer. Online I could only play against AI opponents; you just can't ma : Rehevkor
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      this is simply not true. its a shame that dumb comments like this might actually deter some people from t... : maulla
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        and if you want all the reasoning read the subthreads above. It takes no more time to learn a basic st... : maulla
        • i'm terrible at MP and i'm about 50/50 in copper. before the last wipe i was about to break into the top ... : xxiv
        • i'm terrible at MP and i'm about 50/50 in copper. before the last wipe i was about to break into the top ... : xxiv
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      The original Starcraft didn't have any match-making. The "noob only" games were usually created by peopl... : walker270
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        I agree, although I must really suck because that strategy hasn't gotten me out of copper. : derelict515
        • I left out the "build a fuckton of shit and just overwhelm your opponent with brute force" part. You s... : walker270
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      What is your basis for saying that? I mean you can keep repeating it but it doesn't make it correct. : Blucklesworth
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        That was my experience playing SC1. Jumping into matches occasionally, even with basic knowledge of optim... : Rehevkor
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          I just don't know how to counter your 1 case that you experienced? Like don't you think you shouldn't ap... : Blucklesworth
          • I had the same experience as Rehevkor in SC1. My roomates were really good at SC1 and BW, and I understoo... : daVinci1980
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          Trust me, it works that way in SC2. I sucked bad at SC1 and didn't play online for precisely the reason ... : asylumn
          • Ok, this is good to hear. I'm glad someone in this thread understands what I was getting at. : Rehevkor
        • while i know what you mean when you say getting destroyed is not very fun. but you really should expect t... : theWhite
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          do a m/m/m build and you'll be in gold : Chandler55
          • I keep seeing people say this but it didn't even get me out of the top of copper. I swear I'm not that te... : derelict515
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      Fuck dude you just did this at the top of the thread, this subthread is going to become an exact carbon c... : abrasion
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        I was referring specifically to my experience playing SC1 here. Not my fault it go shifted back to SC2. : Rehevkor
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          Blucklesworth would disagree but SC1 is unplayable to almost anyone who has played SC2 or War 3 in the p... : abrasion
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            Why would I disagree? I haven't played SC1 since I've played SC2 and I find it hard to watch. I'm not... : Blucklesworth
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              I thought you were a teamliquid man, did you just completely switch at the launch of SC2? Full convert af... : abrasion
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                For what it's worth I was never that much into progaming or even competitive gaming. I just enjoyed play... : Blucklesworth
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                  I am really happy to hear this. I do still see some fucking insane posts but not as many as I expected. ... : abrasion
                  • Everyone is trying to design the game, so people are getting a little resistant to UI and balance suggest... : Blucklesworth
          • "unplayable" is a bit of a stretch, but I agree with everything else you're saying here. The game looks ... : kek
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  Fellow Zealots: Anyone else playing Protoss? I have been having a hell of time mostly around what to do... : R@zzle
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    blink would help with that no? : theWhite
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      blinking under air units seems like a good strat : chazums
      • that's what i do, warpgates to warp new units if i need to reinforce xpansions, a few cannons around my m... : xxiv
    • Well it really depends on the map, the situation I have trouble with is when there is a cliff or no groun... : R@zzle
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    What does mobile air units mean? Mutalisks? Banshees? Void Rays? : Blucklesworth
    • Yeah, mainly Mutas and Banshees. : R@zzle
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    ww2 era flak : Foxhawk
    • I can't lie a quad 20mm would certainly be nice. : dkrulz
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  Amazon.com is also sending out Beta keys. I just got one from them this morning (presumably for my SC2 pr... : deveus1
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    what, i pre-ordered CE from them and nothing >:( (i m in the beta hto, was gonna give mine away) : Demius
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      I wonder if its only for old preorders. I pre-ordered the CE this morning and havent gotten anything yet. : maulla
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        yeah i pre'd my CE yesterday afternoon and no key. wurt already hooked me up with a key so when i do g... : xxiv
        • Pre'd this morning, and nothing yet...crossing my fingers. : genom
        • same for me. : maulla
    • My CE was preordered on the day it was announced, so they might not have gotten to recent orders yet. : deveus1
  • "Your Beta Access Code for Pre-ordering "StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty" at Amazon.com‏" Yep : Iwannaacura
  • Yup, I got one too. : The Grolar Bear
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    This beta will be available through May 17th. uhhh : walker270
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      you have to think the closed beta is almost over if they literally just started handing out thousands upo... : Jackass1233
      • What benefit is there to shutting down the beta for so long? SC2's balance is a big deal, I don't know wh... : Zek
    • where are you seeing this? nothing mentioned on my amazon.com pages : yAak
  • Time to preorder... : derelict515
  • Damn I should have waited to see if this would happen, shipping would have been cheaper with them. : Evil Benius
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  Preview of the Galaxy Editor! http://www.sc2mapster.com/announcements/official-galaxy-editor/ : pancake humper
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    thats a official blizzard tool? Looks like an old MFC application : mnok
    • It looks just like war'3s : Iwannaacura
    • just like every internal dev tool i've ever seen. : NexusOne
  • fuck yeah, i cant wait to try it out. : choppp
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  Re-re-re-reposting of... The Blucklesworth 3 Step Guide to SC2 - Step 1: http://www.shacknews.com/... : yAak
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    The first line of step one is pretty much truth. I got reset yesterday and I'm now ranked about #10 in P... : Scythe99
    • I've been getting reset daily for like 3 days now :\ : Blucklesworth
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    What the hell is MULE and how are you supposed to know when to build things? : JohnnyRey
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      if you are rich, then you're losing. Build more. : TPSReport
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        Gotcha. What about production cycles? MULE? What do these things mean? : JohnnyRey
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          create a custom game and play against an AI player. they are really bad right now and it will give you pl... : maulla
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            Thank you, but can someone please just define what he means by "production cycles" and "MULE's"? : JohnnyRey
            • A mule is a gathering worker call-down from the Terran's orbital command. The orbital command is an upgr... : walker270
            • MULE is basically a super SCV for the terran's that mines more minerals for a short amount of time before... : xxiv
            • he said production round, not cycle, and he just means don't miss the opportunity to build a unit you nee... : yAak
        • I think its kind of like having 5 buildings that are building guys, which will be done roughly at the sam... : noven
  • sweet! not that im going to need it : m0rfus
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  Is Pupillary Distance usually measured when buying glasses? I had an eye exam and purchased my only pair ... : Ellissd
  • Well this is sure in the wrong spot, but yes, it's usually measured so that the optical center (or more c... : lolpatrol
  • clearlycontacts ad convinced you huh : Chandler55
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  I would say play about..... 15 matches. Read all the tooltips on all the icons. Then read a couple beginn... : sammyl
  • I prefer the, "Who the fuck knows." Approach. I managed to get out 6 battlecruisers in my last game. H... : lolpatrol
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  TheLittleOne vs WhiteRa on Day9's livestream :) Just a heads up http://www.livestream.com/striderdoom : Demius
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    I will have to watch this later. TheLittleOne has had some awesome games, will enjoy hearing Day9 talk ab... : derelict515
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      the little one already did something crazy : Demius
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        Someone just msged TLO... what a fag. : Blucklesworth
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          yeah BNet needs some ways to filter that... I know watching Orb's stream, he gets a TON of people msg'ing... : Demius
          • has anyone tried '/dnd <msg>' to see if it works instead of doing it from the Social menu? : pancake humper
  • lol people messaging TLO telling him what whitera is doing : maulla
  • <3 TLO : razlebol
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  I can't really confirm how valid this is, but here's the patch 9 notes. Hopefully I'll see something off... : Scythe99
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    Just reading those they sound fake. : Blucklesworth
    • Yeah. I'm curious to see what the official post ends up saying. This was just me digging around the inte... : Scythe99
    • A lot of those race specific changes were found in the leaked patch that was out. When they say 'spee... : pancake humper
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    Posted at http://us.starcraft2.com/launcher/patch-notes.htm now. Looks legit. : Scythe99
    • oops, im slow. : yAak
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  Patch 9: http://us.starcraft2.com/launcher/patch-notes.htm : yAak
  • New maps?! : Demius
  • Oh shit I like that! : noven
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    LOL this should be.. interesting.. : walker270
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      build time increase on immo's, and NOTHING else changed to protoss? >:( : Demius
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        Plus they sped up the time it takes Terran to get the marauder upgrade. As much as I think orb is a hi... : walker270
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          I was not one of them, damnit. Terran still gives me fits and slower Immortals is NOT going to help me. ... : asylumn
          • use those orb things with shield, they are imba as fuck when used correctly : oldschoolbob-o
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          That timing push was incredibly overpowered and hard to stop. I've stopped it a couple of times but it re... : razlebol
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            only if they are using sentries, if they forget those its easy to beat : oldschoolbob-o
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              No. It's in fact better without sentries. At least, against terran. : razlebol
              • Or just 1 or 2 for the shield, not the forcefield. : razlebol
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            I know, and I think it should have been nerfed. I also think force field should be nerfed, because its t... : walker270
            • I'm comfortably certain Blizzard is using more data than just win ratios, but is only presenting the win : yAak
    • In the gameplay options menu select from standard name based hotkeys for right and left-handed players, g : walker270
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    2v2 Removed (4)LostTemple Removed (4)Metalopolis what the fuck. Metalopolis is such an awesome... : pancake humper
    • its just to get more testing on the new maps : yAak
    • REMOVE TWILIGHT FORTRESS FFS : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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    kinda weird that they changed a bunch of terran and zerg hotkeys because of the warpgate hotkey : electroly
    • the Queen larva hotkey change blows ass : pancake humper
    • for when zerg mind control a probe or scv and build their tech! : noven
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      I guess a lot of Protoss players complained about using W for other things when they're so used to spammi... : Zek
      • speaking of hotkeys I just discovered that pressing A/Z moves you up/down through shacknews comments, tha... : Zek
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    Concussive Shells research cost decreased from 100/100 80 seconds to 50/50 60 seconds. THANK YOU : maulla
    • yeah now its pretty automatic I'd think : noven
    • no 3v3 and 4v4 :( : maulla
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    GRID-BASED HOTKEYS!! Allah Akbar!! : TPSReport
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      Yeah. I'm switching to it. I'm sure I'm going to lose a few games because I am used to the current hotkey... : razlebol
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        Me too, totally making the switch even though the initial deprogramming is going to suck. : Serpico74
        • Ewwww, Just tried grid and I'll pass. I would have switched to it if it was my first time playing but now... : razlebol
  • Where's the  version? : Yanks
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    is this live now? : maulla
    • patch will download now (its rather large) but b.net is not up yet, and installing the patch confuses the... : yAak
    • yes, but bnet is still down : J4NUS
  • i may have to start learning Terran now.. i kept meaning to : Demius
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  I just got my extra beta key. Anybody want it? I figure most people would have just preordered at this ... : electroly
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    Is amazon still giving keys? I might need one if they're not. : StolenNosferatu
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      I pre-ordered this morning and havent received anything yet :/ : maulla
      • oh its on the item page now: http://www.amazon.com/Starcraft-II-Wings-Liberty-Collectors-Pc/dp/B002I0J... : maulla
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      yeah if someone who preordered today got a key I'd just do that but I don't know what the deal is : derelict515
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        it took awhile for me to get my key from gamestop. i preordered a couple days ago : electroly
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          oh blah i forgot i don't have prime anymore. So i guess i'm not preordering off amazon. : StolenNosferatu
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            gamestop is still giving keys afaik : electroly
            • I'm debating if i hate gamestop enough to just give amazon $10 for one-day shipping. : StolenNosferatu
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    sup :) I've been using a roommate's but he's taking it back : derelict515
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      SM'd : electroly
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        <3 now I can hopefully get above copper and play with you all : derelict515
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          i'm in copper! well, who knows after placement matches... : yAak
          • I'm aiming for gold :( : Demius
          • yeah I'm hoping to at least place in bronze now although I haven't played in a week or two... : derelict515
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    I announce I have preordered! : givemesnacks
    • Yeah, i jsut did too. : StolenNosferatu
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  Hey guys theoretical question: What happens if both players lose their entire base and all harvesters,... : Zek
  • one guy typically afk's for as long as it takes the other guy to leave >:( : Demius
  • Whoever loses all their buildings or quits first loses, units don't matter. If you're stuck in a stale... : Mo__
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    if there's nothing but units left, then the game would be over. they'd both need to have at least one bu... : electroly
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      Remember war3 people used to build farms in the bushes to prolong games lolol : Iwannaacura
      • i am guilty of the "build a pylon in the middle of nowhere, just in case" : electroly
      • the best was using a peon to attack trees to build a hidden little path into the forest then making a tin... : veras
  • the first person to lose all their buildings loses the game. : StolenNosferatu
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    In SC1 it was a battle of mindgames: 1. Trying to berate you opponent so he would leave. 1a. Trying t... : Blucklesworth
    • this brings back awesome (horrible) memories of ~6 hour 1v1 arena matches in WoW : veras
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    Then its a race to destroy the other person's buildings first. Destroying all buildings results in an aut... : Serpico74
    • I had floating Terran building vs two units. and a pylon : oldschoolbob-o
  • I played a game like this a few weeks back. I was Terran, vs Zerg, and he massed roaches and took out mo... : Scythe99
  • I had that happen before I left for work once. 12 hour match. : oldschoolbob-o
• lol@u : jedi_27
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  Why is the blizzard patch updater such a giant piece of shit? How do I set this up for a direct download ... : Ellissd
  • Turn off p2p? : R@zzle
  • p2p is off by default for this patch. At least, it was off for me. : razlebol
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    I dont think that is an option for beta. : oldschoolbob-o
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      I don't know, the screen isn't very informative. Just a bunch of bars at the bottom slowly being added. ... : Ellissd
      • yeah it sucks i don't know why it cant be the same as the initial downloader, which gives you all the sta... : opengl128
  • I need a direct download as well. The patcher for some reason is killing my network connection about 5 m... : asylumn
• is anyone actually on B.net? : Jackass1233
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  Help! So, the patch isn't applying. It downloaded properly, no errors, etc ... but when it goes to ac... : InfoBiter
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    goto your SC2 beta / versions folder, do you have Base15097? If so you're fully patched and up to date...... : Demius
    • Damn, I should have refresehd one last time before uninstalling and reinstalling. : InfoBiter
  • battlenet is down. just wait. : StolenNosferatu
  • yeah mine's doing the same : opengl128
• Here's a tip, wait for the full release and play the single player. : Sixcos
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  You bastards I suck at RTS games but I caved and preordered with gamestop when do they send me my beta ke... : hashd
  • I ordered mine on April 21 and just got mine this morning. : bob3578
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  Blucklesworth Can now Bind Locations like you could in SC1. CTRL + F5 - F8 binds the camera location, : pancake humper
  • oh wtf? i didn't even know they did this in SC1 : StolenNosferatu
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    rest of undocumented changes so far: Can no longer target spells/abilities on your buildings or units ... : pancake humper
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      Ghost academy always was animated when building and Neural Parasite is now instant cast instead of a proj... : razlebol
      • it's just a c/p : pancake humper
    • Also, new scanner sweep graphics. : razlebol
    • Wasn't the point of macro abilities to make you go back to your base, now that workers automine? : StolenNosferatu
    • WTF, This is a deal breaker... Can no longer target spells/abilities on your buildings or units by cl... : TPSReport
  • Never used this. I'll try it but I think I just prefer using the mini map. f5-f8 are far. : razlebol
  • thank jesus!!!!!! : Blucklesworth

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  SBARRO : zebosausamite
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    Noooo. I passed it and thought of the shack though. : orgcaptainnemo
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      a shacker programmed the software used on their cash registers you know. : kbnerd
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        What's your point? : orgcaptainnemo
        • you should support his hard work. : kbnerd
    • Go down to Blue Smoke on 27th & Park : zebosausamite
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  There is a burger king right around the corner from there, really good. : gmd
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    burger king?! i only eat the finest of kobe beef imported the same day from kobe, japan : dantastic
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      it's just another one of those self-important douchebags that goes out of his way to tell everyone that h... : Caoster007
      • heh, if i wasn't obviously joking with gmd, copying and pasting my post from last night might make sense. : dantastic
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  Quick come join me line at schnitzel truck. 48th and 6th : multisync
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    They have veal! I'm halfway to ordering!!! : multisync
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      Or walk to 39th and 6th and get a Kati roll. : multisync
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        ^^^ do this : itsjames
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          I work right next door to Kati Roll Co. Was about to suggest this...the best meal around here! : wretchedradio
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            Marvel? : multisync
            • ha, no I wish! Work for a retouching and printing studio. : wretchedradio
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    I want to meet you multisync, are you seriously there? : orgcaptainnemo
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      If I could Geotag shack posts you'd see it's true. : multisync
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        Walking...... : orgcaptainnemo
        • this is amazing please include pics of first hugs etc : kgargs
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          It will take me 15 to get there. Can we just have a sexual rendevous later? : orgcaptainnemo
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            Come here anyway to eat the food. I'm 5-10 min from ordering and then 5min from pickup. : multisync
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              En route. What are you wearing? I'm in jeans and a gray Nike jacket. : orgcaptainnemo
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                Argyle of course. : multisync
                • What a gay : zebosausamite
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                  I'm here. : orgcaptainnemo
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                    This is so exciting : FrayLo
                    • I'm lighting candles now, I need to set the mood. : freakynipples69
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                    what happened? : RogerDandy
                    • orgasm : mnok
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                      I have video evidence of what went down. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZRr9Cmt6DQ&feature=related : ant_hillbilly
                      • fucking lol : Arctic Fox
                    • I am on the edge of my seat here. : jenisthebest
                    • they meet and awkwardly shake hands. nemo has his hands in his pockets and doesnt make eye contact while ... : maulla
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                      sex in the street we chatted and he gave me some suggestions for sight seeing today! : orgcaptainnemo
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                        are you sure you're up to walking for the rest of the day? : mrtony
                        • what's wrong with being bow-legged? : Borzoi
                      • cool!! : RogerDandy
                      • that is awesome. : StolenNosferatu
                      • Achievement Unlocked : _jon
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                        Wow, shackers meeting up! IMAGINE THAT : askedrelic
                        • It's crazy, i have no idea how that could possibly happen : Yanks
                      • neat : kaddar0
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                        what did he smell like? : fletch_
                        • A rainbow. : orgcaptainnemo
                      • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE0pwJ5PMDg : sparkly
                      • I am let down, I was expecting PIX + DIVX : MercFox1
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                        How fat was he? : ateam311
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                          He was quiet attractive!! : orgcaptainnemo
                          • The sexy silent type, hawt! : someWayne
                    • Copulation. : deject
                    • yin and wang. : askedrelic
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                    shackcasting this shackmeet in live shacktime omg! : sammyl
                    • I know where you live : action roommate
                  • tell him to take you to get cupcakes : dahanese
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          RUN - I don't think you will make it! But I can wait and say hi. You should eat this for lunch though for... : multisync
          • hi : boring gegtik
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    You at my fucking Schnitzel. : hussdelrio
    • Yeah, it's a karate chop, that's right. : r_Ed
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  Sbarro. : trove
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    mall pizza? you gotta be kidding... : jarek99
    • that's exactly what I was thinking. : usmcmueller
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    Slooooooooooooow : zebosausamite
    • I know :( : trove
• Chipotle : Moonraker7
• street meat : riptyde
• i would say the west side Shake Shack but i don't think it's open yet. : grabbie
• Wendy's 33rd & 5th : jvox
• The bagel place next to CBS Studios, where Letterman goes. One of the best bagel places in the city, and... : sukkot
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  Same here, 50th and park. Where to eat? : ra1n
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    You failed me! Street meat it is. : ra1n
    • lol east side : _jon
    • did you go to rafiqis on 52nd street? : grabbie
• lol : Downforce
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  * S H A C K T W I T T E R ' D * --- Shittered? : jane911
  • lol perfect : r_Ed
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  No pics, didn't happen : ejectorpod
  • Fuck you! : orgcaptainnemo
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    totes did, i bought 107 schnitzel platters and handed them out to the people in line : multisync
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      You have to excuse ejectorpod, he's just jealous that I met such a famous shacker. : orgcaptainnemo
      • You didn't meet him, this is as fake as IndigoAK's torchlight purchases. : ejectorpod
    • Looks like that squat shitter in the McGraw-Hill building is gonna get a workout. : emcea
    • Lol!!! : Super Sparker
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  We having a shackmeet this weekend? : Yanks
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    We talked about it, and we both are. Sat night works best but it could be anytime really. Ideas? : orgcaptainnemo
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      barcade in williamsburg? : Yanks
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        brooklyn after dark does not compute : multisync
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          pff, pansy :( : TaintedSyringe
          • (also, meh on Williamsburg. Don't want to smell hipsters.) : TaintedSyringe
          • unless someone is setting me up the car service! : multisync
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          Blind Tiger Ale House on Bleeker? : Yanks
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            http://www.blindtigeralehouse.com/ http://www.yelp.com/biz/blind-tiger-ale-house-new-york : Yanks
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              This looks good but it sounds busy, should we make reservations? : orgcaptainnemo
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                Do they take reservations? Never been, but from what I've heard it's a small place with limited seating,... : Ride-My-Rocket
                • Not sure, it was just a suggestion since the comments on yelp mentioned how its always busy. : orgcaptainnemo
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              i think i'm gonna be in alphabet city for some party so if i can bail from that at a reasonable hour i'm ... : multisync
              • We could go to Royale on Ave. C as well... they make good burgers and have Porkslap in a can! : Yanks
          • Blind Tiger or Astoria Beer Garden has my vote. I prefer the latter for the sake of convenience, but bot... : Ride-My-Rocket
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        Should I come? Do you guys want me to come? Maybe I should come. : freakynipples69
        • You should come. : orgcaptainnemo
        • The answer to "should I come to an NYC Shackmeet?" is always "yes", nub. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Is there a decent crowd for this on Saturday? I'm down for swinging by and getting my drink on before hea... : TaintedSyringe
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      just don't let him take you to any all-you-can-drink vodka bars. jesus christ : busdriver3030
      • hahah we could go to the sunburnt cow, 25 dollar 2 hour happy hour or whatever : Yanks
      • that is still such an epic story with so many points of failure : multisync
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        Is there a link to this story? : Ride-My-Rocket
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          http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14813392 : multisync
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            I'm rethinking this shack meet now, hahahahahaha. : orgcaptainnemo
            • portax got trapped in an infinite subway loop : multisync
          • Oh fucking hell... a $150 cab? : Ride-My-Rocket
      • Oh christ, I should have come up for that shackmeet...sounds like a blast : devnullgt
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  there is an app for that : devpaul
  • Need a hooker? There's not an app for that :( : freakynipples69
• Only if you have chipolt-away to get rid of the blood stains. : sistergrim
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  my suggestion would be "get the hell away from 40th and Broadway" - probably the worst area for food in n... : edward
  • La Esquina is the shit. : Yanks

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• Yep, and launching a restroom sink at someone at high speeds still FEELS great. : aasyranth
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  Can't say the same for the net code, though. haha : Dschinghis Khan
  • I felt the same way, then remembered to tweak cl_updaterate and cl_cmdrate to 101, and it got much better : _jon
• Great art design will always get you lasting mileage over powerful tech. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Portal 2's graphics are looks damn sweet right now too. (and it's STILL source)... : Masem
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    Any new ones? : inchwide
    • nothing recently, next batch expected at E3. : Masem
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    Saying it's "STILL source" doesn't really mean anything though. The SOURCE engine is significantly update... : OverloadUT
    • True, but - here's an engine that you can turn a lot of things off (HDR, etc.) and still have the game ju... : Masem
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  I hope their next version of the engine works better with movable objects in multiplayer and allows for l... : sanchez
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    Bloody hope not, us level designers have a hard enough job making all the stuff that stays still, let alo... : johnsto
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      So we shouldn't improve games because it makes it harder for you? : sanchez
      • Yes. : johnsto
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  HL2DM was so underloved. Anyone want a server for it? : Omaha
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    all I know is it was fun as hell pwning shackers last night. We couldn't change maps or anything, so ... : _jon
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      I'll set one up tonight. Maybe it will get more attention than my TFC casting call from a month ago... ... : Omaha
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        I will post the server information in this very thread once I get it running. Out of curiosity, did an : Omaha
        • I never even heard about this. TFC was definitely on the list of possible classic Shackbattles we we... : _jon
      • TFC? I missed this! I still have TFC installed on my other steam account. I think. I haven't used it ... : Maddog_Delphi97
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        Hay you can host my last released map before I 'went down the rabbit hole' - I think someplace must stil... : eskimo spy
        • Isn't there a way to set up the server so that if it has to upload a map to a player, you can have it red... : Omaha
      • I missed that. :( I'd be down for some TFC if I am available when it's happening. : deject
      • I'll download it now in prep for a shackbattle of toilet bowls : moe6
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        Ok the server is up right now--anyone care to connect and give it a shot? omahanetwork.homeip.net:2701... : Omaha
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          its downloading. maybe in 10 minutes or so : moe6
          • someone come play with moe6! : moe6
        • It works! : Orange Pylon
        • This is awesome, added to favorites, I'll check it out in a bit. : tfsbrian
        • I'll hop on 2nite. I love me some hl2dm : goatjc
        • Ok server is up and running now on port 27016 at the same address. I have all the standard maps plus esk... : Omaha
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          Server isn't responding. : alias
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            It isn't? I'll look into it, hang on. : Omaha
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              It wasn't responding for me when I used Steam's server browser, but once I was in-game I connected fine. ... : Orange Pylon
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                I paste the IP into the console with a connect in front and nothing. : alias
                • Even 72.66.87.79:27016 doesn't work or show up in the server browser. : alias
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                  :27016 : _jon
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                    It doesn't work. : alias
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                      Add the server ip to favorites but click find games at this address first, that worked for me. : tfsbrian
                      • Oh HLDM. He said TFC. So lame. : alias
        • Just played with Orange Pylon and a few pubbies(I think), was fun :) : tfsbrian
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        Sounds good but tonight's the BC2 shackbattle, might not get a good turnout? : ieGod
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          As well as The Passing DLC coming out for L4D2 : Arctic Fox
          • ^This. : ConsFEARacy
      • Hopefully some of you are playing this in the early morning hours so I can join in. : Goblin au
  • Very underloved - just like HL1DM was underloved. I much preferred it to CS, it had some brilliant weapon... : abrasion
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    thats because it was a terrible gimmicky game. : maulla
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      and it was an insult to HLDM1, which was incredibly underrated and really really fun : maulla
      • Theclq top 30 back in the gasworks tau whoring days on dialup : Iwannaacura
      • HL1DM will never be topped, but HL2DM has its charms. I would LOVE to get some HL1DM action going if any... : Omaha
• I played HL2DM for the first time in a while recently and it was still quite a fun game. The whole physic... : snot3353
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  That was so much fun. Also, I'm so down for Q2 Threewave CTF. Let's make this happen. : ieGod
  • yes, lets! : SolveChrist
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    NO! Q1 Threewave before all the models, where it was runes from the game for haste, regen, etc and gold a... : vov1n
    • Stop whining! : _jon
• what i totally missed out on this shackbattle. damnit. : wurt
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  and lots of cool maps for it. The last one I played was the Duke Nukem Hollywood Holocaust map http:/... : grabbie
  • That looks awesome! We've got to try this map! It reminds me of the awesome TF2 Hotel Hell map. Well, ... : ConsFEARacy
• My favorite memory was a DM with just me and one other friend, and I quickly used the gravity gun to fill... : Rooster Cockburn

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• *re-injuring : ]pm[chem
• TE's need to be able to block and catch :P : mo13
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  SUH FOR THE LIONS BABY, Make it happen. : Thornfist
  • I think it will. The Lions look like they're really improving as a team... it's tough for them that GB i... : ]pm[chem
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  Dan Marino always looks sad : pharom
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    prolly cause he has as many super bowl rings as Ryan Leaf has : porp
    • I long suspected that's the reason, and anytime it gets brought it up it to him the convo always turns so... : pharom
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    did you hear the new yorkers booing him? Jets fans always show up at the draft, AFC East hatred there. ... : ]pm[chem
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      the NY fans were fickle last year IIRC : pharom
      • this is a great jets draft montage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZxNeFLuY98 : ]pm[chem
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      Jets fans mostly show up to boo the Jets first round pick : mikecyb
      • haha so true : gmd
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        lol the dudes they showed last year crying from disappointment with Sanchez announcement : royalally
        • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZxNeFLuY98 : mikecyb
      • yyyyyyup. : Deathlove
• i'm with marshall faulk. Falcons need to trade up and get a Defensive End so that they can do their part ... : porp
• man clausen looks like such a douchebag : pandastrong
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  is this shit online anywhere? it's only 4:30 here :( : mikecyb
  • Espn360? : gmd
  • The first round is so slow anyway, you're not missing much : derelict515
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    http://www.nfl.com/draft/2010/live/landing : porp
    • oh man nice. I didn't see it linked anywhere from nfl.com :( : mikecyb
  • http://www.nfl.com/draft/2010/live/landing : Phreakin
• this has been the longest 1.5 mins of my life : pharom
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  Thanks.txt for when redskins draft a qb, I love you degenerate I will miss you : gmd
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    Jimmy Clausen, here you come!! : mikecyb
    • I swear to god : gmd
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      Kiper is such a retard. Ranking clausen over Bradford? : gmd
      • someone ranked him over McCoy too. I saw something at the bottom of the screen that had Tebow and Clause... : mikecyb
• well that was ... not a surprise : pharom
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  Suhhhhhhh to the Lions baby! : steelsamurai
  • Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss : steelsamurai
  • WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : prime8
• I have no desire to look until after the 11th pick in the 3rd round. Whereupon I shall probably soundly ... : Fyunch Click
• "aaaand, Bradford goes down hard. His shoulder seems to be somewhere near the 20yd line" : porp
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  fucking rams. and wtf espn had the pick on their ticker before goodell announced it! : ]pm[chem
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    what was up with the rams taking their sweet ass time putting the pick in, when everyone knew he was goin... : mo13
    • praying they could trade down : ]pm[chem
    • Might have been fielding a last minute trade : anhero
• Tom Waddle is so dreamy :D :D :D :D : Deathlove
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  Damn crowd is booing everything : jonin
  • Is it not a Jets pick? BOO. Is it a Jets pick? BOO AND CRY. : Deathlove
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  It weirds me out how much Suh looks like Jay-Z. Also it's awesome that I can stream the Cubs game in H... : Deathlove
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    He looks more like Laurence Fishburne than Jay-Z : kill9
    • he could bench press jay-z and fishburne at the same time. : porp
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    i just turned on the draft and thought Jay Z was there, it was that guy you just talked about. i don't... : FrayLo
    • yeah me too. I think it's just because it's the first NFL-related thing to be on TV since the super bowl... : mikecyb
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      oh fuck i hate chris berman so much : FrayLo
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        why are you watching on the TV NFL Network site has it live and all you have to tolerate is Eisen : Deathlove
        • brb changing channel : FrayLo
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          well Michael Irving is there too but he's not talking too much : mikecyb
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            Is his nose white? : gmd
            • lol damn : jonin
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  oh my god we took the right guy, GO LIONS!! DRAFT DAY IS OUR SUPER BOWL BABY YEEEEEAAHHHH : lefthighkick
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    I like the Lions this year : kill9
    • dancing images of an eight win season are going to keep me awake tonight : lefthighkick
  • :( : Deathlove
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  I mean, what's the point of suspense for the people in the green room? you can already tell by who's talk... : mo13
  • i guess the suspense comes when someone stops to drop and drop, ala Aaron Rodgers a few years back : pharom
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  hey gmd they're speculating the Skins are taking a tackle : MisterPhoton
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    trent williams : mikecyb
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      yep, that's what they're saying know OMG HE'S ON THE PHOOOOOONE : MisterPhoton
      • Trent Silverback Williams? : MisterPhoton
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  THANK YOU JESUS : gmd
  • claussen'd've looked nice in red :( : Deathlove
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    when did the Skins pick up McNabb? I missed that news. : MisterPhoton
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      how did you miss that? : gmd
      • I've been in Oregon : MisterPhoton
  • heh : ]pm[chem
• Lol @ Jacksonville for taking a third rounder in the first round. : steelsamurai
• ESPN draft grades for the first 10. Again LOL Jacksonville. 1 STL Sam Bradford A 2 DET Ndamukong Suh ... : steelsamurai

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  Engineers and non-M16 / 416 Assault are a little scary now, but it was a good patch. : Lunatic Angelic
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    i had a couple of good runs with the saiga last night but it takes nearly a clip for me to kill someone (... : kbnerd
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      if you like the Saiga you should play on hardcore servers, the shotguns are the only guns that still keep... : jimmy-buffett
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        the saiga is my go to engineer gun. i really need to unlock the better rocket launcher though. the d... : kbnerd
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          The RPG and AT4 are perfectly fine, the Gustav is for suckers and complete ass against armor. : Lunatic Angelic
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            Gustav is for anti-air - though I haven't touched BC2 since the last shack battle, so I can't comment on ... : dedgecko
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              They pretty much made the Gustav demand much better aim, it's radius for killing is way down, not as much : Lunatic Angelic
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                Beautiful... wtf is duffman going to complain about tonight? : dedgecko
                • The fact that I'm still killing him with the M60. : _jon
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              RPG is for anti-air now. The new patch made tracer darts about 4x faster. : Lunatic Angelic
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                So lame making tracer faster. The fun was prediciting : Iwannaacura
                • I was pretty good at it before, very deadly with it now, choppers need to watch the fuck out. : Lunatic Angelic
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                  Fuck that noise. This change was very welcomed. : atom519
                  • yah seriously i think i only managed to tracer a chopper once before the patch, the damn things were real... : Shadowdane
              • eh - 4x faster seems too fast, 2x faster would have been welcomed. Isles innocentes is going to really r... : dedgecko
          • AT4 Pros unite! : deject
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          NS2000 + magnum > saiga : eeeealmo
          • i don't have magnum ammo =-( i'm also not sure if i have the NS2000 : kbnerd
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            Did you mean magnum slugs? Because yesterday's patch made those non-lethal at about 20 yards. : Lunatic Angelic
            • damn i didn't actually try it last night :( : eeeealmo
      • hardcore servers are the only way to enjoy using the default-guns, otherwise you just won't win the attri... : proclone1
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    yes kill9 says even the F2000 is good now, although i don't really believe him : eeeealmo
    • he killed me like four or five times with that gun last night : Nitrium
    • F2000 was my fav AR before the patch :) : nevlos
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  i can't even remember which medic gun i'm using now. i really like how you have to pulse the trigger in o... : kbnerd
  • MG36 for built in red-dot site so you can use both med kit upgrades. a med pack with both upgrades is ri... : eeeealmo
• pretty sure i was in a few games where me and 6 friends all used Gustavs...blast radius tuning didn't do ... : sreyes22
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  I played last night and it didn't seem any different at all. : chazums
  • Yeah, still got Gustav'd and Nade Launcher'd a metric fuckton : AlexXdude
  • Huge difference in the blast radiuses for the Gustav and 40mm's. This game is a lot better after the patc... : Godhatesfatpeople
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  i've had the game for nearly a month or something and still haven't unlocked anything. okay i think we... : [fry]
  • had it for nearly a month, played it for nearly 15 minutes : cpt_gloval
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    fry just accept you are bad at games : oHnOES
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      i've had god of war 3 sitting in my ps3 for a month and haven't played it yet : [fry]
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        Some would say you're committing a crime here. I wouldn't because I don't judge. : Godhatesfatpeople
        • i don't know why i do it. i've also pre-ordered red dead redemption and the new UFC game. would be ama... : [fry]
  • You can earn the medic pack in less than 1 round. No offense, but after one month of playtime, how can yo... : Crabs Jarrard
  • well you did buy the console version : stgdz
  • If you suck at killing baddies, spam the Q button. You'll get points if your buddies kill the people you... : jcrockerman
  • You've been getting high and playing Marble Madness (or Wendy has been). I've considered inviting you i... : Fyunch Click
• I think they did something to the regular shotgun that makes it even harder to get kills with than before... : Attica Blue
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  I still hate that theres no good way programmatic way to determine a hardcore server by the browser. : Saman
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    you mean aside from the filter that filters only hardcore servers? : eeeealmo
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      Well, its misleading, any server that doesnt use the default settings is considered "Hardcore" by that. : Saman
      • yup the shack servers were listed as HC servers... lol : Shadowdane
  • er... theres a hardcore icon now : oHnOES
  • And the server names which clearly spell out Hardcore or HC? : Crabs Jarrard
  • As a tagent, I should proudly state that I am addicted to Hardcore mode now. I feel like it evens the pla... : leadgold
• yeah it's really good : feek
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  i think i'm over the game. i got all the unlocks for media and assault and just have zero interest in the... : gokart.
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    Wow, you really just play games for unlocks and achievements or are you exaggerating a bit here? What did... : Attica Blue
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      i guess what i meant is the core mechanics are not enough to keep me playing it. it's a good game for sur... : gokart.
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        i forgot Wolf:ET in my list of greats. fuck i must have put 100hrs+ into that game, so awesome and ahead ... : gokart.
        • Wolf et was great because xp carried over from the maps. Allowing you to hit general at the end. The unlo... : Iwannaacura
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  Also the Assault guns feel like they got a buff across the board too. :d : Godhatesfatpeople
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    yea they are all far more useful at range now. 2 or 3 well placed bursts will bring down someone from ac... : eeeealmo
    • Suck it Medic fags :D : Godhatesfatpeople
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      Good cause the AN94 was fucking garbage compared to the Steyr : R@zzle
      • yea i went 28 and 15 last night with AN94 and magnum ammo. it is killer : eeeealmo
• You didn't play against me! : _jon
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  Wish List Q cool down bar on screen Scramble teams between maps ala MW2 Ability to enable chat at al... : kanix
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    yes, no, yes, yes : eeeealmo
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      the problem with static teams is the amount of rage quits. 1 bad round and half the team drops :( I feel... : kanix
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        this is a good point. i wonder if a script could do this without their support (like ieGods game mode sw... : eeeealmo
        • We're working on it, the reason you haven't seen an admin team-shuffler yet is because they only just add... : Arctic Fox
        • i thought ieGod's script did this already. : ass-street
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          If they shuffled entire squads from one team to the other, it would probably retain the players better. : Lunatic Angelic
          • Yes, this ^^^^ : _jon
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            to keep that squad interested, there should be some new combat pins to reward them. going from the gravy... : Downforce
            • Or the reward could be...you know...having fun. When we are steamrolling the other team, and its unbalan... : sreyes22
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            If enough people agree, I'm pretty sure that this could be arranged with ieGod's existing work. I'll chat... : Arctic Fox
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              if that is possible that would be awesome, but that sounds pretty complicated :( : eeeealmo
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                All the data is there. We have what team people are on, we have what squad people are in, and we have the... : Arctic Fox
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                  is there a way to swap people and then force them into the same squad? : eeeealmo
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                    That's the only thing I think that would break it, there is no command to assign folks to squads as I und... : Arctic Fox
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                      How does the server put you in a squad when you respond "yes, put me in a squad" during a server load? ... : dedgecko
                      • How the server does something, and whether we have admin commands available to do that thing, are 2 compl... : Arctic Fox
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                It's not, and my admin assistant already does this. I tested it out with the feature enabled. It works. I... : ieGod
                • Oh wait you mean squads. Well then that's still doable I'd just have to group players by squad instead of... : ieGod
          • Yes, it would HAVE to be squad shuffle. : ShadowRam
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    I have to say the speed buff on the laser tagger is a tad noobish. It's just too easy now to tag air vehi... : Godhatesfatpeople
    • I haven't tried yet but I agree if it is that much faster. When I hot carl a helicopter I get a big grin... : kanix
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    i want it changed so that if i change my team (for balance) it won't let me change again on the next map ... : kbnerd
    • yea, I agree you shouldn't be able to jump ship at any time however there should be some logic that also ... : kanix
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    Yeah the chat thing needs fixing. Its weird that almost no one communicates in this game except via the ... : trove
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      actually, you can chat while dead now : eeeealmo
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        ? I tried it last night and it didn't seem to work? : trove
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          i was able to until the kit selection screen came up. there may be a way to do it then too, but i didn't... : eeeealmo
          • Yeah that may be it. It's still difficult to communicate. It's extremely frustrating when you are tryin... : trove
        • You can chat for the short time between death and the squad/loadout screen showing up. : TrptJim
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      i still can't get over the "no points after death" thing. rush points for completing objectives are alrea... : gokart.
      • Yes this is one of my biggest gripes with the game still. I'm curious though, does anyone know if the po... : Begawkiness
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        huh? I've gotten points for blowing mcoms after I've died plenty of times... : SatansFist
        • the +whatever comes up but it doesn't get added to your total score : eeeealmo
        • It shows you the points, but they are not actually added to your total. : Arctic Fox
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        Agreed, I think the player should receive non-kill points while dead (for heals, spotting, kill assists, ... : Mikuya
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          kill points should count too. Why shouldn't you get points for rocketing a guy when you die a split seco... : cltcprd
          • Also, the exception should be suicides. : cltcprd
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            They should, but I'm taking into account the reason why they stopped post death points counting in the fi... : Mikuya
            • But yes, I agree : Mikuya
            • how do they not? you get negative points for a suicide. : cltcprd
          • yea also kind of curious what happens when you mutually kill someone else with a rifle or the like : eeeealmo
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            According to a post on the official forums, this should be fixed with the next patch. : Mikuya
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              so it is a bug? lol : gokart.
              • It was a lame workaround : Mikuya
    • The VoIP system (or lack thereof) in this game is so annoying. For such a team-based game you'd think the... : SatansFist
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  Where the fuck is my console patch to stop booting me to the dashboard after some map loads? Huh? HUUU... : hoov1185
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    It didn't happen to me at all yesterday on 360 after it had been te last few days. I have this for 360 an... : Rauol Duke
    • It didn't happen to me for a couple weeks but it started doing it again the other day to everyone in the ... : hoov1185
• yeah, it's seriously even more awesome now. : atom519
• My game reboots when a big explosion happens in my face. (If I am in a vehicle, or c4 right in front of m... : jane911
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  the balancing act was an improvement and is going to help the game alot : gyokuro
  • Yea, I hope that they can continue to support it, and keep the updates flowing. Thread-Jack How many ... : dedgecko
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  So what are the awesome go-to guns now? : brickmatt
  • whatever fits your particular play style. Sounds like my shotguns + motion sensors got a buff - so I'm... : dedgecko
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    Not gun, a knife mate. :P : Alco23
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      THAT'S NOT A KNOIFE MAYTE : Arctic Fox
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        Why did every shacker ask me to say that at Qcon : TastyWheat
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          Apparently the only successful exports from Australia are Crocodile Dundee and Steve Irwin. I share your ... : Arctic Fox
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            also nutella. but beyond that, yeah we don't care about australia. : biskits
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              Nutella isn't Australian. : ArcKnight
              • http://www.nutellausa.com/history.htm : ArcKnight
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                I think you just proved biskits' point of not caring about Australia... : Alco23
                • huh? i stopped caring 10 min ago. : biskits
          • and Tim-Tams! : grendel
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            Those Tim Tams you sent me were awesome. : ant_hillbilly
            • :D another convert formed : Arctic Fox
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  Browser still needs to report pings without running Steam and BC2 as admin. If they get that working, the : Serpico74
  • yea i was wondering if there was a way to force certain executables to always be run in a certain mode : eeeealmo
• I saw some people trying to nade spam still. I laughed and then shot their ass full of lead. : SnakeIRye
• They didn't fix the knifing though, did they? I haven't tried and it wasn't in the patch notes. : prime8
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  they need to fix the private game handling next: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22703553 : biskits
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    360 still hasn't gotten all of the balancing tweaks either. : getfrisky
    • i want my $50 back : biskits
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  whats the best way to start playing this now, knowing nothing about unlocks and such? just jump in and t... : dignan
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    dont' play it. buy a game that's finished and tested. : biskits
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      yes, wait for a game without any bugs whatsoever..? : crummynz
      • reductio ad absurdum no, buy any other game that has a reasonable number of bugs and functional design... : biskits
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    watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p4fkH9qC4M : eeeealmo
    • perfect, thanks : dignan
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    Know what the objective is. If playing Rush, make sure you know if you are defending or attacking. If def... : jcrockerman
    • on pickup games, none of that shit matters anyway. you can be the best objective-based player on the boar... : biskits