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  So that leaked script for the remaining episodes is pretty spot on so far isn't it? : Patch-e
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    Yuuup : spiderfill
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      Have you seen the new sneak peek? Epic!!! : spiderfill
      • Where can I find it??? : pgharavi
  • I feel bad for those who read it. Half the fun of Lost is not knowing wtf. : MuteMode
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  That really irked me. You would think Sun would say something like "THINK OF YOUR DAUGHTER" or something : liqker
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    yeah I was disappointed that they didn't even mention their daughter. : usmcmueller
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      Story-wise, they never should have had that kid. It was just to give her character some kind of importanc... : kek
      • yeah that whole pregnancy thing was a bust. : usmcmueller
  • Yeah I think that was on all the viewers' minds but not theirs, kind of a wtf moment. : Begawkiness
  • Last time the two were at sea they got separated (The Kahana). Michael was there last one too to tell Jin : Sailor of Fortune
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  At this point it's practically cathartic. though I would have preferred to see sawyer go down over those : zakazi
  • I was really hoping they would make it though : stgdz
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  I thought it was a pretty awesome episode Bad ass fake lock breaking that guys neck was awesome : Durajim
  • LOCKE. : Durajim
• I'm glad. : pimpium
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  who died? : kgargs
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    Sayid, Jin, Sun, and Lapidas. Kate got shot but is still alive (ugh) : Rasnowl
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      sayid?????????????? nooooo, i really liked that guy in the first 2 seasons i watched! Did the smoke mons : kgargs
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        Sayid got blown up by C4. Sun, Jin, and Lapidas drowned in a sub that was sinking due to the c4 : Crimsonbeak
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          I still don't get why Lapedus was even in this season. : kek
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            Air skills point +85, survival skills +5, witty one liners +60 : stgdz
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              My only guess is that they just liked the actor...hell I do too but he had absolutely nothing to do this : kek
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                same as llana also : stgdz
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                  Not true. She never made any snacks at all. : kek
                  • i think there were bigger plans for Ilana that changed for some reason : spiderfill
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                That and they needed a pilot for the plane, why not use a guy already familiar with the island? : ejectorpod
                • Because they didn't need someone familiar with the island for Oceanic 815. They just killed that guy off : kek
          • because they needed people to think they would escape by plane : Mad Brahmin Disease
        • ... that jack carried like a retard in his backpack even though flocke made it so obvious : smax
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          wow, just as I predicted almost 10 years ago, creepy: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22869222#item... : kgargs
          • amazing! : smax
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            May 05, 2010 8:12am CST : kek
            • wow you are smarty pants! : disembodied potato
            • GENIUS!!! : bozer
          • Clay Mitchell! : slickdoody
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          i don't think lapidas is dead. I know he SHOULD be dead, but I don't think they'll let him die because t : slickdoody
          • yep Me too He didn't get to swim back with the cool kids? : spiderfill
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            You're probably right but that would be retarded. A huge metal door smashing you in the face is enough t : kek
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              maybe he will be rezzed like claire and sayid : spiderfill
              • God I hate that they have actual resurrection on this show too. I mean hell, if it's that easy, just res... : kek
• Man, fuck these huge spoiler filled Lost threads, I finally catch up and you loveable fuckers do this to ... : node
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  Why would Sayid not have just thrown the explosives into the other part of the sub instead of running alo : Attica Blue
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    There was no time. From a story perspective, he redeemed himself. A better question is for me is, how d : kek
    • He's Jack Bauer of course. : Masem
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      I'll go with... he used Locke's knowledge : lpearl
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        There's nothing to suggest that Locke knew how to do that. Go go gadget convenient story-telling device: : kek
        • This is the one aspect of Lost that you don't buy? You can think of like 20 different reasons why Flocke : kershner25
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          He knew who was dead and who wasn't because of his connection to the dead. He was able to take on the for : Rooster Cockburn
          • My guess is he knew people died because the timer would have gone off by then, but he knew it didn't kill : chrisschutz
      • I'll go with Flocke inherited Sayid's bomb skillz when he turned to the dark side : Patch-e
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      If he can inherit Locke's memories he can inherit the memories of anybody else dead on the island, maybe : Zek
      • He learned them from Artz.. : pigvomit
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    Self-redemption? He knows he 'died', has something 'evil' inside him, and lied to Flocke about Desmond. : Masem
    • Flocke already knows about the deception. He knows who's dead and who isn't, so he knew that Desmond wasn : Rooster Cockburn
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  i liked the episode but the whole bomb was retarded. glad to see the smoke monster got really good a : smax
  • Don't tell him what he can't do : spiderfill
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    I want to know when exactly he had the opportunity to rig the C4 into a bomb at all. Was it already rigg : kek
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      We don't know exactly how long he was in the plane by himself. : darcspeed
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        but he pulls the C4 out of the pack to show them. I didn't see a digital watch. after he showed them, h : kek
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          right before he ran onto the plane he reached down and grabbed the watch off one of the dead guards : aurealis
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            thats what he said, POOR editing/directing. Why did he grab the watch on the way in? maybe he knew it was : supermonkeyballz
            • I don't think there is any particularly bad editing on Lost. Most everything is deliberate. If Locke gr : kershner25
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      you think about this shit way too much : steve_o
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        Not really. No strenuous reasoning required. One scene he has C4, the next scene he has a rigged up bom... : kek
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          nope, i swear I never notice or realise 90% of the stuff mentioned in these discussions. : steve_o
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            That's because people forget Lost is a TV show and focus on retarded anecdotes like 'OH SHIT HOW DID LOCK : kershner25
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              Too bad it doesn't have more plot points to hide the plot holes. : Toth21
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                Which holes are you referring to? : kershner25
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                  ... like the C4 stuff we're discussing in this thread right now? : Toth21
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                    Locke being able to fashion a mildly complicated bomb in no way disrupts the trajectory of the narrative ... : kershner25
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                      Yes it does disrupt the narrative because its unbelievable as it breaks the laws that the show itself has : Toth21
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                        Why is it unbelievable again? Because you don't know how to wire C4? Or because you're certain that C4 wi... : Endymion_
                        • It's unbelievable for a digital wrist watch to be soldered into a time bomb in the span of an afternoon w... : kek
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                          I'm more unbelievable than the plot? Does that mean something? Did I say it was rocket science? Did I say... : Toth21
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                            It means this: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22872139#itemanchor_22872139 : Endymion_
                            • I think I'd respond to that with this. http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22872395#itemanchor_2287239... : kek
                    • The reason it's being discussed at length is because the entire show is built around people discussing it... : chrisschutz
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          There could have been more than one set of C4 on the plane. : Zek
          • That's what I think as well. FLocke took way too long in that plane before coming out. : Totenjaeger
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    Yeah, when they survived a plane crash I could believe that, when they introduced a smokey monster charac... : not work safe
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      Not the same thing : Begawkiness
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        How did this invincible electromagnetic monster assemble a bomb?!?! : spiderfill
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          I don't know, how did he? : Begawkiness
          • I am suddenly seeing all these comparisons between Lost and "Life, the Universe, and Everything". Ther... : Masem
    • so in other words because the writers have used fantastical story elements in the past, they can now make... : smax
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      The problem with comparing surviving a plane crash, a smoke monster, island natives, and time travel with... : kek
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        you guys are missing the point here. If they had shown a sequence where locke was sitting alone working o... : disembodied potato
        • I eagerly await my Locke Bomb Building special feature on the DVD. : chrisschutz
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      Flocke found the bomb on the Ajira plane, remember? Smokey didn't make it. : pandasrus
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        He found C4 on the plane. It was not rigged up to a timer in any way, shape or form when he showed it to : dante2010
        • He's an immortal being with knowledge far beyond anything any mortal could possibly imagine, I think we c... : kershner25
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    If his whole plan was to Blow them up, why go through all the hassle of the sub. Why not just get everyo : Crimsonbeak
    • Maybe he plans on flying off the island by himself. : kek
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      The same reason the bomb wouldn't have worked if they had just let it be. If they didn't know about it, i : Zek
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        So Smokey decides to take the chance that someone looks in Jack's pack within 4 mins of them all getting : dante2010
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          Well it's not much more convoluted than how he got Locke's body in the first place. We still don't know i : Zek
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            Well if he does have powers to predict what will happen due to his actions, then he should have known his : dante2010
            • "He can be very persuasive." : Endymion_
            • He didn't count on Sayid overcoming the infection or whatever and redeeming himself by saving the others. : derelict515
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            And I don't think it's convoluted how he got Locke's body. It's been pretty much stated flat out that he : dante2010
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              That is not a question, not if you were paying attention. Ilana stated weeks ago that the MIB is stuck in : Endymion_
              • It was a question.. a question that they actually answered! : dante2010
            • That's not what I'm talking about, I'm talking about the long chain of events that MIB orchestrated so Lo : Zek
    • They would have wondered why he didn't hop on the plane with them. : Endymion_
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    Yeah there were some pretty big holes in that, the biggest one being the fact that the C4 should've done : Begawkiness
    • I think they can explain away so many plot holes with time travel paradox caused something very implausib : spiderfill
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      dunno. when i was in the army i took these pics. before and after of an APC we blew up. We had a lot of C... : Pantene Pro-V
      • hahaha that's awesome, and yeah that is pretty much my point. : Begawkiness
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        Just curious; how much is 'a lot' of C4? : Totenjaeger
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          well in the first picture you can see he needed both arms to carry it around... that's a lot for one tar... : Pantene Pro-V
          • Yes it does look like "a lot more" than on the show. : Endymion_
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    Also, didn't Locke steal the dead guard's wristwatch before entering the plane? That would assume he kne : riptyde
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      Yeah. He seemed to know what he was looking for. He also knew that the sub sunk even though he was just : kek
      • He may have assumed the sub sunk due to how long he'd set the timer for, but knew they weren't all dead b : lolpatrol
      • Desmond might be beyond FLocke's gaze. I mean, he also didn't know Desmond was on the island until Sayid ... : Totenjaeger
      • He must have some ability to know/feel the presence/existence of candidates on the island (and Jacob). Ot : derelict515
    • He explained to everyone when they arrived that the plane was guarded just for show and Widmore sent thos... : Rooster Cockburn
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  Some idiot spoiled the episode to me by messaging it to me before I got a chance to watch my DVR. I : gibolas1234
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    No the point was that Locke was the one who setup the bomb and thus it wouldn't kill them because Locke c : Begawkiness
    • Theoretically the bomb shouldn't have gone off if the result would have been killing Sawyer, because suic : Zek
  • I think Locke's concern was along the lines that if a lone candidate dies, one of the other candidates wo : smax
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    Here's a theory: Smokey needs to kill off all the "corks" (Jacob and now his candidates) to leave the isl : Masem
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      It also makes sense that Smokey would need to kill them all at the same time, because if he killed one of : exigence7
      • Well, the other thing to consider is that Smokey has no idea who the final candidate is, beyond one of th : Masem
      • You would have to be a total retard if you did not already know and completely understand that Lockenstei : Endymion_
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      that sounds right but I don't think that Widmore bombed the plane. I think that was Richard, Ben, and Mi : kek
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        but why were widmore's crew guarding the plane? : deathofrats
        • A lot about that doesn't make sense. If Widmore wanted the losties dead, he could have just killed the f : riptyde
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  so what was the whole point of sun and jin being sooo important to save? They were on the list, and now ... : deathofrats
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    what we were shown last night is that Locke does not need all the candidates together to get off the isla : wtf242
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      I guess, but we never did find out which of them was the candidate. : deathofrats
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        which is quite nice way for their story to end if you ask me. and to be honest as much as i've liked thei : disembodied potato
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          I still want to know why the most useless character on the show, Kate, keeps on surviving. Rarg! : Begawkiness
          • shippers : spiderfill
          • boobs : stgdz
          • she's too white to die man come on : thebigbeefsandwich
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            I don't get how she was shot, and pretty much dead. Then all of a sudden she is fine. : SlingBlaze
            • she was just shot in shoulder, not life threatening. and shes always been fine as hell : spiderfill
            • My presumption is She was shot by Flocke because he knew that doing so would force Jack onto the sub to h : Cheeziologist
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          Yeah, their storyline was old and tired. However, Sun could have mentioned that their daughter is still : riptyde
          • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22869135#itemanchor_22869135 Having that kid really caused more st... : kek
          • Haha yeah, especially after he had recently seen pictures and was with Sun about their daughter that epis : pigvomit
          • GUYS, IT WAS A TOUCHING LOVE STORY. JUST CRY LIKE THE REST OF US AND LET IT BE. : Attica Blue
          • Exactly what I thought. : WhatIsThisFor
          • until the time lines converge and they live happily ever after... : maulla
          • Kate will probably raise her along with Aaron : Metatron85
      • Jin and Sun were both candidates. Go back to their wedding flashback. Jacob touched them both, and sai : Endymion_
  • I think the names on the list are for kid Kwon, and/or kid Sheppard or future/unborn Ford, Sheppard, o : aznjim
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  What did Sayid say right before he ran off with the c4? Jack asked him why he was telling him about the w : MaxPete82
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    That's what I got out of it, yeah. I just want to know why Sayid was able to break through the "darkness : Rasnowl
    • desmond saves. scottish jesus : spiderfill
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      Sayid was never infected with anything, he was simply manipulated by MIB just like Claire. His emotional : Zek
      • Remember she shot him and he shrugged it off. I'm pretty sure that was Smokey taking his form. : Rauol Duke
      • how about the part where he was dead and then later he wasnt dead : spiderfill
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        Remember when Ben was brought to the temple as kid to be healed after Sayid shot him? Richard said that : deveus1
        • i guess they both found redemption later somehow except i bet ben will go back to evil : spiderfill
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    That's what I took it to mean. I think Jack and Desmond are going to have to work with Alt Jack and Alt : riptyde
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      Does someone really become the new MIB? I thought the MIB was more of a constant, and the Jacob characte : pigvomit
      • That could very likely be the case, although it has been said that it's at least possible to kill MIB. I : riptyde
      • Why wouldn't someone else become the new MIB? The MIB was... that guy, centuries ago, now he is Lockenste : Endymion_
      • Well he has said to Ben that he needed someone to stay and watch the island for him. Could have just bee : dante2010
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    I took it as Sayid saying since he's about to set himself up with the bomb it's gonna be Jack who tells D : Sailor of Fortune
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      Uh, that Jack is going to tell Desmond what? "That he needs him?" That doesn't tell Desmond, or Jack, any : Endymion_
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        Doubt it. How would Sayid know? : Edges
        • Lockenstein told him obviously. Along with what he's seen of the other candidates left alive (Sawyer, Jin : Endymion_
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          Desmond. he didn't kill desmond at the well, he spent time talking to him : deathofrats
          • Apart from the matter that Sayid's phrasing to Jack could only mean one thing in a sensible way, this is : Endymion_
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        O[Sayid was saying to Jack the importance of Desmond. Jack asked why and Sayid quipped it's going to be h... : Sailor of Fortune
        • Shit stupid iPhone please nuke. : Sailor of Fortune
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          In one word: No. You're the only person I've seen have this interpretation of that at all. "Because it's : Endymion_
          • on top of that the writers have been screaming this fact at us the entire season so far, its been so blat... : disembodied potato
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    so Sayid never shot Desmond? : Metatron85
    • nope that was never shown : supermonkeyballz
  • He said "because it's going to be you" as in, Jack will be the next Jacob : holinka
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  What did locke say When he was in the hospital asleep? Juliet also said something before she died : stgdz
  • Locke stirs and, while still asleep, says, "Push the button.... I wish you had believed me." http://lo... : kek
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  btw where are Richard and Ben? I can't fucking remember also nobody cares about the pilot :( : mikecyb
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    They went to do it their own way a couple episodes ago. : not work safe
    • I want a Richard/Ben spin-off buddy cop movie :( : mikecyb
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    I liked the pilot. We don't know whether he's really dead yet or not, though. He's the last chance smok... : deathofrats
    • the show made it pretty clear that smokey can get off the island on his own... he just needs all the cand : mikecyb
  • they went to Dharma village to get C4 after Hurley blew up the black rock. : Sailor of Fortune
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  Is Michael going to appear this season in the alternate time line? Walt???? : Metatron85
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    I would guess not, as he already made an appearance on the island to Hurley. Walt we'll never see again,... : kershner25
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      I still don't get what the point of that was. They made a big deal out of Walt's mysterious powers and t... : riptyde
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        Yeah, there was plenty to be done with his character. There was an interesting mobisode produced after S... : kershner25
        • That makes sense. The first 4 seasons only spanned like 3-4 months in show-time, but the actor would hav... : riptyde
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          I thought Walt was lame, so there. : Endymion_
          • he doesn't even look the same http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20090226/300.kelley.malco... : Metatron85
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      The best thing the show ever did was stop pretending like Walt had any redeeming characteristics or deser... : Rooster Cockburn
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        You mean Michael I assume? Michael was just about the gayest character ever. : kershner25
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          His character was bad, and I hated his face, but his character could have been interesting had it not bee... : Rooster Cockburn
          • I liked him in Season 4. He wanted redemption but ultimately was used. Great demise though. Since he wasn : Sailor of Fortune
  • You've got to do it right, man. Walt! WALT! WAH-HA-HA-HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALT! : Endymion_
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  Wait, at the end of the episode Locke says "not all of them are dead". Who's he referring to, Desmond? : Rasnowl
  • He knows about the ones who made it. : pimpium
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    Locke seems to have some level of ESP or the ability to see the future or something. : riptyde
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      No I think he just "knows" when he can leave the island / purgatory / whatever --- something about his be... : virus
      • ^^ this : holinka
      • yeah that's what I thought as well : mikecyb
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    My guess is he did the ancient evil smoke monster equivalent of clicking his heels together three times a : silent prophet
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      I wonder what's supposed to happen if he gets off the island. Will he go all Cloverfield monster on plane... : Attica Blue
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        Well what's the outcome of his fate in the alt timeline? Is he already "off" the island, or is he still : pigvomit
        • My guess is he is off the island, in the form of Christian (the body is still missing) : riptyde
      • I kinda hope we find out in a future episode where he is king shit on poop mountain with kate and jullie : stgdz
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        grounds all european air traffic : spiderfill
        • haha, that made me lol. : pieman
        • Hahah nice : Rasnowl
        • hahahah : Mad Brahmin Disease

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• Relic Epic. Oops. : theangrywaffles
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  I don't think it was the difficulty. It was just bland. : Masem
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    The biggest thing that put me off was the retarded instant death crap that would then require playing ove... : dedgecko
    • yep, that part was terrible. made me put it down for weeks before I came back. when I did, I only got as : eskimo spy
    • Do they still force you to replay cutscenes over and over AND OVER AND OVER? Because that's what made me... : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Second, third, whatever this. There's some point late in the game where you shoot flying guys with som... : m0rb
• iirc i beat it on insane, and i rarely ever play above normal. it took some redoing of certain areas o... : xxiv
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  People don't not finish games because they're too hard, people don't finish games because they don't give... : SpaecKow
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    hey I'd take space marines over space cows any day! : dfz0r
    • Did we hit a space cow? : jeffcox111
  • you take that back, both games of Gears are awesome : ErneX
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    There are plenty of games I haven't finished because they were too hard. That was pre-Internet help guid... : Lone Swordsman
    • Neither GoW, nor really any major release I can think of today, is like that. Like maybe Ninja Gaiden is ... : SpaecKow
  • This. This is truthposting. : peanut-
  • Hate to say it but this is the reason I never finished the first 2 GOW. Horribly unoriginal and boring. : darcspeed
  • Our game was too awesome in parts, people couldn't handle the awesome, we need to control the flow of awe... : enyakk
  • god damn truth son : Draugluin
  • This sums it up. I absolutely LOVE difficult games, but I stopped playing GOW2 in a fairly easy level ear... : jayacheess
  • You are so right. So many developers are determined to make more people love their games by making them e... : node
  • I'm going to say I partly agree with you. The other part is people just have horrible fucking attention s... : Godhatesfatpeople
  • Well I almost quit the first one without finishing due to the insane difficulty of RAAM or whatever it wa... : BigT
  • I must admit, without question Spacecow that if a game has a truly compelling story, I just have to keep ... : abrasion
  • Batman AA was one of the first games that made me want to finish in a long time, scratch that Red Faction... : stgdz
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    Disagree. I finish games because they are fun to play, not because they are written well. I have still ye... : bozer
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      I don't think it's that simple, GoW games have that story in these little cutscene snippets you could eas... : SpaecKow
      • I did play them co-op, where you really ignore the story, maybe thats what did the trick for me. I almost... : bozer
      • lol I just realised you couldn't possibly know which game I am referring to in which sentence :( : SpaecKow
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        gears of war slowed down to load the next level... : dedgecko
        • ^^^ Exactly. It was either a LOADING screen, or radio conversation. I prefer the latter. : Bold
    • ^^^ ding ding ding. : Fred Garvin
    • A game having a good narrative is a plus. It's not a main for me. But if they make me give a shit about t... : Godhatesfatpeople
    • I'm sure tonnes of people didn't finish HL2. : Klebold
  • I agree, to an extent. I still finished the Gears games because I enjoyed the gameplay co-op with a frien... : nodebug
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    And people always beat games back in the day because they were so awesome? Or was it because they were r... : derelict515
    • I think this was a problem back in the day as well. : SpaecKow
  • Tai :( : r3dn3ck
  • Yeah I just stopped caring : chungathebunga
  • I've finished both GoW games and they are no worse than other popular games in terms of engaging the play... : Fred Garvin
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    TOTALLY AGREE. People will flame you for it but it's jas you say..unimaginative derivative stuff...gears... : kainen1
    • Yeah, anti-console screeds are very unpopular here... wait, WHAT that's like the default, tired response : rasputinreborn
  • very few games have writing worth a damn. I am generally willing to overlook a game's inevitably contriv... : mikecyb
  • 100% agreed. : Sgt_Boomstick
  • This! Completely agree. Game difficulty doesn't have anything to do with whether I'll finish a game, I ma... : MercFox1
  • SpaecKow, I couldn't agree with you more. : Drewus
  • And let me just make something clear - I don't mean this just in story or art terms, I just mentioned tha... : SpaecKow
  • Heresy! I have spent hours and hours with Space Marines, but GoW is pretty boring. : IHATEDUST
• lol : Godhatesfatpeople
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  I'll finish Gears 2 if they ever bother putting it on pc. :P : baron calamity
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    You don't have a 360? : Fred Garvin
    • I do but GoW and similar games are too hard for me and a controller. : baron calamity
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  It wasn't the difficulty that made me quit part way through. It was being bored. HEY GUYS I HAVE MUSCLES ... : geedeck
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    geedeck, I would play it with you. : CrustaR
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      I'm so apathetic about playing stuff online though. I'm really lame. And I don't know why I have a mental... : geedeck
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        I can't play it online, though. I was just saying that if I was able, I'd play it with you. :| : CrustaR
        • Oh well that would be pretty cool then! Let's do that : geedeck
  • Geedeck, I am right there with you. Gears is such a boring game. : David Craddock
  • As I recall with the first gears, I had to play It co-op, because the AI was damned near useless. I did h... : CaptainSurly
  • I got to the 2nd level of GoW1 and was just bored to tears. :( : Goto10
  • Yeah, totally agree. The plot barely existed and there was nothing interesting about the world that made ... : beanman101283
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  40% of the players completing the game sounds high really. : SilverSnake
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    No way. Easy + single player = a 5 to 6 hour romp that basically plays itself. A lot of people just beat ... : theangrywaffles
    • I almost never bother playing through an entire game unless it's either A) awesome or B) coop I have b... : MagicWishMonkey
    • Most "gamers" probably go through games like this easy. But across all sales I'd say you should be happy ... : SilverSnake
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    Man only 50% of people finished HL2 Ep1. Gears was boringer than poopisode 1! : SpaecKow
    • Same of HL2:Ep2 it seems. http://www.steampowered.com/status/ep2/ep2_stats.php Still fairly high nu... : SilverSnake
• I didn't finish the second game. Mostly because I cannot find anyone to play with me. And when I do, we q... : dodob
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  Pretty soon, the game will just play itself with one button. : CrustaR
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    Can you play duke3d with onebutton?? : Chepito.
    • Sure. Just map "Forward", "Use", and "Fire" to the same button and hold it down while using the mouse for... : Rehevkor
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    Isn't that what Hard Rain is? :p : Godhatesfatpeople
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      What's Hard Rain precious? : Rehevkor
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        lol, I meant Heavy Rain. : Godhatesfatpeople
        • You meant heavy ra1n. : CrustaR
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      Not really, in a few parts I had to play fucking finger twister to get through. : Rauol Duke
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        The power plant on Hard. That was tense as fuck. : Rehevkor
        • Also the part with the finger was rough. : Rauol Duke
        • One of two sections of the game I failed :( : OverloadUT
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    Like Bayonetta? : marmite
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      Bayonetta's one-button option was a fabulous idea and should be in far more video games. : Alice O'Connor
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        Sponge, the difference is that that is optional. : CrustaR
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          Different from what? This mythical "single button game" doesn't actually exist so what are you comparing ... : OverloadUT
          • I was talking about just having it play with a single button only with no other difficulty in my original... : CrustaR
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  I was thinking about this the other day. Games keep getting easier and shorter because x% of people don't... : marmite
  • With me it's both commitment and tenacity. I finish everything I play even if the game sucks. I have to s... : Godhatesfatpeople
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  As someone who finished Gears of War 2, I know why 60% of them didn't. The ending sucked. The end bo... : pancake humper
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    Yeah it seems this is the case almost all the time. When people get near the end the game starts to unrav... : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Saying that though... BRING ON GEARS OF WAR 3. I cannot wait to see what they do to the set pieces in ... : pancake humper
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    I don't even remember the end boss in GoW2. I just looked it up on Youtube and still don't remember it. ... : pandastrong
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      It was the mutated Rancor : pancake humper
      • That you held a trigger down on to kill, that was it. : Begawkiness
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      I played through it this very weekend I can't for the life of me remember it either. I do remember thinki... : SilverSnake
      • Oh yeah, that thing. Yeah, that was a real snooze-fest. Sure the final boss in the first game was annoyin... : SilverSnake
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      I remember flying around this big monster in a helicopter and shooting at it, not really knowing what was : jvox
      • Ah, NOW I remember the ending! : Bold
  • it was pretty bad, everything else was amazing though : gmd
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    how would people who didn't finish the game know that? : OrkO
    • From reading Shacknews.com : pancake humper
  • I enjoyed the build up to the end even though it was a bit on the easy side. It was a bit too easy but i... : LilCrypto
  • How would they know that if they hadn't finished? : Fred Garvin
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  As long as sales are high, should they care if anyone finishes it? : Dave-A
  • No they shouldn't. They know they have their own Madden here. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    Valve has done a lot of the same sort of data mining from both Half-Life 2 and Team Fortress 2, as to fig... : geedeck
    • Bungie does a lot of that too, it's fascinating. I'd like to see the average completion percentages for m... : Dave-A
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    Would you be happy if you made a movie that half the audience got up and left in? I think as creative in... : Carnivac
    • I would be happy if I was Vincent Gallo! Although seriously, movies have much different time commitments ... : Dave-A
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  Given that cheats are available for most games does it not seem likely that anyone that genuinely wanted ... : marmite
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    Are cheats really available? They seem to have died out mostly since developers started tracking stats an... : enyakk
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      I don't actually know - I guess not http://www.consolecheatcodes.com/xbox360/GearsofWar2Cheats-40933.html... : marmite
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        Well, excepect the part about 8 1h paths being the same budget as a 8h. Introducing path complexity like ... : enyakk
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          ME2 is WAAAAY too long for me to consider replaying any time soon. : marmite
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            For the first time in a long time, I actually loaded up a new game in ME2 and started over on insanity, I... : Sgt_Boomstick
            • God, I beat it on Insanity a month or two ago. NEVER AGAIN. I wanted to fucking dip my balls into a m... : SkeezPimp
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  I didn't finish Gears 2 because I wasn't having fun. It had nothing to do with the difficulty. : Haku-Jin
  • exactly, I beat GoW2 because I wanted to know the storyline, but I forced myself to finish it. It just... : X-GOUKI
• Gears 2 had some crazy set pieces in the single player but the gameplay already felt dumbed down compared... : Begawkiness
• might as well make the game play itself because the average person is too lazy. yeah, that idea kind of s... : thebigbeefsandwich
• it's not difficult it was just kinda boring ..not as boring as the first game but hour after hour of drab : cptstern
• Wierd. I get frustrated with games' difficulity pretty quickly, but GoW2 wasn't one of those games. To me... : Entity
• Didn't play 2, but got bored of the first one so I didn't finish it. : Johnnsen
• I'll bet most of them gave up during one of the several "man this turret and try to shoot down small, qui... : ChibiJosh
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  What the fuck? GoW2 wasn't hard at all. : snot3353
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    Just boring. : rudds
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      Exactly. I think they took the wrong lesson here. : midgetherder
      • Yeah I lost interest fairly close to the end and never finished it. : choppp
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  I remember there was one part where I almost didn't keep going because I was really confused about how to : jvox
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    that whole vehicle sequence even before the caves was crap. other than that I thought the game was pretty... : thebigbeefsandwich
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      thinking back I can see another reason why some people wouldn't finish it... the game seemed to alternate... : jvox
      • Yeah they were. Especially the part where you ride a Reaver. : Eric2025
      • Exactly. All of these rail sequences really killed it for me as I had issues between the sluggishness of... : dedgecko
  • Same, I was stuck there for a day or more. : givemesnacks
  • I was playing coop online with a friend through that part, and when we got there the spider things didn't... : Begawkiness
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  People don't finish games because they are too hard. They don't finish them because they are too long/hav... : bakanoodle
  • Well time does play into it. I don't want to spend 3 hours repeating the same 20 minute segment over... : pigvomit
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    I never understood the "too long" complaint when the game is good. Do people expect to finish them in one... : Godhatesfatpeople
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      well, 'too long' is the polite way of saying 'it got boring' : bakanoodle
      • ha, well then I agree. :p : Godhatesfatpeople
    • The game might be good the whole way through, but I have a lot of other games I want to experience so dra... : Evil Benius
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      Shitting on Twilight Princess, eh? I thought the length was perfect. It was a fantastic entry in the seri... : jayacheess
      • Wind Waker was a lot better, even with the boat. TP has some alright parts in it. But overall the combat ... : Godhatesfatpeople
      • Twilight Princess would have been a better game if the first 5-6 hours wasn't so tutorial heavy. Once I g... : ghost in my shell
  • The problem with GoW2 is that the sections that are difficult aren't related to the core gameplay. For ex... : shred.
  • Maybe not. Valve have a lot of data on this with their kill maps. It appears if there is a hard bit, that... : filthysock
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  People didn't finish the game because they only used the single player campaign to train up on the mechan... : hussdelrio
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    Is Gears actually known for it's MP design? I don't think I know many people who really got into it. : Godhatesfatpeople
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      There are a good deal of people here who really got into it. : Evil Benius
      • I'm still enjoying the horde mode online quite a bit : jvox
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  Although I don't have an Xbox myself, I played Gears at a friends setup and I was totally bored, to me it... : Lukiopimp
  • This is precisely why Crysis 1 for the PC was so damn great. : Begawkiness
• I didn't finish it because the second half of the game was just cliche Epic style architeture in some dum... : Boxelder
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  I'll be the first and possibly only. I loved the game from start to finish and I completed both Gears of ... : socksta
  • We don't play FPS or shooter games for the story. : freakynipples69
• I actually finished the second one. At the time, I enjoyed it. It was fairly short, which is a good thing... : freakynipples69
• "I was hoping they might make Insane setting extremely difficult, since the first two weren't really that... : passingstranger
• I can see why, since it takes 30 seconds to kill anything with the default gun. Gets really boring fast. : ghost in my shell
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  i hate underwater levels with a passion : Chandler55
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    Original sonic springs to mind. That countdown music didn't help either. : Klebold
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      i was actually playing it on the iphone earlier lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpFi6rEDrDY : Chandler55
      • Oh god, don't post that. i just listened to it and felt like a failure. : Klebold
• Fuck the haters, GoW is awesome. I played through 2 in 2 sittings this past weekend and it was great. Y : Rigor Morts
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  As far as games go 60% finishing is a rather high number. Most people don't finish games they buy. I reme... : serenj
  • errr make that 40%. : serenj
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  60% of people didn't finish Gears 2 because it was an incredibly average game : Drewus
  • i didn't finish because it was boring and everything was grey : gyokuro
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  I finished 2, don't remember if I finished 1. If I don't finish 3 it will be because underwater levels te... : sharpie
  • Amen to that. : Khakimon

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  good question. shack servers have been vacant for the past ten days. i am mainly playing on pubs. i gu... : EvilDolemite
  • Once the patch hit, I couldn't find the shack servers anymore. :( : DM7
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    they don't even seem to be up/available in my server lists. so many are greyed out. WTF. and the friends ... : Downforce
    • You might have to re-add them to favourites, this happens sometimes. Just use the normal server browser (... : Arctic Fox
    • they get greyed out if they don't match your search criteria boxes on the right, i know wtf; just clear o... : devpaul
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  I knew the over adoring hype cloud on that game would vanish like a fart in the wind. : soggybagel
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    True. No one's playing it anymore. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • What kind of nonsensical circle-jerking is going on in the upper half of this thread? I had at least a do... : MercFox1
    • uve been playing it a lot but on "low level" pubs : oHnOES
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    I still play it all the time, just not every single night for 2-3 hours like I did for a few weeks there.... : Begawkiness
    • Yeah that's my current problem. When it comes to MP. BC2 and TF2 get equal time. It's not much but I can ... : Godhatesfatpeople
  • Hahah...happens with every game round here. : xpogox
  • It was the lag problems for me. When they fix that and the connection issues I'll be back. The game is aw... : Sink the Pink
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  Wow, that didn't last long. : stuka
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    2-3 months as most of us predicted. We like new experiences. : LoioshDwaggie
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      http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22289173 eeeealmo owes me some money : Tommy Toolbag
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        You'd still be wrong, see http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22873900#itemanchor_22873900 : MercFox1
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          I think it is pretty telling when none of the shack servers reach capacity. Here's the graph from Dallas ... : LoioshDwaggie
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            Here it is: http://www.gametracker.com/server_info/68.232.173.70:19567/ They haven't broken 20 members... : LoioshDwaggie
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              A lot of that is that the servers are marked "Hardcore", which is why they are greyed out in some shacker... : MercFox1
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                All the other shack servers have even less members. Chicago 69 is the most populous followed by Eff Yeah ... : LoioshDwaggie
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                  Soooooooo we should consolidate servers and have one going all the time with the Authenticator running an... : MercFox1
                  • Cello! : _jon
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        My prediction was pretty close "We're going to have too many people for a 32 player BC2 server for a whil... : pyide
        • Unless some new maps are released soon, you might as well stick a fork in it. : Tommy Toolbag
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      Some new maps would definitely help, I mean like I said above I still play it a lot and love it, but the ... : Begawkiness
      • I played some squad DM exclusively lst night ans it did reinvigorate me. I just need to mix up the modes ... : duncan432
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  I've been playing nightly. But yes the shack servers have been pretty empty. I just find the biggest fu... : trove
  • Well, we need to really get some nightly 4 and 8 man squads going at the very least to pub stomp or somet : Lunatic Angelic
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    I only have a dual core so I try to play on servers with 12-24 people. It's a better experience for me. : Shai-Tan
    • i have no issues with 32 players on my dual core. in fact i don't quite get the performance complaints a... : EvilDolemite
• I still really like it but FPS' aren't my primary type of game. I'm too busy with the StarCraft 2 beta r... : lefthighkick
• nope. level 35 and still facemelting. about a star and a half on the M95 until platinum. I just wish E... : Downforce
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  What the fuck? No, at least not on Thursday. : Dschinghis Khan
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    EFF YEAH THURSDAYS! : Duffman8369
    • TAKE IT! : .frame
• I still play it a lot :) : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Bring on the next modern combat MP game! : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • ...with team wide communication built in : Chester Copperpot
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  Just cause 2 has been monopolizing all of my gaming time. : stgdz
  • Yeah JC2 was the final nail in BC2's coffin for me... haven't gone back since it came out. : dumb.
• I try to play on Shack servers but they're always empty. The other issue is the need for more maps. : Shai-Tan
• I think after 100+ hours I've taken a break.... that new patch couldn't even wow me back. new current ho... : Iwannaacura
• Time to move to Mount & Blade Warband! : sanchez
• I still play it a lot. : prime8
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  i still play in the shackbattles, but SC2 and SSF4 take up most of my time : theWhite
  • The same. Between SC2 and SC2 I'm having a hard time getting any SSF4 time in, and that's important! : midgetherder
• i squad-raped some pubs with a couple friends for like 4 hours last night. : cpt_gloval
• lol, Of course not. I've played every other day this week. You faggots need to stop your whining and play... : MercFox1
• Nope : hoov1185
• SC2 and been going out drinking on Thursdays. : limpossible
• why do you ask : AlexXdude
• I've been traveling for the past few weeks, I still want to shoot more faces though... : SeaLlama
• would like to but the weather is too nice to stay inside. : usmcmueller
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  Just on a break. I've been playing it for too long anyway. Since late november if you include PS3 Beta. : moe6
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    every time the beta map comes up, it's a loud groan in the voip program. : Downforce
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      good thing I love Arica Harbour, or I'd have to groan for 2 maps. : moe6
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        I hate the start of AH. But love everything else after that first map. : Godhatesfatpeople
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          Really? I love the tank combat, and they respawn so quickly. Plus it's really satisfying taking out the s... : hoov1185
          • The problem is that design causes such a slowdown of the damn game. It's a combo of Tank and Sniper stand... : Godhatesfatpeople
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        Best map in the game! I'm in the same boat, still loving it despite PS3 beta and 2 months of playing the... : Begawkiness
        • I like Atacama Desert and have played on several 24/7 servers. it's not balanced for all classes but it's... : Shai-Tan
• yes sir : mysled
• Soooo, back to DoD: Source Thursdays?! : kagath
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  that's funny cuz I think a lot of people are still playing MW2 : skelom
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    Not on the PC side. That game died after a week. : LoioshDwaggie
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      there's peak 80k people playing it according to Steam (it's a Steamworks game so pretty much everyone pla... : Shai-Tan
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        says 60k are online in Bad Company 2 right now (no peaks).. but no idea how good those numbers are 57k... : Shai-Tan
        • For the PC that's probably about right, consoles I'd imagine MW2's numbers are a lot higher than BC2 : stonedonkey
      • On the shack. We don't care what pubbies do. : LoioshDwaggie
• this would be a good time for a $9.99 Steam sale ..y..a I know : cptstern
• I think everyone thought they were offline after the patch. I had to re-add them to the favorites list. : Shadowdane
• I would still like to play. : hirez
• BTW: Dallas DOS will be shutting down on the 4th of June. I will not be subscription for it. : LoioshDwaggie
• the 360 version is still going fairly strong. : Fyunch Click
• I just play on pubs since I was too lazy to figure out the crazy process to get on the shack server I tho... : timaste
• yes : WhatIsThisFor
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  I've been busy with a new job which is third shift so that kills a lot of my playing time. : ghost in my shell
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    Is it really a maps thing? I know we played the beta map for an entire month and remember Wake Island of ... : ghost in my shell
    • BFBC2's map size is a joke compared to the maps in 1942 and BF2. Additionally there's the far fewer poin... : dedgecko
• still play. still suck at it. : x4nth3
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  Sunday Night BFBC2 Shackbattle Be There. : ant_hillbilly
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    Let's just make this a weekly thing, people that want to play will show up. : MercFox1
    • Exactly this. I didn't even know there was a shackbattle last weekend, I just saw a notice on steam and h... : Reeves
    • I plan to. I just need to get an admin access or an admin to setup a weekly event announcment on steam. ... : ant_hillbilly
    • That'll work. Everyday at 9 or 10. Show up if you want. : Dschinghis Khan
• Nope, I've been playing with Kanix a good amount lately. I was slow to play it and am still earning my ra... : Do_Or_Die
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  Also turn off Hardcore mode... I think that annoyed a lot of people when almost all the servers turned t... : Shadowdane
  • The Dallas Server needs to get the HC taken out of the name since its on regular mode with just friendly ... : ant_hillbilly
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    I love hardcore mode :( : goatjc
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      It's not even Hardcore. For some reason (or at least, this is how it was explained to me, efx may be able... : MercFox1
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        if you turn on FF, it's flagged as hardcore. if you turn off killcam, it's flagged as hardcore. I like... : Downforce
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          I'd play more Hardcore if the Killcam were on; as is, it just devolves into a campfest and me running 3 s... : AxeMan808
          • true HC mode is rough. once you are injured, you are injured. no minimap. so no rezzing, no motion mines.... : Downforce
  • Harcore or bust. : Jimbo Ro
• i play allllllllllllll the time the shack servers are always greyed out for me though, so im always pub ... : Break
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  i'm still playing it regularly and won't be stopping any time soon : Mansmells
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    Same here, too much fun. Brought a bunch of friends over from L4D2 and we all play together a lot. It a... : sreyes22
    • We dont GET 50 frags each game, but it happens : sreyes22
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  I started about a month after everybody else and was done with it within two weeks. It's a good game but ... : Mr. Goodwrench
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    Did you try it after the patch? : Shadowdane
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      There has been two patches while I played, and another which apparently fixed or changed the server brows... : Mr. Goodwrench
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        that patch also brought a TON of play balance fixes to various weapons : Shadowdane
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          I will try it again at some point but right now I just don't feel motivated. : Mr. Goodwrench
          • DX9 can see through Shielded MG eyeslits again! : AxeMan808
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  LA, if I were you, I'd be driving one of my ferraris around instead of playing that game. : CrustaR
  • he's only good for two wheels. that n00b doesn't even know about D for Drift. : Downforce
• A lot of us are still playing - I just kinda stopped playing on the shack cause i was too lazy to use the... : choppp

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  Recently, the first scene of Dexter, season four. : Deathlove
  • Blink, the Dr. Who episode from 2 seasons ago. : LoioshDwaggie
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    I would have said the last scene of Dexter, season four. : stratedge
    • both are equally, and exceptionally creepy. : SolveChrist
• THat isn't creepy. That's star trek. Creepy is like, the X-Files episode 'Home' : soggybagel
• I love the building creepiness of Session 9. : mizterd99
• yeah that was an awesome scene. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsUHVuCNmXY&feature=related for those tha... : Hoax
• Need I say more. http://videosift.com/video/Battlestar-Galactica-The-epic-Adama-maneuver : ant_hillbilly
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  Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't get how that's creepy or chilling, at least not compared to a ho... : Attica Blue
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    2 words: Patrick, Stewart ? : Clay
    • Technically it's 3 words now, Sir, Patrick, Stewart. : Masem
  • it was an oh shi moment at that time, picard as locutus of borg was the initial shock but the "Your resis... : Hoax
  • Because Picard is in their heads preparing to have all their base. : Toraz Chryx
• Hush from Buffy the Vampire Slayer... geez even the way the gentlemen would move around by levitating gav... : cap n KRUNCH
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  http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_18s2wzp4wZ4/SdgWuIu-D-I/AAAAAAAAAN4/lkwMCA4EpZs/s400/the_shining1.jpg : sanchez
  • yep, that's chilling. : Attica Blue
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    I thought I imagined that for many years. : uglysad
    • Haha, job well done then! : Lucien Irenicus
  • knew that was coming early : bashildy@speakeasy.net
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    There are so many from that film : SolrFlare
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      when I was a kid they used to scramble the premium pay channels by messing with the horizontal on the pic... : beastrabban
      • Haha I remember those days when they did that. Lol that would scar me for life : SolrFlare
      • haha, that'll fuck you up : midgetherder
  • I knew what this was before clicking. Agreed. : bozer
  • having watched that film as a kid, that one still was burned into my mind :( : Klebold
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  Blink is one of the most creative creepy episodes of a TV show I've ever seen. Just in terms of achieving... : peanut-
  • Yes. It gets my vote as well. Superbly done : uglysad
  • I didn't think it was creepy at all, it was cool though. : scud
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  How About some B5? Delenn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFvkgfBXHPA&feature=related : Beady
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    man i loved b5 for and despite all the cheesy acting. that was a badass moment. i'm a tng guy but b5 is s... : Hoax
    • I agree.. I hadn't seen it until a coworker about two years ago mentioned it. We didn't have cable TV gro... : fatman
  • Maaaaan... I really miss good SciFi :( : gameagog
• The Shield Season 5 Finale. : AxeMan808
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  For me its gotta be the peleliu episode of The Pacific when when there's a dead japanese soldier with : r3ckless
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    Yeah, that and every scene where someone takes a knife to dig gold teeth out of dead soldiers. : Jinxplayer
    • or the one where the guy is digging gold teeth out of a still living soldier : r3ckless
  • I love how Sledge's personality is changing so severely because of this experience : jvox
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    yeah and the whole exchange between them during that scene about Jap germs just added to the whole weird/... : beastrabban
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      The wierd guy was trying to protect Sledge, i guess he knew somewhere inside that he himself was really : r3ckless
      • I just want that guy to die. : giant boy detective
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  se7en when the "corpse" on the bed with the air fresheners above it suddenly arches his back and gasps fo : beastrabban
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    Dude, this got me as well. Bad part was you pretty much knew it had to be coming, you just had let your ... : Lucien Irenicus
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      absolutely. I loves me some good fincher... actually - is there any BAD fincher?? : beastrabban
      • oh wait, I totally forgot about alien3. : beastrabban
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        The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Alien 3. : DarkWolf5
        • although excruciatingly LONG, I rather enjoyed benji button. : beastrabban
  • This is what I thought of as well. : nodge69
  • Yeah that about killed me. : Ajax
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  Inland Empire - "This sounds just like dialogue from our script!" : jvox
  • Laura Dern reaching room 47 was like David Lynch dumping a You Can't Do That On Television bucket of nigh... : Ely
• Braveheart - at the very beginning when they slit his GFs throat, i was "Oh shi.... this just got SERIOUS... : bobokiller
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  For television, the series finale of Twin Peaks, specifically these scenes (Major Spoilers! Don't click i : bipolar
  • props to the Tenant reference! That scene where he's looking out the window and sees the basketball which : Borzoi
• don't know overall but the opening to law abiding citizen made me uncomfortable : [fry]
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  The whole gimp scene from Pulp Fiction gave me a very cold, uneasy feeling the first time I saw it. : nodge69
  • my fav oh shit! moment from that movie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f-AFAPUEMw : theWhite
• Have you checked the children? The call is coming from inside the house! : mnsnota
• I won't be able to sleep tonight after this Pet Sematary clip of Zelda. Fucking creepy shit just the way... : mnsnota
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  http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3015/2405149879_9760240fa9_o.jpg : SolrFlare
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    When I watched this a few years ago for the first time I laughed myself silly at how retarded it was. My... : dedgecko
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      I think that's the problem honestly. If you watch it now, or as an adult, it doesn't hold up very well a... : SolrFlare
      • Poltergeist was an awesome movie (don't remember a clown sequence though). : dedgecko
  • We all float....FAT BOY! : TrptJim
• I am legend gave me a little unease. When he gets caught in the trap and is hanging upside down. Also t... : podung
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  "One Year Later" at the end of BSG season 2 was pretty darn cool : Serpico74
  • i about fell off the couch for that one. unbelievable moment. : the_doctor
  • Yeah, this was not only well-executed, but it was heavy because of what it meant. I recall a lot of peopl... : Ely
• Biggest WTF was probably in the Lost pilot, where It went from being a drama about crash survivors into s... : Beady
• biggest for me was definetly the end of the first episode of the Shield. : theWhite
• I haven't seen it but the whole idea of the human centipede creeps me the fuck out. : bling1bling
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  Communion - "Is that someone there?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSkLX6LqbWg : mactu
  • If you haven't seen this and like creepy stuff, don't watch this clip, watch the movie first. Way more cr... : mactu
• I think about this sometimes, and it's always a toss up between Andy's encounter at the party in Lost Hig... : Ely
• The Wire: When Omar gets pinned by some kid at the quickie mart. A lot of character development just snu : tboomer2
• X files: Season 5 episode 13: the one where all the people are waiting on a bridge at night for a sighti... : scud

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  I'm still sitting on a Dread Gurista tag. Haven't bothered to see how much it's worth.... : bolange
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    yeah I dunno either. most regular gurista tags sell for a mil or two in jita because they're used for gr... : ]pm[chem
    • Heh, I still don't get tags in general. I know that have some sort of value but since I don't really hav... : bolange
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  I lost a crow last night. Warped to a planet and tackled a harby, help didn't get there fast enough, I we... : m0rfus
  • I love the harbinger. It seems to have the right bonuses/slots to really mess up interceptors. : JuffoWup
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  Resubbed my alt to do some mining/planetary interaction when that hits. Hopefully I can start rolling in... : melkore
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    I really need to install a sisi client to test this. when's the next beta patch? : ]pm[chem
    • You never know when the next patch is... But, if you want to know when the last was: http://games.chruk... : Reptile
    • On Tuesday I'd imagine. However, they are planning to release this thing on the 18th, which is just a we... : JuffoWup
    • Keep that shit up to date mister!! : m0rfus
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  i moved a hulk past a low sec gate camp last night. that was fun :( : harold.johnson
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    How'd you pull that off? : bolange
    • He's got a purty mouth... : Reptile
    • very carefully. kept hursagmu jumping around in a shuttle, and meg would warp to other objects in the sy... : harold.johnson
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  I wonder how the play-for-free economics are now. : Downforce
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    plex have gone up and settled at 300m isk now. so you'll need to make 300m isk/month to play for free. : JuffoWup
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      which is surprisingly easy; it seems like it would be in CCP's interest for those costs to rise : ]pm[chem
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        why? they are getting the subscription anyway. If the person was willing to blow a timecard to make isk... : JuffoWup
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          I guess that's true, CCP doesn't seed PLEXes on the market so someone is giving them money anyway. : ]pm[chem
          • I think it's a great idea on their part. Since they get paid for every PLEX anyway, I have the choice of... : bolange
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            yeah. even the cheapest option (6 cards for 104.97), still gives them 17.50 a card. : harold.johnson
            • hrm, nm. seems all the purchase options work out to 17.50 each. *shrug* ccp's getting paid! : harold.johnson
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  Do you know if the Learning skill is available for trial accounts? I'm thinking I need to man up and upgr... : The Grolar Bear
  • Yes, all learning skills are available for trials. : bolange
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  Don't forget to vote for CSM!! Find out for whom, here: http://match.eve-csm.com/ : bolange
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    goons are voting for our CEO. I need to remember to do that sometime : ]pm[chem
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      He's banned from the forums right now and can't even post about his candidacy, right? Too funny... : bolange
      • Just for that reason, I'd vote for him..... ...if I voted for the CSMs : Reptile
      • I have no idea : ]pm[chem
    • Just curious--Are you voting for him strictly because he's your CEO or when you do the votematch is he on... : bolange
  • I read an interesting article in PC Gamer about how CSM are being elevated to a separate department withi... : R@zzle
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  Muahahahahahah I can finally post on my iPad from work. I have a dread you can try and kill chem : m0rfus
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    your dread would definitely drop good loot... : ]pm[chem
    • One of these days. I'm going to drive it into low sec and start some shit.. : m0rfus
    • No, my dread would drop good loot...cause my phoenix is at least somewhat faction fitted. : Reptile

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• Brackets have been run. I wanted to get this on the way due to the amount of players. I am just going to : pancake humper
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  Link to bracket? : MercFox1
  • http://bit.ly/c4wCxi : pancake humper
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    Hahahah of course, the reply which didn't exist when I started my question. >:( : MercFox1
    • Yeah I was editing the reply. Forgot to change some stuff :) : pancake humper
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  I just received 2 beta keys from Blizzard. If there are streams tonight I will be giving them out during ... : pancake humper
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    How the fuck can I get 4 keys by Friday :( : abrasion
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      When is your match? : pancake humper
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        My LAN is this weekend on Saturday my time. My game with maulla is Friday morning (Thursday night for you... : abrasion
        • Probably be my first game since the weekend too. argh. : abrasion
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          What time? : pancake humper
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            No real time set, I'll probably get up at 7:00am, 12:26am right now. : abrasion
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              Well the people are demanding we cast your games so I need a time. : pancake humper
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                Well pen it in for 1 day and 6.5 hours from now - for the moment. I wanted to play some pracitice matche... : abrasion
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                  i dont think blucklesworth will be home from work until later than that : oldschoolbob-o
                  • ill have to take the day off theres no other way : Blucklesworth
              • I think it works out to 6 or 7pm est : maulla
              • THE PEOPLE : Wikus Van De Merwe
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                Who is the people? You and umm Bluckles :( : abrasion
                • and about 100 streaming viewers : electroly
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                  Everyone involved with the tournament. Everyone who has been watching the streams the past 2 nights. : pancake humper
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                    I love the shack, I hate the embarassment! Well... I hope it makes for a good laugh anyhow :) : abrasion
                    • You're not special in that regard. There have been plenty of people 'embarassed'! It's still awesome! : pancake humper
                    • Everybody is getting skewered. No worries. : electroly
                    • youre gonna win buddy : maulla
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    woohoo : dignan
    • ...im dying to get started : dignan
  • yay : jokemon
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    I also have two keys! Who wants em? : Agrona
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      You should donate them to the stream tonight for the giveaway! : pancake humper
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        Oh, who are they being given away to? : Agrona
        • I am going to be doing some trivia during the stream tonight go give away the 2 keys I got today. : pancake humper
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  thanks for putting the tourney together. while I was one and done against NexusOne first round I still h... : kainen1
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    I didn't get the results from your games. I didn't know that you played? : pancake humper
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      Oh wait, I just checked my mail again and I see it. Will update in a few. : pancake humper
      • awww man, a ZvZ. I would have liked to cast that. We don't have enough zerg's in the tournament :( : pancake humper
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  yAak and I are going to be playing thursday early evening, which should be fun.. we're going to be spendi... : Demius
  • /queue song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhlPAj38rHc : yAak
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  PROTIP : Build a Twilight Council. : walker270
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    "Maybe of I spam this button a glitch will happen and it will start researching charge...." : Lexicon_Leidun
    • "Surprisingly enough, after not mining for the past 30 minutes, he still has 1400 minerals in the bank." : walker270
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    ...as his units are furiously not being made! : LoioshDwaggie
    • Blucklesworth is basically my Shack hero now : electroly
  • Seriously. A Shackmatch without a twilight council can only end in failure well more failure than usual : SolrFlare
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    Sweet Jesus this building isn't just there to look pretty, you can do shit with it!!!! : Blucklesworth
    • We know, but it's a gambit. : SolrFlare
    • Liberal lies! : walker270
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    Twilight Council is the linchpin of all shack Build Orders. : deveus1
    • Twilight Council's should be used for wall-in's : pancake humper
  • I didn't really know about that charge ability but after watching the video ive been using it and holy ca... : ninjase
• this is quickly turning into the best shack tourney ever. the games last night were awesome. also for tho... : theWhite
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  Who wants a key? First to reply. : askedrelic
  • balls : pancake humper
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  761234 and I are going to be playing on Thursday If the casters are available around the evening that wo... : R@zzle
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    Will need a time. : pancake humper
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      roger i'll come up with something concrete tonight : R@zzle
      • I don't know who 761234, I thought we were playing :) : 7621305
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  hmm, where can I find the stream of game 2 of d45hiz vs ninjase? the clips on the livestream site are nam... : JohnnyDanger
  • It was last night, you'll pretty much just have to find them in the streams from the fourth (I think it's... : Lexicon_Leidun
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    pasted from the other thread courtesy of LoioshDwaggie FOR THOSE THAT MISSED THE BEST GAME OF THE YEAR... : pancake humper
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      does it kick everyone from his stream if he'd quit the stream after each round of people so it would make... : dignan
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        Nah he would just have to restart the stream before every match. We may start to do that going forward. : pancake humper
        • it would make it much easier to look up the recordings if the VODs are split up. kinda sucks to fast for... : electroly
    • I just finished this match - fucking hilarious. Chill was out of control awesome. Top Level play here guy... : Lexicon_Leidun
    • this is way too fucking entertaining, lmao. GGs!!! : yAak
  • it's the second one on 5/4/2010, about an hour in : electroly
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  extrahappyturtle and I should play tonight around 9 or 10. : Crimsonbeak
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    So that being said if anyone wants an easy win I will be playing ahead of time getting warmed up. : Crimsonbeak
    • the earlier we can play the better, ive gotta get out the door by 10. : extrahappyturtle
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  that was very entertaining to watch last night, thanks pancake for organizing the tournament. im seeing ... : dignan
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    praise hijack Yeah he really is a good sport and even if I don't stand a chance, I'd really love to be i... : abrasion
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      Yes they will be doing this. Probably not at launch though. : pancake humper
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        That is so awesome and so are you - this is really the smart driving stuff which will keep this game aliv... : abrasion
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          I am really hoping I can use this tournament as a catalyst to get sponsors for future tournaments. I coul... : pancake humper
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            I'd be more than happy to help fund future tournaments. : wurt
            • I'd pay as long as Chill does at least one Sarcastic Korean commentary. : LoioshDwaggie
          • You could have some fun with them, too, to normalize skill between the leagues. Something like, 3 copper... : walker270
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  Games tonight: If you are playing tonight and want to get casted (If Blucklesworth is up to it again) ... : pancake humper
  • wurt vs dynokil zvz 9PM est : wurt
  • moogle vs Lord_Omega sometime after 9PM EST : moogle
  • wtNORTHMAN and I. planning for 8pm but he said he could be available as early as 7 or as late as 11. : goatboy
  • If you are playing tonight, please add pancakehumpr.shack to your friends list on Battle.net. I will be c... : pancake humper
  • im playing crimsonbeak around 9. i cant wait too much after that but it seems like theres a bunch of game... : extrahappyturtle
• gg to infobiter last night thank you chill for the commentary again! : rbjester
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  Attention: None of the replays on Livestream work, is there an alternative? : skitzo
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    works fine here : electroly
    • Seems to work now, they weren't working last night. Game on. : skitzo
• Add Username Here: http://goo.gl/9uBa Username List: http://goo.gl/ENXA (Spreadsheet) http://goo.gl/sj... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  Finally some of the archives are working, hahahaahah this is going to be hilarious. I don't know who I ... : abrasion
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    I remember that match haha...the funniest moments are when he gets so frustrated that a player isn't doin... : Rasnowl
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      Hahhahhaaha, that was bob vs game 2 or 3. : LoioshDwaggie
      • I really want to practice some more, just so it's not too bad - I might be home tomm night after all : abrasion
  • I was waiting for my units to get back. Figured the emp was sort of useless without any other damage. Als... : Agrona
• 3PM Matchup between Cigam and Myself, TvT, Silver vs Copper. I'd be keen on getting it pushed to later to... : limpossible
• wtNORTHMAN and I are shooting for tonight around 8pm. I hope to not be wombo combo'd : goatboy
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  Are you going to start using any of the replacement players before the next round? : lordlobo
  • What do you mean? So far all matches have been played and I have not needed any reserve players yet. T : pancake humper
• You guys should checkout that third replay of me versus Lexicon. A crazy stressful intense game that was... : SqueegyTBS
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  I don't have it in me to commentate today so someone else do it up imo. I veto Lakren lol. : Blucklesworth
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    Understandable. Can we use your stream still? did you change the pw? : pancake humper
    • Same as I PMd you. Go ahead and use it by all means. : Blucklesworth
  • I knew you were going to wear yourself out with the pace of that sexninja/45 game 2 commentary. : goatboy
  • I can do it!!! : D45hiz
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    Dude, your commentary was hilarious and awesome. : daVinci1980
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      It's just mental fatigue lol. I can't take it anymore. Need a day to rest. : Blucklesworth
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        I want you on strict bed rest until abrasion v maulla : pancake humper
        • also, the later rounds, which should be less likely to drag out into 200 supply snoozefests. : NexusOne
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        I'm with you, that shit was tiring last night, and I wasn't even talking... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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          Unfortunately we have to accept those types of games will happen :) Hopefully the later rounds will be mo... : pancake humper
          • youre pointers were well received on my game as DrW, thank you : rbjester
  • Noooooooooo! Why did I wait until today to play? You will be sorely missed. : moogle
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    Harvcaster!!!!!!!!! : H@rvester
    • ^^^^^^^^^^yesyes : DrFlammable
  • Just pick a player in platinum who knows what's going on : kainen1
• rudds, check your SM's! : pancake humper
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  pancake you need a new mic : kgargs
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    My mic is fine : pancake humper
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      i listend to yesterday's stream and you sounded like complete crap compared to blucklesworth. Like almos... : kgargs
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        Yeah I am not sure what happens between mic > skype > stream. On vent everyone could hear me perfectly fi... : pancake humper
        • Are you running vista or win7? It messes with your sound volume in other applications. You can disable th... : daVinci1980
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      New soundcard??? : bongturbo
      • His mic is clear and fine on vent. I'm pretty sure it was skype and it'll be fine now. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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        I have an Auzentech Prelude in there now. I have a hard time actually spending money on a sound card for ... : pancake humper
        • I'm sure it's the rebroadcast by chill or something because you sounded clear, definitely don't waste mon... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• Hahahhahaa, the Blucklesworth narration is awesome. : daVinci1980
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  Bottom of the bracket is pretty filled out. Top isn't doing so well. Hurry up people I need to know what ... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    even4/gnomish are playing today (even4 is EU) at 6pm. Most of the other ones are being played tonight too... : pancake humper
    • if gnomish wins it should be pretty interesting since he is my 2v2 partner and so we know each other's st... : theWhite
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  I loved it when the commentator yawned...seriously LOL'ed : flagg209
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    to be fair it was like 1am by then too. at least I think they were actual tired yawns not just wtf bored ... : goatboy
    • no I know! I just thought it was hilarious. Not criticizing : flagg209
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  Need to brush up on my ZvT strats, usually just been 14pool 15hatching it up, then going roach/hydra and ... : NexusOne
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    I had read the best strat for ZvT was something like this as an opener... 10 - ovie / scout 14 - gas ... : kainen1
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      Which is why, when I play zerg, I wall off with 2 rax + depot & marauder in alley. Because baneling bust ... : StolenNosferatu
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        not as gay as your super wall. :) cmon now : kainen1
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          what sucks is that, if the ramp is facing the wrong direction, you have to basically nerf your wall to bu... : StolenNosferatu
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            hey, hey, whats all this talk between my recently beaten and about to be beaten tourney opponents! : NexusOne
            • conspiring to take you down!!!!@# ;) : kainen1
    • I like this strat : 7621305
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  2-1 Cigam is moving on. If somebody has the time, watch Game 1 or 3 replays and give me an idea how to co... : limpossible
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    Can you email the replays to me? timps3 @ gmail : pancake humper
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      Will do. After thinking about it - that 3rd game I ought to have gone for a quick medivac after the haras... : limpossible
      • in the email let me know who won each game and on what maps please : pancake humper
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        You know, the juxtaposition of player's perspective on a game and Blucklesworth's commentary has potentia... : walker270
        • Actually, that would be interesting to watch. The player can write a list of things he thinks he should ... : DHAvatar
    • Thanks for putting the replays up. My connection at home has been shit lately so I can't watch the comme... : midgetherder
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  Question about the bracket scoring: Why do folks who went 2-1 have the score on their bracket as 3-0 (as... : Agrona
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    Most likely because I am a fucking noob : pancake humper
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      Actually, I have no idea. The results list is setup right. What the f is it doing. : pancake humper
      • Ok, I think I fixed it. It's still stupid in how you have to do it but it should be showing 2-1 properly ... : pancake humper
      • it probably became self aware, we are all going to die. THANKS PANCAKE HUMPER! : theWhite
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        Nah i think the site just sucks. mine looks the same way. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
        • Fixed upon refresh. Thanks pancake :) : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
      • yeah i was gonna ask you, but figured it was the tournament site that was messing it up : oldschoolbob-o
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        maybe it's saving up for 8 nexus? : SolrFlare
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          8 nexus, 9 gateway, 9 core, 10 council the only true toss build : mwasher
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            (make sure to ignore the council, build 4 more gateways, and mass stalkers) : mwasher
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              It's like we are playing a completely different version of the game from everyone else. It's awesome. : pancake humper
              • my only mistake was playing normal zerg builds : mwasher
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              Shack Tourney reuqirement = if you're protoss build a twilight even if you'renot going to use it. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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                Also mining lots of gas and massing zealots. : Lexicon_Leidun
                • Also canceling at least 10 pylons. : lolpatrol
              • ESPECIALLY if you're not going to use it : electroly
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  PH how many keys do you have to give away? : maulla
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    2 that are mine. Not sure if agrona is going to be donating any. : pancake humper
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      im gonna SM you one, maybe 2 if I dont hear back from someone : maulla
      • thank you sir! : pancake humper
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  can you directly link the ninjase and d45hiz game? he has like 6 new streams just from today : oHnOES
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    http://www.livestream.com/tlchill/video?clipId=pla_aa46487e-14db-4c1a-9754-46401877a525 - an hour and 15 ... : Lexicon_Leidun
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      this is really entertaining! : oHnOES
      • Yes. Yes it is. : Lexicon_Leidun
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        i would be no good at SC2. the announcer is talking about gambits and strategy and i dont think i could... : oHnOES
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          ah another game! : oHnOES
          • now i REALLY want a sc2 beta account. : oHnOES
    • that was a shitload of immortals : yAak
  • You should probably re-read this thread and look for the link :( : pancake humper
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  DrW. come back from away and lets play some games!! : maulla
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    What's this about Dr.W being away? I need to play him next! : Lexicon_Leidun
    • im here : rbjester
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  REPLAYS? Where is the link for the replays pancake humper has recieved? : Wikus Van De Merwe
  • Oh God... I am retarded. -_- : Wikus Van De Merwe
  • if you go tothe tournament page and click on the pair that played, there should be a Matches button. : StolenNosferatu
  • Looks like someone's doing some research! hehe : Edges
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  Here guys. I figured the shackleague needed a logo: http://web.me.com/jvalice/shackleague.jpg : SolrFlare
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    can you put the whole thing in a circle that says DEVASTATING PSYCHOLOGICAL GAMBIT around the outside : electroly
    • I'm not that good sadly lol : SolrFlare
  • lol :) : Noobler
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    Lamp. Sand. Dark Templar. : limpossible
    • We should seriously get a league going though. I can't remember the last time there was a widely played 1... : limpossible
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    What's Blink? That's an awesome logo =D : deveus1
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      a skill researched from that building that allows stalkers to "blink" or teleport in a short distance eve... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
      • I guess that was too subtle =P : deveus1
• fleabug please check your SMs : pancake humper
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  free sc2 beta key subthread* I have one beta key to give out. It goes to the shacker who posts the sin : ]pm[chem
  • whoops, tag error on the mass boldface : ]pm[chem
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    Please don't shit this thread up with stupid NWS posts for a fucking beta key. : pancake humper
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      boo hoo mister pancake humper. we have filters do we not? : ]pm[chem
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        How about you just use fucking google to look at porn and post the key? This is a thread about the SC2 to... : pancake humper
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          I guess you want a monopoly on that so people have to visit your stream, have fun, I'll keep the key : ]pm[chem
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            the fuck? he just doesn't want a list of 200 posts with whatever random porn pic they can find. start a... : mwasher
            • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22874485 :) : ]pm[chem
          • What in the world are you rambling on about? "Monopoly"? He just asked you to give the key away without a... : ateam311
          • lol : pancake humper
          • A monopoly on keys of course! Then when the stream gets 200 viewers Pancake will get millions of dollars ... : moogle
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            Hahahahahaha ]pm[chem wow, just wow : MercFox1
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              I was pretty much laughing as I posted : ]pm[chem
              • B A C K - P E D A L ' D !! : Wikus Van De Merwe
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            Whoops I dropped this MONOPOLY OVER CJCFMW-M7PE-46NGTT-YMPK-JE492D GGGPC8-GFBR-NC2HN7-D7MV-EWVD2F : Blucklesworth
            • owned. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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              sweet both my other bnet accounts have beta access! thanks!! : mwasher
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                Wait why would anyone need more than one key? : Rasnowl
                • E-peen : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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                you asshole i would have actually used one of them : oHnOES
                • He didn't really. He has a friend he can get keys from. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
                • lol : mwasher
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                  oHnOES, do you still need a key? : yAak
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                    i do. : dignan
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                      Okay! All I need is for you to SM me a photo of yourself naked in your computer chair, licking your Starc... : yAak
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                        Uhhhh, okay, wow. That was fast for a photo shoot... I really only needed 1 pic, and the goat was unnece... : yAak
                        • lol, you rock! thank you : dignan
                • works every time, mwasher. well played : electroly
              • ouchies : oldschoolbob-o
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              Thank you so much, I used the second key. : ArcKnight
              • Grats Arc! : LoioshDwaggie
              • i look forward to raping you in sc2! : mwasher
            • DUN DUN DUUUUUUN : StolenNosferatu
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            OH LOOK CHEM IS A FAGGOT AGAIN SURPRISE : R@zzle
            • oh look razzle got fooled again surprise : ]pm[chem
          • hahaha : maulla
          • Which chemicals have you been on recently? You have PMS. : Lucien Irenicus
  • Why not donate the key to be given out during tonight's stream? : moogle
  • crickets : boomstickah
  • chem give it to me, ill give you all the porn you want : oHnOES
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  I pre-ordered yesterday from Gamestop, have yet to see any email with my beta key, damnit! Even thou... : hoopfam4
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    Online or in store? IF you did it in store it should have been on your receipt. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
    • I did it online. I'd have to travel to the next city over to find an actual store that sells games here,... : hoopfam4
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  Slingblaze owned me pretty hard. What sucks about single elimination tournies is that once you are out, y... : r3ckless
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    yea it's pretty harsh, but the idea is getting this done with 64 people before beta ends. there will be ... : mwasher
    • mwasher let's start playing 1v1. i don't want to suck any more : electroly
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      Beta isn't ending any time soon. Whoever started this rumor is st00pid. They haven't even released 3v3 or... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
      • man you are like the answer man always having a retort for someone. thttp://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?... : mwasher
      • Holy shit there is going to be 4v4? HOOOORJ : midgetherder
      • Don't be so sure about that. : rudds
  • Amen. It was cool to finally play someone that isnt doing placement matches or was copper though. I think... : limpossible
  • I was originally planning on doing a double elim. Unfortunately the response was bigger than I expected s... : pancake humper
• anyone want to play? bronze league here noven.shack : noven
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  Woohoo I finally won a match, got placed in copper! Who's with me?? Here's how my placement matches w... : Rasnowl
  • rasnoooooooooooooowl : R@zzle
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    Are you playing Random? : pancake humper
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      I was going to, but my first match (Zerg) went so horribly I decided to focus on Protoss for now (it's sa... : Rasnowl
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        Those Void Rays will do some serious damage to Terran if they dunno wtf or don't have any Ghosts (Sniper ... : limpossible
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          Cool, I was just looking for how to build Scouts but didn't see them so tried out Void Rays. He had tw... : Rasnowl
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            banshees cant shoot air units : extrahappyturtle
            • lol i didn't know this. : RetroRedEyeJr
      • Well picking protoss already gives you more chance to win. : 7621305
  • If any of you want to watch the hilarity of my match 4: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26334/Scrap%20Station.... : Rasnowl
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  battle.net going down in 5, maintenance or patch??? : bongturbo
  • ooo I hope it's a patch! woooooo : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • it said it was going down for an update! : filthysock
  • The one day I get to play too =( : InfoBiter
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    SCII Patch notes: - nerfed supply depots: removed empathy ability - Altered gas refineries for all ra... : SolrFlare
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      Replaced Nexus with Twilight council what does that mean? : dignan
      • joke from the shack games : extrahappyturtle
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        It means Shackers will dominate the pro gaming scene. : gnomish
        • werd : theWhite
        • fucking lol : RetroRedEyeJr
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        If you aren't proxy nexusing on 8 supply you are doing it wrong. : giant boy detective
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          -electroly : pancake humper
          • proxy nexus your own base bro. they'll never see it coming : electroly
    • lolol : pancake humper
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    God damnit. I was supposed to play even4 right now. He's in the UK and trying to find a workable time h... : gnomish
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      >:( i would like to watch that game too : theWhite
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        I bet you would ,so you could see my awesome strats. Too bad your ass is next motherfucker. : gnomish
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          all replays are made public after you send them to pancake lol : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
          • Me and whiteshack are hardcore 2v2 platinum buddies. It should be a good match. Most definitely needs t... : gnomish
  • =((( : extrahappyturtle
  • - Twilight Council now grants passive +5 attack bonus to all protoss units. Stackable. : walker270
• BTW guys, Panta du Prince - Black Noise is great SC2 music. : midgetherder
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  hijack, still dont have a key. please? : oHnOES
  • ................. : pancake humper
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  Patch: Depending on when Battle.net decides to come up will obviously determine what games will be str : pancake humper
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    Is there actually a patch going out right now? I'm getting the patch dialog but then it lets me into the ... : rudds
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      It's not out yet but everything is down until it is. : moogle
      • Right, was just wondering if B.net is just going haywire or if a patch is indeed incoming. Never seen the... : rudds
• I was supposed to be playing my matches against northman about now. I just KNOW this patch is going to n... : goatboy