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• look how gay this is : oHnOES
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  Are you going to see the sequel How to Train your Mace Dragon? : CrustaR
  • Why the eff not! : action wombmate
  • here's a secret it's un-trainable : TheQuad
• I felt the same way... I was surprised how good it was. I felt this was the first time Dreamworks actual... : Gwyndion
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  It really was fucking fantastic. One of the best animated movies Dreamworks has done so far (if not THE b... : thetangent
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    I put it just ahead of Bolt. Everything else they've done has been nothing more than amusing distraction... : action wombmate
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      Bolt was a Disney movie. : sigpro
      • So it was! My error. : action wombmate
    • KungFu Panda? : synapse19
    • KFP was great. : Godhatesfatpeople
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      To be fair, Kung Fu Panda was pretty good, and the first Shrek was great (and the second wasn't bad eithe... : thetangent
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        ^^^ To everyone above, I haven't seen Kung Fu Panda yet, but I want to. Last time I rented it the girlfr... : action wombmate
        • Do it, you're in for a treat. : master_disaster_17
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          Kung Fu Panda really lives or dies depending on whether you're a Jack Black hater or not (i'm not) : GloriousCow
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            Im sick of Jack Black. But I loved KFP. DW did well in holding his Blackisms back. Which what usually got... : Godhatesfatpeople
            • Agreed. I'm not a big Jack Black fan. Wouldn't say I'm a hater but anyway. KFP was good. Black is decent ... : AhmNee
    • KFP and Bolt might be better IMO. Its still good though : bolneze
  • Kung Fu Panda was better, but HTTYD was really good. : master_disaster_17
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    Yeah I agree. My Dreamworks Top 3: 1. How to Train your Dragon 2. Over the Hedge 3. Kung Fu Panda ... : bashildy@speakeasy.net
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      I agree fully with your top 3. Over the Hedge was great :( (BTW, the Producer for that is the same one fo... : LoioshDwaggie
      • Also the directors who were brought in and changed the film at the half way point were from Lilo and Stit : bashildy@speakeasy.net
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      Except Over the Edge is from Sony Imageworks..... : electric_wizard
      • You're thinking of Open Season. Over the Hedge is Dreamworks SKG. : LoioshDwaggie
• It's really good :D : Godhatesfatpeople
• It's awesome if you're 4, and it has it's moments if you're 38. Not my favorite Pix-works film but it's s... : Dynotaku
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  I was about to post that I'm holding out until it's at the drive in...but low and behold it starts this w... : lukej1337
  • Go see it :D : LoioshDwaggie
• i really liked it. : xxiv
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  Glad you liked it!! : grendel
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    grendel get me one of these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220596827533&ssPageName=S... : LoioshDwaggie
    • How about this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCNoSTZz_Go : Lucien Irenicus
    • Oh god I want that : OverloadUT
    • I'm pretty sure my company made that toy! :) : ColoradoCNC
    • they seem to be very hard to find! : grendel
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    I took my kids to see it in 3D and was very happy it didn't have any (maybe one) obligatory WHOA 3D THING... : Slowtreme
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      The flying scenes were AMAZING in 3D. : thetangent
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        Those were some of my favorite parts of the flick, it's the kind of thing that movies do really well. Gr... : action wombmate
        • Indeed : RikiTiki2
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          You're right, it was kind of similar to Iron Giant, which was also a fantastic movie. :) : thetangent
          • Yeah, a lot of the basics of the story are the same, though it's not quite as emotional. Still awesome t... : action wombmate
    • My daughter didn't want to see it in 3D. We were like the only ones in the 2D showing. : RyDogg1
  • The 3D was AMAZING. It was not over done, or tons of OMG STICK YOU IN THE EYE, in fact most of the time i : YerMothah
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  NICE! I actually saw this movie last night with my brother. I have to admit it was awesome there was n... : valcan_s
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    Here ya go, Valcan: http://d.facdn.net/art/lando/1271161434.lando_dragonmanual.png : LoioshDwaggie
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      Hmmm Error 403 : valcan_s
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        I just checked, it's still working. : LoioshDwaggie
        • Issue is fixed with a Dragon Drop : one random winner
• How to Train Your Dragon...to be Gay : jarek99
• We've been busy for weeks, but the wife & I still plan on seeing this movie. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  have you not learned anything from social networking? You don't use "not gay" anymore. Use this inste... : deject
  • I love this! no homo : action wombmate
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    LOL @ 1:54ish : papaskot
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      That's horrifying. zoom....ENHANCE ing. : papaskot
      • That's horrifying. zoom....ENHANCE ing. : papaskot
  • haha, I haven't heard that used before, but it's pretty funny. : Ride-My-Rocket
• Yep, awesome movie : Maarten Goldstein
• I'm really looking forward to buying this when it comes to blu-ray. It was great in 3d. : dudehoyt
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  It was surprisingly entertaining, definitely Dreamworks' best film IMO. That said it still felt very cli... : Begawkiness
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    And that said, most of Pixar's stuff is also pretty cliche. Nearly every one of their movies follow the s... : Entity
    • OK if this is true (I don't feel like thinking about it enough to decide if it is), the Dreamworks films : Begawkiness
• I loved this movie!! It is the most understated "must see" this year. : s0osleepie
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  how appropriate is it for say a 3 year old? : cptstern
  • Some of the imagery later on might be a little scary, but otherwise I can't think of anything objectionab... : action wombmate
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    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892769/parentalguide Every movie on IMDB has one of these FYI. : ryuuseki
    • Spoileriffic - but handy. : dumb.
    • "Many dragon attacks including burning villages down, dragons getting killed, and the end battle is prett... : cptstern
  • My daughter is 3.5 and she loved it. There's a couple of action scenes that could be a little scary, but... : riptyde
• Me and the wife both loved it as well. : Omning
• I should add that it was hilarious how much Stoick looked like Gerard Butler despite being built like a W... : action wombmate
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  It was decent, but nothing amazing. : Zero|DPX
  • The scene where Hiccup finally gets Toothless to fly and they soar around together didn't make you grin f... : action wombmate
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  Every time I see that baby dragon I think of all the focus group sessions and market testing it went thro... : Home Nugget
  • Damn them for finding stuff people like through research! DAMN THEM! : aggressor
  • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
  • Because it's not like every other animated film does the same thing : ColoradoCNC
• I loved it... it was really great... not as good as UP but definitely one of the better animated films : skelom

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  What I like most about those guys is after the sales, they break down 100% of the stats for where the mon... : Ecks
  • Yeah I'm really happy about this and can't wait for the next deal. I'm pretty eager to give them my mone... : virus
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  Guy gets off on shore leave for the first time in about 6 months. He takes all 7 dollars he has in his p : akirabob
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    this is a sick joke btw. : akirabob
    • That wasn't really funny. I can say with certainty that you will not win with this joke. :( : virus
    • that'd like a variation of scabby abby from when we were like 8yrs old : multisync
  • What comes to mind right now is that part in Quicksilver where someone drops a red-hot iron on a guy's di... : StolenNosferatu
  • That's just FOUL. Jesus... fucking... ew : stelth
  • What the hell was he spending his cash on when he was stuck on the boat for 6 months? : Dave-A
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  Hmm, so nobody wants it? =\ : virus
  • I can only point you to this amazingly hilarious story. Courtesy of persuxe: http://www.shacknews.c... : StolenNosferatu
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    I can't think of any good jokes. All that come to mind are jokes from various stand-up bits, and those a : ZTac
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      I sort of chuckled at this ... so far you're in the lead (lol) : virus
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        That is pretty sad! : ZTac
        • Where do generals keep their armies? In their sleevies. Why does the mushroom get invited to parties? Be : ZTac
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  Here's a completely original joke that I made up a while ago and posted on the shack. WARNING: IT'S NOT : slickdoody
  • I laughed. : everybodysuncle
  • haha good one. : RogerDandy
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  A blind man wanders into an all Girls Biker Bar by mistake. He finds his way to a bar stool and ord... : nrgXs
  • Hahaha : thetangent
• holy shit a talking muffin! : c0bra
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  I was trying to think of a joke when we sweep the fuck wings later on tonight but that's gonna be funny e... : sludge vohaul
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    Wings are winning 4 straight. Mark my words. : stump
    • Never mind virus, I found the joke for you.... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : sludge vohaul
• Three vampires walk into a bar. "What can I get ya?" asks the bartender. "Blood," orders the first vam : MisterPhoton
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  A Boston United Way office realized that the organization had never received a donation from the city's m... : MisterPhoton
  • heartwarming finish! : yAak
• what do they do to a tickle me elmo before sending it out of the factory? they give it two tes-tickles... : MrPim
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  Warning: This one's quite the shaggy dog. A guy walks into a bar toting an expensive-looking suitcase, c... : pseudomelon
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    Is "shaggy dog" a euphemism for "really old and not that funny"? : Clay
    • Shaggy dogs are bad jokes with long windups. So yeah :P : pseudomelon
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  A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the qu... : kabex
  • I like this little parable, even if it is a bit thin. This is the tragedy of a person involved in reso... : Boring Writer
• There were three old ladies sitting on a porch talking amongst themselves. Rachel, Joanne, and Rebbecca. ... : Jikim
• What do you call 30 millionaires around a TV watching the Stanley Cup Finals? The San Jose Sharks : SolveChrist

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  What is it? SELL THIS SHIT, MAN. : Deathlove
  • Heh - It's just a relaxation thing :) : yaystuff
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  A true developer, you're horrible at shilling your own stuff. : one random winner
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    I don't claim to be good at selling or even good at developing the stuff in the first place. It is what i... : yaystuff
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      Being bad at shilling, in my mind, is a good thing. That being said, I'll have to check it out anyways, ... : one random winner
      • I think if I gave you a summary you might not check it out :) : yaystuff
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    No doubt, here try this instead: ***For Immediate Release*** "Ambient Water" splashes into XBLIG C : Haxim
    • hahaha this is awesome : silent prophet
    • Much better. : one random winner
    • Wow. I should have contacted you before i wrote the description I have up there now. You are like a marke... : yaystuff
    • I'm taking off for a while, but if anyone needs a copy of the app msg me and I'll fill requests when I ge... : yaystuff
    • Rated R for relaxing. ahahaha : razorblade79
• its not a game >:| : maulla
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  Is the water rendered or just pre-recorded stuff? : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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    Oh it's totally rendered. I spent all my dev budget on developing cutting edge water rendering tech. It's... : yaystuff
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      Sarcasm? I can't find any screenshots of your title that are large enough to discern the difference betw... : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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        I know what you mean. It's THAT good lol :) : yaystuff
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          I'm going to download the trial and vote down your title unless you give me a straight answer >:) : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
          • Oh look at you leveraging your gamer powers! :) (they are pictures) : yaystuff
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  I hope you make big bucks with this. : JonathanBedrava
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    I have my eye on a pink lamborghini. : yaystuff
    • I thought the only options for Barbie was either a Pink Corvette or a Pink RV. : dedgecko
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  WTH Baby Maker Extreme? : Sailor of Fortune
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    Yea I know. That guy is making a killing. : yaystuff
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      What I've heard is that even #1 slot on the indie store is very far from making a killing :( : OverloadUT
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        My big problem with Indie games is they don't let them have achievements. Fuck, I'd probably drop 80MSP o... : mancide
        • I agree with this, but it won't happen. We're prohibited from hooking into the official achievement syste... : yaystuff
  • I WTF'ed that too. : Fred Garvin
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  I really wish they would separate the indie store in to two sections, one for games and one for non-games... : OverloadUT
  • I completely agree with you. The way it is now hurts both games and apps. : yaystuff
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    Add a third category for "Make your 360 controller a dildo" apps : slickdoody
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      It's called "massage" thank you very much. : Piett23
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        are you heavily invested in the video game dildo market? : slickdoody
        • It's the only market that is not crashing right now, I might have to. : Piett23
      • Ahaha, from one of those 'massage' apps: http://download.xbox.com/content/xna/assets/58550219_World/scre... : Haxim
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  Microsoft needs to rebrand this section as their app store, they'd get way more people looking at it. : sammyl
  • Yea I don't get it. I think they want to identify the channel as being only about games, but it doesn't m... : yaystuff
• Cool! I'm working on an XNA game in my spare time, any tips? : Code RedBeard

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  good thing you put the patch notes here for us so we can discuss. THANKS JERK : multisync
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    apologies sir! Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where Larva were not dying after being cancelled. Fixed a... : burning eye
    • you will have to apologize again because those fixes are from a week ago : mwasher
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      that was last patch, we are on patch 11 : oldschoolbob-o
      • I'VE BEEN BEHIND ON PATCHES ALL THIS TIME?!?!? WTF IS GOING ON? : burning eye
• those are patch 10 notes. there are no notes for this patch yet : maulla
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  I'm getting some weird artifacting going on in SC2. Some sort of weird graphical deal that looks like my ... : royalally
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    What kind of card do you have? ATi? Is your card too aggressively underclocking? : Rice-Rocketeer
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      It's a Nvidia GTX260 at stock clocks. I was 2 releases behind in drivers, though. Just updated remotely a... : royalally
      • Set shaders to Low to disable the deferred renderer and see if you still get artifacts. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
      • The sc2 menu makes my video card get hotter than in any other game : extrahappyturtle
  • is it crazy lights from the worker units (especially SCVs) tearing across the whole screen like a laser l... : derelict515
• Holy shit I had some void rays in a game against zerg and 4 of those things will TEAR DOWN a building. Ev... : sammyl
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  StarCraft II Beta – Patch 11 (version 0.13.0.15250) The latest patch notes can always be found ... : bongturbo
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    so corruptors are now fucking useless : multisync
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      It was kind of bullshit to be honest. : Ellissd
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        What made the old corruption so good? : sammyl
        • Oh wait. i was thinking about Neural Parasite when I replied. :[ : Ellissd
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          it disabled a building, awesome for running in and quckly disabling unit production or farming while you ... : multisync
          • Oh i remember thinking about using them to stop farming, that actually worked? Absurd! : sammyl
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      seriously. if they're going to have it work for units only, then it shouldn't be a single target ability.... : Modica Sol Solis
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        I really don't see the point of ever making a corrupter unless... you're being attacked by mass collossus... : sammyl
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          can air attack ultralisks? i think they can only hit colossus/thors : multisync
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            no, just for their +20% dmg taken spell vs ultras : yAak
            • orrr he was mistaken =) : yAak
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            Oh, I assumed Ultras were also "massive" and therefore could be hit by air attacks. : sammyl
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              Colossus in the only ground unit that counts as air, right? : SqueegyTBS
              • believe so. : rt702
      • Depends on how fast they can do it and the range of it. It can actually be very good especially when ther... : razlebol
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    Is that collossus change DPS neutral? if so, that's an awesome buff. Kill them marines a bit sooner! : sammyl
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      Yes, it is. The Thor change is DPS neutral, too. : ucanbfuzzy
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        It's a DPS boost against Immortals. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
        • Against a lot of units actually. It can still 2 shot some units but it now does it faster. : razlebol
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      You can't kite as easily with them or drop and hit as easily so it's essentially a little nerf. : razlebol
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        Big nerf with the 250mm cannon nerf :( : Robotic Puppy Eater
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          Shit, rereading that, they got nerfed hardcore. Do they just not want us to use 250mm cannons or somethin... : Robotic Puppy Eater
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            I think they are going to be used a lot more now so that's why they nerfed the 250mm cannons. The spe... : razlebol
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              Yeah, they are going to TEAR through groups of smaller units. Maybe on par with collosi now. : sammyl
              • Yeah. It stills 1-2 shot most units it used to except for the zealot and stalkers which now require 3 sho... : razlebol
            • I'll have to fiddle with that some. I usually ignore thors and go for BCs, mainly because they fire too s... : limpossible
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    Why did they nerf sentries? : thecatinthehat
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      They said they wanted to punish players for bringing too many too a fight. A support unit shouldn't be do... : sammyl
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        It makes sense but I wonder how it will affect my massing of sentries when mutas are on the way. : midgetherder
        • Answer: don't. Get like 3-5 sentries and make the rest stalkers. It'll be easier on your resources in the... : sammyl
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          Looks like phoenixes will own the shit out of mutas after that attack-move change: http://www.youtube... : rudds
          • wow, that looks like bullshit : chazums
          • Daaaaamn. Poor mutas. : Rice-Rocketeer
          • what the fuck is that? fucking stupid. : wurt
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            haha so fucking glad I switched to protoss. : sammyl
            • Also, rudds, why haven't we played a game yet? what's your handle on there? : sammyl
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            wow haha, it's like SC1 vultures. : givemesnacks
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              its worse because they auto attack hes using move not even attack LOL : Blucklesworth
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                oh wow, i assumed he was microing the attacks or something. hahahah i love it : electroly
                • its so absurd watching them fucking fly backwards hahhaha its like blizzard never played sc1 and just ... : Blucklesworth
              • oh no way, that is ridiculous : givemesnacks
              • I thought red movement location was attack+move, green was move? : walker270
          • I've always loved me some phoenixes, looks like I'll love 'em again. : one random winner
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            Sheeeyiiiit. Mutas have the worst move mechanics. Glad I play toss :D : midgetherder
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              Outside of harass, mutas are fucking garbage. You can't win a game going with a predominately muta build ... : Ellissd
              • Calling me names hurts my feelings :'( : lolpatrol
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            Don't a lot of SC units work like this? : giant boy detective
            • some units, and not without some very meticulous micro. : miasma&!
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            how does an airplane completely turn itself around while still accelerating forward : electroly
            • It's an alien spaceship dur. : multisync
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            Ok that change looks kinda dumb. : Robotic Puppy Eater
            • I think it looks awesome. : razlebol
            • looks fine to me, phoenix's were shit compared to terran and zerg air. : Techy007
          • You mean the unit dubbed "air superiority fighter" will actually be able to kill other air-to-air fliers? : walker270
          • WOW, Protoss went from having crap anti-air to the best. Enjoy it while it lasts, I can't imagine this st... : Serpico74
          • phoenixes should have always owned the shit out of mutas : brewsterdog
          • hahahhaha wow. : Agrona
  • time to neural parasite a mothership : Chandler55
  • source: http://us.starcraft2.com/launcher/patch-notes.htm : yAak
  • DO NOT WANT -zerg player : wurt
  • That phoenix buff is jsut wow : StolenNosferatu
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    so they continue to nerf zerg but provide no real early stage maneuvers for zerg besides hoping that you ... : Modica Sol Solis
    • That's the #1 reason i switched from zerg, so little interesting deviation in the early game. : sammyl
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    Damnit, I was really enjoying playing Zerg, even though it was tough. These nerfs seem excessive, and tha... : shred.
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      I'm kind of pissed. The Zerg strategies are pretty much exactly the same across the board until you hit t... : Modica Sol Solis
      • You think there is 1 viable build for zerg for the first 6 minutes of EVERY match? : Demius
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        you should watch the HDH ZvZ games. I forget which ones they are though. : StolenNosferatu
        • ZvZ games are different and not really what I'm angry about. Same-race games are always really interestin... : Modica Sol Solis
      • its actually sweet being able to move your spore/spines as your defense needs change. Use creep tumors to... : thechunder
    • It really seems weird that zerg are so.. limited in scope now. They buffed the fuck out of toss and terra... : d0gbert
  • I am very happy to see them buff tanks a bit. I'd rather them be more of the terran core army like sc1. ... : D45hiz
  • Looks good to me, Void Rays weren't so much overpowered as there weren't a lot of good ways to counter th... : locater16
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    the spine crawler/spore crawler nerf is bullshit. They already took way too long to root. : pancake humper
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      I know, wtf. I don't understand this patch at all. : wurt
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        There are so many totally wtf changes in this patch. The Phoenix change is total fucking bullshit. It's b... : pancake humper
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          You don't play Protoss do you? Pheonixe's sucked against a lot of air. Their speed was the only advantage... : locater16
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            watch the video below - it is bullshit : mwasher
            • Ha ha ha! That's great. Ok they needed to be better but obviously this was not the way to do it. : locater16
    • at this point they are static defenses unless you catch the attack really really early : givemesnacks
    • I was hoping they would decrease the building time. At least make it on par with cannons. : Ellissd
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      They're trying to stop the "attack of the defensive structures!" stuff that some people try to pull : locater16
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        That would be hilarious to see on a grand scale. : givemesnacks
        • creep tumors can make it happen fast. : thechunder
  • EN TARO TASSADAR : MercFox1
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    StarCraft II Beta – Patch 11 (version 0.13.0.15250) Continued Hotkey Changes General In ... : vynn
    • Not being able to Shift+F a forge was really fucking me up. True story. : midgetherder
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  EVERYONE WATCH THIS AND LOL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31kSA0Guqpo&feature=player_embedded#! : Blucklesworth
  • oh sorry i was just really excited haha :] : Blucklesworth
  • I don't understand the thought process behind implementing that. : wurt
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    OMG i didn't notice the first time but he's not even A-moving them towards the mutas is he? Holy shit, mi... : sammyl
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      Only if you build them from the Twilight Council. : walker270
      • Lol'd : wurt
      • lol : askedrelic
      • hahahahaha : MercFox1
  • This seems a bit overpowered They should reduce the attack range to something like 3, they would still be... : razlebol
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    what the fuck : mwasher
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      mwasher are you playing cataclysm tonight or are we doing some 1v1 : electroly
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        shh i am not in the cataclysm alpha test beta thing! i have 2 keys to give away during the tournament ... : mwasher
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          oh, right, streaming. if chill is streaming i'll just watch that : electroly
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            you will never get better that way!!! : mwasher
            • whatever dude where do you think i learned how to make manner pylons : electroly
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    isn't this the same for Void Rays, being able to show any direction while still moving, other than the sh... : vynn
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      void rays are slow as balls tho so it is easy to get away from them : mwasher
      • (or in this case, easy to keep up with them to kill them) : mwasher
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      a void ray cannot shoot in any direction while moving. it can only shoot in front of it. a void ray can... : electroly
      • I see, the whole ship turns to shoot but it can't keep moving away from the chasing unit.. seems like th... : vynn
    • The mothership also does it. : razlebol
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    Wow, doesn't SC1 do that sometimes? : abrasion
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      no lol : Blucklesworth
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        Let me re-phrase. Doesn't SC1 have better in air battle control? like mutalisk micro and stuff? Is th... : abrasion
        • why can't more ground units attack and move at the same time, marines shooting from the hip while moving,... : vynn
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          This Phoenix change is pretty much a fisher price version of micro. In SC1 you had to tell units to atta... : Senate5000
          • Ok, that's lame. : abrasion
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    wow, theyre not worthless anymore! : ninjase
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      they never were, phoenixs are crazy good, now even more so! : theWhite
      • they've always been a great harassment unit, now they're much more useful for general air to air combat w... : vynn
      • they were good if you knew how to micro, but were still very weak against other A to A units. now they ar... : maulla
  • Haha. The fact that you don't have to attack move is a bit ridiculous. : Senate5000
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  i thought infestors could always target air units? Well now, a bunch of infestors can take down a void ra... : filthysock
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    Infestors are way higher tech than Void rays, AND require expensive research for mind control now. So no... : SqueegyTBS
    • They are not higher tech. Starport is tier 3 and infestation pit is tier 2. : razlebol
  • They used to, than they removed it. Now it's back again. : razlebol
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  This is a long rant. But I am irate. What all can Zerg do early on in the game? We can't make much. Ze... : Modica Sol Solis
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    tl;dr the zerg is crippled as fuck, in my opinion, which saddens me as I really, really dislike the Terra... : Modica Sol Solis
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      Didn't Blizzard post that in Korea zerg is winning 5% more matches than the other races? While in the US... : giant boy detective
      • Apparently this is the case. I've been watching Korean replays and they manage to do some impressive thin... : Modica Sol Solis
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      you try broodlords? those things rape : crypt420
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        Yeah, they do. However, they did just get nerfed pretty significantly, and they take forever to tech to c... : Modica Sol Solis
        • i just saw a hp nerf...i have to try it out later tonight. : crypt420
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        They got nerfed too! : moogle
        • ultras got a buff! yay! but i just just looked at the notes, and the nerf for broodlords isn't offensiv... : crypt420
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    Caveat: Zerg do have a heavy economic advantage, in terms of gatherers and the way they create units. How... : Modica Sol Solis
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      Really? I find the Zerg are really, really flexible, because all you need is ONE unit production building... : Rice-Rocketeer
      • Thats not flexibility, thats mass production. Beaginator and I were just talking about this recently, ... : mlev

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  Can I play Civ V yet? : mrvandelay
  • No but you can preorder! : crummynz
• Yay! Was waiting for this! : cdrd
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  I've never played a Civ or Alpha Centauri, how much of an ass kicking am I in for? : Lunatic Angelic
  • kill Gandhi : Degenerate
  • EPIC AMOUNTS OF NUCLEAR ASS KICKING play it, do it, do it now! : NFXFSX
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    Go through the tutorial once or twice and play on super easy mode a few times, you'll be alright. : one random winner
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      I don't want to lose helicopters to Zulu tribesmen or anything. : Lunatic Angelic
      • That definitely couldn't happen. : one random winner
  • Not much. It isn't until the 3rd of 4th difficulty level that the AI is even anything to compete against.... : geedeck
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  I balked on the D2D deal, then bought on Steam this morning. Oh Valve, you have my number. : Arctic Fox
  • Haha, that's awesome. : The Grolar Bear
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    That's because D2D is shit. : Dschinghis Khan
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      D2D used to have issues but is no longer shit, FYI. : crummynz
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        I do not like them, Sam I Am. : Dschinghis Khan
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          What are your issues with the service? : crummynz
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            I just prefer Steam, because all my games are right there. I don't have to go looking for them in folders... : Dschinghis Khan
            • Try that with a 150GB or smaller SSD. If steam lets me choose install directories among other things I'd ... : Sailor of Fortune
            • That's why I like Steam as well. It's just not really fair to say D2D is shit because of it. : crummynz
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  oh, I forgot to mention that the Civ III collection is $1.25 this weekend. : Prozium
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    Civ 3 worth trying if all I have played is IV + expansions? : NFXFSX
    • nah : Clay
    • Probably not, but for $1.25 I think it's worth messing around with. : The Grolar Bear
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    If I have never played a Civ game before, is it better to start with Civ III? : treefingers1
    • Yes. Yes, it is. : Omaha
    • No, unless you have a Sid Meier Fetish. : Sailor of Fortune
  • I love Civ 3. I had to pick this up only so I can play it whenever and wherever I want. I also got Ci... : Omaha
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  i kicked myself for not buying this game on sale last xmas; now it's even cheaper! IN YOUR FACE, LAST CH... : wendigo
  • I'm still kicking myself for not getting the 2K games pack for the week it was offered. $50 for a boatloa... : Prozium
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  Caved in and bought it. Kind of excited now, I really want to play. Is Colonization the most up to date g... : Navy Spitfire
  • Colonization is a stand alone game. Beyond the Sword is what you want for the true Civ4 experience. : NFXFSX
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    Colonization is a completely different game. You should be playing Beyond the Sword : Degenerate
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      How is is different? : Navy Spitfire
      • "Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a remake (a total conversion using Sid Meier's Civilization : Degenerate
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      I'm trying to hold off. : redfive
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        quit being a gay redfive : Degenerate
        • fu I bought it : redfive
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      Stupid question, do I need Civ IV installed in steam to play BTS? : Navy Spitfire
      • Nope. Just install BTS and play that. : TaintedSyringe
      • no, but you might want to install it any how because vanilla Civ 4 has the tutorial and BtS doesnt. : Degenerate
• hell yes scoff successful : cpt_gloval

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• yea, it's pretty bad :( : aethyr
• I would normally mock someone for posting this thread yet again but it seriously sucks so carry on : boring gegtik
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  The sidebar is redundant. The top bar does all that shit. : mrvandelay
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    Waste of screen real estate. I will never look at it or use it, but let's not give anyone the option to d... : Rooster Cockburn
    • greasemonkey? : davidc02
  • There are some nice things in the side bar to sort by discussions and the further filter it down. That wo... : Dontdrop
• Put the old one back. : Marrbe
• ooh, not sure I like that. : chazums
• The day Google fails to give me useful results is the day I'll actually have something bad to say : Home Nugget
• I like some bits of it, but it definitely needs some work. : Dontdrop
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  looks the same to me : pyide
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    oh, you have to search for something to see it : pyide
    • Oh, that thing? Hell, I hardly noticed it. WTF is the big deal? : thetangent
• I don't think it's bad, I kind of like the new logo... I don't know why it's so impossible to go to Adsen... : davidc02
• Here's their explanation http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/google-design-turned-up-notch.html I ... : davidc02
• I like the vivid colors and new button styling, but that's about it. It feels very cluttered when you ... : DrWaffles
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  I think it looks way nicer, and there's no functionality change, same old Google. What's the big deal? : tcs
  • CHANGE RAWR RAWR EVERYONE IS A USABILITY EXPERT : Deathlove
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    Anytime anything anywhere changes, people will inevitably hate it. A year later if you were to try to sw... : Zero|DPX
    • i'd love for the side bar to be collapsed by default (collapsing like google reader's UI, google maps UI) : boring gegtik
    • Totally. Remember when the shack changed? If we went back to the old green style people would complain a... : action roommate
    • (Note, I'm not saying there are never legitimate reasons to dislike something. But people almost invaria... : Zero|DPX
  • I agree, I think it's great! : snowwolf
• looks good to me. still pretty minimal. : jvox
• I like it. : Boxelder
• hate it : ShadowRam
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  WHO MOVED MY CHEESE ARGHGHGLHGLHGLGHG : action roommate
  • OUR ICEBERG IS MELTING TOO!!!!!!!!!! : Haxim
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  I like it. Buttons look great, as does the logo. The side bar hasn't changed the experience any for me... : Danny5225
  • Though now that I look around... Are the results significantly narrower, or is the side bar just making i... : Danny5225
• I fucking hate the sidebar so much. : NastyJack
• I am not seeing this sidebar everyone is talking about. Looks like the same old google to me. : thetangent
• The sidebar is the only new thing I see besides some updated graphics. The search results look no differe... : aggressor
• Don't give a shit, it still finds stuff : moshman
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  THE DEFINITION LINKS ARE GONE. Such a bummer :( I used those all the time! : retarded talking dinosaur
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    Word definitions? It seems to work well when you enter a query: define thisword : Danny5225
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      they used to appear on the left side in the blue bar. just search and word and click there. gone now. I'm... : retarded talking dinosaur
      • Plus it tells you that the words you typed are valid dictionary words. : Geoffrois
  • Yeah I miss that too. I was actually running the new design in beta mode a while ago and stopped using it... : Geoffrois
  • WTF that sucks : MagicWishMonkey
• Yeah, I'm not liking it. Though I usually hate change. : Mr. Goodwrench
• its the same as news.google.com search... no big deal : sludge vohaul
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  I love it. Cleaner, simpler and more useful. What's not to like? : SqueegyTBS
  • lack of definition links : retarded talking dinosaur
• I've had it for at least a month, and love it. : sgtsanity
• This is called the 'getting used to it' phase. Functionally, I gots no problem with it. Like the new yout... : lukej1337
• I also dislike that their search button has no hover state. That shit should be standard if you are going... : retarded talking dinosaur
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  You guys are all wrong. Our way of doing things is better. : Zero|D.. oh wait this is not a chrome thread : melt_core
  • I am so glad that I am not the only one who gets that vibe from him. : aggressor
• Ugh : Ebu
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  looks fine to me. i dislike how the textbox is now outset instead of inset like every other textbox in t... : electroly
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    i also dislike how there's no left border on the Search button now, so it's got this kinda weird nice bor... : electroly
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      i don't like how some links have no underline and a rollover, and other links have the underline and no r... : electroly
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        i also don't like how there's two different link colors. come to think of it i actually hate this redesi... : electroly
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          kinda weird how the different search categories are on the left AND on the top. and the left pane links ... : electroly
          • I know, man. It's weird. : Rice-Rocketeer
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  Shit. Here was my design that I did a while back (i was constrained by using JS and CSS to modify the... : ventro
  • can't speak for the logo but honestly I thought/think your layout is better than the old/current one. : Jikim
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    in yours I don't like the URLs being hidden until you hover over them because in a search engine I want t... : mikecyb
    • Yeah I think maybe if I took another shot at it I would show the domain of the originating site only, and... : ventro
  • Don't like that Air (redesign) - is that your one? The lack of the URL bites, sorry. : abrasion
• It fucking sucks. It was better before. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  You people are just like your parents, it rocks, and blows the crap out of the new youtube bar. I use ... : Amnesty_intl2
  • I used their image search a lot. But I hate how the options on the side are set up. Oddly enough I like B... : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Does anyone have a screenshot yet? We still have the old one here. : abrasion
  • ^^^^screenshot pls : royalally
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    Who is this we? http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=New_google_q9o5obryo3ha81lpw115.jpg : Arsenal
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      Oh we just got updated here finally - it wasn't that this morning. : abrasion
      • I had it all yesterday. Pretty good that Melbourne is only a day behind Sydney. : Arsenal
• I love the new design, I always use thr siddebar constantly when using Google so I am very happy they hav... : ovrlrd
• Peoples natural reaction is to hate change. : Rodeoclash

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  I'm guessing this is in response to something on Lost, so if I"m holding off until this summer to watch t... : Deathlove
  • There are a few Lost things in there, but I have no idea when or where they occur in the series. : walker270
  • Don't read it. : Edges
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  I immediately thought of Bud Dwyer and that Filter song, but that's not what this is about at all. : lee majors
  • haha me too! : waxthirteen
  • I've seen that video, it was fucked up. : action wombmate
• I can't believe #20 isnt #2. I agree with #1 though, holy shit. : mrvandelay
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  Can we get a list of shows that this spoils? I want to see the list but I don't want to have some good s... : Begawkiness
  • This is a great idea. : Deathlove
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    Dexter, Lost, The Wire, are at least the most current ones. : mancide
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      Yeah I haven't seen the Wire yet (hope to watch it this summer) so definitely avoiding, thanks. : Begawkiness
      • Good, it is a huge fucking spoiler. : mrvandelay
  • It spoils the following shows: (Spoilered for those who don't want to know they contain shocking death : evildanish
  • The Wire, Battlestar Glactica, NCIS, thirtysomething, Roseanne, ER, South Park, Torchwood: Children of Ea... : MarkovChain
• Man, how do they rank #20 so low? : Modica Sol Solis
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  UGH FUCK! I haven't seen Season 5 yet! : h o s t i l e
  • I immediately x'd out, I'm afraid of that list. : h o s t i l e
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  List of Shows (some are more spoiled than others): The Wire Battlestar Galactica NCIS thirtysomethin : UselessHack
  • Ah well there's 2 or 3 shows in there I haven't watched yet, oh well. Out of curiosity, is the last Dext... : Begawkiness
  • Is that the order? : Deathlove
  • Is this in order? I am only in season 2 of BSG and just got a spoiler. : kanix
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    HUGE DEXTER SPOILER. Fuck I shouldn't have read that. :-/ : Ormsbee
    • same here :( : dixieboi
    • seriously I skimmed over this post and didn't notice anything, I somehow missed Dexter at the bottom of t... : Juno
    • same, not only that but they reveal another character's death in the description. Hope I can forget all ... : deathofrats
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    It's in order. : UselessHack
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      20 to 1? I assume, because the (assumed) Dexter and (known) Shield ones would be waaaaaaay up there. : Deathlove
      • Sorry yeah, 20 to 1. Should have seen that question coming... : UselessHack
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  haha, NCIS looks terrible. : slickdoody
  • It's actually not too bad a show. : Reavers!
• hilarious? why? : MoreVespeneGas
• I remember the LA Law one that was hilarious. Do people still fall into elevator shafts? I wonder how c : semaphore
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  This is a terrible list. With no show preview, you are either going to see a death you know about (and re... : silent prophet
  • You basically get nothing of value from reading this other then the possibility of spoiling yourself. : silent prophet
  • Quick, now someone post the list with the rank and show name listed, but the character death/blurb spoile... : Begawkiness
• there are several lost spoilers, I would advise skipping this if you havent watched seasons 5 or 6 : maulla
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  Let's just say, the picked the wrong shocking moment for The Shield. : soggybagel
  • agree : Enraged Pineapple
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    Wait, what? MAJOR SHIELD SPOILER: It's not Lem? : Deathlove
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      nope : opengl128
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        haha, holy shit. Must be Shane+Family at the end, then? : Deathlove
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          try first episode : MoreVespeneGas
          • Ahhhhh, that was definitely a thing. Not as much of a thing as the first thing I mentioned, but that was ... : Deathlove
  • haha no kidding : tunis5000
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  They forgot Lapidus! : Crimsonbeak
  • ^LOST SPOILER DON'T CLICK but yea even the people in the show did too : dantastic
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  They forgot Lucretia from Spartacus. : Nixx2004
  • I'd take ...Varro... over that, and she's not dead, anyway : Deathlove
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  Spoil at your own risk... 20. The Wire - OMAR LITTLE 19. Battlestar Galactica - ANASTASIA 'DEE' DUALL : UselessHack
  • Hahaha man you are all over this, I was kidding but thanks! : Begawkiness
  • This is the way to do it. Thanks. : Bull
  • for me the shocking ones I really remember were 20, 5 and 1 : tunis5000
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    Which season is the Dexter death from? : Medster
    • The most recent season. (4 I believe) : getfrisky
    • damnit, i clicked thinking it was going to be the one from season 2 : sneakyalmond
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  I'm still pissed about #16 : riptyde
  • Also, I remember the LA Law one. It was a total wtf : riptyde
• I wouldn't really call #19 a shocking death... more like a surprise party. : DarkWolf5
• This is kinda like playing russian spoiler roulette. : silent prophet
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  I'm surprised Tasha Yar wasn't on there. And if anyone says this is a spoiler I'm punching them in the d... : action wombmate
  • Valid one - definitely was out of nowhere. : Conan
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    Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Derek Reese was pretty shocking, too. : walker270
    • Yeah I agree, that was a good (and bad) one. : Begawkiness
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    Didn't she die in a pool of ooze or something? I was BIG into that show when I was a kid. Haven't watch... : deadhorse
    • A pool of ooze (that was actually a shapeshifting sentient being) hit her with some kind of energy blast ... : thetangent
  • It was definitely out of left field. : thetangent
• this is the worst list idea ever. : Fish_Bulb
• The Buffy one to this day bothers the shit out of me, to the point that I can't watch it any more. Remind... : thetangent

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  Demius and I are playing around 6pm PST : yAak
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    Make sure to play Kulas Ravine as your first map. A few people haven't :/ : pancake humper
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      yeah, no worries there. you extended round 1 till saturday night? hopefully people finish their matches... : yAak
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        ah man, i wish that extension had been known earlier ;( : mwasher
        • I only did it because I wasn't sure what the bnet downtime was last night plus the shack being down for 1... : pancake humper
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    i want to spec this one ! : wurt
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      so do i... anyone wann aplay for me? :) : Demius
      • i cover for ya : yAak
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        You two should be pretty evenly matched, should be fun. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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          I got $100 on Demius 2-0. Sorry yAak. :( : mwasher
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            I got $100 on Demius as well : yAak
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              should i cancel my bet... cuz i put it down as $50 for you >:( : Demius
              • Probably... I played Goldfish in practice last night and realized I'm screwed! : yAak
    • Yeah, I'd like to spec this too. : Lexicon_Leidun
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  761234 and I are playing tonight at 5:00 PM EST. You guys available for casting? : R@zzle
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    Guess I should have said what time zone, forgot you were probably EST : 7621305
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      So, 6 PM EST? : R@zzle
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        If that works yeah. : 7621305
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          I'd like to spec this. : Lexicon_Leidun
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            anyone can spec doesnt'matter to me. : 7621305
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              You'd better beat Razzle, that's all I'm saying. : Lexicon_Leidun
              • razzle is going to rape me old school mjackson style he will start of tender and caring then it will end... : 7621305
            • I think I will pop in and watch this as well if its cool. : limpossible
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    5:00pm is like the worst time to schedule ever if you want a cast. The rest of us are in Central-Mountain... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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      we will change to whatever makes the pickles happy : 7621305
      • Nothing makes me happy, my heart is 3 sizes too small. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• R@zzle and I are supposed to play this evening. : 7621305
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  abrasion update????????? : Blucklesworth
  • They said they are playing this evening (friday morning in australia). : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    if i did the time conversion right its gonna be like 5pm est that we play. I gave him my email address, s... : maulla
    • assuming bnet is up. I cant even get sc2 to load right now : maulla
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      oh so like in 2 hours? fuck that :[ : Blucklesworth
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        if the games are interesting at all you could cast the replays. i doubt they will be though : maulla
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          id prefer they no be interesting tbh hahaha : Blucklesworth
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            I wish you were there for the moogle vs lord_omega matchup last night : pancake humper
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              i was eating korean food and hitting on girls so i was there in spirit lol : Blucklesworth
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                Did you play any interesting gambits on the chicks? Do you want to cast tonight? I couldn't get your s... : pancake humper
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                  Were you using procaster right? Did you capitalize TLChill? Sometimes it does that randomly and I just ... : Blucklesworth
                  • yeah I was using procaster. I use it for my stream. I didn't capitalize TLChill. When I logged in, it ... : pancake humper
    • That's right when I get home. Wait for me!! : pancake humper
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  So what happens if two players do not play there match? Please say wildcard or redemption (1 game won pla... : limpossible
  • *their : limpossible
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    I don't think I understand what you're asking : pancake humper
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      Two players that were supposed to play each other go MIA by the deadline. What happens? : limpossible
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        right in the OP in bold If the final Round 1 results are not in by Saturday 11:30pm EST, those players : pancake humper
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          But doesn't that make things uneven on the bracket? IE 32 games to 15 games? : limpossible
          • Then I will try to get reserves in. I am pulling rudds in as there was some scheduling conflicts alre... : pancake humper
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  something is patching right now, no notes though : maulla
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    appears to be back online, still have no idea what the patch did : maulla
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      Larva not dying after being canceled bug fix, and Banelings / brood lords / overseers obeying their origi... : Demius
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        That is patch 10 : pancake humper
        • Ah.. in that case I have no idea : Demius
      • patch 10 notes : maulla
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  Where can we get the replays? : giant boy detective
  • Bracket link : wurt
  • Open the bracket, select a match, and hit download on the each match you want. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • They are uploaded to the bracket site: http://binarybeast.com/xSC21005027 Click player > View Match > ... : SqueegyTBS
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  Both of the replays for the Stolen vs ImageOmega match are the same file, and from the chatting in it, I ... : NexusOne
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    I will check when I get home : pancake humper
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      cool, I'd love to see the other game, need all the intel I can get. The game I did watch was really good ... : NexusOne
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        I uploaded the files I was given. Looks like I was sent the same replay twice : pancake humper
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          TRICKERY AND SUBTERFUGE! : NexusOne
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            Whoops. That would be my fault. :(. I'll send it again. : StolenNosferatu
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              Except i can't get SC2 to patch so i can check the replays. :( : StolenNosferatu
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                lols. theres no rush, I'd just like to see the other game before I play you. : NexusOne
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                  Well I just emailed it to him, do you want me to email it to you also? : StolenNosferatu
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                    No worries, I'll just grab it from the bracket site when I get home from work. : NexusOne
                    • I just posted the proper replay file. : pancake humper
                    • Ooo, good luck. : ImageOmega
• Good games last night lord_omega. I wish they had been streamed. Good luck in the tourney! : moogle
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  northman crushed me like a little bug last night, I'm guessing he didn't get a chance to report it since ... : goatboy
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    he emailed me : pancake humper
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      which map was the 3rd game? : pancake humper
      • nvm just re-read north's email : pancake humper
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  Is it me or do immortals just RUIN siege tanks. I guess it takes at least 11 hits from a tank to kill an ... : sammyl
  • immortals have a shield that reduces all incoming damage to 10. and then they do extra damage vs armored.... : NexusOne
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    The Immortal shield caps all incoming DMG to 10, combine that with the slow firing of a siege tank and...... : Wikinger
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      IN otherwords, if terran is going some sort of mara/tank combo you want a shit done of immortals! : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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        i've done this build a few times and immortals definitely hurt, but now i just wait till i have a couple ... : mwasher
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          So I guess you need a bunch of sentries too? : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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            At which point I would focus fire them down with stemmed marines or something. There's always somethin... : mwasher
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              There's really only one way to resolve this discussion: Goldfish vs Mwasher -- FIGHT! : yAak
              • lolz. I was asking a question, but i'll play mwasher at some point. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • Hard counters are funny things. : SqueegyTBS
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    I find unsieged tanks are better against protoss in general than sieged ones. : Blucklesworth
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      I've yet to see zealot bombing in SC2 :( : NexusOne
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        Units in SC2 don't overkill. Meaning if you drop a Zealot, only the number of Tanks needed to kill it wi... : Blucklesworth
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          What's MULE bombing? What's bombing in general? Listening to the Agrona/olschoolbobo stream was hilario... : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
          • the original zealot bombing was dropping single zealots from a shuttle into a field of siege tanks. As al... : NexusOne
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            like you fire your mules during an attack with a raven, use your HSM on your mule and he goes to where yo... : oldschoolbob-o
            • also, drop mule into tank line of fire, tanks go off and then send units without getting hit as much : oldschoolbob-o
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              Damn, how big is the radius on an HSM? : sammyl
              • 2.4? but its damage is a third at that distance : oldschoolbob-o
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              No it's not like that at all. Bombing is using enemy splash damage against himself. So in SC1 it was ... : Blucklesworth
              • HSM damage is lower or higher than it should be? : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
        • Don't you have to manually shift queue attacks to have this effect? I thought they would still overkill o... : razlebol
  • Yet another reason why Terrans need to use EMP against Protoss this is totally going to bite me in the : Serpico74
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  My opponent xjdrake32 is still MIA. Will I just advance to round 2 if he doesn't show? : Beaginator
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    You'll actually hve to play someone on standby between thursday and saturday i believe. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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      pick me pick me pick me!! : sammyl
      • i know im b4 sammy in reserve list but you can bump him ahead he sounds like he wants to play : Chandler55
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      Can you let me handle the rules please? : pancake humper
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        http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22875350 : mwasher
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          Really? I bet you a collectors edition the beta doesn't end for at least a month. It's called reading de... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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            what are you talking about? i was linking him your post to show an understanding of how "goldfish likes ... : mwasher
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              internet is serious business. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
              • nice : mwasher
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        "I believe" : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
        • Sorry for encroaching on your tournament. I was just trying to be helpful. I won't anymore. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  • * Buffing BCs and Ultras is probably needed. * Hellions are annoying enough, and now 6 range? * Corrupt... : SqueegyTBS
• You know whats kind of lame? It doesn't seem like the rankings factor in 2v2 or 1v1 rank in the opposite ... : limpossible
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  WTF ... I just had a guy steal my gas without actually building on it. He just qued a unit to build on my... : InfoBiter
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    Look, workers respect other workers. If a drone commits to building something, there's not an SCV in the : lolpatrol
    • I think they're unionized : electroly
  • Post replay! : wurt
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    Yea that doesn't sound right... It also annoys the fuck out of me that you can't build a geyser if a t... : Blucklesworth
    • Yeah. It always happen to me on metapolis. : razlebol
  • k well msg me if theres something to cast : Blucklesworth
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  abrasion vs maulla has STARTED!!!!!!!! : pancake humper
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    oh son of a bitch. way to play during my drive home :( : electroly
    • not my fault! blame the guy with kangaroos in his backyard! : pancake humper
  • Damnit. Gonna have to watch replays Winner plays me! : wurt
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    IS THERE A STREAM? : Ellissd
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      this work? http://www.livestream.com/sothebysgaming : pancake humper
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        feed is of low quality though. do you mind if i spectate the next game? : StolenNosferatu
        • also, how are people cahtting? the chat box doesn't open up for me. : StolenNosferatu
  • omgomgomgomgomgomg : Blucklesworth
  • Ooooooh shit! : StolenNosferatu
  • wish I were at home to watch this... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • Well done maulla. :) : abrasion
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    i demand a rematch : yAak
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      I think the result might be the same, I know when I'm up against a better player. : abrasion
      • typically? BAZINGA : mwasher
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    did it end already? : sammyl
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      Yeah, the first match was on my best map and I got schooled. Not many people remember to scout all the ... : abrasion
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        you might have won if you had sent those void rays to his nexus instead of letting them sit there! : StolenNosferatu
        • Wasn't his actual army size was superior and he brought the units in ? :( : abrasion
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    PH please force chill into casting the replays, i need to be ridiculed : maulla
    • just emailed you the replays : maulla
• ggs abrasion :) : maulla
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  Anyone need an invite? I just got a key : Reeves
  • Skoal is dying for one. : JarEme
  • I do! : tfsbrian
• Anyone have a match going on soon? : pancake humper
• DRAMA BOMB : maulla
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  so fucking mad right now. and as much as I want to be mad as fuck at delusional for lagging up the game ... : R@zzle
  • Stupid work :( : abrasion
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  anyone else getting hardlocks when quitting the game now? didnt start till patch 11. have to kill the pro... : maulla
  • Hey, me too! I also have to scroll and accept the beta agreements every time i log in, but I think that's... : StolenNosferatu
  • Yep! : pancake humper
  • Yep. : InfoBiter
  • I'm getting hardlocks opening the game. I had to forefeit my match. : WilliamDecker

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• I'm really looking forward to the golf mini-game they've added: http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/im... : ucanbfuzzy
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  you mutha. Your post looks better than mine. Also here's a stream of someone in the alpha. All they are d... : jonin
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    That's not going to last. : LoioshDwaggie
    • of course not, but you can see them running around a bit in an empty world. : jonin
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    fastest air-swimming orc ever : electroly
    • lol indeed. : jonin
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      those trees in the new STV are probably the worst trees i've ever seen in the game, including the origina... : electroly
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        really look like utter shit from above. wow. incredibly bad : electroly
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          Yea terrible : jonin
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            lol he just spawned Deathwing : electroly
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              lol at trees flying around : jonin
              • haha i really like that actually. that's cool : electroly
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    I really need to stop watching this, I want it to be a surprise! .. Curiosity is winning this battle.. : -hyroth-
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      I know, I can't help it. : jonin
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        Shit, he's going to Hyjal. I'm calling it quits now. : -hyroth-
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          I think I'm gonna quit as well. don't want to ruin it all. : jonin
          • I was only slightly looking forward to it before this, and now I am cock full of anticipation. : -hyroth-
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    I assume this guy is playing a pirated copy and not on the actual servers? : Vincent Grayson
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      the guy calls it a "sandbox", i don't know what that means. some kind of private server i think : electroly
      • He said there was a link to it somewhere on the mmo-champion forums and that's how he got it. I'll let so... : -hyroth-
      • Yeah, in a lot of private servers, you can let all players have GM commands...which includes the ability ... : Vincent Grayson
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  Pretty nice, but will the old world be removed forever? They should release an offline version that you c... : Marrbe
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    Yep, it will be gone forever once Cataclysm comes out. I think a lot of us were hoping that the Caverns ... : electroly
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      if they kill zg before i get my tiger mount i will be sad. : xxiv
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        ZG is still there. Just saw it on the stream. : electroly
        • oh cool thanks : xxiv
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      So the only way to revisit the old places will be a private server, hmm. Dumb, IMO. I bet a lot of people... : Marrbe
      • Things change. Deal with it. And while you're at it, get off my lawn. : Markemp
      • How are they going to resell us the old content 5 years down the road if they don't remove it first? Reme... : snot3353
      • Run around what, though? Most of the interesting places will remain. I mean, are there Alliance player : drhazard
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        Run being the operative word. I'll trade all the old world sights for being able to see the new world ... : daVinci1980
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          if they had done a regular expansion pack with a completely new continent, you could see the new world fr... : electroly
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            No, the issue is that the flyer lets you get to a lot of places in the old world that are ugly and broken... : daVinci1980
            • I dunno, being in Dalaran kinda blows. There's so many people in such a small space that it turns the gam... : Vincent Grayson
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      Hmm even for non-expansion buyers? I was thinking they'd do the phasing thing so they would be stuck in ... : semaphore
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        Yes, for everyone. There will be no phasing. : electroly
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          Man, that sucks. I gotta get crackin on my old world achievements. : Robotic Puppy Eater
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            Like what? A good portion of the old world is still going to be there! : drhazard
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              I imagine lots of the dungeons and raids will get changed. : Robotic Puppy Eater
              • I honestly doubt every single one will get changed, however. I can see ones related to Cataclysm's story,... : drhazard
  • Yes, this is the new old world. This change is permanent. : kek
  • I'm sure there will be plenty of private servers on which to play through Old Azeroth : Home Nugget
  • Ugh, why would you want to play through the old 1-60. So terrible compared to the 60-80 content. : jra101
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    The removal of the old content still pisses me off since it makes zero sense story wise. The only way the... : Evil Benius
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      Yeah! Time should be frozen forever. wut. : daVinci1980
      • The current timeline is completely fucked by this. Events after WotLK cause the world to go through a bun... : Evil Benius
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    Just curious, but how will leveling 1-60 be? are they designing new quests for them, or are they just go... : choppp
    • As I understand it, there will be lots of changes to the 1-60 leveling game, but it's not 100% different. : action wombmate
    • All of the zones are being redesigned including the level and quest flow through all of them. It'll be -m... : LoioshDwaggie
    • They are redoing old world completely. Even if a zone hasn't been completely redone by Cataclysm (many ju... : drhazard
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      I'm wondering if there are less quests, on the whole? Like will I be jetting from one zone to the next, ... : Rotten Deadite
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        I think they've said they wanted to reduce the amount of running around between zones during the leveling... : action wombmate
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          Hmmm... One thing I kind of... not liked but respected about the original WoW designers was that they wer... : Rotten Deadite
          • Well, if you were Horde, you got a base right in the middle, and Alliance got theirs at the top of the zo... : Vincent Grayson
          • In the 5+ years since release, WoW has been slowly streamlining and reducing the (for lack of a better te... : action wombmate
• Fuuuuck WoW. I haven't played in about a year and I would consider resubbing just to be able to fly and e... : d3tached
• I was looking at some of these last night, it's making me moist. : action wombmate
• fuck, i'm going to stop looking at these because im not going to play again. : yAak
• Wow some drastic changes. : Edges
• whats the eta for this? : aurealis
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  it's pretty neat so far. I played until 4:30 this morning and am looking forward to going home tonight.... : mwasher
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    also they make it so fucking easy to report bugs it's actually kinda fun to seek them out and write em up... : mwasher
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      you should test the portal to silvermoon city : electroly
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        I did, it is identical to what you know : mwasher
        • cool, that's what i thought/hoped : electroly
  • You know someone at Blizzard? : Metatron85
  • How did you get it? It would be fun to run around and explore everything : Reeves
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  Wow thousand needles is now an archipelago! Also the textures seem to look better on a lot of stuff, main... : Reeves
  • i would sure hope so. azeroth had the original 2004 quality textures. in TBC and Wrath they ramped up t... : electroly
  • From what I've gathered, if they had to edit terrain, it's been done in the newer, Wrath style. Otherwise... : drhazard
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    I don't think so. Some creature models seem to be getting improvements. There's a new water engine. Th... : action wombmate
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      Update the fucking Night Elf models and animations plz. : ashkie
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        I think it would be amazing if they finally updated the models and skins for all 8 original races. There... : action wombmate
        • I would be happy if they just changed the architecture around, you can sleep walk through all the buildin... : gohabs17
  • the lighting and shadows is dramatically improved. they added in better blending which gets rid of the e... : mwasher
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  Not only did the goblins build an enormous fucking CANNON http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/n... : AllYourBase
  • one of the first goblin starting zone quests is to drive a hotrod around on the track all through town an... : mwasher
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    they put a fucking paved street in azeroth. wow : electroly
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      what's the feeling that's a combination of excitement and disgust : electroly
      • it's made of stone, don't worry : mwasher
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        I think that's called "WoW fanaticism" ;) : action wombmate
        • haha you wink but that's surprisingly accurate : electroly
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      I can't wait to hop on my motorcycle and ride that : Metatron85
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        instead of making goblins playable, they should have had a goblin genocide. worst race ever. i'm proud ... : electroly
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          we differ on this. after last night they are my favorite race by far. :D I had to go buy some "hot ... : mwasher
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            blizzard will never do better than blood elves : electroly
            • Wha wha what? : chrisschutz
            • Humans have that "girl next door" thing going, though. : Ebu
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            also, about the loot replacement early on, unless something changes it looks like you get shit replaced p... : mwasher
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              pretty gay. basically burning crusade again, instead of the wrath method of giving more smooth upgrades ... : electroly
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                it could very well change. none of the mobs in hyjal seem to have any loot at all other than quest drops... : mwasher
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                  Some numbers from the 4.0 client stolen from the EJ thread. 4.0.0.11927 60 70 80 81 82 83 84 8... : Crimsonbeak
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                    ugh ugly. 1% Melee Hit Rating Level 80 32.79 Level 85 192.056 1% Spell Hit Rating Level 80 26.232... : Crimsonbeak
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                      Jesus! I thought they were going to re-scale so shit didn't blow so completely sky-high at late levels! : Rotten Deadite
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                        yeah they don't give a shit. all stats are going to be in the hundreds of hundreds in cataclysm and it's... : electroly
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                          just get a UI mod that devides all numbers by 100 on your screen :D : mwasher
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                            Well not every MMO is like this. As an example: a level 65 DPS class in WoW can one-shot a random level ... : Rotten Deadite
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                              But isn't that good scaling? Shouldn't 45 levels make an enemy completely trivial? : Vincent Grayson
                              • I guess that all depends on personal taste. I think maybe a better test would be to see if level differe... : Rotten Deadite
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                you know of anywhere that has a good summary of the story up until cataclysm? i have noooo fucking clue ... : mwasher
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                  wowwiki. also, watch your NDA dude : deveus1
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                    to elaborate, they are a lot more strict about FnF Alpha leaks than Beta leaks. They will ban your active... : deveus1
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                      well i am specifically not sharing pictures or streaming, but guess i should stay away from even talking ... : mwasher
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                        it's okay though, it's not like they can trace back your real name from your shack username : electroly
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                          but my real name isn't man washer electroly : mwasher
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                            you're totally safe bro. they won't figure it out : electroly
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                              if you google my real name i don't even make the first 10 pages. my life is so meaningless. :( : mwasher
                              • Note to blizz: look at page 11 : chrisschutz
                      • I just wouldn't talk about anything unless it's already been posted elsewhere. Even then, i'm being very ... : deveus1
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                Wasn't the begining WOTLK gear better than basically anything in BC? I remember gathering mats for a coo... : capt tripps
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                  That's not including gear from raids though. : capt tripps
                  • Yea, I didn't replace raid gear (which was only from karazhan/grull, so pretty early raid gear) until 75 ... : jra101
                  • Yeah, I just barely got out of doing heroics and into raids in BC gear-wise, and only replaced my last pi... : drhazard
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                  no, it wasn't at all. T6 gear lasted all the way to 77-78 : electroly
                  • even my shitty T4 lasted a couple levels. wrath was very very different from TBC in this regard : electroly
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                I dunno, I think it's better this way. It'd suck to start at a level 80 in ICC gear and not be seeing rea... : Vincent Grayson
                • we have very different ideas about what sucks and what doesn't, i guess : electroly
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                  I'm with you, the fun part about new content is that stuff is new! : action wombmate
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                    the fun part about new content is new content, not replacing gear with new shitty greens. i hate replaci... : electroly
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                      especially when the old gear looks awesome and the new gear looks shitty, which is basically always the c... : electroly
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                        So don't replace them, then? Nothing forces you to do it, so I have to assume you're doing it to suit yo... : action wombmate
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                          If there's a piece of gear that's better than what I've got, I'm not gonna just leave it on the mob to ro : electroly
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                            So are the greens shitty, or are they better? Is losing your extra bonuses like gems worth it or not wo : action wombmate
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                              The greens are shitty in all aspects but one, generally: stamina + your class's main stat. All the "side : electroly
                              • (gear explosion as in, the ramp-up in stats from one tier to the next. When the expansion pack starts of... : electroly
                              • I can get that. I guess it just doesn't matter to me as much. During the leveling process, those side st... : action wombmate
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                            No offense but the more I read you talking about WoW, the more I think you might wanna go outside more. A... : Phreakin
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                              ??? how is this a response at all. I hardly ever play WoW these days. : electroly
                              • This is something that Blizzard themselves did for Wrath of the Lich King and at the time, everyone agree... : electroly
                          • Yeah, I don't really want to hang onto my gear. Half the fun of a new expansion is seeing tons of new loo... : Vincent Grayson
                • I agree with this. While I respect some people want Blizzard to massage their epeen and allow hardcore pl... : -JLN-
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                  I highly doubt I will be upgrading much gear at all until 85 (if I buy the expansion). Full 264 / 277 ... : InfoBiter
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                    I'd be curious to know specifically what the item level is. Someone in the alpha should be able to tell ... : electroly
                    • Well, all the enchantments revealed so far have had a minimum iLvl of 300. I'm guessing it won't be lower... : Vincent Grayson
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              Wow, my ICC25 gloves have 120stam/120agi. That is some huge stat inflation. : jra101
              • It is because they item inflation in WotLK was much higher than they thought it would be. I think I read... : Crimsonbeak
              • The base stats do more though in Cata though. Any attack power / armor pen / haste you have on your cu... : InfoBiter
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    that track thing looks horrible :( : GloriousCow
    • Yea I agree, just seems out of place. : myfasha
• Must resist buying, bc and wotlk. Luckily I can't even patch original wow : Iwannaacura
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  WHOA!!! So there are going to be 10 player PARTIES now? As in, instances will have 10 player versions? : mace
  • There already are 10-player raids, though. : drhazard
  • I don't believe so. : Crimsonbeak
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    I believe they already said that 10-mans and 25-mans would have the same drops with the 25-mans just drop... : capt tripps
    • This is correct. Same loot at the same ilvl. Just more of it in 25 man. : krym3
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  this should be on my account soon :D : Downforce
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    You and Mwasher are big jerkfaces. Granted my account isn't currently active. : Crimsonbeak
    • doesn't have to be for the test : mwasher
  • I'm just going to put this here: Ultraflame is a cockfag. : Gnowknayme
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  Question to WOW informed players: My sister plays WoW on a computer from 2001, and it is currently alread... : kevp
  • They're revamping the old world. She really should upgrade. Blizzard does a great job at making the gam... : umcpwintermute
  • That can be arranged. : Marrbe
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22878598#itemanchor_22878598 : mwasher
  • That machine is 10 years old and needs to be replaced. It's going to run like pure garbage on somethin... : Entity
  • Nine years is a pretty decent haul for a computer. Time to put that thing out to pasture. You don't eve... : action wombmate
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    pics? : sposh
    • finally : bolneze
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      2001? probably something like this http://www.x-hacker.org/images/old_computer_front.jpg : spiderfill
      • You fail at the shack :( : Visceral Monkey
  • Dalaran is already pretty much a slideshow on my 2008 laptop. It's going to be horrible for her when the ... : BlackCat9
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  Anyone have a Scroll of Resurrection that would like to use on me? : cjcharv
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    I could send you one probably. : -hyroth-
    • SM Sent : cjcharv
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  WoW is becoming the game it was proclaimed to be originally, "A Casual fun fest, with fun sides things, a... : unjustend
  • It cant be that easy, if you still have to jerk yourself off. : stygian_whisper
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    WoW was always ultra casual if you were used to other MMOs. Coming from EverQuest, I could play the origi... : aggressor
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      I don't doubt that the previous generations of MMOs were pretty crazy, but there was nothing casual about... : Stage
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        compared to being in a high end EQ raid guild, that was pretty casual : veras
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          This, EQ was so much more hardcore than wow. Look up the details on the first Cleric Epic weapon : Jinxplayer
          • Hated camping and pulling folks together for that. But hey, one of the first few on the server! : breadsticks
      • Yea, well, imagine farming for keys just to access those zones and not being able to do it by yourself. : aggressor
  • I hate this argument. The end-game stuff still requires HUNDREDS of hours of investment to be able to pla... : BlackCat9
  • I jerk off cautiously. Aiming for casual gaming results in many sacrifices. Blizzards method in WoW ha... : Wombat Woo
• Dear Blizzard: Fuck you. FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU! I don't have any god damned spare game money. It's ... : locater16
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  Wow, with all of that new content, the game will almost feel like a sequel, but Blizzard gets to keep the... : pyrogen
  • I don't think any company has ever done this before so it'll be interesting to see how it goes. : aggressor
• I've been asking people that might have a way in to see if I could be involved, but nothing so far. :( : DianeOfTheMoon
• god dammit, urge to play again rising....AHHH! What have they done!!? : headbone

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  $5.50 for an arcade stick? Lame. : Kentor
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    yeah, they said "we have no sku for arcade sticks so we can only offer a used controller price." Sure ... : grandmasterlee
    • And you know that stick will never make it onto shelves for resale. : Head Rush
• Sell them on Ebay. I made about 3x what gamestop was offering me. Go to GS, write down the price of a u... : Omning
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  I REALLY want Gamestop to go out of business. There is absolutely no reason to go there. : deadhorse
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    Their used game sales can be worthwhile and I have found games there that no other stores had (Torchlight... : Evil Benius
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      there's boxed copies of torchlight?!? i just assumed everyone bought it on steam or from their website an... : Herman Toothrot
      • Yeah the boxed version came out in January. : Evil Benius
      • Not if you got a copy from IndigoAK : dedgecko
      • All 107 copies sold out.....oh wait... : jcrockerman
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    How fast would publishers drop a game in price if the used market didn't exist? : Wombat Woo
    • It would definitely exist without Gamestop. : deadhorse
    • The real question is how many new game sales would companies lose without people shopping at a retailer w... : Vincent Grayson
  • I haven't bought anything from Gamestop in years, and I suspect many shackers haven't either. It doesn't ... : ovrlrd
  • Where are the unlucky supposed to get SC2 beta keys if that happens? : JarEme
• If that's a real arcade stick, you could easily sell that for more. I'm guessing from the price though, i... : Fayk
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  http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/03/30/ : Hoax
  • Got to love PA : chazums
  • One can only hope. : dmason
  • Yeah, fuck Gamestop's used game sales crap. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    the flip side to this is that (i assume) used game sales will go the way of the dodo entirely. so if you... : riptyde
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      I've never sold a game, the whole phenomenon is strange to me. : Lunatic Angelic
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        You've never bought a game you didn't like? How can the phenomenon be strange to you? People stop using s... : Vincent Grayson
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          You bring up a good point, I rarely buy bad games, last one I did was Winning Eleven PE 2007. I tend to : Lunatic Angelic
          • I suffer the exact same syndrome. I'm currently fighting the urge to put in Two Worlds. I know it's terri... : ArcKnight
      • Same here. I've also never understood the people (some have posted on here) that buy a game console, play... : Iazu
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    Is that Xerxes' throne? : Klebold
    • yep looks like it (at least the 300 version of it) : Hoax
  • GameStop has absolutely no business plan to compete with digital downloads. I think they are trying thei... : Rotten Deadite
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  Sell them on Amazon. : ThomW
  • Yeah, Amazon always has superior prices. : MaxPete82
  • Not in my state >:( : Ebu
  • IAWTP : sogelegos
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  I've been having awesome luck with goozex.com. I originally heard good things through the shack and have ... : nakedsavage
  • Goozex is the answer. Also, I'll give you $15 for the stick! : TimeDoctor
• I've never sold a used game but I have bought a used game from Gamestop. Considering the massive margins ... : massdev
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  If I needed to replace any of my PS3 games that were stolen, I would make an offer, but unfortunately, I'... : Masem
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    Have you checked out amazon warehouse deals for replacements? I think that's amazon's division that deals... : Prozium
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      forgot to mention that you get all the buyer protection and customer service that you would get with a no... : Prozium
      • I am waiting on insurance money to do anything for replacement but also have no problem helping shackers ... : Masem
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  I went in there today to try and pickup an RB2 disk cause mine is fucked and they want $34 bucks for a us... : hashd
  • $22 new for one at amazon. Target stores recently had it on clearance so check your local stores. : Prozium
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  I think it sucks that they fuck people over as hard as they do on trade ins, but ultimately it's the indi... : roushimsx
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    I didn't know better when I was a kid and sold all my games to gamestop for stupid cheap :(. Makes me sa... : Ecks
    • That's why I never sell my shit. I always, always regret it : Iazu
    • yea, i unloaded a ton of nes/snes stuff back in the early 90s because, you know, fuck it. I didn't play i... : roushimsx
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    I think it was labor day weekend last year that they had a huge PS2 blowout sale. Man, I still haven't go... : Iazu
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      I hit it rich on a PS2 sale back in '05 (not at Gamestop, at another store) and still haven't gotten arou... : roushimsx
      • That's gotta be one of the best steals ever. What's the best game for price you picked up? That one? S... : Ecks
• If you trade in for store credit you get more value. If you wait for one of their 50%+ deals, you get eve : Rooster Cockburn
• Amazon's trade in thing can be good but you have to watch the prices all the time. I was able to ditch K... : cetra00
• What do you want for Demon's Souls? : ThomW
• Amazon is the only way to go, either sell them direct or trade-in for better rates. : timaste

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzvXBFwcyek : zebosausamite
  • http://www.chrisremo.com/crap/theidlethumbspodcast_lifeisbeautiful.mp3 : DrWaffles
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoL2vU7gSM4 : justwr!ght
  • God, that was so much fun. : Full.Bleed
  • Hahahaha what the hell. : Shadowdane
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5thXcDDIQS8 : DrWaffles
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    Hahaha, what the fuck, Waffles? : Dschinghis Khan
    • FLARHGUNNSTOW : DrWaffles
  • fucking loooool : Arctic Fox
  • HAHAHA WTF : Nitrium
  • So awesome!! : justwr!ght
  • what in the hell : MercFox1
  • AHAHAHA this is awesome : zakazi
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  meh : ass-street
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    FUCK YOU, ASS-STREET. FUCK YOU, M'MAN. YOU SPREAD THAT TARP AND I'M GONNA BUTTBLAST YOU WITH A BOONE'S FA... : vile
    • Hahaha : Dschinghis Khan
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      my gape awaits : ass-street
      • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21032285#itemanchor_21032285 : ass-street
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      boones farm is wine, not a wine cooler. wine coolers are malt beverages : Deathlove
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        Oh, so you've had experience buttblasting wine coolers? : Dschinghis Khan
        • EFFF YEAH : MercFox1
      • yeah, wouldn't want anyone to get the wrong impression about boone's farm : ass-street
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        You're wrong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boone%27s_Farm : fishbone
        • oh man wtf have you been buttslamming deathlove?! : ass-street
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          i sure am! i wonder why it is taxed as wine and not beer in this state, then. TO RESEARCH! : Deathlove
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            well great this is exactly the fucking headache i needed at work >:( : Deathlove
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              UPDATE: It is a wine beverage and is taxed as such. The wikipedia is wrong. : Deathlove
              • Wikipedia? Wrong? This is an outrage! : Arctic Fox
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                You're now twice as wrong From the manufacturers website http://gallo.com/wine/United%20States/Brand% : fishbone
                • Fruit-flavored != malt. There are fruit-flavored malt beverages, your Bacardi Silvers and Smirnoff Ices a... : Deathlove
• ba-bump! : Dschinghis Khan
• This is going to be great. : JonathanBedrava
• Thuuuuuuursdaaaaaaay. : Duffman8369
• sweet! : AlexXdude
• This give us a chance to hate the game one last time before that nice patch hits next week. Hopefully it ... : Duffman8369
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  Vodka or Gin tonight? : Dschinghis Khan
  • Gin!!!! : AlexXdude
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    jin. : justwr!ght
    • http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31450/Pictures/Lost%20Verticals/tumblr_l1xdtbOFFJ1qzzta5o1_400.gif : Sailor of Fortune
  • I haven't had gin in a while. gin it is! : Dschinghis Khan
  • Victory Gin. Only the best. : aggressor
  • Always Gin. : SolveChrist
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    I can't believe you old grannies just suggested gin. Though vodka is poop too. It's all about bourbon.... : vile
    • I feel like "faggot boy" was a little harsh. I take that back. I'd like to replace it with "dick lick" : vile
    • ^^ this man's been butt chugging his boone's farm already. : jimmy_legs
    • hey man, you're the one who requires your booze in close proximity to wood for 8+ years. : zakazi
    • vodka is never poop >:C : moe6
    • ^^^^ Truer than truth. (Although I also would have accepted rye : bipolar
    • I don't have bourbon, poop face. : Dschinghis Khan
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li9XW0Jz8WU : Dschinghis Khan
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      What's up vile, just being correct like always? Sweet. : ArcKnight
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        Well, except about vodka being poop. : ArcKnight
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          vile's an elitist prick. I've seen his hair cut. : Dschinghis Khan
          • when you looks this good, you don't need to fraternize with plebs. : vile
  • whiskey but that's cos i'm not playing. unless y'all wanna get some now. right now. : moe6
  • Gin. Beer Street and Gin Lane with their depictions of the deprivation of the wasted gin-drinkers and : Merconium