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  I always feel like I'm stealing something when I do that. The speakers I ordered weighted 60lbs, and I p... : riptyde
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    they wouldn't offer it if they weren't making money : dignan
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      There's probably some calculation where X% of prime members only use it a few times a year. I, on the ot... : riptyde
      • That's probably more it -- you order everything you possibly can through amazon. Thus, they take the prof... : Arctic Fox
  • Netflix gave me a free extra disc rental because apparently they delayed one of my discs by mistake, like... : dognose
  • Don't you worry about their money, they have people making a lot of money whose job it is to worry about ... : Marrbe
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  Prime is a gateway drug. It leads to buying way too much shit and enjoying every second of it. : Rehevkor
  • I'll agree with this. I've ordered way more on Amazon now since getting Prime than before. : silent77
  • This. : InfoBiter
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    I disagree. I just buy stuff online that I would have gone to a store to get before. Having Prime removes... : malevolence
    • Curse you and your no sales tax : rosewood
  • And when you add Prime and the subscribe and save packages, it's even more deliicious : theargent
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    I have prime and nothing I ever want to buy is prime eligible. :( : d0gbert
    • guess you don't buy games? : Smitty
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    For reals, I never go to the store anymore. I'd get groceries here if I could. : timaste
    • You can I'm on the cereal continuity and have 3 boxes shipped to my house every month automatically. : KxRook
  • Prime is a horrible deal. Its like I have a monthly amazon bill now. http://www.shackpics.com/files/pri... : KxRook
  • This x 100000. I almost wish Amazon sucked so I didn't have to keep giving them money! : pancake humper
  • Indeed. I've spent a lot more on Amazon in the past 6 months. In a way, I'm trying to get the money bac... : Freon
• Wasn't 45lbs, but they sent my EX495 for $3.99 and $70 cheaper than every other store. \m/ : Deathlove
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  Don't worry, Amazon fucks plenty of us non-Prime users with inflated shipping and 2+ week "processing" ti... : EricZBA
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    Forgot to add "to make up for the difference" : EricZBA
    • its taken them 5 days just to ship my copy of mass effect 2. wtf. : AMikaboshi
  • I either have the best luck in the world with super-saver shipping, or all you guys just live in weirdly ... : Cheeziologist
  • I always go for the free shipping and they usually ship stuff out to me in under a week. : Vincent Grayson
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    That's because those of us with Prime get priority processing. : Prozium
    • Yup. Hell, when I order a game or movie, often times it's on my doorstep the next day with 2 day shipping... : Magmaticzebra
  • So suck it up and spend the money. Split a prime account with someone. : pancake humper
• Prime changed my life. : Omning
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  THREADJACK Go to https://www.amazon.com/gp/css/history/orders/view.html How many orders have you pl... : boarder2
  • 31 orders placed in 2010 : jasonepowell
  • 14 in 2009 22 in 2010 (I got Prime in Jan) I guess Prime's doing its job! : Rasnowl
  • 1 : RogerDandy
  • Only 18 this year, but over 250 in the past 3 years. : Medster
  • only 3 : EvilDolemite
  • 7 : vov1n
  • 11 in 2010 (but no prime) : fluffy64
  • 21 on .de 7 on .co.uk so far : razorblade79
  • 14 for me so far this year. : Crw22
  • 50 on Prime here! : Smitty
  • 15 in 2010 and 48 in 2009. : Jonathan
  • 1 : magistersmax
  • 0 : thekidd
  • One : thejm4n
  • 7 in 2008, 20 in 2009, 18 in 2010. Got Prime in 2009. : silent77
  • 1. Red Dead Redemption. : slax0r
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    16 for me : timaste
    • 30 last year, so I'm at my par : timaste
  • 27 so far : bozer
  • 1 : dignan
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    130 : rosewood
    • wtf wow : bolneze
    • nice, now I don't feel so bad about my 50 : Smitty
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      awesome, what kind of stuff, generally speaking? : slickdoody
      • he runs a PC repair type business : kgargs
    • I bet your UPS driver wants to burn your house down. : boarder2
  • 13.. when does it become "worth while" to use prime? : Demius
  • maybe 5 between 2000 and now. 2000-2010 has been a very bad period :( : moe6
  • 2 : bolneze
  • 12 : obiquatro
  • 17 so far in 2010. : malevolence
  • 30 so far in 2010. : j2theizzay
  • 4 this year including a preorder 16 in 2009 : melkore
  • 10, not bad. : legato17
  • 28 : c0bra
  • 45 so far in 2010. 52 in 2009. I signed up for Prime in 2009. : Prozium
  • 30... which equals my 2009 total :| : kungfusquirrel
  • 44 for me : zuff
  • 75 digital, 16 normal. : camel_jockey
  • 8 only. Interesting that it seems like I order one thing every month on average. : DHAvatar
  • 4 : biskits
  • 24 : sposh
  • 11 for about $750 total. : Freon
  • 24. 70 for last year. : valael
  • 6, though I tend to group items together to get free shipping. Also one of those was a gift card I bough... : Begawkiness
  • 35 in the last 6 months. 7 in the last month. LOL : MagicWishMonkey
  • 3 : Link.
  • 56 :-/ Amazon Prime Rules My Life. : trevis
  • 13 in 2010 : Alco23
  • 28 : freakynipples69
  • 20 : qu1nton
  • 11. Only got prime a couple months ago though, sooo.... : hussdelrio
  • 30 with Amazon Prime : Cowburn199
  • 43 : wtf242
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  Amazon introduced me to Charlie's soap so it's good. : [fry]
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    Man, what kind of fucking hippie are you turning into? : filtersweep
    • we use dr bronners : boring gegtik
    • Have you used the stuff? Your sheets and clothes and everything smell and feel super clean but don't have... : [fry]
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  THREAD-HIJACK: Can you still split prime between people? If so, anyone interested? : AMikaboshi
  • It can be split with three more people. : jcrockerman
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    Yep 4 "family members" : opengl128
    • good. interested people? : AMikaboshi
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  i just got a $114.25 amazon gift card code for dumping all my change at a coinstar machine thanks to insp... : ninjase
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    Do you like no sales tax, low prices, the ease of reading reviews before purchasing, fast shipping, and n... : jcrockerman
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      well i mean i already shop at amazon, its just a matter of getting prime or not. otherwise i just get the... : ninjase
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        you should split it with a 3 people. they paypal you $20, you add them and everyone, including me, gets p... : AMikaboshi
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          But then you have to be the delivery bitch, since all users of a shared Prime account need the same home ... : Bold
          • My sister and I share an account with my dad and we're at three different addresses. : [fry]
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        The biggest change is that having prime lets you buy whatever you want off Amazon, whenever you want. Wi... : riptyde
        • this sounds far too dangerous : ninjase
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      I pay sales tax on amazon :( : c0bra
      • Bummer. I switched exclusively to Amazon after CA tax went up 9.75% : jcrockerman
    • Prime does not get rid of sales tax! But it's very awesome otherwise! : wretchedradio
    • ^^ I even buy bulk packs of soap, toothpaste, and shit like that from Prime. I order before I go to work... : valael
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    I need to start cashing my change. I have an amazon box I use as a change collector. : NFXFSX
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      I have a ton of pennies i need to take in. Just never make the time to pack them up and go to the machine... : pimpium
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        apparently i had 114 nickles, 297 dimes, and 285 quarters and 760 penises sitting around my apartment tha... : ninjase
        • pennies! : ninjase
        • hahaha....you owned yourself. : NFXFSX
        • where were you keeping these penises : MisterPhoton
        • man, that's alot of penises. : AMikaboshi
        • Good thing the penis was a Freudian slip out of your mouth and not into your mouth : uglysad
        • that is quite a lot of cock! : Thud
        • well now : Downforce
        • send them to Kodiac : riptyde
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          yeah I got $241 in change and I bought a new mouse and a bunch of kitchen stuff. woo dutch oven! : mikecyb
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            so how does dahanese feel about being a lesbian? : mwasher
            • LOL : Downforce
            • haha : askedrelic
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              dude I'm gonna make awesome gumbo in it and then you'll see : mikecyb
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                I love me some gumbo, but don't make it very often. Shrimp creole is my quick-and-easy cajun rice dish t... : mwasher
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                  I had to make it in a slow cooker which came out fine but not quite as good as it could be in something c... : mikecyb
                  • I just make the shit in a big pot. Fuck it, I say! : mwasher
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            i just got my cast iron dutch oven in the mail last week. still not sure what i'm going to make in it fir... : mindmann
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              yup it's pretty awesome, I am unsure how I was able to function without one for so long! : mikecyb
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                what kind of things do you make in it? i need ideas! : mindmann
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                  gumbo and chili! there are probably other things but anything you want to cook fairly slowly you can pro... : mikecyb
                  • i've heard they're good for baking bread in. : mindmann
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            A dutch oven is really a thing? I thought it was just pulling the sheets over your girlfriend after you f... : Dynotaku
            • it's a big cast iron pot with a lid basically! also called a french oven though I prefer to call it a du... : mikecyb
        • That's a lot of penii. : omnova
        • well that explains the mess. : creep
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          i don't believe this. you planted that typo. : biskits
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            I agree, biskits! : The Grolar Bear
            • I'm with these guys : Old_Fart
        • everyone look : indosauros
        • I THOUGHT THE OPETH DEATH CULT COLLECTED PENNIES. :( : Afterglow
        • nice : bolneze
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          IN A ROW???? : trOmblyj
          • Try not to pick up any more penises on your way out to the parking lot!! : BlackCat9
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            testing q tag : trOmblyj
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              testing double q tag : trOmblyj
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                TESTING TRIPLE Q TAG : trOmblyj
                • hello trombles : justwr!ght
        • Ahahaha! Where the fuck (lol) do you keep all of those? I hope you keep the coins and penises seperate. : thetangent
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          obvious troll is obvious : Arctic Fox
          • ya I dont't believe him either. : Flinz
        • penif in mouf : drucifer
        • "...respective penesia...." : kelzmelzer
        • Do you stack them neatly along the wall? : virus
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          So I guess that's like at least a closet full of Penises? : Matto357
          • he could literally suck a bag of dicks : riptyde
        • you should put 'em in a bag. : Frank_Mackey
        • And you cashed these at Cockstar? : hussdelrio
• yep, prime is uber value. second best value is netflix : brewsterdog
• Ya know whats better than prime? a conversation about prime between Phil and his wife. : silentbobuk
• I ordered some study materials today with the standard shipping and it'll be here Friday morning. It's h... : melkore

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• i5 is the best but I have an i7. : baron calamity
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  Q6600 for the cheapest upgrade; buys you some time for the i5s and i7s to pop up on a good sale. i5 is... : Dr_Cube
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    What?! Q6600 would be worst than an E6550.... : ShadowRam
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      It isn't a very good quad core either. : baron calamity
      • You take that back. My Q6600 OC'd served me very well for a long time. : VictoriouSecret
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        You mean compared to quads now that are 4 years newer right? : TheRiz
        • Ofcourse but since TwiLyght wants to upgrade now and not 4 years ago, it is an important issue to stress. : baron calamity
• If you want a whole new puter I5/I7. If you the best bang for your buck a Q9550 will suffice. : [7]kami
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  Purely i5 vs. i7 i5 is the better bang for buck (unless if you head to a Microcenter by the end of the we... : one random winner
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    I don't see that i7 deal on Microcenter's website, but that would be a heck of a deal. : mathyou
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      It's B&M only. : one random winner
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        he's canadian anyways : dantastic
        • Ah, well forget that then. : one random winner
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  AMD is better cost to performance hands down. : Blazer1982
  • Their new 6 cores are pretty sweet. : one random winner
• i posted something similar a little while back http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23153789#itemanchor... : dantastic
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  get a q9550 or something. I picked up a qx9650 off ebay for relatviely cheap. Faster than any i5 and mu... : retardhumper
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    http://techreport.com/r.x/core-i5-i7/l4d.gif The numbers disagree with your assertation about performa... : Toraz Chryx
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      These numbers agree with meand are not just a frame rate from 1 specific game: http://www.cpubenchmark.n... : retardhumper
      • The high end C2Qs are about as fast as the i5-750, yes, so there's no reason to upgrade from them if you'... : one random winner
      • Passmark is a synthetic benchmark, most all of the realworld numbers I've seen show the i7 having the adv... : Toraz Chryx
• i5-750 : oldschoolbob-o
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  I5-750 OR i7-875K are the sweetspots right now, IMO : Toraz Chryx
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    toraz, why is the 875 a sweet spot? if it can be had for $200, is it worth it? : dopeman
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      It's a sweetspot because it's as fast as the i7-870 (which is a $580 part) Both are 2.93Ghz clock, 3... : Toraz Chryx
      • wow. good to know. time to see if the local microcenter has some in stock. : dopeman
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        what kind of overclock success do you think i might achieve with said i7 and the following mobo / ram: ... : dopeman
        • toraz i need answers now this is important lol. no really though if microcenter in tustin has these ba... : dopeman
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          4Ghz really really easily anything over that is into going over the voltage range printed on the box ... : Toraz Chryx
          • yah i hit 4ghz on my i7-860 with no problem at all with just a slight bump over the stock voltage : Shadowdane
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            sweet. ordered one of them fancy Noctua heatsinks too. hope that does the trick: Noctua NH-U12P SE2 ... : dopeman
            • yah i have one of these the thing is a beast!! : Shadowdane
      • man do want. : ant321
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        My i7 920 at 3.5ghz seems completely fine right now :( I am surprised there's little to consider upgradin... : abrasion
        • It should be, most of what Intel has put out competes with less than that. : one random winner
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          Since the fastest quadcore intel sell is 3.33Ghz.. duh? : Toraz Chryx
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            I don't understand this response. : abrasion
            • ... you're still using something faster than anything intel sell, ergo you don't feel hugely compelled to... : Toraz Chryx
• i5 definitely gets my vote. : Milleh
• i5-750 as many people above said. It also overclocks very, very well. I overclock mine from 2.66ghz to 3... : snot3353

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  It's a really kind of early and a petty complaint but I can't get over how generic and bad the UI looked ... : R@zzle
  • If you had a sharp eye you'd see that the UI isn't actually the game ui but a flat graphic thats layered ... : Klebold
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  I will buy Space Marine, probably not the mmo. I don't see how it will work balance wise. One Space Marin... : DM7
  • ^^^ I am with this map. : Wadmaasi
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    1 Space marine is equivalent to 100 guardsmen, 1000 if he is next to a big commander or person of equal w... : Klebold
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      I think they could pull it off if they did a hero class approach to the game. I.E. not a Space Marine bu... : R@zzle
      • I'm sure it will be like that in the game actually and in all fairness an orc nob would be a good match a... : Klebold
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      Haha that would be cool. Part o the reason I want space marine so bad is I want to just wade through enem... : DM7
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        I want it for that reason too however i hated dynasty warriors (and clones) with a passion so i maybe .. ... : Klebold
        • But we can use gun too! : DM7
• Wish there was more info on the MMO out there. This may get me MMOing again :( : re-verse
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  750 point list for tomorrow's game. UNIT CHOICE POINTS HQ 1 - Shas'el XV8 Crisis Battlesuit 97pt : Wadmaasi
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    And the Winning side: HQ: 115 pts Space Marine Captain: pts 100 w/ Power Sword: pts 15 Troop : amrbean
    • For the emperor! Kill those xenos with no remorse ! >:D : DM7
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  Another Drop Pod question: It lands closed and then opens. If a door can't open due to something being i... : amrbean
  • I say yes, and a deployed model can't use that door as an egress. : Wadmaasi
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    1) pretty sure drop pods are open top so it won't restrict It's los. Don't have my space marine codex on ... : hatchet165
    • Also lets say that's the only area you can exit you place your marines and any that can not be placed ar... : hatchet165
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      DPs are open topped according to the codex. Thanks for the tips. : amrbean
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        Yea so your men can exit from any point on the hull : hatchet165
        • what about the bottom? : Klebold
        • Even if the doors cannot open? Excellent. Thanks buddy. : amrbean
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        Oh yeah? Sweet, +1 to damage table rolls! : Wadmaasi
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          Yea, but once it lands all it is is a storm bolter. So I don't care if I were to lose it. : amrbean
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            What was that missile launcher you were talking about? And I may care, 'cause sure as shit you should ... : Wadmaasi
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              The missile launcher is an option I didn't take. It can either be a storm bolter (free) or a missile lau... : amrbean
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                I'm talking about the Predator BEHIND the drop pod I'll want to be shooting at. Do drop pods come in l... : Wadmaasi
                • Regular Reserves : hatchet165
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                  First drop pod comes in at the beginning of my first turn. All subsequent ones need to be rolled for. : amrbean
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                    Actually, I lied. Half the number of drop pods you have (rounding up) come in the first turn. : amrbean
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                      Reserve! Reserve everything! Do they HAVE to come in on the first turn? : Wadmaasi
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                        It seems they HAVE to. My reading of the rule book gives me that impression. : amrbean
                        • Hrmph. That would give me SOME ability to counter it via deployment, at least. : Wadmaasi
            • Interesting. I been searching around and it seems the Warhammer 40K Grand Tournament FAQ has some weak r... : amrbean
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  Drop Pod: I would throw my dice at someone that said the supports blocked LoS. : zebosausamite
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    Throw them at Dan. : amrbean
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      Make sure he turns every infantry model to point the end of the barrels at their targets too. See, i... : zebosausamite
      • He isn't that bad. I tease. We were kind of spit shooting the idea back and forth. And until the above... : amrbean
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        Except the LOS rules explicitly state that a vehicles weapons have to be able to trace distance and LOS t... : Wadmaasi
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          Sup IFLer. :P : zebosausamite
          • Dude... : amrbean
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            I'm just joking. But really, if you're going to deny a shot because of those supports, you're being a bi... : zebosausamite
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              He hasn't yet. We were both discussing the idea of it. Originally I tended to agree, but now I am not s... : amrbean
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                (Technically the open-topped rule only specifies passengers' shooting, not integral weaponry.) : Wadmaasi
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                  Where does it say that a model can block It's own los? : hatchet165
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                    p59, first bullet point. : Wadmaasi
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                      dont have my rulebook so i can not argue any further. : hatchet165
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                        "Turret-mounted weapons can usually rotate 360°, together with the turret, unless the design of the mo... : Wadmaasi
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                          Wait, that reads different than you interpret it. The drop pod can physically pivot 360 degrees. A pred... : amrbean
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                            yeah the rule says nothing about it blocking LOS. : hatchet165
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                              It's all about blocking LOS. The turret can't rotate so that the weapon has LOS to the target. : Wadmaasi
                              • Maybe you need to see the Drop Pod, but the turret physically can spin all the way around, and that is ho... : amrbean
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                                but it can. it has a 360° view so it can see all around itself, there is no rule that say a model can ... : hatchet165
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                                  Yes there is. For vehicle weapons you need to be able to draw LOS (and range, for that matter) from the : Wadmaasi
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                                    There is nothing in that rule that says a Vehicle can block its own LOS. : hatchet165
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                                      If you can't trace LOS along the barrel, there's no LOS. : Wadmaasi
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                                        Still the model itself does not block its own LOS. : hatchet165
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                                          Yes it does. [/trace the line of sight from each weapons' mounting and along its barrel to see if the ... : Wadmaasi
                                          • I've played with several drop pods [myself and by opponents] and it is always considered that the gun LOS... : rheroux
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                                      So if I fuck up and glue and turret on landraider....am I fucked? : K0LM
                                      • No there is a rule that says you are not. : hatchet165
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                                        We've already covered this twice; the rulebook specifically says no, you're not. It's not the same sit... : Wadmaasi
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                                          Sorry....thought was relevant. Somebody needs to ask this question on the Dakka Dakka forums. : K0LM
                                          • Looking there now. : hatchet165
                                          • No worries. I'm not as cranky as I sound, I'm enjoying the debate. : Wadmaasi
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                            So if a turret can swivel 360° because of a short stubby barrel, but part of the tank's model swelled ... : Wadmaasi
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                              Yes : hatchet165
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                                Then you would be wrong. : Wadmaasi
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                                  You argument is the same thing as saying that members of the same unit can block los. In real world yes y... : hatchet165
                                  • No, because they say at various points "this represents real troops moving around to get the best shot" e : Wadmaasi
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                              I don't think you should punish someone for bad modeling skills. : K0LM
                              • It's not about their modelling skills, it's about the actual model and what they've armed it with. These... : Wadmaasi
                            • I would ask to see that model before deciding anything or hypothetical. : amrbean
                • Where does it say that a model can block It's own los? : hatchet165
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          if i accidently glue the sponsons of my heavy bolters, does that mean i can't turn them to shoot people? ... : Klebold
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            No and no. The rulebook specifically covers those types of situations. : Wadmaasi
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              i was making fun of you :) : Klebold
              • I was countering your mocking with the specific rule that invalidated your fake point. =P : Wadmaasi
          • Exactly. A lot of people (accidentally) will glue a pintle-mounted weapon or something. To deny them th... : zebosausamite
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      Wad, you REALLY shouldn't be this critical when it comes to the gun and the supports. It's really really... : zebosausamite
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        I don't think examining the rules is being "critical" in the sense you're using it. To me, it's abundant : Wadmaasi
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          Right... just be careful of the slippery slope of learning the rules and over-examining them to the point... : zebosausamite
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            It's not about 360°; it's about the support spars, LOS, and the rules as explicitly written. By perso : Wadmaasi
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              When I said 360°, I meant 360° as in "including the degrees blocked by support spars". : zebosausamite
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                *shrug* I still think the rules are pretty clear that the spars would block LOS, but at this point I don... : Wadmaasi
                • The point I'm trying to make is: yes, the rules are clear about this, but this is a situation where the ... : zebosausamite
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          In tourneys you can shoot through them. : hatchet165
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            Is there a GW ruling on that? 'Cause most tourneys are judged by regular joe-schmoes like you and I, so ... : Wadmaasi
            • Sigh, I wish I never asked. : amrbean
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              Don't count on rulings from GW, they release FAQs but they are house rules, not actual rules and some tim... : hatchet165
              • and honestly that is what this basically boils down to, how do you want to play it? In my group and at my... : hatchet165
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    Ok still looking around but I found this on warseer. "44) Drop pod footprint. A standard size would b... : K0LM
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      this is talking about the doors "petals" being up or down not the support beams. : hatchet165
      • I know I still thought it was pretty interesting. Trying to find an answer to the support beams now. : K0LM
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  Has there been much news of the 40k MMO I mean sure I saw the video (which I liked) but nothing else. : yoshimi20
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    No more info until August I heard : hatchet165
    • ¡Ay, caramba! : Degenerate
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  I always wanted to get into Warhammer but I was intimidated. I used to go into hoppy shops to pick up li... : Gwyndion
  • Video games will finally allow me to enter that world I guess. :) : Gwyndion
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    It's expensive as hell and, crazy rules-mongering bitchfest going on above notwithstanding, is a lot of f... : Wadmaasi
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      crazy rules-mongering bitchfests are the most fun part about 40k! : hatchet165
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        Not at all. Once games cease to be real fun, and more about arguing about rules, it's a waste of hours o... : zebosausamite
        • you are ruining my fun. : hatchet165
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          If this were a game, and not a rules question on a forum, I'd've shrugged and gone with whatever inside o... : Wadmaasi
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            Good! : zebosausamite
            • I would have won by exploiting rules then! : zebosausamite
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    I wouldn't be able to get in on it allow. I needed to convince a friend to do it with me. But generally... : amrbean
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      Thanks for the info. Maybe it's too late in my life to get into this (wife and kids) but I have to admit... : Gwyndion
      • The bare minimum for most armies is an HQ choice and 2 Troop choices. For Tau, for example, that's only ... : Wadmaasi
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        It isn't so much about units as points. My first game was 550 points. Each unit, squad or vechile has a... : amrbean
        • (I'm in my thirties. Not my two kids.) : Wadmaasi
        • Northern Jersey close to the NY border. In the area of Mahwah if you are familiar with it. : Gwyndion
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        The Ultramarines are also on the other side of the galaxy whenever shit goes down, or busy being eaten by... : nephilem
        • Bunch of blue bitches is what they are. : Crimsonbeak
  • It might also be a good idea to just pick up 'Assault on Black Reach'. It has the rulebook [condensed ve... : rheroux
  • go into a smelly shop and talk to the people. their boundless enthusiasm belies their social skills. They... : Klebold
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  VASSAL: do you have rulebooks? do you want to play online? SM me and I'll get you an invite to Google Wav... : Majuju
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      absolutely! we figured out how to get connections working the other day, and there's observer slots that ... : Majuju
      • I'd probably be interested in watching at first as well. Not sure if i'm interested in the whole abstr... : rheroux
      • I SM'd you. : amrbean
      • SM sent. Observer for me please. Still need to learn the rules. : BanjoBoy
  • I would love to play but I have barely had to time to get a real game in. : K0LM
  • Hah, people are using Wave? I have an account but stopped checking it because nobody was using it. Cool... : Gwyndion

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  To me, the Move seems like more of a direct copy of the Wii than Kinect : TroZ
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    Maybe not game-wise, as you were stating, but the look and use of the 'wand' controler is more similar : TroZ
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      Agreed. Move looks like the WiiHD that everyone wants, just minus the titles they want. Microsoft is tryi... : Haxim
      • I'm really glad to see the more precise control Move has. I really wanted to like Wii, but when it was re... : Clasifyd
  • Yes, exactly. Move is like Wii plus HD.. Kinect is something new and different... but right now it's cro... : Gwyndion
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    I agree - although the move is stupid accurate. Wonder when Sony will do a move discount bundle - the ca... : abrasion
    • I'm really surprised that they're not including the nunchuck in any of the bundles. Seems required for ga... : Haxim
    • Aww shit, I just looked up the PS Eye and it's only 640x480 - for some weird reason I'd heard it was actu... : abrasion
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      I have a feeling that this could be the death of Move. It is in too many seperate pieces and when you ge... : Gwyndion
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        I don't have a problem with the rumored price of $150 for Kinect, considering it's one piece and no acces... : Haxim
        • yeah 4 players max : derelict515
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    yeah, I don't blame nintendo for keeping the megaton announcement quiet for so long. I wonder what sor... : stgdz
    • Originally, I had imagined something akin to a more comfortable Wiimote w/Wii Motion+, but as they're pre... : one random winner
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  Talking about dated Wii games, I saw some new Zelda shots on the frontpage of Shacknews.com - The picture... : abrasion
  • I'm sure that's one of many reasons why it isn't getting released this year. : one random winner
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    I think it looks much better than Twilight Princess, the cartoony look suits the hardware much better. T... : OrkO
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      Maybe it's one of those things which look good in motion, like Okami - because the screenshots are amazin... : abrasion
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        I'm a shill but Zelda looks great. There's a sort of water color effect going on and with the textures an... : Agrona
        • ETA: looks great in motion* and that other word should be immediate* : Agrona
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    Did you see Goldeneye? I'm sure it's fun when you have a controller in your hand, but it looks unplayabl... : Gwyndion
    • The HD xbla version looked better :/ : razlebol
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    it is depressing because they could do identical controls on the ps3 now and imagine how it would look : gmd
    • Like a game from 2004 or onwards. : abrasion
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    I think the new Zelda has a great look, don't know what you're talking about. : Boxelder
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      it is more the 480p looking like ass on a large tv no matter how nice the game looks problem. : gmd
      • Yeah, that sucks. : Boxelder
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      Let's back up here. Are we talking about the same game? Maybe I'm confused and you're all hearing me yab... : abrasion
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        yup. Bright, clear, and the subtle water color effect works well with the whimsical nature of Zelda's wo... : Boxelder
        • We'll have to disagree - TP looked better, Wind Waker looked better. : abrasion
        • they should do a dark zelda where he travels hundreds of years into the future into some crazy steampunk/... : gmd
      • Actually, it looks awesome. Take out the hud and it could be mistaken for concept art. : timmie
      • I think the art style is great. Just would love it on 360 or ps3 though :/ : bozer
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      I agree, I think it looks great and suits the game a bit better than TP's look. : Goto10
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        I like the general style of the game... but in the Nintendo conf. and in these screenshots it all just lo... : Gwyndion
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          It is low-poly, it's a hardware limitation, but the art design is fantastic. This looks like a watercolo... : BouillonCubes
          • I like the watercolor effect. It is kind of a combination of 'Ocarina of Time' and 'Windwaker'. I think... : Gwyndion
    • I like the Wind Waker style shading it uses. : BouillonCubes
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  MS made a mistake not showing more new/experimental stuff like Milo from last year. Say what you like ab... : Carnivac
  • I think they didn't show that stuff because quite honestly they don't have any work done on it yet. Mak... : kainen1
  • There's a Kinect presentation at E3 today isn't there? Maybe we'll get something more like that there. : Haxim
  • I'm ok with them not showing it.. considering the audience they are shooting for. I just hope that type ... : Gwyndion
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    I wish they would have shown people who dont know wtf they were doing for some demos. seeing everything w... : maulla
    • Isn't that what the show floor is for the rest of the week? There were hands on impressions/videos from t... : derelict515
  • GOOD SKITTLES. : omnova
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    if all that dumb shit like Kinectimals hits with the causal gamers then they'll be laughing all the way t... : thebigbeefsandwich
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      Well, casual gamers that already own a Wii sure aren't going to go for it. I guess I just don't get who t... : Vincent Grayson
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        it's hard to call. I mean nobody understood all Nintendo's E3's about lousy casual games but it worked fo... : thebigbeefsandwich
        • True. If I had to guess I'd say MS is going to sell a lot more Kinect as 360+Kinect bundles than they wil... : Vincent Grayson
  • Kinectimals is basically Milo. : razlebol
• The Wii balance board is way different than anything kinetic can do. A person standing on the balance boa... : Slowtreme
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  Kinect doesn't know where every part of your body is. It's doing a TON of guess work, and it'll never be... : ShadowRam
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    Kinect does basically know where every part of your body is to a certain degree. It has a sterescopic ca... : Gwyndion
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      Couldn't Kinect use something like a wand for pinpoint accuracy? Move is basically a light that is track... : exigence7
      • In theory yes, but it looks like they are pushing Kinect to be "controllerless". : mancide
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        Yes, this or just props in general. Theoretically I'm sure they could program games to recognize props. ... : Gwyndion
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          Didn't an early video from last year feature a kid digitizing his snowboard, to use in-game? I can't reme... : Bold
          • Yeah, that's right. I think it was a skateboard maybe, but I remember that. : Gwyndion
        • I gurantee that you'll eventually see guns with some IR-reflective tape on them. They just want to sell t... : uncleanmonkey
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      I'm glad your excited about it. But from a person that has experience in machine vision and 3D mapping en... : ShadowRam
      • Surely a heuristic based system is pretty good for this kind of thing though? It was cringing watching th... : Klebold
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    'Guess work', no. Machine learning and kinematics... http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2010-01/exc... : Carnivac
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      Actually he's quite right. Computer vision is a very hard problem, and "we added a second camera so th... : daVinci1980
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        I'm not saying it is laser accurate. But the fact of the matter is that the system has an idea where you... : Gwyndion
        • I'm not sure why you think it's less guesswork. Computer vision is far from solved, and very far from sol... : daVinci1980
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    Actually this is incorrect. : VegasX
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      Well thanks for clearing that up! : KxRook
      • No problem : VegasX
  • All in all, my guess is it'll sell about as well as the Eye Toy for the PS2. : one random winner
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    The PS3 move is way superior to wii motion plus w.r.t. precision/lag so you have what you want. It has *f... : uncleanmonkey
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      yea the tennis games with wii motion plus, i had to sync it every serve by pointing at the screen, that w... : Chandler55
      • Try Grand Slam Tennis for the Wii. Doesn't do that at all. : HockeyJohnston
  • the wiimote does quite a bit of guess work too - basically with any sensor there's always an issue with ... : ballystix
• What the wii controller lacks in precision it makes up for in versatility. It has motion control, a poin... : Boxelder
• I can't wait for 5 years from now where this tech is either dead and nobody is bothering with it or there... : bozer
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  The Wii is old and my guess is Nintendo will most likely be the next to put out a new system. They have ... : Darthbrooks
  • Non-trained voice recognition is still very very hard. : one random winner
• looks outdated compare to what sir? graphic wise NOTHING changed since the current console gen got re... : Frush81
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  And 6 months from now, people will be posting how Kinetic is collecting dust I wonder if anyone going ... : Slowtreme
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    The Wii is a turd of a console compared to the ps3 or 360. They had one decent idea and it's been easily ... : Visceral Monkey
    • Easily adapted 5 years later? Why put out NEW franchises? They have an amazing foundation to build up... : SlingBlaze
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      A long list of underpowered consoles? I believe the Wii is the first generation where they had the least ... : Evil Benius
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        I think the Wii is their first "underpowered" console, but they've never had real powerhouses in the past : Bold
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          Uh, the Gamecube was considerably more powerful than the PS2. RE4 had to be downported, remember? : Zek
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            Gamecube was relatively close to the Xbox (behind, but much less so than the PS2), both of them came out ... : one random winner
            • Yep, Nintendo making underpowered consoles has always been a pure fanboy fabrication up until the DS and ... : Zek
    • ur dead to me : Slowtreme
    • lol : onji
  • I had no intention of putting the Wii down as if it never should have existed. I have a huge amount of r... : Gwyndion
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    http://i46.tinypic.com/2mz5vt.jpg I'd rather be playing all these AWESOME MATURE games with SWEET graphi : aethyr
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      Less talented developers doing spinoffs of successful video games is not exactly a new state of affairs, ... : Zek
      • whoops, this was meant to be a reply to Visceral Monkey. : aethyr
    • I am all for seeing more EOTech sights in games, actually. : Kerranger
    • And people keep buying those games : holinka
• I'm curious as of why they haven't used showed and used this technology with kinect yet. Especially since... : razlebol
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  What? http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/109/1099085p1.html Currently, Kinect only works when standing up? : Vegtro
  • Even menu navigation. That's hilarious. It's like before the remote control was invented. "Change the ... : kingdepork
  • Whoa Nellie. I hope that's not true, or they fix it soon. I think it could be great for head-tracking... : Johnny Law
  • Oh :/ That's a huge disappointment. : razlebol
  • That sounds like a real issue :( : TroZ
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    i would like to hear derelict515's response to this. instant dealbreaker if true : electroly
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      I have exactly 0 inside information on this. Everything I know is the same stuff you guys read. First I'v... : derelict515
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        sounds either like it's either 1) untrue, or 2) a major dealbreaker : electroly
        • agreed :( : derelict515
  • Wow, possible dealbreaker right there. : Haxim
  • They would have to generate kinematics models for a sitting person, i can see it coming, just taking a wh... : threeup
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    does anyone use their wii sitting down? I owned one for awhile and don't remember ever being comfortable... : sludge vohaul
    • I was sitting when playing zelda. : razlebol
    • I can only thing of 2 or 3 games I stand for, one being a dancing game. We have about 30 titles. : Slowtreme
    • My family (wife and kids mainly) play it daily and hardly ever stand up to play. : Goto10
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      90% of my time with it is sitting. Also depends what game you're playing. I'm mostly playing Mario ga... : Ebu
      • I actually really like the Wii remote/Nunchuck setup for Mario, I play laying down with the nunchuck on m... : aethyr
    • I stand <1% of the time with the Wii. I stand more playing the 360 (Rock Band / Guitar Hero) : Judicus
  • What? I thought there were pics of people sitting and navigating menus? : node
  • microsoft stuff is always a work in progress, im sure theyre gonna take the million kinect users input ov... : Chandler55
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    If this is true, this is a serious deal breaker. : Dontdrop
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      I wonder how they would fix this. I mean, can the system detect if you're sitting and tell that your leg... : Goto10
      • Yeah the possibilities are crazy and I think that's part of the problem. I find the news really strange t... : Dontdrop
      • I'm guessing the problem isn't the proportions, it's if you're sitting, you're probably on a couch or a c... : Nali4Freedom
  • Wha??? : Klebold
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    They fucking lied to us! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZlT0RcDSTI#t=0m50s : ventro
    • How does that even work? Do you have to tell it a voice command first? What if you're just waving at so... : Goto10
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    He's not speaking any kind of facts here. Just guessing. : uncleanmonkey
    • yeah I can't find any mention of it elsewhere so I'm waiting for something official (or a better hands on... : derelict515
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      why don't you just refute it for us : Chandler55
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        or IGN could actually provide sources when they make statements like that other than 'we've been told' : derelict515
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          http://twitter.com/aarongreenberg "Yes you can sit or stand with Kinect, depends on the game or experi... : Goto10
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            Crisis averted. Good job IGN. : derelict515
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              i want to bat away those dodgeballs with one hand sitting on my couch eating a donut : spiderfill
              • I like this image. : Dontdrop
      • NDAs... : uncleanmonkey
  • Hmm, but they contradict themselves: "According to the developers who gave us demos, Kinect only works wh... : Ely
  • I really hope that isn't true or if it is, they fix it very quickly. That would kind of kill Kinect for ... : Gwyndion
• MS avatars are crappier than the Miis, and nothing in the Kinect demo looked half as good as Wii Sports R... : HockeyJohnston

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  Yup, there's another picture of him standing in Stormwind, he's gigantic. : acidnynex
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    http://gameslatest.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/KdhF3AhwjOcq.jpg : InfoBiter
    • This picture makes him seem smaller : bolneze
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  what is this scaled too? is that Onyxia? : Slowtreme
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    What, no, that's Sartharion. : lightly inclined
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      the red one? : Slowtreme
      • oh I see, that his lair. I haven't seen him before. I thought this was Deathwing's lair : Slowtreme
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  yeah it'll be awesome as he's skipping through his animations, rotating in place, biting a guy who's 50 f... : JINKY
  • ^^^^^ : slickdoody
  • too cool for school : xpogox
• I hear the gear will have even bigger numbers on them this time too. : kek
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  i'm sick of dragons. no desire to kill deathwing whatsoever : electroly
  • how about ghost dragons!?? : grandmasterlee
  • Strange, I wanna take him down, same as Illidan, didn't care about the Lich King for some reason. : node
  • you seem to be one angry dress collector lately.. :) : g0nk
  • What about Ragnaros? : ArcKnight
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  Now instead of huddling around something and seeing only its ankles, we can huddle around something and j... : Teiresias
  • ^^^^^ : slickdoody
  • Eh, better than a screen full of gronn-crotch ;P : genom
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    This is why you play ranged classes. Never had a problem with that on my mage. :) : slax0r
    • That's been my main since day one. :) But I've recently branched out into melee/tanking, and the visuals... : Teiresias
    • Or a tank, I hate constant repositioning too, it's annoying. : node
  • Needs MUCH more DOTS : tboomer2
• holy shit! : wurt
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  It'll be a gimmick fight, same as the rest of the big nasties. ::sigh:: : genom
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    What isn't a gimmick fight that isn't trivial? : spectr3
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      Lich King was pretty hard. : daVinci1980
      • I thought what's his face at the end of sunwell was pretty hard : chrisschutz
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    Oh because you have killed Lich King in 10 heroic or 25 heroic? He's damn hard in either. : morsxcessum
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      This is to say: LK in 10 or 25 non-heroic is very easy. Add in the extra millions of health and three mo... : morsxcessum
      • The Valks in the heroic Lich King encounter are right on the verge of being luck-based. : Ajax
  • You would prefer a tank & spank? : Rotten Deadite
• If you magically were to run a sandbox client he is only slightly larger than regular dragons, but those ... : Chod
• Is that from WOW or How to Train Your Dragon ? : TroZ
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  403 Forbidden'd. : daVinci1980
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    Drag and drop : Piett23
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      "Dragon drop" fits well in this thread, too. : project13
      • I intentionally avoided it for irony's sake. : Piett23
    • Oddly when I try and dragon drop in Chrome it scrolls up. Very irritating. : breadsticks
    • This was a neat trick. Thanks! : kelzmelzer
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  that is not to scale. there's been pictures of him in game and he's nowhere near that big : AllYourBase
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    I believe he's actually supposed to be much bigger. There were quotes at Blizzcon saying that he's the ci... : Magitek
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      Err, size of a city. I need some sleep. : Magitek
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        No no, you spilled your inside info here. His adamantium carapace will be made into a mini-city inside a ... : Marrbe
        • That would actually be pretty goddamn awesome :/ : ArcKnight
    • Yeah, I seem to recall two towers in Stormwind that are spaced pretty far apart with his claw marks in th... : drhazard
• that's an awesome model. : atom519
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  he should be impossible to kill. : packav
  • In fact when combat starts he does a massive AOE and everyone wipes. WoW.. The game that never ends and ... : tboomer2
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    Yeah I like how they backtracked on their stance of "Killing any Dragon Aspect would be BAD." : Evil Benius
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      I would totally support him being a 100% cockblock that actually requires lvl 90 and full 90 gear to kill... : Slowtreme
      • Seriously, he's just too powerful. I don't really see WoW characters as super heroes. : packav
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  I just want them to overhaul the mail quest rewards for Cataclysm. I just hit 75 on my hunter and I'm sti : ArcKnight
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    You apparently aren't paying attention. While there are a lot of shaman things, there are easily enough h... : Chod
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      I promise you I haven't. I've quested out Howling Fjord and Dragonblight except for a few group quests an... : ArcKnight
      • look again http://www.wowhead.com/items=4.3?filter=qu=2:3;sl=1;cr=77:18:131;crs=1:1:1;crv=0:0:0;gb=0 : wurt
      • You missed a whole bunch in TBC also and this is just helms http://www.wowhead.com/items=4.3?filter=qu=2... : Chod
  • you're doing it wrong : das_runt

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  I can't say I've ever found the flight office interesting, but being able to walk around the plane and do... : riptyde
  • Who do you fly for and what type of a/c? : TabsAZ
  • I completely agree, seeing a landing from the flight deck is awesome. Always a highlight when I get to si... : FrayLo
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  do you need perfect vision without contacts to be a pilot? : Kombit
  • For a private license you only need 20/30 corrected, iirc. Maybe 20/40. : riptyde
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    No, but you can't be too badly color blind. If you have 20/20 corrected vision with contacts you should ... : pres589
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      thanks, both of you. I'm just a little unclear about my future. I've been thinking about saying fuck it... : Kombit
      • Nothing wrong with that. However, becoming an AF pilot is a very selective process, so just understand t... : riptyde
      • Lots of things to do in the airforce besides be a pilot. : pres589
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  I totally always wondered what those huge briefcases they carried around were full of : sKetchflow
  • mine is full of beer. : Degenerate
  • potatoes : opengl128
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  We have a joke about pilots at work. How do you know a pilot is in the room? They tell you. 90% ... : Derringer
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    I agree many are arrogant, but try taking your pilots license ground and flight tests, see if you still t... : FrayLo
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      No Fraylo, we all just kick it into autopilot 30 seconds after wheels up and work the radios. : Lunatic Angelic
      • You forgot about drinking 5 highballs in the bar before the flight. : stump
      • Honeywell FMS SUX LOLOL : pres589
      • Hey guys a pilot is in the room : kill9
      • hahah Derringer proves his point : AlexXdude
      • Are you a pilot? I meant no offense to every pilot as there are definitely many who are great to talk to... : Derringer
    • hahahahh : orgcaptainnemo
    • I have done the training simulators and know what they have to go through. I have worked at an airline th... : Derringer
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    haha nice, this was interesting, So do American pilots go through basically the same stuff, more or less? : beedeegee
    • I'm not sure to be honest, I don't know how the American pilots are trained, I just know that Canada's li... : Derringer
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THNPmhBl-8I : dael
    • I love that sketch haha : Derringer
    • AHAHAHAH : angrytaxman
  • I just told that to my pilot dad. He laughed and said ," that's so true!" LOL : jcrockerman
  • so is that lady from aliens who says "in the pipe five by five" : spiderfill
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    It's not that pilots are arrogant, it's just that we love to fly and can't shut our mouths talking about ... : phate81
    • "The Marshall on the plane goes Bang Bang Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang Bang, Bang, Bang The Marshall on the ... : edgewise
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      I meant no offense to all pilots, as I've mentioned above there are lots that are cool and not arrogant. ... : Derringer
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        You realize you come off as pretty arrogant by calling them glorified bus drivers. I'm willing to put sub... : terath
        • Yeah I know, I suppose having 50+ pilots stick their nose up at me on a daily basis rubs off on me. : Derringer
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    "Glorified bus drivers"? LOL. : thetangent
    • I'm just being a dink with that comment. I know it's a hell of a lot more than driving a bus haha : Derringer
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  anyone know what the hell a static electricity discharger used for? : Professor Darkness
  • It discharges static electricity : stump
  • to discharge static electricity. : Sludgehead
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    Drains electro shiz into the mutha fuckin SKY YO : pres589
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      thanky. : Professor Darkness
      • That's really how I write all my reports and stuff. FAA loves that sort of thing. : pres589
  • ...*is used for. and yes, i know it discharges static you snarky bastards. : Professor Darkness
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    Assuming its the same for fuel tankers that supply petrol stations, Sometimes the plane can build up an e... : RustyAuto
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      thank you too : Professor Darkness
      • It's all to do with avoiding fucking up the electrical circuitry and avionics. : Lunatic Angelic
  • you're no professor! IMPOSTER! : zerog83
  • It takes static electricity. And it discharges it. : thetangent
• In RUssia, pilots spend considerable downtime to ensure that they are prepared for their next flight for ... : spiderfill

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  I don't think I've ever actually seen anybody with one : mrtony
  • I feel awkward walking around with it or using it public. :-( : Home Nugget
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    I saw a person with one at applebees wtf. eating fingerfoods and using ipad : Iwannaacura
    • cause if there is a place to be seen with your ipad, it's definitely applebee's : EvilDolemite
  • I was at a small meeting recently and a few people had iPads with them. : aethyr
  • A coworker of mine has one and uses it regularly. He gets a lot of use out of it. : MercFox1
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    i saw a guy using one to keep track of DM stuff at the board game place last night. : riptyde
    • Nice. I'd totally jump on a good app for DMing or playing PnP RPGs. I'd imagine you could cobble someth... : genom
  • I flew from LA to NYC last weekend and I saw soooooooooooo many iPads. Everyone kept stopping them and as... : jcrockerman
• Yes. Pretty regularly, in fact. : Yanks
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  We've had it since day one and it has completely replaced both of our laptops. I haven't turned mine on a... : [fry]
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    Surely you can discuss news articles from your IPad? : ryuuseki
    • Typing on a virtual keyboard is :[ : Ebu
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  I'm using it in bed right now. : DianeOfTheMoon
  • Oh. It has a vibrate setting? : AhmNee
• I use mine like once a day, at least. I want to write a game for it. : orgcaptainnemo
• Wife uses it all the time, every day. Great product for the correct audience : NukemFornever
• I use it daily. Safari/Atomic Web mostly. : kek
• Use it everyday I hardly use my desktop or laptop anymore. : herradura99
• I use it so much I've stopped using my regular PC at home. I take it to bed with me some nights. Its got ... : bozer
• i use it every night when i get into bed to view rss feeds, email, latestchatty, check the weather etc. ... : xxiv
• Yeah I use it a lot. Used it to work for a couple days out at a coffee shop, just writing of course, but... : Barnahog
• i use it daily along w/ my iPhone and MBP 13". the only thing i don't use regularly is iPod. : gdestiny
• I might get one down the line but my Macbook Pro is doing me fine. : NFXFSX
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  Awesome, thanks for the feedback guys... subthread: What model did you get? 16gb? 32gb? wifi? : kaddar0
  • I got the 64GB wifi which was overkill. It's nice to have it but I could fit into 32GB easily. : Jonathan
  • 32 wifi. I've already reached the limits of my 16gb iPhone. I would also think future ipad apps will prob... : Mmmmmoo
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    16 gb wifi. : orgcaptainnemo
    • same, it's more than enough since I have no music or TV shows/movies on it. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    It's insane to me that you can't drop in a 64gb flash card of some kind. Can you do that with the camera... : Wheatloaf
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      No you can't, and I am glad, because it would probably kill the battery life and probably have all sorts ... : ovrlrd
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        Oh and the fact that it has Wi-Fi means you can just use third party apps to stream media over that, no n... : ovrlrd
        • I'm pretty sure that the wifi circuitry pulls more power than an SD card reader. : Dusty_Slim
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        lol. How does the Kool-aid taste? : cltcprd
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          Whatever, stop living in the past where SD cards are actually useful for anything more than transferring ... : ovrlrd
          • What do you think apple has inside that thing? Magic? No, it's a CF card. Just one that has an insane mar... : terath
  • I got 16gb but I've been close to hitting the top. I would suggest 32.gb I put tons of photos on since ... : Barnahog
  • 16 wifi : xxiv
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    64 GB Wifi. If you travel a lot it's more useful and convenient to have with you than a laptop - at least... : bostrov
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      It's worth noting that the multitasking as Apple is offering in iOS 4 probably isn't going to help for yo... : Jonathan
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        Why do you say that? iOS4 multitasking should definitely allow him to read a book and run an IM client a... : kek
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          Which of the three styles of multitasking - Music, Location, VoIP does a book or IM client cover? At best... : Jonathan
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            It's really difficult to imagine it not doing so. I'd be able to receive a skype call in the background b... : bostrov
            • I can't talk for IM+ but for Meebo the delay isn't the restart of the app or showing me what was displaye... : Jonathan
            • They've explicitly said IM apps will pretty much operate the same way via push notifications which is imm... : derelict515
  • 64gb 3g : ovrlrd
  • 16GB wifi (x 2) : malevolence
  • 64GB 3G since it wasn't that much more than the 32GB. Wife wants one too, but will probably get a 16GB wi... : Alco23
  • 16 GB wifi. plenty of space, but I haven't loaded it with movies for a trip or anything. : edgewise
  • 16GB wifi. : Link.
  • 16GB wifi. Supplied by work otherwise I would have opted for the 32GB 3G. : hussdelrio
  • 64GB wifi. filling it up w/ way too much comics and PDF files. : gdestiny
  • 16gb wifi : rmjackson
  • 32GB Wi-Fi. No point in getting the 3G where I live. I'm glad I went with the 32GB (originally wanted the... : dodob
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  All the time. I usually leave it on my coffee table and pick it up to quickly check email, news, and late... : Mmmmmoo
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    haha monopoly is a quick game? since when? : dantastic
    • I just pause it when i gotta go. Plus, I just play with the computer. : Mmmmmoo
• hell yes. we use it daily and my 3 year old is totally addicted to PvZ and it's absolutely helping her w... : beastrabban
• I use it every damn day. : dextius
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  I use mine every day. It's awesome for surfing the web from the sofa. I've also read almost a dozen books... : malevolence
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    How do you find the reading on it? I'm hoping there will be some textbook support where I could get my wh... : mattavius
    • Pretty good. I haven't suffered from eyestrain at all. I can't wait until they introduce pdf support. I'v... : malevolence
• Almost daily, 32gb version. That's plenty of storage unless you want to put a lot of high resolution vide... : LilCrypto
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  I've found the perfect (casual) use for it (I bought it for development, rather): Newspapers and magazine... : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • oh and latestchatty while I'm streaming World Cup games (from LEGAL sources) in full-screen. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  I mostly use it when I get into bed at the end of the day to watch some videos or play a game or just bro... : Lawgiver
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    Loading the shack on the ipad is pretty lol. : [fry]
    • yeah I stick with the latest chatty app. : Lawgiver
  • Yes it's a great gaming companion for checking out faqs and seeing quick how to videos for tricky stuff. : Barnahog
• Everyday. Reeder + Instapaper is amazing for reading stuff. : askedrelic
• We share an ipad and he uses it every day. When I'm home, we always have it by us for shacking, watching : arcane_
• I use it every day. In the last few weeks alone it's more than paid for itself. Fantastic for travel. : Head Rush
• Daily. Primarily on the couch or in bed. It gets a lot of use at night laying in bed. : boarder2
• I use it pretty much 90% of the time. The only time I use my computer is when I want to play certain kind... : ovrlrd
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  All the time. I only use my laptop to download torrents and do work at my job. : manlyman
  • Here's a cool iPad trick for torrents, find a torrent client that allows you to access it through a web b... : ovrlrd
• i don't think an iPad could really be compared to a Wii Fit board. : Korban
• I won't deny that my usage has fallen off a bit. 16g wifi. I'd consider selling it too. : royalally
• I don't use mine that often. It's hard to have IM's or emails going in the background. The notification s... : radicus
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  I see hundreds of them every single day at work but I don't own one. But I guess that's because I work at : bawbeh
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    what kind of discounts do you guys get? : Enraged Pineapple
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      None for the iPad or iPhone (Any of the iPhones for that matter). Don't know why either as those are the... : bawbeh
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        Didn't everyone in the company get a free iPhone when they came out? : not work safe
        • Yup, but that hasn't happened since and I missed out on that since it was before my time. : bawbeh
• Use it more than my laptopt at this point - since I'm stuck in meetings for 7+ hours a day now anyways, i... : Dimmona
• regularly everyday. I spend far less time at the desktop and haven't touched my laptop since. : edgewise
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  Every day. Reeder is awesome. Instapaper is a great compliment to it. I've actually started reading bo... : genom
  • Same with the books, I love reading at home on the iPad and continuing on my iPhone when I'm out. It's j... : Barnahog
• I don't bring it to class anymore, but I still use it frequently. : freakynipples69
• I use my iPad every single day almost at night when sitting in bed. Or watching sports. Or often when I'm... : Link.
• Every day. I've read three novels on it and working on a fourth, use it all the time on the couch to read... : yakz
• Cmon people...don't lie...you all know you use it every day when you take a shit...:) : SKI242
• Every single day. 32gb wifi. At home I use it to browse/check email/read on the couch or bed and at my de... : SolrFlare
• It's more a convenience device to me. I use it to browse the internet from my couch (the Shack, ESPN, et... : hussdelrio
• Yep -- daily, if not hourly. : rmjackson

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  Yes, I want a price. : mancide
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    Same here. If the other controller is 149 something then I can only imagine what this one will be. But I ... : myfasha
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      If it's around $199 it will be worth it. I mean, you are getting a Fender Guitar, and I think normal squi... : mancide
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        Will I be able to use my own guitar? I used to play, but haven't in a long long time. I'd dust off my BC ... : freakynipples69
        • Replied to wrong post. Doh. : freakynipples69
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  I want to use my Roland ready Strat for this. : silaslang
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    I want to be able to hook my mbox USB up to my xbox and just use my regular guitar. : KxRook
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      You'd still need midi, but I get your drift! : silaslang
      • Your logic kills my buzz. : KxRook
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      They said there will be the ability to use MIDI instruments with a midi to game controller box. : mancide
      • They said this is true for MIDI Keys and drums, but no positive word if MIDI guitars will work this way. ... : Masem
    • I want to go to Gamestop and join Van Halen. : Phil
• On my face please! : Fred Garvin
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  i wish i could hook my roland drums up to play rock band with! : grendel
  • pretty sure if your drums have midi out it would work with the midi adapter they're planning on selling s... : lukej1337
  • YO LETS DROP SOME PHAT ASS 808 LINES INTO DAT BITCH!!! AMEN STYLES YO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : -=kodiak=-
• whoa : riptyde
• Pretty cool. Still won't buy. : boarder2
• Yes...YES!!!!! I require this immediately!! : CrustaR
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  so, just to be clear, normal guitars will not be able to be used? You'll have to buy their guitar or rig... : DonkeyPopsicle
  • AFAIK this is the only guitar like this with the ability to sense where your fingers are. The game doesn'... : lukej1337
• i'm not holding my breath for anything under $999 for this guitar - that said I'd still consider it : lukej1337
• wow. : mwasher
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  If I want to really play the guitar, I'll just play my guitar? That looks kind of annoying, actually. : skinlab133
  • I'll play the hell out of that!! : CrustaR
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    I think it's for people like me who want to learn guitar but are too lazy or unmotivated to do it the usu... : daVinci1980
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      Though it won't get you all the way there, you'll at least get used to the feel of a guitar in your hands... : jayacheess
      • I have an acoustic I've been playing around on for like 10 years... I'm comfortable with playing, but I'm... : daVinci1980
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        Why wouldn't it "get you all the way there"? If you play these songs on Expert in Pro mode you ARE playin... : Bold
        • I think they actually do have bending. : daVinci1980
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          Timbre, timing, notation, there's a lot of things you wont have any understanding of. I was going to comm... : KxRook
          • real guitar players don't understand musical notation either, amirite : electroly
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            Timing is a HUGE part of playing Rock Band. Hell, even with the standard RB or GH controller, you're lear : Bold
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              Follow-up on folk music tradition: I should add that the Kodaly and Orff music education systems focus he : Bold
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                I typed up a long response in question form about how you believe the rockband style of timing will trans... : KxRook
                • And that's kindof the point, right? This is a good thing if it gets people more interested into music tha... : daVinci1980
                • It depends on the individual. Those who listen to the music will be very successful away from the game. T : Bold
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                  Don't argue with Bold! He'll SM you later wanting to verify that he is right!! (he was and probably is) : sludge vohaul
                  • Ha, I had no idea what you were talking about, so I had to go look in my Sent messages. Does this post : Bold
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          I think some dudes who play the guitar are getting pissy about this game because it may take away from th... : CrustaR
          • I think it's awesome, myself. I'm a bit skeptical of how well you can learn to play the guitar over-all w... : jayacheess
          • This argument has been going on for a LONG time for musicians, its just been tablature vs standard notati... : KxRook
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            http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1904510 <--- : Lunatic Angelic
            • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9JYq-mXprw : EvilDolemite
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    I love how the argument has gone from "It's nothing like playing an actual instrutment" to "Well, you're : mrblarg
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      My reply above explains it, mrblargh. : CrustaR
      • I think, you are just threated by my late reply. : mrblarg
• That was fucking cool. : silent prophet
• fucking sick : vynn
• Wow, the first cool thing from E3 this year. It was inevitable I guess. How close can you to playing a ... : Lightzout
• Want. Want. Want. Want. : bakanoodle
• Saw this yesterday, its amazing. I love how the UI always shows where your fingers are placed. : Serpico74
• So will those asshole artists like Prince support their music in Rock Band now that it requires real 'ski... : LoioshDwaggie
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  It seems that this is now a serious instructional tool. You still won't know how to read music, but you ... : MaxPete82
  • Roack Band 4: Super Pro mode. Replace the notes with real sheet music! : bakanoodle
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  I have to admit, I will buy this shit on day one. : Thornfist
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    Me too. I hope the guitar isn't ridiculously priced because I'm buying it regardless :( : hanfeitzu
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      Starter Squires on their own are only 100 bucks or something. I'd imagine with Madcatz mass production he... : jayacheess
      • Madcatz is NOT making the Squires, those are coming from Fender. Expect it to be more than $150, the cos... : Masem
• Thanks for the link I had it on my list to check out. You know what this may be the coolest thing at E... : valcan_s
• Wow, the Power Gig guys are fucking hosed updating their resumes as we speak. : Lunatic Angelic
• WOW, thats nuts. my only worry is that i'll suck :( : AMikaboshi
• that might actually get me to take up learning guitar again : biskits
• It's about time someone did this. : Drewus
• I knew it was going to eventually lead to this for Rock Band or Guitar Hero. : cjcharv

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  4. RAGE actual gameplay : CrustaR
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    Rage is listed as Thursday on youtube.com/e3 : Conan
    • im watchin those today and so far its just been interviews with showing off what was in the press confere... : dantastic
• I think there was a small clip of MK in sonys keynote with the hud but it was less than a second long : lukej1337
• DS3 was announced not long ago, so I wouldn't expect to see anything for a while unless it's been in stea... : deject
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  DEMON'S SOULS 2 :`( : Rehevkor
  • Don't remind me : / : justwr!ght
• I def want MK footage. : pun][sher
• I want Dungeon Keeper 3 : DrZettl
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  MORTAL KOMBAT http://screwattack.com/videos/Hands-On-Mortal-Kombat OH YESSSSSSSSS : smackpiece
  • That looks really well done. : kingdepork
  • wow that looks disgusting! : lukej1337
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    Am i getting old?! I thought that was too violent! : Snuffles-
    • Too violent? Not possible. : pimpium
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      That's what Mortal Kombat was about! : kingdepork
      • This is a touchy subject. But MK always had a campy feel (maybe partially because it wasn't easy to make ... : lukej1337
      • I know! But ewww, so bloody. : Snuffles-
    • you pussy : Nitrium
    • They've come a long way from having to turn the blood white in the original console version. : doctorbfunk
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      I agree with Nitrium, you pussy. : Dschinghis Khan
      • seriously : Nitrium
  • That was pretty neat. Very MK-like. Approved. : Ambient80
  • awesome : sanchez
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    Reptile just threw up in his mouth a little bit. : Grimp
    • cum swap : conandan
  • Finally Mortal Kombat feels like Mortal Kombat should again. : node
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    FUCK YEAHHHHH : thejm4n
    • Learned well from the new Street Fighter : thejm4n
  • Watching when I get home! Thanks! : pun][sher
  • It's funny, it really shows how incompetent Midway was with that franchise in recent years. Give it to a... : deathofrats
  • this MK comes from the same alternate universe as Rambo 4. : Turd Ferguson
  • Jesus christ, she didn't have to eat his fucking face! : abrasion
  • I love the one with Cryax. Shoots the guy and he blows apart, then he fires tracking missiles at all the... : pigvomit
  • amazing ! : gmd
  • OMG you a freeking KING I have granted you freeking LEGENDARY status in my books for this video \m/ Da : valcan_s
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  THE LAST GUARDIAN : DrWaffles
  • Looks like they might be saving it for TGS in September. : smackpiece
  • ^^^This. Can't wait to see what they show at TGS. : genom
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  What about Planetside 2 info??? : atom519
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    WHA?! PLANETSIDE 2?! : limpossible
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      Yeah, it was somewhat confirmed a while back. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/09/26/sony-to-dev... : atom519
      • Very nice. We need more MMOs like Planetside and WW2OL : limpossible
  • Dont think its going to happen at this show. : pimpium
  • oh man, this is sorely necessary : sergeon
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    I'll guess that won't be out till late 2012. : PointlesS76
    • I know, was hoping for at least some info! or at least that's not cancelled : atom519
• I have to say, DS2 was a guilty pleasure of mine. There's something disturbingly relaxing about running ... : hatelull
• How about some Beyond Good & Evil 2 footage? :( : Link.
• Dungeon Siege 3 info: http://www.gamingbits.com/content/view/8047/1/ http://www.co-optimus.com/articl... : Jabby
• Hijack, because you missed BRINK : eonix