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  Fairly obnoxious of them to release this this early :/ : pancake humper
  • Totally, I bet the whole game was originally in Dragon Age and they cut it out to sell seperate! Just : jbury
  • It probably won't be out till next summer or so. : nomaad
  • I agree, this announcement is completely unnecessary. They could have at least announced it when they had... : KangDang
  • It's not THAT early, the game is supposedly coming out in February and it's probably pretty far into deve... : at0micgarden
  • WTF the game had 50-70 hours of gameplay, multiple beginnings and endings. They released an add-on an mul... : Hoax
  • I don't understand this one bit. Do you go and whine on car forums when they release a new model the nex... : twifosp
  • I actually don't understand either. I assumed that announcing a sequel this close to release meant that i... : SpaecKow
  • God forbid people make us new games so quickly after the other. I hope Episode 3 takes another 5 years : nodebug
  • Assuming we don't see it until next summer, I see no problem with a good 1.5 years between releases. : ateam311
  • Obnoxious? You're going to have to back that one up, chief. And good luck. : omnova
  • If it's got a new graphics engine and a good story, I'll be okay with them releasing this early. : Sixcos
  • Are you referring to the actual release date or the fact they announced the game so far from the actual r... : freakynipples69
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  I always imagined that someone using the same attention grabbing technique on the shack would get annoyin... : zuff
  • Cool, thanks. : valcan_s
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  hopefully they will re-imagine their marketing strategy for this one. : usmcmueller
  • Fuckin a-men. : kershner25
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    I guess you didn't see the subtitle: Dragon Age 2: Mega Extreme Ass Kicking Hell Yeah! : mrwolf710
    • well in that case we better get more Manson and GWAR!!!! : usmcmueller
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    Have you heard about the New Shit? : Rotten Deadite
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      listened to a couple of samples, while it's not my type o' music, it wasn't bad. : usmcmueller
      • But... but it's new! New Shit! : Rotten Deadite
  • THIS IS THE NEWER NEW SHIT : awaypaster
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    SAVE FERELDEN DISCREETLY MY LORD! : ChibiJosh
    • hahahaha : awaypaster
    • ahahahahahaha : Dontdrop
  • Needs more Marilyn Manson. : Fred Garvin
  • I agree. Not enough gratuitous cleavage in that last campaign. : Home Nugget
  • I think they will since the Dragon Age property is known now and it fairly well received. : Crimsonbeak
• that's not the only thing rising around here : Daggoth
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  is the story relate to the 1st DA? can i import my character, etc? : devpaul
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    i'm sure you can : valael
    • i mean, they've allowed importing since Baldur's Gate 2, i'm doubt they'd stop now : valael
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    It doesn't sound like it from the description. It sure sounds like a completely new story with a new main... : Vincent Grayson
    • Yea, same here. : Ellissd
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      good b/c i don't want to have to finish the original and buy/play the DLC : biskits
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        You SHOULD finish the original though. It's fucking fantastic. : thetangent
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          meh. i never finish games. or books. : biskits
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            Really? o_O : thetangent
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              Really. O_o : biskits
              • Why start them then? : thetangent
    • And it is in a different part of the world so not Ferelden : Crimsonbeak
• on my face plz : Rehevkor
• so you can pre order it now, but you cant see a trailer until august? : oldschoolbob-o
• I don't care if they reuse art assets, an RPG is in its quest design, its combat mechanics, its character... : SpaecKow
• Sadly this means it won't come out to 2011. Oh well, still psyched. : Sgt_Boomstick
• Sweet. I have like, 150 hours clocked on the first :D : breadsticks
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  "New visual style" Illustration-like graphics, or am I reading too much into the visuals so far? Because ... : node
  • Nope seems it's going to be cartooney, but these guys also made Mass Effect, which at least at a technica... : SpaecKow
  • The art style was fucking fine. Why do they have to mess with that? :S : Gylis
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  You are one of the few who escaped the destruction of your home. Now, forced to fight for survival in an : biskits
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    Some one really like the "Deadliest of Allies" phrase. : Jonathan
    • But we seem to be out of Brightest, Toughest Allies. :( : Jonathan
  • Do you mean in DA1 or in every RPG ever? : moogle
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    Does sound like they won't do the Origins thing again, probably realised what a huge amount of potentiall... : node
    • Except it was unique and fun. :( : thetangent
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    Looks like they are still using this then: http://gza.gameriot.com/content/images/orig_320200_1_125758... : Beady
    • jesus that explains a lot : biskits
    • It's hilarious and true, yet it doesn't bother me. Their stories, while admittedly cliche, are still a he... : thetangent
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      wow they're very formulaic. : umegastar
      • Bioware games do have very formulaic stories. It's part of the reason I like Obsidian so much. Kotor 2 ... : Beaginator
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  This will be the first BioWare game that I will not purchase on day one. They keep releasing DLC and have... : Pettytheft
  • I hate that there's and asshole in MY camp wanting my real money to save his family or something. I fu... : umegastar
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  Well it looks like Origins are out - Character will be human and called Hawke according to the DA forums.... : Jonathan
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    I actually like that there is a definite character, I like that NPCs can talk to you by name. : SpaecKow
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      Yeah I really dislike mute player characters now. As long as we get control over appearance and class - v... : Jonathan
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        Agreed. It worked when most of the dialog wasn't spoken, but it's quite jarring to keep cutting the came... : Finestaut
        • Ugh, critical literacy failure on my part. : Finestaut
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    i hope they don't cut 90% of what makes an RPG like they did in ME2. I loved ME2, but it felt too simpli... : valael
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      Yeah I liked the choices were not black and white. I mean which is the right decision letting the Werewo : Crimsonbeak
      • I really liked the werewolves story and the graphics were so epic, the atmosphere so perfect and beautifu... : umegastar
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        Definitely agree on the werewolves, (that was the high point of the game for me) but I thought the other : Finestaut
        • well said on all major decision arcs in that game. : biskits
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    Can you explain the 'Origins' thing, for someone that hasn't played the game? : Nixx2004
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      In the first game, as part of picking your race and class, you pick an origin story. The first chapter o... : Finestaut
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        what did you find disappointing? some weren't as good as others, but I liked that if I attempted (and al... : valael
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          Playing as a human noble, I felt like the origin was really well developed early on, then went into hiber : Finestaut
          • Wow, that's crazy. My first character was a mage, and my second (who I haven't finished the game with yet... : thetangent
          • This bothered me too, I played through first time as Human Noble and didn't not get the vengeance I sough... : graceofdragons
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    This is blatantly racist. I will be very disappointed if I can't play as dwarf rogue. : semaphore
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      It's solid - Bioware employees on the board confirmed it. http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/category/141/... : Jonathan
      • Haha, Billy Hawke here to sell you on the wonders of Blight-be-gone! : Crimsonbeak
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        FUCK! While there are multiple races in the game, like elves, dwarves, etc, in Dragon Age 2 you play a : Rooster Cockburn
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          so... it's turning into a JRPG? : walker270
          • Needs a gun-sword : mobab
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          It's not like that at all. This way they can tell a stronger narrative with a central character but still... : freshyk
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            It's like that at all. This way they can give you a stronger pistol with a more elaborate barrel but stil... : Rooster Cockburn
            • I really didn't see that much difference between Shepard with his War Hero/Sole Survivor options and bein... : Jonathan
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    If it improves the narrative great, surprised if they aren't going to at least have the male/female choic... : Crimsonbeak
    • Yeah they've confirmed that you will have a male/female choice. : Jonathan
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  Sweet. I loved the first one. Can't wait for this! : chungathebunga
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    I wonder if you will be able to import your storyline : chungathebunga
    • Yeah given the massive far-reaching changes you could influence I wonder this too. : node
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  You can pre-order it before there's been a single trailer? Isn't that kind of... weird? : TheVietSpecial
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    yeah, I was thinking that too. Vague information, lack of screenshots or gameplay video. But, they are ... : JuffoWup
    • Yeah I'm sure it will be amazing, but I don't really like how you can pre-order it a month before they wi... : TheVietSpecial
  • The whole thing is sorta weird a year turn around (they do have a massive team), mind you to add DX 10 or... : valcan_s
  • What if there's limited quantities? : Sailor of Fortune
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  The "new visual style" looks like shit IMO, don't get too excited just yet. : rmjackson
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    What does it look like? : stump
    • Anime : phate81
  • You've seen screenshots? : Rehevkor
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    Well, wtf does it look like?? : stump
    • He doesn't know, he's talking out his ass. : graceofdragons
• i am disappointed i can't transfer my character.. but being human male only isn't a big deal. It gives th... : wtf242
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  :D:D:D I wonder if it will offer continuation after Awakenings : Downforce
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    read the thread. : biskits
    • nowai. I got all this cool loot for the crew and I wanted to use it more :( : Downforce
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  hijack highly spoilerific concerning the end of Origins so don't read it if you haven't beaten the game : freshyk
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    no : wtf242
    • thanks : freshyk
• Aww, I was hoping to bring in my mage and dominate some more. Oh well. : virus
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  FUCK YESSSSSSSSSS!!!! I really really really hope the crazy baby thing you could make with Morrigan plays... : thetangent
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    What if Hawk is the crazy baby thing? : walker270
    • Now that would be AWESOME. : thetangent
    • It looks like that chick in the concept art is Morrigan's baby. : Vegtro
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  Is Dragon Age 1 more or less pausing then ME1/ME2? I did not like NWN because there were so much crap to ... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    More or less pausing of what? The gameplay? It seems roughly the same. Being able to freeze time during a... : thetangent
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      Well it wasn't bad in Mass Effect because it was very fast paced still, but it seems like it was crazy co... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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        It isn't TOO complex, as you have only 3 characters to control at any given time, but it can get a bit to... : thetangent
        • Thanks, I'll check it out next time it's on sale. (Backlog is very large atm) : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    lots of pausing in dragon age : wtf242
    • although it's really not required. there's an elaborate system where you can give your NPCs rules based o... : wtf242
  • in some battles there is a lot of micro and you'll pause a lot. In others, you'll just watch and give ... : umegastar
• Well its up: You can buy # 2 now http://eastore.ea.com/store/ea/search/?keywords=%22Dragon+Age+2%22&re... : valcan_s
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  are the people silhouetted in the dragon wings your companions you think? http://ve3d.ign.com/images/... : usmcmueller
  • It would be fantastic to have that many companions in the game. : freshyk
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  Release date? Estimated Release Date: Sat Dec 31 02:00:00 CST 2011 I order the bad boy to see if this is : valcan_s
  • Fill in date : pancake humper
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    fill in date... it would release on a sunday at 2am? : usmcmueller
    • no but maybe on a Saturday at 2am. : Bingo
• AITOO who dislikes the world scaling aspect of newer RPGs? Oblivion in particular was bad; at higher leve... : dex.collins

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• lol no : melkore
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  and it begins : maulla
  • What? People exercising their freedom of choice? Bout time. : AhmNee
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  you understand that realid is fully optional in starcraft 2, right? : electroly
  • Shhh, it's too late, he's already too far gone. : DM7
  • And in all their other products it applies to thus far. : MacemanInTW
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  freaking lol. Or you could just not post on the forums. It has nothing to do with the games themselves! : zakazi
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    I don't want you fags knowing my real name in game. I already experienced it during the beta and was WTF ... : m0rfus
    • You don't have to give out your real id tag, you can just give out the first part and you'll be safe. : DM7
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      god fucking damnit m0rfus. nobody will know your real name unless you want them to : electroly
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        It's alright man. I played SC1 in a clan and played tourneys for about 2.5 yrs. I loved SC2 and i may sti... : m0rfus
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          what exactly are you worried about? I'd say there are like 25 shackers that know my name and half have m... : kgargs
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            Once people actually figure out I'm female, I will be treated differently. : m0rfus
            • Tits or GTFO. : Rotten Deadite
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              Get the fuck over yourself, and your bullshit : MacemanInTW
              • So you are worried about people knowing your name? Are you a troll? : morsxcessum
            • So why are you mentioning that you're female here? Obviously you want the attention. : noxiousgg
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            those are shackers. Have you ever even BEEN to the WoW forums? : JohnnyRey
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              Yes, I have. Anonymity is a large part of what's wrong with the internet. : kgargs
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                Don't people have the right to anonymity thou? Even outside of the internet? : ShadowRam
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                  Don't post on the forums then, what's the bfd : kgargs
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                    You still haven't answered ShadowRam's question. : MercFox1
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                      His question is completely outside of what's being discussed. How is it relevant? : kgargs
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                        It's relevant because you brought "Anonymity on the internet" into the discussion with your previous stat... : MercFox1
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                          Okay, people have the right to anonymity. Even outside the internet. But you also have the option to po... : kgargs
                          • You are correct. I'm one of those guys who doesn't like the change, but SC2 is still going to be fucking ... : MercFox1
          • lol this is such a stupid reply : Pandilex
        • what's that have to do with posting on their forum? : RikiTiki2
    • beta was a test, the ripped out the anonymous stuff so they could focus on real id. It's back. No one wil... : zakazi
  • Unless you want to post on the technical help forum or have a legitimate question about a game. I know tr... : AhmNee
• You're not supposed to take memes seriously. : slax0r
• It had been a while since i used the lol tag. : barichnikov
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  Blizzard's trolls died, m0rfus cried. : zebosausamite
  • I do love a good trolling fine sir! : m0rfus
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  PREORDER CANCELLED how am I the first person to do this? : MercFox1
  • I think the OP had it covered : Slowtreme
  • goddamnit : manero
  • Fuck I came here for this. : Dontdrop
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  I uninstalled my SC2 beta :/ I don't think i'm going to take the drastic measure of putting money on F... : Slowtreme
  • Yeah, didn't expect much overlap between SC2 and a Final Fantasy MMO. : JarEme
• PREORDER CANC oh, nevermind : manero
• But I want to know your name!!!! : mystikal
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  It is literally painful how stupid people are being over this. : David Craddock
  • Says the guy who already uses his real name to post online? Some of us actually care about our privacy. I... : daVinci1980
• hahaha, I bet in 1-2 years you'll have at least two SC2 keys : razorblade79
• lol. have fun with that. : valael
• Sounds like you deserve to play a JRPG. Enjoy! : enyakk
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  Holy shit. Look, I'm not a Starcraft player or anything, but WTF is wrong with people knowing what your ... : jasonepowell
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    Because when someone ends up dead over this, Blizzard is going to be in a lot of trouble. : Techy007
    • "When" someone ends up dead. The internet, everyone! : walker270
    • you really are a special kind of retarded : kgargs
    • Except, not. : mystikal
    • This is rare, only happened once, but people are harassed already. : Chod
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      People don't put enough faith in how fucked up people are on the internet. Just saying it is a possibilit... : Techy007
      • People also don't seem to realize that most "fucked up" people online are only acting fucked up because t... : David Craddock
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        When : walker270
        • http://kotaku.com/5550609/man-spends-six-months-plotting-murder-of-counter+strike-rival : Chod
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          You realize that there have been plenty of murders over virtual goods/fights right? How can you be so nai... : pancake humper
          • ^^this : JohnnyRey
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            I think he was making light of the OP use of the word 'when'. : atom519
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              This isn't the only thread he's been involved in over this and being completely oblivious to how this cou... : pancake humper
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                This isn't the only thread you and Techy007 have been in, either. From my perspective, you guys are bein... : walker270
                • You're crazy. I am in almost every SC2 thread. I didn't even start this thread nor any others on realID f... : pancake humper
          • There have been plenty of murders over affairs, but plenty of people still fuck with abandon. The probl : paulatreus
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            luckily Real ID is 100% optional in-game : electroly
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              luckily people got murdered without giving them their real names before I don't care if it's optional. : pancake humper
              • okay, so if that's the case, then how does an unused RealID feature in-game change anything? slippery sl... : electroly
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                Hahaha, what? "people got murdered uthout giving them their real names" So RealID changes things...how?... : paulatreus
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                  It makes it easier? It's the difference between having no copy protection on software and having trivial ... : daVinci1980
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                    How about instances that aren't about bodily harm. In the last few months I know a ton of people who've h... : AhmNee
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                      Again, I realize this is the internet where everyone has a completely, 100% unique name no one else in th : walker270
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                        I'm going to see if I can find that article that talks about how easy it is to narrow down who a person i... : AhmNee
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                          The government has nothing to do with this...? Blizzard is not a federal agency, so the whole "right to ... : walker270
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                            Yes, and Facebook is being sued over privacy issues because they ARE a federal agency are they? It is ... : AhmNee
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                              IIRC, the lawsuits against Facebook allege Facebook sells user's private information without disclosure o : walker270
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                                There are several suits against Facebook, the latest in Germany about them storing email addresses of peo... : AhmNee
                                • This is an excellent discussion of what i was referring to in my other posts. Information is power and pe... : m0rfus
                              • Will does not mean COULD Jesus Christ you're being a dumb faggot with the word twisting! : abrasion
              • I'm not sure what you are basing your stats off of, but looking at this thread it seems most are okay wit : atom519
              • I understand that a lot of people are up in arms about this, but I wouldn't say that the vast majority of... : shred.
              • The majority might not even know what RealID is. The majority will buy the game, install it, and play it.... : OmegaRed59
          • Could you please link to these "plenty of murders" over video games? I know of maybe 2-3. You should be... : Goto10
    • They won't because people agreed to terms of service when they install : Iwannaacura
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      You do know that Facebook is much more of a threat than Blizzards forums for this. Do you really think th... : razlebol
      • Should an entertainment company really be any kind of 'threat'? Smaller than Facebook or otherwise? : AhmNee
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        The difference is that I have some control over facebook content. I can approve friends and control what ... : Robotic Puppy Eater
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          I just wouldn't post ever on the forum. I agree that it's unnecessary too. I was just stating that fa... : razlebol
          • Not really. It's pretty easy to set it so that you don't even show up in the searches. And (not attacking... : Robotic Puppy Eater
    • I'd be more worried about ID Theft. People are stupid, and if someone addresses them by name and poses as... : Tommy Toolbag
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    Because in my line of work associating my real name with games is an employment liability. Games are a di... : Home Nugget
    • This. : [7]kami
    • This is another good point. : AhmNee
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      So don't post on the Blizzard forums? I don't understand why people keep making it seem like this is som... : electroly
      • electroly in my line of work it is not allowed to not post on forums : kgargs
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        That's great if you're savvy enough to know about elitist jerks or team liquid. What about the people who... : AhmNee
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          if your account is hacked how would you log into the forums to post about it? that's not the proper aven... : electroly
          • and, i'm saying this now for the third time, blizzard has numerous other avenues for technical support. ... : electroly
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            Causation before consequence. Tech support post about the game then the hack in my scenario. : AhmNee
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              The scenario you described will never happen. Period. I can say this because of how downright ridiculou... : walker270
              • Because an account hack is the only possible consequence. I'm a reasonably intelligent person. You might ... : AhmNee
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          Okay, back up and let's think of how possible your scenario is... Someone posts on the forums. Their : walker270
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            You know, you seem like an intelligent guy. But you keep looking at this issue like you have blinders on.... : AhmNee
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              The problem with looking up yourself is you know where to look. You know you were involved in a few cour : walker270
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                I totally agree. Name alone isn't enough and yes you couldn't be sure that the person you looked up was i... : AhmNee
                • Both Facebook and myspace have forums. Online dating sites have forums. Each of those link to more pers... : walker270
      • That wasn't the question he asked. "...but WTF is wrong with people knowing what your name is?" Th : Home Nugget
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      So don't post on the Blizzard forums. Its so simple : Serpico74
      • I was just answering jason's question: ...but WTF is wrong with people knowing what your name is? : Home Nugget
      • until the datamining mods come out, and the option and control are removed. : Downforce
    • I can't believe this. I mean, I do believe it but it's a goddamn shame that it has to be that way. Fuck... : action wombmate
    • Ding ding ding! : LemonJoose
  • HIS NAME WAS ROBERT PAULSON : Halen
  • You guys are being assholes about M0rfus' reluctance to the idea of his real name being publicly visible ... : stuka
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  I pre-ordered FF14 last week, and will be playing with the Goons. : ghost in my shell
  • Sweet! As things get closer, let me know what server : m0rfus
  • Oh god no. : RyDogg1
• LOL, totally not a comparable game. Have fun with it. : Sgt_Boomstick
• Yeah the REALID is gay but who cares, there's other ways to add friends k? ITS FREAKING STARCRAFT 2.... : kainen1
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  i won't buy it because of 59$... I have 0 interest in the multi-play aspect of the game so at that price ... : devpaul
  • I would pay an unhealthy amount of money for Diablo 3, let's hope Kotick isn't reading this. : aethyr
  • You missed out on amazon pricing it at $50 before it rose to $60 hahaha : Sailor of Fortune
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  Wow really? Were you a troll on the forums? If so, then I'd say Blizzard was successful and deserve... : atom519
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    Wow really? I bet you were a fan of the homeland security act too -- if you have nothing to hide, why wor... : boring gegtik
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      Yes, because this is essentially the exact same thing with the same options given. : atom519
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        look at this guy he woudl have fit right in if this were Salem and it was the late 17th cetury : boring gegtik
        • gegtik I can never tell when you are being sarcastic or not. :/ : atom519
      • Starcraft II: Gitmo Expansion! : dahanese
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    I can argue both points about Blizzard's choice in doing this: PRO You have a bunch of assholes who like : m0rfus
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      I agree on both of your points. However, the options they give you regarding limiting your real name exp... : atom519
      • Well, that's what I honestly don't know. I know they were testing it in the beta and my first reaction wa... : m0rfus
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        It's not just forums. Say you become s realID friend of a family member or friend in-game. Through the fr... : Talonus.
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          so use the regular friends list and pretend that Real ID was never added to the game. you don't ever hav... : electroly
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            Yes, as I mentioned that is the end result. However, at this time it's fairly easy why done people weren'... : Talonus.
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              It still doesn't address privacy concern for people who need technical help and would normally go to the ... : AhmNee
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                further down in the thread i listed several alternate ways of getting support other than the tech support... : electroly
                • All of which depend on you knowing about the community. If you're an average user who doesn't play a lot ... : AhmNee
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  This last weekend I popped into an Office Max to buy a 2 pack of C batteries - nothing else. When I got t... : paulatreus
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    those are two completely different things. Lots of people use their name on facebook, but that doesn't m... : aethyr
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      As bad as my anology might have been, do you realize that you're comparing an optional feature of a game ... : paulatreus
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        Yes, you ARE analogy! fuck, lol : paulatreus
        • Dude, this will be worse than 9/11 times a million. : walker270
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  Why not a 28" ? I got a Hannsg 28" for $230 during the xmas sales; I'm very happy with it : rms
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    Buying a TV/monitor requires you give your real name. Preorder canceled. : walker270
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      Wrong thread, oops sorry. : rms
      • Are you Richard Stallman? Your beard is so dreamy : Satyric0n
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  Blizzard? http://asnowstormbyanyothername.blogspot.com/ : Slowtreme
  • I love how everyone always does this for other people. : walker270
  • "We're not going for harassment or creepy." *gives names and interests of underage daughters* INTER... : slax0r
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  never pre-ordered, but I understand this. I don't have steam partly because their privacy policy sucked ... : retardhumper
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    no, it's retarded because nothing about this game reveals your real name to anyone, unless you go in ther : electroly
    • ^^ pretty much what I said up there and exactly right : kainen1
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      It's also the only show of force you can actually give a company when you don't approve of things they do... : Chod
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        Yeah I love threads that give people shit when they say I'm not preordering it anymore, but people then j... : MercFox1
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          those aren't the same people saying those things. shacknews is not a hive mind : electroly
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            So what's the best option, electroly? : MercFox1
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              if you're incensed about the forums, then don't use the forums. the game has nothing to do with it, and ... : electroly
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                i mean, considering preorders aren't even through blizzard, there's literally no way they could possibly ... : electroly
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                  It's still his prerogative to decide whether he wants to buy it or not. Your suggestions below are helpfu... : MercFox1
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                    Yes. If you have a problem, and you want something to actually be done about it, then you have to tell t... : electroly
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                      But we've already established that people are uncomfortable posting on their forums with the new changes! : MercFox1
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                        So email them. Do I have to spoon-feed these answers or is conscious thought allowed in this thread? : electroly
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                          Oh get the condescension the fuck out, the times a normal person will email or has emailed Blizzard is ne... : MercFox1
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                            Of course they don't. Normal people just get pissed off and post on Shacknews or cancel their preorder w : electroly
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                              It's much easier to call Bobby Kotick's daughter and let her know why, the message goes right to the top. : ghost in my shell
                              • even though you're being facetious, that would be more effective than canceling your preorder at sending ... : electroly
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                              Aren't the forums a quicker route to getting interactive feedback from the playerbase? : MercFox1
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                                Sure, it's a great way. But you said "But we've already established that people are uncomfortable postin : electroly
                                • Fair enough. Blizzard will need to make it a point to push those details on people, though. They've proba... : MercFox1
      • I mean whatever floats your boat but if you think it's some type of statement you're crazy. It's a state... : kainen1
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      Just so we are clear, I haven't posted the WoW or Bnet forums in almost five years. So this is not correc... : m0rfus
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        this is the exact reason you stated in your OP. "In the wake of the RealID fiasco... I've canceled : electroly
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          Sorry i threw that part on. I did cancel be use of the real ID experience I had in the Beta. I know it wa... : m0rfus
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            the last round of the beta was RealID-only just because they wanted to test that functionality. it was a... : electroly
            • RealID is an "option" again, they have a new system that works like the old identifiers did. : Serpico74
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      Someone else pointed out a flaw with this, however, and that's that primary Blizzard support is done thro... : Entity
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        what? - support@blizzard.com. - support chat channel inside battle.net - 1-949-955-1382 the t... : electroly
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          there's even a web form, separate from the forums, for tech support issues. https://us.blizzard.com/su... : electroly
          • Yes, if you want a 7 day turnaround time response with a form letter telling you to delete your WTF folde... : Entity
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          what sort of witchcraft is this : Downforce
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            never mined. weird. it's a skype firefox addin parsing that phone number and making it all zany internet ... : Downforce
            • haha, I've had skype for AGES and this is the first time I've ever notieced it doing that - pretty craazy... : marmite
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          Most of that is significantly slower than the actual forums. : Chod
          • actually the forums are the slowest way and most unclear in getting support. if you want something done ... : jedi_27
    • It's also a policy they can pretty much change at will. This sort of decision to begin with (assuming you... : Fayk
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  this much pussy blood over not being able to post on forums? really? really? really? really? really? r... : [fry]
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    Read further up and reply to my PRO/CON reply please! I'm waiting to see your stance. : m0rfus
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      My stance is that if you manage to get yourself harmed after voluntarily putting your name on a video gam... : [fry]
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        Don't tens of millions or more people a day post on social networking sites with their real names? Vo... : [fry]
        • That's it, I'm canceling my preorder of Facebook. : Ride-My-Rocket
        • Obviously they've all been murdered by now. : walker270
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          I think it is a bigger deal than you might appreciate. it is very common to do a google searches on can... : Jimb0v2
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            I've heard this repeated multiple times and the whole idea that this scenario would take place seems, to ... : ColoradoCNC
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              Unfortunately, your belief that it is retarded does not stop it from happening. : Jimb0v2
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                Do you have any evidence of this happening? Maybe a link to a story? Here's one: You Play World of W... : Goto10
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                  I do not have evidence as far as the video game prejudice goes because there is nothing like this. What ... : Jimb0v2
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                    They look for conduct on social networking sites that is contrary to an image the company wants to mainta... : Sailor of Fortune
                    • We agree that it is somewhat unlikely that someone will have employment declined for having a few posts o... : Jimb0v2
                    • ^^ THIS : m0rfus
                • Evidence sure, but that I could post. Several of my extended family work in HR or are recruiters and seve... : Chod
              • Yes, I'm sure that thousands of people lose out on job opportunities every day because the crotchety old ... : ColoradoCNC
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            So you'd rather desperately hide the fact that you're a gamer from employer? Why exactly would you want ... : DianeOfTheMoon
            • I wouldn't. I will likely use the system. I believe some will use the system without realizing the conse... : Jimb0v2
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      And ra1n for that matter with his lawyer view. : m0rfus
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        I don't know if you'll see him for a bit. : zebosausamite
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          Did he get himself into fpmitap? : LoioshDwaggie
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            Lawyers are cold blooded. There is a sick heatwave heating us on the east coast, so he's probably hiding ... : AgentPothead
            • I will stand-in for ra1n. Employers use google. : Jimb0v2
  • it's getting to be re-goddamn-diculous. : eskimo spy
  • really........ its been pure comedy the second Blizzard posted it. : jedi_27
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  If you don't like the REALID thing then do not post on the forums, it is not that hard. I bet they will g... : pluto69
  • Most people aren't in that situation, though. : Robotic Puppy Eater
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  I'm not sure i understand the connection here, what does this RealID thing have to do with the game itsel... : stophelping37
  • Not much at all, the option to utilize RealID is in the game, but you can play without ever turning it on... : MercFox1
• Fuck no. : Ender.Wiggin
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  You realize you can put any name as your Real ID right? : headbone
  • If you are using Real ID then you should be using your real name right? I mean if you are using a fake po... : Chod
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    It uses the name you gave when you created your first battlenet account. If you were a WoW user first it ... : LoioshDwaggie
    • Yeah it does, but if you created your battle.net account with a fake name it will use that one. So if you... : headbone
• I pre-ordered both! Besides, I always use my real name on Internet forums. Not a big deal unless you li... : herradura99
• I hope they changed the interface for the new round of beta testing... : BongSlayerB
• i applaud blizzard doing this just so there are threads like this. SHUT IT ALL DOWN. fuck no dedicated s... : greydog
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  Consider this: in the health care world, sharing even the first and last name for patients could be a HIP... : m0rfus
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    are you suggesting that HIPAA applies to the WoW forums : electroly
    • lol : paulatreus
    • yes because anyone that plays WoW is obviously a sick fuck : retardhumper
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      I think he's saying that if privacy is so important in one area of society, how can you argue that it is ... : Robotic Puppy Eater
      • privacy is important to HIPAA because it's fucking medical records, and i'm not arguing that it's of no i... : electroly
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    Sharing someone's medical information has far bigger ramifications than sharing someone's forum posts. : riptyde
    • Diagnosis: Troll : Sailor of Fortune
  • This is not just apples and oranges, it's apples and chainsaws. A useless comparison. : eskimo spy
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    i wish i could stab you in the face with my shoe right now. : greydog
    • Well if you were playing SC2, you could do that by getting m0rfus' name and tracking him down. The futur... : cousinrocky
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    Consider it considered. : atom519
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      Alright, you guys are little testy. I'll shuddup now. : m0rfus
      • I get what you were saying - there's sectors where revealing info like Blizzard is proposing would have d... : Schnapple
  • So we're going to get insurance underwriting on BNet now? : Sailor of Fortune
  • This is such a terrible post I wish you would get struck by lightning for posting it. : johnny rotten
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  This seems so strange a reaction (from a sort of distant perspective). I mean people these days reveal so... : gooblerampling
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    Gaming communities are much different and far more hostile than Facebook. It's a comparison of two entire... : Talonus.
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      I understand. That's why I mention the distant perspective. Also, hardcore gamers can easily work the Rea... : gooblerampling
      • It's OK if you're creating a new account for SC2, but if you already have an account you're locked into t... : Talonus.
  • People love to rail about any corporate-led reductions in their anonymity, but then give up all manner of... : riptyde
  • You vote with your dollars. If a company does something you're unhappy with, don't give them your money. ... : daVinci1980
  • Facebook gives you at least a modicum of control, even if its decreasing. I've already made an effort to ... : Robotic Puppy Eater
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  Threadjack: How do I opt out of RealID in SC2 beta right now. I added Juno last night and noticed it's s... : midgetherder
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    there's nothing to "opt out" of. just don't use it. when you add a friend, use the character name + 3 d... : electroly
    • Thanks, electroly. : midgetherder
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  you don't have to post on the forums. you can maintain your privacy. why is there all this butthurt a... : the_doctor
  • It's just knee-jerk at this point to anything Blizzard does. : Brian Leahy
  • thats what i don't understand. WoW and SC2 - play the game don't post. Enjoy the game etc....... ... : jedi_27
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  What the fuck is there to stop me signing up for a battlnet account with a fake name? -Jenny Taylia : Beady
  • nothing at all, everyone is over-reacting : headbone
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    The only disadvantage obviously is if you're account gets hacked to shit and you need to send in a legal ... : ghost in my shell
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      Here is a picture of me. I trust this satisfies your request. Yours truly, Jenny Taylia Attachment: co... : paulatreus
      • Pretty small attachment. Let me open this up now... wait a minute... : ghost in my shell
  • they said they will have GMs monitoring for false names but with millions of players i really doubt they'... : electroly
  • You'll have to prove you're Jenny Taylia when your account is compromised : Home Nugget
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  For those of you who are pre-ordering still as well as playing PHASE 2 Add Username Here: http://goo.gl/... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • Don't forget your ### identifier : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • but I want to use my RealID and give away my identity!!! I added myself on here last night but haven't a... : goatboy
• lol : ColoradoCNC
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  I never had any intention to play any Blizzard game except the next Diablo (No issue with blizzard, I jus... : Visceral Monkey
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    what's FF14 have to do with not having intentions to play Blizzard games? : RikiTiki2
    • Because the OP canceled his Starcraft 2 preorder and switch it over to FF14 as a result of the RealID thi... : Visceral Monkey
    • Nothing. It has to do with the original post though : uglysad
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    If there is enough interest, we should make to try and on the same server. : m0rfus
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      Indeed. We'll know more after the beta starts I guess. I've never played a FF game, so I have no idea. Vi... : Visceral Monkey
      • I played XI for a good 14 months and loved it. If you like FF and JRPG game style, you're in for a treat.... : m0rfus
      • see if you can pick up ff12 for the ps2. You'll have a good idea on the basics of gameplay in 11 and 14 ... : JuffoWup
    • If my Macbook can run it, I'll be in on day one. If not, I guess I'll have to buy a PS3 and a new TV. : Modica Sol Solis
• RealID more like RealAIDS : Lawgiver
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXtA-AlvIaw : pancake humper
• What's the opposite of fan service? Final Fantasy XI. So I am hugely cautious about FFXIV. That said, ... : slax0r
• O_o : ErneX
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  I'll give them a fucking DNA sample if they make World of Starcraft. : riptyde
  • I don't want Another MMO. :[ :[ :[ : CrustaR
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  Heh, so you cancelled your preorder of a Blizzard game, a company that is almost untouched in terms of qu... : critch
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    FFXI is actually one of the more succcessful MMOs of all time and in fact is a pretty solidly designed ga... : Modica Sol Solis
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      I'd say that FFXI is probably one of the best designed MMOs ever released. Stuff like the zone, quest, an... : Talonus.
      • If it had been easier on the grind but still party-focused, I would still be playing it today. It sounds ... : Modica Sol Solis
      • While the xp curve could have gotten some love, I would say the slower combat was fine. Gave more time t... : JuffoWup
  • holy shit man...can you give me some clairvoyance regarding my future too? you seem to know the future o... : nitrus
  • Blizzard has high production quality, but not every game they make is objectively fun. That, and FFXI ... : Ebu
• I'm disappointed with blizzard.... how is under control by activision. : icedcool
• Don't post on Blizzard's forums. Why is this such a big deal? The main forum for Starcraft 2 isn't eve... : Serpico74
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NgAkWxcPBE : Omning
• Have you ever posted on the Blizzard forums. : capt tripps
• I'm buying both of these games but if you like denying yourself fun, go right ahead. : lefthighkick
• Maybe this is Blizzard's way of shifting most of the costs of hosting forums onto some 3rd party. Or m... : LemonJoose
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  All you've unwittingly told us is that you're a forum troll. Seems like Blizzard's plan is working. : Wikus Van De Merwe
  • I don't see the logical connection. I'm vehemently against it, yet I'm not a troll and I may have posted ... : Robotic Puppy Eater
  • Are forum trolls the only people that care about not having their name associated with video game forum p... : Beaginator
• Why not just make an account with a pen name? Simple solution. : noxiousgg
• lol at playing an asian mmo : kelerian
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  Anyone up for some 1v1's? Lexicon.288. : Lexicon_Leidun
  • I'm getting stuck in queues. Are you actually playing matches right now? Notdeadyeti.166 : notdeadyeti
  • Sure I'll add you. InAbsentia.843 : Beaginator
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  Dumbest reason not to play a game ever. : rick
  • Well, I don't know. If a company acts in a manner you don't agree with, why reward them with your hard-e... : Jobos
• pre-orders are dumb. Never had one to cancel : MamiyaOtaru
• was trolling the battlenet forums your main reason for purchasing the game to begin with? : brewsterdog

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• lol, that's almost as big as my HDD! : waxthirteen
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  haha, damn. How much of it have you actually played? : Colleton
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    That's difficult to quantify :p : Toraz Chryx
    • Yeah, I imagine it is. Have fun! :) : Colleton
• Who else would have downloaded it? : Navy Spitfire
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  what does your GF say? : kokujin
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    Better that than I go out seeking Trannies. lol, low blow, sorry dude. lol : Toraz Chryx
    • I don't know, have you asked her? She might be into it, too! : Ebu
• Finish them all within this month. : enyakk
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  My whole HDD is only 500gb :( : jbury
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    I'm at the point where I've got spare 500GB drives that I don't know what to do with them because there's... : Toraz Chryx
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      Buy a (hard drive) toaster! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153066&cm_re=externa... : DHAvatar
      • I've got one of those (well, it's a sharkoon one, but actually looks physically identical). ... T... : Toraz Chryx
    • Jeez, I'm really wanting to get a new harddrive and a copy of Win7 or something It sucks at the moment... : jbury
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      Time to build a file server. : ieGod
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        I'm in the same boat. I started a file server with the 500GB spare drives but started replacing them with... : Alco23
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          unRAID and expandable drive bays has been my approach. I picked up a case that supports five of these cag... : ieGod
          • And by five I meant three! : ieGod
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        I've got one of those, that's primarily on 1/1.5/2TB disks, there's just no space for the 500's anymore ;... : Toraz Chryx
        • Gotcha. Time to make your own custom rack. http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/2092/IMG_4275.jpg http:... : ieGod
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    250gb :( :( :( : Happy Doodle Muffin
    • I'm still rocking my 80gb WD I got 4 years ago with a 150gb steam drive. : usmcmueller
• holy shit dude, I thought I was bad. you have twice as many games as I - I need you on my friendslist so ... : razorblade79
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  The entire point of Steam is that you don't need to do that, you know? : Deathlove
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    I thought the point was to collect icons and clog up HDD space : razorblade79
    • Yes this is the goal. I've won a lot of icons lately after the steam sale. I feel much safer. : menar003
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      The point is to enable me to play whatever I want to play, when I want to play it, having to wait 5 hours... : Toraz Chryx
      • I guess this was a misreply? also I have a 1.5TB dedicated Steam HDD, I'm in the same boat : razorblade79
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    If he has space for them all, why not? I don't get why you gotta hate. : deject
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      I'm not hating, it's just...bizarre. It goes with the guy who was posting yesterday about needing a RAID ... : Deathlove
      • RAID's were made for porn, what world have you been living in? : cryptical
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    Except that isn't the entire point of steam at all? : Toraz Chryx
    • This makes no sense either. : deject
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  I have a SSD, and most of my games need virtual links off that drive onto another hard drive because the ... : kaddar0
  • My steam directory has a 1TB Samsung F1 to itself System drive is a 750GB Samsung F1.... but I'm prepp... : Toraz Chryx
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    I'd like an SSD just for Windows. I can't think of a game that would benefit from essentially no seek ti... : Jobos
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      SSD are huge if you play a lot of mmos. For other games I agree with you, it doesn't really seem to help ... : AgentPothead
      • I think extra RAM and faster vid cards help games that are not MMOs.. more than SSD's would anyway. I ... : Maddog_Delphi97
    • Games do benefit in loading times, actually the steam client itself is a lot less sluggish on an SSD : sanchez
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      my SSD helped ME2 load times considerably once I got rid of the stupid blink videos. : pancake humper
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        SC2, World of WarCraft, L4D 1 & 2, Battle Field 2 all get huge loading improvements from SSD. I have s... : LoioshDwaggie
        • Yep, any game that I grab off steam goes on my SSD and I just create a link to it. Ever since someone tol... : pancake humper
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          I'll have to look into this Mklink thingy. Errr, I just looked into it. It looks a little more adva... : Jobos
          • This is pretty straightforward. http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/hardlinkshellext.html : Toraz Chryx
          • http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/hardlinkshellext.html : pancake humper
• How many games do you have on your list? More than 150? : Sgt_Boomstick
• Seek help : stump
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  your RAID of IDE 20GB drives working well??? hahaha : Downforce
  • http://maximumfast.net/disks.jpg :) : Toraz Chryx

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  *shoves papers off desk* : manero
  • lmao : boring gegtik
  • God, someone gimme a double shot of fanta. : kokujin
  • *hops onto desk and raises skirt suggestively* : azenmaster
  • hahahaha : bashildy@speakeasy.net
  • rofl : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • haha : [fry]
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    hahahahh : biskits
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      i want to see this acted out. make a youtube video. : biskits
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        It would work best if he angrily eats a marshmallow model of atomic structure. : sgtsanity
        • no, see, you ruined it. : biskits
      • seriously. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        it'd make a good 5 second film : opengl128
        • haha true : Mad Brahmin Disease
        • ^^this! : MatzL.E.
  • The image in my mind brings me great amusement. : ieGod
  • hahahahaha : MercFox1
  • hahaahah : MagicWishMonkey
  • Hahaha. : Danny5225
  • lol excellent : bolneze
• We've been lied to this entire time. This is going to take a while to really sink in. : atom519
• Oh no. Nooooooooooooooooooooo : KxRook
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  I love science so much. : freshyk
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    It's exactly this kind of crazy batshit stuff that makes me love science. When someone discovers somethi : Rotten Deadite
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      WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS PROTON CATCHER WON'T WORK!?!?! : MercFox1
      • (angrily waves glowing energy butterfly net in the air) : Rotten Deadite
• *sigh* Back to the ol' drawing board. : SolveChrist
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  But what about the consensus view? : trove
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    There's no way scientists will accept this truth.. they make money peddling their 0.8768 femtometer lies : boring gegtik
    • Don't be a 0.8768 denier boring gegtik. You will end up on a list somewhere. : trove
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      Or maybe they just changed the size to sell a whole load of re-calibrated femtometer-meters. : sgtsanity
      • fucking scientists and their ivory towers and their killing of elephants for said ivory : boring gegtik
    • we should teach both sides of the proton : GloriousCow
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      Those are Arian protons. : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • Arian Aryan : Mad Brahmin Disease
• I knew it! : vx2o
• ShadowRam was right all along! : Sailor of Fortune
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  But how MUCH smaller? You gotta think in three dimensions, mAAAAAN! : Omaha
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    4%, they say it like a dozen times in the article. : one random winner
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      4% radius? surface area? volume? hypervolume? DICK SIZE? : walker270
      • 4 batmans to a rodeo : MercFox1
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      Swing and a miss. : Omaha
      • I know he's talking about that planet size thread from yesterday, I'm just being an ass. : one random winner
• I am making this face right now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=983_qqatdTQ : sgtsanity
• Right now, we are the laughing stock of the universe. :( "ABOUT TIME YOU GUYS FIGURED IT OUT! 0.8768 F... : edgewise
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  God made it smaller to test our faith. : riptyde
  • ... in science? : one random winner
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  I'm still hoping for the discovery that the speed of light in a vacuum is not constant. That would be ... : walker270
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    Kinda cool? Shit would be off the hook. Events would happen seemingly before causes were ever detected. : ieGod
    • I knew you were gonna post that. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      Events seemingly happening before causes were detected have happened, albiet not in a vacuum. http://e... : twifosp
      • Specificall this experiment: http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2810 : twifosp
  • I'm hoping for the discovery that the gravitational constant isn't constant. : ShadowRam
  • wait till we work out that vacuum should be vacwm : CoRDS
• I wonder when science will be able to determine how much bigger it would be if you doubled its size : fishbone
• I been tellin' people 0.84184 femtometers for years, but does anyone believe me? NOOOoooooOOOOO. : cerealSAM2
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  Good news, everyone! : Omaha
  • I like this reply the best (besides my own) : manero
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  Wide? Take that ShadowRam! : twifosp
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    LOL. I saw this earlier today, and almost posted it. But its just one study, but it would be a pretty ep... : ShadowRam
    • As posted from another user from a different sight, something else is probably going on here, as this is : ShadowRam
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  Throw out all atomic clocks, they are .000014 seconds off now. : twifosp
  • lol @ tiny analog clock with hands pointing to protons : biskits
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  did the femputer computer that? : zerog83
  • hahaha : proclone1
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  who the shit cares... protons are fucking usualess as far as I know. : Utopia
  • So whats usuaful to you? : ShadowRam
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  oh fuck now I'll have to fix my excel spreadsheets : ErneX
  • First, do you have autocalculate on? Next, which Proton-Scale are you using, 0.84184 femtometers, or 0.8 : proclone1
• so does this mean the girth of penii everywhere has just increased?!?! : vitek r
• Wait till they discover it's actually just a rounding error due to their Cyrix chips. It's really 0.84183... : AxeMan808

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• Bears walk up to this. : Jonathan
• grizzly teeth maul cocaine pedo : usmcmueller
• Kobe Bryant finds bears interesting. : pigvomit
• Bears eat picnickers for lunch. : lohke
• Bears are hairy gay men! : Aperturion
• bears have big bear dicks : [fry]
• Bear on Bear Sexy Action : dantastic
• Fuzzy wuzzy was a bear. : sigpro
• A bear! Where? Over there! : Prozium
• They know how to party. http://static.funnyjunk.com/pictures/more_bear_i_fucking_love_cocaine.jpg : thejay247
• Boyds Bears sues Naughty Bear : ErichTopp
• Bears are America's greatest threat! : Deathlove
• Naughty Care Bear Stare. Yes. : mancide
• I accidentally the whole thing. : laurgasms
• Bare bears cannot bare beers! if the game is on disc and not region free, then feel free to exclude th : SilverSnake
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  Colin's Bear: Thanks for Nothing! : Omaha
  • lol, agreed. : royalally
  • damn this is a good one : GBeer11
• Bears: Not just for nature : geedeck
• Who's driving? Bear is driving! : NukemFornever
• Proof they're godless killing machines. : DOOManiac
• Bears: They'll fuck you up : Clasifyd
• Bears beat up Battlestar Galactica. : saunders45
• Bears are Chuck Norris' weakness. : ieGod
• They control the redneck population. : deadhorse
• Bears, sharks of the land. : baron calamity
• I slept with a bear. : devi| dog
• Bears do shit in woods : bigblack
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  Bears beats Battlestar Galactica. Always. : repeat2k
  • Thief!!! : saunders45
• Bears made of Cardboard. Funny. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5C2gihnEkE : ShadowRam
• Bears enjoy eating live people. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_Man : snot3353
• Bears are great for hugging. : virus
• A bare bear bodes becomingly. : DasCracky
• Teddy Ruxpin could freaking talk! : pancake humper
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  Bears have no natural enemas. : gooblerampling
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    lol... I hope this was an iphone fail. : ShadowRam
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      well, have you ever seen a bear take an enema? that's what i thought!!! : electroly
      • some shackers probably have though : electroly
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        yes. : GloriousCow
        • We're all surprised... : Clasifyd
• A bear ate my friend. : i38warhawk
• Funshine bear cannibalized Tenderheart Bear. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica. - Halpert : stonedonkey
  • I was very close to posting this : OverloadUT
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    Beat me to this :( : Head Rush
    • Looks like a few people above me beat me :( : stonedonkey
• In RDR bears always win. : zohar79
• Bears will fucking destroy you. : OverloadUT
• Bears get 44 on metacritic : GloriousCow
• Bears are like big cats. : Sailor of Fortune
• Bear back is the best. : Visceral Monkey
• Bears don't want Lebron James. : K0LM
• A bear ate my dingo : jonin
• I have a pet bear. : Juno
• paging -=kodiak=- : boring gegtik
• One word: Bears have teeth : Slowtreme
• Bear beards feel so comforting. : ecclesio
• Bears walk up to this : slax0r
• bears go around smelling bad : SeanJuan04
• bears always cancel their preorders : .frame
• Bears attracted to womens' periods. : EyeOWah
• Bare bears bear bare pairs. : aux7
• Bears are big and furry. : FormerHPB
• Bears steal my fucking food. : Rice-Rocketeer
• Killing Yuppies. Eating homeless people. : Thornfist
• I drink alot of bears : mindshot
• If I had a polar bear cub as a pet, I could bring it to meetings and make it maul stupid people. This is ... : umcpwintermute
• Bears do whatever they want. : Teiresias
• Top of the food chain : Rooster Cockburn
• Blue Oyster Bar. Steve Guttenberg. : Degenerate
• Ditka Ditka Ditka Ditka Ditka : pandastrong
• Bears: sharks of the woods : Dimmona
• bears have babies while hibernating : rhuntley12
• Bears can sleep for months : gimpi
• Bears love Piglet and Honey : Wolfanoz
• greg-m, who won that contest where you guys were giving away that badass Intel processor? : CrustaR
• They shit in the woods. : reZaun
• buffalo bear buffalo buffalo buffalo. : papaskot
• bears love free picnic baskets : GBeer11
• Bears can climb pool ladders. : akirabob
• Bears will fuck you up. : MagicWishMonkey
• Bears are better than Bulls. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• bares are grate. I win! : retardhumper
• Bear claws are killing machines. : silent77
• Bears pooped by my tent. : eugthinks
• Bears are the fucking best. : MrBig0
• because polar bears are bears : whore
• Bear Arms, The Fifth Amendment : MuteMode
• Bears barely bare bear's bear. : twifosp
• Because bears fucking love cocaine. : GoS-CPT-Stewart
• Bears always short the market : seanisdabomb
• America's illuminati? A bear council. : Earl Greigh
• Bears: Because the Giraffes got Arrested : hirez
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  Some Bears Fucking Love Cocaine http://tinyurl.com/2bw9nuh : SymGeo
  • hellofa' drug : BongSlayerB
• Most bears are left handed. : BongSlayerB
• Bears are furry when bare. : Fyunch Click
• Sleep. Fish. Eat. Maul. Wakka. : genom
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  Bears bear Bears bear bears. : Stoned Gargoyle
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    Don't you mean "Bears bears bear bear bears" ? : briareos99
    • Sure. : Stoned Gargoyle
• Bears terrorize Stephen Colbert's mind : mo13
• Teddy bear stuffing splatter analyst. : -Dispatcher-
• http://khaosman.com/blah/KOBE.jpg ok its not five letters but i haven't used it in years and this felt : khaosman
• CARE BEAR STARE BEAR CARE : massdev
• Bear hugs are the best. : jahulio2
• Because bears walk up to this shit? : ejectorpod
• Koala, Panda, Naughty. Nuff Said : SlingBlaze
• Bears: They maul with love. : Ormsbee
• Bears tried to eat me. : BanjoBoy
• They are hairy gay dudes. : ChibiJosh
• bears mame prices are insane : teethmarks
• Naughty bears are extra naughty : Kentor
• Bears. You hear that? Bears. : at0micgarden
• bears don't eat dead people : zuff
• Wipe their asses on trees! : Crankladon
• http://www.shackpics.com/files/bearodactyl_4rj6nxcaac98n1es008g.png Exacly 5 words (if mother fucker c : uglysad
• Bears do not deserve nerds. : alanboom
• Bears climb ladders and skate! http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32571050 : Head Rush
• Bears are better than games. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naughty_Bear#Reception : Bold
• bears can smell the menstruation : zerog83
• Bears barely bare berry bearings! : rick
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  Bears bears Bears bears Bears : DrZettl
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo : uglysad
    • psst... that's what I was getting at. : DrZettl
• Naughty bears bare it all! : homeboyJim
• Bears, beets, and battlestar gallatica : willardjuice
• Bears: They are not cougars. : Masem
• Bear had affair with Tiger! : flubba79
• A bear's behind is beautiful. : kaijuseijin
• Bears bare all for berries. : Mmmmmoo
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  Bears kickass for the Lord : Rotten Deadite
  • Colbert hates them; Bears rule. (I may have cheated on that previous one a bit) : Rotten Deadite
• Bears! Bears! Bears! Bears? ................................ Bears. : klearlyunseen
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  Bare bears bear the nair : homeboyJim
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    and btw, Bare bears are fucking scary http://www.geekologie.com/2009/11/06/bare-bear-1.jpg : homeboyJim
    • yikes : riptyde
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      Holy shit! : pigvomit
      • Looks like a Yao Guai from Fallout 3. : pigvomit
    • sup http://www.dailyrandom.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Chimp-with-huge-balls.jpg : stoned wallaby crop circle
    • D: : busdriver3030
    • I had a dream where something like that only covered in scales was attacking me once. : one random winner
    • holy shit what the fuck : virus
• the pedobears smell delicious honey : skelom
• Big Bear... big bear chase m------- : dedgecko
• Field Goal, God beats Bears : hbalce1
• Bear's gonna choke a birch : MercFox1
• Bears make the best gays. Sad panda if this is only for America peoples :( : -JLN-
• Bears are the best animal. : cyclonebee
• Chinese men like bears too : conandan
• Bears love picnic baskets, really. : dignan
• It's their simple "bear" necessities : chilln
• Cute dangerous and tasty too! : MoreVespeneGas
• Bears can kill Rockstar's cowboy. : TheWeaponeer
• I have hair like bear : wurt
• Because bears are for fite! : Robotic Puppy Eater
• Do bears in the woods? : kevp
• Bears are great because ohshi- : Marrbe
• I love hairy daddy bears. : -=kodiak=-
• All bears have reddish balls. : BoKnows
• The Great Bear Scare movie : Sole.exe
• Bears can kill while picnicking. : Amneziakk
• Trap laser bear; box, mirrors. : pixelat3d
• Bear sex is good sex : tfsbrian
• Bears, there are no substitutes. : Toraz Chryx
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  bears are the best because they climb faster then they run : maulla
  • Do you see anything wrong with your sentence compared to the other 180+ in this thread? :D : wurt
• Bears kill with Bare hands. : Omega Blue
• The Grolar Bear makes them great. : The Grolar Bear
• Ursines: powerful psuedointellectual picnic-basket thieves. : Agrona
• Bare bears do it bareback. : riptyde
• Bears are great in bed? I wouldn't know, seriously : Mecha Tofu Pirate
• Five words are not enough. : thecray
• Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica. : freakynipples69
• Dropbears are fair dinkum, mate. : Dave-A
• because twinks are for kids : tangles
• Because I'm a cubs fan. : bld
• Just call me "Papa Bear" : Delithio
• Bears rule with Walter Payton : Navy Spitfire
• Bears make Blackbeary Wheat Beer : Sirus2400

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• mystery, intrigue : cpt_gloval
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  Focus on the music and not him i guess. He did the same thing when he came to Austin in 98 or 99. : james_austintx
  • This is the main reason. He doesn't want the focus to be on him. : NexusOne
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    ^^^ it's to not make him the focus of the music and give everyone in the band equal parts : eeeealmo
    • That's very awesome of him. And he has a great voice, too. : Jobos
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  The real lead singer died a few years ago. -the good news: they found a replacement who sounds exactly l... : Patch-e
  • Fuck this post. I freaked out after reading the first three lines and frantically opened wikipedia thinki... : ecclesio
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    Fuck you. What? : Jobos
    • Not funny man. Not funny. : Jobos
• he seems to have a pretty large ego but i don't know that much about him. : ass-street
• Maynard is a weird dude, that is just his thing : Jinxplayer
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  also I don't think I was high enough as I didn't smoke any grass I was hoping the million other doobies t... : RogerDandy
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    I took my Dad to see Pink Floyd at the Superdome in New Orleans many years back, and we had these noseble... : Rotten Deadite
    • awesome. same thing happened to me at a disc golf tourney one time. : RogerDandy
• it's not a showboaty, 'hey look at me' group. they like to keep focus on the videos and music they play. ... : Supine
• When I saw TOOL Maynard (the singer) was dressed in drag... a complete evening gown, past-the-elbow glove... : hoopfam4
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  their shows are spectacles, not 'look at me' affairs : derelict515
  • Pretty much. They want you to focus on the music, and the visual fx. : liqker
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  i hate TOOL's fan base. They're retarded. : xylopagus
  • I'm not a fan please don't hate me XY. : RogerDandy
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    fuck this guy! : mindshot
    • IAWTFTG.... : Tripps
  • I'm a huge fan, and I don't give a shit, and hey, fuck you! : graceofdragons
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    I HATE _________. <insert ridiculously large group of people here of varying tastes, ages, and backgroun... : virus
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      When people hate on TOOL fans they're typically referring to the tiny minority of people who go apeshit r... : daedraug
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        Yeah I mean I've been listening to Tool since high school ... still really enjoy their music. ...defin... : virus
        • I love TOOL and hate their 'fans' too, it's ok! I may have been unlucky with the crowds at the concerts I... : daedraug
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    if you're gonna hate a fanbase, there's no easier one than Metallica's : cpt_gloval
    • ICP : hatchet165
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    Even Tool hates their fans. : wasylm
    • I hear they're all tools. : awaypaster
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  yeah, that's just tool : zerog83
  • It's just Maynard. He did the same thing both times I saw A Perfect Circle. : Chris Faylor
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  Seeing them at the Bill Graham Civic monday. Excited, never seen them before. I'm not the biggest fan... : SqueegyTBS
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    some some grass. : RogerDandy
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      smoke even* : RogerDandy
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        You know, I just might... : SqueegyTBS
        • in Atlanta last year, we brought 3 joints, and I smoked about 12. Security would come around and tell peo... : graceofdragons
• I have seen him do that a couple of times, but I have also seen him stand on stage normally. The very fir... : theghostofsmdever
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GOlTmwLCtg#t=2m9 : daedraug
• I go to concerts to hear the music, I don't really care what the band does on stage.. When I saw Tool in ... : randomnull
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  You went to a concert and you need to be told why the band is good? Are you sure you weren't high? : flagg209
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    If he was high he wouldn't have cared that Maynard didn't take a bow... : skinlab133
    • it was just unusual. I didn't care. : RogerDandy
    • Correction: If he wasn't high at a TOOL concert he was doing it wrong :) : mrseldowski
  • well sheesh. here we go. I really liked the openeing message but I don't much care for the music I just t... : RogerDandy
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  I saw them back in 2001 and they did an encore, though it was only one song. also I can pretty much neve... : mikecyb
  • hehe : RogerDandy
• Focus on Danny Carey. That is the concert. : sheepraper
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  I hope they play the one about evolution and spirituality : haiku
  • hahahahaha : RogerDandy
  • No, fuck that. They should play the one about how modern society is terrible and deserves its inevitable ... : zakk
  • haha : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    RIP pre-Lateralus Tool. : Godhatesfatpeople
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      Kinda sad isn't it? : sheepraper
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        It's really not, no. : daedraug
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          Aenema was far better than anything that came after. This isn't my opinion, it's fact. : sheepraper
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            Ænima is still my favorite album, but I've liked everything after that as well. I like that bands evo... : daedraug
            • I will admit that all of their albums are good. Opiate is really raw and shows how much they evolved ove... : sheepraper
          • I like a lot of the newest stuff but I have to agree that Aenima is fucking awesome. Such a great album. : snot3353
          • confirm : derelict515
          • Aenema was fucking awesome and Forty Six & 2 maybe their very best song, but their latest 2 albums are be... : mrseldowski
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        They used to be a great, raw, aggressive band. Now they do really boring shit. They should take notes fro... : Godhatesfatpeople
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          Or maybe they should just do what they want? Cause its like, their band. : ecclesio
          • Of course. I'm not stopping them from doing boring shit. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    no he only sings about his dead mom now : mikecyb
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      oh and anal sex : mikecyb
      • No that's what Godhatesfatpeople misses. : daedraug
      • and shitting the bed. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      Liked the two Wings for Marie songs. : DM7
      • "I like" is what I meant. :{ : DM7
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        Wings Part 2 sounds awesome. I'm so glad I can ignore lyrics in almost anything and focus on the music it... : aggressor
        • What didn't you like about the lyrics to that song? : Poor Yurik
      • 2 of my favorite tracks right here. : SqueegyTBS
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    my favorite thing about tool is that they have made more money than you ever will. : NexusOne
    • oh! : Godhatesfatpeople
• You should check out an Ohgr show then. ;) : m0rfus
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  I respect them simply for covering Grivo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG5_8bFug8s For you idiots ... : atom519
  • man how could you live without having watched that movie. : RogerDandy
  • ahahah I had no idea they covered it. : sheepraper
• "were" good. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Danny Carey is the most amazing drummer, better than John Bonham or Neil Pert, thats why. : reZaun
  • Let's not go too far, ok? Let's just say they are both really damn good. : sheepraper
  • Carey is an awesome drummer. His machine-like time are just killer. I don't hear enough of that anymore. ... : Godhatesfatpeople
  • I concur. : mrseldowski
• Like others have said, he stands off to the side beside he is just vocals, the real work-horses are the g... : DM7
• I've been telling this to my TOOL fan friends for years. They're still jerks. : MrBig0
• He's an odd dude. When I saw them 10 years ago he was dressed up as a televangelist with a wig and everyt... : zakazi
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  That's maynard for you. I went to an A Perfect Circle show once and he turned around, pulled his pants d... : Edges
  • that's awesome. : RogerDandy
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  1. Why did you go see a band you're obviously not a fan of 2. He's not about showboating, they want you ... : shred.
  • went with a friend for free. : RogerDandy
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  Because Maynard doesn't want to be the center of attention. He wants your attention to be on the music. : foo
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    True http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/39742641/Tool+MaynardJamesKeenan1.jpg : Godhatesfatpeople
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      that's old, bruh : foo
      • maynard now and maynard then are two completely different beasts : foo
• Answer: The singer doesn't stand in front because he would be obscuring your view of the drummer, which i... : mrseldowski
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  thank you for the enlightenment dudes. : RogerDandy
  • and the spirituality : thecray
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-wE5LtDKPU : at0micgarden
• I used to really be into Tool, but when I saw the Lateralus tour in Vancouver I thought they were kind of... : Clone42
• tool was the best show i ever saw. of course i don't think that 1/8th of mushrooms hurt their chances. : gokart.
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  Tool's live show is less than the music. Just listen, and hopefully the sound is okay (usually its not be... : rick
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    Stadiums suck. The Tool show I saw at Roskilde 2001 was open air, and that had the best sound I've ever h... : evildanish
    • You are a lucky man. I don't think that would ever happen here in Vancouver. Or at least I wouldn't be ab... : rick
    • The first time I saw them (2006) they performed in a 3000 capacity theatre, the sound was astounding. I ... : FlamingGimp
• That's the cover. Maynards actually fiddling with grapes in Arizona. : legato17
• He's a tool duh : TheStupidOne

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• that is extremely cheap : EvilDolemite
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  I would buy that in a heart beat if it was in the Chicagoland area. However, if it were here it'd also b... : one random winner
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    I know, I love this house. I've put a huge load of work into it myself over the past eight years. Tryin... : Zakko
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      it might actually be more expensive here! : EvilDolemite
      • Cost of living will be a bit more. We're looking at northeast Dallas right now. Some nice houses in the : Zakko
• I should have bought a house in IA! : Degenerate
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  That's like a 400k house in Seattle. FML. : orgcaptainnemo
  • Thats like a 1.2M house in Boulder : theamazingrand0
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  That's like a 700k house in the suburbs of Vancouver. FMLx2. : pyros
  • Vancouver is in a ridiculous real estate bubble right now. : midgetherder
  • http://www.crackshackormansion.com/ : MrBig0
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  Where are you moving to? Also, that's a rad house. : Modica Sol Solis
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    Dallas, TX. Thanks! :) : Zakko
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      Congrats on getting out of Iowa then! I long for the day. : Modica Sol Solis
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        You should buy the house. Also fuck moving to Texas from Iowa, no offense Zakko... : akirabob
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          dude...Iowa. ? : EvilDolemite
          • Eh, I actually really like Iowa in general. Cedar Rapids has gotten a little lame with a fairly stupid l... : Zakko
        • family... : Zakko
    • Awesome! It was great meeting you at the Frisco Shackmeet, looking forward to more to come! : siknsyko
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      No shit? Where to, exactly? Or do you not yet know? : action roommate
      • Northeast side. Plano/Allen most likely. Largely depends on schools. : Zakko
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      All the cool cats are moving to Dallas, wtf? : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • it's because i moved away apparently. : kbnerd
    • Hey, more shackers in dallas! : sammyl
    • "Never ask a man if he’s from Texas. If he is, he’ll tell you. If he isn’t, donâ€... : james_austintx
    • No income tax......welcome!! : james_austintx
• oh man, that house looks perfect for photo shoots : sparkly
• that looks really, really nice!! : proclone1
• Are all of the ads written in horribly annoying all-caps text? : OverloadUT
• you might want to tell them sea-side is spelled with an A. Good luck! : sharpie
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  WHY IS THE DESCRIPTION IN ALL CAPS? : riptyde
  • Email to realtor: YOU'RE FIRED. : Freon
• thats like a 21 trillion dollar house on Scarlett Johansson's ass : strandgeck
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  I'll give you three fiddy for it : Maddog_Delphi97
  • Oh wait, this in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Nevermind. : Maddog_Delphi97
• Even in my part of Columbus that'd be worth 2x as much. Argh. But best of luck. : geedeck
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  Thats cute! My fiance is from Iowa. We did RAGBRAI last year. : not work safe
  • my GF's parents & her sister+fiance did RAGBRAI too : proclone1
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  I might know a few people who would be interested. I'll shoot a message to some of my quad cities people. : akirabob
  • Awesome, thanks! : Zakko
• I wish houses were that affordable in Charleston! : winterface
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  holy shit a house for just over 1k? : Megara9
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    Um. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • typo : Megara9
• that looks like the house from dead like me : fletch_
• :( Beautiful house. Would be about 400k here. : NastyJack
• For some reason it reminds me of the neighborhood from Gran Turino : Navy Spitfire