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• Watch the replays of those who beat you. : pigvomit
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  i feel memorizing all these stupid build orders and shit ruins the fun of the game. i enjoy being carefr... : multisync
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    I just cant figure out what to build in time though. I have all these fucking resources and no armies. : peters4life
    • Build more barracks/hatcheries/warp gates and build too many marines/zergling/zealots. : kek
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    I feel the same way but have this voice in the back of my head that says I'll never win because I'm playi... : kek
    • Build orders are still pretty fluid and changing fast because the game is so new. I wouldn't worry too m... : XingYuen
  • so essentially your comfortable with sucking : boomstickah
  • Yes, this, just builds lots and lots of dudes. : dael
  • I kind of feel the same way.. : thetangent
  • pretty much : kelerian
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    These build orders arise from naturally playing the game, and they only really matter for the first few m... : Nali4Freedom
    • I'll have to check this out ^later (starcraft) : Sgt_Boomstick
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      wow, skip past the first couple of minutes cause this tool is just listening to himself talk. : Scotty22
      • Yeah, skip to 9 minutes in. : ahlee
    • The Mental Checklist is so important, more important than build orders : Serpico74
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    why do you guys act like it's some herculean feat to remember a goddamn build order? it's pretty simple. ... : JINKY
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      jinky my friend is it possible that you're slightly out of touch and don't represent the typical gamer? ... : [fry]
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        i work almost 50 hours a week and i am amazing at most video games fry : JINKY
        • wtf does 50 hours a week working have to do with the amount of time you play video games? Shit you could... : Scotty22
      • That's just it though - you play the game while performing the build order. It takes maybe 3 to 5 games ... : morsxcessum
      • jinky is goddamned legend : Foxhawk
  • This is why I suck at RTS multi but do fine against the CPU AI. : TwiLyght
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    This is why I wouldn't buy SC2 for the normal multiplayer. I want some awesome custom maps that the whole... : Techy007
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      BIG GAME HUNTERS FTW!! : dedgecko
      • I used to think BGH was the ultimate game mode and couldn't figure out why anyone wouldn't want to play. ... : Dessicator82
  • You don't need to memorize them at all and there is bi perfect build orders. It helps to know them beca... : razlebol
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    hint: build orders don't matter just like complicated combos in street fighter, they are the fixation of ... : Foxhawk
    • matter / just should be on dif. lines, but you get the idea. don't sweat build orders. I don't see how y... : Foxhawk
• I was planning to kidnap a Korean then eat his heart to gain his powers. : hawkeye
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  Practice. : NexusOne
  • what's this novel concept?! I thought just any impatient person could become instantly good at the game b... : vynn
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  The one thing I hate the most is that I have map control for 90% of the match and then at the end the guy... : enyakk
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    one question, does the matchmaking system find people that are equal or near your skill level ? : bosst0ne
    • It will get better over time as people are more accurately placed into the various brackets, but yes, it'... : ahlee
  • If you have map control, you should be expanding like fuck and he should stand no chance. I encounter thi... : Nali4Freedom
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  I just want to know how many SCVs to build. When do I stop making them? Any rule of thumb here? : Geoffrois
  • As a beginner, never stop making workers. You're not good enough yet to know when to stop. Your goal as a : ahlee
  • I'm still fairly new, but what I learned is to never stop making workers. Hot key your command center... : judoka2
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  Day 9 is a great commentator with a lot of very helpful vids here: http://day9tv.blip.tv/ Also, lots o... : midgetherder
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    Check out the challenges in SP too. They are very helpful and fun. : midgetherder
    • Thanks. I know what I am doing tonight : peters4life
• Go here and watch. http://www.youtube.com/user/HuskyStarcraft : HL3dsx
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  At the start, don't memorize build orders. Concentrate on consistently building workers, staying ahead of : ahlee
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    As you get better at consistently making workers, staying ahead of food supply and keeping under 500 mine : ahlee
    • Yeah, build orders are nice for the optimization (ex: when is the best time to drop the extractor), but s : walker270
  • And by "500 supply" in my post, I meant "500 minerals." : ahlee
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    how many SCVs is too many? what is a good number of mineral collectors for each command center (and what... : grendel
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      2 per mineral patch and 3 per gas, but it doesn't hurt to build extra that will be transferred to your ex... : vynn
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        interesting! should i wait to expand until my minerals start getting depleted or expand early? : grendel
        • That depends entirely on the map and the positioning of you versus your opponent. Some maps favor early ... : morsxcessum
        • It depends. Expanding means you have 400 less minerals to spend on your army so you are vulnerable if you... : razlebol
        • Also, many Zerg openings begin with a Fast expansion (so does a very popular Terran build). But you have ... : Lexicon_Leidun
        • Expansion depends on your race and what units you use. Zerg benefit from multiple towns more than other r... : Serpico74
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        You saturate both minerals and gas a 3 workers/resource unit, but the third worker increases your income ... : walker270
        • This^^ It's 3 per mineral, but you're at about 75-80% with 2, that third only gets you the last 20% or so... : Lexicon_Leidun
  • +inf - good stuff here : vynn
  • that day9 clip was really really great. : jujubeads
  • nice info thanks. : hirosushima
  • That Day9 video is really awesome. Thanks! : sgtsanity
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    The advice "don't look at your army as you A-Move them into your enemies base' is suuuuch good beginners ... : sammyl
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      this is so true... I often have to verbally remind myself during heated fights. I also have a bad habit o... : TPSReport
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        I'm even worse. I stare at my own stuff :( : Entity
        • Haha. I'm laughing with you, not at you. : ahlee
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    Some fantastic advice here, especially regarding keeping minerals/gas low at all times, something I will ... : Entity
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      My guess (and I would like someone with more SC2 experience to confirm/deny) is that it means focusing on... : fishbone
      • Yeah, Macro means focusing on economy and mass unit production, micro is more about drops, burrow/unburro... : Lexicon_Leidun
    • The "keep your gas/min low" MUST be combined with the advice "Have at least 24 workers per base and expan... : sammyl
    • Something that most guides forget to say, which I'm seeing many of my friends that are new do to keep the... : gia-
  • this is good stuff right here : Modica Sol Solis
  • Good starcraft stuff here, I like the day9 info. : bombay
  • sweet. good starcraft 2 guides. : burning eye
  • This actually sounds like fun. I'll give it a shot. : famine101
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  Don't worry about strats and build orders yet. Just worry about econ econ econ. Follow these macro rules:... : daVinci1980
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    Looks like ahlee beat me to it. Solid advice, and a link to Blucklesworth's guide to boot. : daVinci1980
    • Yours is a good list format, and the information is valuable enough that it stands reposting. =) : ahlee
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    I don't understand this "keep building workers" thing. Don't you hit a point of diminishing returns? : thetangent
    • Yes, but the advantage of increased resource intake is still good. As a beginner, you're far better off j... : ahlee
    • No, because you will eventually mine it out anyways and have to expand to another base. Take half your wo... : hobohun7er
    • You want 3 workers per mineral block and 3 per vespene geyser. So 30 total per base, and 30 more per expa... : Zek
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  There really needs to be a league below Bronze for people that SERIOUSLY suck at this game like me. : phate81
  • Yep. I need a balsa wood league. : Sgt_Boomstick
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  add me, bnger : bongturbo
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    There needs to be an android SC2 app for friend lists : peters4life
    • You should add me, too! (Lexicon.288) : Lexicon_Leidun
• The biggest impact of my game was playing comps or friends in non-ladder games and forcing myself to only... : cetra00
• You can overcome crappy builds/strats/unit composition with pure macro, especially with Zerg. Hot key ... : Enraged Pineapple
• I tend to build too slowly as well. Also, I like to turtle up. I'm just chum for the starcraft sharks. ... : Colleton
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  Question: How important are static defenses? Should I forgo them and have a massive standing army, o... : Sgt_Boomstick
  • defenses are situational at best. If you're going to tech you should probably get defenses, but usually ... : ant321
  • It depends, you want as few of them as you can get away with. Any money spent on turrets/crawlers/cannons... : gia-
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    I loves me some terran bunkers, especially with upgrades. Park an SCV nearby and you're in business. : Lucien Irenicus
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      Terran bunkers are different because you can get a full refund from them later--they're a great investmen... : daVinci1980
      • Plus they don't take away from your standing army since you can unload and push as needed. : cetra00
  • You usually want 1 or 2 protecting your mineral line if they are harassing often or looking to be going f... : cetra00
• Watch every day9.tv episode from sc2 in a row. Then learn the interface very well and use what you have ... : OMGzImBurning
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  heh, I just learned that shift-# adds the select units to a control group.... up to this point I've doing... : TPSReport
  • Also didn't know this. Thanks. I also just learned that ctrl right clicks is attack move. Handy : Sgt_Boomstick

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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_sqfjtu7jujbw8qyrl7si.jpg Harder to draw a dick with it than ... : [fry]
  • You need to put more on than that. : Crimsonbeak
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    obviously you've never seen a black dick.. you need about 4 more slices of bread to complete. : usmcmueller
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      fry lives in texas. he's never seen a black person. : riptyde
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        Fry has never been to jail? : not work safe
        • you think black people go to jail in Texas? : ArcKnight
  • Stay classy [fry] : MuteMode
  • That looks like shit. : yosemiteclimber
• just put it in your face somehow : dirge23
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  you're supposed to have bread on nutella. Yes you read that right. It is the nectar of the gods. : moe6
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15639435#itemanchor_15639435 : moe6
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  Dude, it's chocolate spread. It tastes real good. Also, some Europeans seem to think it's health food. : midgetherder
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    It tastes like chocolate icing or something. Thick like icing too. Its chocolate icing. : [fry]
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      how does chocolate anything go well with bread? yuck. : pyide
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        Euros are weird. : BeerHunter
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          Right after we got married I caught my German wife eating a chocolate sandwich. That's right. Hard rol... : Colleton
          • Leroy breaks his baguette off in her ass every Thursday afternoon, that burns a lot of calories. : BeerHunter
      • Have you ever tried it? You're missing out, really. : bigexplosions
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        Why would chocolate NOT go with bread. : c0bra
        • Chocolate and baked products? What is this a fucking donutshop?!?! : midgetherder
      • At club med, they have chocolate bread, and it's UN-FUCKING-BELIEVABLE. : treefingers1
      • http://www.google.de/images?um=1&hl=de&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:de:official&q=chocolate+bread&ie=... : Hoax
      • Carbs and fat on carbs. : Marrbe
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      Very very sweet. At least PB has salty working into it. : Godhatesfatpeople
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        PB + nutella : boring gegtik
        • best combo : vov1n
        • I tried it once. It was too much. I like something that works against PB. Like jam or even bananas :P : Godhatesfatpeople
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  put it on toast. : DonkeyPopsicle
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    you mean put toast on it. : moe6
    • now we're talkin : riptyde
• I like toast with butter and a thin layer of nutella : boring gegtik
• Step 1: Get spoon. Step 2: Eat entire jar with spoon. Step 3: Wipe excess Nutella off your face wit... : drhazard
• Nutella is for faggots. Like smooth peanut butter and anal sex. Vegemite/Marmite is for serial killer... : BeerHunter
• Needs bananas. : goatjc
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  you slather this on untoasted bread and then fold it in 2 for extra texture. : barichnikov
  • I like to do this and then flatten/squeeze the bread down with my fingers until the excess nutella comes ... : moe6
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  FFS it even has a picture of it spread on bread, what the fuck do you think. : proclone1
  • lemonparty.jpg also exists. Do you condone THAT? : BeerHunter
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    http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=nutella2_6d8p9wj4ui3cqg56nwqx.jpg : proclone1
    • lol : [fry]
    • haha brilliant : ShekkyBoy
    • Man I had to put both pictures side by side to find it. : c0bra
    • hahaha you sass monster : virus
    • hahahah. LOL : mlev
    • This post is winful. : Ride-My-Rocket
• Try a nutty rye bread thinly sliced, toast it lightly, butter and Nutella it while still warm, the butter... : ThrillKill
• MMMMMMMMMMM love it. : theydobecauseitis
• pretzel rods : opengl128
• Put lots onto hot toast. Do it. : theydobecauseitis
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  On crepes with strawberries and hazelnuts. : yonderboy
  • This is the best way to eat Nutella. Although, I don't add hazelnuts to it because the nutella is alread... : Galadriel07
• Two pieces of tasted bread Butter on one Nutella on the other Make a delicious sandwich of delicious d... : Ebu
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  i got the free bumper in the mail today fry. it's alright but i think you oversold it bro : JINKY
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    really? i think it's perfect. what DO YOU THINK IS BETTER. : [fry]
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      i have a picture of my new iphone with the bumper on it would you like to see this picture jinky : [fry]
      • y y y yy y y y yy yyyy y F5 F5 : BeerHunter
    • i don't know what would be better but i wish it was totally snug. it also feels cheap and i hate the text... : JINKY
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  make toast, put marge on, then nutella = UNF : niceguynick
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    why in the world would anyone choose margarine over butter i dont understand : boring gegtik
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      They were born after 1912 : Dave-A
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        choosing margarine is acceptable if you're in napoleon's army or if it's between 1980 and 1990 when butte... : boring gegtik
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          I need proof that buttah is safe for my mouf : Dave-A
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            margarine: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/butter-vs-margarine/AN00835 butter: http://wholehealthsource... : boring gegtik
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              What if I prefer the smooth clean taste and easy-gliding spreadability of margarine over the rock hard la... : Dave-A
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                leave your butter out and watch it magically become smooth and spreadable : EvilDolemite
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                  How long does butter last sans refrigeration? : Dave-A
                  • who knows. i leave it out 24/7 : EvilDolemite
      • margarine is shit. : aethyr
    • Sometimes you don't want globules of fat in your stomach/ blood stream. : Jobos
  • margarine? kill yourself now : moshman
• i tried it recently and found it too sweet :( : dantastic
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  You guys don't have Nutella in the US? (honest question) : awaypaster
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    We do but it's hidden away in the international section and nobody has ever heard of or eaten it. : [fry]
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      That's weird, it's somewhat common here in the third world Brazil. Also it tastes a lot better than that ... : awaypaster
      • peanut butter + nutella is fucking legendary man. : Toraz Chryx
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        everybody in the US thinks they (or their snowflakes) are allergic to nuts : drucifer
        • tha explains the popularity of PB+J then! : thecray
    • It's a common ingredient in crepes : HamChowder
  • It is. I see it next to peanut butter all the time. : pimpium
  • Yeah. Used to be really rare like 20 years ago but now you can get it anyplace. : action roommate
  • Yes we do, it's in the peanut butter aisle. [fry] is just an ignorant fucking hillbilly heathen. : ArcKnight
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  Here's the next step http://www.nigella.com/recipe/recipe_detail.aspx?rid=239 : Hemtroll
  • oh god that looks so good : wurt
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  They don't have Nutella in the US? : Lone Swordsman
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    The good states have them. : wurt
    • We have it here in Kentucky and if we have it then it means every other state had to have gotten it like ... : alphablu
  • Yes. I just bought some at our local megamart two days ago. : project13
• Put that shit + peanut butter and/or a slight melted Hershey bar on this bread: http://www.pepperidgef... : Nerdsbeware
• I like it on bagels, fry. : Omning
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  Take 2 pieces of bread, one smothered with Nutella, the other smothered with Philadelphia Cream Cheese. I... : Werkin
  • OMG on a waffle sounds AMAZING. Also, with cream cheese sounds ALSO AMAZING. : Galadriel07
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    yeah cream cheese + nutella is awesome too : boring gegtik
    • It would be like cheesecake with nutella drizzled on top *drools* : Galadriel07
  • Oh man, I thought I was the only one who did the nutella + peanut butter on waffles. SO GOOD. It wi... : ArcKnight
  • What about Nutella + PB + Phil Cream Cheese (no homo)? : Marrbe
• I like to add butter or margarine to it too : oldschoolbob-o
• Pretzles go really well with it : Kylegar
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  fry you ignorant redneck i want you to take a fucking stick of butter, wait until its not rockhard and sm... : Hoax
  • A whole stick??? : ninjase
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    Oh some of the stick. I was gonna say o_O : ninjase
    • its soo good. this with some still warm fresh from the bakery dark bread and a cup of black coffee is the... : Hoax
• you dont need bread, only a spoon : HisKillSkill
• Eat it with a spoon straight from the jar : ninjase
• Butter two pieces of bread on the non buttered side of one of them slather a bunch of nutella. On the oth... : ninjase
• im sure you've discovered all about nutella by now fry but i just eat it on a spoon. sometimes i scoop o... : aurealis
• yeah, in the best case about an inch thick since you're a caner : moshman
• love that shit : Alpha Class Android
• toast with pnut butter and nutella is awesome : tunis5000

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  Have you tried one game? : yosan
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    Yes, I have indeed. and... just.. no. : Toraz Chryx
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      What game? : Nali4Freedom
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        Warcraft 2, Warcraft 3, (someone elses account) WoW, Diablo 2 : Toraz Chryx
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          So...you weren't excited by WC2, WC3, WoW, Diablo 2 but you bought all of them but WoW? : VictoriouSecret
          • No, I didn't buy any of them. : Toraz Chryx
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          I can understand some people not liking RTS games but Diablo2?!???? That was digital crack :( : sanchez
          • I loved everything Blizzard has put out except Diablo series. : Pettytheft
• I love Diablo II, but that's about it. I much preferred AoE/RoN style RTS games to the 'Craft games. : DonkeyPopsicle
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  WC2 was the last game they released I really cared about. The Lost Vikings was the last innovative game t... : AgentPothead
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    Ah, I'd forgotten about The Lost Vikings, okay, so Blizzard do have one product I quite enjoyed :) : Toraz Chryx
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      You didn't like Rock n Roll racing? Blackthorne? : AgentPothead
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        Nope, and I'd never even heard of Blackthorne actually. : Toraz Chryx
        • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackthorne : AgentPothead
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          What about Out of This World or Flashback? : dedgecko
          • ...or even the original Prince of Persia? : dedgecko
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            What do Delphine Software have to do with anything? Did they get rolled into Blizzard/Vivendi at some ... : Toraz Chryx
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              Well, they are similar in gameplay - Sidescroller Adventure/Puzzle games and fit into the timeline of: ... : dedgecko
              • I think I missed Blackthorne because it was SNES/DOS in 1994, I had an Amiga at the time :p : Toraz Chryx
        • Turn in ur fucking gamer card : kn1fe
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  I share your lack of interest, except for Diablo III. Otherwise, I'm not a huge fan of their products. : Visceral Monkey
  • I just don't like their art direction, I think. That guy in the ridiculous armor with the bubble head ju... : Jobos
• AITOO!!!!!!!!!!!! : Kombit
• Have you tried being a sheep? It's much more satisfying. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• Everyone has to be a unique snow flake. : D45hiz
• Ever since they went high-res real time 3d, I haven't been interested. Although I wasn't interested in St... : not work safe
• Same boat here. They haven't done much to interest me except D3, and even that I'm kinda meh about. : DerHuhnTeufel
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  Look at me guys, I dislike something popular! : Beaginator
  • Opposition to a game/ trend is directly proportional to it's popularity. Toraz's comment was pretty ligh... : Jobos
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  You've been a macfag forever. Obviously you don't know WTF when it comes to games. jk ;p : paulatreus
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    It's funny because isn't most of blizzards catalogue available for the Mac? :p : Toraz Chryx
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      Yes, they were one of the pioneers of supporting Mac gaming, lol. The jab was just saying you obviously... : paulatreus
      • I've been using PC's (and before that Amiga's) for forever, Macs only since OSX 10.2 :p : Toraz Chryx
• I was pretty hooked on WoW for a while, when before that I couldn't even fathom enjoying MMO games, and h... : Slowtreme
• i don't give a fuck about RTS games but i'm pretty excited for Diablo 3 : eeeealmo
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  These "hey I do am not into something that lots of other people are into" posts are kinda dull now. : mwasher
  • AITOO that finds AITOO posts ... :D : daVinci1980
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  Most people like them because of the insane amount of polish and good gameplay mixed together. How could... : mrwolf710
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    I don't find Blizzards idea of gameplay mechanics particularly fun. I WILL however give massive kudos ... : Toraz Chryx
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      You do know they have an amazing map editor and a very capable community making games w/ nothing to do w/... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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        What? Their community makes games? : Toraz Chryx
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          Like DoTA. : Patch-e
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            So what you're actually trying to say is that Warcraft 3 had/has a fairly active modding community? : Toraz Chryx
            • A community which has transferred to Starcraft 2 and been given a vastly more powerful editor, yes. : Zek
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      What particularly is your issue with them? I can't think of anything that do that's out of the norm. : pigvomit
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        I think you've just hit the nail on the head with your comment there, they just seem thoroughly... generi : Toraz Chryx
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          So the proper question is which developer does stuff that you consistently like. : pigvomit
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            I don't think any one developer has consistently released things I like... for RTS's I rank Relic quite h : Toraz Chryx
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              I think a lot of that support has to do with Blizzard's quality and attempts to keep the games going for ... : pigvomit
              • I will grant that they can't have been selling many new copies of starcraft off the back of that last pat... : Toraz Chryx
• Grats. : Senate5000
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  Does it make you feel better to be alone in this stance or do you want others to join you? If too many pe... : shyguy74
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    My opinion is that "whats the big deal?", the feelings of others in this matter have nothing whatsoever t... : Toraz Chryx
    • because most games have AWESOME, EXCITING, INNOVATIVE synopses right? : awaypaster
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  if you had tried sc2, not liked it, and talked about why, maybe this would have been interesting. especi... : crypt420
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    well, I haven't tried SC2 because I don't feel remotely compelled to try it, maybe if someone said someth... : Toraz Chryx
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      Yet you felt compelled to post this terrible thread. : D45hiz
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        I'll take my score of one terrible thread against Blizzards score of multiple terrible games thx :p : Toraz Chryx
        • lmao : DrFlammable
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          So am I alone here in not being remotely thrilled, excited or interested by anthing Toraz Chryx posts? It... : noxiousgg
          • Yes, yes you are. : Toraz Chryx
          • he just wants some attention, that's all. we've had plenty of dumbasses post AITOO THAT THINKS SC2 SUX LO... : DrFlammable
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          Is this a joke post? First and foremost Blizzard games are great because their technical game support ... : D45hiz
          • Ya'll postin' in a troll thread. : DrFlammable
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            That was obviously meant as a joke, I don't think Blizzards games are terrible, I just think they're... g : Toraz Chryx
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              I just told you reasons why they are good and you just push them aside. The story is good, the singl... : D45hiz
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                No, THIS post you told me reasons they were good, in the last post it was like saying "half-life is good ... : Toraz Chryx
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                  You could read one review and know all this shit, give me a break. : D45hiz
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                    Okay then, what would be a meaningfully analytical review to read? : Toraz Chryx
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                      Anyone's review anywhere. They all say exactly the same thing. Why? Because the game is just as goo : LoioshDwaggie
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                        I'm sure as fuck not falling for that! why? because I fucking bought Black & White, that's why. : Toraz Chryx
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                          Seriously, get a trial code and demo it for yourself: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23603702 : pyide
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                            Fine then, where the hell do I get a trial code? : Toraz Chryx
                            • Retail copies of the game come with 2 trial codes. maulla gave me one when I asked the shack and midgethe... : pyide
                        • I find it sad people keep mentioning this nearly 10 years later. : sharpie
                    • You don't even have to read a review either. The SC website is beautiful and full of information about t... : D45hiz
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              toraz do you cannot seriously expect people to pander to your question of 'what's the big deal??!!!1" whe... : busdriver3030
              • cannot : busdriver3030
              • The rub is, that'd actually be a pretty meaningful question to ask regarding id games, they're often some... : Toraz Chryx
        • just get the fuck out : dewdman
        • And here I thought you wanted to have a serious discussion. : The Grolar Bear
    • Feels good man : sevogajre
    • You should get a trial code from someone and check it out, maybe then you'll get it. I wasn't interes... : pyide
• Last Blizzard game I liked was Blackthorne. So no, you're not alone. : GreatGooglyMoogly
• i'm reasonably excited about Diablo 3 but i've never been wild about any of their games. warcraft 1-3 ... : dirge23
• Rage against the machine dude; don't be sheeple : Entity
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  No. Sounds like me and Rockstar games. Except Max Payne 1 and 2. : eskimo spy
  • I'm inclined to agree there actually, I think I finished GTA3 (a LONG time ago) but GTA4 remains unfinis... : Toraz Chryx
• I hate RTS games but I do enjoy the story : gmd
• Blizzard makes fantastic games. It just so happens that the only genres they make are RTSes, hack-and-sla... : Zek
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  No, I'm with you. Their games are fun and all but not really my style. : emnii
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      I found it didn't parse very well either.. if you find something fun, surely that by default means it ... : Toraz Chryx
      • I mean what Zek said. Kind of. I recognize that Blizzard makes good games but I don't care much for the g... : emnii
• Sorry Toraz this is not a very good thread :| : crummynz
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  Ditto. I Got turned off by WC2 and its abysmal control system and never bothered with them since - it ... : megalomaniacs4u
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    You LIKED Master of Orion 3 and hated all those other games? Jesus Christ, what opposite dimension did y... : pigvomit
    • Easy I'd never played MoO 1 or 2 before... Aside from alpha centaurii I had mostly avoided 4x games being... : megalomaniacs4u
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    1) Halflife was unique and notable because it was the first FPS where everything in the world existed in ... : Toraz Chryx
    • FEAR is in my massive back log along with Deus Ex (had the cd for years, bought it again in steam sale ju... : megalomaniacs4u
  • Were you the guy who bought all five copies of MOO3 that were sold at retail? OK, but seriously, if yo... : Attica Blue
  • What in the fuck : justwr!ght
  • Jesus what the fuck is this. MoO3 was so fucking broken how could you possibly like it? They never d... : xylothan
  • This is great stuff. : trove
  • Honest question - what kind of games do you like? Are there other RTSes you like? Or current FPSes? Or do... : Teiresias
• i liked the original starcraft but i suck too much at RTS games to buy the new one. : ass-street
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  Toraz you should never had made this thread on the shack where there are constant threads on SC2 and WOW.... : theydobecauseitis
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    well it wouldn't have made much sense to go "just whats the deal with this anyhow?" somewhere where nobod... : Toraz Chryx
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      You should have hopped onto a bus and started ranting about how Blizzard makes boring, uninspiring, unori... : theydobecauseitis
      • Around here I'd probably have been asked what sort of snowmen I'm talking about. : Toraz Chryx
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  I am not a huge fan of Warcraft, and preferred to avoid Warcraft 3 and WoW. I was also a fan of Command ... : deKaf
  • I guess as a rule I don't really care for "classic" RTS's, I like Homeworld/2, I like DoW, I like World I... : Toraz Chryx
• Just like apple products... : darkT
• Diablo II commanded my attention for quite some time, waiting for DIII ! : proclone1
• No, you're not alone. I haven't bought a single Blizzard title, mostly because I don't play any RTS or R... : the archvile
• Always thought Blizzard was pretty meh. They simply don't make games I find appealing in any way. : freakynipples69
• D3 >>>>>> *. I have no interest in WoW or SC2 though. : aethyr
• I dunno, I don't really dislike Blizzard games, but I always preffered different RTS games to SC/WC3, at ... : nukewinter
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  BLIZZARD games leave you COLD eh? : silentbobuk
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    Fuck Blizzard bunch of Activision sell-outs. I only buy games from Silicon & Synapse : Crimsonbeak
    • ^^ This right here. Maybe someday they can make a game where they don't come across as trying too hard to... : Haxim
    • Haha. Nice. : Senate5000
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  I'm not at all hyped about SC2 but can't wait for Civ5 : Clay
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    I'm not a big fan of thick girls, but I do like to sleep in late in the morning : mwasher
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      oh snap, Clay, I think mwasher just served you. : Jobos
      • mwasher: 1, clay: 0 as it should be. : mwasher
• Goddamnit Toraz, did you really make an AITOO thread about this? : geedeck
• I'm with you T.C. but I don't talk about it : rosewood
• I never loved SC but the presentation really is amazing : bolneze
• I got tons of fun out of WC3, SC1 not so much. I played WoW for a couple of years and it feels realllllly... : Techy007
• Why did you do this? I know you know better. : sharpie

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  The Best of the Past! - (via Haxim) Like Minecraft, but hate that your saves are locked to a single co : Dong Patrol
  • Yah, so ... thanks to your shackmessage I bought Minecraft :D Anyways, I use Dropbox to sync my games.... : wangel
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  Beginner’s Guides to Minecraft, links courtesy of at0micgarden! - (Work in Progress) Guide to Alp : Dong Patrol
  • I'm going to try it today! yay Saturday! : babtong
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  Two first posts in the chatty and both are Minecraft related. Game OWNZ : yossapw
  • This game has a chokehold on us. :D : MercFox1
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  Creative Multiplayer Server! run by our very own MercFox1! http://www.minecraft.net/play.jsp?server=a16f : Dong Patrol
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    So how does this server work? Every time I click the link, it just loads a single player map and I'm in ... : DHAvatar
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      You need to be registered to join I believe. : Creepin_Jeezus
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        Registered to the server or have bought the game? I have an account there and have the alpha. : DHAvatar
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          Logged into the minecraft.net webpage. : Haxim
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            I'm logged in, but when I click the link, it shows "Generating terrain" and the regular start up messages... : DHAvatar
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              Post a screenshot of what it looks like once you're logged in . : loboca
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                http://www.shackpics.com/files/minecraft_5387io7kja6mraz6s6no.jpg Just looks like that, which looks li... : DHAvatar
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                  Ya, that's classic, in a new world. : loboca
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                    Somethings wrong with the link in the root post, doesn't work for me. : loboca
                    • ...or somethings wrong with the server, etc. : loboca
            • Actually, I'm getting this too. Bad link / server down? : Creepin_Jeezus
            • I had the same thing happen. It started to generate a new world. Didn't matter that I was logged in. M... : kingdepork
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      It doesn't seem like multiplayer because there are no other players there because nobody wants to play wi... : Rotten Deadite
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        Or, you know, you have to register. Whatever. : Rotten Deadite
        • I dunno, I think your answer may be better. : Creepin_Jeezus
  • Link doesn't work. : noxiousgg
  • God damn static routing isn't working : MercFox1
  • It should work now, my computer restarted itself last night. : MercFox1
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    holy shit this is crazy, its like multiplayer lego : Chandler55
    • I'm pretty sure I just fucked up all sorts of architecture on the server. BTW, you guys have some issues.... : at0micgarden
  • I added Ryu from Ninja Gaiden then found out I started two blocks too high :( : Freon
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  These posts are getting better and better. Keep up with it Dongman! Also i need to post some screenies of... : Creepin_Jeezus
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    Yu oshould do that! The only reason these posts are improving is because you guys are providing me with a... : Dong Patrol
    • Ha ha, talking about quality and I start the post with a horrible looking spacing error. ++Points! : Dong Patrol
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  I finished Olympus v1.0 last night. This is a shot from my original base on ground level. It's very ... : Clasifyd
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    God damn this looks cool! Do you have any plans to build more thing onto it, or even more buildings in th... : Dong Patrol
    • Yes, I believe that one is going to be my main building, and after I 'round' it off, I'm going to put a f... : Clasifyd
  • COOL! I love those damn half-steps. : zuff
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    Did you have a hand in chiseling out that mountain at all, or was that height natural? You should make al... : at0micgarden
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      Nope, the mountain was totally natural, that's why I picked it. If anything, I was considering removing s... : Clasifyd
      • Good for you. I've been spending a lot of time planning out little changes to the landscape. I'm trying... : Rotten Deadite
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  Holy crap... 37,906 people bought the game, that's $492,778 earned so far for a game that's still in alph... : dumb.
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    Oh those were old stats, he's up to 39,328 -> $511,264! At this rate he'll be a millionaire before the ga... : dumb.
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      He mentioned he's looking to hire people, I think he's probably going to put that into making an indie st... : Zek
      • Oh man a team of people under his creative control would be fantastic : zuff
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        Yeah reading that interview it sounds like he definitely needs someone to take care of the business end o : dumb.
        • Never change this art, i love it ! : unjustend
    • That's so awesome. I love it when indie devs get rewarded for making a great game that didn't require mi... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  Powered minecarts would be sweet, and an acceptable alternative to elevators. : Arcanum
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    Wait, elevators??? My elevators are holding spacebar and right click while looking straight down with sto... : at0micgarden
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      Noob! Use mud it's easier to break down and not used for anything else! ;) : zuff
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        What would be cool: merge slime balls to make a slime block that is bouncy! You could trampoline your way... : dumb.
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          Also, would be great for a fall-bag. Would make placing precarious blocks much less stressful. : Clasifyd
          • This is a grand idea. Be able to put green ooze around the ground in case you're working at high heights ... : zuff
        • Even better is a slime that follows you around and you feed it different flavored jellybeans to turn him ... : Matt Burris
• Ha...thanks DP. A lot of the links were originally posted by others here so I can't take all the credit. ... : at0micgarden
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  posted in another thread before noticing this one If Minecraft graphics were updated to be at least on p... : fishbone
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    Hard to say, I already easily immerse myself in the world. However the Zelda pack look stunning from the ... : Creepin_Jeezus
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      Here's my zelda screens: http://www.shackpics.com/files/zelda1_fd1cntxoee4eq7myv4rv.png http://www.shac... : zuff
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        These screenshots make me feel that updating the art would be good - it doesn't need to be higher poly, i... : jbury
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          I'm seeing that stuff and suddenly desiring a cell-shaded edge effect. Of course, I'd also like to see... : Rotten Deadite
          • The 3D Dot Game Heroes theme looks pretty good: http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=961... : dumb.
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    I'd vote less.. I like the current look because I can fill in the blanks with my mind.. kinda like a book : stonedonkey
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      Yeah, I agree. The game would be a very hard sell to the main stream gamers who tend to be graphics whor... : gokwyjibo
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        Playing the old version really turned me off from it. Having infinite blocks of all kinds just made the ... : kingdepork
        • Yeah, the classic version was amusing but kind of boring. I'm sure some enjoyed it but I like the explor... : gokwyjibo
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      I've never understood the saying with being able to fill in the blanks like a book. If I was reading a... : jbury
      • Well a book doesn't really ever tell you everything]. does it? You imagine most of the details. : Creepin_Jeezus
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        It's not necessarily filling in the blanks. It's more like seeing a flip-book animation versus a Disney f... : at0micgarden
        • Ahhhh that makes more sense : jbury
  • i play dungeon crawl and dwarf fortress in ascii. that said, the graphics could be a bit higher-res just ... : dirge23
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  Can you imagine how Notch feels right now? I mean think about it and put yourself in his shoes. You ma... : zuff
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    This is honestly one of the reasons I am so in love with this game. It's almost inspiring. The only "one ... : at0micgarden
    • Only thing I find more impressive is dwarf fortress. Tarn is a fucking maniac. He has amazing opinions ... : kingdepork
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  OK so I paid for this. What the fuck do I actually do? : deject
  • Punch things. : Creepin_Jeezus
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    Punch a tree for wood. Punch a sheep for fun. : Clasifyd
    • this sums it up pretty well.. : supermonkeyballz
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23599776#itemanchor_23599776 : ass-street
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      A spider killed me and I lost all my stuff when I respawned, so this time I made a little hole in the sid... : deject
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        oh god a skeleton is outside trying to hit me with arrows! : deject
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          If you're just learning the ropes, you can set difficulty to peaceful. It's a big help so you can learn ... : kingdepork
          • where's the fun in that? : deject
      • Nighttime lasts awhile, ~10 min, I usually go to my inventory and then go to a different tab on my browse... : aethyr
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  So is there a reliable save backup program that is pretty intuitive? I'm gonna have to depend on one if ... : kingdepork
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    I just made a batch file that copies the saved games. They're located in %appdata%\.minecraft (on Window... : gokwyjibo
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      Hey baby. Let me see your batch. I'm probably going to end up paranoidly having to save and quit, back ... : kingdepork
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        Don't have it here but it was just a couple lines but can be done in one: robocopy %appdata%\.minecraf... : gokwyjibo
        • Here's my full batch file if you're still interested: set op=D:\minecraft_backup set curDate=%date%... : gokwyjibo
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        Can't you just hit Escape and let the game do its save? (says saving in bottom right when I hit ESC) : hadronflux
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          If your computer straight crashes, it deletes your world. It's still in the folder but minecraft ignores... : kingdepork
          • Hrm.. I've had OSX go down hard a few times forcing a power switch reboot while playing Minecraft and the... : hadronflux
          • I had this happen, luckily I had only been playing for 10 minutes. Now I do daily backups, if not more f... : iamgoat
        • Yeah, it will save but if his laptop is crapping out it could corrupt the saves when it crashes. There ... : gokwyjibo
      • Use dropbox, that's what I've been doing : ColoradoCNC
  • Dropbox backs up your game as you go, with a tiny bit of lag. : zuff
  • I've seen this backup program fly by on the SA minecraft thread, haven't tried it yet myself: http://www.... : Johnny Law
• Last night I decided to clean up my structures a bit. I had two main bases and random entrances peppered ... : at0micgarden
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    How much is it now? Can't view the price without registering on the site. : Viprime
    • nvm found the price €9.95 : Viprime
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  i finally went for it and setup a satellite base away from my main camp. It's just a small cave carved in... : ass-street
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    Once you figure out how to connect the two with a tunnel, let me know. Fucking impossible. : at0micgarden
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      It's not easy, but can be done. At your 1st base, dig a 3x3 tunnel straight down for 10 blocks. Then go... : Matt Burris
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        The problem is having to count the number of blocks down from sea level my bases are, otherwise I don't k... : at0micgarden
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          He needs to add a goddamn gps mini-map :D : wangel
          • or at least a compass. : hirosushima
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            Part of me agrees, but half the fun of the game is the feeling that you are truly roughing it in a foreig... : at0micgarden
            • Underground there's no way to tell, but above ground it's easy. Clouds go north always, and the sun rise... : Matt Burris
            • I want a way to craft a compass out of a piece of iron, a wooden bowl, and some water. :) : Teiresias
        • Dig a hole, refill with a different soil type, so you know when you hit it. : loboca
    • i'll try eventually. i have a lot of mini-projects going on around the landscape so i dunno when i'll get... : ass-street
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      I cant link it now but: Use the cartographer program in cave mode. You can dig down then drill horizon... : Theos
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        This is a great idea and I will but I'm trying to be as anti-cheaty as possible. Do we know if Notch has ... : at0micgarden
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          You can also just lay the tunnel out on the surface by drawing lines using sand or something. At each ver... : Theos
          • genius. : at0micgarden
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            Oh wait, but my bases are across water. I might have issues digging straight down. Fuck this game. : at0micgarden
            • If I were doing it, I'd dig a hole on your starting island, climb back up, and swim across the water in a... : Clasifyd
            • Lol, I know following a straight line underground is tough.. Just go to a point across the water that is ... : loboca
            • dig the straight down on the island, try to overshoot the depth. If it's 3 blocks across then put a torc... : dnagenome
            • You can drop 3x3 sand in the water and dig in the middle, but that's a lot of work and a lot of sand. : Matt Burris
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  Brian Leahy, when are you going to do a full front page article on Minecraft? : zuff
  • Full Fontal Mein Kampf? : massdev
  • I really hope this gets an article here and a quicklook on giantbomb once this hits beta. : Haxim
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  Do you guys use TNT to blast mine Daniel Day Lewis-style? Is the only way to get gunpowder from killing c... : at0micgarden
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    Yah I'm considering cheating in some TNT just so I can really have fun with it. Put like 10 in a row alon... : zuff
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      I started a fresh map, used minedit to give me like 10 stacks of tnt and some diamond picks and spent lik... : Joseph
      • cheater! : at0micgarden
    • free your mind : silent prophet
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    As soon as its night time, my hut is fucking surrounded with Creepers :/ : jbury
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      Playing on Normal? I think I just got spawned into a weird area, plus at this point all my bases are supe... : at0micgarden
      • Yeah thats on normal mode - the minimum I seem to get is like... 3 creepers and a skeleton : jbury
  • AFAIK, yeah. I have to deliberately wander around in the darkness to court creepers because I'm a compuls... : Bean
  • I would if I could get gunpowder more easily. : Arcanum
  • For the amount of time it would take to gather resources and build TNT, I can just chop the goddamn block... : dumb.
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    I'm wondering if the tnt actually destroys the blocks. I don't seem to be getting as much as I thought I ... : eldiablo01
    • I'm not sure about if it breaks them down for resources, but I read somewhere that if the TNT is in very ... : at0micgarden
    • It definitely seems like Creeper explosions don't leave behind enough materials to fully repair the damag... : Zek
  • Ive been playing with MineEdit and stocking the fuck up on TNT, it creates some amazing landscape destruc... : mavmavv
  • Every. Single. Time. I see the TNT in my hand, AC/DC's song plays in my head. Now it's stuck in my hea... : Matt Burris
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  crazy minecraft night 1) my fiancee bought it last night, and her addiction is now well in place 2) t... : harold.johnson
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      weird. i haven't checked on mine in a while but i have a 2x2 lava pit that appears to be stable. maybe it... : ass-street
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        did you fill all 4 corners with lava? i'm going to try that tonight. it's just a pain going all the way... : harold.johnson
        • Make a half-dozen buckets and keep them in your inventory for stuff like this. : Bean
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    What is the tree growing tip? : JohnnyRey
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      Dirt block with sapling on top of tree. : at0micgarden
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        Um what? Let's say: X = Dirt V = Sapling T = Tree? what's a tree? You mean a log? so it'd be V... : zuff
        • to plant a tree you need the little tree that drops from hacking the leaves on a tree : supermonkeyballz
        • V X T X the sapling will happily grow from that one square of dirt being held up by leaves : harold.johnson
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      Ok, so you have to build blocks above the first level, place water 'anchored' to the block above the othe... : loboca
      • ahh, that makes sense. thanks! : harold.johnson
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  Why do the dropped items disapper if you are a bit far from your base. I kost 128 iron and some gold. :'( : kaankasim
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    i think it's a timed delay that counts down while you aren't within a certain range of the items on the g... : dnagenome
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      I got back there really quick, it was night when i died and the time i got there was dawn. Hmm, maybe ite... : kaankasim
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  Powered minecarts are in! : hirosushima
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    how do you make them? : mavmavv
    • I have no idea just read it off his blog. : hirosushima
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    Yeeeesssss! : Arcanum
    • YEEEEEEESSSS! : loboca
  • Huzzah! : Creepin_Jeezus
  • its updating yay!!! time to make Minecart Madness : supermonkeyballz
  • Well now I'm definitely gonna have to lay some cart tracks, got the iron, just didn't want to build the b... : dnagenome
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    Yeah! Wonder what else is in? : kaankasim
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      * Powered Minecarts are in. They need coal, and they only push, not drag. * A few secret things! OooOooo : MercFox1
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        Chickens that drop feathers (what are feathers used for, anyway)? More music. Probably other shit. : at0micgarden
        • Feathers are used for crafting arrows (iron bar, wood stick, feather, all in a vertical column) : mroizo40
        • Feathers are for arrows. : Zek
      • Can wood also be used as fuel or are the carts coal-only? : ZTac
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        You can burn sticks, wood, logs, coal, workbenches, and chests. I would not recommend the last two. : MercFox1
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          How do you make logs and what do you do with them? : at0micgarden
          • logs would be tree blocks : Theos
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    • Well, he was... : loboca
    • Something involving Eggs now? : Rotten Deadite
    • listening to these people makes me want to kill them all : Theos
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      was that a record player i just saw? : harold.johnson
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        Yep, a music box. Put a diamond in the middle and surround it with wood blocks (like a chest with a diam... : Matt Burris
        • http://www.shackpics.com/files/Capture730201021658PM_m0hsy3bewop4xp6puyhw.jpg It made this, but not su... : stonedonkey
  • GG Dice. : MercFox1
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    how do make em go I got coal and cart and tracks and im sitting in it like a fucking tourist : supermonkeyballz
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      Apparently there are 3 types of minecarts now Maybe check here, its not loading for me tho. http://www.... : loboca
      • oh make a diff mine cart... gotcha ill try and figure out the recipe : supermonkeyballz
      • craft a cart and a furnace (furnace on top, cart on bottom) for powered cart cart+ chest = storage cart! : Joseph
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    I'm kind of dissapointed by the powered minecarts, really hard to use. :/ : kaankasim
    • I can see them being useful if you have a bunch of them ready-made in a large chest right at your train d... : at0micgarden
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      Can you actually do anything with them? I shoved some coal in it and i couldn't get in! : Creepin_Jeezus
      • you can use them to push another minecart, like the one you ride in : Delaric
• ive got some LOST ass music in mine... : supermonkeyballz
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  new way to make arrows Flint on top, Stick in Middle, Feather on bottom! yay figured tht one out on my ow... : supermonkeyballz
  • Nice, looks like using a bow is going to be a lot easier now. : Zek
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    Nice, that'll make flint more useful. Good change! : MercFox1
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      Tyhe beauty of flint is you can just put a small stack of the soil it comes from and just farm it over an... : stonedonkey
      • I've been hop-placing gravel to make huge towers doing this. : deject
  • Nice find. : loboca
• Recipe for powered minecart is furnace on top of minecart. : kaankasim
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  anyone work with cart track switches? I've heard that you can switch tracks remotely using redstone wi... : TroZ
  • I read it will always go to the curve, so not really sure, but yes, it supposedly works. : loboca
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  FRIDAY UPDATE: notch made the post http://notch.tumblr.com/post/880169181 : ass-street
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    not many details though : ass-street
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      there usually aren't details in fridays updates (they're secret) * powered minecarts * chickens w/ fe... : harold.johnson
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        bamboo and maybe a cd player? and cd's : supermonkeyballz
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          afaik bamboo has been in there, I saw some last night. Also, I am reading that you need TWO powered minec... : at0micgarden
          • Madness! : ZTac
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            I tried 2 regular carts and got nothing : supermonkeyballz
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              You have to put a furnace in the carts and right click them to give them a boost. I also understand you c... : at0micgarden
              • right on thanks man : supermonkeyballz
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                • It seems fine to me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ofvZyV-J2U : ZTac
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            But how do you make records?! : Haxim
            • drop of creepers from what I understand : supermonkeyballz
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        CHICKENS?!?!? : ass-street
        • next thing you know he'll be adding riot shields. : ass-street
        • A chicken just dropped an egg! HOLY SHEIT! : Creepin_Jeezus
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    Found a CACTI! http://www.shackpics.com/files/cacti_pomzy56p4hcvqeygjx5s.jpg : supermonkeyballz
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      I hear if you walk into it you get super powers. : at0micgarden
      • But only after pressing alt-f4. : at0micgarden
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      those have been there for a while although i've never seen one that was more than one brick tall. : ass-street
      • oh i never did much exploring I walked about 300 steps and found a cave and I have been in it ever since : supermonkeyballz
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    I think he's made some changes to the world generator: http://grab.by/5Ftf : zuff
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      I am terrified when he adds something really awesome to the world generator and I feel like my current wo... : kaddar0
      • You just have to travel to a new part of the world though! : daedraug
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      Is that a rock tree I see? : dumb.
      • Yes, with a dirt thing flying above it : zuff
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    A couple of very interesting twitter posts from Notch. He is going to add an interface for powered min... : at0micgarden
    • i better be able to have a custom-designed flag i can plant in order to claim land : dirge23
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      i think this claiming stuff is kind of stupid. why play mp if you are just going to cordone off areas? : ass-street
      • yeah, I was hoping survival multiplayer's challenge was going to be, I don't know, survival? It seems li... : kaddar0
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        If you're running a massive city and god knows who joins your server would you want them coming in and wr... : zuff
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          password protected server? : ass-street
          • Passwords leak. : loboca
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            ass hats get passwords and only take a couple tnts to mess up your day : supermonkeyballz
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              i'll just have to wait and see what happens with the MP stuff. i don't want griefers to fuck stuff up but... : ass-street
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                whats bothering you about that? : harold.johnson
                • He's a griefer : mroizo40
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                  it seems like it's taking some of the "survival" element out of it. also, it's a lot less freeform. the c... : ass-street
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                    well, that's not entirely true. I had to completely reconstruct the PacMan + Ghosts because someone cut a... : MercFox1
                    • WAKKA WAKKA : Dong Patrol
              • there's definitely room for more than one kind of server. 1. i like the idea of a sandbox world where ... : dirge23
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          Speaking of that, does anyone have the link to the youtube video of the guy who got on the MP test server... : Haxim
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            omg i want to see this lol : zuff
            • Found it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPvqRRL58Xg : Haxim
      • so you don't spend hours on something to have some snot nose little griefer shit come by with a bucket of... : harold.johnson
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        it'll be great if you can grant permission to other players to build on your turf : dirge23
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          This, password protected servers, and all "new users" on the server have read only permissions by default... : Theos
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            Temporal versioning tools would help too. I'd imagine a greifer would stop pretty quickly if his late-nig... : Theos
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              MCSharp, a custom made server, has a griefer flag that can be set on people. once its set, the griefer i... : harold.johnson
              • haha that's funny. : dirge23
              • That's brilliant. : Creepin_Jeezus
              • lol funny in that it satifies both parties : indosauros
              • LOL even better. Just set everyone to default to greifer flag... hell, they wont even know until they log... : Theos
              • Oh that's a great idea : Rotten Deadite
              • Oh that is awesome. : eldiablo01
          • Read only permissions are basically worthless though, and it's a big jump from that to free building/dest... : Zek
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        So says the guy who wants to burn my house down. : MercFox1
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          i'll just go around claiming as much of the landscape as possible instead. : ass-street
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            Hahhaa, you are a griefer :) : LoioshDwaggie
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              y'all will just have to pay me in ores if you want some land on the shack server. i should have most the ... : ass-street
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                I'll be sure to ban you from my server. : loboca
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                  i like how everyone wants to take the sand out of the sandbox. you guys just want minecraft with a chat w... : ass-street
                  • also, if it really works this way i will exclusively build on unclaimed land. i, for one, would like shit... : ass-street
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                    I really don't think notch would set it up so entire stretches of land can be claimed by one person like : harold.johnson
                    • Don't feed the troll. : loboca
                    • i'm very curious how it will work. does my claimed section go all the down the bedrock and up to space? w... : ass-street
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                Prepare for war. My industrial complex full of willing and able Shackers will create the most well-equipp... : MercFox1
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                  i'll be sneaking all over your complex. setting traps and jackin' your ores!! :D : ass-street
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                    honestly though...i'm not a griefer. i played on the shack creative server for a long time and built tons... : ass-street
                    • I think the best of both worlds to be to have part of the world as 'no-claim', but might be a little high... : Clasifyd
                • Reporting for Duty!! : james_austintx
                • Yarrrrr! If only boats had more durability. I'd be captain of my dingy against the kraken! : loboca
    • Links? : repeat2k
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      What do you suppose the hats mean in his post: http://twitter.com/xnotch/status/19922513102 : Haxim
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        may just be having a laugh over the TF2 blog post? or maybe hints of something to come from the interacti... : harold.johnson
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          Minecraft hats in TF2 I suspect. : Rotten Deadite
          • I think you may be right! : supermonkeyballz
          • that would be awesome : harold.johnson
• looks like you have to have 2 carts for a powered cart. 1 to power and 1 in front of the powered cart to ... : mavmavv
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  are there any games better than minecraft right now. : at0micgarden
  • No. : rick
• FINALLY i can stop climbing those annoying towers just to get enough speed to go from my main base to the... : vitaminzach
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  When does the music play? : Visceral Monkey
  • When it's ready. : Matt Burris
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  What's the easiest way to move around a bunch of loot? I'm planning on moving my base of operations but ... : gokwyjibo
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    storage carts probably : harold.johnson
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      As in mine carts? http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Minecart Doesn't seem to be implemented yet/anymo... : gokwyjibo
      • Notch just put in powered minecarts today. : loboca
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        you haven't read this thread, have you? it was implemented today, along with powered carts. its going... : harold.johnson
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          Yeah, I have. I read about powered carts, I missed anything mentioned about using carts as storage. I... : gokwyjibo
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            There are now 3 kinds of carts, passenger, holding and powered. The holding carts act like a chest. : loboca
            • Excellent! I may lay down some track just for the heck of it. Been wanting to mess around them anyways.... : gokwyjibo
          • You gotta put your chest all up in ur cart. : at0micgarden
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      That's alot of track to lay I'd bet. Tracks are going to have to get cheaper to make hopefully : loboca
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        I don't know, 6 iron for 16 tracks is pretty cheap really. : Haxim
        • Welllll, one can hope. : loboca
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  Finally got enough work done to take the Minecraft Plunge last night. So... yeah. Stayed up until 5 ... : Johnny Law
  • Welcome to the late night MC crowd! : loboca
  • Yeah, you have to jump in water to put yourself out... : at0micgarden
  • Carry a bucket of water! : spyrext
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  Is it normal for caves you dug to fill up with dirt? I dug some huge tunnels yesterday and they filled up... : hirosushima
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    Sand can cause cave ins, not sure about dirt : Visceral Monkey
    • Sand and gravel both respond to gravity. 'Dirt' doesn't. : loboca
• MP Test Server up! and full : Haxim
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  Ok, I have a powered mine cart, but I can't ride in it, so I assume you need a second cart, but then the ... : stonedonkey
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    exactly what I posted above... must be doing something wrong, can push them just as fast : supermonkeyballz
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      You are right clicking on it with coal right? : kaankasim
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        yep it uses the coal and moves. Maybe I am using it for the wrong purpose i want to sit in A and have ... : supermonkeyballz
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          Yeah, i tried that to, what you have to do is, go behind the "b" click on it and quickly get in "a". : kaankasim
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            You can probably make it easy if you make an S curve in the track, and jumping in as it goes by the other... : loboca
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              still a little silly when you want the darn cart to push you and you power it and it runs away. : mavmavv
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                This is iteration 1 of powered mine carts in Alpha. I think you better just give them a bit of time befo... : unjustend
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                  no doubt. Notch seems like a pretty bright guy though. Seems a little counter intuitive. : mavmavv
                  • He has mentioned already on his twitter that he's fixing the power of the carts. : at0micgarden
            • Its not that fast its the same speed as pushing it and jumping in. It also eats coal like a mofo : supermonkeyballz
            • Can't get in and click the cart behind you? : Rotten Deadite
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              Don't you have to hold down the right-click on the powered minecart to keep it moving? Right-clicking on... : Matt Burris
              • Once you right-click on the cart with coal it goes on its own for a while. : kaankasim
              • I only know what I have seen on the brocraft stream, but no, it runs by itself. You don't have to keep cl... : loboca
              • Figured it out, I didn't have coal in my hand when I right-clicked on the minecart. I look forward to th... : Matt Burris
  • Nothing, cart goes where you look. : kaankasim
  • You can right click on the cart to stop it and change directions I think. : loboca
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    Same here, I can't seem to figure out what to do. : Matt Burris
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      What kaakasim said above, right click on it with coal. Also, Notch responded to a tweet saying he was goi... : loboca
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        When I put the regular minecart in front or behind the powered minecart and sit in the regular minecart a... : Matt Burris
        • repost from above You can probably make it easy if you make an S curve in the track, and jumping in as it... : loboca
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  I found this in a dungeon crate. Is It old? I cant get crafting pages to load http://www.shackpics.com/v... : supermonkeyballz
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    yeah, you can ride pigs. i know that much. : ass-street
    • yes you can! but I lost the saddle :( : supermonkeyballz
    • And if the pig is on ice, they get a huge speed boost for some reason http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFKv... : ZTac
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  http://a.imageshack.us/img717/3732/kraken.png I-i-i-i don't know what to make of this. If it's legit.... : Kylegar
  • W T F is that? : stonedonkey
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    kraken? where did you find this? : supermonkeyballz
    • it was posted on facepunch. I'm sitting in the water now to confirm. The night is passing verrrry slowl... : Kylegar
  • Looks like a giant, re-skinned spider. : Rotten Deadite
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    Could you brighten this? My HP screen here at work makes it look entirely black. : LoioshDwaggie
    • Yes, someone please do this. On my phone, its pitch black :( : harold.johnson
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    Brightenated http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=krakenpng_myrtacnvnq12yiffocds.jpg : Draugluin
    • thanks! : harold.johnson
    • Fake, but funny. : aethyr
  • Claiming that a sea monster was added is a running joke in the community, if it were true there would be ... : Zek
  • Goddamn! Are you serious? This game just got much cooler! : Hemtroll
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  Something else from the update: Find a red flower and pick it.. Next time you run into a creeper, let... : Visceral Monkey
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    i don't trust you! : ass-street
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      What? Why? I have them guarding my fort even a we speak! : Visceral Monkey
      • creepers scare me :( : ass-street
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      That does seem a little suspect... But if it doesn't work, I should still have time to run. : Clasifyd
      • Lies >=( Didn't get blowed up, though, so that's good. : Clasifyd
  • Pull the other one. : Johnny Law
• Someone needs to recommend to Notch that he makes doors that let water by so we can make water gates with... : loboca
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  GG guys, I just bought the game! : ConsFEARacy
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    me too. I dunno WTF I'm doing I'm gathering shit : Metatron85
    • Please read the Beginners Guide link up at the top of this post, it'll make the first stages much easier ... : loboca
    • All you really need to know about minecraft is that it's essentially a tree-punching sim. : at0micgarden
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  I'm just amazed at what some people create with this game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar1nBTPcDlg : eldiablo01
  • That is precisely the reason I want him to implement colored cloth: carpets! : Clasifyd
  • that's creative mode. it isn't quite as tough...still damn impressive though. : ass-street
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    Jesus. This is what our Shack city is going to look like in a few weeks. : at0micgarden
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      Not enough dicks for a shack city. : moogle
      • also i imagine a shack city would have more, i dunno, shacks : dirge23
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        Yeah I'm thinking there will be a mile high massive penis constructed by shacker overnight right in the m... : eldiablo01
        • Yo : Clasifyd
        • nah, the city will be claimed by the admin so no one will be able to do anything fun like this ;) : ass-street
        • just one? i assume we will build Mount Dongmore : dirge23
  • o_O : Theos
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  Small question about flowers (not creeper-related). I have a little orchard in my base, actually a row... : Johnny Law
  • try putting torches near it and see if they stick : Draugluin
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    Have you notice any natural flowers in the shade of trees? It might be that they need light and the shade... : at0micgarden
    • ^^ This, can't plant in shade. : loboca
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  FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF i was all walled into my safety cottage in minecraft and some asshole skeleton shot ... : manero
  • haha that sucks : ass-street
  • note to self: build blind turn into entryway of next minecraft house : dirge23
• Scribblenauts + Demon's Souls + Red Faction + Lego Universe + Dwarf Fortress = Minecraft. : at0micgarden
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  So I made this with a chest and a diamond in the middle, but can't figure out what it does? http://www.sh... : stonedonkey
  • If you put your stone in a furance you can make it look smooth again. Then your wall will be sexier. ... : noxiousgg
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    Apparently there are vinyls discs around, so... : kaankasim
    • ^^ Freebird : supermonkeyballz
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  I think one of the simplest but most awesome things about this game is the lack of a map. You have to nav... : noxiousgg
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    I'm ok with that, but I'd LOVE a compass at least. : stonedonkey
    • Watch sky - clouds go north, sun east -> west. : hadronflux
    • The clouds alway move in the same direction. Underground I just move in one primary direction and then go... : noxiousgg
    • yep. I'm cool with the lack of map, you can make or own or construct landmarks, but a compass would be gr... : crummynz
    • I've been building XBOX HUEG LOL monuments to mark the way to my base. : deject
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    eh, it just forces you to resort to breadcrumbs, and i don't want a witch to throw me in her candy house ... : dirge23
    • My islands look like fucking runways with all the torches on the ground. : at0micgarden
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  Can someone explain mining patterns to me? I still don't get how to efficiently mine. : ColoradoCNC
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    I've been doing variations of 3X3 basically: XXXXX XOOOX XOOOX XOOOX XXXXX You can do that... : aethyr
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      i always do XXXX XOOX XOOX XXXX that way you don't miss out on the middle block : ass-street
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        Most things run in veins though, the only time I found something that was only a single block was gold. : aethyr
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          i have to know what's in there :( : ass-street
          • rocks : aethyr
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      Are you guys strip mining? Man I find that boring as shit. Way more fun to explore natural caves and just... : OverloadUT
      • i like strip mining. : ass-street
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  So I see people making all these crazy Redstone circuits, but no one ever says what they could be used fo... : aethyr
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    i think mercfox1 has used them. from what i understand they can be used to trigger multiple doors with on... : ass-street
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      I'm currently thinking of an ore delivery system / alarm system using a 2-tile wide track with redstone c... : MercFox1
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        i don't understand the redstone circuits :( : ass-street
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          If you don't get redstone, you'll certainly not get this either: http://www.kongregate.com/games/krispyk... : Code RedBeard
          • that is not a game : ass-street
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    Yes, I have an iron door that I can open and close from both sides using an XOR gate. Otherwise, you can... : Clasifyd
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      Care to take a screenshot plz? : kaankasim
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        Certainly, I will when I get home. It's kinda cool because all the redstone is hidden in a sub-floor, so... : Clasifyd
        • Okay, here's my XOR gate. This shot is simply the two levers that activate the door. You can open and ... : Clasifyd
  • they supposed can be used to switch minecart tracks instead of using a lever. : TroZ
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  Minecraft is downloading another patch? eh? WHATS GOING ON?!?!?!1!!1!111one : Creepin_Jeezus
  • you now have to build a toilet and take a dump twice a day : ass-street
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    LIES!! :( : kaankasim
    • No! Seriously it did! :( : Creepin_Jeezus
• Just bought this shit. I really like what I've been seeing and I can't wait to try this out. Pretty goo... : MurrayTheSkull
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  NOS - http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=nos_t5wdmcjffz1pfmagi8we.jpg : supermonkeyballz
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    I wonder what happened to that single block in "M". : kaankasim
    • Notch needed to build a shovel and was short on stone. : repeat2k
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      i griefed it : ass-street
      • I knew it : supermonkeyballz
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  My god I still don't know what this game actually is. Are people playing single player or multiplayer? Do... : NastyJack
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    Single player currently. I play in the browser, but there is a download version. As to what you do, w... : aethyr
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      So whatever one person builds no one else can see it? Is that going to change in the future? : NastyJack
      • You can zip up your world files and let someone else download them. Survival multiplayer should be upon u... : Code RedBeard
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        There's a public test of the multiplayer server starting within a week where you can be in the same game ... : Haxim
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          As Haxim pointed out to me earlier, the server is actually up and running now with just a quick check to ... : at0micgarden
          • Yeah, Notch's server just gets hammered, he figures somewhere round 5 connections a second every time he ... : Haxim
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    yes to everything! : at0micgarden
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      Fuck me I gave into the hype and bought it without ever having played it or even seen a video. Oh well it... : NastyJack
      • You won't regret it. I pretty much did the same thing when it started getting hyped after only looking at... : Haxim
• Some update stuff I noticed Chickens drop eggs. I'm not sure what the frequency is, but I've got two : Delaric
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  So i just finished the final touches on my Hill Top Castle so here are some pictures! Outside look: h... : dvldog760
  • very nice : harold.johnson
  • cool looks sorta like mine from the outside : supermonkeyballz
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  I just found this awesome underground cave and I got excited because I thought there would be Obsidian, ... : aethyr
  • Usually you get some in an area like that if the water and lava were naturally occurring. Have you tried ... : Haxim
  • That's obsidian under the water, isn't it? : daedraug
  • what do you use obsidian for? I have a decent sized patch in one of my mining operations. : hirosushima

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• people aren't tired of it, i guess. i got tired of it a decade ago. : dirge23
• As one review put it: "Some games truly are timeless." Counter-Strike is still stupidly popular, too. : MercFox1
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  Reasons for sales are way bryond generalizations like that. There is brand name, sequel to most successfu... : Defacil
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    So if the same game came out but with none of the Starcraft trappings, it'd likely fail? : RikiTiki2
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      I wouldn't say fail, the campaign is really well done. But it'd probably be a shacknews hit rather than ... : twifosp
      • CoH, DoW2, etc. : sreyes22
  • What? SCII (I can only assume the OP is referring to that) is not a sequel to an MMO. : thetangent
  • I wouldn't say that the CoD games use decade-old FPS gameplay. The evolution from Call of Duty through th... : roushimsx
• I think it's because RTS games achieved the peak of their gameplay potential around that time. I love th... : pigvomit
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  Because there isn't a new RTS out every month like there is with FPSs. : SolrFlare
  • I concur. : usmcmueller
  • Pretty much this : Begawkiness
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  because sc2 is more fucking awesome than the average person can understand. its not bullshit like avatar... : crypt420
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    I still can't understand why you cant queue up units. Would make things 100x easier. : JohnnyRey
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      you can...? : twifosp
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        I believe he means more than 10 at a time. Total Annihilation had 100+ unit build queues back in 1997.... : hawkeye
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          You realize that queueing units in Starcraft is inherently a waste of resources, right? : Felraiser
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            How so? In single-player esespecially it would be very useful. : JohnnyRey
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              what the hell? : JohnnyRey
              • "p" is really close to "[" : Rotten Deadite
            • If you're queuing up a unit, the resources for that unit's production are unavailable even while the unit... : Felraiser
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              Do you even play this game? How could you not know how to queue units? : pancake humper
              • You're not following the flow real well here. : Entity
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            So then don't do it. doesn't mean the feature can't be in there for those who do want to queue. : riptyde
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              Your queue could get very unmanageable quickly, and you'd be hitting ESC a lot to clear it out when you r... : midgetherder
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                Still your imposing an artificial limitation where one does not need to be. : YerMothah
                • It doesn't need to be there, but it should be there. They are merely trying to prevent you from destroyi... : midgetherder
                • The limitation is there to force players to manage their structures efficiently. This game isn't like Su... : morsxcessum
            • Those who do want to queue 10+ units are already losing due to inability to spend resources. : Felraiser
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              You should consider the Suck Less technique. : omnova
              • i've been trying that for 12 years! : riptyde
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              Because the 5 queue limit is actually a good thing. Not only does it encourage good play, but for the ... : walker270
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                I just know that in single-player, I have a ton of minerals just stacking up because I can't queue up eno... : JohnnyRey
                • Build more barracks, hotkey them all to a single hotkey, and just get in the habit of hitting that hotkey... : walker270
                • You definitely should be building more unit producing structures. The balance of controlling your army a... : Jimb0v2
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                Or you could hit shift and the unit's hotkey and get 5 at a time! With as much rope as Starcraft gives... : hawkeye
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                  Why should the computer play for you? : omnova
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                    Because it's supposedly a real time strategy game. The computer should automate the busywork for me so I... : hawkeye
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                      The problem with that sort of approach is that the skill ceiling becomes so low that there's no competiti... : walker270
                      • Very true. It's probably why there's no competitive leagues for hex-style strategy games (or maybe that'... : hawkeye
                • People are arguing this because even queuing 5 units against a good player will get you destroyed. You w... : midgetherder
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              This would be terrible and you do not want this. I will explain why. That means you would have the res... : geedeck
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                ^^^This makes sense to me. Thanks geedeck. I guess I just need to "unlearn" how to play normal rts's, and... : JohnnyRey
                • Well, I don't know if I'd phrase it as a "normal RTS vs SC2", don't you think it's much more based around... : geedeck
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                Yeah but what if I just want to annoy a guy by putting the rally point for my barracks in the middle of h... : riptyde
                • Then you build barracks and bind them to '2' and set the rally point (to just in front of his base becaus... : midgetherder
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                  You can totally still do this, but you know it'd be gobs more effective if you had a group of barracks do... : geedeck
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                    I want a game that enforces nap-time. Kindergarden Tycoon. OMG pedobear attack! Defend the children! : hawkeye
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                      Seriously, I've actually had that thought. Chu-Chu fucking Rocket. After playing a match, I need ... : geedeck
                      • Chu-Chu Rocket was insane. Especially as a party game. Holy shit! I want Chu-Chu Rocket on iPad. SE... : hawkeye
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                How do you guys manage 5-10 barracks sensibly? If you hotkey them all together then you can't just build... : hawkeye
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                  You bind them to a single control group and hit the hotkey for the units you want to produce. : walker270
                  • Yeah, it'll equally distribute the build orders : geedeck
                • Then double tap the hotkey that your barracks are all set to (so that it focuses on their location) and m... : noxiousgg
              • Not if they do it C&C style where you only pay once a unit starts producing. : Marrbe
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          Keeping as low of a building queue as possible is essential in SC2 to protect your economy and stay fluid... : midgetherder
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            Now I remember why I never liked Starcraft. It's a Real Time Micromanagement game. : hawkeye
            • It's what I used to hate about it too, then something inside of me snapped and now I love it. Actually n... : midgetherder
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              I don't really understand what people like you want from RTS games. If there's no difficulty to keeping y... : Felraiser
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                No, it becomes about how and where you specifically deploy your units instead of becoming an RT Economic ... : hawkeye
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                  Well said. Neither style is inherently not-strategic, they're simply different kinds of strategy. World i... : noxiousgg
                  • Yes! I loved World in Conflict. CoH was fantastically well designed but I always felt like the AI was c : hawkeye
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                  SC2 is much more what you're looking for compared to SC1. The paper scissors rock aspects are much strong... : geedeck
                  • Yeah, it's not a bad game and I love Blizzard's story-telling, and honestly most of this doesn't matter w... : hawkeye
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                  I used to bash Starcraft for the same reasons but to be honest I just didn't get it. I love Myth, probab... : midgetherder
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                    Nice evangelism of the game (seriously, no sarcasm). Any recommendations on where to get started learnin : hawkeye
                    • Haha, no problem. Our resident SC2 expert Blucklesworth's 3-part guide is a great place to start: S... : midgetherder
                • You do realize that the RTS games like C&C and Starcraft are pretty much just C&C and Starcraft now, righ... : omnova
                • I think that's fine. What I don't get is why everyone says that Starcraft 2 gameplay is 10 years old. It'... : Lexicon_Leidun
                • The majority of RTS already are like COH/DOW2... Just play those games and let other people enjoy SC2. No... : razlebol
• Blizzard. : atom519
• Halo and hitscan FPS like modern warfare. You can't play quakeworld on a console and haven't you heard p... : twifosp
• Because strategy games are different nearly every time you play them : foo
• Because the genre hasn't transitioned to consoles. They're different markets, and the games reflect that. : Felraiser
• Some people actually consider Starcraft to be the new pinnacle of strategy gaming and think it will be pl... : brecht
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  Blizzard is pretty much the pixar of the RTS gaming world, they can release as many epic's as they want b... : stgdz
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    WTF? Wall-E was fantastic. The Pixar movie you're looking for is "Cars" which was still an acceptable m : hawkeye
    • Cars is fine. It's just geared toward younger childrens. It's the best movie to have for little kids. A... : razlebol
  • People will scoop up an awesome and interesting piece of media when it comes along? NO SHIT! : thetangent
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    Relic/THQ has put out better RTSs than Blizzard .... thats my opinion : ghost hacker
    • The games are, but not the services and support. Either THQ or Relic doesn't understand this, and that... : dedgecko
    • If by "better" you mean "different". The styles are drastically different, that doesn't mean one is bette... : thetangent
    • Have you played Starcraft II? : VictoriouSecret
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    think you want to change wall-e to nemo. : happynoodle
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      You mean Doc Hollywood Cars right? : Toraz Chryx
      • There are probably plenty of people in middle America who consider Cars to be Pixar's best work. :( : rudds
      • honestly nemo and cars were on the same level to me. meh. : happynoodle
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  Just get blizzard to make a FPS and bam inst-sell all copies. : HL3dsx
  • There's a CG cutscene in StarCraft II that makes me really wish Ghost was still being made, on modern har... : rudds
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  TF2 is basically the same gameplay as a decade ago too, but it's still awesome. : phate81
  • TF2 was definitely a success, but it's also an example of the machinations developers have to go through ... : Felraiser
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    It's awesome because it looks different and is well constructed. I'd take 1 TF2 over the 30+ Unreal En... : melkore
    • Agreed 100%. I am soooo tired of the look of Unreal Engine. : dumb.
    • Its good use of the source engine, howver the gameplay is a lot different from when TF2 was initially lau... : ghost hacker
  • tf2...call of duty 6....counter strike...quakelive...they all call back to the roots of JOHN CARMACKS GEN... : Chandler55
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  Why do people keep posting this shit? : walker270
  • Haters... : slax0r
  • I know I get a chubby when I shit on something everyone else loves. Gotta prove I am a unique snowflake. : the_burd
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    I'm asking why FPS games don't sell, not why Starcraft 2 does : RikiTiki2
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      you'll have to elaborate on that. MW2 and BC2 would like to ask some questions, for example. or do yo... : Downforce
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        I mean games like doom, quake, and unreal tournament : RikiTiki2
        • so you imply that if doom4 or quake 5 came out, they wouldn't sell ? : Downforce
        • Look at the review scores of the most recent iterations in those series. They were not particularly innov... : derelict515
    • FPS doesn't sell.... what : derelict515
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  This seems like a very simple and incomplete assessment, one that I disagree with. It's the polish and... : geedeck
  • "I have destroyed your opinion by stating my opinion!" : retarded talking dinosaur
• did someone steal your shacknews account rikitiki? what the hell? : mwasher
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  which fps are we mourning? : Slowtreme
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    medal of honor: back to the future 3 : wurt
    • the return : VictoriouSecret
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    Serious Sam HD, UT3, etc. : RikiTiki2
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      Those are not good examples :( : Slowtreme
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        is it that "old-school" FPS games just aren't "good" anymore, without the insane amount of polish, shine ... : RikiTiki2
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          I think the demand for polish and "features" has superseded the demand for compelling gameplay. : Felraiser
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            "realism" and "balance" =! "fun" God, I miss QW : BeerHunter
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              realism, no, balance yes. An unbalanced game will never have a long lived mp community. QW was absolutely... : derelict515
              • Actually, no, Quakeworlds weapons weren't particularly "balanced", in that there was a fairly clear progr... : Toraz Chryx
  • Deus Ex. : Marrbe
  • SS2, Deus Ex, NOLF1. : GreatGooglyMoogly
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  Because there are too many FPS's with 30 sequels and a shit ton of DLC. : Darthbrooks
  • Those aren't "old-school" FPS games though : RikiTiki2
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  Consoles and marketing. RTS games don't work on consoles at all. Thus the gameplay style of RTS's has... : InfoBiter
  • "Yah they wouldn't be able to handle it" This is such an annoying statement. Kids learn quickly; if you r... : daedraug
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    Can you imagine those kids playing Quake3 or UT? They'd have fucking aneurysms. No perks, no loadouts, no : EvilDolemite
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      We weren't console kids. We didn't grow up playing Halo and CoD with a controller. If I had I'm prett... : InfoBiter
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        kids are resilient. they adapt quite easily. i don't think there is some lesser quality to today's kid ... : EvilDolemite
        • You misunderstand me. I'm not saying they are incapable, I'm saying they'd never actually do it. Give... : InfoBiter
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        No, we grew up playing 2D games. I'm pretty sure the kids would be fine. : walker270
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          Most of them wouldn't have the patience or willpower to continue playing the old school games. Hell mo... : InfoBiter
          • Us good! them bad! RAAR : losder5000
          • It also doesn't help that the FPS genre requires a lot of development resources and talent (engine coding... : the archvile
  • While it's not exactly accurate (but not too far off the mark), a lot of people credit a console as havin... : qwpeoriu
• It's oblivion....with guns : boomstickah
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  Why is jousting stuck in history but chess is still compelling for some people after centuries? : threeup
  • People don't die playing chess. : InfoBiter
• polish is polish and fun is fun : PixelPie
• "I am RikiTiki2, and I approve this message." Paid for by the RikiTiki2 for "that annoying guy on the ... : locater16
• every time I see this thread I get angry. : PixelPie
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  i still like UT, unreal, duke3d : davislovestacobell
  • oh sales...yeh, dunno : davislovestacobell
• I think that it was a few things: - people complaining about "key-door-exit" gameplay killed it off, w... : the archvile

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• They sell prepaid cellphones at 7-11, I think you can recharge them with calling cards but not sure. : shortbuscaptain
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  T-mobile, Boost, Virgin Mobile all have prepaid options you can go with, phones range from 10 bucks and u... : fletch_
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    Why the EVO over another iPhone? : haiku
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      I'm more interested in android these days and I want to get off at&t and give Sprint a shot. : fletch_
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        It helps that you guys are in Chicago, right? Getting on that 4G bandwagon looks nice. : Yanks
        • $70/month for unlimited everything also helps too. : Prozium
• they call those burners, and drug dealers utilize them go to any convenience store in a bad area : EvilDolemite
• curiously, an 11-year old girl and wtf242 have the exact same phone needs. he uses a prepaid go phone : ]pm[chem
• The WalMart Straight Talk line isn't too bad. Runs off Verizon towers, 30 bucks for 1000 minutes and text... : the_burd
• Virgin mobile has some basic pre-paid phones and you can get them anywhere. I was very happy with them be... : BongSlayerB
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  Jitterbug! : Odoyle
  • ^^^^^ Perfect for the young, and the old! : zipr
• Get her a pager! That was the coolest thing when I was 11 and times surely have not changed. : sgtsanity
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  "What do minorities do?" Hahahaha : HL3dsx
  • hahaha just caught that...awesome. : virus
  • yes that was lols : bolneze
• please tell me this is not the xbox is huuuuuuuge girl because I will kill myself for being old : Deathlove
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  7-11 has phones like that for around $20, and you can recharge a ton of minutes --- go grab one. : virus
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    They have a 2500-message text bundle for $10 a month. : The Key
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      If the stories I've heard from my friends who have teenage kids are a good baseline, I would say that any... : riptyde
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        kids really need to start getting phones that can do IM : dantastic
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          I have a feeling we are only a few years away from cell phone companies dropping this stupid notion of ch... : riptyde
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            that's some nice plan you must be on : dantastic
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              Neither my work plan (AT&T) nor my personal plan (Verizon) charge for domestic long distance. I don't th... : riptyde
              • the only way i get out of that is favourite 5 : dantastic
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        holy hell, 6000? not shocked by that : sleepyvt
        • on a 500msg plan. I think his bill was like $1200. : riptyde
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        If I had a tween\early teenage kid right now I'd probably just block text messaging :( : aggressor
        • And doom them to being social outcasts? : Dave-A
      • Last month my youngest daughter had over 7500. My family total for 5 phones was nearly 17,000. : jdcope
• Go to the store and buy a go phone. However txting on a prepaid plan isn't super economical. They also wi... : sigpro
• don't get one with a camera. trust me on this. : biskits
• well personally I just walked into my local MP's office and asked her to give me a cellphone and it worke... : sikander
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  Ask her parents if it's OK first. : Marrbe
  • Yea, I guess at age 11 you either don't have a cellphone because you are poor or because your parents don... : aggressor
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  samsung strive is really nice - and is 20 bucks : flagg209
  • oh shit - reading comp fail : flagg209
• Motorola Brick : ninjase
• Go Metro. Best unlimited bang for your buck. : Xin Jing Client 1a
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  You can easily do the prepaid thing by picking up a phone at walmart or target and using that, but you'll... : brickmatt
  • Virgin Mobile is nearly indestinguishable from other monthly plans. In fact they have a monthly plan. : Xin Jing Client 1a
• This post made me realize I really have no idea what eleven year olds are into. Most of my friends with k... : Dave-A

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  HoN : fletch_
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    when : boring gegtik
    • right before the beta ended, so a few months ago. I don't drink caffeine anymore, that helps. : fletch_
• fallout 3 except i just called in sick instead of going in :) : ass-street
• Right after Mass Effect 2 came out. : Ormsbee
• SC2/NS2 : LoioshDwaggie
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  This happened yesterday. And it's because of SC2. : zuff
  • Tuesday i said 'one more mission. one more mission!' then went to bed at dawn. work at 10! : squigiliwams
• Diablo 2 or Neverwinter Nights. Been awhile it seems. : tboomer2
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  When halo 2 came out I planned on going to class after the midnight launch, but ended up playing until 8a... : maulla
  • lol, I was still in High School and had my mom call me in sick. : i38warhawk
• When I first played DA:O, stayed up til 7am, but didn't have a job at the time so fell asleep, woke up at... : Zuchu
• Fucking LoTRO. And that was like...this week. : AxeMan808
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  10 years ago with Everquest probably : kgargs
  • Thats because it took 3 hours to corpse cannon your body out of the area you died in just to get your shi... : Magmaticzebra
• DeathSpank and Alan Wake. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• I've pulled all nighters and taken days off work to fuel my addiction but I can't say I've missed work ac... : ieGod
• dwarf fortress : indosauros
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  Evil Genius : CrustaR
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    Such a fantastic game - it desperately needs a sequel. : thetangent
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      How right you are! I'm on the second island. I think I might be defeating the game soon enough. : CrustaR
      • I've played it several times at this point - one of my favorite things to do for a second play through is... : thetangent
  • Wow I forgot about that game; so much fun. It was like Dungeon Keeper meets Austin Powers, with an awesom... : jad3d
• all bethesda games : eeeealmo
• Never happened for a video game, but a best of seven rio-grande game night made me call out sick. : Omning
• Minecraft : JohnnyRey
• this is why i have a clock next to my monitor. : g0nk
• If I'm awake past three I just call out. : granpachook
• Diablo 2 and dd this just happen to you? : spiffymc
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  pretty much every time I play an MMO... for the whole first month :( I'm really bad at that. : Slowtreme
  • same, thankfully all the current ones suck and have made it easy to stay away. : DonarUDL
• Battlefield 2 : fen boi
• Diablo 1 : james_austintx
• Never. I stayed up till 4am a couple of times trying to finish Far Cry 2, but then just got up and went t... : LeapingFool
• Last night w/ the SC2 campaign. :-\ : Nihilist
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  College. =\ : Ride-My-Rocket
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    That's not a very fun game last time I checked. : HamChowder
    • Yeah, I'm glad I finished it and will never play it again. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • It's ok when you choose the Communications character class and don't have to do any real work and just pa... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
• Every time I play Civilization 4. :( : Vantage
• Wind Waker Yeah, it's been that long. : Omaha
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  red dead redemption : Kombit
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    im surprised im the only one who has said RDR : Kombit
    • i'm surprised you had an office to call late into : busdriver3030
• Never. : GodZilly
• Counter Strike in college, but I didn't have a job so I'd just wake up at noon and keep on playing. : arizona bay
• kotor 1 and 2, mass effect 1 and 2 : Downforce
• Probably CS or Freelancer in college. Skipped classes. I've never missed work because of a game. : orgcaptainnemo
• The first month or so of WoW release. Lots of us got to level 30-40 in the beta, but when it was time fo... : sreyes22
• Minecraft, and just the other day. I loaded it up at 10pm while I was waiting for the missus to finish he... : Bean
• I always made it into work but I should have phoned in plenty of times up late playing Diablo 2. : RogerDandy
• yesterday tf2. i didnt go in to work today, but i didnt really call anyone either. i pretty much just g... : papaskot
• Fallout 3. I almost failed my cardiology course because of that game. At one point I was playing almost 1... : freshyk
• l4d2 : BouillonCubes
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  duke nukem 3d shareware : industro
  • I bet you masturbated to the strippers in RedLight District... : uebersoldat
• civ 4 i think. it's one of those great 'one more turn' type games : Mr.SEX
• My entire Asherons Call 2 career of 2.5 years about 10years ago. Side note: on release of WoW and being... : m0rfus
• quake 1 : hobosapien
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  Golden Axe and Streets Of Rage iPhone apps on the iPad. : kramweil
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    THERE'S THIS?? : doomed
    • They are awesome. : kramweil
• Heavy rain : abrasion
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  Probably Everquest. : Rauol Duke
  • haha yup Fuck you plane of fear! : breadsticks
• Diablo 2 : smackpiece
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  SWG : grandmasterlee
  • yup, pre combat revamp I would regularly stay online for hours exploring and looking for resources to min... : beastrabban
• Games never do this for me, Women on the other hand.... : mastermike569
• SC2, last night. I just woke up. : BongSlayerB
• Metroid Prime, although it was on a Friday night so work was not an issue. Also, the first Half Life. : stophelping37
• Nice reading test, gegs. : Grimp
• Civ4 : hussdelrio
• Minecraft. : rick
• Twilight Princess : homeboyJim
• Pocket Pool : Crabs Jarrard
• Demon's Souls, that game sucks time and souls :-/ Almost beat it though. : Finchypoo
• Never. : freakynipples69
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  World of Warcraft. : Ellissd
  • For like 3 months solid :( : LoioshDwaggie
• everquest, like over ten years ago : skizl
• Deathspank. I just wanted to finish it... but then i had to grind from 19-20. and it just kept taking a l... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• When L4D2 came out. Before that, TF2. : baffula
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  last night with SC2. I got to bed at 6:20 and got to the office at 11:55 : MamiyaOtaru
  • ..that wasn't any later than I was expected though : MamiyaOtaru
• Monday night for starcraft 2 ... then tuesday night for starcraft2. : InfoBiter
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  I sleep from 7pm to 9pm and then 4am to 7am every day. So, I play games until 4am every morning. 6am wo... : JPMcWhiskers
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    why the strange sleep schedule? : EvilDolemite
    • I had laser eye surgery about 2 years ago, and when I was recovering my eyes would stick to my eyelids an... : JPMcWhiskers
• Dragon's Age : Koral06
• I can't remember D: : Nali4Freedom
• Literally, last night playing Starcraft2. : Archangel2007
• Hm, probably Brainlord on the SNES. I think I've grown up since then and take work a little more seriousl... : Thund3rball
• porno, every night... porno is a game right? : sanewave
• TF2 and L4D 1+2 always gets me hooked while playing with awesome friends. : theydobecauseitis
• Starcraft 2 last night. "Oh shit it's two in the morning and I wanted too wake up at 7, FUUUU" : locater16
• TF2 : Godhatesfatpeople
• EverQuest. There's been great games since then that have kept me up, but never like that one did. I... : valael
• Dwarf Fortress. : Normality
• Anarchy online & fallout 3. Although fallout 3 I still made it into work. : goatjc
• It's been a while, but SWG, FFXI, Neverwinter Nights, and most Blizzard games. : royalally
• Virtual Donkey Ballz 7 : shug
• A couple month ago with Outcast. Bought it from gog.com. Still rocks my socks off. : vx2o
• I read a book till 5 am once. Still I wasn't late for my 8 am class : mollikka
• WoW. On more than one occasion. : action roommate
• I did that several times in 97/98, playing QWCTF. : Colleton
• Mass Effect 1 I think.. I remember it turning midnight and I'd probably hit the 3/4 mark in the game and ... : TrulyVexed
• Beatles rock band and before that red alert 3 : rosewood
• today. starcraft 2. Woke @ 10am, should've been IN my office @9am. Fuckin sc2. : OMGzImBurning
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  have never stayed up that late with the exception of LAN parties. In which case: QuakeIII, MoHAA, RtCW, S... : uebersoldat
  • Oh yes, and Monopoly...against my will. I still don't think I'm playing it right BECAUSE IT NEVER ENDS!! : uebersoldat
• Modern Warfare 2 : ultramega
• I've missed plenty of class due to staying up late. : IHATEDUST
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  I definitely had some late night Natural Selection sessions, but nothing tops years of scrimming in Count... : lectR
  • I was surprised no one said Natural Selection until now. Flying around as one of those monsters and biti... : JPMcWhiskers
• Last night. Game: your sister. : not work safe