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• ELSPA, ShopTo.net and the Dept. of Culture, Media and Sport have all pretty much said he is alone in this... : purekillforce
• I saw this. All I can think of is "Oh fuck off". Un-British? Seriously? I have not the words for how absu... : node
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  It's funny because you know that deep down inside that guy really doesn't give a shit. : MagicWishMonkey
  • Yeah.."Sorry guys I just can't keep this troll going with a straight face.." : theghostofsmdever
• I hope nobody has told this guy about Call of Duty 1 & 2 and BF1942. : pigvomit
• Conservative politician detected! Phew I was starting to think they were no different from Labour. : jcupitt
• Anyone played Call of Duty, thats Un-German : SlingBlaze
• Using the word "ban" when it comes to private retailers is a bit strange. : Marrbe
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  Am I going to get dogpiled on if I say I don't think he's completely amiss? Gamers are very defensive ... : peanut-
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    I agree with a lot of what you are saying, BUT I think as people have the choice what media they chose to... : theghostofsmdever
    • Well, he asked retailers to boycott it which is different. The follow-up from the Dept of Culture that sa... : peanut-
  • Yes, you're going to get dogpiled. : Attica Blue
  • There was a Rambo movie set in Afghanistan at the height of the Russian occupation. Were there many calls... : jayacheess
  • "but both those mediums have a track record of tackling the issues" oh come on. watch rambo 3 and te... : cptstern
  • The irony is that the CoD and MoH games started out paying more respect to veterans. It remains to be se... : Lone Swordsman
  • Good post, and I completely agree : fishbone
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    Censoring something because of it's quality is a pretty bad idea. It's stories like this that make me gla... : sammyl
    • I don't think it should be censored, but I do think making it was a bad idea. : action wombmate
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    But the root of it, is does it fucking matter WHAT the game is doing,trying to do, or portray??? No it... : ShadowRam
    • He isn't trying to ban it legislatively, he asked retailers to boycott it which I think is fair enough. T... : peanut-
• But it's ok to make games and movies based on past conflicts? You know, many people lost their lives and... : mobab
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  rubbish : gmd
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    jubblies : ShadowRam
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      bollocks : xxiv
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        balderdash : Mr.Finkster
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          poppy-cock : coyoterys
          • Codswallop : Mr.Finkster
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        xxiv, can you open an actual British pub, right next to union jacks. Call it Bollocks. : gmd
        • gmd yes i can. we can take over the shoe repair place. : xxiv
• It's a game. It pits digital guys with guns against other digital guys with guns. Sometimes in teams. ... : genom
• How bloody dare he! : phate81
• is it a Tali-ban? : drucifer
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  Yes. So don't right any books or make any movies based on current real-life situations. It is "un-Britt... : BlockheadBrown
  • "write"... I got so mad, i made a boo-boo. : BlockheadBrown
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  'AK47s for everyone!!' : ghost hacker
  • You've got my vote! : Fenring42
• ...and this is more offensive than any other war game that used real historical factions because...? Am I... : snot3353
• Pretty sure that children have lost fathers and wives have lost husbands at the hands of Allied forces. : SiW.

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• I cannot stand parody movies : usmcmueller
• Expendables was HORRIBLE! : YerMothah
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  i got through half of that vampire movie and turned my brain off in disgust : ashkie
  • Yeah, it really, really sucked. : one random winner
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  Piranha 3D looks like intentionally campy fun: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/piranha_3d/ : DonkeyPopsicle
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    ^^ This. I'm definitely going to go see it this week. : cltcprd
    • Was frigging hilarious and gory as hell. : creeping-judas
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  Is Scott Pilgrim the biggest dud of the summer? Sure sounds like it. What the hell happened? : wretchedradio
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    They released trailers for it. : abrasion
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      I still don't understand why you think the trailers are awful. If anything, the trailers were fucking awe... : Vincent Grayson
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        Maybe some of you on shacknews might think so but I haven't spoken to a person in real life who thinks th... : abrasion
        • My girlfriend doesn't want to see it because she thinks the trailers look retarded. : cltcprd
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        I think they look terrible and are the reason I don't have any plans to see the movie. : .frame
        • ^^^^^^ : Mad Brahmin Disease
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          2 years from now when it stumbles into your home you will watch it and go OMG I missed this!?!? : HL3dsx
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            that happened with speed racer but I am just tired of michael cera. If the lead role was anyone else I'd... : .frame
            • My friend hates him too, I was like "You are going to see this movie on Saturday, I want to see it again ... : HL3dsx
      • Trailer made me very much *not* want to see it : dognose
      • I won't see it because the trailer looked so goddamn awful. : givemesnacks
      • the trailers looked fucking retarded to me : joekamel
      • I don't recall any visual trailers - but the radio campaign is fucking retarded... it sounds like ANY OTH... : dedgecko
      • i thought the trailers looked awful but i enjoyed the movie! : pandastrong
      • half the trailer was the lesbian, lesbians joke and it wasnt funny >8( : Chandler55
    • Bad trailers, great reviews: Bomb Bad trailers, terrible reviews: Success America: 30 seconds of vide... : Deathlove
    • Really? Everyone I've spoken with has said that they didn't know that the movie existed. I think it was... : Grumbeld
    • How would you have done the trailer differently? I really don't understand this argument. Maybe it's be... : nutop
    • abrasion do yourself a favour and at least read the books before dismissing it. : marmite
    • I don't buy that the trailers are to blame. Look at "Kick Ass" and how they marketed that with the trai... : paulatreus
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    It's a niche market movie based on a niche market comic trying to make a name in Hollywood. The marketing... : stelth
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      Trailers and the comic discussion completely turned me off the movie. Plus, I have absolutely zero sympat... : LoioshDwaggie
      • Protagaduche : LoioshDwaggie
      • he does something, and like, ten minutes into the movie. the rest is being fucking badass. : Deathlove
  • I think we basically lucked out. In any reasonable world, we never would've gotten a $60 million dollar m... : Vincent Grayson
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    Michael Cera happened, I think people hate him alot more than Hollywood seems to believe. : Gore87
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      I actually don't like Cera at all, but skipping a movie because of him? It's not like he's Paul Walker or... : wretchedradio
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        I won't skip to avoid him, but he's very annoying. Only thing worse than him in a movie is him and Ja... : Ebu
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          Ugh, I forgot about jack Black. He's terrible...I definitely try to avoid movies with him. : wretchedradio
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            Only movie I like him in is Tropic Thunder. : HL3dsx
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              Correction, the only movie that I like that has him in it is Tropic Thunder. : Ebu
              • You didn't like the Jackal? Cmon!! : DM7
    • I know someone who really likes scott pilgrim but refuses to see the movie simply because of michael cera... : DeBurgo
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    people realized micheal cera was in it and then wrote it off because it looked like he played the same pa... : stgdz
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      Let's talk about John Wayne's range. How about Jimmy Stewart... didn't they always play the same part, b... : ThomW
      • That's because they were badass and not a giant mumbling pussy. Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed more th... : Halen
      • Jimmy Stewart was a murderer in one movie that I can't recall the name of, though before you find out, hi... : swiftB3
      • thomw, I can't believe you compared cera to Wayne or Stewart. Are you nuts? : stgdz
  • Scott Pilgrim was awesome. I hope it does well on video. :( : ThomW
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    No, Jonah Hex is. It cost more and made less than Scott Pilgram. What happen? The movie, no matter ho... : baron calamity
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      Yeah, but Jonah Hex was destroyed by critics. Scott Pilgrim actually had decent reviews and good word of ... : wretchedradio
      • Critics mean almost nothing if people aren't interested in seeing it anyways. : baron calamity
  • because the target audience would rather download a bad cam version of it than leave the house to see it.... : thebigbeefsandwich
  • Pretty much. Niche video game gags don't translate to the general public I guess. : whodares
  • It was just way too niche and weird a movie for the amount of money they spent on it. No one could tell w... : Zek
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  All this tells me is that there will be more shitty parody movies in our future. Ugh. : stelth
  • Prepare for ... Scary Movie 7! : Matt Burris
  • I seriously wish I could punch the face of everyone who goes to these movies and allows them to make more... : VictoriouSecret
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  Just how naked does Kelly Brook get in Piranha 3D anyways? : Lunatic Angelic
  • Apparently at least $10 million worth of naked. : one random winner
  • Full frontal. It's a great movie full of gratuitous nudity and gore. : Wyvern
  • I was standing in line for the expendables and this mother and two kids (probably 12-10 years old) were g... : j2theizzay
  • COMPLETELY, IN 3D That scene happened, and I leaned over to my buddy whom I was seeing the film with a... : Toraz Chryx
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  Why are people who don't like what I like dumb! : Phreakin
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    No, that's not it. It's the fact that a cheap parody rip-off (which cost almost nothing to make and, w... : Masem
    • Except I go to a movie to laugh. And that's what these movies are made for. I don't go there with my mona... : Phreakin
• Shut your mouth and go see piranha 3d if you love boobies. : nodge69
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  Go see Scott Pilgrim! It's such a fun, well constructed movie. Seriously shack, go see this! Don't do me ... : daVinci1980
  • Now YOU can be a character in Scott Pilgrim: http://www.scottpilgrimthemovie.com/avatarCreator/ : The Grolar Bear
  • not even out in Germany until January :( : jbury
  • See it this week. It will probably get pulled from most theaters this weekend. : baron calamity
  • ^^^^ this this this this this. Why would anyone doubt Edgar Wright at this point? : Deathlove
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    It may be an ok comic book movie, but it is an Incredible video game movie. : Sailor of Fortune
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      I would say it's the best video game movie ever made. No movie has captured video game culture as well as... : OverloadUT
      • The soundtrack was fantastic as well. : Sailor of Fortune
    • Absolutely : ThomW
    • Yes. Exactly. : Zollington
    • No. No, it wasn't. : Thornfist
  • I've seen it three times and I have fucking loved it every time. There is so much going on visually that ... : OverloadUT
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    I may go see this tonight. I hope I am not let down :( : limpossible
    • If you are, I hope you never post again. : Deathlove
    • Scott Pilgrim has me wanting to see it a second time more than Inception. I loved both but there was so m... : Sailor of Fortune
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      Its practically limpossible for you to not like it. Before the movie starts you will be laughing. : HL3dsx
      • or cheering : lunarbunny
  • I saw it Saturday and it was pretty awesome with all the video game references. It's also a visual orgy, ... : HamChowder
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    I get the idea this movie is going to do well on Bluray/DVD : Entity
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      Yea, I just don't have any enthusiasm to see a flick in the theater anymore. Unless it's THE movie of th... : dedgecko
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        I know I sound like an anti-social fucker here, but I agree entirely. There are few movies I'll deal with... : Entity
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          I think Scott Pilgrim was actually seriously enjoyable in a packed theater - you could have recorded a la : lunarbunny
          • When I refer to crowds, it's honestly not so much the people inside the theater, with the exception of so... : Entity
  • It may have been well-constructed, and from a stylistic point of view I can't argue with that at all, but... : FlatlineDixay
  • You, sir are a liar and a pedophile. That movie was a total piece of shit. : Thornfist
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  It's the name 'Pilgrim' : abrasion
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    Thanksgiving release would have been much wiser : edgewise
    • It would have done gangbusters. : pyide
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    please be joking - oh wait, you mean that's why it did badly in the US not why you didn't see it...riiiii... : marmite
    • Yeah, someone made a joke about it last week :) : abrasion
  • It does not even feature turkeys. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• It sucks that people see shitty movies but most movies that get made are shit so what can you do? : ass-street
• I had fun at Piranha 3-D. About the only thing that would put me to sleep is another movie where Michael ... : heartsauce
• in any kind of depression/recession you'll find the most popular movies are the most escapist, regardless... : beastrabban
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  ...are you kidding me? If anything it shows that people most people aren't swarming to the theaters to... : dedgecko
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    I think he's upset that the Scary Movie, low budget, terrible parody genre even exists. : Lunatic Angelic
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      ...it has a place. Even though Airplane is on an infinitely higher level than these, the parody film wil... : dedgecko
      • Of course the smart parody film has a place, but he means these <$20M to produce, lame production line pa : Lunatic Angelic
• What's more interesting is who these people are. I worked with a guy who dug Meet The Spartans and he was... : losder5000
• The same reason why cowboys in space didn't do very well on network tv. Your niche stuff only appeals to ... : liqker
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  Because 95% of the population saw the trailer for Scott Pilgrim and thought it looked like nothing they w : Visceral Monkey
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    I was in this group. The preview was like made me "wtf" : pun][sher
    • As does this post.. : pun][sher
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  Piranha 3D is supposed to be awesome. Think I'll catch it later today : Serpico74
  • It's hilarious : extrahappyturtle
• Fuck, those 2-out-of-6-of-the-writers-of-scary-movie guys again. : pigvomit
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  Holy Shit. Despicable Me has made ~same money as Inception. That's crazy. : ShadowRam
  • and DAMN.. Prince of Persia, and Soc. Apprentice where an expensive FLOP : ShadowRam
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  People don't want to see trendy hipster crap? BIG SHOCKER! : Amnesty_intl2
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    Precisely. They just want regular, mainstream crap. : Attica Blue
    • hipster crap movies where the same dude plays the same character IS mainstream crap. just unsuccessful cr... : deadfish
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  piranha 3d was fucking awesome : deadfish
  • Agreed, and I had no idea what it was gonna be like when I walked in : extrahappyturtle
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  Hollywood drove the smart ones away from theaters with 10 solid years of shit. : cpt_gloval
  • Half the faggots in this thread not only wen and paid for snakes on a plane, but pimped it here all month... : Phreakin
• Look at the bright side. Being a financial disaster and a mainstream failure means that Scott Pilgrim wil... : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Dude, Piranha 3D looks like good fun. No need to hate on what people like. : pun][sher
  • If I can't watch it with a top hat and a monocle. It's not worthy of my time. : Godhatesfatpeople
• The Expendables suuuuuuuucked : fatman

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  haha bigt-isms : maulla
  • I think the shacker BigT thinks we are talking about him :( : pancake humper
• Hahah awesome BigTisms. I heard a few yesterday, I wish I could remember... : Omaha
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  So who's BigT? : StolenNosferatu
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    A really bad Starcraft 2 announcer. Think Rush Limbaugh but worse. : Dessicator82
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      hes actually pretty good, he just says ummm and stupid stuff alot : oldschoolbob-o
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        hahaha good? He is terrible : pancake humper
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          Hes good at maintaining pace and talking for 4-5 hours on end. :) : oldschoolbob-o
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            That and the quality of his stream are his only redeeming quality. Everything else he needs practice on. ... : LoioshDwaggie
            • REally put him with a partner, gives him a chance to compose himself from time to time and i bet he impro... : oldschoolbob-o
      • That means he is bad. Pretty much a textbook definition of bad. : Dessicator82
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  9 times out of 10 tech beats supply? : abrasion
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    9 times out of 10 tech beats supply : pancake humper
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      I do not believe that PH. Ever watch war3 pro matches? Almost never do they perform upgrades on armour an... : abrasion
      • bigT has spoken. : Omaha
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        9 times out of 10 tech beats supply : pancake humper
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          This poor guy has a terrible name in the scene. Hopefully he stops, with husky. : abrasion
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            BIGTMONEE!!! www.twitter.com/bigtmonee lol check out his avatar : pancake humper
            • the avatar, someone posted that in a TL thread saying that was Chill, i believed it but i guess its just ... : dignan
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            I really dig watching HDStarcraft, ever since the beta started. Not as technical, analytical, or knowledg... : Theatrikal
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              Husky is basically getting worse and worse abd worse, the jokes and general "chit chat"dumb shit he says ... : abrasion
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                it's not his accent, it's his lack of ability to actually speak English. : pancake humper
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                  As I said to other people who said the same thing, I have no idea what you're talking about. What are yo... : abrasion
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                    Personally I like husky but think he should stop with the radio-dood H-to-the-usky-Husky intro. Everythin... : LoioshDwaggie
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                      So you can endure his jokes? His insight is actually not bad but Jesus Christ he needs to fucking just re... : abrasion
                      • Well he's not consistently wrong, but he just doesn't know as much as day9 or Chill or Tasteless. : deject
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                    Husky isn't bad. He's always positive and very energetic. His knowledge of the game is pretty bad and cal... : pancake humper
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                      That said, what HD and Husky are doing for the SC2 people on youtube though is pretty awesome. They are p... : pancake humper
                      • Couldn't agree more. Except H to the Usky Husky should be deducted $1 every time he opens with that s... : Theatrikal
                  • You speak Australian, therefore it is understandable that you cannot discern good English from bad Englis : Serpico74
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                  I'm pretty well spoken and articulate, and I've never noticed any problems with HD's manner of speech? : Theatrikal
                  • Precisely the same here, yet people say WTF to my posts saying Adam sessler must have had a stroke or som... : abrasion
                  • Forget pronunciation, he finds a way in every single cast to mangle common phrases and colloquialisms. "W... : Serpico74
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              Is he the one that pronounces "zealot" as "zeal-aught" with way too much stress on the last syllable? : Omaha
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                'ban-SHEE' : pancake humper
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                  Is that all? that stuff? lol I just see that like English vs Aussie or Aussie vs US - it's in the pronun... : abrasion
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                    Seriously if people's issue is with HD's pronounciation that's stupid, i thought people had issues with h... : Dontdrop
                    • His analysis is shit. He can stare at a Colossus building in the robo facility and be like 'He needs t... : pancake humper
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                      H TO THE USKY USKYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt2cGNq_Wvg <- FF to 1:45 ugh :( : abrasion
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                        What am I looking for here? Do you work at a fast food restaurant? : Blucklesworth
                        • You're looking for an idiot saying dumb shit - based on your response I'd say you heard his retarded thou... : abrasion
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                      So you don't cringe everything you hear HD say CARAPISS LEVEL 1 : wurt
                      • Not in the slightest. : abrasion
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                        How do you pronounce it? : Theatrikal
                        • carapaaaa-aaaaa-aaaa-suhhhhhh : wurt
            • I'm not fond of either HD or Husky, but Husky talks a lot more stupid inane crap than HD does, and his ov : evildanish
      • That is a bit different than teching in Starcraft 2. Teching in SC2 means a Protoss player goes from G... : morsxcessum
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        you must have watched different replays than I did. : lefthighkick
        • Yeah, I watch most of the pro replays on GG or WCReplays, I don't watch any of the low level stuff. They... : abrasion
      • It's somewhat situational, but late game play always involves multiple upgrade centers pumping those upgr... : walker270
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  Also, "Oh look, you can select the SCV while it's still building. You can select the SCV. I didn't know... : Omaha
  • hahahaha : MercFox1
  • rofl : pancake humper
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    "I'm not worried. I trust you guys." (paraphrased -- he was broadcasting his full contact and credit card... : walker270
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      lol there was 1k on the stream last night.... : oldschoolbob-o
      • This was a few weeks ago, before he got really popular. I think there were around 300 on the stream at th... : walker270
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        I've seen his stream up near 3k before. : Crimsonbeak
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          That's his average during a tournament. The guy can talk -forever- which is impressive, but his commentar... : LoioshDwaggie
          • he needs a partner : oldschoolbob-o
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    i found out last night you can push E while the building is selected to select the worker - instead of tr... : dignan
    • Yep, quite useful. : Omaha
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  Yay SC2... Finally tried 4s this weekend, was up until about 4:30 AM Fri night / Sat morning. We had ... : wtNORTHMAN
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    How hectic do 4's get or is it just a rush fest? : pancake humper
    • It can get hectic, you definitely want to build up an early force. Having a few zergs 6-7 pool you isn't... : wtNORTHMAN
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  That website is almost as bad as BigT, christ the background. haiku is rolling over in his grave. : Crimsonbeak
  • That's kind of the point. : pancake humper
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  "Does BigT-isms want to sponsor me?" did he really say that? : dignan
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    yes : pancake humper
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      was he being serious? : dignan
      • 9 times out of 10, sarcasm beats truth. : Omaha
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        Sarcasm has zero supply so you can really spam sarcrasm and overwhelm your enemies with it. That seems a ... : wurt
        • god I hope BigT never stops casting : pancake humper
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  http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=146157 Please don't kill my queen :( : TheStupidOne
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    :( poor queen :( :( : pancake humper
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      hahahaha 'Why is she carrying a plate of dicks' Man, those pictures are so awesome. : pancake humper
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        its larvae :( : oldschoolbob-o
        • I was quoting someone on TL, thus the quotes. : pancake humper
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  I played a guy named vuvuzealot over the weekend. Who then proceeded to zealot rush me typing BRRRRRRRR... : twifosp
  • That's hilarious. : Omaha
  • hahahahaha : abrasion
  • What the...! : CrustaR
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    post the replay :) : pancake humper
    • This x1000!! : LoioshDwaggie
  • Haha that's fucking great :D : Theatrikal
  • Did you defeat him? : CrustaR
  • That particular sect of protoss never lasted long in battle. : DM7
  • hahaha that's awesome : lonepie
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    Post the replay! : giant boy detective
    • I'll find it when I get home from work. : twifosp
  • hahahaha : SeaLlama
  • hahah that's pretty funny : Nitrium
  • oh man - that's freaking great : flagg209
  • That's awesome. : Lexicon_Leidun
  • hahahahahahaha! brilliant strategy, diamond player for sure : MercFox1
  • lol Role Playing RTS : Slowtreme
  • hahaha : thekidd
  • Haha, so great. : Head Rush
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    A new metagame strat: act like a retard until your opponent is paralyzed with laughter. Then cheeze 'em! : Rotten Deadite
    • Almost worked too, I was too busy loling to get serious. He got my first barracks and I was able to fly ... : twifosp
  • now this is what would make SC2 fun and original. otherwise it's one giant macro. : Downforce
  • Hahah, did you win? : bcyde
  • hahahahahahaha : deject
  • The villagers demand a replay. : Dontdrop
  • So good. : The Grolar Bear
  • That is great : Serpico74
  • fucking LOL : .Jayson
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  woops forgot something.... Blucklesworth brought up this dude doing something awesome during Weapon of... : pancake humper
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    pretty cool stuff, still trying to find Idra's games from yesterday's IEM : dignan
    • IEM replays, woohoo. http://www.esl-world.net/masters/season5/gamescom/sc2/playoffs/rankings/ : dignan
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    Is this the IEM EU finals? i'm trying to avoid spoilers : StolenNosferatu
    • Yep : Havoc1c4
    • very detailed and complete spoilers, stay away : dignan
  • i love this : kainen1
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  Hey what's the way to check people's ladder stats and stuff without having to load up SC2? I want to wor... : TheStupidOne
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    http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/536153/1/Spectre/ I'm not really sure how you translate someones n... : snot3353
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      Aww crap, guess I gotta wait until I get home :\ : TheStupidOne
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        You could ask us all to message you our URLs. I have mine running around. : Zhaneel
        • I didn't even know it was possible until I asked. No big deal, I'll dump all the data I need when I get ... : TheStupidOne
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  awww Kennigit closed the TL thread :( : pancake humper
  • which thread, you don't reference one in your OP : dignan
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  I just want tasteless to cast some games, is that so bad? :/ : DM7
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    GSL :) : pancake humper
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      When? : abrasion
      • September : pancake humper
    • He's doing that? Sweet, when does that start. : DM7
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    he's badly injured and was in the hospital and stuff : threeup
    • Story? : LoioshDwaggie
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  My friend from blizzard gave me a copy of SCII last night! Yes! I'm going to enjoy playing it online agai... : sparkly
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    Tell your friend to give you Diablo 3 and then mail it to me please. :) : DM7
    • haha :D : sparkly
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  Yesterday I played with my buddy all day and last night the matches just stopped counting for points. Som... : daVinci1980
  • Yeah around 2am eastern Saturday it stopped counting then it came back the next day. I'm glad it didn't ... : TheStupidOne
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  Team liquid looks prettier, but the info they present is still a giant wall of text in a giant wall of ti... : SqueegyTBS
  • It's because everything is generated using the forums :/ : pancake humper

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  noc? Everyone is happy playing the race for Chris Johnson? : derelict515
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    This is why Auction drafts own. : cltcprd
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      also I don't think CJ2K will have even close to the year he had last year. : cltcprd
      • Well that's an easy bet :p The thing he has on AP though is the speed. AP is fast but 8-9 guys in the box... : derelict515
    • We're doing one too but he's still the most valuable player and the scoring doesn't reflect reality. : derelict515
• one more try... : derelict515
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  Most guys who do FF don't score : rosewood
  • says the man posting on ShackNews (TM) : derelict515
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  When I run fantasy leagues, there are a few things I do: - I try to make it so that the QB (1), RB (2) : riptyde
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    So you're saying QBs are vastly overvalued in your leagues? And the only way to win is to have a Top 3 Q... : cltcprd
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      Makes more sense than having that same situation for RBs. At least in reality an elite QB is required. Bu... : derelict515
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        I don't agree, in my mind fantasy shouldn't just be about one position. You should be able to win variou... : cltcprd
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          I agree, but it should also reflect reality. I think it used to when the scoring was designed since you w... : derelict515
          • If it reflected reality, we'd all be drafting LTs in the first round :) : cltcprd
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      Either I did not explain things well or you did not read them very well. I scale the points so that, if : riptyde
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        Right, so QBs are worth twice as much as RBs. : cltcprd
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          No, because not all RBs are equal. In real life you would not have two Chris Johnson's on the same team.... : riptyde
          • Aaron Rodgers was the highest scoring QB last year... 1 pt per 50 passing is crazy low. All my league... : cltcprd
          • also Tom Brady's record year would break everything in your system. Everyone might as well gave up if th... : cltcprd
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  I think all of your points are valid and I would enjoy a fantasy system that takes them into account. Do... : midgetherder
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    Nope, that's why I ask. I'd like to tweak it but I don't want to throw off the overall balance. So if som... : derelict515
    • If you want to setup a dick around league to test it for this season I'm in. : midgetherder
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  I've got a draft in 90 minutes - who do I target with the #4 pick? : Clay
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    PPR league? : cltcprd
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      Kinda weird actually. Passing Every 25 passing yards (PY25) 1 TD Pass (PTD) 4 40+ yard TD pass b... : Clay
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        wow, crazy bonuses for long TDs from the QB and WR. That would almost bump Brees/Rodgers into that 4 spo... : cltcprd
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          Yep, seriously considering Rodgers. : Clay
          • I'm hesitant to say that Rodgers will repeat last year's performance, so I would probably lean towards Br... : cltcprd
      • That system is ridiculously biased towards QBs, almost illogically so. A top QB can easily have many 300 : riptyde
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    Presumably CJ and AP will be gone. Then 3rd will either take MJD, Ray Rice or Brees/Rodgers/Manning. Pers... : derelict515
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      Yeah I'd lean towards a RB, but with so many guys splitting time now, it's going to make it a little toug... : Clay
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        Right, but at 4 you can get one of the few left who doesn't split time much at all. Everyone below 5 or s... : derelict515
        • There's definitely going to be more QBs and Top5 WRs taken in the first 2 rounds this year since most tea... : cltcprd
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        • MJD over rice, come on. jaxs entire O is based around the little guy. flacco is going to a much improved ... : xxiv
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        Rice will rarely be taken off the field as he is their best back in almost every situation, handles the b... : midgetherder
        • i think you're wrong. their WR upgrades are arguably the most improved in the league. boldin, stallworth,... : xxiv

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  I clicked the spoiler, and I don't even watch the show! What do you think of that? : CrustaR
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    Start watching it, CrustaR! : Dschinghis Khan
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      DK, and if I refuse...?? : CrustaR
      • You don't get cheesecake. : Dschinghis Khan
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    CrustaR, I did the same. Did you break out in a sweat beforehand? I did. : David Craddock
    • Slightly, but I manned up and clicked it! My goal is to click on every spoiler in this thread. : CrustaR
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    Me too, I thought it would be something interesting! : Nixx2004
    • It was disappointing. :[ : CrustaR
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  It was kind of ok. And I hope not, Eric is the best character : jimmy_legs
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    You mean was. Before they neutered him, Spike-style. : dodob
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      no, I think still the best. it's all relative with the show. so many of the characters are annoying or ... : jimmy_legs
      • Eric is annoying and stupid this season :( : dodob
    • Even neutered, Spike was still awesome. : Dschinghis Khan
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    yeah it was ok we finally learn what sookie actually was and it didn't seem like there was much buildu : stgdz
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      oh and I hope They keep Russel around, he is by far the most interesting character around even with talbo : stgdz
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        Agree with your above points, though I am not sure how much we'll learn in the next 2 episodes before the... : jimmy_legs
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          we did get to see hoyt's reach in effect last night though http://starbucks.mirror.waffleimages.com/file... : stgdz
          • I must have rewinded and watch that part like 5 times. : K0LM
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            403 error :( : Vividvoid
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              Dragon Drop. : Dschinghis Khan
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                This means nothing to me. : Vividvoid
                • Drag the link into your browser, noob. : Dschinghis Khan
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      wait did they ever actually say what sookie was? : eeeealmo
      • Yeah I only watch parts of the show but spoiler it for me, wtf is she? ;D : DM7
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        Yes, Bill told her she was a fairy : OgrePalowakski
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          Lol really? But it is true blood, many weird things are in that show. :o : DM7
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            Yes, Bill ended up in that same dream-like area that Sookie was in (where it was sunny and there was a bu... : OgrePalowakski
            • Not that it matters but Sookie is a fairy which is half human half fae. Not sure if Claudine is Fae or Fa : InfoBiter
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    I hope Alan Ball doesn't kill Eric. Wasn't there an interview that Alan Ball said he would have to kill E : akaigirl
    • It would be a huge mistake, best thing about the show hands down. : node
• i wouldn't say it's a sure thing that eric is leaving. i figured he was just saying that because he figu : eeeealmo
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  Shit, I hate Tara and Tommy and I wish they would both go away. Can one of them kill the other with a fry... : Hemtroll
  • Tommy is the worst character on the show. : K0LM
  • For the most part, yes. (comparison of the book and True blood below) However, Lafayette died in the : Vividvoid
  • did you see the preview for next week? she really needs to die already, so annoying. : gmd
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    Tommy is becoming a regular next season, at least from what I've heard. : Vincent Grayson
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      God I hope not. I wish someone would just kill him already. : Hemtroll
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        yeah, one of things this show has done really well is made me hate the bad guys. Maryann last season and... : stgdz
        • Agreed. I find myself cheering for one group of vampires and then they pull some shit and I actually chan... : Hemtroll
  • Seriously, could she do the half talking/half crying thing any fucking more. She's just a fucking retard... : Halen
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  I should start watching season 3. akaigirl told me that the faggotry ramps up, though. : Nitrium
  • the what? : Halen
  • if you're allergic to men kissing this might not be the show for you : Hemtroll
  • Yeah, you definitely will fall in love with Lafayette. : Dschinghis Khan
  • I said it before and ill say it again. There's more faggoty in 6 feet under than true blood. : -=kodiak=-
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  Another "If you've read the book" post... Eric doesn't die in the books, and in fact Bill becomes a m : Vividvoid
  • Furthermore (stuff from the books, so I guess it's a spoiler even if you've kept up with only the show) . : Vividvoid
• I miss Talbert :( : whistletits
• Okay I read a few posts in this thread and I've decided that you are all either women or faggots. QED : BeerHunter
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  oh god i clicked on this but i haven't seen the show and i know everything from the books but if what you... : dahanese
  • he is just guessing, nothing has happened yet. : gmd
  • I can't imagine that happening, he's far too popular, even more than Lafayette, and look what they did fo... : Halen
• I doubt that Eric will be written off...I think he has a plan using Sook-eh which will end in a cliffhang... : BongSlayerB

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  LOL http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/corgi.swf : ErneX
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    http://blog.wizardishungry.com/post/121955870/barack-obama-riding-a-giant-corgi : Caoster007
    • The dude behind Obama on a bananaphone is a nice touch : Arctic Fox
  • Ducktales moon level music? I hope I got it right this time, goddammit. : heartsauce
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  This one's pretty great: http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/godot.swf : Arctic Fox
  • Very deep. : iambinksy
• NWS for language: http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/CHEESEBURGERAPOC.swf : Arctic Fox
• They stole that from discharges :\ : Godhatesfatpeople
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  http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/A_TROLL!.swf : cfalcon
  • hahaha that was awesome : virus
  • That was brilliant, hahahaha : Arctic Fox
  • <3 Cromartie High School. : Zollington
  • JACKASS!!!!!!!!!! : pancake humper
  • jackass! lol : Delaric
  • wtf is happening lol : bolneze
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  so wait, isn't this like YTMND only less? : deathofrats
  • It's like YTMND and fukung got together and had beautiful babies : Arctic Fox
  • Yeah, it's like a long-winded YTMND with giant upscaled pixels. : DinK
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  Awesome. http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/gnomeparty.swf : virus
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    Jesus Christ. :D http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/cat.swf : virus
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      The first was brilliant, and the second is just hilarious, lol : Arctic Fox
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        Just for you, Fox. http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/FoxyGirls.swf : virus
        • hahaha I hate you : Arctic Fox
        • Wait....they are furries...and I don't want them all to die horribly...I'm confused. : Caoster007
    • lulz. : mavmavv
  • The song! http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/199965 : Magitek
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  http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/curtis.swf : VictoriouSecret
  • I lol'd so hard when i watched this : TheGardenGnome
  • I have no idea what that is but I like that song : Delaric
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    I wanna know what song that is one one ! : Draugluin
    • Does it offend you yeah? - We Are Rockstars : Break
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  http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/meanwhileatvalve.swf : DrWaffles
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    Oh god, what is the face on top of Jay Sherman? : heartsauce
    • Oh nvm, gaben... :( : heartsauce
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  http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/lockthetaskbah.swf : mavmavv
  • hahaha! : lonepie
• The real reason there is no Half-Life 2: Episode 3 http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/meanwhileatvalve : Crimsonbeak
• http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/Deathmarch.swf : hirosushima
• haha the animations get me -- http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/56k.swf : Shadowdane
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  http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/cho.swf Repost from last night, but I lol'd for several minutes. ... : Earl Greigh
  • best one yet : Turd Ferguson
  • That's still one of my favorite Tech N9ne songs : ColoradoCNC
• Can't stop the rock, ya can't stop the rock http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/cantstoptherock.swf : DianeOfTheMoon
• http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/013.swf : xylopagus
• http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/tunechip.swf : xylopagus
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  http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/Elementary%20Computer%20Repair%20with%20Marty%20Chang.swf : aldraek
  • hahah that's great : Draugluin
• Long, but still one of my favs: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/57328/A_TROLL!.swf : guido anchovy
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  http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/Pi.swf : YerMothah
  • PIE! : YerMothah
• http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/gruntlinks.swf ugh : fuzzydamnit
• favorite so far ... http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/bellydancer.swf : fuzzydamnit
• heh: http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/doggystyle.swf pretty good : fuzzydamnit
• made me laugh http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/lockthetaskbah.swf : fuzzydamnit
• AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/ebs2.swf : fuzzydamnit
• http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/descent.swf this is trippy as fuck : TheStupidOne
• http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/epic_box.swf EPIC BOX : TheStupidOne
• Mace Masturbating? http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/angry_fap.swf : Break
• damn what a badass http://www.thebest404pageever.com/swf/GigInitialDrift.swf : Break

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  If you live in CA you have to pay tax on that, right? : MagicWishMonkey
  • Yup. : chrisschutz
• do an unboxing gallery plz : geedeck
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  That's some serious grout. : ArB
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    without a grout : zakazi
    • Keep laying it on with a trowel. : trove
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  what is that : Mr.SEX
  • http://tinyurl.com/2cx62uz : Mr.SEX
  • exposed brick : edward
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  update: Ok so I have been using this new system all day and it is ridiculously fast. Things that took 3 m... : haiku
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    What do you use it for? : roggor
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      General graphics work flow, email, being the best at shacknews. : haiku
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        What's the noise like from it? As quiet as an iMac? Louder than a MBP in heat? : Bamtan
        • It is completely silent. Kind of weird really... you have to put your ear up against the case to hear the... : haiku
    • porn : reflex33
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    I bet it screams. Are you going to get a set of the 27" displays when they're released? : mrvandelay
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      I have two 30" cinema displays right now, but this video card still has one extra mini-DVI port for a 3rd... : haiku
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        You don't need 11 million pixels to run Photoshop and Illustrator, use Spaces. : Bamtan
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          I tried spaces again recently, I just don't like it. I have too many communications apps with too much go... : haiku
          • I've got Screen Corners on my setup, so I can quickly go to the bottom left corner, knock Spaces open, an... : Bamtan
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    You can at least play some Valve games on it, like Team Fortress 2 and Portal. Not sure about Left 4 D... : Maddog_Delphi97
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      bootcamp, then he can play everything.. : Bamtan
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        Yes, but some people like staying in one operating system and having to deal with only one partition. : Maddog_Delphi97
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          Aye, the one problem with BootCamp is it deters you from switching OS every time you want a quick 30 minu... : Bamtan
          • Considering he has a bitchin' system, it probably doesn't take a lot of time to reboot into Windows. The... : DrWaffles
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            VMWare Fusion 3.0 is so awesome that I can run Flight Simulator through a VM on this machine with excelle... : haiku
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              Can you play Left 4 Dead 2 without any issues on it? : Maddog_Delphi97
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                I don't know, I don't play left for dead : haiku
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                  You just gave Maddog a heart attack :( : sanchez
                  • Nah, it's cool. He'd probably be a faggot hunter ninety percent of the time anyway. : Maddog_Delphi97
            • While there is still a ton of room for improvement, I have to say I am impressed how fast we went from no... : Conan
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              lol Flight Simulator : deject
              • I practice my VOR to VOR nav with it!! : haiku
  • Love my SSD : action roommate
  • why not?! point the fury of the steam client towards this rig, redownload everything fresh! : Downforce
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    Yep - I got my 12 core a few days ago ... by far the fastest machine I have ever used. The SSDs are am... : virus
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      God damn mac fags. Welcome to two years ago. : rosewood
      • You had a ~3Ghz 12 core machine two years ago? really? : Toraz Chryx
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  California? : dognose
  • It's that place the Red Hot Chili Peppers sing about in every song. : Modulus
  • CALIFORNIA? : underground banana plantation
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  i see they are still using those terrible cases. why??? why do they insist on 42lbs of fucking metal? : EvilDolemite
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    Those cases are absolutely amazing. : MagicWishMonkey
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      i agree they are sexy : bolneze
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        looks aside, they are really easy to open and roomy inside. I really like how the harddrives are moun... : MagicWishMonkey
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          it's not the design it's the weight. they are so pronounced and heavy it's like "HEY I'M AN APPLE DESKTO... : EvilDolemite
          • oh, yea I don't really move my machine around much so that's not a big deal :) : MagicWishMonkey
• I will fight you for it : sparkly
• is it filled with fresh strawberries? : gmd
• Civ5 is going to be awesome on it! Oh wait.... : cltcprd
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  guys check out iTunes just killing it http://cl.ly/a1bbcc206d0f7e96f7f3 : haiku
  • If that was on Windows it would be at 100% : LoioshDwaggie
• Yes, it is! : action wombmate
• hrmm... getcloudapp is pretty cool! : dodob

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  played briefly this am and will hop in again for about an hour - it looks good, like the art. had some UI... : trOmblyj
  • FYI - I am holding off any detailed impressions until I get to play it this evening for several hours. S... : trOmblyj
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  I am at work. This morning while brushing my teeth, wife came into the bathroom to say she was staying h... : amrbean
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    I played for 1 hour this morning of the campaign. It's a lot like CIV. The turn based strategic combat at... : TemporalParadox
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      Is the campaign more structured, like a Heroes of Might and Magic game or more loose like GalCiv 2? : amrbean
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        Yes, the campaign mode is like HMM + CIV. I have not played GC2, but I hear it's just CIV in space. : TemporalParadox
        • Plus Magic Plus RPG. : JohnnyRey
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          oh...yeah GC2 is like Civ in space, + create your own ship designs. : JohnnyRey
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            I could have done w/o the create your own ship designs. Or at least have the option to build ships that ... : amrbean
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              They finally added in pre-built ships in either an expansion or patch but they didn't alter the tech tree... : Jonathan
              • I'll check this out. I have Dark Avatar and don't remember seeing it. I also haven't played in +1 year ... : amrbean
              • Pretty much this^ Also, it's still better 9/10 times to build your own ship, yes, I developed chaff, ... : one random winner
          • Just got the game - Holy fucking shit this game is awesome. Yes there is zero documentation and there... : JohnnyRey
    • It depends on the match up on which way I go. If it is like, 41 combat rating versus me at 89, I'll go i... : JuffoWup
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  Read this: http://forums.elementalgame.com/391385 I didn't write it but it sums up my feelings word f... : baron calamity
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    This is just a laundry list of complaints with no positives. While that may be helpful for Stardock, it ... : amrbean
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      It's not useless to know that there is no tutorial or manual to help you learn the game. I'm still goi... : Captain Loco
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        But knowing there is no tutorial or manual is one bullet point on a list of complaints. I just feel like... : amrbean
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          He complained about not knowing where the end turn button. ITS IN THE SAME PLACE ITS ALWAYS BEEN IN EVERY... : JohnnyRey
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            I am new to these type of games and I was kinda looking forward to playing this. I am not so sure now. : Arcath
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              You will be fine, they are posting video tutorials here: http://forums.elementalgame.com/391280 : JohnnyRey
              • Thank you. some up to date videos! : mobab
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              I'd be surprised if it was harder to learn than Alpha Centauri. Any good turn based game is going to hav... : briareos99
              • The problem I have with Stardock games is that fundamentally if Frogboy can't understand the problem/game... : Jonathan
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      these are no "light" complaints either. they are things that should definitely be a given for any game th... : barichnikov
      • I agree with you completely. What we are playing now is halfway between the gold and 0-day release, so ho... : JohnnyRey
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    i found that the game was like that during the beta, with hopes that it was because of the beta states. I... : barichnikov
    • yeah, i hopped into the beta like a month before it was to come out, and it still felt like it needed way... : StolenNosferatu
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    Yeah, I have a feeling they would've kept it in beta for another 2 months had Civ 5 not been right around... : one random winner
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      releasing it in this state is more harmful than a few months after civ5. : barichnikov
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        I agree, I think they fell for a trap that's hurt a lot of smaller devs in the past and it's sad that the... : one random winner
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          Decisions like this are almost always about money and out of the developers hands. : briareos99
          • Except I believe they are also the publisher. : one random winner
• i was able to readd my key but i don't have it available to play >:( : jayares
• Got it installed overnight. Going to head out of work early to get some game on, can't wait! : loboca
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  What kind of DRM does this have? I have no internet connection for a week, wondering if I can buy / down... : breadsticks
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    This might help - not sure it applies to Elemental but it's pretty likely to. http://anywhere.impulsedriv... : Jonathan
    • You might just want to post a screenshot. : one random winner
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      Work firewall blocks it with the reason being "hacking". :( : breadsticks
      • Haha, that's funny, totally not what it is, but funny. : one random winner
  • If you buy the disc version, none... as long as you don't want to update. After that, registration on ... : gzubluck
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  After about 2 hours of play, I maintain my opinion from the beta that there is potential here for a good ... : Goncyn
  • Please do, interesting to know what is available and what type of potential is seen. : loboca
  • I would wait until tuesday, when you get the 0-day release. Maybe they will have fixed a few things. (may... : JohnnyRey
  • I'm right there with you. It should be a lot better than it is, and maybe it'll get there...but right now... : Vincent Grayson
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  I was having fun playing it last night. Didn't do much more than city building and adventuring, but it wa... : Modulus
  • There was an interview, they mentioned specifically about how they wanted to keep total city numbers low. : one random winner
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  I just played an hour of the campaign as sort of a tutorial. To me, it feels like Heroes of Might & Magic... : Thornfist
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    I think I would agree with this assessment. It doesn't really feel anything like Master of Magic, but a b... : Modulus
    • I'm a huge civ and huge HOMM fan, so I'm starting to get hard about this. : Thornfist
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  I wanted to get this game but I'm engrossing myself in Vicky 2 at the moment. Also it will probably need ... : Sailor of Fortune
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    Whats Vicky 2? : JohnnyRey
    • Victoria 2 from Paradox Interactive. Vicky is a nickname much like it is for girls who are named Victo... : Sailor of Fortune
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  How does it compare to Master of Magic? : crummynz
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    I never played MoM or I'd gladly help out here. Want to give me the high points and I can tell you if ... : Thornfist
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      MoM was like Civilization a lot. Here are some important differences: - More in depth race choosing at... : crummynz
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        I can write a lot about the difference between Elemental and Master of Magic, but I'll touch lightly on s... : Modulus
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          Thanks, I appreciate all the details. : crummynz
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            you're welcome. Don't be dissuaded by it not being a MoM clone. I was having a lot of fun playing it la... : Modulus
            • That's what I figured - videos didn't impress me but Stardock makes games for the long haul. : crummynz
  • I don't think it really feels anything like Master of Magic. The similarities pretty much end at being ... : Modulus
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  IMPORTANT Open up the game settings, and check... Tactical Threshold: This setting determines the m... : MisterPhoton
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    I say this, because this morning I didn't realize I wouldn't go to tactical combat mode and my sovereign ... : MisterPhoton
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      Can you choose auto-resolve even it you meet the tactical threshold? I hate doing tactical when I know I'... : loboca
      • even it if you... : loboca
      • It looks like the tactical threshhold is sort of an overrun. Like when I have a strong force and they at... : Thornfist
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  I'm still at work but started the Download this morning before I left. Really anxious to get home. I'... : JohnnyRey
  • Ya, I had it installed by 3am.. but had crashed by 2:30a : loboca
• oh fuck i'm buying this as soon as i get home. : dirge23
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  Livestreaming again, now that I have a better idea of WTF I am doing. : Thornfist
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    www.livestream.com/thornfist : Thornfist
    • doesnt want to work for me. : Arcath
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  Disappointed so far :( Had v high hopes for it but I fear too much focus on customisation/modding and no... : jamiejme
  • I have the same opinion. Sad thing is I spent $50, and I've not had any real fun. To think I've spent mor... : TemporalParadox
• Finished the campaign. Haha, it was terrible. This is a perfect example of rushed product, total "we'll "... : TemporalParadox

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  The bytes and bits. : zebosausamite
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    thanks helpfull : yosan
    • I really think it will come down to either the bits or the bytes. : zebosausamite
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  where did you buy your copy from? they might have some tips : EvilDolemite
  • Hong Kong, but his tech support guy is probably stuck in that eternal traffic jam : sanchez
  • I have this pc for 6 months have installed latest drivers still buecreen !!! Help : yosan
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  When booting, hit F8 until the advanced boot options appears Advanced startup options (including safe ... : YerMothah
  • ok will do : yosan
  • Hello, Have you checked the Hard Drive with the Manufactor of the drive software? Going to their site ... : pluto69
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  0 rerrors Help : yosan
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    you need a new computer : cpt_gloval
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      its a new one : yosan
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        a newer one : cpt_gloval
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          don't mock him plz, he's been in computers more than you : skelom
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            I believe that, most computer are too small for me to be in. : cpt_gloval
            • I think if you hollowed out a Cray, we could maybe get you in there. : DrZettl
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  http://www.faultwire.com/solutions-fatal_error/Modification-of-system-code-or-a-critical-data-0x00000109-... : beastrabban
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    post'd too soon. possible bad ram - download memtest x86 and run it. : beastrabban
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      ran it for 5 passes no error : yosan
      • Run it overnight. : ryuuseki
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        How long was 5 passes? I'd run it overnight to be sure. I've seen errors pop-up only after many hours of... : Modulus
        • I run it overnight : yosan
        • agreed. : beastrabban
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    did all that :( : yosan
    • expand your virus search. look for rootkits, run different virus programs like mbam or avast! or MSE. U... : beastrabban
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  Quit dividing by zero. Problem solved. : CRasterImage
  • tell that to my cpu :(( : yosan
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  Check the hard drive? Check the power supply? : Maddog_Delphi97
  • did it running smooth in bios : yosan
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  What are you doing when the BSOD occurs? : Judicus
  • just idle : yosan
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  Is the computer plugged in? : sanchez
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    dont mock me plz I have been in computers more than you i guess : yosan
    • Is your sense of humour plugged in? Upload the .dmps somewhere and I will take a look at them for you. Do... : ryuuseki
    • I sense stress : CRasterImage
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      IT Professional : electroly
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        Last set of terms I want to get in a support ticket. If you're such a genius, you're contacting us why? : lunarbunny
        • probably because your product is bullshit : Zek
    • Hi, what do you do? "I'm in computers" : busdriver3030
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      halp i'm trapped in computer : sanchez
      • I am the MCP : askedrelic
    • i am in computer oh god how did i get here : Zollington
    • polansk? : AllYourBase
    • I hope you wear a condom at least : Merconium
• Hello, Have you checked the Hard Drive with the Manufactor of the drive software? Going to their site... : pluto69
• memtest86 is shit, get memtest86+ also a new computer : pancake humper
• WE GET BLUESCREEN : H@rvester
• sounds like the RAM is in backwards : AllYourBase
• Try HCI Memtest; Memtest86+ found nothing with 20+ hours ran, HCI Memtest found an error within an hour. : acidnynex

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  So, are you completely discontinuing the use of Cartographer? Now that we've got a new spawn point, I'm ... : Clasifyd
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    I'm thinking I'll run Cartographs of the backup world, so that there is no interference between Cartograp... : MercFox1
    • That would be fantastic. It would be great just to get a frame of reference for where everything is in r... : Clasifyd
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      What I do is open up my server world folder, select all and copy and then paste it into a World1 folder o... : zuff
      • Yah that sounds like it should work fine too as long as its not run on live data. : Shadowdane
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        I'm still concerned that copy/paste while people are on the server causes slight corruption, so I try to ... : MercFox1
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          It shouldn't, there is no writing involved. I've done it with 6+ people and never had a problem. : zuff
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            there is the small, yet very real, chance that a chunk gets changed while a read of that particular chunk... : MercFox1
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              Hmm I didn't think about that. I guess I've got lucky so far then. I'll start rending Cartographs off the... : zuff
              • "rending" nice. : zuff
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                It's much smaller scale corruption, like a small chunk, but I've seen it before and after versioning. I d... : MercFox1
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                  MCAdmin's GUI is about to rollout backup features and it is going to support LLama and Hey0's mods. He sa... : zuff
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                    Sweeeeeet. : MercFox1
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                      Merc, you must use this, it backups without restarting the server. I just tested it and it worked flawles... : zuff
                      • Also, here's the server properties window: http://grab.by/62iO : zuff
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                        Damn, that's kickass, I'm going to be all over that. Shoooooot. I may have to do this right before I h... : MercFox1
                        • We all understand your priorities right now... We won't be mad... just disappointed. /parents : Clasifyd
                  • scratch that, it's out now! http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=1012&t=24629 : zuff
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      Also, I almost forgot I have to run and give feedback on MrOizo's mapping utility. I may not be able t... : MercFox1
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        MY OIL CHANGE : Clasifyd
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          I really can't believe no-one has asked for pics yet. : MercFox1
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            We're just using you for your server, not womenz. : Clasifyd
            • Pfft, like you need my help. : MercFox1
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        So it's going well with the new dame, huh? That's good to hear. : Xevo
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          Yeah, hell, the Shack would approve greatly: The thing that got us talking was when I saw on Facebook tha... : MercFox1
          • Heh yeah you told me that, she sounds really cool. Have you brought up Minecraft yet? I'm telling you dud... : Xevo
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            .... you son of a bitch. how was the cake? : MurrayTheSkull
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              Didn't get to have any, but that's ok. : MercFox1
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                i wasn't talking about the protoss ;) : MurrayTheSkull
                • Didn't get to have any, but that's ok. : Clasifyd
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                  I get some of that cake later tonight! : MercFox1
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                    Gross =[ : Clasifyd
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                      Also, get a cart before you get some tail, fgt! : Clasifyd
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                        Damnit, OK, FINE. I'll make a carto while I'm at the house changing. : MercFox1
                        • Love you! <3 : Clasifyd
                  • Be sure to lick up all the icing! ok this is getting a bit weird : Xevo
• Are there any other map editors besides Omen? The world on my server is too large to run cartograph obliq... : AgentPothead
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  what was secret friday? I've been gone =( : wangel
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    It was awful. It broke a lot of stuff in SMP, but added chickens and piggies. Also, fences. : Clasifyd
    • Oh, and day/night in SMP. : Clasifyd
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      You can build fences now?! : Shadowdane
      • Yeah, two horizontal rows of sticks. : Clasifyd
      • You can jump in my server if you want to see em in action, we have fences all over the place. : zuff
      • http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Crafting : Sapiens
  • Day/Night Cycles and Friendly Mobs in SMP : Shadowdane
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  Dwarf Fortress To Minecraft I've been writing a utility to convert Dwarf Fortress levels to Minecraft : TroZ
  • That is rad as hell. : Arceihn
  • That's badass, dude. Awesome job. : MercFox1
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  man I can not find my mountain castle from the new spawn :( I have no idea in even what direction to ... : kainen1
  • Follow the obsidian arch near spawn, take the water canal to the right / East, it ends at the old spawn. : Xevo
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  wait... what happened to the spawn? I haven't played since Friday?! : dedgecko
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    The spawn point moved to a new location about 5 mins from the old one : Shadowdane
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      closer to Duke 3D i hope? : dedgecko
      • It is closer : MercFox1
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    from what I've learned in these threads it probably burned the fuck down : Degenerate
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      nope the old spawn is fine... we think someone put Obsidian over top of the old spawn which caused it t... : Shadowdane
      • wtf...? Again, can we get a roster of who's who on Merc's Server? : dedgecko
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        Actually, the spawn moved when I blew the breaker at my apt, causing all the outlets and stuff in my room... : MercFox1
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          That is so random. I knew the obsidian thing couldn't be right (since only OPs can place in spawn), but f... : Xevo
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            I was so confused and I still am. I mean, I didn't have a whole lot of time to diagnose it right there, a... : MercFox1
            • It really is so wacky that it happened that way. At least it was close enough to other stuff we had built... : Xevo
            • yah at first we all thought it was a new map until people found old areas we already explored. : Shadowdane
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  is the server still in danger of crashing due to exploration or is that fixed too? : ass-street
  • i don't know about the other servers, but if you guys just want to explore feel free to join my server. : AgentPothead
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    I do not think so. Go ahead and expand a good bit (don't go for hours on end, but 30-60 minute expedition... : MercFox1
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      I don't really care about exploring personally. I was just curious. : ass-street
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        Yah I don't get what the big deal is with exploring anyways. Why not just stick together in one area arou... : zuff
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          yah i don't get why people wonder off for hours... stick to SP if you want to do that crap. : Shadowdane
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            Here we go again... : Clasifyd
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              haha yah i know... hopefully we don't have any further problems with corruption. I really do hope it wa... : Shadowdane
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                the only corruption i'm worried about is that tyrant mercfox1's iron-fisted grip on the land!! : ass-street
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                  I will crush your band of outlaws and ingrates, mark my words, ass-street, you won't get away with burnin : MercFox1
                  • Oodalolly!! : ass-street
                • YOU WOULD --- YOU CURSED DESTROYER OF WORLDS!!! : dedgecko
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  Beneficial Bug! After quite a few beers last night I threw on a pair of red/blue 3D glasses and turned... : legsbrogan
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    Nice. Wish I had known about the F5 bug before he fixed that. Will have to try this one later. : loboca
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      CHEATERS! : zuff
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        Well, if you'd run a caves carto on it, we wouldn't have to cheat!!!11 : loboca
        • STILL CHEATING! : zuff
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    HAX!! : watcherxp
    • WALLHAX! : dumb.
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  I'm afraid to rejoin Merc's server now :\ : MurrayTheSkull
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    ??? : MercFox1
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      He is wearing one of those hats that may get him confused for a muslim. : deathofrats
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        for a muslim Creeper. : MercFox1
        • well, they both blow things up : deathofrats
        • I think a good prank would be to change the ringtone on a minecraft players phone to that rustling noise ... : nem00
    • only kidding bro lol ;) : MurrayTheSkull
  • I miss port wang =( : watcherxp
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    At least we have figured out the corruption problem... the server has been fine for the past few days. : Shadowdane
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      Minus the lamp incident. Ahem. Now, we just need to watch out for limes and sand. These things come in... : Clasifyd
      • Merc needs a battery backup for his server so it can shutdown gracefully :P : Shadowdane
  • It's fine, just a new spawn, and it's easy to get to the old spawn. Nothing else has significantly change... : Xevo
• I was about to congratulate Dong Patrol on the nice use of tags and lack of fail, but it was Merc who pos... : Xevo
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  Metagun Notch made a game for an indie dev contest over the weekend, it's pretty fun: http://www.mojan... : Zek
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    Pretty good platformer, I'm enjoying it so far : Xevo
    • Beat'd -- http://www.shackpics.com/files/MetaGunKillScreen_cend5sn83gi4lsf63pza.jpg : Xevo
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    Holy shit what a fun little game. Also, is this thing at the end beatable? Wow. : gnomish
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      Woooooo beat it. 96 deaths. 1246 score. : gnomish
      • looks like the major score factor is getting the random fedoras scattered about, that's 35,000 points rig... : Xevo
    • You have to fly over its heads to blow up the dynamite. : Zek
  • yeah watched him make some of it on Saturday...was pretty entertaining. : lukej1337
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  Client just got updated. Framerate seem back to normal for me. Awesome! : briandubau
  • Much improved for me too... still slow, but not as awful as it was! : vitaminzach
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  Caszuffania Updated Cartograph!]* http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1125473/Caszuffvania-After.jpg Before: http:/... : zuff
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    Still no caves carto!!111 : loboca
    • it's like he's begging you to cheat! : Xevo
    • cave carto's are strange. The natural cave systems look like weeds. : Vividvoid
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    Town is looking awesome. Heidi's forges coming along as well : conandan
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      If that's not what you want to call it let me know, but I like the ring to it : zuff
      • Wife wants it to be called heidi's Castle : conandan
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  I made church pews for SolveChrist's church: http://www.shackpics.com/files/ChurchPews_u0gwn8i8h0orc2... : Xevo
  • Thanks a ton Xevo! it looks exactly like what I wanted it to! I owe you one. : SolveChrist
  • yeah, stairs need a fix asap. : ass-street
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    What's with the water blocks, Xevo? YA CHEATIN?!? >=( : Clasifyd
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      I haven't touched my persister saves in forever, but I was extending the canals and those were by far the... : Xevo
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        I'm just giving you grief. =) : Clasifyd
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          it's all good, I've been doing my best lately to not mess with it, mostly because we have so many good re... : Xevo
          • Yeah, there was a ton of coal and iron near the new spawn. I was impressed. : Clasifyd
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    this is so great - stairs are SO busted : lukej1337
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      yeah thanks, I really hate messing with them, but long structures like that are mostly not as bad. If you... : Xevo
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        LOL I have a great story. The last time we played SMP I decided to start building a house on top of a mo... : lukej1337
        • heh yeah sounds about right, so stupid : Xevo
  • the power of christ compels you! : riedlos
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  I Need to ask this! I have hosted a handfull of games. I tried a utility that was supposed to back up t... : lukej1337
  • Survival MP server? In the directory you started the server from, it should have a directory called "worl... : MercFox1
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    http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=1012&t=24629 : zuff
    • lol I like how the admin tool was made by a guy who runs a furry minecraft server : lukej1337
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  This picture speaks for itself. http://agentpothead.com/notamoon.png : AgentPothead
  • Haha very cool : Piett23
  • Indeed! : niceguynick
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  Am I the only one that's a little upset that Notch hasn't completed SMP and barely adds stuff to it, yet ... : Vividvoid
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    It was for an indie gaming competition to code a game in 48 hours. Yeah it sucks he spent time not improv... : AgentPothead
    • Also vivid, your tower is fucking awesome! : AgentPothead
  • Give the guy a break... i don't think he predicted how big this would get. Updates will come in time, ... : Shadowdane
  • It was over the weekend. : Zek
  • I think it's funny that he thinks people at Valve wear suits -- jeans/shorts and t-shirts for sure, slack... : Xevo
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  So I've been trying to make the various things on the Minecraft Wiki Crafting page ( http://www.minecraft... : Xevo
  • ^^^^^ SMP Paintings test! : Xevo
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    oh and the painting should be the bottom left square, not the top left... so you want lots of space above... : Xevo
    • and the 4x4 and 4x2 paintings actually need empty single squares to the left and bottom of where you plac... : Xevo
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  Best place for player skins? : conandan
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    When it loads, http://skins.tkte.ch/ has tons, his web design is full retard though and it loads up 2k sk... : AgentPothead
    • yeah it's a dumb design, but I bet he never imagined it would get so popular. : Xevo
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    http://skins.tkte.ch/ -- VERY slow to load, but it has nice features... click the picture to get a previe... : Xevo
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      Where do you load the skin once downloaded? : conandan
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        You do it from your profile on the minecraft homepage, but if you're logged in the upload arrow is the fa... : Xevo
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          I dont get it... if I have the saved client how does that work? : conandan
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            minecraft stores your skin on notch's server : lukej1337
            • this. : Xevo
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  I don't think I can really bring myself to start playing again until the servers stop resetting... :( : Freon
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    Merc's is stable, everything that was there before the weekend is still there. : Xevo
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      I've lost hours of work three times now. I don't buy this. In the past someone running off in one direc... : Freon
      • that made cartographer chugged, which corrupted the game save (since it ran while the game was running). ... : Xevo