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  TEMPORARY MERC SERVER IP: 75.186.55.158:25566 It's complicated but my moving process is going to ... : MercFox1
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    oh my bad I should have posted that one :{ : zuff
    • No big. Still need to have that sitdown. Been really really busy lately. : MercFox1
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    Tried it last night and couldn't connect... it just sat on the "Logging In..." screen until it finally t... : Shadowdane
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      that was happening with every server : conandan
      • no i could connect to zuff's server without issue : Shadowdane
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    I can't connect to this IP. It crashes the game but every other server works fine. What gives MercFox? Wh... : Hemtroll
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      Shit's crazy right now bro. It's probably port forwarding issues. I'll take another look when I get home.... : MercFox1
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        I think you're just making shit up. WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON YOUR SERVER?! I WANT TO KNOW DAMNIT! : Hemtroll
        • :( :( :( :( : MercFox1
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          come to zuffs where the only bad thing is a swastika here or there : conandan
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            Well, you have to put up with conan, too. :P : MercFox1
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              YES CONANDAN IT'S A VERY NICE CASTLE NO CONANDAN I DO NOT HAVE ANY COBBLE FOR YOU : MurrayTheSkull
              • lolol : zuff
              • we wants the cobbles preciouss : Hemtroll
              • :-( : conandan
• UPDATED OIZOMAPPER RENDER - Shacknews East http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7834948/20100830_0000.png Rende : MercFox1
• New to Minecraft? - Minecraft Shackwiki: http://shackwiki.com/wiki/Minecraft - Also, here's the sam : zuff
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  Caszuffania Maps: Oizo (now with built in labels!): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1125473/Caszuffania-Oizo.png : zuff
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    Who the fuck put a swastika in the top corner of the oizo map? lol : zuff
    • 0wned! : MercFox1
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      this is what I wanted to post about this morning. I found it after I got lost in the dark this morning a... : conandan
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        For some reason I pictured you quoting the big lebowski as you found it. I do mind, the Dude minds. This : AgentPothead
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          Well... whoever did it did it around the last save because there was 2 of them there... not just one. I ... : conandan
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            I'd grab everything from homes.txt and then paste all of those into the warps.txt Then you just /warp to... : AgentPothead
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              Here's the homesets of people that could or couldn't have done it: CptTrips:33.126165564782994:70.0:305. : zuff
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                Open warps.txt in notepad. Paste that information into warps.txt at the end of the file making sure every... : AgentPothead
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                  well... I destroyed it..... you will see a bunch of beach sand in a circle with dirt in the middle of it.... : conandan
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                    What was it made out of? : zuff
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                      the standing one (which isnt pictured on the map) was made of cobble. The one on the map was dug into sa... : conandan
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                        If I find out who did it before they confess, they're getting banned. So if you did it, let me know no... : zuff
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                          Honestly zuff, I say fuck them. Thats a fucked up thing to do. This isn't some "oh I didn't know what I... : conandan
                          • ^^^^ I'm with him. I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stan : AgentPothead
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                            Well time to do some investigating and banning. I'll post the results when I'm done. : zuff
                            • Also you should have a server.log If you can determine what they were made out of you can maybe find the ... : AgentPothead
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                              Culprit found, banned and I won't reveal their name for sake of privacy. : zuff
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                                Fuck that : pancake humper
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                                  As I explained to another shacker. Revealing him won't do any good. He knows he fucked up and he told me ... : zuff
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                                    how was your weekend zuff? : pancake humper
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                                      Good, the girl and I watched like 6 movies on Saturday and cooked a ton of food. It was nice being lazy. ... : zuff
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                                        Good! I decided to take a drive down on the Cape and use my 'Best Highway and Scenic drives' book on S... : pancake humper
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                                          http://www.amazon.com/guide-scenic-highways-byways-drives/dp/1426200773/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=12... : pancake humper
                                          • I've got a birthday coming up, this is so going on my list! Thanks. : zuff
                                        • That sounds awesome! I'm due for a road trip... : zuff
                                  • Oh ok never mind then, probably a good heads up to get banned from one server, banned.txt not necessary : MercFox1
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                                Send the other admins the banned.txt so they cant mess with the other servers. : MercFox1
                                • He's the only one banned on mine at the moment. We haven't had any trouble until this last weekend where ... : zuff
                          • I think we all know it was gegtik : ass-street
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                RobTheZombie is the only name on that list I don't recognize. : MercFox1
                • You sure one of the others could be anti-semitic candidates? : zuff
                • I've seen him on my server a couple times, I think he is a friend of a shacker, not positive on that. : AgentPothead
                • there was a dude who popped into the server named john(somerandomnumbers) and i think he was the one who ... : MurrayTheSkull
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    aww one of the labels goes right on top of my house. lol : Shadowdane
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      which label? : zuff
      • Baye's Castle -- still not done with the place. So not a big deal, but I'm sure you can shuffle around t... : Shadowdane
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    oh you forgot to label my bakery :P http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23839864 : MurrayTheSkull
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      whoops, meant this http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23839864#itemanchor_23839864 : MurrayTheSkull
      • I'll add it on the next update. : zuff
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    What's left for me to do to make you stop running cart? : mroizo40
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      I don't know but it's like the shadowing on Cart a bit more, it's clearer to see details in the terrain a... : zuff
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        It's too bad Carts such a piece of shit compared to the feature set Oizo's tossed up in half the time. :P : MercFox1
        • I'm shocked at how fast Oizo has put this together. : zuff
      • I'll try a few different color methods, maybe add them as alternate switches. Oblique is kind of a weird ... : mroizo40
      • Yah I do agree I like the shading and shadows in cart a little better... I'm amazed how quickly you've g... : Shadowdane
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  Got a new map rendered. Full size is http://agentpothead.com/huge.png and the one showing building areas ... : AgentPothead
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    Also want to thank Guido Anchovy for all the help with the water bridge between my mage tower and fatty's... : AgentPothead
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      You already finished the other one? I'll have to check it out today! : guido anchovy
      • It was so much easier doing it with /sethome and falling off. It's tons of fun riding them, but I wish th... : AgentPothead
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    I'm still working on my Guido Anchovy mural. :P : guido anchovy
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      Is that the giant cat face peaking out from my ocean? : AgentPothead
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        Yep. Finished the face. Now I need to finish the helmet and ears. : guido anchovy
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          Holy shit is that a samurai pizza cat? : AgentPothead
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            I hope so! : guido anchovy
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              I couldn't place the cat until you said helmet and then everything clicked! : AgentPothead
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                i would've thought his shackname might've been a clue too ;) : MurrayTheSkull
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                  Holy shit, that's the samurai cats name. I'll just be over here---> http://agentpothead.com/facepalm.jpg : AgentPothead
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                    What game is that? : rick
                    • That's LOTRO. : AgentPothead
  • Warps these are all the current warps bong, deathstar, highdive, obsidiantower, watertower, darktower, bo... : AgentPothead
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  We should have a rule like... If you do not post your MineCraft username in these threads before joini : MurrayTheSkull
  • It's actually possible to run off a whitelist if you are using hey0 mod, I just didn't wanna have to reso... : AgentPothead
  • My account's easy enough. :P : guido anchovy
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    I do my best to come into the server when i see someone I don't recognize and get their shack name. : zuff
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      but it's these "friends" of shackers that worry me. "They told me it was cool so I'd thought I'd come... : zuff
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        needs a shackphrase to get in : MurrayTheSkull
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          Thats how it was for EVE when I just started shacking and joined Photon. They asked me what does a shacke... : zuff
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            It's like those old DOS games with copy protection that require you to get word #52 from page 38 two para... : DHAvatar
            • And Uplink. :P : MercFox1
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              We need a shack security wheel : guido anchovy
              • I wonder if you can make an obsidian room with 9 pressure switches and require a person to press them in ... : DHAvatar
            • ok everyone post their address and i'll be mailing out top-secret shack decoder rings. : ass-street
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              post #12 and word #2 of the latest chatty minecraft thread : Trips
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                or pics of your gf : loboca
                • Now you are talking : Gwyndion
            • X-COM was the worst for that. I still have my manual in my desk drawer back at my parents house. : zuff
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    I'm waiting for enemies to get into MP again. I'd really love to build defenses with you guys and go crea : LoioshDwaggie
    • I'm hoping there's a, "Hordes of enemies" setting so we can fight off waves and waves, like in FOTR:TT. : loboca
    • yeah, i'm kind of holding off until there are enemies and working chests. : ass-street
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      I was just thinking about this today... how fun Multiplayer Survival would(will) be when it lives up to i... : Gwyndion
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        Layered walls of materials. : MurrayTheSkull
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          Yes eventually, but if it's balanced correctly.. you would have to work your way up to better materials t... : Gwyndion
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            Outside you have all day to build. Only at nightfall do you worry. For miners, it is always dangerous. ... : LoioshDwaggie
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              Wait, I'm new to the game. Bad guys spawn in the mines? I hadn't really thought about that.... : Gwyndion
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                SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS : LoioshDwaggie
                • Oh man... in a tight space... those things must SUCK : Gwyndion
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              That would be a great game mode. CHILEAN MINER MODE 33 players spawn at a chamber at bedrock level,... : mroizo40
              • I will play this like crazy : Fooldozer
      • This is why I loved zombie mod in counterstrike on the mint server. Building a safe spot before they come... : Snipergen
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        There was mention of a 'Zombie Siege' mode where you would have to build defenses during the day, and ene... : TroZ
        • Cool, that is almost exactly what I was thinking about. I think that would be a whole bunch of fun in co... : Gwyndion
  • My MineCraft name is Slaughbart.. but I wished I had just used my shackname.. it would made it easier... ... : Gwyndion
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  All I did all weekend was play mine craft. Wow what a time sink. At least my home base is getting pretty ... : rick
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    All I've done in MP so far is walk around and look at what stuff have built. There is some amazing stuff... : Gwyndion
    • I mean.... "what stuff people have built" : Gwyndion
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  Am I the only one who hears: "The Dwarves dug too greedily and too deep. You know what they awoke in the... : Gwyndion
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    needs more drums : dedgecko
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      hah, that would be pretty intense if you hit a certain depth and heard the drums... you see the light of ... : Gwyndion
      • hehe that would be awesome. : dedgecko
      • it should replace the piano music then. which i think you can do... : MurrayTheSkull
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  Well I finally caved and bought it. What do I need to get started with you guys in MP? : GoS-CPT-Stewart
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    download the persister that's linked somewhere around here so it saves your stuff between sessions, then ... : Hemtroll
    • Crap I didn't post that! : zuff
  • Just an IP and time for fun to be had in. : zuff
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  SON OF A BITCH http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKu1atzCFDY : MurrayTheSkull
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    also, Minas Tirith http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx7UKLCNYjw&NR=1 : MurrayTheSkull
    • That was impressive. +2 internets for it being Lotr : BackSinner
    • Holy crap! That was amazing. I can't even imagine how much time that took to do. : Gwyndion
    • That just blew my mind... : ROCKETR
  • hahaha...the hole at the end was unbelieveable : BackSinner
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    what kind of POS computer must he have for the framerate to drop to .1 frames / sec? Please don't tell me... : edgewise
    • It's the explosions! Kablammo! : Hemtroll
  • The soundtrack was the cherry on top. : barcibus
• Between this game and Mafia 2 i went 8 days with out tending to my pool and now all my water is green! G... : legsbrogan

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  Powered up gravity gun in HL2. : mechanicalgrape
  • First thing that came to mind for me also. : snot3353
  • ditto : lukej1337
  • This is the best answer : Dr_Cube
  • yep - first thing that popped in my head as well. Somewhere I have a screen shot of a wall that I cove... : dedgecko
  • Yep, first thing that popped into my head. Such a great ending sequence. : Begawkiness
  • Same. Or maybe playing TF2 as a HWGuy receiving an uber-charge from a medic, and then the random crits st : Bold
  • First thing I did after beating the game was use the cheat to have it for the whole game, and only used i... : cap n KRUNCH
• War in Darksiders feels like a complete badass. Way more of a bad ass than Kratos does. Whether he's over... : ryuuseki
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  It might sound silly, but using the goliath tank in UT2k4 Onslaught. : DJ Clipdat
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    This is not silly at all. The tank in ut2004 was the most lethal vehicle in that game. It was always the ... : Dr_Cube
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      Until a manta found you, which was about 2 seconds. : JarEme
      • It only takes one sidekick with a shock rifle to hold off a manta though. The teamwork possibilities in t... : Dessicator82
• pretty much all of prototype : harold.johnson
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  Getting the mech in Chronicles of Riddick. : Rehevkor
  • Getting the mech in Red Faction: Guerrilla. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Haha, yeah that was pretty awesome. : timmie
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  Quad Damage : uuneter
  • this for sure : sreyes22
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  God of War Start to finish. : paulatreus
  • I love this answer. : Deathlove
  • Haha, yeah, you start out going "holy shit, Kratos is a total badass!" Then he becomes an even bigger ba : Arcanum
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    I was going to say GoW3 when you get the Fists from Heracles, but actually your answer is probably better... : johnny rotten
    • I used those fists more than anything else once I got them. : DM7
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  RDR when on the gatling gun : darcspeed
  • I'd say RDR when you get to man the cannon : hussdelrio
  • While it was powerful, the gatling gun was not very satisfying. : fanax
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  AC130 : ZenzenTen
  • ^^^ DIE WHITE SPLOTCHES! : Wyvern
  • Gun ready! : lunarbunny
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    I think this section was a hallmark of the Hammer of God Concept. I remember trying to use the smallest g... : rtjd22
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      I stuck to the 105mm howitzer as much as I could. BOOM! : lunarbunny
      • I guess that's 120mm. meh. : lunarbunny
  • ka-boom : dael
• Shadow-Warrior MP + Nuclear Missile. : ShadowRam
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  The Heavy Barrel in Heavy Barrel. Ohh, did you mean computer games? : loboca
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    Guess that's not how you nest color tags into spoilers... : loboca
    • as a rule of thumb spoilers should be the innermost tag, annoying, but that's how it has to work. : one random winner
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  Crimsonland powerups. : kaddar0
  • Fire Bullets and a shotgun. That is fucking empowering. : Finchypoo
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  Card Games: I realize it's a game about imbalance, but the Kneepads of Allure in Munchkin seemed unsto : Agrona
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    I have expansion 1 and 2 for Munchkin, and I don't have this card. (Although I've heard about it) What e... : ShadowRam
    • They were both in the base game. : Agrona
• Metal Wolf Chaos : ninjase
• Devil Trigger in Devil May Cry 3. Everything about that game made me feel like a badass though. : TheVietSpecial
• Not really overpowering, but I had an awesome moment in Mafia II when I was in a warehouse, and a shit to... : spazzium
• The end in BioShock up until the final fight. I was just killing everything left and right. : LoioshDwaggie
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  PsiOps - anything. I was like a fucking god in this game and nothing could stop me from destroying everyt... : fanax
  • That was amazing. It actually kind of surprised me how fucking good it was. : Dschinghis Khan
• quake 2 CTF, quad + amp. infamous dark side. kotor 2 dark side. : Downforce
• The older space RTS/4X game Hegemonia. Commencing orbital bombardment of a planet was pretty awesome. ... : Arcanum
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  Holding bases by myslef in Tribes, Capture & Hold. Having four or five people attack a base you've spent... : Haku-Jin
  • I played that game so much that in all likelihood I was one of the guys you fought. Regardless... gg :) : jeffcox111
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  As soon as you get 4 options and the cyclone laser in Gradius V. However, you are one grazing blow away ... : Omaha
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    that game was so dope. : skryte
    • I wish they'd release it as an arcade title. : Haku-Jin
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  In halo 1 pc multiplayer: the fuel rod gun... or if you were me the pistol : flagg209
  • rockets ftw - only time i've ever felt like a complete badass : robbomc
  • Indeed. Xboxers really missed out on the Fuel rod gun. : Finchypoo
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  The part in Splinter Cell: Conviction where you get unlimited auto targeting Mark and Execute. : ArcKnight
  • Fuck that game. : Dr_Cube
  • Awesome part to an awesome game. : eonix
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  All of Batman: Arkham Asylum. There weren't any overpowering weapons--except Batman. : David Craddock
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    Have a vent that needs opening? Apply Batman here Have some bad guys that need pummeling? Apply Batm... : Begawkiness
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      Because if you do, he'll follow you anyway. In the shadows. : master_disaster_17
      • Or, you know, have one of his many underlings do it. : AxeMan808
    • ^(-_-)^ : David Craddock
  • Well, of course. What are they gonna do? You're the goddamn Batman. : Teiresias
• Don't know if this counts, but those helicopter levels in the MW games where you just rain down hell on p... : rick
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  Being me in real life : ninjase
  • Slash like a ninja, cut like a razor blade? : The Key
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  Train part in Crysys Warhead : shack_konto
  • That part killed my 8800GTS 512. Single digit FPS. : ZenzenTen
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    I think I've hated every train or tram part in a game except for Unreal Tournament (assault mode) and may... : _jon
    • The train sequence in Uncharted 2 was pretty well done. : Priest77
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    Are you kidding? That's one where you basically have to spend half your time hiding behind a train car to... : AlexW1203
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      But you have that awesome weapon that kills everything in sight : shack_konto
      • You still die really, really quickly on Delta, even with the rapid-fire grenade launcher with infinite am... : AlexW1203
• Bloodthirster in DoW1 : hatchet165
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  Ninja Gaiden for the xbox once you master it. You play through the game again without even getting hit an... : ghost in my shell
  • Yea once you get the oar and bosses go down in 2-3 hits because you let yourself get low on health is sat... : twifosp
• Bayonetta, whenever I'd get in the groove on a lucky streak and absolutely destroy some tough enemy witho... : crummynz
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  The end of Chronicles of Riddick, where you get that bigass mech thing to ride around in. That was awesom... : mindmann
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    Right up until you had to fight those cloaking dudes. :( : ZenzenTen
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      What cloaking dudes? I don't remember seeing any of those.... : mindmann
      • You didn't see them, they were cloaked : Finchypoo
      • Apparently you didn't actually finish the game? : timmie
    • You mean the final boss fight? There was always a slight outline of them and they gave themselves away be... : DerHuhnTeufel
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  Zone of Enders 2. Naked Jehuty. Normal attacks just bounce off your shields. If you can grab enemi... : cetra00
  • Holy crap I remember that, it was awesome. : JozhGoober
• i had a sword in oblivion that was pretty much instant death to anyone who tried my patience. : alanboom
• Pretty much all of Oblivion. I can't think of an instance where I was ever in a dangerous situation that... : Xin Jing Client 1a
• Torchlight: devastate power for the destroyer : Sze Ior
• Hammer of Dawn in Gears of War (someone already said Quad Damage) : synapse19
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  MGS4: Rex vs Ray : MoreVespeneGas
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    This was pretty awesome as well as the hand-to-hand fight at the end. : HamChowder
    • Yeah, I loved that last fight in mgs4, I lovded how it spanned all the games and music too. Awesome stuff : DM7
• Here is two from the past: Slayer Form in Baldur's Gate 2. Go from being a soft squashy human to huge ... : tidic
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  Quake: Quad Damage. The sound alone worked. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    with the quadnail gun, BOOM BOOM BOOM : mindshot
    • \m/ : Godhatesfatpeople
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    Cloak Of Invisibility was Badass too. : RookieCAF
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      I love the floating eyeballs :3 : Godhatesfatpeople
      • Thats the coolest part. : RookieCAF
  • I kind of preferred the Berserker in Doom, weapons optional. : Sludgehead
• Gravity Gun from Mail Order Monsters - at least against the AI. VOMP! Hey, you just took 50% damage and w... : AxeMan808
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  Earth Defense Force 2017 at numerous points, sometimes you would unlock stupid powerful assault rifles an... : MagicWishMonkey
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    Everyone i lend it to enjoys the shit out of it, its the only game ever to be like a movie that's so bad ... : imperator
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      Deadly Premonition is exactly like that! : justwr!ght
      • It did look like that but i haven't seen it for sale anywhere : / : imperator
    • hahah, yea the first five minutes you play are like "wtf is this crap??" then once you start shooting ... : MagicWishMonkey
• Demon's Souls. When you finally get sweet loot and level up a ton and you can haphazardly murderize all t... : Finchypoo
• Uh, all of Mass Effect 2. That game was so easy, at least on the PC where I could headshot non stop with ... : Dynotaku
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  World in Conflict - THE NUKE x3. : NFXFSX
  • This. Even the carpet-bombing is pretty amazing. : g3dHorse
• Deus Ex: Dragon's Tooth I pretty much used it exclusively for the rest of the game and killed everyth : omnova
• Grapple Hook in Just Cause 2. Genius. : scottythejock
• The lightning gun thingie in Killzone 2. It could be such a game of inches where you squatted behind cove... : Dave-A
• Gonna have to say when you finally get Luna magic in Secret of Mana... That's the point where I just tota... : TheNiXXeD
• Not so much a weapon but the final culmination of skills and equipment in the last chapters of The Witche... : Tech T
• Force jump + force pull combo in Jedi Knight 2. Hello stormtroopers, meet sky. : Priest77
• Semi-related: I liked in Crysis (Warhead??) when you got into the tank for that one sequence. They did an... : cpt_gloval
• Blasterbomb : losder5000
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  Once you're fully upgraded in Shadow Complex. I don't remember a game making me feel as awesome as this. ... : FacebombWizard
  • This is a good response. : jeffcox111
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  Rune when you become like 3x bigger and can wield giant weapons. : PointlesS76
  • Yeah that shit is awesome. : FacebombWizard
• Crissaegrim in SOTN : triton666

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  Yup. More info, new rates start in November, can buy for $40 until then: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live... : Carnivac
  • Thanks, bought! : Silent Wolf
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  needs sales on 12 month cards stat! : Degenerate
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    Degenerate, I know how we are going to fund out brewpub : mwasher
    • with xbox live cards? : Degenerate
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    dell had buy 2 cards at $25 each w/ free shipping last week, glad i got in on that.. :) : g0nk
    • I supprt xbox live gold but $50 is enough. I don't think their position in the market is secure enough to... : Dr_Cube
    • how the hell did i miss this :( i needed some too : vov1n
• welp, looks like i miss my mortgage this month :( : EvilDolemite
• Phone ATMs would be very handy. : zebosausamite
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  what's VideoKinect? : derelict515
  • something to share a wave and a smile : Degenerate
  • A way to have overly scripted video chats with people. : Carnivac
• No change to the 12M in Canada at least. Hooray? : Haxim
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  step 1. stock up on $30 12mo cards step 2. wait 5 months step 3. riches! : mwasher
  • I have a feeling retailers will not be having sales beyond the "normal" $40 price for 12 month cards any ... : slickdoody
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  Subsidizing the RRoD warranty program I guess. : Rehevkor
  • The one that's pretty much ended by now? : Jonathan
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    It had actually been 8 years without a price increase while they added tons of features and work on the b... : mancide
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      While also heavily subsidizng the service with auto-play video and sound ads that start as soon as you tu... : slickdoody
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        The sound doesn't autostart even if it's the first box selected. You have to navigate to it, and you can ... : mancide
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          You must not have noticed the new halo reach ad. : slickdoody
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            I think it's only if you're hopping back from something - it was silent from boot for me. : Jonathan
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              I swear yesterday the sound started as soon as the guide finished loading. Maybe I'm wrong. : slickdoody
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                It does. I turned in my 360 then left it while I took care of something else, and I heard all sorts of cr... : FrayLo
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                  Yea the video does play immediately and with sound. I can't say i really give two shits though. : snot3353
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                    Ditto on the autoplay with sound. : biskits
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                      I'd rather have them advertise than move the yearly service up by, say, $20 to compensate for the lost re... : TheMongbat
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                        You're speculating on their motivations and decision process. Without a view of their operations you can'... : biskits
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                          I think they upped the price because they can. : mobab
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                            I think they upped the price because they have continually added more content and entertainment experienc... : Haxim
                            • Look around you. Look at how many people who are trying to rationalize the price, from it's only x more... : mobab
                        • I think you misunderstood me. I don't care about $10 extra if it allows them to improve their service, a... : TheMongbat
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      And only fools pay full price for xbl subs and msft points anyways. :) : riptyde
      • True enough, but don't you think the discounted prices from other retailers are going to go up in respons... : Rehevkor
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        Fools and europeans : imperator
        • pfft, "europe". like that's even a real place. : riptyde
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  Most of us don't pay retail for the cards anyway, so this really won't matter much. : mancide
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    Well, the sale price is likely to go up. The best price previously was around $30 right? Now you're neve... : slickdoody
    • Thankfully I bought a $30 recently and am set through January 2012. :) But still, I find it hard to get ... : riptyde
  • that's thinking ahead =S : boring gegtik
• Those bastards! : pigvomit
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  OMFG 83cents a month FUCK YOU MICRO$OFT!!!!!111 : HisKillSkill
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    *sips $5 grande no-whip soy mocha* : riptyde
    • Line of the thread. : TheMongbat
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    I know! We should all be grateful that it isn't $100/month! And even if it was, that's like only 13 cen... : owly
    • First they came for the people with subs expiring in 2009, and I said nothing because my sub didn't expir... : riptyde
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  Only worth it if they up the friend limit in the next update. : Haxim
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    I don't think that's coming in the fall. : mancide
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      That makes me very sad then. What are we expecting in the fall? Better voicechat codec and kinect support... : Haxim
      • I don't think they ever flat out said more friends would be added, I think it was just assumed once XBOX1... : mancide
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        Espn channel : gigaduck
        • Ah right, more new features only available in the US. Suddenly it all makes sense. : Haxim
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          If you get the espn feature, you are already paying for it with cable fees, : ghost in my shell
          • And I'm already paying for Netflix, that doesn't mean using it via the 360 isn't a lot nicer than pulling... : derelict515
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  totally worth $60 a year so you can play that one big MP game that comes out people play for a month or t... : thebigbeefsandwich
  • at least you can join a game from your friends list......... *COUGH* sup sony *COUGH* : HisKillSkill
• "Shit's going up but we're bringing back 1 vs 100" = yay "Shit's going up" = "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" : HockeyJohnston
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  Not really worth it to me anymore. I pretty much never play games online and I have the netflix disc for... : melkore
  • yea, I'm in the same boat. I haven't really played my 360 (barely play my new and shiny PS3). Nothing l : dedgecko
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    I'm getting a PS3 soon and couldn't agree more. That netflix shit is bullshit. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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      wait. i have a PS3. What is this netflix disc? Is it a good or bad kind of bullshit? Is this the kind of ... : mindmann
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        If you don't have Xbox Gold you can't use Netflix on 360. It's a free bluray for PS3 users and will be b... : melkore
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          ah, ok. so i have to subscribe to netflix. Looks like it's pretty chea. $9/month. Will definitey have to ... : mindmann
          • It's pretty much replaced my need for actual TV : melkore
          • It is amazing. If you're greedy, you can combine the $9 Netflix sub with a $10 Hulu Plus sub and neve... : Ebu
      • If you have netflix you can have them send you a cd for your PS3 for streaming over your PS3 : breadsticks
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  I can't believe Sony would do that : gmd
  • post of the year : lukej1337
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  do you still lose your account and everything that goes with it if you unsubscribe? : dedgecko
  • No. It just goes to a silver account. You can then upgrade it to gold later as if nothing changed. : sigpro
• Big deal..... Most of you whiners pay $15.99/mo for WoW just to get "access" to play (as some of the comm... : Madwacker
• I really really wish that they would tell us what to expect in the Fall update besides kinect support and... : Masem
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  Ugh, I really think this is a huge mistake... 10$ may not be breaking anyone's bank, but they're now at a... : pixelat3d
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    Studies show monkeys won't do a task for less after they're habituated to a certain amount of reward. : HockeyJohnston
    • lol, I get it, people who pay for XBL are monkeys because monkeys are stupid, right? lol...sweet burn bro... : ColoradoCNC
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  I really think MS should give 3 month cards for $60 retail games. It's the perfect way to get people to b... : jermm
  • MS doesn't care what games you buy. They get revenue either way. : Phreakin
• Preorder Canceled : Lawgiver
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  I don't like it. While I do agree about inflation and that they offer more, it still leaves me with a kin... : geedeck
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    if you want to make that case i'd start with refinancing charges, property taxes, and airline fees, this ... : Silent Wolf
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      I'm just saying I don't like. I'm not starting a crusade here. : geedeck
      • goddammit geedeck. I already ordered my pitchfork from amazon. I don't think i can return that shit. : mindmann
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    Are you fucking serious? If you're worried THAT MUCH about a $10 increase per year, then what the fuck ar... : g0nk
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      Dude, perspective. It's a $10 increase to a $50 service that is similar to services provided for free by ... : slickdoody
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        LOL! Similar services provided by Sony and Valve? Not even fucking close. : Phreakin
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          *sigh* Yes, more than close. Directly comparable. And, in many opinions, better due to being free an... : Ebu
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            Valve's service is absolutely excellent and it doesn't require any purchase whatsoever. With xbox you ... : slickdoody
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              By saying you need an initial $250-300 investment for Xbox Live, would it not then be fair to suggest tha... : Vimn
              • I think it's apples to oranges. 360 and PC are comparable in a very limited number of facets. And for whe... : slickdoody
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        The service provided by Sony is in no way similar to XBL. : riptyde
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          How is it that much different? No party chat and no game invites. Big whoop. : melkore
          • well those features are like the core of my 360 mp experience when I play with friends... : derelict515
          • That's a pretty big whoop. I constantly use those features 90% of the time I'm playing on XBL : synapse19
          • it's a WAY differnt experience to be sure, night and day when it comes to accessibility. it's like compar... : Silent Wolf
          • It matters more than you think. : Dr_Cube
          • those things are a pretty big deal to me : riptyde
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            Both of those are available through Steam on the PC. I have a 360, but I dont play a lot of multiplayer o... : jdcope
            • No they're not. ie. You can't invite friends to a BC2 game through Steam. : synapse19
          • There are game invites. The system isn't perfect, or as seamless as XLB, but it works. And it's free. : Ebu
        • Well, the gap has been closed some, and while every OS update for the 360 finds new ways to pidgeonhole a... : Fayk
    • YES I'M FUCKING SERIOUS. jeez dude relax. I'm just saying I don't like the price increase. I think sl... : geedeck
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      Why are you shitting yourself over him say he doesn't like the increase? Who does? : synapse19
      • g0nk does. $60 is a small price to pay for the privilege to play online games on your own consoles and in... : pyide
      • g0nk likes the 10$ increase : GBeer11
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  This was a good idea MS, now you have people evaluating if the service was worth it or not, where as befo... : ghost in my shell
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    If this is enough to have you switch then maybe you should have switched sooner. : Jonathan
    • Well before it was waiting for the yearly $30 deal so I can be prepared to play that one xbox live game t... : ghost in my shell
  • where as before people were pretty contempt about it. i cant tell if this is a typo or brilliant satir... : riptyde
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  Is this the cheapest way to get xbl gold now? I just re-bought my 360 and need to get a year membership : kaddar0
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    You sometimes find deals for 12 month sub cards down in the $30s, but unless you absolutely need to save ... : riptyde
    • Thanks, eh, bought it : kaddar0
• I guess I finally have a reason to cancel and just re-sub when I actually feel like playing something on ... : synapse19
• Wouldn't it be hilarious if this was just the Live team wanting to boost their money pool temporarily for... : SilverSnake
• Meh. I was going to cancel it anyway, so this kinda prompted me to go and disable the auto-renew. Whic... : Beady
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  I can't really figure the rationale for this. The service is already profitable. I would think they'd wan... : Dr_Cube
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    We don't really know how profitable Xbox Live is right now. : byorn
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      All info seems to indicate it is their crown jewel : Dr_Cube
      • I don't know about a crown jewel. A cherry on top perhaps, but not a crown jewel. : Endymion_
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  Microsoft is doing this because they know people will pay up anyway. : SigmaDraconis
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    Because their service is worth the money, and they know it. : MaxPete82
    • It would be nice if they didn't require such strict NAT types. 3/5 matches I try and join in SSF4 fail. : Dynotaku
  • Oh? I thought they were just testing the waters. : mwasher
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    They should be lowering it to entice all the users who still don't subscribe, not attempting to squeeze m... : pyide
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      It is lower temporarily, $40. http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/pricelock/default.htm Of course most peop... : thebigbeefsandwich
      • I would have gone lower! Get everyone who was on the fence before locked in. Drop it to $20 for a mon... : pyide
  • Its because services are extending and growing : VegasX
  • They make it pretty difficult to actually cancel so they are probably relying on some apathy too. : Beady
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  CANADA: Any place online or otherwise to buy the 12 month cards for less then $60? : Pixelbeast
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    Step 1) Go to ebay. Step 2) Purchase a 12 month card for 40-45 from high rep buyer Step 3) Receive e-mail... : ryuuseki
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      Cool, thanks for the tip. : Pixelbeast
      • Points cards won't work so don't even try it mister! : ryuuseki
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      from what I'm seeing on ebay, the prices are no less than amazon.com : slickdoody
      • The online game code version is 49.99 and is not available to Canadian residents. : ryuuseki
• If they offer an official Hulu application this would be a fair trade-off for me : EvilDolemite
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  What the average person spends their money on each year: Tobacco: $400-$1,500 Alcohol: $500-$3,000 T... : VegasX
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    If you're going to call people twits, you should come up with a much stronger argument than 'lol alcohol ... : HockeyJohnston
    • I felt it was a very clear statement. People are bitching about spending an additional 82 cents a month, ... : VegasX
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    And $150k is the average price of a new home. Oh wait, how is any of this relevant? : slickdoody
    • Really? How many people do you know buy a new home every year. Those stats are what people spend PER YEAR... : VegasX
• Where did all the Austrians go? MS, probably after a vast amount of research, decided that this would ... : cannelbrae
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  $60 is the price of a new game : uglysad
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    $4 is the price of a Combo of the Day from BK. : Ebu
    • $100 is the price of my love : Grumbeld
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    $10 is the price of a Lap Dance in Sierra Vista : Sailor of Fortune
    • Sweet : uglysad
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  on a side note: hahaha http://i.imgur.com/OG703.png Same issue my brother is going through, trying... : mobab
  • haha so true... they make that shit fucking hidden! : Shadowdane
  • You have to keep clicking the "next" button after you choose the cancel option. It's fucking ridiculous. : burning eye
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    protip: https://billing.microsoft.com : baron calamity
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      that doesnt give you any actual option either : Maarten Goldstein
      • Ah.. when I log in with my live account I have the option to cancel my subscription. Actually it controls... : baron calamity
  • I ended up canceling mine by killing the credit card it was on. Schwing. : spazzium
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    sounds about right for basically anything i've tried to do on their site : opengl128
    • My favorite part of MS's site is when you pick a password that's too long, it's accepted by the password ... : cpt_gloval
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    try calling them to cancel? : BongSlayerB
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      This was a pleasant experience of waiting on hold, being transferred multiple times, asked why I wanted t... : pyide
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        I really mean pleasant too. The support people I talked to were all super nice. Just annoying how long it... : pyide
        • agreed. when i called them awhile back, i got some kid that kept calling me dude, which was cool, IMO. I ... : BongSlayerB
      • Sounds like canceling AOL in the early/mid 90s. : systatic
  • Yeap. As far as I can tell, the option to cancel automatic renewal is fucking region-locked. : Cliffzorz
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    (imo) I have an extreme dislike for my 360 because of this kind of shit. Oh, hey, you want to buy Battl... : mnsnota
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      those 300 points are essentially a donation to Microsoft, then. : cpt_gloval
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        yeah, and it will be my last donation to them. : mnsnota
        • on the console side of things :( : mnsnota
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          if you purchase something with those points, it is no longer a donation. just sayin : cpt_gloval
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            i'd be willing to bet that most shackers have an odd number of points leftover on their account with no g... : slickdoody
            • MS took my few extras away when I let the credit card I subscribe on expire without updating :) : cpt_gloval
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            What's worth buying for 300 points? : Ebu
            • nothing, really. but if nothing else, toss some royalties at a developer and buy some wortless junk with ... : cpt_gloval
  • lol AOL'd : prime8
  • best way to do it: Change your credit card number. let the time on the membership lapse. Let Microsoft pu... : g0nk
  • this is why I used the 12 month cards. : ant_hillbilly
  • haha, now how do I unlink my messenger account with my Xbox :\ : Uninitialized
  • It's like Mercury all over again! : Satyric0n
• I need to just bite the bullet and buy an HTPC and cancel Live. I don't play any games online with it, a... : Crimsonbeak
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  What's the disadvantage of not having Gold (I don't have a 360). : capt tripps
  • you can't play online multiplayer without gold : slickdoody

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  Wait, the demo or retail? How did this sneak up on me!?! : atom519
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    Case Zero is the mini-prequel for 5 bucks. Dead Rising 2 comes out in a month. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      What systems for Case Zero? : aggybong
      • Only 360. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        360 Live Arcade only. : sigpro
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          Also bonus is you can level the guy up to level 5 and earn money and then import him into DR2 when it's o... : sigpro
          • That's neat. : atom519
          • I wanted DR2 for the PC through Steam... but now I might get the 360 version just cause of this... : inc77
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  Some new media stuff, not really Case Zero specific, but more DR2 in general. http://www.gametrailers.... : synapse19
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    I'm also reppin' my L4D hoodie at around 1:56 pretending to work. I'm waiting at the router for my intern... : synapse19
    • *Disclaimer - I'm only pretending to work because what I was actually working on that day couldn't be bro... : synapse19
  • Pretty spoilerish, careful (if you care about the story). : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Wow, according to wikipedia, Case Zero is the "demo" for Dead Rising 2. A paid demo? seriously? : Modulus
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    Well, its content is not part of the retail game, it's a separate mini-prequel and you can transfer level... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      no free demo? : Modulus
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        The trial of Case Zero is a free trial of a demo. : Fenring42
        • I want a preview of the free trail of the demo. : Modulus
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        I believe MS requires a free demo for every game so worry not young buck. : Degenerate
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          That only applies for Xbox Live titles, not full-fledged games. : aggybong
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            Case zero IS an xbox live title. : OmegaRed59
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              It's more like DLC before the game comes out, not a 'game'. : aggybong
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                How? It's a standalone game. DLC requires you to already have the game it's for. : synapse19
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                  I didn't say it was DLC, I said it was like DLC. It's brand new paid content for a game, it just happens ... : aggybong
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                    That's quite the guarantee. http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/65363 : synapse19
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                      That's pretty retarded if there will be a demo of what is essentially a demo. : aggybong
                      • How is it a demo if it's not even in the game? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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                        But it's not a demo; it's a game. : OverloadUT
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                          Do people just ignore words that I say? I said essentially. Yes, it has different content (which is good)... : aggybong
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                            Why is it negated? That makes no sense. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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                              Free demo of existing content = ok Paid demo of existing content = bullshit Free demo of new content = ... : aggybong
                              • It's new content! : Mad Brahmin Disease
                          • It is a $5 game. EOT. : OmegaRed59
          • really? I thought it applied to both categories. FUCKING MS! : Degenerate
      • Not when they can pinch the rubes for $5. : jaxpunk
  • It's not a demo. Whoever wrote that is wrong. : synapse19

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• Company of Heroes : gibolas1234
• Prince of Persia : MarkovChain
• Legacy of Kain : pyide
• Master of Orion : Omaha
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  • Ocarina of Time : c0bra
  • Oracle of Seasons Oracle of Ages Adventure of Link Jeez. : daVinci1980
• dawn of war : Mr.SEX
• God of War Gears of War : jra101
• Master of Magic Master of Orion : trove
• brotherhood of destruction : Mr.SEX
• Day of Defeat World of Warcraft Hearts of Iron : ArcKnight
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  Secret of Monkey Island. : Jonathan
  • Nice use of spoilers. :) : daVinci1980
• Secret of Mana : Dorf
• World of Witchcraft : Nixx2004
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  Game of Life You can be a winner at it! : dumb.
  • Not if it is Conway's Game of Life http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life : TroZ
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  Secret of Mana. : freshyk
  • Secret of Evermore : mobab
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  Heroes of Newerth : Beaginator
  • League of Legend : mobab
• Breath of fire : granpachook
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  Every EverQuest expansion. : aggybong
  • Out of all of these, only 3 don't follow the pattern. Amazing. The Ruins of Kunark (March 2000) ... : aggybong
• Time to start mixing things up with possessives! Persia's Prince Warcraft's World War's God War's G... : pigvomit
• League of legends : granpachook
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  legend of legaia : one random winner
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    Wow, I haven't seen that title in a while. Was the game any good? I remember liking the demo I had when I... : Orange Pylon
    • The best part was also the worst part, which was the tactical combat system, once you realized it'd all b... : one random winner
    • I remember playing a demo and liking it a lot, then finding it used somewhere. got to a huge boss fight a... : Drakoniac
    • Was decent enough, much like ORW said. Story gets a bit yawn inducing later, so between that and the ram... : breadsticks
• Hearts of Iron : Sailor of Fortune
• Mass of Effect : Nitrium
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  World of Goo : Nali4Freedom
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    Shadow of Chernobyl : Nali4Freedom
    • Call of Pripyat, while you're at it. :) : Teiresias
• Team of Fortress 2 : hirez
• Day of the Tentacle : obiquatro
• Foes of Ali : quazar
• Eye of theBeholder : loboca
• Half of Life : DrFlammable
• Knights of the Old Republic ?? : Downforce
• Deus of Ex : Godhatesfatpeople
• War of Magic. : shortbuscaptain
• Rage of Mages : Grumbeld
• Darkest of Days : Leviathan41
• Super of Mario of Brothers : _jon
• castlevania: something of something : crummynz
• Secret of Evermore : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Call of Pripyat : [gooie b]
• Might of Magic : Odoyle
• Dead of Alive : lukej1337
• Men of War : Dusty_Slim
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  Balls of Steel Balls Balls Balls Balls : gnomish
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    Why did I click each one? : Grumbeld
    • Balls just click with you. : RomSteady
  • Blades of steel : mobab
• Super of metroid : .frame
• Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise : TVsRobLowe
• Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo of Buffalo : pigvomit
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  • Website of Cock : Sailor of Fortune
• Resident of Evil : rgoer
• Circle of Rape : Crabs Jarrard
• Mine of Craft : zuff
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  • Master of Orion : mobab
• Gears of War : DarthBlake
• Secret of Monkey Island, Curse of Monkey Island, Tales of Monkey Island, Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe,... : heartsauce
• No More Heroes Killer 7 God Hand : spiderfill
• Civilization of Four. : Fenring42
• Temple of Elemental Evil : Alastayr
• League of Legends : cellx25
• System of Shock : Sgt_Boomstick
• Ring of Red : HamChowder
• Marbles of Madness : stoned wallaby crop circle
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  Hero of Kvatch : retardhumper
  • Even when I played the game, this always made me lol. "The hero of Kvatch!" I don't know why, I think I w... : daVinci1980
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16521236#itemanchor_16521236 : zerog83
• Streets of Rage : pixelat3d
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  Max of Payne : ConsFEARacy
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    • Nice! : ConsFEARacy
• Street Fighter of II : rgoer
• do of om : mavmavv
• King of Fighters : o0JediBeavis0o
• City of Heroes/Villains! Or if you'd prefer it in Shackinese, CoX : Hemtroll
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  Game Developers: If this has not convinced you that ____ of ____ is played out, then may God have mercy o... : daVinci1980
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    Hmm....I wonder what the game "____ of ____" would look like. Not fill in the blanks, just blanks. : RomSteady
    • It could be like Scribblenauts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3HXgvl8lp0 : daVinci1980
  • its just a name what matters is the graphics : spiderfill
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    Blank of Blank, coming soon! : jra101
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      Don't worry about Blank of Blank, let the developers worry about Blank of Blank! : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • Blank of Blank? BLANK OF BLANK?! youre not looking at the picture!! : spiderfill
  • If we're making demands that will never be met, no more shoe-horned escort quests either please. : slax0r
  • Mercy of God : zerog83
  • Fantasy writers too. *looks GRRM's way* : shyguy74
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    That's stupid. "of" is the second most used word in the English language so it shouldn't be surprising th... : OverloadUT
    • i hate even worse the trend of really short single word names that are obviously trying to be trendy like... : spiderfill
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      I think you're missing the point. : dumb.
      • I'm not. I think it's an incredibly common word structure and I have never once in my life gone "Man ther... : OverloadUT
    • pfft, you delayed the Demo of Civilization V. : Nitrium
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      So you think it's totally cool and imaginative when people come up with names that are noun of noun? C... : daVinci1980
      • I don't think it's any less cool and imaginative because of the mere fact that it has an "of" in the name : OverloadUT
• website of cock : sanchez
• 23 : cornchak
• Age of Empires : prime8
• Age of Mythology : r3dn3ck
• Call of Juarez : byorn
• Spear of Destiny : steauengeglase
• World of Whorecraft : mattavius
• Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty : gdestiny

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• This is why we don't have an EDIT button. Right here. : Rotten Deadite
• I am going to print this and frame it. I love this post. : ryuuseki
• Is it English? or.. Spanish? I know it's not Korean. hmmmm : babtong
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  lol OK, zebo's still drunk : Arctic Fox
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    I have to go to work. :{+ : zebosausamite
    • AUEUEUEUEUEUE! : r3dn3ck
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    Alright I'll run with it. We went to Six Flags last week: http://pixeltrap.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08... : Arctic Fox
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      lol, the look on your face is priceless. : Dschinghis Khan
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        I'm not in that image because I'm a giant pussy I was taking that picture! The third row is all family/fr... : Arctic Fox
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          Oh, haha. : Dschinghis Khan
          • You're probably mistaking my brother-in-law for me -- we look nothing alike, but he's been to Shackmeets ... : Arctic Fox
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      second pic. the kid in the second row, third seat from the left is totally bored w/ that coaster. : ass-street
      • Yep. And I'm pretty sure that the woman in the same row (grey shirt, arms up) has had botox or something.... : Arctic Fox
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  The fact he got his tags working astounds me. : stelth
  • *raises eyebrows at Dong Patrol* : Rotten Deadite
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  Are you still drunk? The fuck, bro? : Dschinghis Khan
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    I had to drink after my tf2 loss last night : zebosausamite
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      Your team won, you alcoholic. : Dschinghis Khan
      • But he lost his innocence on the battlefield. : dumb.
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        As an engineer, I must mourn the loss of Golden Wrench 22 : zebosausamite
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          Oooohhh....Alcoholic. : Dschinghis Khan
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            You're somethingolic : zebosausamite
            • Cockaholic would have been a better stand in here. : crimrOw
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    Pic of the trail we want to see? : supermonkeyballz
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      Only picture we took :( : Omning
      • http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/leisure/trails/trails_semwekiva.asp is where we started and that pic was ... : Omning
  • So you're... invisible? : heartsauce
• My buddy gave me one of the best surprise presents _EVAR_ http://twitpic.com/2jg09w That's all the ... : geedeck
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  http://www.dhavatar.com/other/totoro.jpg (require drag/drop until I fix my referral file) I got that a... : DHAvatar
  • i'm jealous! :O : ass-street
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    awesome. I want!! I plan to buy one sometime. : AMikaboshi
    • I tried looking for one online, but it's hard to find a place that sells it for a decent price (and that ... : DHAvatar
• Rode out to Stough Canyon park: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vectorbug/4935458635/ Then back to west ... : not work safe
• lol : abrasion
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  Check out my sweet 100mile bike tan: http://www.shackpics.com/files/asdf_s26hkea0pbgjercrd9xz.jpg So s... : DooBall
  • At least you didn't burn! : zebosausamite
  • lol farmers' tan : Arctic Fox
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  I did an experimental time lapse video of my kids cleaning their messy-ass playroom. Turned out kinda nea... : dumb.
  • that was pretty cool! : ass-street
  • hahahah that intermission bit was hilarious : Arctic Fox
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    :3 :3 :3 How old is your daughter? No way I could get my six-year-old to do a four hour cleaning job l... : Deathlove
    • Haha she just turned 7 in June. Secret parenting tip: cattle prods are great motivators ;) : dumb.
  • I cleaned my room over the weekend and it was nowhere near as cool as that. I also loved how shit didn't... : TheStupidOne
  • That's awesome. I love the bucket on head and playing Connect 4 instead of actually cleaning parts. : SiW.
  • lol, that's great : drucifer
  • Haha. Kids are so terrible at cleaning. I like how you showed up in the last like four minutes and actu... : Agrona
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    Haha, it's like watching The Sims at high speed. Funny how the little one was making more of a mess while... : thetangent
    • Also hilarious how the older one keeps posing for the camera. : thetangent
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  I never have my weekend pictures ready to post by Monday morning. : Goncyn
  • I challenge you to have a picture ready for next Monday. : zebosausamite
  • Just make a new photo post on the day you have them ready. More exposure and hits that way anyway :P : Alco23
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  I had the best Saturday ever. The first half was pretty average-ish, then I went on an absolute god damne : Deathlove
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    Wait a minute, you were hitting on 13-year olds? : HamChowder
    • Not hitting on, that's terrible. Playing the fool for their entertainment. : Deathlove
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  Received some new geek shirts. http://www.flickr.com/photos/evilbenius/4942401872/ : Evil Benius
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    Can you pull off a pink shirt? : Deathlove
    • It is actually red, I forgot to turn the flash off. : Evil Benius
    • it's not that much harder than putting one on. : ass-street
• AH NO PICTURE >:;; : lukej1337
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  My kid #15 kicks ass http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs383.snc4/44643_1586976151734_115571735... : Slowtreme
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    your kid plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers?!?!! : drucifer
    • kinda, lol. the league has a lot of pro players as coaches and staff, so all the teams are based on NFL t... : Slowtreme
• i beat up nerds who were playing a D&D game. : alanboom
• My last shot of the Antony Gormley's "Event Horizon" installation on my roof: http://www.flickr.com/photo... : DooBall
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  NY Sate Fair http://www.flickr.com/photos/-drew-/sets/72157624828653716/ I kinda like the way the Pir... : drucifer
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    That second one is beautiful. : Arctic Fox
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      thanks, I was shooting with two other friends, and we all took that shot at the same time. It's amazing h... : drucifer
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        I love going shooting with friends for exactly this reason. It's really quite remarkable how different th... : Arctic Fox
        • we also get a bit competitive which inspires creativity :P : drucifer
  • Awesome! : zebosausamite
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  I drank a bit. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22227808@N07/4942195745/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/22... : Senate5000
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    did you live? : drucifer
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      Only part of me. : Senate5000
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        I bet it wasn't the part with your liver : drucifer
        • I think it's still there. It certainly did not like me for a few days. : Senate5000
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  I would have tons of photos to post if 3 different models wouldn't have flaked on me on 3 separate days. ... : sparkly
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    Are these paid engagements? : zebosausamite
    • Nope, just trade work. One didn't give me a reason...just canceled. One, 2 hours before the shoot said sh... : sparkly
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  If you can read Japanese you can tell me how much I suck at this game (P2/blue). http://www.shackpics.... : lunarbunny
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    hah that's pretty awesome, those QR codes lead to a webpage :) : Arctic Fox
    • Too bad the pages don't work. Not that I can read Japanese. : lunarbunny
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  Wags n' Whiskers Festival 2010 Basically a show for sheltered dogs and cats trying to get people to ad... : Alco23
  • I wish I had time for a pet dog :[ : drucifer
• Went to an island, ate crayfish and got drunk. Not necessarily in that order. men in silly hats: http... : Mysig
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  • trying to upload it to http://shackwiki.com/wiki/Zebosausamite : MurrayTheSkull
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  I hiked & camped in the Santa Fe National Forest: http://www.shackpics.com/files/IMAG0047_q4fg8ozx8gb... : Sludgehead
  • and shitty tags : Sludgehead
  • The first picture isn't shitty at all. You actually did a really good job of framing the shot with the t... : mlev

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  Yeah. I also don't know what replay abrasion was watching in which building seven Barracks was a viable i... : Modica Sol Solis
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    you must not have seen any recent pro terran play : maulla
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      or you only play on one base : maulla
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        I've never seen anyone really have enough time at all to do more than four or five Barracks before they g... : Modica Sol Solis
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          How do you manage to force a win out of a turtling Terran player in 10 minutes? : enyakk
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            if you are terran. Scout the turtle. Then go reapers or an air drop full of upgraded hellions into his ... : twifosp
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              Scout the turtle sounds gross : MrBig0
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                If you put a supply depot right here it looks like a turtle : walker270
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                  Is this a BigTism? : Omaha
                  • Yes : LoioshDwaggie
          • You either have to rush him before he has the advantage or you allow it to be a longer game by expanding ... : frenziedbadger
          • Void Ray rush has been working great for me against turtling terran. : Jimb0v2
          • Dont let them expand and its over pretty fast. Not sure about 10 mins but fast. : pluto69
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          I believe 7 rax was used in the ESL finals to great effect vs Idra. : Dontdrop
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            Although I'm confused why abrasion thinks building 7 rax adds to the whole SC is antiquated argument. : Dontdrop
            • Yeah that's what confused me. What's the alternative? It means you have to pay for another building if yo... : flooq
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          watch morrow v idra from ESL in cologne Morrow runs 5 rax off of one base before expanding. its an inc... : maulla
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            Yeah, I'ma check this business out. Fucking Terrans, though. Fuck that race in SC2. : Modica Sol Solis
            • http://day9tv.blip.tv/file/4049854/ here. i'm learning the game slowly and started with protoss and am tr... : Hoax
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    Huh? Seven barracks is a lot but certainly viable. M/M/M to victory and beyond! By the power of Attack-Mo... : enyakk
    • its only viable on 2-3 expos, the max on one base you can use is 4, but 3 is more efficient : oldschoolbob-o
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    the MorroW vs IdrA game probably? : umegastar
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      That was only possible because Idra failed to tech up. Some mutas and brood lords woulda fucked those tan... : SpaecKow
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        If we're thinking about the same game, teching is a lot easier said than done when you have mass repears ... : valael
        • The whole Reaper harass forced Idra to micro a bit but it wasn't incredibly disruptive. The only real poi... : SpaecKow
      • idra teched in that game, he just teched the wrong way. he went for ultras instead of mutas and brood lor... : maulla
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    Late-game play. You'll easily have 7 unit producing structures, at least. : walker270
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      a lot of games i play have me with 6-8 warp gates just shortly after taking my natural. : valael
      • Yeah prepping for an increased income is very important. I'll drop 2 warp gates and another robo when I e... : sammyl
      • Yeah I'll be running 8 gates easy after expanding once, especially if I'm going DT/HT. : cetra00
  • as a general rule, you can support 4 unit production facilities off one base. : Trimis
  • Clearly you have never heard of the Mega Rax build. : TheVietSpecial
  • ehh... wasn't abrasion talking about SC1? In any case, still a silly comment, as you see much more tha... : miasma&!
• That post makes me want to go play DoW2/CoH again! : zuff
• cellawerra is streaming again. his broken english makes the stream somewhat more entertaining than usual... : valael
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  I played my first Terran MP game tonight in ages, m/m/m is a joke just like I thought, I just spammed m/m... : abrasion
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    so I assume these were placement or practice league matches, right? because while m/m/m can be effective... : valael
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      Infestors + banelings = dead pool of goo. ;) I'm a zerg player and never used Infestors but I've heard i... : DM7
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        I really need to integrate infestors into my Zerg play. I've used them once and Infested Marines are real... : enyakk
        • Me too, they are so fragile and gas heavy I never seem to use them. I'd rather just save up for heavy spi... : DM7
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          Infestors are almost required to deal with Terran. Fungal growth versus bio (and even air harass) is ama... : SqueegyTBS
          • Also vikings pissing off your overlords? Fungal it and shoot it in the face with your queen(s). : SqueegyTBS
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    Which league? : enyakk
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      It was vs hard AI with 2 other people. Before you respond, I've now played about 20 games vs the AI and ... : abrasion
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        usually when people say they played an "MP" game, it's against humans : electroly
        • 3 VS 1 COMP STOMP!!!!!!!! : valael
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        You were playing against an AI. Your criticism is nearly valueless given the context. The AI isn't bad, b... : geedeck
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          The difference is I noticed how much easier it was on me, managing my base, money, gas and macro in gener... : abrasion
          • Weird. The AI can be mean even on Medium. On Very Hard it will kill you as quickly as it can. : enyakk
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            except a real person will tech beyond you and make it tougher. dont get me wrong, MMM (marauders in pa... : maulla
            • The hard zerg AI likes to go fast 1-base roach into hydra. If you're going MMM-ball against that, then y... : walker270
            • So in a way you kind of agree that it's very powerful for the amount of effort required. : abrasion
          • The AI likes to stick to the same strat over and over again. All this means is whatever you were doing w... : walker270
          • Yeah but it's all theory until you actually play against a real person. It's night and day. It's like you... : geedeck
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            Like other have said real people can counter it. It's still really effective but when you get scouted and... : zakazi
            • ITS STILL REALLY EFFECTIVE and that's the problem, for the effort put in, it really is too effective. Mid... : abrasion
      • what a classic abrasion criticism 'lol this shit is broken i can't believe these dumb fucks >:(' 'w... : derelict515
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        what the fuck is this bullshit? : Jackass1233
        • Dude come on he has played 20 games vs the AI he knows what he is talking about. : D45hiz
      • /facepalm : walker270
      • haha : D45hiz
      • hahahahahha : askedrelic
      • oh my god don't post : JINKY
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    I smash this with baneling fungal hooks and hydra/ling combo : rbjester
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      fungal hooks, huh? centrifugal hooks. like a centrifuge. one of those things that spins around rea... : valael
      • valael one rbjester none : rbjester
  • it's really not THAT big of a deal. if people stuck to straightforward builds on other races they would w... : JINKY
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  Void ray rush or just void rays in general are so annoying :< : Viprime
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    As a zerg i love them, mutas eat them up. Yumyumyum : DM7
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      I've been doing some 4v4 random in silver league and almost every game it's void ray + mutalisk rush =\ : Viprime
      • Well 4v4s tend to lead to turtling so having a strong mobile force is the obvious solution. : sammyl
      • void ray rushing in 4v4 is awful. Even 2 gate+stargate to void ray is not good. In 4v4, if you ju... : Jimb0v2
    • Not if they are already charged up. Blech blech blech. :( : enyakk
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    stilled marines, stalkers with blink, mutas all negate void rays : maulla
    • stimmed* : maulla
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      Problem i've been having is stimming marines then the void rays just flying out of range (cliffs, edge of... : Viprime
      • yeah, i've was waiting until the marines were right under the VR before stimming. : StolenNosferatu
      • The problem with stimmed marines is that you have to be careful with your stims. Ending up with a bunch o... : frenziedbadger
    • The key to beating terran with void rays is to get your first void ray there before stim completes. Th... : Jimb0v2
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      it's true but holy shit VR's are hard to stop with stalkers if they're in your base and fully charged. Y... : valael
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        I agree, in beta the VR's when changing targets would lose their charge up. Then they made it where they ... : pluto69
        • Yup, I think you really need to be agressive or control the air with Phoenixes. If you don't get to them ... : flooq
    • Don't forget vikings. Their increased range really lets you pick off Rays : geedeck
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    I was fighting against a guy in a 2v2 over the weekend whose entire assault force consisted of a handful ... : Omaha
    • ally and I me : Omaha
  • guy was annoying me with void rays, I eventually had enough marines and med evacs that i just left my bas... : frenziedbadger
• i just played the most massive game ever. it was like 7 bases to 4-5 on delta quadrant. he was massing ca... : JINKY

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  I played all my practice matches and though I was doing good with 30+ wins out of 50. Placement matches ... : Boxelder
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    The game does have a pretty harsh learning curve. The higher up you go, the less forgiving other players ... : frenziedbadger
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      It's so fast after I got used to practice. :( : Boxelder
      • watch a few replays in fastest x8 view, that sometimes helps me feel like things are slow in ladder. Also... : RetroRedEyeJr
      • this is part of the reason i suggest everyone just skip the practice matches. they don't help you at all... : valael
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    practice matches are almost a whole other game. don't do them. slower game, dumber separated matches, ble... : barichnikov
    • Yeah, I was happy to skip those. : Grumbeld
• Common in any community. It's not really a big deal at all, you just learn to ignore the idiots. : aggybong
• If I loose I just go gg and quit. Then play again and it's a new game vs a new person all refreshed! : DM7
• I had a dude call me a fucker (I think, the profanity filter was on) and ask me to surrender yesterday. H... : daVinci1980
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  i never say gg lol. i didn't know that was foul etiquette until after the beta though. still probably w... : dopeman
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    I would really only consider that bm if someone doesn't gg during a tourney, but during ladder play it re... : Frozen Pixel
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      Agreed, there is so much worse bm than not saying gg in ladder games. : clownyman
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        Like making the other team chase you around the map even though they've cleared out your main base and st... : daVinci1980
        • yeah, good example. : clownyman
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          that doesn't really bother me, but I really can't figure out their motivation. i almost enjoy it. if it... : valael
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            I had a zerg opponent building hives in odd new locations (last building), even though the map was comple... : lolpatrol
            • He was being a douchebag. : daVinci1980
        • The last 2-3 games I've played against Terran they've lifted off to islands in a desperation just to stre... : flooq
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    yeah i never gg or gl hf. don't really see the point. and just because someone quits without typing gg ... : valael
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      Because people often have bm and type 'gg' anyways, I now have to type 'gg :)' to let them know I'm not b... : daVinci1980
      • when somebody preemptive ggs, all manners are off the table. Any way you want to fuck with that person is... : RetroRedEyeJr
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        I'm not sure if this has ever happend to me in SC2. Though I have noticed a few people type "gg" and then... : frenziedbadger
        • Sometimes in 2v2 we 'gg', but then right after we realize that there is a way to beat our way back into t... : Serpico74
  • lol : fishbone
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    One guy said "gg" after I destroyed his main base, but he didn't leave the game. Then I found out he had... : clownyman
    • lol i used to use that trick in sc1 a lot. Everytime my expansion was found and destroyed, I'd say gg to... : Edges
    • Anytime players are staying after they say 'gg' (more than 5-10 seconds), I pull guys from my force and s... : daVinci1980
  • the only times i dont gg are when they cheeze me or they dont respond to my inital glhf at the start of t... : theWhite
  • lol : thetangent
  • lol haha lol ;) ;) ;) : indosauros
• When they cry like that it's your reward for a job well done. : midgetherder
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  I about rage quit after going on a 6 game losing streak Friday night. Each game got progressively worse. : K0LM
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    This happened to me last night. I was gonna play with a buddy and I got so frustrated in my 1s I was play... : daVinci1980
    • I am frustrated cause as soon as I pull above 50% win ratio, I lose the next couple. But 6 in a row is ma... : K0LM
  • I had a 9 game losing streak. Ouch blizzard, I guess I'm not as high tier as you thought I was. : frenziedbadger
• There are some really nice players out there though. I've had several ask me for advice after I've beaten... : frenziedbadger
• I won't gg 2v2 or 3v3 games against cheese shit but 1v1 - now that I'm ranked, sure. : abrasion
• I couldn't care less if people don't say "glhf" or "gg". If it was really close game I'll throw out a gg... : shogberg
• ive been called a dick for having bought the CE and using the tauren marine as a portrait. :( : Unleashed

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  Fag. : sigpro
  • But it's easy mode minifridge. : brickmatt
• 8/10 : loboca
• My MMM gets torn up a lot (probably because it's such a common build that everyone expects it) and siege ... : daVinci1980
• good call brickmatt. Let us know how this goes : boomstickah
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  is there a way to play the terran music when playing other races. i played terran vs the ai today for the : Hoax
  • Terran is definitely the best music. Has a nice, almost Firefly feel to it. : slax0r
  • There is no way. I personally have to turn music off if I play Terran :( : abrasion
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  whats MMM? : whistletits
  • marines marauders and medivacs : painangel
  • Medic, MULE, Missile Turret. it's an unstoppable build : electroly
  • Minerals, Map, M&Ms. : Jonathan
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    Monstertruck Madness Monday Monday Monday Monday Monday : indosauros
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      Grave Digger is doing it in the air! : r3dn3ck
      • Bigfoot > Grave Digger : ArcKnight
  • Mistresses of Might and Magic : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Mutated M&M's You know, the ones that look like they may have had a fraternal twin, but one candy coated... : digitalburro
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    The capital M's in a row : uglysad
    • DAMN IT! *Three : uglysad
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    All male three-way. Congrats, brickmatt, you big fag. : BlackCat9
    • Two holes two hands. : brickmatt
  • It's a MAN baby! Yeah! : capt tripps
  • Male on Male Malevolence : PointlesS76
  • all male threesome : prime8
  • More Manly Males : someWayne
  • Muh... Muh... MOLE!!!!! : c0ucheh
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  you should mass thors against protoss. it destroys them! : valael
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    Feedback. Colossi. DT. : brickmatt
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      Collosi against thor? No way. High templar, zealots and void rays are the best against them. : razlebol
      • Chargelots with colossi backup works. Void rays kill anything when charged. : brickmatt
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  I got my ass handed to me by a diamond player who did fast chargelots/HTs againts my MM ball (no medivacs... : Agrona
  • HT rule. : brickmatt
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  There are plenty of ways to counter M/M/M. Last time I tried to do it hardcore I got rolled by a Protoss ... : snot3353
  • http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/9/21/ : razlebol
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  Try it and see if it's as easy as you think. : razlebol
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    Winner winner chicken dinner. I play terrans and random a lot. I honestly feel like the "imbalance" pro... : gnomish
    • Pretty much this; and even then it's only specific matchups. : InfoBiter
• Lol good luck with that. Any good terran player will tear you up. I'd guess that the other races can hand... : frenziedbadger
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  Honestly, I have way more fun playing terran but I decided to play zerg full time because of this kind of... : Ellissd
  • I play terran because I like terran. I was attached to them in the original as well. I"ve thought of goin... : frenziedbadger
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  It might work because we are Terran irl!!! : Mr.SEX
  • Yuuuuuup. : brickmatt
  • I actually have a medivac flying over my house as we speak. : Chod
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  copy cat : maulla
  • Kisses. : brickmatt
• from what i've heard, you'll still lose 90% of your games : mwasher
• Make sure to post when you still lose most of your games. : dkrulz
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  What race do you normally play. : abrasion
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    haole : PlanetPerfecto
    • Killer! : abrasion

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• people have been talking about the most badass jedi game since the release of the Wii. : -=kodiak=-
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  Nothing. Day one purchases of new game systems are the worst idea ever. Though if MSFT got a 2.5D Sup... : dedgecko
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    I dunno, Halo 1 co-op on launch day was pretty fucking awesome : derelict515
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      Yes, but that's the last that I can recall being truly awesome, with a game that would continued to be pl : dedgecko
      • Dreamcast - Soul Calibur ? : transmetal
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    Shadow Complex isn't metroidy enough? : Haxim
    • cant believe they havne't put this out on computer yet =( : sreyes22
  • Until the 360, I never had any issues with day 1 game system purchases. My original PS lasted me 12 yea... : breadsticks
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    Day one hardware purchases *may* seem like a bad idea (360 is a good example), but Wii 1.0's had all sort... : sukabljat
    • I actually paid extra to buy a used launch PS3 instead of a new one. : Topsiderover
  • I feel like I'm stating the obvious but don't we all buy these consoles and games for our enjoyment? I th... : ramshot
• Games are pretty much the answer here. I can't think of any particular feature on the console that'd make... : Vincent Grayson
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  Demon's Souls 2 PS4 launch title. I would just give them my credit card and say "Here, charge whatever yo... : Rehevkor
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    Ah, no. They've confirmed that they're not going to do a sequel. Evidently DS1 was just an experiment. ... : Rotten Deadite
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      what I don't get... why can't they just add more enemies and bosses, and expand the nexus a little bit to... : piser
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        Fun fact! The one pillar that's broken in the nexus was going to be a dlc, but they didn't make it. :( : DM7
        • I KNEW IT. >:{ Man, that's such a missed opportunity. : David Craddock
      • Yeah, I love the Nexus's design but there is a lot of wasted space. For example, the area where Mephisto ... : David Craddock
    • I was thinking today that I want more games in that style: Being able to choose where I go In-Depth c... : Grumbeld
    • Did the game lose money or something? : MagicWishMonkey
  • ^^^ Cosigned. : David Craddock
• 4x AA to all Xbox 360 games, upscaled to 1080 resolution. : freakynipples69
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  1080P, 60FPS, Vsync, Mouse + Keyboard, 500GB SSD. : ZenzenTen
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    PS2/3 support m+k so it's probably a given. : Haku-Jin
    • support is a pretty loose term there so I dunno why it's a given at all : derelict515
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    Mouse + Keyboard support for all games, im totally getting a console if this happens : hanged_man
    • Mouse + Keyboard seems like it could be the best thing for consoles or the worst thing. I'm guessing it w... : Jonathan
    • will never happen : derelict515
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    thats called a pc : HisKillSkill
    • Only if you think of a PC as a closed platform, universal hardware set and focused functionality. : Jonathan
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  PS1 backwards compatibility : lukej1337
  • sorry...post fail...thinking failed : lukej1337
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  I want them to push the hardware forward. 1080p @60fps with AA minimum standard. Not sure when the cons... : ant_hillbilly
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    Problem is they need to keep the cost of hardware down, which means less memory overall. If they want to ... : freakynipples69
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      1080p you don't need 4xAA. 2x AA would be wonderful and even without AA they would still look good on a T... : Pettytheft
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        Unless a majority have 1080p sets in 3-4 years or whatever (I haven't seen numbers but seems unlikely) yo... : derelict515
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          The majority of people had Standard Def TV's when the 360 was released. I don't think 1080p will be too d... : Pettytheft
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            And now the majority of people have HDTVs but if most are 720p banking on people upgrading for a minor di... : derelict515
            • Costs will be lower in 3 years. Budget PC's come with 2 Gigs of Ram now. 1 terabyte HD's are available fo... : Pettytheft
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              If you can put together a $500 1080p capable PC on the Egg right now and tell me why they can't put this ... : Pettytheft
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                I just explained it... Of course they 'can' in the literal sense. But if they could sell a $600 console t... : derelict515
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                  I see your point but I hope you are wrong. Lets say another 2-3 years for the next console that puts us ... : ant_hillbilly
                  • I agree, but at the same time think about how long we used basically the same resolutions pre HDTV and no... : derelict515
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                  No console manufacturer will try to sell another $600 console after what happened with the PS3. : rudds
                  • exactly : derelict515
                  • There is not going to be another Blu-Ray forced down people's throat either. That plus backward compatibi... : Pettytheft
      • I don't think any console developer is prepared to sell their console at a substantial loss anymore. Nint... : uncleanmonkey
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    I would be happy with another Xbox console that did TRUE 720 and 1080 resolutions not this pseudo crap. A... : Slawterr
    • some games are TRUE 720 btw, like bad company 1 and 2 and it still dosent look that good, they really tru... : HisKillSkill
• I don't know as I'm relatively content right now with all my consoles. So, in that regard, they'd have t... : Begawkiness
• Day 1? It's gotta be reasonably priced, FULL backwards compatibility, and a nice hardware boost. Ideal wo... : tostador
• This kid was living that "dream" a while ago http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPPj6viIBmU : spectr3
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  A truly dominate platform. People talk about how competition is great and all but I think it has made ... : cetra00
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    When has that been the case in your lifetime? What period would we be going back to? : chrisschutz
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      The NES, SNES second half (the best time for the platform), the PS1 and the PS2. : cetra00
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        all of those had plenty of competition. In fact there was far more exclusive software in those eras than ... : derelict515
        • Exactly my point. The move to having to develop for multiple platforms is hurting this generation. You ... : cetra00
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      the usual imaginary nostalgic one which contradicts reality. Competition is bad for progress right? : derelict515
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        The console industry isn't your typical free market model. General concepts of competition don't necessa... : cetra00
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          The console industry isn't your typical free market model. General concepts of competition don't necessar : derelict515
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            There is inter-developer competition on a platform. You don't necessary need competition at the platfor... : cetra00
            • And I just gave you some evidence. Free market competition tells us having 1000 successful platforms woul : derelict515
  • The only console I really play is my 360 and I still think this is one of my favorite console generations... : snot3353
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    No thanks. I'd rather not have one console to rule them all. : Fred Garvin
    • it will never happen and YOU KNOW IT : HisKillSkill
• Launch day FF7 remake or launch day new 2d castlevania game. Anything else I can wait for. : granpachook
• A nintendo system with good online, good graphics and good controls. Everything the Wii is not. : baron calamity
• TIE fighter remake, joystick and keyboard support. : chrisschutz
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  HD Wii? Yeah, I'd like that. : Odoyle
  • yeah. i also wish they'd add achievements. : das_runt
  • not a perfect solution, but you should look into dolphin : peat
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  stop fagging it up with esoteric one-off designs- more off the shelf internal hardware ie original xbox. ... : PlanetPerfecto
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    Can't cost reduce parts you don't own. : jake
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      you don't have to worry nearly as much about that when you haven't spent billions in R&D on those parts t... : PlanetPerfecto
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        Except you do. Not owning the hardware inside the original Xbox is what killed it so quickly. : aggybong
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          that was a dispute between Nvidia & Microsoft over royalties for the GPU. I'm pretty sure that can be mit... : PlanetPerfecto
          • in short - fine, go ahead and own all the parts. just don't make the same mistakes when you design them. ... : PlanetPerfecto
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  I can't imagine how any of these systems are going to provide force feedback. It just doesn't seem cost ... : aethyr
  • probably with some sort of Minority Report-style glove : Cheeziologist
• I buy them i any case. Both Sony and MS next console will have some games I absolutely don't want to miss... : tcs
• How about online play that doesn't require a subscription. I'd love to play Monday Night combat, a $15 ga... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• the only thing that will get me to buy a game console is games. : cpt_gloval
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  i'd like full pewter construction molded elegantly into the shape of the majestic dragon, wings spread in... : Mr.SEX
  • http://www.graemeanthonypewter.com.au/uploads/image/sentinal-dragon.jpg : Mr.SEX
  • Guys come on : Mr.SEX
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  To be honest, for me 1080p would be enough reason. I'm a graphics whore and jaggies drive me nuts. Wha... : ramshot
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    Even though I have a 1080p set I don't care about that in games. I'd much rather have the promise of a 60... : pyide
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      i think 30fps gives a more "cinematic" feels like, I remember playing biocock on xbox and you could turn ... : HisKillSkill
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        Well that's probably because turning vsync off introduces tearing, which kills any sense of atmosphere an... : pyide
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          nope, it has nothing to do with tearing, only 30fps is closer to the 24fps movies standard. I find the sa... : HisKillSkill
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            but movies only run at a low FPS because there's massive motion blur, with games not even today using muc... : thebigbeefsandwich
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              it dosent change the fact that a game running at 30fps gives me cinematic feeling : HisKillSkill
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                That just..ugh. That makes no sense. I am glad you are in the minority. 60fps, please. : aggybong
                • pfffffft 120fps or bust. you cant jump far enough with 60fps in quake3. : HisKillSkill
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      That's never going to happen though, because devs will keep pushing the graphical boundaries and technica... : pyide
      • Yea, SotC is a good example of that. To me, though, we are kinda hitting up the boundary where increased ... : aggybong
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  Keyboard/mouse and the ability to drop in any hard drive. : The Wilhelm Scream
  • keyboard/mouse omg If they did that :O I would love that. Games on TV with mouse keyboard. You know what ... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    Sounds like a PS3, except that most developers there don't support mouse/kb (they could, though) : tcs
    • Well I think the biggest issue might boil down to "fairness" in multiplayer. It has been shown that keybo... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  I've actually grown tired of console purchases. Think I'll probably skip them all from now on. : frenziedbadger
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    it's far less frequent than a PC upgrade no? like every 5-7 years? that's less often than most people buy... : EvilDolemite
    • depends on how you often you upgrade your PC. You can get away with not doing every 3 years. And even the... : frenziedbadger
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      The difference is that when you upgrade your PC it gets better. Consoles always stay the same. : gibolas1234
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        What do you mean consoles always stay the same? Are things not basically the same when upgrading your PC... : jahulio2
        • he might be talking about the reliability of consoles with the multiple purchases to play on the same har... : frenziedbadger
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  1080p, 60fps, FSAA (2X Minimum / 4X or Higher) I'd hope they have a decent amount of memory in the thi... : Shadowdane
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    It's pretty crazy how many console games don't even have anisotropic filtering worth a damn, but I guess ... : pyide
    • yah this too!! You can tell many games have it off completely or only use 2 or 4X. I'm guessing they ... : Shadowdane
• Low power consumption, cool to the touch, Quiet, 250GB+ SSD storage, elimination of disc based media woul... : edgewise
• Most of you are just listing things that are a given. Of course these machines are going to be 1080p with : aggybong
• Proving to be more reliable than the current generation would be a good start. :P I really dislike th... : .Jayson
• A Lightgun : indosauros
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  Re-think controllers to allow a larger variety of games to be played. Not motion sensing either. : Dave-A
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    I always thought a trackball instead of an analog stick or d-pad would open up some things. : aggybong
    • I don't know how much precision and speed you could get with a trackball. Maybe a trackpad, would that wo... : Dave-A
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  I'm not generally a huge proponent of 3d vision technology, but I think it would be crazy for these guys ... : FlatlineDixay
  • This is probably a realistic outcome. The new consoles will have 3D capability and that'll be pushed as t... : renegade732
• Free online multi-player with free voicechat and an extremely large free friends list. : mnsnota
• holodeck, neural implants, 3d printer for achievement trophies i can put on my shelf. : emcea
• THIS--> http://i.imgur.com/RX43u.gif : MagicWishMonkey
• I would kill to be done with optical mediums for storage. : Stoned Gargoyle
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  After the last fiasco, my first console launch I followed I would not consider one period. I STILL have... : abrasion
  • Yes, I'll be happy to keep playing on current hardware for a long time. : Dave-A
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  The next gen, regardless of what YOU want, will simply have more advertisements, more micro transactions ... : slickdoody
  • Pretty much this - and possibly digital downloads for all the games. How many people here will want / de... : abrasion
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  Steam-like functionality. I buy a game and it's mine and it's attached to my account forever. : BouillonCubes
  • Isn't that already here with Xbox live? Both XBLA and the classics or whatever that you can buy. : OmegaRed59
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  If it was would be cheaper to buy a console than upgrade my PC to meet the consoles' specs. Or if it look... : Fenring42
  • Yea, I would love the next consoles to be quite, even if that means sacrificing performance. : BouillonCubes