Weekend Discussion

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• When I was watching the live stream, I was hoping you'd throw up 10 seconds of rick-roll before cutting t... : kingdepork
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  If the entire thing was just a big rick roll, it would have been the most amazing yet. : pigvomit
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    Speaking of which... When might we all see duke_pax.mov? : pigvomit
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      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0 : Steve Gibson
      • You know that I had to click that, don't you. : pigvomit
      • and you wonder why we hate you : CoRDS
      • I love that it now also makes you lose the Game. : Vincent Grayson
  • apparently the gaming press does not agree with this theory. who knew? : Steve Gibson
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  Where were these press guys from? Do they not know anything about dem internets? : Robotic Puppy Eater
  • (In French accent) Does your game include ze multiplayer? : LoioshDwaggie
• gg steve. gg : askedrelic
• Hah, awkwarrrd. You're all smiling, they aren't. Cue the crickets. : Goto10
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  It would be pretty funny if you guys managed to put a rick roll into the game somehow. :P : Vantage
  • Or just had Jon st. John hum it at some timely moment during the action. : Vantage
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  That meme is too played out. You should have auto-tuned the dialogue and sound effects into a song. : Prozium
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    we'll do that next time... maybe for duke5ever. : Steve Gibson
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      duke5alive : timmie
      • hide your chicks hide your wife : spiderfill
• haahaha : abrasion
• God I wish there was a press crew covering the press only time so we could see that happen :( Also, pl... : laurgasms
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  You should have filmed their reactions. It would have been classic! : BaronVonChocula
  • Yeah, is there video of this? : pyide
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    And then end it with keyboard cat playing Steve off. : BlackCat9
    • Now I'm laughing : rosewood
• You should have played a random video off of http://zeroviews.biz/ : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• Stunts like this are the reason haiku had to fire you from Shacknews. : yosemiteclimber
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  The game press has a stick up it's collective ass. : Fred Garvin
  • The game press : LoioshDwaggie
  • Except Morris. He's pretty cool. : anhero
• best rick roll ever imo : Odoyle
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  Well, I would have thought it was funny. : Conan
  • Yeah, I would have laughed. : The Grolar Bear
• How was your big Eurasian vacation anyway? Did you like Amsterdam? : Mad Brahmin Disease
• so in all seriousness when do we get some official videos. i refuse to watch shaky cam. i want some 1080p... : CoRDS
• Honestly, them not laughing actually makes it more hilarious for some reason. VIDEO GAME PRESS: SERIO... : timmie
• btw the next time you get interviewed by "good game" dont look so stoned. and dont say "dude" so much. fy... : CoRDS
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  I would screw the press and only release materials to Youtube, Facebook and Twitter :) Screw the old med... : GeorgeB3DR
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    Haha. I feel that way about antiquated gameplay too. : kingdepork
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      OH : Dong Patrol
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        SNAP. : Dong Patrol
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          I will buy it though. We all have to. It's like the KFC Famous Bowl. : kingdepork
          • You mean the Puppy Bowl : Mad Brahmin Disease
          • Good job, give your money to people that don't give a fuck about their consumers. : lcizzle
    • lol : naabster
    • Blowing shit up and saving chicks never feels antiquated. : Dimmona
  • someone's pissy : the city
  • Kinda like your company...? : lcizzle
• If I was one of the press people I would have also been shooting you daggers. : soggybagel
• Haha, I would've laughed for sure. : Bamii
• I probably would have punched you in the face. But, I would have been smiling at the same time. : TheVietSpecial
• fuck em, sounds like a good laugh to me : moshman
• haha awkwaaaaaard : bolneze
• I'm surprised they didn't start crying. : FlamingGimp
• hahaha thats pretty awesome : xsii
• file it under stuff that sucks. : Hoax
• that stopped being funny when youtube did it, sorry :( : razorblade79
• hahahahaha this is great. : TrptJim
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  friend said to me "What else would you expect from the company that brought you Claptrap?" ouch. can't : pyide
  • I just wish claptrap was easier to ignore. Like you had to hit an interact button to make him stay stupi... : kingdepork
• i'd have lol'd : Flinz
• I find that pretty amusing. : Johnnsen
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  q WELL DUH]q : CoRDS
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    Good Job! : drucifer
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      i blame haiku : CoRDS
      • Good job, haiku! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      Great Job! : abrasion
      • lol, yeah, that works better... : drucifer
• You shoulda played the orginal duke4eva trailer and been all serious like "we went back to basics" : NukemFornever
• Good Luck. We're all counting on you : CoRDS
• lol : ThomW
• After 13 years of waiting for credible news about this game, can you blame folks for not being in the moo... : Ride-My-Rocket

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  Uncharted 1, Killzone 2 maybe Infamous - ideally under 40$ each though for them nowadays. Heavy Rain is ... : abrasion
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    I find that you really can't go back to Uncharted 1 after beating Uncharted 2 :( : nwillard
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      (because while the first one is great the second one just completely blows it out of the water) : nwillard
      • Which is ridiculous, it's still an absoloutely brilliant game which hasn't dated badly at all - it's a cu... : abrasion
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      I couldn't beat Uncharted 2, I prefer 1 anyhow. : abrasion
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        WTF? Where did you get stuck? : red2lucas
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          The faggot idiot retarded yeti bullshit. Fuck the game : abrasion
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            You fight them twice, stop being a bitch : gmd
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              Too hard, too long ago - will re-play maybe in 6 months from the start :/ : abrasion
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                you bitch, they are not hard : gmd
                • IIRC the autosave fucked me rotten. : abrasion
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            Yeah they sucked a little bit, but it wasn't that hard once you worked out how to kill them : red2lucas
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              iirc he doesn't even know what they are he just fought them in the disguised part which is once or twice. : gmd
              • You just gotta run and take potshots at them until a cutscene kicks in. : kingdepork
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            I beat it on hardest (crushing iirc?). The game is cake, abrasion. This is unacceptable. : My Documents
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              I also like how you prefer the game you suck less at. You and dantastic need to get a room. : My Documents
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                My autosave is in a real pickle :( I think I'll just go back to playing Eden on my tripple. : abrasion
                • GOD DAMN IT : gmd
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                  Yeah, but what's preventing you from just reloading the chapter? Do you suck at the main menu too? : My Documents
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                    Nah I just haven't tried, I got sour on it and ignored it, it put me off the game. I'll re-try it maybe ... : abrasion
                    • which part exactly? : gmd
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            I played it on the next highest difficulty while being spectated. It took me 3 tries and I figured it out... : Sailor of Fortune
            • I don't even think he is there, I think he is at the first or second encounter when they are still in cos... : gmd
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        Do you make any good choices? : Rauol Duke
        • I actually preferred 1. The grenade mechanics were better in 2, for sure, but one felt like a better game... : Ebu
        • There's something more charming about it. : abrasion
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  Just after they've been hacked! How convenient! When i had one i loved Killzone, LBP and Flower. : tboomer2
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    OR friend was selling his, and GT5 is coming soon. I have a seat/wheel and projector setup in my room. : red2lucas
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      I cannot wait for GT5! I have a few PS3 games I'd like to offload for rather cheap if you're intereste... : zigaroo
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        I'm in Australia... you have 'roo' in your name... maybe you are too. : red2lucas
        • Nope. :( : zigaroo
  • I've been planning on buying one for LBP2 for ages. So people can't buy one know or they are pirates? : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  DEMON'S SOULS : DianeOfTheMoon
  • Holy shit what Diane says times a million : Fredrik S
  • Demon's Souls for $25 from Gamestop -- via slickdeals -- http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/productDetails.a... : Kniggit
  • ^ This times a billion : Grimmadog
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    I bought it and I'm scared to play it. Read too much about it raping my ass. I'd shit my pants at the t... : kingdepork
    • Its really not as hard as people say. Its just a game you have to be patient with. For the most part the ... : f4lln
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      don't be afraid, just be PATIENT don't rush through the game, tackle each area on its own and you will... : grendel
      • Patience is the primary thing you need. Not in a time investment sort of way, but just don't rush into e... : DianeOfTheMoon
  • ^Definetely this. : BackSinner
  • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : eeeealmo
  • the ONLY game you need to own on PS3 : MrLobo
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    he's married and he has a kid ffs : Daggoth
    • the game should be easy for him then : gmd
  • THIS : Begawkiness
  • it will make you cry : Clay
  • Agreed! This is a must have! : pturvz
  • This is the only game you will need, ever. Well, for awhile. : David Craddock
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    Will I like it? I never really heard much about it. Help me, shack hype! : FirstPersonCooter
    • I knew next to nothing when I bought it. I love the game even though the difficulty level is high at time... : ovrlrd
    • only if you like playing games on brutal difficulty. If you die you lose so much. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
    • It's a great game if you can learn some patience and not think that killing something in a beat-em-up/act... : DianeOfTheMoon
• maybe Heavy Rain? MAYBE?!?!? >< : nwillard
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  valkiria chronicles, and folklore (not a AAA title, but I liked it) : X-GOUKI
  • +1 to Valkyria Chronicles. JB might still have a few copies. : Daggoth
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  infamous is good : Clay
  • Infamous is VERY good and highly underrated. : treefingers1
• Don't forget PSN: Wipeout HD and the Pixeljunk series. : Daggoth
• Ratchet and Clanks Pixeljunk Shooter : ThomW
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  I wouldn't buy Modnation Racers, it's terrible. Try the demo first at least. : razlebol
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    I've got an 8 year old who will armbar me if I don't : red2lucas
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      I guess it's ok for kids. : razlebol
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        It's OK for adults, too. What's your problem? It's a fun little racer. It's not Gran Turismo, thank god, ... : Ebu
        • Have the load times been improved? The best buy demo units take like a minute to load anything : RikiTiki2
        • The demo was horrible. : razlebol
• Looks like you've got sone good ones already. Also check out Pixeljunk Monsters for tower defense goodnes... : warcrow
• I really enjoyed inFamous, enough to play through it twice back to back. The sequel is looking good too ... : Begawkiness
• WOHD, Valkyria Chronicles, Joe Danger, Flower, SSF4 (the PS3 version lets you kick my ass) : My Documents
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  Metal Gear 4? I played the first 3 but I heard the latest one was good. : Trips
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    Good? It's fucking incredible!! : steve_o
    • mgs4 best game : spaceless
• Valkyria Chronicles : Arcath
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  no one mentioned mgs4? : wurt
  • He asked for a game, not a compilation of cutscene. : noxiousgg
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  a nokia n900 : azenmaster
  • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS : r3dn3ck
  • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
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    for linux ofc : [7]kami
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      and homebrew. : Bamii
      • and piracy. : My Documents
• Sweet I needed this thread. My list is LBP:GOTY, Uncharted 1&2 and LBP2 : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• All I have is ninja gaiden sigma, madden 11, littlebigplanet, and god of war collection : RikiTiki2
• This is where I bust in with Siren: Blood Curse off PSN - still the scariest horror game of this gen. : Borzoi
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  Get JOE DANGER from the PSN store! : Nitrium
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    Add me! I'd like some competition! pyide's the only one but his scores are a distant 2nd : My Documents
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      When I played through that game I was basically fighting against blank friends leaderboards for the last ... : pyide
      • lol I figured as much. You should revisit it. They patched it, adding custom soundtrack support and dlc... : My Documents
  • I fucking love that game, but the selection of multiplayer levels is a little wan. :( : Ebu
• NCAA 2011 : RPGFPS
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  Oh my god get Demon's Souls before they shut down the US server in March : Lucy Labia
  • Pixel Junk Shooter too. And the original PS Metal Gear Solid download of PSN : Lucy Labia
  • oh what??? : Kombit
• Warhawk is cheap and fun. : gibolas1234
• get flower! and LittleBigPlanet! : grendel
• FLOWER...or you are a faggot. : notdeadyeti

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  thank god. firefox 3 sucks so much ass : Flying h4x0r
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    Uh... no it doesn't. : vx2o
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      Compared to modern rendering engines and javascript engines, yes it very much does. : terath
      • From that point of view, OK. But, for me, Firefox 3 just works and is fast enough. Far from sucky. : vx2o
    • uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh : ateam311
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  Needs Greasemonkey support. : JT
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    The latest dev build of greasemonkey works with beta4, I'm using it now for the lol-script. : Alco23
    • link? : JT
  • you want it to slow back down? : lukej1337
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  Firefox 3 or 4 beta? : abrasion
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    beta 4 : filthysock
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      :( I'm sticking with 3 until _all_ my plugins transition over and someone releases a mod to put the tabs ... : abrasion
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        I don't think you need a mod to put the tabs where they belong, there's an option to put them below the a... : Nali4Freedom
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          Whenever a new major version of FFox comes out, all my good plugins take up to 2 months to get ported :( ... : abrasion
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            do you mean extensions? you can install them by overriding the supported version crap, usually works jus... : OrkO
            • Sometimes yes, sometimes no - since I use FFox constantly - I couldn't live without it. : abrasion
      • The tabs ARE above the address bar, dummy. They are home now. : anhero
• I dunno about fast, but it feels light. If that makes sense. : pgharavi
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  after spending a few weeks with the last few versions of FF crashing on 3 different pc's, i'm a chrome co... : harold.johnson
  • Maybe you have shitty computers? I've installed FF on countless numbers of computers and never had it cr... : Vividvoid
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  Does it still take forever to start like Firefox 3? : Mmmmmoo
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    I really don't understand it when people say this. How long does it take for you to start? I don't thin... : Zips
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      Firefox takes much more time to load compared to Chrome. Chrome is pretty much instantaneous. In all my e... : Mmmmmoo
      • I tend to have my browser up in multi-day long sessions. Start time is pretty irrelevant. : CRasterImage
      • Mine takes longer than Chrome because of all the addons. But we are talking a second or two : Pettytheft
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      Mine takes like 5 seconds to load around 30 tabs, i never close firefox fully i always save a bunch of ta... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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        it's a web browser, not a website clown car. : harold.johnson
        • I FUCKING LOVE WEBSITES : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
        • Hahah. : FlamingGimp
        • hahaha : jimmy_legs
        • morning lol! : mad-d00d
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        I browse the same way, I've hit 150 tabs before but I generally try to make a point of closing all my tab... : abrasion
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          the heck is with you guys? do you try to open up the whole internet on separate tabs? : jimmy_legs
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            When I'm researching something, I google it, middle click 5 tabs, then refine the search, middle click 5 ... : abrasion
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              I would of hated to see your computer before tabbed browsers. : Shadowdane
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                I've been using tabbed browsers for literally 10 years, I've only been actively using a GUI based browser... : abrasion
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                  Man R.I.P :( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetCaptor "# QuickSearch: Allows you to perform search engine : abrasion
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                    Firefox has this feature, I use it all the time. : Helter Skelter
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                      Yea, you can even define your own. : MrBig0
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                        So does Chrome. Also, Firefox stole tabs from NetCaptor, not from Opera as moron Opera fanboys would lik... : Zero|DPX
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                          We agree on something! : abrasion
                          • The word on Firefox tabs comes straight from ex-lead designer Ben Goodger (now a Chrome tech lead) : Zero|DPX
            • haha, I NEVER close tabs at work, every time I look up something about .NET I open a new tab google open ... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
            • understood, and I do the same thing also. but, when I am done reading it, I either bookmark it for anoth... : jimmy_legs
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              Were you researching efficient folder naming? : Tommy Toolbag
              • AHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA lol lol ! : abrasion
        • Why does this not surprise me? : Phreakin
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          You are such an enigma with this stuff. : Goto10
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            I find information incredibly fast, I'm the goto guy at work for this very reason. : abrasion
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              how do you find information fast if it's in one of your 150 tabs? : crummynz
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                Well I spose that's an exaggerated figure, I haven't gone over 60 or 70 in aaaages, I've changed my brows... : abrasion
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                  I honestly think that it would take less time to find something all over again than to find it among 150 ... : woddemandred
                  • Not really, all the tabs are in order aren't they - 10 tabs on battleships, 10 tabs on underwater mines, ... : abrasion
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                Tree-style tabs! https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5890 I often hit 100 tabs and they ... : jcupitt
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                  nnnnggggg .... confused ......excited.......... angry...... happy that sounds so...good! but I'm not ... : abrasion
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                    it's nice having them on the left as well, you get more vertical space : jcupitt
                    • Even better is the new tab feature firefox is adding in 4 or something where tabs are in groups : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
                • I love this addon. : Skrynkelberg
        • Someone I know uses tabs like they're fucking bookmarks, he'll have firefox open with, and I'm not fuckin... : Toraz Chryx
        • ^^ porn. : biofrog
        • I think there's an Achievement for opening 200. : guitarsandbikes
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      20s. And 9 out of 10 times there's a update slowing it down even more. : MatzL.E.
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        Your computer is broken. : Nixx2004
        • Chrome starts in 2s. : MatzL.E.
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      Just tried it on my Core i7 930 @ 4Ghz with a cleared file system cache. 15 seconds from click to shac... : uncleanmonkey
      • Oh, and this is a completely clean Firefox install. No extensions. : uncleanmonkey
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        This the latest beta? My system is pretty much the same, and it's got a heap of other programs running to... : filthysock
        • Beta 4. : uncleanmonkey
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          I's about 3s with a hot filesystem cache, though. The problem is that it's touching too many files. : uncleanmonkey
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            ahah, omg you're right. After shacknews loads (quicker than chrome), the hard drive grinds for about 1.5 ... : filthysock
            • no wait, it was the two flash ads. Fucking flash, die. : filthysock
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        That seems slow. Here it's 6s from click to functioning browser. With a warm cache, less than 2s. Tha... : jcupitt
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          When I turned on my computer this morning I tested. Both Chrome and FF opened in less than 2 seconds, the... : Nixx2004
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            Or Firefox is just broken. For example, it used to scan your internet explorer cache files in order to ge... : uncleanmonkey
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              Eh? It used to? Meaning it doesn't anymore...yet it's still super slow on your computer? I don't kn... : Nixx2004
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                Define fast. Have you used Chrome/Opera/Safari/IE? Firefox has more problems than any other for me, when ... : g3dHorse
                • Equivalent to Chrome. I don't notice any difference while browsing, but I haven't done any timed tests. ... : Nixx2004
              • Just an example of firefox doing stupid things, who knows why it's so slow *this* time? : uncleanmonkey
      • Man, I don't know what's going on with your computer, but it's 2-3 seconds maximum for FF4 beta for me. ... : Conan
  • instant : filthysock
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  I'll never go back from Chrome. : jeffmoeller
  • This. Changing from FF to Chrome was an eyeopener. I've never had any problems, been completely satisfied... : Navy Spitfire
  • Same here. Went from ff to safari to chrome and won't ever go back : Flinz
  • I will never go to Chrome. Because Firefox works great. Firefox already has support for greasemonkey an... : CRasterImage
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  Beta 4 isn't bad, but the UI sucks. They took away (by default) the menu bar, but didn't replace it with ... : K1Bond007
  • They are copying Chrome it seems, the good and the bad. : Nixx2004
  • Press the alt key? It's like this on Windows too... I love FF4, Chrome has some cool stuff, but fireb... : davidc02
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    You mean the menu that was streamlined into a big orange button in the upper left corner? Well, if you r... : Vividvoid
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      I didn't know that, but no.. making the orange menu worth a damn. In beta 5 it should look closer to ... : K1Bond007
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        That's an improvement! Although, it looks a lot like the start menu in Aero. : Vividvoid
        • Office 2007. I wouldn't mind if they scrapped the menu button altogether and insert Office 2010's "File" ... : K1Bond007
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  I like it a lot but chromes threading still keeps me using it. When Firefox can maintain a responsive UI ... : boarder2
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    It's not like Chrome does that. If I refresh the Shack, then switch to a different tab and try scrolling ... : Nixx2004
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      Choppy is different than completely unresponsive. : boarder2
      • It's also different than 'a responsive UI'. He made it sound like Chrome would be perfectly normal. : Nixx2004
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  i just want them to fix whatever the hell causes firefox to eventually consume GIGS of RAM. : skryte
  • That's flash causing this. Not ff. : davidc02
  • Firefox doesn't consume gigs of RAM. Its plugins might. And I'm not a Firefox apologist. It's amazing ... : LilCrypto
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  I love app tabs: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2661597/APPTABS.png I switched to chrome on OSX just because ... : Nali4Freedom
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    what are those? : Clay
    • Clay, they are these: http://lifehacker.com/5597893/firefox-4-beta-2-adds-app-tabs-for-keep+open-sites : Bean
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  I love beta 4. My plugins jus won't support it. Firebug and webDevKit. Reinstalled 3.6.8. Will figure out... : anhero
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    what os? beta is installed nicely along with the stable on win7 here. : filthysock
    • also, firebug beta works in beta 4 http://getfirebug.com/releases/firebug/1.6X/ : filthysock
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  In the last few days I've been trying to make more of an effort to move to Chrome 'cause I was finding FF... : losimagic
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    you should switch to beta I would say. dev only adds instability for awhile now : Draugluin
    • Thanks, I'll see how I get on with that for a while : losimagic
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    With all this Chrome talk, I figured I should try it, so I'm using it for the first time here. (I got wha... : frib
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      hrmm, something sounds definitely borked, perhaps ask Zero|DPX when he comes online. : filthysock
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        I'd love to go back to firefox, but there are two issues preventing me: when you separate a tan from a wi... : MrBig0
        • Fuuuuu misreply : MrBig0
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      This sounds really strange. Here are some ideas. (By proxy prefetch I assume you meant DNS prefetch? ... : Zero|DPX
      • Hey, thanks for the suggestions, I'll see if any of that helps. : frib
  • Crashes are bad. Please follow http://www.chromium.org/for-testers/bug-reporting-guidelines/reporting-cr... : Zero|DPX
• the only relevant criticism in terms of speed or general slowness of firefox only applies to osx firefox.... : Hoax
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  The very top of the UI takes up way too much fucking space. The only reason that top transparent row is ... : _jon
  • i agree. I hate that shit. : wurt
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    This, the UI design is just bizarre. : g3dHorse
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      Seems like it is trying to match the minimalistic UI of Chrome but not quite. Funny thing is that I can't... : Mmmmmoo
      • Agreed, it's like they are following Chrome's lead but didn't want to copy it exactly - its a bizarre mix... : g3dHorse
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    yeah. that's the main reason i switched to Chrome. Space is pretty important for my netbook, and every ti... : mindmann
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      F11 : Hoax
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        no u. : shirif
        • Fullscreen is not optimal when you need to alt-tab all the time. : shirif
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      Chrome's top bar is taller than firefox beta 4's: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2661597/top_bar_compairison.png : Nali4Freedom
      • Get out of here with that truth crap! : Freon
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        not when maximized? chrome's tabs touch the top of the screen. : sasoi
        • Yeah, that's true. I agree it would be better to just have it like that all the time and move the orange ... : Nali4Freedom
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        What Chrome theme is that? The baby blue, I'm not fond of, but the backing black thing I want. I use the ... : GreatGooglyMoogly
        • the window border color is determined by your Windows appearance settings, not Chrome : Goncyn
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          That's just Aero, i.e. you need Vista or Win 7. : rock elf
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            Oh okay, Chrome is not in focus. : GreatGooglyMoogly
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              Or ah, I see they fixed that stuff. When I started using Chrome (I'm on Windows 7 btw) the titlebar was a... : GreatGooglyMoogly
              • The Aero support has been in for a long time, but the light blue is still the default theme on XP. On ... : rock elf
        • Unless I've gone insane I think that is just Aero with a firefox window underneath (blurred transparency) : g3dHorse
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        Not here it isn't: http://www.shackpics.com/files/ff4chrome7_hin5pjgwowkgm0equq2p.png That's FF4b4 and... : rock elf
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          Yeah, I think its the same in the current release of Chrome (Nail4Freedom is not using 6 from the looks o... : g3dHorse
          • Actually, his Chrome is the same height. The difference is that he's using small icons for Firefox. It's ... : rock elf
      • You're on an outdated Chrome version. We made things 2 px shorter in Chrome 6. They're even shorter on ... : Zero|DPX
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    I believe there's an extension that fixes that. : Dontdrop
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      PROTIP: The classic menus are iin this spot if you press Alt . It doesn't make it any less bizarre, thoug... : FirstPersonCooter
      • I meant to reply to _jon. Bah. : FirstPersonCooter
      • You can right-click on the top menu & turn it back on permanently. : Shadowdane
      • ? For me, it creates a new line when pressing alt, below the orange button - taking even more space. : g3dHorse
  • yah that Oranage Firefox Tab, should be on the tab bar. and it should just be the firefox logo or give t... : Shadowdane
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    You would have to move the close, maximize, minimize buttons as well, those are a bit more difficult to p... : Nali4Freedom
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      Chrome has that same transparent space even, just no orange button. : Nali4Freedom
      • Only when not maximized. : MrBig0
    • http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/07/06/remove-stuck-firefox-4-orange-menu-button-css/ : Shadowdane
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    On my machine FF4 beta and chrome take up withing a couple of pixels of eachother. Firefox *might* take u... : Conan
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      Compare them maximized. : OmegaRed59
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        I have two high resolution monitors; I never browse maximized. : Conan
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          But then you can't just hit the edge of the screen to scroll, change tabs, close the window, etc. Makes i... : OmegaRed59
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            You're assuming I use a mouse more than I do. : Conan
            • Also any speed benefit I might get from that would be entirely negated by not being able to easily see my... : Conan
• I thought it was fast when I used the beta, but then i thought the fact that none of my dozen extensions ... : Geoffrois
• I still find chrome faster on my machine. : wurt
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    • He probably has a bad color profile, which Firefox is respecting. One of my LCDs has a bad profile includ... : Conan
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  I'd love to go back to firefox , but there are two issues preventing me: when you separate a tan from a w... : MrBig0
  • Chrome's tabs are amazing. : Geoffrois
• Mayhaps a clean user profile? : GreatGooglyMoogly
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  I'm a pretty devout firefox user and switched to chrome a month or so ago. So much faster. : [fry]
  • using firefox feels like driving a minivan now : GloriousCow

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  Whatever happened to Huxley. That was gonna be the bomb. : ZenzenTen
  • Huxley kept getting more and more trimmed every time I read about it to the point where im not even inter... : braaains
  • All it was was a glorified game lobby. : thejay247
  • I was really excited about it until I got into the beta, then "meh" : TheQuad
• Wow that looks prettt damn coo. : [7]kami
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  you can signup for beta http://www.firefallthegame.com/forums/register.php : HisKillSkill
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    that's the forum registration? will they just pm you if you are picked? : pyide
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      Yes : skitzo
      • Nice! : pyide
  • Thanks. this looks like a blast. : reelbk
  • I would like to sign up so I am commenting to save this for later thanks. : nevlos
  • cool, thanks for the link. : qu1nton
  • By registering on the forums, you're automatically signed up for beta, though, so you're good to go there : dumb.
• this looks amazing : okellyc
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  thumpers and antlions? I wonder where they got that idea. : manero
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    Crystals and Zergs I thought. : ZenzenTen
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      even the game logo looks like sc : HisKillSkill
      • I think I saw an overlord. : skitzo
      • thats exactly what i saw : bolneze
    • I thought the bugs looked a lot more like the Spiderants in Borderlands. : Derringer
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    Dune and Starship Troopers. : AxeMan808
    • Beat me to it : flooq
    • Ayup! :) : BlockheadBrown
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    and striders too (at the end).. heh. : doomed
    • War Of The Worlds. : AxeMan808
• That looks awesome. : disposition
• That actually looks awesome. : lechuck59
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  Jesus youtube has gone downhill. Lately seems like I can't even buffer a 360p video for it to play withou... : timaste
  • 720p worked fine here :/ : HisKillSkill
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    I found that the 720p video actually buffered much faster. : shinseitom
    • yup, lowres videos come down at like 30K/sec, 720P usually at 1-2MB/sec : opengl128
  • It always seems to be on a strange video by video basis for me. Some load great, some suck. This one suck... : braaains
  • 720 worked great here. : rmjackson
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    Try clearing your flash cache. : razlebol
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      This actually fixed this problem for me, good suggestion. : timaste
      • NP. It's what is causing the problem for most people but they don't know about it. : razlebol
  • ditto, youtube is worthless : BouillonCubes
  • Yep, been having the same problems as of late. They're throttling and they're doing a piss poor job of it... : Madwacker
  • Yeah, I hate trying to watch videos on Youtube anymore. You have to a 1 minute video loading for 3 or 4 m... : noxiousgg
  • Same here, it's really annoying. : atom519
  • blame your ISP, working great here on a crappy 2 megabit connection : hanged_man
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  Gave me a Borderlands vibe when I first saw it. : sogelegos
  • Celshaded + loot drops. : ZenzenTen
• STRIDER!!! : ZenzenTen
• looks like borderlands, but much better : maulla
• Looks good!! : hohoh0
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  wow super impressed : eeeealmo
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    holy shit that was so awesome : eeeealmo
    • yeah that looks pretty amazing : kill9
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  interesting looks like starbordercraftlands : bolneze
  • that smoke looks good : bolneze
• I'm intrigued, but not getting my hopes up too much yet. The fly-through was pretty impressive, though. ... : PenicillinX57
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  That looks stellar. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • love the name and logo too : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  Very cool. For some reason Drudge reminded me of a futuristic version of Orgrimaar. : Ambient80
  • That looked exactly like Durotar. : D45hiz
• That was incredible. : shortbuscaptain
• It's really Kern plus someone from QA representing the Blizzard portion of that statement and Youngblood ... : Porkasaurus
• Holy shit! O_O : razlebol
• Wow, didnt expect it to be this cool when the video started playing. Gameplay looks really fresh to me so... : Bamii
• looks like a good remake of battlezone, just with out the commies vs usa stuff : Alpha Class Android
• wow nice! that looks like a lot of fun. : dromo5
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  Looks very impressive. I wonder how they'll make their money if it's free. Also crazy how much that remin... : te[R]ror
  • Microtransactions. There's an FAQ posted on the forums. : Ambient80
• blimey that looks like a lot of fun : Bamtan
• I heartily approve of this game. : dumb.
• WASSUP WASHAPPENIIIIIIIIN ............. : Drewus
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  um, this looks actually great! I guess it's for pc? any additional info? : JohnnyDanger
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    I'd like to know if it will be OS X compatible. Not holding my breath, but there's one topic on the forum... : Ambient80
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      I was wondering this as well. With ex Blizzard people on the team there's a chance though! : tfboc
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        Are you boc on the forums? : Ambient80
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          Yeah hah, just registered to voice support. : tfboc
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            Yeah same here (and on the hopes I might get in beta ;> ) : Ambient80
            • If you're registered in the forum you're in the beta - see my post above :) : dumb.
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        Sadface. Looks like it is currently PC only. :( : Ambient80
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          good thing we have bootcamp : HisKillSkill
          • I finally ditched it because I would never reboot to play anything. : tfboc
• That looks great : hamachi
• That looks fun as hell. Please god, let this be good and let the shackbattles be epic. : lightly inclined
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  So was he flying that ship? Or was it just like a taxi? : AgentPothead
  • I wondered that myself. I suspect it was a taxi though. : AxeMan808
  • looked like a taxi / set flight path to me. : pyide
  • Those taxi rides will get really boring really fast :( : PenicillinX57
• Holy. Shit. Global Agenda is out of business. This looks hot as shit. : Visceral Monkey
• Pretty impressive : boarder2
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  We are planning to release Firefall at the end of 2011. Dammit, looks like it goes on the back burner ... : Visceral Monkey
  • oh well, that's a bummer : JohnnyDanger
  • eww so 2012 then. : skinlab133
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  Digging the art style. : Conan
  • I don't much care for the oversized armor / jetpacks thing. I do like the functionality of jet boots, tho... : pyide
• Trailer is worth watching too - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wKw9AGX3bs : tfboc
• That looks great, but I hope there's a lot more to the gameplay than they showed. : synapse19
• WHOA! this uses the Offset engine? Awesome. : disposition
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  I somewhere read it is supposed to be an mmo and charges with microtransactions. True? : Johnnsen
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    FAQ says it's not a traditional MMO, and it will be funded by microtransactions. : disposition
    • Urgh not interested then. Bummer. : Johnnsen
• Damnit, I want this so bad right now. : stygian_whisper
• Looks like Borderlands but with more color and more interaction. That's what killed me in Borderlands...t... : Madwacker
• Looks like a gameplay/art blend between Borderlands, Tribes and Lost Planet to me. : ShekkyBoy
• Wow, this is a pleasant surprise! Do want. : Legolas5
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  apart from the third person perspective which i dislike it looks like it could be awesome : Mansmells
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    looks like you can switch to 1st when you want : bolneze
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      was that in the video? i must have missed it : Mansmells
      • yesssir : chilln
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      I thought that was just a zoomed-in, sniper-sight mode, not a true 1st person view. : Ride-My-Rocket
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        theres clearly a first person perspective and not sure how you can even miss it from that video : HisKillSkill
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          Maybe because I was buffering at 720p and YouTube's shitty player froze on me and refused to start again ... : Ride-My-Rocket
          • here, a screen just for you http://nofrag.com/images/00545f.jpg : HisKillSkill
      • looks like theres a normal FP view too (in the town/base thing) : bolneze
      • There's FPS and then you can have a kind of iron sights view : Sailor of Fortune
• Looks interesting. : LemonJoose
• Very nice. The jump jets and the transport got me all nostalgic for Tribes 2. I'll be watching this one... : Tech T
• you had me at blizzard : TPSReport
• Looks neat o : DM7
• I would play this based solely on the the video and the number of players shown in it! When you say hundr : Dong Patrol
• Whhharttttt thee fuuuuckkk? That looks awesome! Man.. why would that be free?!? : abrasion
• wow looks very cool. I wonder what the latency and hit detection will be like in pvp though with that man... : DarkDeus
• planetside done right? : Veegeezee
• That looks awesome. Getting a very Borderlands feel from it. : atom519
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  Looks very promising. : Ride-My-Rocket
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    Ok, I just finished the video and am upgrading my previous post to "DO WANT". : Ride-My-Rocket
    • I AM ALSO IN THE DO WANT CAMP : trOmblyj
• Um. That was fucking bad ass. : Moonbase Commander
• where in sweet baby jesus did this come from : brewsterdog
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  shackhype++ I think it looks awesome. Coming to PC I hope : malloc
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    its pc only : HisKillSkill
    • :) :) :) : lukej1337
• Looks like it plays like the originate UT... I LOVE IT! : greenbergMD
• OMFG Rad 4realz : Lightzout
• Very cool, I'll have to watch for this one now. : SolrFlare
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  Just remember, Hellgate came from ex Blizzard employees. : capt tripps
  • shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh : HisKillSkill
  • D E B B I E D O W N E R ' D : bolneze
  • Your gloom shall not penetrate my cloud of bubbling happiness! AWAY NONBELIEVER! AWAY! : Nighthawk0110
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    So did Mythos and Torchlight. : jimmy_legs
    • This is why I love you, jimmy legs. : gnomish
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      Mythos doesnt count - its not out yet or anything right? : bolneze
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        The people working on Mythos ended up on Torchlight. : walker270
        • After Frodo threw the ring in the volcano. : Lightzout
    • You forgot Fate : capt tripps
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      While Torchlight is good, it's pretty much just Diablo on a smaller budget and scale. I like the idea ... : Vincent Grayson
      • Well the guys who did TL were from the original B North studio which did create Diablo. It's also impress... : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Don't forget GuildWars, Left 4 Dead and Plants VS Zombies : Porkasaurus
  • haha nice : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    I reinstalled Hellgate:London last weekend and played a bunch of it. I enjoy it for what it is (diablo w... : trOmblyj
    • It was not! They had spell delivery systems, not guns! (and notice how I used the past tense) : AxeMan808
  • Yeah. Arenanet and Runic seem to be the only ones who have actually "made it". : Godhatesfatpeople
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  That looks cool as long as it's not an MMO. I would have preferred to see it with the dev commentary.... : Dynotaku
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    F2P apparently, micro-transaction supported, from browsing their forums and FAQ. FAQ here: http://ww... : trOmblyj
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      That is - 10 points from my camp. So far every recent F2P game has been awful (ex: APB, the current versi... : LoioshDwaggie
      • APB was free? : bolneze
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      Why can't they just sell it to me for $50. What's wrong with that model all of a sudden? : Dynotaku
      • Everybody wants to be a service now. : AxeMan808
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        I'm under the impression we're facing another *bulletpoint stupidity run with game developers. Like how w... : LoioshDwaggie
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          *And when you try to move this into the actual gamer maket, we don't like it. : LoioshDwaggie
          • I would like it just fine if the game was worth playing. See: League of Legends. : lefthighkick
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          This project has a very long history. The quickest version - what you see now started as a MMO funded ... : Porkasaurus
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            Didn't Webzen fund Huxley? : GreatGooglyMoogly
            • That game looks terrible too. It looks like UT3 with an MMO pricing scheme. : Godhatesfatpeople
        • I agree - I reckon that easily looks worth 50$ as it is already. (assuming the world is obviously a bit b... : abrasion
        • I see games like this going free to play because there is no chance they can hope to compete with somethi... : pyide
    • I hope that isn't the downfall of the game. Until we learn more about their Microtransaction model/DLC if... : Sailor of Fortune
  • Is there a video with the developer commentary? : pyide
• This looks very promising. : Link.
• Looks interesting; shame about the art style though =\ : InfoBiter
• This looks promising. Hopefully they add animations for holstering the weapons. It looks dumb when eve... : noxiousgg
• Oh wow, didn't know about this game until now. And it's not an MMO they say... interesting. Reminds me a ... : nephilem
• omg awesome : moe6
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  looks like a console'd version of Borderlands to me. : lord_omega
  • o_0 That.....doesn't make any] sense. : carbontree
  • You mean the Borderlands that was on the consoles? : DrZettl
  • You mean like Borderlands. : Johnnsen
  • these are the jokes, folks : lukej1337
• Main Site http://www.firefallthegame.com/ also has a nice prerendered trailer with hawt chix : bolneze
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  It almost looks like WoW and Borderlands were out drinking one night, and 9 months later they got this li... : InfectedSoul
  • Starship Troopers + Avatar : finalthrill
• very nice I keep my eye on this one : yosan
• I put my money on that the blizz guys were working on SC Ghost. Only now it's SC Ghost AND Reaper. : henrikb
• Very cool! Thansk for sharing. I hadn't heard of this yet. : BlockheadBrown
• It almost looks like my dream game, planetside-ish though I wonder if there will be pvp too. : Geoffrois
• God the graphics look shit! Ah, wait.. Should check this out in a better than iPhone edge resolution.. : Flinz
• Thanks for posting, looks fucking fantastic. Bookmark'd! : lefthighkick
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  Unfortunately that's the now mess of a studio Red5. Where most if not all the guys who started it left th... : Godhatesfatpeople
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    To my mind 'Ex-Blizzard' studio has become 'we suck' based on all the shitty games such companies have re... : LoioshDwaggie
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      The problem it seems is what plagues most of the these ex-blizzard start-up's is they go in with tons of ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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        It just takes time to learn that stuff. Torchlight was made by the same team that screwed up hellgate. : roggor
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          Wasn't it mostly a separate team who was working on Mythos? Which was started as a netcode test of sorts ... : pyide
          • Yes it was a separate team. They took in 14 or so employees from Flagship after it went under. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    You do make an excellent point that "Ex-Blizzard" is not an indicator of future success. I'd go one step... : PenicillinX57
    • Most of the time those labels help them secure confidence from their publishers or investors. But you're ... : Godhatesfatpeople
• That looks pretty awesome : melkore
• 1) Loved it 2) when they got to the area where they would be buying new equipment my brain went 'eh'. I... : lukej1337
• wow that looks fantastic. : wurt
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  I hate to say it, but I'm getting kinda tired of space marines vs. alien bugs as a setting. I mean, how : action wombmate
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    The concept is good. The problem is I think it doesn't look unique enough at times. I'd like to see some ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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      I dunno, I think it gets to a point where no matter how you dress them up, you still have powersuited mar... : action wombmate
      • In games. It all boils down to how creative they take any element and dress it up. : Godhatesfatpeople
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      No, the concept is NOT good. It has been beaten to death, regardless of how "unique" the aliens look. I... : PenicillinX57
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        There isn't a theme in games that hasn't been done to death. But if you design it right and even give it ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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          I still think there's ways to make an oft-used concept feel more fresh other than just dressing them up d... : action wombmate
          • Of course. I meant dressing up as an all around word for design in general and I agree. This is also why ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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    It's too bad, most of the best games involve killing. I'm getting tired of it. : Sixcos
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      Portal is a great example of a non-killing FPS. : Godhatesfatpeople
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        theres tons of robots that die in that, plus a cube :( : spaceless
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          FUCK ROBOTS : Godhatesfatpeople
          • 0.0 : spaceless
          • divx : Johnnsen
    • I've been getting into adventure games because of this. It's a nice change of pace and there's a lot of d... : pyide
    • hug the aliens? : spaceless
    • Super Pattycake III? : Ride-My-Rocket
• Looks decent : Kylegar
• This makes me want to play games again. Hype +100 : spyrext

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  Anyone tried this yet? Specifically, someone who liked Penumbra so they can compare the two. : Marrbe
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    I have not (I don't want to spoil any of the full game) but reading on here (the story from yesterday), v... : ajvitaly
    • Okay, I tried the demo. It's quite gripping. Everyone should try it out. This sort of pseudo-indie gaming... : Marrbe
  • There seems to be less puzzling and more story cheese, but that's like ten minutes of demo : SpaecKow
• I just had to take a moment and stop the demo. I needed to breathe. Strangely, the invisible monsters : Alastayr
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  This should be getting more attention. Only 2 replies to a thread like this is why we get Call of Duty 15... : Marrbe
  • Great minds think alike! : ajvitaly
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    I post stuff about indie games and nobody else really seems to give a shit. It's frustrating, I know. : DrWaffles
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      If I am going to make a shill thread for Subversion, will y'all post in it? : SpaecKow
      • When is the expected release date? It's been in development for a while. : DrWaffles
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        What's subversion? : ajvitaly
        • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23909063#itemanchor_23909063 : SpaecKow
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        At least subversion has some combat, and isn't a glorified first person adventure game. : crazywigga
        • STOP BEING STUPID >:( : SpaecKow
    • I pay attention to and try to respond to every indie game thread I see. I know others do too. Don't give ... : snot3353
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  Yep just preordered. It might totally blow but the trailer I saw for it looked impressive and for $16 it... : kill9
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    Check out the Demo! : Alastayr
    • I just did, it was pretty awesome : kill9
• I tried the demo and quite liked it. I will be buying. : JohnnyRey
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  People who played the demo, does it end really abruptly? Or does it have a lime/death limit? I was in the : BlackCat9
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    Yes it ends just as you described. I'm curious, what did you find frustrating? Also, did you know that : JohnnyRey
    • Yeah, I figured that part out. I just don't like jumping puzzles in games. It feels like lazy design to m... : BlackCat9
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  IGN has it's review up ahead of the release - EDITOR'S CHOICE "An unforgettable survival horror experi... : ajvitaly
  • hm I will definitely pick this up. I've been looking for a good horror game. : h o s t i l e
  • also picking it up.. I've never played anything like it. playing it last night in the dark was fucking sc... : Lionel2b
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    That sounds great. I don't want to read the full review since I want the whole experience to be fresh. Ca... : Gary the Llama
    • I avoided the substance of the review. I read the first and last paragraphs. :D I've also avoided every o... : ajvitaly
• It's quite something. The demo even begins with a message suggesting that: "Amnesia should not be pla... : DrWaffles
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  Downloading the demo now! : DarkDeus
  • Holy shit that was scary!! Games where you have to run instead of fight are sooo much more intense and sc... : DarkDeus
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  I posted about the demo last night. Absolutely loved it. Had to quit during the water part and haven't pl... : Gary the Llama
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    LOL me too. Although I stopped because I didn't want to see anymore, not because my heart was racing and : coyoterys
    • I stopped because I thought that part was really annoying. : doctorbfunk
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  I had to bail on the trailer - too scary for me! : trOmblyj
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    haha, I'm a huge pansy with this stuff too. but it's worth pushing yourself to play. : Lionel2b
    • The only time I made a bunch of progress in Doom 3 my ex was sitting next to me watching me play. : trOmblyj
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  Looks pretty sweet. Preordered! I was looking for a scary game to play :D : theangrywaffles
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    If you don't already have the Penumbra games get them too. Best TRUE survival horror ever. : coyoterys
    • They aren't perfect but they are very scary and very fun. I am planning on playing the Amnesia demo later... : NastyJack
• Tried the demo with headphones. I had no knowledge of the game going into it. This game is good. Very wor... : Crabs Jarrard
• The demo is scary. This game is going to be great. It might be fun if there was a multiplayer mode li... : ArB
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  This is great stuff. The tension it creates is incredible. : blender81
  • Yep, it's impressive how a mere demo can be so engaging. Definately play it at night. I'll be getting thi... : Marrbe
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  Jesus fuck. The early trailers didn't impress me, but the demo sure did. This is EXACTLY what I've : Vincent Grayson
  • It was tough to make out what was happening in that trailer, too. Have you tried Frictional Games' other : DrWaffles
• PC GAMER review is up and they gave it 88% http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/09/06/amnesia-the-dark-descent-... : ajvitaly

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  I'm seeing them on 9/18 near DC. CANNOT FUCKING WAIT!!! : Odoyle
  • Dude. ALL OF MOVING PICTURES! : YerMothah
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  They may have the best drummer but they are in no way the best! : Modica Sol Solis
  • Can a distinction be drawn between "the best" and "the greatest?" : Odoyle
• I have to agree on all your points. I saw them for the 5th time in Southern California (Irvine, CA) and ... : hussdelrio
• Its just insane to see a band fill the entire venue, all parking lots (and then some) play for an hour an... : YerMothah
• Blue is the BEST color everrrrr!!! : stuka
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  Yeah, but, Geddy Lee.... : action wombmate
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    ... is fucking awesome! ... has a huge nose! ... sings, plays bass, and plays keyboards at the same tim... : Odoyle
    • Maybe he shouldn't do some of those things. :( : slax0r
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      ...has the most annoying voice in rock history! : action wombmate
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        That's like saying "Beer tastes yucky!" : Odoyle
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          What the hell are you talking about : action wombmate
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            read between the lines: "it's an acquired taste." You can't tell me that the first time you had beer y... : Odoyle
            • Oh, I get it. There are lots of things I have come to appreciate with time & exposure. Geddy Lee's voic : action wombmate
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        Coffee tastes bad until you learn to appreciate it. : BouillonCubes
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          Considering that I've heard his awful caterwauling on the radio for the better part of 15 years and haven... : action wombmate
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            Some people never like coffee either but that doesn't mean coffee is bad! : BouillonCubes
            • To the ones that don't like it, it is bad. That's what subjectivity is all about. To me, Geddy Lee : action wombmate
          • If all you've heard is Tom Sawyer on the radio for 15 years, I can understand it. But they are an awesome... : Conan
    • And his voice hasn't degraded one bit over the years and years of touring. I'm mostly into all things hea... : Darthbrooks
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    what about his voice? how did it get so high? : sasoi
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      I wonder if he speaks like an ordinary guy : kikilupo
      • Yes, he does. Everybody should watch the new documentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk8hbSxY0sE : Odoyle
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev5Huk1buQs : owly
• They are indeed awesome : jonin
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  I'm sorry but this band has the best dummer ever http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItZyaOlrb7E : kikilupo
  • Haha that guy is awesome. I love his stage presence :) : Odoyle
  • No way, this guy's better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw3z9s99r64 : TrptJim
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  Sorry but Tool has the best drummer ever. : sumo-hacker
  • I'd be willing to bet that even tools drummer worships neat peart : watcherxp
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    Tool is just Rush in a lower key. : c0bra
    • That doesn't even make sense. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • lol : Halen
• They put on a great show, especially for a band that has been around for so long. The Police and Clapton ... : Serpico74
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  Neil was the best for a time, not any more. Not for a while. And even when he was, he was the best at be... : Cygnus X-1
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    So who would you consider the best drummer, EVER? Apart from yourself, I mean. : Dave-A
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      That's a really tough question to answer, drumset drumming has really evolved radically over the past 90 ... : Juno
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        Cygnus X-1 is a mod, he lives to judge others! : Dave-A
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          well I guess the important thing is that all drummers are better than everyone else so it's kinda like as... : Juno
          • Well, that one's easy... : Dave-A
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        There's chops guys - groove guys - studio musicians - clinicians - jazz guys - it goes on. There's onlyy ... : Cygnus X-1
        • ^^^ I agree with this. Vinnie is amazing. : Bold
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      Buddy Rich : Odoyle
      • Hard to top this : dognose
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        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQmn876Vygs His daughter Cathy Rich on vocals : dognose
        • oh shit, I had no idea that was his daughter singing! One of my favourite songs ever. Instant happy. : aux7
        • This live video of it is pretty awesome though not the best quality. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHub... : Senate5000
      • Yup =D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erE8WTngaAY : aux7
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        Stolen from Wikipedia: In 1992, Peart was invited by Buddy Rich's daughter, Cathy Rich, to play at the B... : dfay
        • Yeah he's not a great jazz drummer for sure. He plays like he has an 8 foot pole up his ass. Still intere... : Freon
      • LUZ Buddy vs. Animal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erE8WTngaAY : Odoyle
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      Roland TR-808 : Practix
      • Hellllllooooooo.... (also 909s) : AxeMan808
    • Carl Palmer. : Dschinghis Khan
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      It's a silly question because there are numerous different styles / genres of music. It's like saying, w... : bipolar
      • *Luciano : bipolar
  • Yeah, he's rendition of Cotton Tail on Burning For Buddy was... disappointing. I mean, even Kenny Arnoff... : Freon
  • *Nods sagefully, stroking imaginative beard.* : GreatGooglyMoogly
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  Sorry but Sleater-Kinney has the best drummer ever : bipolar
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    *had, until they broke up : Postal
    • It's an indefinite hiatus >:( let me have my dreams ok? :( : bipolar
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    Which is more than offset by the most annoying vocalist ever. : Tommy Toolbag
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      Which one? Either way, lies. : bipolar
      • Corin Tucker : Tommy Toolbag
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  I used to think that too but Greg Saunier is better. : BouillonCubes
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEYSeygs97Q : BouillonCubes
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      Fuck large kits. : BouillonCubes
      • if i ever get back into drumming, i will have a minimal kit like this! great vid, tx for link : CecilPhilpot
      • I like large kits. : lord_omega
  • God he is awesome. One of the best drummers to catch live, no doubt. : ZedAgent
• im sorry that title is reserved for this guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw3z9s99r64 : spiderfill
• They're awesome. My favorite band. : Nitrium
• What was the merch stand like? : watcherxp
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  Metallic has the best drum.... ahshahdhahahahha i cant even finish typing that : CoRDS
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    The one thing I give mad props to Lars for was stamina. He could really hold up some strenuous (not parti... : Juno
    • It's easier if you don't keep time. : GreatGooglyMoogly
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    http://i55.tinypic.com/20p8rba.jpg : -=kodiak=-
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      I have to say that out loud every time I see that goddamned picture, and it never stops making me chuckle... : daneloire
      • I also have to say 'Ooh, yeah-ah!' afterwards. : daneloire
• My favorite album is Grace Under Pressure. : Xin Jing Client 1a
• You know how that rabbit feels going under your speeding wheels. : Ender.Wiggin
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  Oh fuck me... Rush was in NJ and I didn't know it. Dammit! : MorrisatCNN
  • WOW, how the fuck can someone miss this tour? : watcherxp
  • You missed a whopper of a show! : YerMothah
• I dunno, I still like Stewart Copeland and Omar Hakim. And of course John Bonham and Buddy Miles. But for... : AxeMan808
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  SERIOUSLY though - watch this. Not many guys on the planet that can approach this level. http://www.you... : Cygnus X-1
  • he can't even play with the audio,he is like 1/5 sec late on EVERYTHING : watcherxp

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  First Time Playing? Useful Links! - Shackwiki Minecraft page! http://shackwiki.com/wiki/Minecraft : Dong Patrol
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    Hey I think that link was from Zuff originally so don't give me credit! Also could you add http://www.you... : AgentPothead
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      I linked his YouTube channel directly instead! It's the second Video Series link. I'll change the credit ... : Dong Patrol
      • Np dood! And ahh there it is I see it. I really think those tutorials are highly important! Add a little ... : AgentPothead
  • Thanks a lot for this! I've been meaning to check out this game. This will help me out so much =) : StriderNL
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  yay! : MurrayTheSkull
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    Hooray! : Dong Patrol
    • huzzah! : Hemtroll
    • hax : Dave-A
• Additional Multiplayer Stuff! - From SA via Zek, make your own persistent inventory with Persister! h : Dong Patrol
• I had it all typed out with pretty colors and everything :( Oh well, at least I got a sweet custom skin. ... : AgentPothead
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  I don't think Merc's server is working : ErikTehRed
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    I think it crashed Thursday or Friday, still waiting for it to come back up but Merc is a busy busy man. : Hemtroll
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      From what I remember reading the crash wiped out a lot of work, so he might be trying to roll back. : AgentPothead
      • yah it wiped out 1 day of work :( : Shadowdane
  • I haven't been able to connect in a week and a half. : Freon
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  OMG I JUST KILLED SOMETHING IN SMP!!!! I was lighting stupid chickens on fire and they died and dropped ... : MurrayTheSkull
  • SPREAD NEWS : lukej1337
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    gooberdaddy tried using a sword on zuff's server, but it didn't work, so i guess they can only die by lig... : MurrayTheSkull
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      Any environmental damage including fire, drowning, or falling to their death. Personally I like to brick ... : AgentPothead
      • +INF plz : lukej1337
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      you can push them off really tall things too. I frequently find bacon and eggs around the base of my moun... : Hemtroll
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        +INF our lan is going to be so awesome. now that we can kill pigs : lukej1337
        • BAAAAAAAAACONNNNNNNNNNNNNNN : MurrayTheSkull
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  Recent Render}y http://agentpothead.com/newest.png I'll try to get a render of the TNT pit too, that thin... : AgentPothead
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    And so it begins :( : AgentPothead
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      so what begins? : legsbrogan
      • The Cluster Fuck of Shack Tags. : AgentPothead
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    I thought pixel art was verboten : OverloadUT
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      Not on the best server :P : AgentPothead
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        Pixel art is lame it's the antithesis of creativity >:[ : OverloadUT
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          Also how are people getting so many different colored blocks? Are you running a mod or is there a patch I... : OverloadUT
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            Running hey0 mod so there is the /kit and /give command. There isn't any "game" in multiplayer yet, so it... : AgentPothead
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              Okay I can understand that but why not just run a creative server since it seems like that's what you wan... : OverloadUT
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                Why exactly are you complaining? How does it effect you? Is your life that fucking awesome you have nothi... : AgentPothead
                • I'm expressing my opinion on the Internet it's up to you to take it personally or not! : OverloadUT
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          http://captionsearch.com/pix/t1gb4klq3.jpg : AgentPothead
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            No I'm serious I hate pixel art in Minecraft it doesn't take any creativity to look up an image and then ... : OverloadUT
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              So to be creative we should recreate real things like bakeries and houses? I hope nobody looks at a plan ... : AgentPothead
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                I can't believe you actually think that's the same as reproducing pixel art block for block. I know you'r... : OverloadUT
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                  I can't believe you think I care about your opinion :) : AgentPothead
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                    But... but... everyone cares about my opinion! Don't they?? :( : OverloadUT
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                      Actually I would like your opinion. What do you think about the one to the right? http://agentpothead.com... : AgentPothead
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                        I don't get it :( I do like the duck hunt dog in the original map though : OverloadUT
                        • It's this. http://www.m3p.co.uk/images/mary-poppins-flying.jpeg : AgentPothead
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              I drew my Guido picture from scratch a few years ago as pixel art and just cut off the body and did the h... : guido anchovy
              • Cut off the body and did the head for Minecraft, that is. : guido anchovy
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  MOST RECENT OIZOMAP RENDER: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7834948/20100903_1012.png Rendered: 10:12 AM ES : MercFox1
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    So (for the thick headed) the renders are a few days old? : watcherxp
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      BTW your server 75.186.55.158:25566 is not connecting : watcherxp
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        Ok, I'm betting its actually my router here at the temporary (my parents) place. Every now and then my si... : MercFox1
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          Give it another try : MercFox1
          • works fine for me now : Hemtroll
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    Did the exploring too much crash get fixed? Who are the fucktards that are just walking forever in one di... : Modulus
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      Exploring had nothing to do with crashing the server. Merc was running cartograph on the live server inst... : AgentPothead
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        to be fair we were all calling them fucktards when we thought they were crashing the server. : Hemtroll
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          exploring increases the size of the map which causes cartograph to run longer. in effect they did cause t... : Theos
          • Oizo has options to only render what you specifiy, plus you should always be running the map off of a bac... : AgentPothead
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          To be fair, you all were calling them fuck tards while I sat there pointing out that my map was 5x the si... : AgentPothead
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            whatevs, point is we didn't know and now we do. Most of us anyway. : Hemtroll
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              Not knowing didn't stop anybody from jumping to conclusions. : AgentPothead
              • I know, that's what I'm saying. Someone at some point said that exploration crashed the server and I, not... : Hemtroll
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        Ah I didn't know. To be fair you are a fucktard if you intentionally try to crash a sever. : Modulus
        • Most def, but since exploring had nothing to do with the crashing, it's kind of annoying to see you guys ... : AgentPothead
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        Hahah, holy shit. I was wondering why some many other other servers didn't have the same problem. Then ag... : Visceral Monkey
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          I dunno about that... the larger maps have gotten buggy i think even without cartographer causing prob... : Shadowdane
          • This is disappoint. : Visceral Monkey
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            The only time my map has lost any information was when I was testing running mapping against a live serve... : AgentPothead
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              Do you have a recent map posted? : Visceral Monkey
              • You found it ok :D : AgentPothead
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        Well, thing is, We didn't know for sure what was causing the crash but suspected that exploring was c... : watcherxp
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          That's not it at all, is it? In fact, it's about CONTROL and you wanting to keep us locked up in your ins... : Visceral Monkey
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            Or is he trying to keep us away from his creations, à la Dr Moreau? : AgentPothead
            • Probably this, the sick fuck. : Visceral Monkey
          • OK I LOL'd : watcherxp
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    ^^ This image crashes Chrome. (Works fine in Firefox.) :P : mockery
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      Works fine with 6.0.472.53 here. In other news: whoah is Chrome 6 great or what? : Alastayr
      • Crashes in the exact same version for me. :( : mockery
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  Painterly Pack http://painterlypack.net/ Also, I admit to being disappointed in the total lack of pro... : Visceral Monkey
  • Sweet! Marble halfblocks! maybe I can finally build my castle and have it look good! : Hemtroll
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    That looks really good. So much better than the default and even better than the zelda ones I was using. : AgentPothead
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      that's the pack i used before the zelda one i use now. i wanted a change of scenery : MurrayTheSkull
      • I'm the opposite, until today I used the zelda one but I wanted something new and fresh. : Hemtroll
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  I'd like to make a render of my server. How is it done? Minecraft forums are not being helpful. How is... : sogelegos
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    please advice (something to do with cartographer, I've never done it) : lukej1337
    • Cartographer is kinda buggy... it crashes on larger maps - http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f... : Shadowdane
  • This is cartograph. http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=13134 A shacker made a better prog... : AgentPothead
  • Get the latest version of cartograph. The rest should be self explanatory http://www.minecraftforum.net/v... : ysbreker
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    Cool thanks. I couldn't find it at all. : sogelegos
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      So, how do I apply this to my MP server? Take the save and put it in one of the world save slots? : sogelegos
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        Put cartograph into a folder. Stop the server and make a backup of whatever your world folder is named, b... : AgentPothead
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          Exactly what I needed. Thanks a ton! : sogelegos
          • My pleasure :) : AgentPothead
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  Hey Lunatic Angelic! Pissflaps and me just spent the better part of an hour power dumping sand. I think y... : AgentPothead
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    Holy shit, when I get home I'll have a look. You are the men. : Lunatic Angelic
    • All water is gone, though we left some scaffolding towards the middle just because we weren't sure what w... : AgentPothead
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  Hey, so, uh, I built my own Monster Destruction Machines. I made two of 'em. One just in front of a S... : Rotten Deadite
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    I have two of those as well, the darker one in the valley doesn't seem to attract nearly as many mobs as : Lunatic Angelic
    • I'm really short on string. I have no bows, so all the arrows in the world doesn't really do me any good... : Rotten Deadite
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsRg5N544f0 : MurrayTheSkull
  • also, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwr79lPRrFI : MurrayTheSkull
  • I really dig that music, that's from in the game isn't it? One of the records? : AgentPothead
• http://maniaxblog.blog6.fc2.com/blog-entry-343.html the japanese have found the game : harold.johnson
• zuff, can we get a map render? : MurrayTheSkull
• figured we need to move this back onto the front page :) : Shadowdane
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  UPDATED OIZOMAPPER RENDER: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7834948/20100905_0337.png Rendered: 3:37 AM EST, : MercFox1
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    shouldn't you be playing Duke3d.exe? : ass-street
    • also, where is the spawn on this map? : ass-street
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    does the mapper allow you to place boundaries on the render? I recall agentpothead mentioned something ab... : Theos
    • Yes oizo supports imageheight and imagewidth so you can make any size you want really. I'm doin a full re... : AgentPothead
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    What's with the land on the lower right tentacle near the end? Kinda strange that it jumps up like that. : Vividvoid
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      It looks like the game bugged out and made a plateau?! : AgentPothead
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        Or it's experimenting with mesas. : Conan
        • The Terminator: The Minecraft Funding Bill is passed. The system goes on-line May 17, 2009. Human decisio : AgentPothead
• Full Map Render http://agentpothead.com/huge.png Warning it's 12 megs and about 9000x14000 pixels. : AgentPothead
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  why is no one playing on merc's server?? : ass-street
  • I've been busy traveling and am now cleaning the entirety of the condo where I live! I don't know what ev... : Dong Patrol
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    i think a lot of people have quit until SMP gets monsters, server-side inventory... also when Merc's s... : Shadowdane
    • Indeed, I logged in to look around, but I don't have a lot of interest in spending a lot of time after lo... : Freon
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      Yeah, I've had a life recently. The spawn point move sucked. I'm thinking of blasting it away next time N... : MercFox1
      • yah once monsters & server inventory get added lets just nuke and start fresh. : Shadowdane
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  Well minecraft just got a bit more colorful http://www.shackpics.com/files/whatthe_7x41kdn5sagz43ne67uu.j... : Sanityjr
  • Looks like you've turned on 3D mode in the options. You should try turning that off. : Cliffzorz
  • Never mind, 3-d mode turned on by accident. Stupid me. : Sanityjr
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  I built a small farm on zuff's server in Heidi's Castle http://www.shackpics.com/files/mcfarm_07zhua370u... : MurrayTheSkull
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    I still need to check out that castle, it was huge on the render. : AgentPothead
    • yes, yes you do need to check it out. we're in the beginning stages of urban development inside the cast... : MurrayTheSkull
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  Palace on Agentpothead;s server. http://www.shackpics.com/files/palace_bgoyb99pjdyr7xl2ezec.jpg : legsbrogan
  • Awesome so it actually connects around now. Definitely has a middle eastern vibe to it. : AgentPothead
  • Holy shiiiiiiiiiittttt : Dong Patrol
  • Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck : MurrayTheSkull
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    Is that the "Shoot down 3 helicopters at the fort" mission from Bad Company 2? : AxeMan808
    • I was going for the Tenchu look at first. : legsbrogan
  • Sweet, man. : iamgoat
• where's my Steamworks integrations so I can harvest more arrows with my arrow making machine from any com... : cellx25
• I'm LOLing at this guy's commentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxy8BgpcKgU Especially at 13:54+ : iamgoat

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• Reading now : rosewood
• cool story bro now i want to hear the actual sordid details that go beyond this usual pr : spiderfill
• Cool, thanks : Serpico74
• Booya. This is what I was hoping to read about, because the Gearbox / Duke combo didn't make any sense at... : reelbk
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  Wow... a year ago they signed it over? That's an amazingly well kept secret, particularly in the games i... : jingletard
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    6 months actually. I haven't read the article yet. : GeorgeB3DR
    • I am so happy that your game is alive : CoRDS
    • Thanks George. That's been fixed. : MorrisatCNN
    • I've read so many articles about you and this whole deal in the past few days that my head is spinning. ... : jingletard
    • GeorgeB, it pleases me to see that you still read the shack comments. : CrustaR
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      Is it too early to ask about the future of Lo Wang? : Crabs Jarrard
      • He soap you good. : SigENeaT
      • Do you want to wash Wang or you want to watch Wang wash Wang? : Fpsnut
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    Trailers from February showed Gearbox involvement though. : pancake humper
    • I think when everyone heard that George had disbanded the raid, it was over. I didn't remember seeing th... : jingletard
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      What trailer? Link? There was some fake trailer that someone put together from leaked level designer fo... : GeorgeB3DR
      • That's the only one I've seen - it's with Duke flying through the air in a mine cart and lands, dusting h... : jingletard
      • 'Trailer' was the wrong word. The leaked footage that came out in Feb had Gearbox branding in the beginni... : pancake humper
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    There's so much crying wolf it seems... it'd take a pretty big leak I would guess, eh? Not to take any... : Chunks
    • Tons of game developers knew and I was always getting emails about it, but people were pretty respectful ... : GeorgeB3DR
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    It's not too terribly hard to keep secrets in this industry honestly, many many games come and go without... : Normality
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      Do you still work in a morgue? : Morgin
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        I've been working in the game industry now for about 6 years now, it has been years since I worked in a m... : Normality
        • That would make a good shack trivia question : Morgin
    • where the hell have you been? : happynoodle
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