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• Oh shit. Here comes the apocalypse :( : Nerdsbeware
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  First Time Playing? - Check out (and help with) the Shackwiki Minecraft page! http://shackwiki.com/wi : conandan
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    Did anyone save the radii to 100 image linked here? The link is apparently down. : Hemtroll
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      here you go Hemi, I had it on a work computer http://www.shackpics.com/files/radii_even_to_100_pgzh2n77ia... : Arctic Fox
      • Thanks! Saving it this time :) : Hemtroll
• Are the minecraft forums down for anyone else? : conandan
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  This is twice now :P : Arcath
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    Also it's not a REAL minecraft thread unless the days/editions are screwed up and colorful. : Nerdsbeware
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      Where is Dong Patrol any how? : MercFox1
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        Sleeping? : Nerdsbeware
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          He sleeps now? When did he start doing that? : noxiousgg
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            I got a giant comfy futon to put over top of my shitty old mattress; for the past few days I've been gett... : Dong Patrol
            • A comfortable futon? That's crazy talk. : noxiousgg
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  We need to put the render screenshot of Merc server on a site where we can tag area of pictures. I want t... : Frush81
  • +1 : Arcath
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    I think we tried this, and it didnt work out so well : conandan
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      that maplib site is pretty poor, it asks you for a username and your email, then uses your email as your ... : nem00
      • The username is used to identify labels you've put in, so other people don't see your email address. : foo
  • We had this for the first month or so but since the map keeps evolving you had to remake it every time : Hemtroll
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    If only there was some way to generate labels with the renders, and people could just submit their coordi... : Haxim
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      I think ozi was working on this at some point? : conandan
      • it already works... we just need to setup a label file for the server : Shadowdane
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      Labels are already in, and I have plans to do labels in the renders, I've just been too busy to even look... : foo
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        foo- just do a render with the grid turned on. Have people just send you all the coordiants for their ... : Shadowdane
        • ^^ this : OhSnapHighFive
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          ^^ this : OhSnapHighFive
          • sorry for double post, internets is laggy at work : OhSnapHighFive
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  I made a small stone fort with a tower and started a multlevel miningshaft with a set layout for no reaso... : razorblade79
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    You pretty much just described 90% of what people do on MP servers :) : Gwyndion
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      Don't listen to his razorblade79, you are a unique snowflake! : noxiousgg
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        Listen to him, dammit : noxiousgg
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          haven't seen you around Agrestic lately. And someone finally told me your username doesn't contain the w... : MamiyaOtaru
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            Yeah, everyone does that. I kind of like it versus the totally meaningless 'gg' so I never bother to corr... : noxiousgg
            • Wow terrible run on sentence. One of those commas was supposed to be a period, I swear. : noxiousgg
    • I never said they don't. I've been playing for like 4 days and just was amazed how I had fun doing someth... : razorblade79
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  I claim this land in the name of metal? http://shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=MetalRemainsStipMineCorp_73... : metalremains
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    The best way to do it is write your name on the ground in 200 foot letters so it shows up in the renders.... : Gwyndion
    • I wrote out METAL but my letters are 5x6 and with torches they did not show up well on the render. I'll 4... : metalremains
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    We got to get it out there first. You can see the framework on the render and we SHOULD be out there ... : Arcath
    • ok so no real rush then, once you guys get the sky highway up I'll bridge over to it in some spectacular ... : metalremains
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  New Renders are Up Birds-Eye (Spawn is Labelled) -- http://shadowdane.shackspace.com/Minecraft/shackdc-b : Shadowdane
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    I hope to start a structure tonight. is everyone planning on building on the west coast? : maulla
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      i just made a hut there and a tower with torches so i can see it from other hills, near my hut there is a... : multisync
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        sure my mine is right across from shadowdane, and we are almost exactly due west of spawn : maulla
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          I cant even see our area on the render. I'm gonna build a big torch arrow or something so I know wtf it i... : maulla
          • you can see my firetower thing on the oblique : multisync
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            maulla- its not that hard to spot, i built a house and there is a road that runs next to my house. Just ... : Shadowdane
            • actually yea I see it now. I didnt realize which direction our beach was facing : maulla
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      I'm off to the east of spawn. http://www.shackpics.com/files/NerdcavePNG_zj8ajicmyddmpjga53kb.png ... : Nerdsbeware
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        Im slightly farther east than you, on the mountain with the lava waterfall :) : YerMothah
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          Nice! Maybe I'll dig and underground path and connect our two areas! : Nerdsbeware
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            We should coordinate it, because I am still not sure how my underground lair is gonna be laid out, and I ... : YerMothah
            • Totally. I haven't dug to far in myself since I've been working on the lake so that works for me. : Nerdsbeware
    • Im thinking about large scale as well... Hogwarts anyone!? : Nerdsbeware
    • I'm NW of the spawn, right now I've only laid claim to a cave system there that's easily seen and lit up ... : uebersoldat
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    how do you do it? what needs to be done ? It'd be cool to do that on our server, but I dn't know shit. : barichnikov
    • Hardly anything is started on our server, people seem to be kinda all over the map currently. : Shadowdane
  • my YOUR MOM isnt showing up on my mountain :( I will just have to make it bigger after work today! :D ... : YerMothah
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  I refuse to nerdrage over this and i said it was ok but if arcath wants to change his mind over the big p... : dooberzoo
  • Sure if you want to tear it down go for it :) : Arcath
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  Should also include: Shack Servers are rated "M" for Mature for: -vulgar offensive language -penis-sh... : Gwyndion
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    This is no different than the chatty, which one must be sexually acquainted with prior to logging into th... : uebersoldat
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      True.. true... good point. : Gwyndion
      • A less predictable hazard for a shack server than any of these would be videogame related content : nem00
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  So, odds that notch will release something of value tomorrow? : Visceral Monkey
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    20 to 1 - he's been so busy with meetings and crap this week.. I wonder if he's gotten anything done. : Gwyndion
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      We'll see. What did he say when he missed it last week? I wanna say he promised to work on it this week b... : Hemtroll
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        Yeah... maybe the bits of progress he's made over the past couple weeks will add up to a nice update tomo... : Gwyndion
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          Yeah, mobs and damage is probably the biggest thing right now. Put that in SMP and that's weeks of entert... : Hemtroll
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            It will be really strange to see skeletons and creepers roaming around on Merc's server all of the sudden... : Gwyndion
            • Yeah.. we should probably build gates to put in the gatehouses. : Hemtroll
          • I don't like the idea of exploding creepers near penis island... Or near any other amazing structure. : gakera
        • Yea, he wrote he was working on SMP, but with his tweets 6 hours later it was clear at least part of that... : aethyr
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    0%, he spent all week looking at offices http://twitter.com/notch/status/25697565967 meeting with law... : aethyr
    • Jesus man, give it the fuck up. The guy's starting a company. Once he's done that you can expect more upd... : Arctic Fox
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  Is there a down-loadable guide to minecraft? Or at least the crafting formulae? I bought it to play on... : stratedge
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    Do you have an Android phone? There is a nice app called Minecraft Canary which has all the crafting rec... : Gwyndion
    • http://minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Crafting : EricZBA
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  http://minecraftwiki.net/hotlink/hotlink.jpg "Come Build, My Lord" : EricZBA
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    Dude, when you gonna take the tour of the new place, it's loaded with caves from the peaks to the bedrock... : dnagenome
    • Ill do it tonight! : EricZBA
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  Has anybody ever seen a slime? http://minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Mobs#Slimes I found one in my SP game l... : The Grolar Bear
  • No, I never have. I did finally find my first dungeon the other day though! I was exploring the coast o... : Gwyndion
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    Minecraft needs some enemies that fly around. When my kid and I get stuck out after dark we just look at... : ThomW
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      My son LOVES watching me play Minecraft. He's only 4 years old but every time he sees me sitting at the ... : Gwyndion
      • Tommy's eight and I bought him his own account so we can play together. I just worry about him screwing ... : ThomW
      • This is SOOO funny because my 4 year old boy is going NUTS overthis game, he draws creepers and castles a... : uebersoldat
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        Notch said he's adding some kind of flyable-ridable thing at some point. most theories were along the li... : nem00
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          He did mention dragons at one point as an enemy... but I imagined those much bigger than ridable size and... : Gwyndion
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            While I agree, I can't help but chuckle at this notion. Flyable Dragons = World of Minecraft. : uebersoldat
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              Much like everyting in WoW the origins go back much further than that. The earliest instance in a game I ... : nem00
              • but...did they have crafting? o_O : uebersoldat
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      OK. flying creepers it is... : RogerDandy
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        With the wonky physics in Minecraft Creepers aren't a threat -- maybe if the dirt fell when the blocks un... : ThomW
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          dude they blow you up and kill you... : RogerDandy
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            Not when I'm sitting on a single-block pillar 64 blocks from the ground. : ThomW
            • Then they blow up and knock you off and you plummet to your death. : Haxim
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              but that's where the flying ones come in. this would fuck up everyone. : RogerDandy
              • Oh yeah. Totally. lol : ThomW
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      Yeah, 'cause Cliff Racers were so wonderful. : Rotten Deadite
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        I don't know what that means. : ThomW
        • Cliff Racers were the bane of every Morrowind player. They followed you silently for miles in huge packs ... : Hemtroll
  • When they were first added they were all over the place, even in Peaceful. I think he nerfed their spawn ... : Zek
  • I fell into a pit in SP and got 0wned by slimes, never saw them again and never got my gear back because ... : uebersoldat
  • Ya, a million of em. But they were removed in the last couple patches. : ShadowRam
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  Castle Heidi lovers. I have been playing with MCEdit and I have come to the conclusion that I do not hav... : conandan
  • I, Gwyndion (Slaughbart), pledge my support for this project! I don't have a beefy computer to lend to t... : Gwyndion
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    Oh nice it's relatively easy? maybe we can import works from the old worlds as new continents, that'd be ... : nem00
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      I was hoping this could be done with my old server, there's some cool stuff there. : Haxim
      • Well. We could do an old world continent. We can import a few cool major structures into a host map and t... : conandan
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  I wish more shackers would use TeamSpeak while playing Minecraft. : Maddog_Delphi97
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    Are people using it? I thought about it a couple times and downloaded the client. Who do we get a passw... : Gwyndion
    • SM'd : Hemtroll
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    I'll TS next time I log in. : metalremains
    • Aww yeah! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
    • Same here. I hopped on for a bit Tuesday and it was goo fun. : BeowolfSchaefer
  • Agreed! : ConsFEARacy
  • Awww Yeah! : EricZBA
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    Ya, come listen to Maddog mess with his cats and Confear singing about taking everyone to the gay bar! : dnagenome
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      I WANT TO TAKE YOU TO THE GAYBAR! : m0rfus
      • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTN6Du3MCgI : EricZBA
      • Dude! I wanna take you to a gay bar, I wanna take you to a gay bar, I wanna take you to a gay bar, ga... : Maddog_Delphi97
    • <3 : ConsFEARacy
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    how does teamspeak compare to ventrilo? i've never used TS : electroly
    • It's pretty awesome. : Maddog_Delphi97
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      I think the voice quality is better : Arctic Fox
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        Depends on the codec. Vent with the highest quality Speex codec is pretty good. : Haxim
        • yeah i never had any complaints about vent's voice quality, but i ran my own server with the codec settin... : electroly
    • TS > Vent : m0rfus
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      TS3 is as good as Vent although I don't think it lets you modify other people's volume etc which is a nic... : BeowolfSchaefer
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        It does ive done it : EricZBA
        • I stand corrected. : BeowolfSchaefer
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    I'm lazy but need to reinstall it. I have nothing interesting to say, however. : sheepraper
    • Yeah, please reinstall it. I want to see twenty shackers using teamspeak while playing minecraft. : Maddog_Delphi97
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    Give me the password bitches. : noxiousgg
    • SM'd : Arctic Fox
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      that password is 'eat my poop noxiousgg' : Hemtroll
      • Can you sprinkle some sugar on it first? : noxiousgg
      • lolololol : Maddog_Delphi97
  • I usually listen to podcasts while minecrafting. : aethyr
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  I see your hiney.... It's nice and shiney... don't try to hide it... I'll only bite it.. (I was a big ... : Gwyndion
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    (and this was because "hiney" was menioned at the top.. and I can't see/hear that word without hearing th... : Gwyndion
    • I really need to get more to do here at work.. I am spending WAY too much time in these threads. We seem... : Gwyndion
  • My wife sings it to my son all the time when he doesn't have a diaper on : foo
• Are there any modding tools out there for the game? Not for skins but for like in game addons/mods? I t... : Nerdsbeware
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  Whats the protocol for having a non-shacker friend come to a server? If someone asks his shackname should... : liqker
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    On Merc's server (and I assume the rest as well), friends are welcome, provided they're not douchebags an... : foo
    • thanks : liqker
• I killed MANY mob last night and got a record drop! Now I just have to make the player. CANT WAIT! : m0rfus
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  When I was making my tower I used two diagrams. This for the design: http://upload.spillmonkey.com/up... : Arcath
  • thanks! : Hemtroll
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    What paint program did you use for your first diagram? : Rotten Deadite
    • Found it on google and edited it in paint to add the scale and add a column/floor or two. : Arcath
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    pothead has a awesome circle guide http://www.agentpothead.com/minecraft/sphere.html : GloriousCow
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      What should the X/Y to Z ratio be to make perfect circles? I always used the second guide linked in the d... : Hemtroll
      • nvm got it now : Hemtroll
    • auto sphere generator. nice! : AltZero
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    wow thanks for this. I don't really want to make a circle that badly cause up top i'm next to the biggest... : RogerDandy
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      There's been a circle guide in the 'First Time Playing' post for months : Arctic Fox
      • Dude I never read instructions... WTF?! : RogerDandy
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    I'm surprise none of you have made crop circles yet. : m0rfus
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      That would require planting a FUCKING EPIC crop : Arctic Fox
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        and nobody could walk on it right? : GloriousCow
        • Yeah, talk about easy to grief. I think reeds don't break if you walk on them, but they need to be next t... : Arctic Fox
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        No, just dig the circle in the dirt. Stop over complicating it. : m0rfus
        • then its a dirt circle not a crop circle : GloriousCow
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          I give it 4 days before someone has inadvertently filled it in, griefed it, or built on top of it then : Arctic Fox
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            Your such a pessimist. Its the circle of life, built it, enjoy it, watch it burn to the ground and go mak... : m0rfus
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              I don't know about you, but I like my creations to be left standing at least long enough that I can finis... : Arctic Fox
              • <3 Foxes. : m0rfus
  • Saving this for later, thanks! : ConsFEARacy
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  one last repost TUTORIAL: making large pools of water, the fast way http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTzgq : Arctic Fox
  • This was very helpful. Now I won't spend 20 minutes making a canal. : sheepraper
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    I wish lava worked that way with source blocks. Man, I'd be swimming in Obsidian. : Rotten Deadite
    • There's a bug trick that lets you pick up lava without destroying the source block. http://www.shacknews.... : Arctic Fox
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    That video is so freakin' useful. I've had a lake around my house for a while that I had just given up on... : ColoradoCNC
    • Pleasure to be of assistance :) : Arctic Fox
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  Congrats to MrBig0! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24132480#itemanchor_24132480 I created a sm... : hobohun7er
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    That sounds like a lot of fun, I guess you could do it like a scavenger hunt sort of thing, place signs a... : aethyr
    • You could also make teams of two people, not sure how they could communicate though. : aethyr
    • Yeah I was thinking of doing this. Maybe have a tinyurl on a sign with a link to a picture of a structure... : hobohun7er
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  How does one make a visual render of his server ? : barichnikov
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    It's always in the "First Time Playing" post Map your levels with Oizomapper, by mroizo40! http://ww : Arctic Fox
    • oh I even looked for it, but the lack of color made me overlook it. thanks! : barichnikov
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  So, last night I decided to do something about the trees that are floating over my fenced in patio. Thes... : Colleton
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    The leaves should fall all by themselves if you get all the trunk pieces out of the tree. Also the leave... : Shadowdane
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      I find that sometimes they fall and sometimes they don't : Begawkiness
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        Yeah, strange things have been happening like that. In yakz' tree farm at PT, I've cut down all the tree... : Vividvoid
        • The saplings are a hit-and-miss thing. Give them a couple days and then uproot/replant them. : Arctic Fox
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    My first time experiencing acrophobia was in Dark Forces. It was awesome. I love the feeling in games. : ShadowRam
    • Duke Nukem 3D. : uebersoldat
    • recently AssCreed2 did it to me. And working on Stubbs' cathedral :) : MamiyaOtaru
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  Ok folks. I just had an epiphany. If there is gunpowder in Minecraft....why can't we craft firearms? Bett... : uebersoldat
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    You can make cannons already: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSxYSjPWSxw I think a flintlock pistol (a... : Arctic Fox
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      Indeed. I can't understand why people don't want guns in this game, they are the same as arrows only they... : Nighthawk0110
      • Yeah guns would be cool. : Ziz
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      Ya the amount of TnT required for a cannon though is ludicrous. Just a short cannon takes 4 TnT. A qual... : dnagenome
      • plus the cannon could fuck up, and blow up in your face. : Vividvoid
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      That cannon stuff is pretty wild... I need to watch that sometime with sound because I still don't really... : Gwyndion
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        No, it uses the explosions of the TNT in the water to fling the last block of TNT not in the water. The ... : Vividvoid
        • Ya lesson learned, NEVER play with cannons ontop of a completed building project, unless you want to rebu... : dnagenome
    • I'm only playing in survival mode, so I haven't been able to mess with it, but if the fuse is long enough... : graah
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      Oh my god, this is awesome!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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        you, sir, can keep the fuck away from my dome : nem00
        • AWWW YEAH!! : Maddog_Delphi97
    • I think he'd be better off using just one lever, and using the lag inherent in redstone repeaters to auto... : Agrona
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      Fox can I build a cannon on top Isengard? How bout 2? I'll aim one at the island and one at the obsidia... : dnagenome
      • FIRE AT WILL!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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        lol how about no : Arctic Fox
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          Dude, come on. Odds are 5-1 it won't blow up the top of your tower! : dnagenome
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            You should just test it at the bottom of one of your mines. Lots of room for a firing range, and the wors... : Arctic Fox
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              i wanted to test a shot or 2 at that obsidian tower, see if i can take out some walls! : dnagenome
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                Does TNT even damage obsidian? : Arctic Fox
                • I've done it in tests, but never with a cannon, need to test that, from your roof : dnagenome
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    simpsons did it http://www.google.com/search?q=minecraft+cannon&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en... : multisync
    • which link are you referring to? there are many and a quick alt-F proved fail. : uebersoldat
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  So I can't find any good caves near my spawn point and first house in my survival game. If I find some s... : dltrem
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    You can definitely run into some stuff without natural caves, it's just that those make it much easier. ... : Begawkiness
    • Yea this was my thought as well. My initial house is very close to my spawn point. It looks like I'm go... : dltrem
    • Yep, first wood, then crafting table, wood pick, then coal. Hopefully all in the first day. If you're goi... : Arctic Fox
  • Get a ton of wood and make your basics (workbench, tools, shelter etc.) Then craft up a stack of 64 ladde... : graah
  • Unless you are really hardcore, just delete the world and recreate until you get a much more satisfying s... : uebersoldat
• I assume it's the same reason we don't have natural monster spawn at night, but are animals just not impl... : Nerdsbeware
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  Okay, this is me being a complete and total idiot: How do I connect to MercFox or AgentPothead's servers... : Legolas5
  • Those are the IPs. Type them into the window. : Hemtroll
  • type in the hostname hit connect... : Shadowdane
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    what the others have suggested or if you really want you can resolve the DNS name to an IP and type that ... : metalremains
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      Okay cool thanks, because it doesn't connect for me when I just type in the hostnames. : Legolas5
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        Make sure you don't have a space after what you type in... : james_austintx
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          or before! copy-paste is shit. : Agrona
          • yeah, that was my problem the first time. copy-paste adding a space. : swiftB3
        • Yeah I know, Minecraft kept crashing every time it would try to connect but I re-downloaded the client an... : Legolas5
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          either that or he is hitting retarded DNS servers that aren't resolving the addresses... can you ping th... : Shadowdane
          • Success! I was able to log in to your server. Working fine now. : Legolas5
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      Now it's crashing again when attempting to connect. Here's the error dump: --- BEGIN ERROR REPORT a1d : Legolas5
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        Turn your view distance to normal, if you haven't already. : Nixx2004
        • Okay, thanks for the tip. It was set to Far. The launcher still crashes though :-( Maybe I'll att... : Legolas5
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        There's crashes near spawn due to.... something. Turning your view distance down usually fixes this. : Arctic Fox
        • The crash happens as soon as I hit the "Connect" button, instantaneously. I set my render distance to T... : Legolas5
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          I blame the Cock & LOL sign, all them torches I think cause problems. Or it's just a bad chunk there. : dnagenome
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            no its just the latest client update... i crashed on my brand new empty world with the view distance se... : Shadowdane
            • +INF!!!! : lukej1337
    • Everything's fine now, thanks for the help and suggestions everyone. :-) : Legolas5
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  So I posted this last night, but I wonder if anyone else can explain WTF is up with my server... Renders... : etherboy
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    Are you running Cartographer on the live server? Get rid of that crappy program and use Oizomapper. ... : Shadowdane
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      I'm not running it anymore because it doesn't work... Oizomapper is good but it won't render nighttime... : etherboy
      • I believe that is on the To-Do list, shackmsg him about it. He has been good on answering my questions o... : Shadowdane
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  Do I need to be added to MercFox's whitelist in order to get on? Haven't been on the server yet but want... : Scotty22
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    Whitelist is not enabled yet. I believe they're looking at options, but Merc's been sick and foo has been... : Arctic Fox
    • just lo-gin and check things out, if you need help use the build in chat function (T) : metalremains
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  Sky Canal UPDATE! The northern strip is coming along well and is also HALF way done. Still needs so... : Arcath
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    Also we need cobble donations. Thanks also go out to those that have donated. You should be able to... : Arcath
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      is the donation chest on the sky canal itself? i've got about a large chest and a half worth of cobble : electroly
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        I got a donation box near the spawn/sky canal entrance where the boats are stored.. You cant miss it. ... : Arcath
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          hmm, both of those are extremely far from my mine :P : electroly
          • Which is why I set one up at the /home location. WE ARE DOING THIS FOR THE PEOPLE! : Arcath
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      Please check my area for cobble. I have large boxes full. : m0rfus
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        where is your area? : Arcath
        • Next to DedGeckos tower. Look for a smaller T shaped tower on a small island. Semi near spawn. : m0rfus
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  http://box.nevernet.com/~djr/mc/groves.jpg sigh : foo
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    :/ Fucking griefers.That yours man? : Arctic Fox
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      No, I was just on my way from spawn to duke and saw it : foo
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        Have you guys figured out what you're going to do about this shit? I know you've been busy, and Merc's be... : Arctic Fox
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          I just wonder why the can't come up with something original, I mean, hang water source blocks in the sky ... : dnagenome
          • because it only takes a click of a mouse button to cause a lot of problems, vs. filling in a building wit... : aethyr
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            Fire is the easy solution for maximum damage. If we block fire, I suspect they'll move onto more... en... : Arctic Fox
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              At least it prevents some griefing. What's it going to take before fire is disabled? Some griefer finding... : Haxim
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                I don't think disabling fire is the answer. It limits creativity in a game that is about virtually unboun... : Arctic Fox
                • Personally I don't care what happens with fire, I just feel bad when I hear about people's work going up ... : Haxim
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                We're purposely holding out just to get under your skin, is it working? : foo
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                  Sir, you are on the fast track to becoming the worst admin in history. Do you really want that on your co... : Haxim
                  • Sir I blew past "worst admin in history" a long time ago, I'm already hafl way through "walking fuckstory... : foo
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    WHAT THE FUCK I PLANTED THAT son of a bitch.... : MurrayTheSkull
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      I was waiting for this post. Griefers suck balls. : Nighthawk0110
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        lol most of the forests i've planted were griefed. I think someone's out to get me because I've been an a... : MurrayTheSkull
        • I left a surprise for you in your house. : basketofkittens
  • i slap rich cunts : Chandler55
• http://www.shackpics.com/files/canal_from_woodenstein_wa0xtfmf76hp0olvf0g7.jpg Apparently, there's a c... : Maddog_Delphi97
• Anybody know how I can get fire to burn indefinitely without placing the wood block on top of another blo... : DrWaffles
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  Mega LOLs at "WHAT WHAT IN THE BUTT" : Zero|DPX
  • Yea who the hell did that its hilariously awesome. : Nerdsbeware
  • I wonder how long it took to put that up : Maddog_Delphi97
• hey shadowdane, are you still building the valley? Perhaps recruit some citizens? : Theos

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  I've been using it extensively since launch, mostly to watch documentaries & MST3K. The lineup is basica... : Majuju
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    How do you stream the data? I've got XBMC isntalled on a Linux box. I figure I'll need to do some resea... : tboomer2
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      either straight to PC or to my PS3 then TV. : Majuju
      • Hmm.. I just checked and Apparently there is a beta of XBMC which might permit it. : tboomer2
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  I don't think anyone can tell you how often they update just yet, it just launched. I really hate how ... : ryuuseki
  • That's my thought as well. I'm paying what amounts to 50 bucks a month for the service AND the rental of... : tboomer2
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    but you're asking for 2 channels out of a sea of hundreds. could you imagine what would happen if everyon... : cptstern
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      Except I don't give a fuck about any of those companies. As a result no one is getting my money. : ryuuseki
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        that's probably better (for them) than everyone choosing what they want : cptstern
        • Why? All the local channels of any significance except for the cable company's cable access channel broad... : ryuuseki
    • local channels/specialty channels would disappear PERFECT! I don't have cable because I only watc... : ieGod
  • I am an American who loves college football and who now lives in Saskatchewan. I pay like $110 a month f... : lee majors
  • It annoys me too. I was thinking of signing up with Rogers cable but out of anything in their basic pack... : gokwyjibo
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  I use it to watch a movie every couple days. Not a huge selection but 8$ a month to watch movies on-deman... : Pantene Pro-V
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    But are the movies worth it or just re-runs of Corner Gas and nonsense. : tboomer2
    • Plenty of great movies and some good TV. Mad Men mainly. : manlyman
    • I think you can see the selection online without signing up. The selection is okay. Not great but hopeful... : cookblaze
    • well there are hundreds/thousands of movies to choose from (T2, Shaun of the Dead...) i.e. lots of classi... : Pantene Pro-V
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  with a zip membership sending us blurays and rogers cable with the TMN/HBO/MPIX plus their on demand serv... : dantastic
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    But $8 is the price of a single HD move from Rogers or Zune : JMro
    • i barely ever get anything off there because of the other on demand and zip movies. every few months may... : dantastic
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  IMO if you use it to watch 2 movies a month, you've covered your costs. I don't even know what stores ch... : dante2010
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    The idea would be to remove the VIP service and dump the digital boxes. I'd still want up to channel 50 ... : tboomer2
    • Is water killing your baby? News at 11. : ryuuseki
• you can try it for a month free if u cancel before the 30 days : jono181
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  I still don't understand how they can get away with charging what amounts to the cost of a new release re... : treefingers1
  • You can watch any movie they have as many times and as often as you want. Lots of the newer movies are e... : boarder2
  • Selection is the drawback. You are correct in that you can watch as much as you want though. it's ok ... : hobohun7er
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  Too bad rogers download caps + netflix don't go together :( : Milleh
  • My logic is that it's max 50$ for exceeding your cap. Even if I cancel my Rogers Digital service I'll sti... : tboomer2
• I grabbed it, and am running it through a PS3 in my bedroom and rec room. i think it's awesome. Currently... : Werkin
• Yes. Its awesome, Love it. I have no caps DSL, so I go to town on it. Works great on the PS3. : ShadowRam
• Questions : 1)Any subtitles for the movies? 2)Can you choose the language it plays in? : ArtilleryMarker
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  how do you get it to work on PS3? i tried last night, but there's no icon under the xmb video section, a... : vassili_zaitsev
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    You need to tell Netflix to mail you the disc for PS3 -- there is no downloadable app (yet). : Captain Loco
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      WTF. This is incorrect. I've been watching netflix on my canadian PS3 for over a week not without a disc. : ShadowRam
      • Apparently I was misinformed. : Captain Loco
    • You are thinking of the wii. : bongturbo
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    whats new section, you download the netflix app. It downloads/installs. : ShadowRam
    • You do need latest update. : ShadowRam
• HIJACK: does netflix have all regular tv shows available or only tv series and movies? I would conside... : skelom
• The canadian selection sucks balls. No thanks : ventro
• It's awesome. Got my wii disc today and immediately watched Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog. :D : Super Sparker

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  engineer shafted as usual : eeeealmo
  • and HWG : okellyc
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  what the fuck? i don't know what else to say. all of that shit is ridiculous. also good luck getting a fu... : DrFlammable
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    you can now buy items with real monies : ass-street
    • what the fuck? where does it say that : DrFlammable
  • i still haven't found one fucking hat. shit is bananas : mista mista
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  ** BUMP!! * Item trading added. - IN GAME MICROTRANSACTIONS. - Something about customizing the ... : squigiliwams
  • oh fuck yes trading what the sweet fuck FINALLY : Downforce
  • - IN GAME MICROTRANSACTIONS. lol : Godhatesfatpeople
• INCOMING HATE TRAIN : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• holy shit that's fucking awesome. YES : Downforce
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  Beh - this game is too much about the stupid fucking items. : dumb.
  • Don't worry, you can't use your items right now anyway, because of the flood of users crashing the item s... : CrimsonHandHiro
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  I'm not sure what to think about it. A sniper with that I can't headshot with +25 hp would suck! : chungathebunga
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    to get that bonus he has to use the pee dart gun which also can't get headshots. : pyide
    • A fully charged body shot will still take him out in one hit. Although if a medic is over healing him....... : terath
  • yea if he has an alligator head just ignore him as a sniper : Chandler55
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    so shoot him in the gut 2-3 times : RikiTiki2
    • I'm going to be covered in piss damnit : chungathebunga
• fucking console games and their fucking paid items : maulla
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  http://www.teamfortress.com/bidwells_big_plan/ : Godhatesfatpeople
  • hhahahahaha holy shit lmao : Downforce
  • hahaha Only wetnurses and jazz guitarists want to sit around reading page after page of character develop : deject
  • this is fantastic! : niceguynick
• 1) Can't connect to my normal servers (obviously) 2) The store\crafting server is down so you can't see ... : aggybong
• WTT camera beard or bonk helm for the soldier's stainless pot : pyide
• Less items. And new and better maps please. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  http://www.teamfortress.com/mannconomy/ : Godhatesfatpeople
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    this is more useful - http://www.teamfortress.com/mannconomy/FAQ/ : eeeealmo
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      Q: Will you only sell Valve-crafted items? What about community-made items? A: The Store will sell both. : eeeealmo
      • Yeah I figured Valve would give them a cut. I play enough TF2 as it is not to care about paying for drops... : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Cool : Maddog_Delphi97
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  "This means there’s no way to work towards them other than buying them. But you can find them, cra... : Godhatesfatpeople
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    I want a hat. : aggybong
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      I'll gift you a spy wig, lol. as a member of the 2000+ hour club, I have tons of shit. you really do get... : Downforce
      • I have tokens for most of the classes but not nearly enough metal : aggybong
• TF2 is on sale for 10 dollars until Monday http://store.steampowered.com/app/440 : Godhatesfatpeople
• :( : omnova
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  Actually the more I think about it. The more I like it. It will show who will pay for this shit while oth... : Godhatesfatpeople
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    Hat drops are so rare that I might buy one if they are like a dollar. : aggybong
    • ^^^ for how much i've gotten out of TF2, i feel like i owe it to valve. : eeeealmo
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      You'd probably have a better time just asking friends who have doubles. : Godhatesfatpeople
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        I have no friends :( : aggybong
        • Make some. Post nudes on steam groups. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    It's diabolical genius. Introduce a game mechanic that requires playtime and/or straight up grinding to ... : omnova
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      I agree with you on those points. I'm going to wait and see just how "powerful" these item sets are. I ca... : Godhatesfatpeople
      • You can already tell the sets are 'equalized' -- they all require one weapon that's kinda more of a downg... : HockeyJohnston
    • Signed. : gnomish
    • I agree. It'd be nice if 6v6 style just limited the unlocks to a small set of mostly stock items. : terath
    • dont care. i have 7 kritzkriegs and 20 sandwiches ready to be crafted into sick new items. i knew this da... : DrFlammable
    • I'm still of the opinion they never should've introduced grinding for gameplay items. : Arcanum
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      Ever heard of LEAGUE OF LEGENDS? : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
      • No, who dat? : Godhatesfatpeople
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        I haven't played it since the beta but, based on what I know about the game, it seems to embody most of w... : omnova
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          you'll have to really explain clearly how this free content and extending a game can do a disservice to p... : Downforce
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            Downforce, as usual, you are arguing against something I did not say. I never said free (or even pai... : omnova
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              and as usual, you tried to walk the fence and say "this is a disservice" while saying "oh but I see it co... : Downforce
              • At this point I really think it needs an official competitive mode, or at least a mechanism to ban specif... : terath
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      I agree. I don't mind paying for additional content. We've all gotten our 35 bucks worth out of TF2, so... : twifosp
      • those things will be mostly cosmetic changes : Chandler55
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      I don't really think it's garbage to let people buy a sandman or a direct hit or something. it doesn't r... : mikecyb
      • The impact this system is going to make is minimal for TF2 because, as you said, most people already have... : omnova
    • Who's the shacker that works at Valve? Can we get him to lynch whoever came up with this, that would be a... : locater16
    • I'd agree, except a) all of the items are essentially side-grades (with a couple exceptions) and b) item ... : wasylm
    • Just don't act like Valve invented this idea. It's basically what every free-to-play game has been doing ... : SkipperMcG
    • I agree. Selling in-game items for cash-money, that have real in-game combat effects is quite fucked up. ... : eskimo spy
• Let me replace the heavy model with a Bioshock Big Daddy and I'll consider it. : baron calamity
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  I swear they are using TF2 as a testing bed for some sort of MMO idea they are working on. : deathofrats
  • Not an MMO, but their DOTA game could have similar features for sure. : pyide
  • They are. The PC Gamer interview Gabe did a while black explicitly said that TF2 was the best platform to... : aggybong
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  That new spy knife sounds horribly overpowered. Instant/fast disguise as the guy you just killed, sile... : Beady
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    Those combo scripts are almost always useless. I've yet to see one work effectively against a team that h... : Godhatesfatpeople
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      Its more the ability to almost instantly backstab the engineer then sap his gun before it has time to rea... : Beady
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        Well playing Engineer is always tricky. You have to fend off so much bullshit. You just need to prioritiz... : Godhatesfatpeople
        • Yeah. If I see our engineers having a hard time I'll usually go pyro with the homewrecker and airblast. ... : Beady
      • The script is harder to use than manually. I mainly play spy and the script was useless : papaskot
      • Click-2-Click. No big deal. : HockeyJohnston
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    Depends how fast you re cloak, it says "rapid" so I'm hoping it's like a second, which would be fine - ho... : Durajim
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      You don't re-cloak, you disguise as the victim. So probably instantaneous. : Zek
      • Sorry, that's what I mean - It says rapid, not instant, though : Durajim
  • I do that without a script. Far better as you can react properly to the engy's defensive style. : redfive
• needs heavy, medic, engineer and demo kits as well :( : TroZ
• Huh. I did not see that coming. : The Wilhelm Scream
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  This is terrible news. : ionic.airblast
  • I don't see a huge problem with it... you aren't excluded from getting the items, it just might take muc... : DrWaffles
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  yay it still takes 10 years to find a hat /fuck this bs : mrseldowski
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    If it makes you feel better. I got 2 hats within 40 min of each other on the same server one night :3 : Godhatesfatpeople
    • GODHATESGODHATESFATPEOPLE >:( : Durajim
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  Ok, the itemstore I couldn't care less about because they did it in a cool way but item sets that give bo... : Hemtroll
  • They all seem to be highly situational. People are just bitching because the game changed again. : harold.johnson
• dueling is probably the best part of this. also how do i get a mann-key to unlock a sweet crate i find? : DrFlammable
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  And I thought that people buying other games just for an ingame hat was bad.... : Kronyxx
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    You think that was bad. PC players who wanted the Mac earbuds bad enough were using VM hacks to get them.... : Godhatesfatpeople
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      seriously? jesus christ haha : g3dHorse
      • Yes : Godhatesfatpeople
      • I was on vacation with my macbook on the weekend mac TF2 came out and I had to download it on dahanese's ... : mikecyb
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    I needed that bunny hat :[ : daedraug
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      i still kinda sorta regret not getting it : Chris Faylor
      • It's pretty fruity Chris : Godhatesfatpeople
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        Well, it looks like you'll be able to buy one now anyway. Only difference between the hat for the people... : DrWaffles
        • I don't think so, it mentions specifically that limited time stuff would not be tradeable, and I assume t... : Xevo
      • me too and I'm not sure why :( : thekidd
      • mine sparkles! : mikecyb
      • I only regret not buying and playing The Devil's Playhouse sooner. What an awesome game. : pyide
    • Max's ears fucking rule. : deject
• not sure I like the microtransaction for real world $ stuff, but the sets are interesting : ]pm[chem
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  I was just playing on a server where the guy was complaining about the new items and how hard they are to... : thekidd
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    FUCK THIS BULLSHI--oh hey! : Godhatesfatpeople
    • pretty much exactly what happened. it was awesome. : thekidd
• i'll prolly buy a hat. : AMikaboshi
• I played that game again for the first time in about a year or so. Seems really strange with all the hat... : burning eye
• Can anyone comment on pricing yet? Specifically for hats? : mrseldowski
• This discussion has the most confused and mixed comments I've seen in a while : mollikka
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  Woo TF2 is $10 again, I can buy it for people and make them play with me! : jermm
  • Yes :) : Godhatesfatpeople
• So how much do the hats cost? Not able to log onto steam at the moment : zombie man
• holy shit. I love Valve. : geedeck
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  http://www.teamfortress.com/mannconomy/images/mannco_compound.jpg http://www.teamfortress.com/mannconomy... : Maddog_Delphi97
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    ha, looks like it : Godhatesfatpeople
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      http://www.teamfortress.com/bidwells_big_plan/ Oooooh. : Maddog_Delphi97
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        I love the hippies scene : Godhatesfatpeople
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          Yeah, so much awesome in one issue. : Maddog_Delphi97
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            Also, Saxton Hale > Duke Nukem + Quake guy. : Godhatesfatpeople
            • Quiet, you're gonna make Dognose mad!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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          The quiet 'brawk's as the eagle gets passed around is killing me. : ZTac
          • haha : Godhatesfatpeople
      • haha NEMESIS KICK! : mikecyb
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  Brb buying hats. : herradura99
  • Nerd right here guys. Get 'em! : Godhatesfatpeople
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  *gush* I am so fucking happy to see this released. I organized this contest with Valve. It was som... : eonix
  • YOU organized the gorilla fighting contest?! Sir and/or madam, you are a gentle(wo)man and a scholar(ess)... : Hemtroll
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    eonix, how long have you been involved in the Polycount community? I got into 3D models back in the Quak... : fishbone
    • I joined right after Q2PMP but am very familiar with it. rogue13 and bearkub are still around, also ;) : eonix
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  This update is awesome. I'm glad they finally added a payment option. : Dontdrop
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    that's the real payload here, the Valve Wallet. but of course people won't quite see the larger picture a... : Downforce
    • The Wallet was already added before though. : Zek
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  Can someone take a picture of the in-game store? : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/09/30/team-fortress-2-now-selling-items-for-real-money-massive-update-just-la... : -sk-
    • Holy shit that's an expensive ass knife : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • Nope. Clicking it gives you: THE MANN. CO STORE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED. : gnomish
• That's fucking awesome! : Dschinghis Khan
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  Anybody have the details on the Scout unlocks? It looks like the milk is a secondary and the Shortstop is... : Zek
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    um, it does say some basic things about the scout stuff : RikiTiki2
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      For the Shortstop, It says that it slows targets, that's all. No word on disadvantages means it's a whole... : Zek
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        i'd imagine it'd be similar to natascha in some way. probably a damage reduction : RikiTiki2
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          I think it replaces the Scattergun. Otherwise it would be the milk that replaces it and that would just b... : Zek
          • From looking elsewhere, it's a scattergun replacement - lower damage, faster firing, tighter spread, 4 sh... : Zek
• TF2 unlocks are like Christmas mornings for my adult self. : bling1bling
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  WTF why does the poor Pyro get the shittiest new main weapon? Used to be my favorite class, and now it st... : locater16
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    Might not be bad if it can still airblast. Probably can't tho. : pyide
    • I would assume it would say no airblast if there was no airblast (similar to what the backburner says) : mikecyb
    • Of course it can, why wouldn't it? It looks like it's designed as a utility tool for melee pyros. It coul... : Zek
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    I assume it is meant to strengthen the flame puff + Axestinquisher combo. : omnova
    • or shotgun / flame switching : RikiTiki2
• I was going to rage at micro transactions but then again I paid almost nothing for TF2 when it came out i... : g3dHorse
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  Valve, TF2, I love you so much. I just traded my Officers Heavy hat for a pyro one <3 : Durajim
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    How did you trade? I can't get to my loadout :*( : pyide
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      Yeah it's supposed to be done through Steam community pages somehow, but I can find anything that looks l... : Xevo
      • It's in game, Press M (or whatever key for your loadout) and press the trade button (bottom right), it'll... : Durajim
  • I just got a medic hat for my beanie. This is awesome : Dontdrop
• valve is awesome : BouillonCubes
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  Next up: TF2 will be released for free : SkipperMcG
  • I read in a link someone pasted on the shack earlier (Interview with Robin Walker, maybe? PC Gamer, I thi... : Durajim
• The front page comment posters are really fighting the fight with this one, it's awesome WHY ARE VALVE... : Durajim
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  THE MAN STORE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED. Oh piss. : skinlab133
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    The MAN STORE is open for me, now! So many expensive, pretty things. : Durajim
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      wow, "The Secret Saxton (£0.59p)" - When used, gives random person on the server a random item I l... : Durajim
      • That's pretty awesome. : deject
      • Will it work if you are alone on a server? lol : pyide
• Looking at the Mann Co. catalog there are so many weapons and hats I have never seen or heard of until no... : ant_hillbilly
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  So now we can all sell hats that we randomly find for prices below the store value. YAY WE CAN MAKE MONEY... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    Idling is pretty much useless since the 10 item cap per week. If you part for a 17 dollar hat then that's... : Godhatesfatpeople
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      I think there's one or two that can only be bought, but I don't know for sure. there is stuff that can o... : mikecyb
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        I'm not completely understanding the store at the moment, I don't think all the items that should be ther... : Durajim
        • It's in there, so is the "Modest Pile of Hat" : pyide
• This is pretty awesome. : rmjackson
• oh fuck. now i need more time to play this also : naabster
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  In one update Valve become worse than Blizzard.. at least Blizzard only sells cosmetic in-game items. :( : Viprime
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    lol : Godhatesfatpeople
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      Did you know you've averaged 40.73 posts per day here since you registered! : Viprime
      • Nice! : Godhatesfatpeople
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        Try redirection, it won't work. That dumb post is blazing in the sky like the eye of sauron. : kingdepork
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          Well i stand by my intended point that selling in-game items that alter gameplay in a multiplayer game is... : Viprime
          • You can still earn them, whereas with Blizzard's stuff it's exclusive to paying customers. : DrWaffles
          • 1) That depends on the balance of the new items. 2) That imbalance will only be temporary because they d... : kingdepork
  • Sock it to 'em, sock it to 'em! : Durajim
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  Do you remember when EA announced BF: Heroes and everyone was up in arms over pay items? : pandastrong
  • Does anyone actually play it around here? : kingdepork
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    I think people are more receptive with this game because it's pushing 3 years old now and they've already... : pyide
    • When I played Heroes, I never felt I had to pay anything to get a better experience out of it. It was ju... : pandastrong
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    Weren't those "pay only" items? Where these are supposedly obtainable via waiting as well? : terath
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      I don't remember all the details but I believe there were cosmetic items that were pay only. You could p... : pandastrong
      • Oh, huh. I guess TF2 already had the momentum or something. I know I never even tried it because I alread... : terath
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      Yea, not only that they would give an edge (substantial one i.e. better weapons and xp boosts) to people ... : gimpness
      • And many items were only usable for 30 days or something like that. : DrWaffles

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  http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24133637#itemanchor_24133637 : Degenerate
  • You can't contain the awesome that is minecraft to a single thread! : Haxim
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  It was pretty fucking exciting when I broke through a shaft in my mine and discovered a huge underground ... : MagicWishMonkey
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    I think TroZ did, no? Or he made some DF to Minecraft converter. : The Grolar Bear
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      http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?PHPSESSID=1908b807711513f909acb07e98655d21&topic=64473.0 Migh... : The Grolar Bear
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        That's pretty cool, but I was thinking more along the lines of an actual game. : MagicWishMonkey
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          That would be epic, no doubt about it. : The Grolar Bear
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            I'd love to see a race in Minecraft that actively mines and processes ore and then stores it in treasure ... : Rotten Deadite
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              Would it be possible to make an elevator? : MagicWishMonkey
              • Talk to the Notch. : Rotten Deadite
              • Yes, but not in the fashion you're thinking of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhQ737axJWc : Arctic Fox
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    I was digging down once and found one iron block in the wall. once I took it I saw there was a waterfall ... : razorblade79
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      hahaha, that is awesome. It's so easy to get disoriented underground. Are there monsters and stuff on ... : MagicWishMonkey
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        monsters aren't in in multiplayer. one of the reasons I didn't play on any shackserver yet, the possibilt... : razorblade79
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          I'm running a server for my a friend of mine as well, and there are no monsters, but I can across a small... : trebarg
          • You can turn monsters on in MP. You jut cant get hurt. : mlev
      • There are monsters in the dungeons still that spawn via spawners in MP, but they can do no damage to you. : uebersoldat
      • I have mobs turned on for my server. The hordes are awesome. : m0rfus
  • DF is a large part of his inspiration. I imagine crafting and stuff is only going to get more complex. : Haxim
• This always happens : MercFox1
• Yeah I know.. I build a huge spiral staircase down inside a mountain and then decided to make a mineshaf... : Tripps
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  I spent 3 hours building a bridge from one base to another then digging until I found my first natural ca... : melkore
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    This game makes you really fear the dark. When Notch makes it so that torches are lit for a limited amoun... : The Grolar Bear
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      i pray he does not make a change like that... in an instant the game would go from joy to tedious : TPSReport
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        I could go for something like regular torches burn out, but redstone torches can be powered indefinitely ... : nem00
        • He should make it so regular torches go out, but you can make redstone-powered lightbulbs that are bright... : Arctic Fox
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          No, I think this would ruin the game for me as well. There would no longer be satisfaction from claiming ... : pyros
          • There should always be an indefinite solution (like the redstone lightbulbs I mentioned above) but I thin... : Arctic Fox
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          How about adding lanterns? Recipe: Stick on top, two glass, torch in middle, one metal on bottom. Resu... : RomSteady
          • Yeah. Make torches the 'throwaway while exploring' thing, because they are cheap. : Nixx2004
          • Yep, this is exactly what I want. Permanent light options which 'cost' more, so people will use torches f... : Arctic Fox
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        lava lamps : x4nth3
        • amber lamps !! : uebersoldat
    • Not sure how i'd like that. I did like X's suggestion on spiders being able to poison ya. : Ziz
    • i don't like that idea =( : aurealis
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      i'll probably just stop playing. i don't even like that tools get worn. i hope he never fixes the refre... : electroly
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        listening to the podcast he did recently, he mentioned that as something he plans to fix. : aethyr
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          it sucks balls in singleplayer. even the diamond pickaxe gets worn waaaaaaaaay too fast. i don't think ... : electroly
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            Yeah I hate the wear on tools. Diamond breaks too damn fast :( Thank god for this bug, I would kill someo... : YerMothah
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              what bug? : Modulus
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                Drop tool, pick it back up, back to full health. Only on MP : YerMothah
                • is there some way to opt out of updates if he ever does this? : MamiyaOtaru
    • I don't think I'd welcome that change. : GloriousCow
    • I was just thinking last night how glad I was I didn't have to keep checking on those. That would be rea... : Begawkiness
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    THEN DID YOU GET OWNED BY A SKELETON AND LOSE ALL YOUR SHIT GODDAMNIT! : spazzium
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      No I sealed that shit up the made a door and came back down to keep those assholes out of my base. I d... : melkore
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        I rage quit after finally getting back to my tower, which I put a little too far away from spawn (hey it ... : spazzium
        • If you get back fast enough you will recover you stuff, I think it has to be within 24 minecraft hours, s... : Fpsnut
      • The Creepers are what get me...fuck those things. Chillin in your cave mining shit? BOOM! No warning e... : Begawkiness
• Something awesome. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  I keep watching videos and it's getting harder and harder not to buy this... : Inadrys
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    Oh yeah and I saw that rendered picture of the shack server with all the awesome shit you guys have built... : Inadrys
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      its $13.50 US I believe, totally worth one night of messing around with it alone. : metalremains
      • Like an 8-bit hooker. : mlev
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    The videos of guy's who've made calculators and computers in the game make me feel stupid. : Ziz
    • same. : theydobecauseitis
    • Same : riptyde
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  What do you actually do in this game? I saw the ALU which was pretty damn impressive. Is it a sandbox? Do... : hoov1185
  • Look up some of the tutorial or let's play videos on Youtube. : Zek
  • Yes yes and yes : melkore
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylVtj-1Ccgg&feature=fvw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qss4uy6C_g0&featur... : The Grolar Bear
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      You're doing it again. Watch out for Grolar as he has a weird way of making you buy the game. : sheepraper
      • hahaha : The Grolar Bear
    • haha wow that looks really fun actually.. : Reeves
  • its legos in the computer world : stgdz
  • craft, explore caves, build, destroy / dig, run from monsters or kill them : gyokuro
• just started playing last night after seeing so many threads on the shack. thought I'd play 5 mins but en... : cptstern
• one of us. ONE OF US. ONE OF US : Goblin au
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  I was building a fancy cave castle and then I lost the entrance when looking for more wood :( : Entity
  • I always mark my stuff with a tall tower so I can find it again. : Nixx2004
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    oizo mapper. Don't leave home without it! : GloriousCow
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      That kind of stuff feels like cheating. :/ : ThomW
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        for the full SP experience I draw out little maps on notepads and mark my travels with cobbletone minifor... : uebersoldat
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          but on MP it's all cheating anyway hahah : uebersoldat
          • is MP a different experience than MP?? : Reeves
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        after losing two diamond picks above ground because I couldn't figure out where the fuck I died ... you'r... : GloriousCow
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          What's pathetic is that I've played that game for dozens of hours and I can barely find iron and I've nev... : ThomW
          • Dig deeper. : Nixx2004
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            The best way to find them is to dig to bedrock, then branch out tunnels about 10 blocks up from that. The... : GloriousCow
            • bring lots of water with you in case you fall into it and catch yourself on fire :( : GloriousCow
          • If you want minerals you should go exploring. Find deep natural caves and you'll see minerals all over th... : Zek
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            diamond is only within ~20 cubes or so of the bedrock. : Agrona
            • not so, its just extremely rare anywhere else. I found some within an hour in a cave not too deep in my s... : GloriousCow
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              my question is how deep is bedrock? i've been digging for a while yet and nothing. : AMikaboshi
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                World is 128 blocks high top of sky to bottom of dirt. : RomSteady
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                  it feels a lot deeper than that when you're crawling around in some god forsaken hole hearing distant moa... : GloriousCow
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                    I've found when I hear moans underground that I am within 5 squares of a cave or dungeon. : RomSteady
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                      Yeah I was just digging a little fancy cave pathway and dug right into a huge chamber where a skeleton pu... : Reeves
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                        that pttthump noise can go fuck a fucking fuck. : GloriousCow
                        • Amen. : Agrona
                  • We still talking about minecraftt here...? : Nerdsbeware
                  • loooooooooooooool : pancake humper
                  • that's what sh- : Begawkiness
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                    Lemmywinks? : YerMothah
                    • THE CATATAFISH. : Nerdsbeware
                  • Is that where you keep your sex dungeon? : deject
                  • I agree with this statement. Also, it's not exactly lol but I chuckled. : Agrona
    • link to oizo mapper? : Modulus
• Minecraft is one of those games I won't play because I know I'll be spending way too much time on it... : pillzer
• I'm going to give it a go once I've cleared my backlog of about 15 games. : Mr. Goodwrench
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  Alright it's time to see what this nonsense is all about.. Is there a trial or...? : Reeves
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    Kind of: http://www.minecraft.net/play.jsp It's an older version, you can build stuff, but some curren... : Nixx2004
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      I think I'll just jump in if it's only 10 euros.. I love this kind of building shit. : Reeves
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        lifetime subscription, he plays to raise the price when this goes beta and then again when it's released. : metalremains
        • plays? more like plans. : metalremains
      • It will ruin your life. : ArB
  • Watch a couple of vids from this guy's Youtube stream: http://www.youtube.com/davidr64yt#p/u/41/4bh4EexJO... : Arctic Fox
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  I built a series of tunnels, and then built a giant waterfall falling from the highest point on the mount... : mysled
  • Ooh, that sounds great : yobock
  • the cave between your legs?? : ass-street
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    Kinda like what I have, but my waterfalls were natural. I had to plant the tree underground though. Ca... : Nixx2004
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      It's in SP, is there a way to set that up? I just got the game yesterday, and I did most of the building ... : mysled
      • Building while intoxicated is so fun : ColoradoCNC
      • Oh I missed the word 'lava'. That's really cool. I wanted to do something, but I think lava is messed up ... : Nixx2004
  • Now with pics! http://www.shackpics.com/files/Picture1_ah10zwzzbt05237qi6bo.png http://www.shackpics.com... : mysled
• I wish it had more share features, like LBP. : Boxelder
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  So I was walking around outside my man cave, and I heard some squirming what seemed to be coming from beh... : Reeves
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    Make a sword. Kill spiders. Bash monster spawner with mining pick to destroy it. Loot chest. : pancake humper
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      I haven't found any sort of metal yet so I guess no sword :( : Reeves
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        Make a wood or stone sword! : pancake humper
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          http://minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Crafting#Weapon_Recipes : pancake humper
          • Sweet thanks for that. Sort of takes the fun of finding recipes on your own away but at the same time I d... : Reeves
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      you don't want to destroy the monster spawner. putting a torch on all sides (opposites sides may work)... : TroZ
      • ^^^^ this is the way to do it : Arctic Fox
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    they spawn from the burning cave, either block it off from the chests or try to break it down with a fanc... : Begawkiness
    • *burning caGe : Begawkiness
  • before you waltz in there like an idiot like me, you can loot the chests from a fair distance. Try right... : GloriousCow
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  I've been seeing videos of Minecraft and it looks pretty fun, but before any decisions are made, how's th... : destinyofdeath
  • unfinished, buggy, but fun : electroly
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    The idea is that in future the MP will be basically the same as the SP but with more people (and hopefull... : Arctic Fox
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      Except Arctic Fox won't let me put cannons atop his tower :( : dnagenome
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        Nothing's stopping you building your own tower with the 8 million cobblestone blocks you have and testing... : Arctic Fox
        • Ya, but I'd hate to accidently blow up something I built! : dnagenome
• You poor bastard. : herradura99
• Is there a way to play classic minecraft offline? I'd like to start with all blocks so I can do whatever ... : namelessone
• Are there any servers going? I want to play with some other dudes : Reeves
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  am i the only one who plays SP on peaceful? I just like being able to mine and work on my house without w... : opengl128
  • I just build a little work site with a door so I can keep the critters up top out. It's more exciting to... : melkore
  • Same here, it's quite fun and relaxing to just build stuff. : freezejeans
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    This is exactly why the final game will have a Creative mode rolled in so you can just build without rest... : Arctic Fox
    • But I still want to collect materials and explore. Infinite blocks is horrible to me. : kingdepork
  • I actually likethe excitement that the mobs brings. I can be digging away for hours, then a fucking skel... : AltZero
  • Why don't you just play MP then? : Moonbase Commander
• I'm enjoying it while my tools don't wear out, torches don't burn out, I can dive off a tower and not die... : MamiyaOtaru

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  The price of new heirlooms will go up, assuming the current badge to justice point conversion goes live. ... : Link.
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    Thanks. I finally found something now too, someone playing on the PTR says: I'm standing at the old he : das_runt
    • If it's not too late - Remember that they changed the formula used for the currency conversion yesterda... : unclediesel
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    heirloom = frost/triumph badge turn ins? : Dravenport
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      11 justice points per frost/triumph badge in the conversion : rmjackson
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        justice points? that sounds retarded, like freedom fries or something : Dravenport
        • Yea, its not ideal justice and valorous points :( : rmjackson
        • It's no dumber than all these monsters carrying around badges. : DianeOfTheMoon
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    This is wrong, the conversion was updated, heirlooms are actually 6% cheaper post patch if you're using T... : icking fudiot
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      This also means you can get basically 1:1 truimph purchases for Tier10/ frost emblem items if you want to... : icking fudiot
      • cool, great info : das_runt
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        Is that confired that T10 is basically the Frost Token x 11.8 --->JP? If so, awesome. : krym3
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          Also, will you be able to buy the Sanctification Pieces now too? : krym3
          • I very much doubt that. But yeah, on PTR T10 chests are 1100, gloves/shoulders are 694. 694/11.58 ~= ... : icking fudiot
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        Dang. Wish I had more time. My pally just filled out his gear with T9+ pieces. Wish I would have waited a... : VictoriouSecret
        • I mean, you'll still be able to get the same return post 4.0.1 pre-cata.. you get 15-20 JP per heroic bos... : icking fudiot
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        95 emblems for just one item? No wonder I stopped farming instances. : action wombmate
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          I think they decided to do that many based on having more bosses in ICC than in TOC. It's still a ludicro : drhazard
          • That all still sounds way, way too repetitive for me. I'm just not interested in playing like that anymo... : action wombmate
        • i got my 95 badge chestpiece just from doing the daily heroic each day. it took a long time but it didn'... : electroly
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  What are heirlooms? And when will the land change happen to the live realms? I want to resub before hand ... : DM7
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    Heirlooms are pieces of gear that you can give to your low-level alts for leveling quickly. They give xp ... : das_runt
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      How hard is it to get an heriloom item? I'm planning to make a goblin rogue and come back into the world ... : DM7
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        currently not hard. Farm heroics for badges. : jonin
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          It might be hard for me because as soon as I hit 80 I stopped my sub. So I don't even know I can run hero... : DM7
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            Anyone can.. if you have half a brain you have a leg up on some of the people I get thrown into heroic gr... : icking fudiot
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              I can't run random heroics on my fresh 80 mage. It says my gear is too bad. heh. : Gnowknayme
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                That's amazing.. I've seen dps in the dailies I tank wearing 3-4 heirlooms and some greens, I wonder what... : icking fudiot
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                  Pretty close to ilevel 174 greens (level 80 zone quest rewards) are good enough, if you have some <174 (1... : unclediesel
                  • Yeah, I have a few pieces that are a lot lower (blue 146 bracers from Dragonblight and the season 4 pvp w... : Gnowknayme
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                  The key is, wearing low level shit when you queue, and then putting the good stuff on when you get in to ... : krym3
                  • What, why? : bundy
                • Just run regular dungeons until you get enough gear and then start on heroics. Shouldn't take long. You... : capt tripps
          • Just join Mal'ganis and tag along with some shackers. : TreMetal
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            You will literally need to do about 3 days worth of random Dungeons to get the heirlooms that you would n... : krym3
            • Weird, I find it takes about 2 hours for me to grind an heirloom. : re-verse
            • What do you mean, considering the way that I play? ;D I'm no poopsocker when it comes to instances. I ... : DM7
          • if you get a tank friend you can run anything. i ran pancake through dungeons when his character was lit : electroly
      • The current heirlooms are pretty easy if you don't mind dungeon grinding and you don't need badge gear. : breadsticks
      • Debating on bothering with heirlooms. Made leveling that much faster even when it was already easy. With ... : rhuntley12
    • Patch 4.0.3 (Pre-expansion patch) will actually cause the Cataclysm (event) and will occur BEFORE the exp... : unclediesel
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  Are they still stating that UI mods will not work with 4.0.1? : mace
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    Most mods will be busted unless they are updated for 4.0.1. : Gnowknayme
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      Yeah, but I remember some talk about no mods, period. : mace
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        Mods were turned off for a long time in beta, only for that reason. They are back on in beta now and the... : illwill18
        • Yeah, mods are currently enabled on the PTR and Beta. I would recommend if you want to get your UI all so... : Gnowknayme
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    I have never heard that, for a good period of time they didn't allow mods on the PTR and Beta - but nothi... : unclediesel
    • I don't think they are killing mods but most mods need to tweaked between versions. : Jonathan
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    UI mods were enabled a few months ago. Most of them who still have developers are already updated for 4 (... : LoioshDwaggie
    • ahhh cool. : mace
    • My UI set, for example, is Cataclysm ready with the exception of Prat and Carbonite, both of which are mi... : LoioshDwaggie
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    TukUI at the very least has a Cataclysm version in the works. : GrimmyD
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      tukui is great but goddamn the font is tiny no matter how i try to edit it. : xxiv
      • Really? Just swap in new ones. : node
      • The font is one of the best things about it. But other things...not so great. : Ebu
    • Everyone should sue TukUI. Not many quirks, and just so many great, elegantly implemented features that r... : node
  • Also, these pages may help you get your addons all sorted out ahead of time: http://www.wowwiki.com/Cata... : Gnowknayme
  • that was only during a period on beta.. ui mods are definitely in place for live (and back on in beta/ptr... : rmjackson
• Meh, already played the beta. : Marrbe
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  stupid question here that's likely been answered x1000 before. What happens to the people that DON'T buy ... : uebersoldat
  • The entire new 1-60 experience is free, as are the talent updates, class updates, new race/class combos (... : icking fudiot
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    can't roll a goblin or worgen, but you'll get the updated old world zones, but none of the new zones : electroly
    • Something I read mentioned that we'll be able to visit the new zones that are part of Azeroth when 4.0.3 ... : Gnowknayme
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  anyone know if rivendare's mount has been removed? i know the zg tiger is in cata. : xxiv
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    rivendare's mount is confirmed to still be there. it's no longer baron, but his replacement still drops ... : electroly
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      i was kind of hoping they'd take it out so mine would at least become *somewhat* rare. : xxiv
      • and still no tiger drop. i don't think it exists. : xxiv
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    Supposedly still in, but dropped by Baron Rivendare's replacement, Lord Aurius Rivendare. : Gnowknayme
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      maybe it'll still be called "rivendare's deathcharger" for those who got it precata? : xxiv
      • Well, it still drops from a Rivendare...Just a different Rivendare. : Gnowknayme
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        it's the exact same item, it just drops from a different loot table : electroly
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          i assume the tooltip will even still say "Summons and dismisses Baron Rivendare's Deathcharger. This is ... : electroly
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            According to Wowhead, the tooltip has been changed to "Summons and dismisses Rivendare's Deathcharger. T... : Gnowknayme
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              lol i just went to wowhead and there was a giant Aion ad at the bottom : electroly
              • Not that surprising, they were bought out awhile ago. Thottbot, Allakhazam, wowhead are all owned by the... : wtNORTHMAN
• So, Cataclysm related: I finally worked up enough courage to start healing some normal dungeons, tryin... : DianeOfTheMoon
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  Anyone know if this patch is the one that will drop dual spec price from 1,000 to 100? : lefthighkick
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    I think so, it was 100g on PTR when I checked. : fried sushi
    • could be there for better testing more class mechanics, have they said either way? : Turd Ferguson
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    Doubtful, with money just becoming easier and easier to get. : slax0r
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      This is actually confirmed, I just didn't know if it was happening now or with Cata's release. ;) : lefthighkick
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        Ah, my mistake then. Seems like a strange change, but then again, new expansion, all bets off. : slax0r
        • No, it should have happened a long time ago. 1000g is fucking retarded for something that is required for... : Ebu
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  This is the first patch I am really not looking forward to. They've broken my cat druid so bad that it's ... : Entity
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    Well, congrats on having 3 other specs that are still totally viable, which is more than some classes. he... : Gnowknayme
    • But Moonkins get shrooms! I heard they're doing ridiculous crit damage atm in the beta. : shinta420
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      I have 8 level 80s, 2 of which are well geared if I need to main switch. I imagine they won't let cat DPS... : Entity
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        There seems to be a general hatred of DK's though. Might be a rough ride if you're going to de doing ran... : capt tripps
        • I wouldn't say that, but people immediately expect you to be horrible. A good DK player will be recogn... : Ebu
      • Slow compared to which game? Blizzard is actually ridiculously good about rolling out balance patches. : jayacheess
  • GOOD : Downforce
  • You're a Druid and saying you're underpowered? : jingletard
• They better not fuck with the SC2 servers while they do this shit,. : oldschoolbob-o
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  Blizzard/MMO-Champion revealed that Season 9 Arena begins December 14th so Cataclysm is likely to launch ... : das_runt
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    Yea I just saw that, so Dec7th looks to be the date. Lets hope so. : jonin
    • You have to account Blizzard's formula: release date = (release date + 1) to account the server overload.... : Vegtro
  • Yeah, November 30th or December 7th is likely. : Link.
• Well, that's me solo Hunter farming ZG on the off chance I get the Tiger mount. Not done it in ages, but ... : node
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  I still want heirloom shields ffs :( : Viprime
  • I doubt they'll ever add heirloom shields in, considering there's a strong chance there won't be level 85... : Link.
• Got the lich king to 30% finally last night, now we're all gonna have to learn our roles again. poop. : .sticks.

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  Lots of fantastic games just went on sale on the app store. Mostly iPhone games, but a handful of iPad/Un : MikkleThePickle
  • +inf the mofo outta this! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    Didn't know they had a Castlevania iPhone game! (Puzzle game but still!) : dodob
    • It's Puzzle Fighter :| : dodob
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    inf + I just can't get into playing games on my iphone :( : Slowtreme
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      You need a public transport commute! : peanut-
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        that's true, I spend over 2 hours a day in my car just to and from work : Slowtreme
        • If anything it would make more sense for you to get into audiobooks. : Lone Swordsman
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        Too bad I can't play games on my iPhone in the bus I take to get to work :( : Nitrium
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          how come? : Slowtreme
          • I'd be raped beyond my own imagination if I took my iPhone out of the pocket to play games in the bus I t... : Nitrium
    • Same. Words with Friends is pretty much the only thing I play on my phone. : hoov1185
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    Oh man, doom classic time finally : askedrelic
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      Where were you during Quakecon? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        I was playing Wolfenstein and the Wolf RPG : askedrelic
        • Doom was on sale around that time, too. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    If anyone doesn't have Peggle yet, it's probably the best buck you'll ever spend : Schnapple
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      Also one that is gonna make you curse a lot. : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • I've almost broken my ipad raging Peggle : griebelking
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    Wow what a list. What are the must haves on this list? I bought spider last night. Curious if NHL is w... : twifosp
    • It controls fairly fine, I was surprised. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Hmm A glow fighter doesnt appear on the EU store :( Also Is Ace combat any good? : Vincenoir
  • Noice! I just purchased Sonic the Hedgehog 1 and 2!!! : mofo
  • Sweet thanks! : batkiwi
  • Thanks a bunch!~ : Warmaker
  • Thank you!! : minigomp
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    Where's the Android list? :) : g0nk
    • shoo!! get out of our thread >:( : Vincenoir
    • You tell us : not work safe
    • looool : askedrelic
  • Hmmm I already have most of the ones that interest me there, but Monkey Island 2 is tempting. I wish Son... : Begawkiness
  • I wish these links worked on an iPhone. : not work safe
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    what are the best strategy games - particularly turn based on this list? I have Civ Rev. : copy paper
    • The granddaddy is on there. muthafuckin RISK : chrisschutz
  • wow big list. can someone recommend a good ipad one? : aurealis
  • Which of these are Ipad only games? I'm spoiled. : Mrc32
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    Anyone list which are iPad versions? I no have no iphone. : deadhorse
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      Geometry Wars, I think. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        Already have. :( I really wish the ipad monkey island games were included in the $0.99 category. I woul... : deadhorse
        • They are awesome for 5 bucks, they usually cost 10. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Awesome thanks!! : virus
  • Amazing list. Thanks! : stelth
  • Thanks for this post. Now I want to see more about the games you bought! : treefingers1
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    SHACK what are the MUST HAVES in that list? I totally wanna buy like 10bux worth of games. : shackwack
    • ugh terrible misreply, please nuke : shackwack
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  Civ Rev for .99!? I think I need new pants... : Nerdsbeware
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    I thought that game played like ass on anything besides an iPhone 4? : pancake humper
    • What? It seemed fine on the 3G. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      plays fine on a 3GS : Nitrium
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        Nice. That's good then. It's fun! : pancake humper
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          Yeah, it is - although I don't like the artwork and style. But it's a good game. : Nitrium
          • Yeah I actually sort of prefer the DS version because its artwork looks like Civ2 : Schnapple
        • Perhaps you were thinking of Sim City. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    It was free for a few days a while back. It's a great way to get someone into Civ : Schnapple
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      So I grabbed it when it was free, and then my phone ran and update or updated or something, IDK, and I lo... : Nerdsbeware
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        Someone mentioned that you can re-download apps you've already bought and it won't charge you (it doesn't... : Haxim
        • Oooo really now... : Nerdsbeware
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          Yeah, it's scary because it looks like you are actually purchasing the app right up until it begins to do... : at0micgarden
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            You can actually look at your purchase history in iTunes : MikkleThePickle
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              I grabbed the free version when it was free on my phone directly, it should still show up correct? : Nerdsbeware
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                you can just pull it down from the store again, If you bought it (even free) before it should just come d... : Slowtreme
                • Ok cool, take a look when I get home, thanks. : Nerdsbeware
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      I got it for free and I have no idea how to play it. Totally clueless : Slowtreme
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        I was exactly the same, then civ v blew up i tried it again with a basic understanding of what todo and i... : Vincenoir
        • I don't have Civ V, or any Civ game actually just the iphone one. : Slowtreme
      • Yeah, same here. Tried to play it on the plane the other day and was baffled. No tutorial or anything. : afty
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  But which of these will I play for more than 10 minutes?? : at0micgarden
  • the very large majority of these games are excellent; some of them you can easily play for 20+ hours. : MikkleThePickle
  • Osmos has potential. : not work safe
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  How long is the sale going on? I'm at work :( : Volatus32x
  • Some could be hours, some could be days. One of the apps I had on the list earlier went from free to 99c ... : MikkleThePickle
• Is there a way to buy iTunes credit online? : geedeck
• anyone know how Phantasy Star II or the final fantasys run on a 3g??? its a good deal imo. : alcueso
• Everyone NEEDS to get Super KO Boxing 2. It's a great punch out clone. : deadhorse
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  New Angry Birds levels were just released too. : dltrem
  • ugh. I just 3 starred the last ones a couple days ago... they keep pulling me back in : chrisschutz
• THANKS SO MUCH MAN!!!!!! WHOOOOOOOO : grandmasterlee
• Thanks for the heads up! : jimmy_legs
• Mirror's Edge is surprisingly good. It is Canabalt++ : JMro
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  Can someone post a list of which of these games are "must buys"? : OverloadUT
  • it depends... most all really good. What do you like to play? : MikkleThePickle
  • We definitely need to get one of these going! : treefingers1
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  All of you assholes should buy Puzzle Agent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtbMF5pHOEs http://itunes.... : pyide
  • This looks awesome, reminds me of PANIC! on Sega CD! One of my faves ever. : at0micgarden
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    I was sorta disappointed in Puzzle Agent, after being excited for so long. :( The art wasn't ported we... : sicko
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      that being said, at $0.99, I would consider it a must buy. Definitely worth a buck. :) : sicko
      • If we all buy this one, I'm sure Puzzle Agent 2 won't be far behind! : treefingers1
• SHACK what are the MUST HAVES in that list? I totally wanna buy like 10bux worth of games. : shackwack