Weekend Discussion

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• Why don't you tell us what you think is up? : jimmy_legs
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  Since you didnt tell me I'm just going to guess. Seriously Valve? mini hitler craftable noncombat pets... : KxRook
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    Jewish people play TF2? : HL3dsx
    • Not anymore :/ : snot3353
  • I missed your first line.. I got excited :( : supermonkeyballz
  • and I say its not TOO FAR enough! : Jenings
• Someones late to the party. : Johnnsen
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  $$$ : IcomeINpeace
  • moneyhats : moonbreaker
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  What's the issue? I just played last night. Still the same game. Got a random drop. Killed some guys. Had... : Gary the Llama
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    half your team staring at the spawn room walls for most of the game is a problem. : IcomeINpeace
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      Wait... What? How and/or why did this happen? I didn't see anything like this? : Gary the Llama
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        I'm going to guess it's related to people trading instead of playing? Just a guess. Don't even know how t... : Gary the Llama
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          yep..or crafting shit so they can trade. : IcomeINpeace
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            All they need to do is figure out a way to do trading without being on a server, then people won't be doi... : ovrlrd
            • Yeah, I can't wait for this. : tangles
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              Maybe Valve could set up trading-only servers. But then there would be more empty servers... : HamChowder
              • I am imagining more of an interface built into the main menu where you can send items to your steam frien... : ovrlrd
            • Uh, you can already do this. : lplasmatron
    • Normally server kick for being AFK. I got kicked while trading, so I guess trading counts as AFK. : Johnnsen
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    The new items seem horribly unbalanced to me. : Jikim
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      I thought the stuff you could buy was only cosmetic? : Gary the Llama
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        IIRC, the stuff that has tobe purchased doesn't affect the game, and anything else is/will be craftable : jimmy_legs
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          actually they do. The hats? they complete set bonuses : Jikim
          • Jesus Christ they took Team Fortress and fucked it in the ass with shit like this. Assholes. : the city
    • welcome to TF2 ???? oh gee some classes got sets and some didn't!!!!!! HOLY SHIT this has never happened!... : Downforce
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      Valve finally made a W+M1 combo for the Spy. I look forward to that goofy shit getting nerfed. : Godhatesfatpeople
      • That makes no sense, if anything is W+M1 Spy it's Revolver + DR. Lining up backstabs with the set is stil... : Zek
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      The spy set is scary if used by someone with half a brain. Instant and silent decloak, instant disguise w... : Beady
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        What? It isn't an instant and silent uncloak. With the set bonus it takes longer to uncloak. It is quiete... : lplasmatron
        • Half second longer cloak blink time, which is what happens if you get bumped into while cloaked. They did... : Beady
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  Other than most games feeling like an immature MMO trading channel, it's the same shit. : freakynipples69
  • Servers need a 30 second inactivity auto-kick. I'm sure admins will get hip to it eventually. : HockeyJohnston
  • You guys obviously go to the wrong pubs. : dodob
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkNKDyVA_44 : reZaun
  • that is a very clear and well thought-out criticism of the TF2 store. : stamps
  • rofl : IcomeINpeace
  • hahahahaha can we pleas play our playoff matches on salvia together. please. : vile
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    Holy shit, are they really selling in-game items for $20? : filtersweep
    • Most of the prices are associated with their drop rate. You'll have to pay more to get an item that's ex... : DrWaffles
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      it's not that bad they are dropping crates for free....oh wait you need to buy a KEY to open them :P : IcomeINpeace
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        Crates are great drops for people that don't want to buy things, dumbasses like me will trade good shit f... : Juno
        • Not so much anymore, everybody realizes now how common they are. I can't even get Scrap for them. : Zek
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        That's one of the brilliant business/gameplay decisions I think in this situation. They really said, "Fu... : Goto10
        • You now pay to break crates, it's brilliant. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    tikatikatikatikatikatikatikatikatikatikatika : Zollington
    • Glad I'm not the only one who got that. : Fenring42
  • hahahaha. Micro, macro, assrape transactions. : AgentPothead
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    wow that's retarded : tunis5000
    • not your video, the cost of the stupid items : tunis5000
  • hahahahahah I love this video! I watched it twice! My brother hadn't played in a long time either and... : Goto10
  • you sound heavily medicated : GloriousCow
  • 5 bucks is 50 cents 100 times? you don't have to buy anything. ever. not a single thing. it's there... : harold.johnson
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    That's hilarious, was he drunk (does it actually look like that - or was that a mock up joke page? I dele... : abrasion
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      That's how it looks : aggybong
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        I wasn't sure if that video was a joke, that's not reZaun who made the video is it? It's hilarious. ... : abrasion
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          The prices are based on rarity. Some of the items were made by community members and they get a cut of t... : DrWaffles
          • I love the new rocket launcher and didn't mind spending $2.50 for it. : Goto10
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            I dont give a shit if the proceeds go to staving children in africa, its not what i signed up for. : reZaun
            • Then just easily craft the new items, the set bonuses are shit anyway ;/. : Techy007
            • then don't buy anything : fishbone
          • The polycount hats drop at the same rate as other hats. The price of them is high because they complete t... : Beady
        • tis i. twas drunk. srs bisness! : reZaun
    • It looks exactly like that. 8? : Goto10
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    God damn it. Buy a new fucking mic asshole. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • I blame youtube! (ok i blame vdub) : reZaun
  • too much heavy makes zaun go... : sasoi
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    Is that $17.49 for real? As in someone would really spend 17 American dollars to buy an alligator hat fo... : mrwolf710
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      Yes, it's for real. Yes, some people would indeed I suppose. No, not Monopoly money, real Paypal or... : Goto10
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        it needs to be free. thats the point. they cannot charge for this shit. they'll bankrupt the community. t... : reZaun
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          heheh it *is* free though just as it used to be. There's just a shop now in case you don't feel like gri... : Goto10
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            SO you dont care that you bought and paid for this game? Sure they put extra content in, to lure in more ... : reZaun
            • Well, wrap your mind around this, not only do I not care, I enjoy the update. I bought the new rocket la... : Goto10
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      real money you should never look at what WoW related shit sells for, it'll melt your brain there's ... : veras
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        Yes but the problem is that (up until the star pony thing) Blizzard never sold the items for actual cash ... : deathofrats
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          THEY ARE NOT MAKING YOU BUY ANYTHING AT ALL NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT : Juno
          • Everything you can buy you can craft or find randomly EXCEPT for keys to crates. However, if you don't wa... : Juno
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            I don't think anyone would have imagined team fortress turning into this. : romulan
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              of course not, because most games aren't continually updated for free with innovative, creative, and most... : Juno
              • buying stupid shit or even having drops that affects legitimately balanced gameplay isnt innovation. its... : the city
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            Hookers and drug dealers don't make you buy anythine either, but that doesn't mean I want them around. : capt tripps
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              Which one is Gabe, the hooker or the drug dealer? : Goto10
              • No comment. : capt tripps
        • It was more of a comment on his 'someone would really spend money to buy an alligator hat?' question : veras
        • Blizzard sold that mount for 25 : Iwannaacura
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        Yeah on fucking eBay. Just because Valve has the ability to rape their loyal customers that dont know a... : mrwolf710
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          You don't have to buy the fucking items. Robin Walker specifically stated that the store is there for th... : DrWaffles
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            I dont fucking care. Ive played over 1000 hours of TF2 and if they want to shove that shit in my face eve... : reZaun
            • See ya : justwr!ght
            • Who the hell cares? Is it really that big of a deal to have to see it on startup? Just click "Start Playi... : The Grolar Bear
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          Exactly, valve has just taken to butt-raping its loyal fans. : reZaun
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            This is completely incorrect. : Dong Patrol
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              DURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRr : reZaun
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                This is a completely terrible reply! Refute me, reply to me, anything! Anything but that. : Dong Patrol
                • You're right. I was pretty drunk and was losing the ability to remain coherent. You made some good points... : reZaun
              • This reply hurt me deeply :(. Like I've lost a few IQ points or I've suddenly developed some kind of sma... : Malku
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            Well, you can still find the items old school. Look at the shop as an option, not a must. That said... : Goto10
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              Take it off the main menu. : reZaun
              • why? what difference does that make? Why not make it easily accessible to those that want to use this fea... : Juno
              • Hey let's spend a month designing, implementing, and testing this feature. Now let's remove it from the ... : DrWaffles
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            Yeah, after supporting a game for three fucking years with HUGE, free updates! : DrWaffles
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              This is exactly why I felt no shame in buying the Black box for 2.49. It even came with a damned hat :D.... : Malku
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                YOU are part of the problem.>:( : reZaun
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                  There is no problem! : Dong Patrol
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                    Defend your position : reZaun
                    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24213674#itemanchor_24213674 : Malku
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                      This is a big post, heads up! Valve is a company composed of people who enjoy making games. To cont : Dong Patrol
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                        Or, in short, Valve is doing what part of its userbase wants while in no way attempting to have a deliber... : Dong Patrol
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                          I bought and paid for this game, everyone I've played with has also bought and paid for it. : reZaun
                          • Valve is essentially pan-handling us all : reZaun
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                            I want you to explain to me how that is at all relevant to a company performing an action based on the re... : Dong Patrol
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                              Well it's pretty clear that you're never going to reply to this! I'm going to go eat chili and play TF2. ... : Dong Patrol
                              • My apologies, your points are fairly valid. I wasn't really thinking clearly at the time - drunk posting!... : reZaun
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            hahahaahha holy shit this is off the charts on the "DERP A DERP" scale : Downforce
            • Yeah, It was a dumb thing to say. : reZaun
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          They are losing credibility with their core fan base, for sure. : romulan
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            bullshit. I still play on a near nightly basis with the same group of nerds that I would have played with... : Juno
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              I don't even recognize the game. They've ruined the franchise. : romulan
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                That they have : reZaun
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                  I disagree with you folks! Perhaps you should play with the thriving xbox 360 tf2 community : Juno
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                    My point is that the PC tf2 Community wil be as thriving as the xbox tf2 community shortly : reZaun
                    • hahahaha : DrWaffles
                    • Haha, wow... : The Grolar Bear
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                      Do you have down syndrome? : Godhatesfatpeople
                      • I had the drunk syndrome : reZaun
              • I stopped playing a long time ago due to the crazy changes. I mean change can be good to a point but they... : ieGod
              • ruined, for the few people that weren't playing it anyway? oh look, new patches, let's bitch about a game... : Downforce
              • this basically. if they want to keep fucking tf in the ass they need to do it under another name. this i... : the city
        • What the fuck are you talking about? it's a joke, right? rape loyal customers that don't know any bette... : valael
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          a fool and his money are soon parted. no sympathy here. : papaskot
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            Yeah, I'm glad Valve are doing this. Taking advantage of people is cool. : mrwolf710
            • 'taking advantage of' LOL : papaskot
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        I expect Diablo 3 to have that kind of shit and much more : umegastar
        • You talk shit on Diablo 3 and I will cut you. : DM7
  • Man, Valve really fucked the cucumber on this one! : Dong Patrol
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    you're just mad they didn't use Shopify : redfive
    • lil bit : reZaun
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    reZaun can you make a weekly video complaing about something. I enjoyed that : supermonkeyballz
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      I concur. : iamgoat
      • I could do that if you're serious! haha : reZaun
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        3rd'd, but you have to be just as inebriated : papaskot
        • Well, I'm generally that intoxicated once a week, so the timing works out well : reZaun
  • I love this video : Perturbation
  • Ok I'm now convinced we will never see Episode 3. Why should they even bother? : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • I had no idea this is what TF2 is now. that's horrible : Slowtreme
• i really have no interest in the game now. I stopped playing, but still very much loved it, right around... : burning eye
• I kno rite fish makes scout OP : Juno
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  All I know is I crafted two hats and got the kick in the balls: the hatless scout :( : The Wilhelm Scream
  • Which I will add - I would love to trade. You know you've always wanted a hatless Scout. : The Wilhelm Scream
  • Haha. I was unfortunate to get that one too. Although, hatless scout isn't that bad. Looks kinda cool. My... : Mmmmmoo
  • I don't get the hate for hatless scout and hatless snipers. Then again, when I crated two hats I got the ... : dodob
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56KXjO9NlTU : snuff
  • Same. Two hats for the hatless sniper. : Beady
• i know this happened a while ago but i like the old menu design better! : extrahappyturtle
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  and so it begins; the realization that valve wants bucks just like everyone else! : rasputinreborn
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    are there any charities that make video games? what the fuck is this? : Foxhawk
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      http://www.onebiggame.com/ : the archvile
      • Chime is quite good. I wish they allowed users to create their own levels, though. : DrWaffles
    • It sure seemed like folks around here thought valve was the gamer's fairy godmother : rasputinreborn
  • Valve's been 100% business since day 1. Fortunately, making good games is good business. : capt tripps
  • that's fine if it's to buy, you know, the game or something useful, but asking for money for hats, well t... : tunis5000
• Still fun to play. They should have a lot of tweaking to do. But it's not like one thing is breaking the ... : dmason
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  if tf2 ever goes $3 again I'd be tempted to buy 10 accounts and have them all idle for items : Chandler55
  • That's less than two alligator hats! : Merconium
  • lol : jimmy_legs
  • They kicked idling in the balls pretty hard, it's still like 12 items max a week when you used to be able : Lunatic Angelic
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  I don't mind hats but think it's really lame that you can buy weapons. I'm also not a huge fan of random ... : Mmmmmoo
  • I crafted my fish using shit I had accumulated over time! Then I bought a nametag and named it : Juno
  • You can craft the Holy Mackerel using more-common items. This is the case with most of the new weapons i... : DrWaffles
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    Yea, and its not like the proceeds go to a valuable cause. The proceeds go into valves wallet. Which is e... : reZaun
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      so, like, have you bought anything, or are you just raging because there's a new picture on your tf2 menu : Juno
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        I will never buy anything from valve for TF2. I have put over 1000hrs into it, I dont need to pay for any... : reZaun
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          Then ignore it dude :(. No use in getting butt-hurt over an optional service that you don't want to use ... : Malku
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            No, Fuck that - Valve Needs to hear this. I've bought and paid for this game - we ALL have. : reZaun
            • Then write an email to Valve voicing your concerns or go down to the Valve forums :(. Compared to the ma... : Malku
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        It is kind of obvious he's bitching about menu item that has no impact on playing the game. You can even ... : ovrlrd
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          Wow, you totally missed the point "You can even launch the game without seeing the menu, just use the ser... : reZaun
          • Are you offended by the shopping ads you see when you do a Google search? : The Grolar Bear
    • Who is this "They" . Because They sound wrong :(. : Malku
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      The money is split with the community members that made the items. They're helping modders profit off th... : harold.johnson
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        Ive put over 1000 hours into TF2. I dont feel like i should be bothered with tis every time I launch the ... : reZaun
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          i HAVE PAID FOR THIS GAME. I BOUGHT THIS GAME. If it were a free demo, granted, BUT ITS NOT. Dont get ... : reZaun
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            YOU HAVE GOTTEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO GET ASSLOADS OF FREE CONTENT WITHOUT SPENDING ANY MONEY. Seriously,... : ovrlrd
            • Pan-handling : reZaun
        • It's a little box on your screen for something that's totally optional. Do you really expect people to t... : harold.johnson
        • so now after we've gotten past the "you don't have to buy anything, ever" and "it's there for people who ... : Drakoniac
        • Connect to a server from the server browser and skip the whole menu thing? : pyide
        • So a small window on the UI bothers you this much to not play? Like pyide said you can launch the game vi... : Godhatesfatpeople
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      It's a cash grab but I don't really have an issue with that. I just find it annoying that Valve continual... : Mmmmmoo
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        Yeah, it's a bit frustrating at times, but I hardly use the alternate weapons if they're not for the clas... : DrWaffles
        • I think it would've been better if they gave the weapons to everyone at the same time but it's not a deal... : Mmmmmoo
  • All of the weapons that aren't earned via achievements have their own specific crafting recipe you can us... : Zek
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  I wonder how many people who are going "naw man it's OK" now bitched to high heaven when other publishers... : Arcanum
  • You don't get it. Buying an item doesn't make you part of an exclusive group that can only get the item ... : DrWaffles
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    The difference is you can still get all the shit for free without paying for it, and those other games ne... : ovrlrd
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      No, other companies have done exactly this, making content that can be earned in-game purchasable with re : Arcanum
      • they're probably all the same people whining in this thread. : valael
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  Here, I removed the featured item panel for you. Place it in team fortress 2\tf\resource\ui (create th... : DrWaffles
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    But then what will he have left to bitch about? : ovrlrd
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      "I GOTTA EDIT THIS FILE EVERY TIME THERE'S AN UPDATE THAT CHANGES THE UI?! THAT'S BULLSHIT HURRRRRRRRR" : DrWaffles
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        You two are being more obnoxious than the OP is, imho. He's complaining, but as far as gamer complainers... : rasputinreborn
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          No it's bullshit. I'm sick and tired of all the TF2 whining. : dodob
          • Then DON'T READ THE THREADS ABOUT IT : Ebu
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          Everytime there's a TF2 update that adds new content, there's complaining about the most inane things. I... : DrWaffles
          • And instead of whining about it on a forum that Valve doesn't read constantly, he could e-mail Robin Walk... : DrWaffles
        • Complaining that the TF2 main menu is offensive because it advertises an in-game store as one of several ... : The Grolar Bear
        • how is it reasonable? they aren't forced into buying anything. purchasers gain no advantage over other ... : valael
  • In fact, I think you'll just be safe to delete the entire "StorePanel" entry, which includes the subsecti... : DrWaffles
  • I think it might be too late and he's tossed his computer out the window. : Goto10
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  HIJACK Anyone ever think about loaning as opposed to trading? Just borrowing items between friends? I ... : dodob
  • I have a Homewrecker, do you want it? I think I might just give it to you. : Dong Patrol
  • I tend to smelt items that I don't use (or can't use with my primary Heavy class). If you ever want so... : DrWaffles
  • Loaning is basically a good thing. Unfortunately loaning leaves a debt that often demands to be weighed u... : Lukiopimp
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  I think it's a great update, you can still play the game and not spend a cent on it. The only trouble for... : b0mbsquad
  • I haven't spent a cent and have gotten 2/3 of the new items and ~5 new hats. : thekidd
• What's this crafting and smelting shit anyway? Mine fortress? Team craft2? : romulan
• Complaining about trivial shit. Never change, Shacknews. : herradura99
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  I agree with you, Zaun. These guys are like Gandhi. They'll just accept whatever comes their way no matte... : ArB
  • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
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  i just wrote a pretty long post defending your position but i erased it all just now because i realized i... : DrFlammable
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    also ty to dmason for white paint earlier, the white demoman's stovetop hat is pretty slick : DrFlammable
    • Yeah, that hat looks pretty cool. : dmason
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    i wouldn't be surprised if a degreaser nerf or flamethrower buff comes along. but they've also said they : RikiTiki2
    • also another sticky situation, now that people have paid for a certain set of items, and then valve goes ... : DrFlammable
    • Degreaser is so ridiculous. I killed a rush team of 4 using degreaser + axtinguisher : HamChowder
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  The spy set is fine. The new knife is very situational at best. The new gun is bad which is a shame becau... : Techy007
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    I like the new sniper knife thingy because it gives you more resistance to fire, though the rusty ass bla... : mikecyb
    • no, it gives you less resistance to fire : RikiTiki2
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    All the new sets are worthless. Too many downgrades for each. Hence, all the bitching about buying hats... : herradura99
    • Well I main spy, and I think the ET reward is pretty neat. But that said, the revolver is much better tha... : Techy007
• Haha... wow I was drunk lastnight.. I dont even remember making this : reZaun
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  Trading http://www.tf2items.com/id/Crimsonbeak Any of the weapons on Page 3 are available for trade. I... : Crimsonbeak
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    I have a sandvich and Battalion's Backup if you want! : thekidd
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      What you want? : Crimsonbeak
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        get online! : thekidd
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          In game : Crimsonbeak
          • Thanks, also I did go ahead and rename my Backburner to Syphilus : Crimsonbeak
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    save the huntsman and i will trade you a bonk for it!#! : botch
    • give me a heads up when you are ready to trade. : Crimsonbeak
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    Trading http://www.tf2items.com/id/harvesterr Anything on Page 4 is available for trade. Looking for cr... : H@rvester
    • You can smelt those tokens into a reclaimed. : Sze Ior
  • http://www.tf2items.com/id/harry_johnson Bonk, Dalokoh's Bar, Black Box, Cloak and Dagger, Razorback a... : harold.johnson
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  Minor Threadjack: I got a Series 2 create last night. There's no way for me to open it, short of buying ... : Ride-My-Rocket
  • I'm pretty sure Valve will start having keys drop soon, so I'd just hang on to those crates for now. : herradura99
  • I trade them off. We're in no danger of the existence of crates dropping any time soon, and their value ... : thekidd
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    You can just give it to me lol. : Crimsonbeak
    • FUITA : Ride-My-Rocket
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  Anyone still getting drops today? I played every day since Thursday. I got six or seven items on Thursday... : dodob
  • Yeah I got a few drops on Thurs then nothing. : Crimsonbeak
  • refined -> reclaimed. Plus I already had a scrap, so six weapons, and a crate (purple paint) : dodob
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    There is a drop limit, right? I thought it was around 7-10 items a week? : Durajim
    • yea there is a drop limit, i cant remember what it was. i played for about 4 hours over the course of a ... : botch
• I like the idea of this store and some of those outrageous prices because some idiots will actually pay f... : freshyk
• Would the Paypal rules that ban gambling/lotteries include the whole Key/Crate thing? : Beady
• just wanted to stop in and say rheroux is l33t. he gave me a free series #1 crate and inside i find the ... : botch
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  Some guy went from 8 hats pre-trading to ALL HATS COLLECTED from trading only. No store purchases. In fac... : dodob
  • I actually thought about doing something like this, documenting it, because I'm gone from ~3 vintage weap... : thekidd
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    I wasn't aware they gave out the Frying Pan or Ellis hats yet odd I haven't gotten them. : Crimsonbeak
    • some people have received it. i'm still waiting for mine : harold.johnson
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    I'm sure his teammates were very happy to have him idling in the spawn for several hours. : ann thracks
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      i'm sure he never took advantage of the ability to trade while not on a server and ALWAYS did it while co... : harold.johnson
      • My thoughts exactly. : ann thracks
  • I went from no hats pre-trading to no hats trading. So suck it! Want a vintage "I ain't got shit"? Gon... : Lightzout

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  I am going to buy all of your songs without even listening to them simply because you mentioned onny Mayo... : snot3353
  • Sonny that is. : snot3353
  • Haha, shameless name drop ftw. : raija
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  Not my style of music but it's quite good. Bump... and I'll be passing it around my friend loop, hope it ... : akirabob
  • as well i. imo its a beat genre, but i know a lot of ppl who will dig it so ill pass along the good will... : head crab
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  Holy shit man, this is great! I have no money but I'm going to get all my friends to buy it. : MrBig0
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    Ooh, I recognize the second song. Did you post a music video for it at some point? : MrBig0
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      Yeah! A fan made thing. Its up on Youtube but its hard to paste the link from my phone. Just search "Twil... : raija
      • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es_ZQD7-oEc&feature=youtube_gdata_player : yldragon
• Music sounds ok. What I don't personally like about it is it's very safe. Very generic singer. So whi... : kingdepork
• I gave Mastador a listen, the music/ambient build-up was cool but the screamed vocals were a turn-off for... : varsindarkin
• I really like the layering and backing stuff in the first track. Nice work. : hanfeitzu
• i have a horrible habit of starting to read posts starting in the middle somewhere, so for a millisecond ... : papaskot
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  Good sound. Genre that Im willing to listen to. However, I have a "no EPs" rule. Are you planning to r... : Zero|DPX
  • wtf is wrong with eps? : papaskot
  • The next time we record, it'll be a full-length but that could take another year. We are horrible at writ... : raija
  • No EP rule? Allegaeon's EP is arguably as good as their other album even though it's four songs. You have... : MrBig0
  • ahhahaha what : JINKY
  • No EP's? I have some amazing EP's from various bands that rock my socks. : NFXFSX
  • NO E.P's lol why? : theghostofsmdever
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    Dude. The Beatnuts first release was an EP, and it's still, arguably, their best work. : AxeMan808
    • Though their first actual album was pretty fuckin' good too. : AxeMan808
  • Good sound - CHECK Genre Zero PDX is willing to listen to - CHECK EP? - you fucking blew it dude. : g.lee
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    But NIN - Broken is amazing :( : bipolar
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      Also, that's the most stupidly arbitrary rule in existence. No EPs? You're really weird. I'd continue,... : bipolar
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        it's some ocd nerd thing so his music collection is pristine : JINKY
        • Hahah this is totally what it is for me. And then when you buy an EP that later becomes a full album you... : sKetchflow
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      Yeah, I own that (and Fixed as well). I have some EPs. It's not a hard and fast "rule", I just prefer f... : Zero|DPX
      • It's probably the way you worded it. Having a prefrence for full-lengths isn't noteworthy, but I can see ... : Nali4Freedom
      • It's just because you worded it like a hard and fast rule. If you would have said "I prefer to wait for ... : DinK
  • If it makes you feel any better Zero, I totally get the no EP thing. I hate EPs : sKetchflow
  • You could be missing out on a lot of great songs with that rule. Sometimes there's a few songs that don'... : DrWaffles
  • you are a very strange man : moshman
  • so many good EP's. : moe6
  • It's $3. : skinlab133
  • stupid arbitrary style decision with no compromise? A good fit to work on chrome! : NexusOne
  • i have a no DP rule : FrayLo
  • lol : maulla
  • wtf? why? : romulan
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    This would be perfect with that hipster cat picture. : forgottenzero
    • there you go. http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/9922/howeverihaveanoepsrule.jpg : minigomp
  • I have a rule that you like bad music. : Sexpansion Pack
  • No EPs rule? Ha ha... : heartsauce
  • oh zero : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Sounds really good. Do you get any inspiration from tool may I ask? You have a tool inspired feel to some... : greh kleh
  • Thanks! We're all Tool fans so I'm not really surprised that it comes out in what we write. We try to be ... : raija
  • I was going to make this comment as well. It's like Tool mixed with... someone else i can't explain yet. ... : phipple
• From the quick amazon sound clips, it sounds really good. I'll check this out further when I get home fro... : Madwacker
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  FUCK YES!!! Purchased!! Love your stuff. : theghostofsmdever
  • You guys need to buy these tracks so these dudes can put out an album. Good stuff. : theghostofsmdever
• Bought. This shit's fantastic, dude. I really hope you go far. : CyCo_PL
• The first track is pretty good. I like the screamed vocals (wish more bands would do that, but that's a ... : CrustaR
• Snot and Sevendust ftw, I'm checking it out : Piett23
• sounds really good man : DonarUDL
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  bought. oddly enough, paypal just offered me $5 cash back on it if i set up my bank's checking account... : harold.johnson
  • also, thanks for putting this on bandcamp. great site, i hope you guys get a good cut of the sales from ... : harold.johnson
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  Oh I like. It's quite a bit like Tool and Karnivool which is a very very good thing. : marmite
  • bought. This is good stuff! Make more. : marmite
• this is good stuff man, especially liking something on the wing : peat
• Really well done, sent link to a friend in the UK who is certain to love this : dognose
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  Flower of Life! : briandubau
  • Ahh yes. The lead singer loves that thing. : raija
• Your stuff is fucking awesome, dude. I wish you the best of luck, and I'll be passing this on to my frien... : Rethius
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  dang, these amazon preview clips totally leave me hangin :( : ass-street
  • hit the bandcamp link, it lets you listen to the whole song : harold.johnson
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  Damn, I'm loving this. Buying when I get home. It may have cost an arm and a leg, but it will pay off i... : HL3dsx
  • To record it that is.. lol : HL3dsx
• PRE ORDERED FOR FULL LENGTH: Confirmed. : yldragon
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  Cool, bought both discs! iTunes sure makes it confusing which albums are yours =\ : nevlos
  • Yeah I know! It's kind of annoying that there is another Djinn out there, (several actually) but I'd rath... : raija
• it sounds good : dozrzor
• Love it. Bought it. : cgeroux

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  Has anyone ever tried LegalZoom.com? : ra1n
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    Not for an LLP/LLC but some other issues, I have. Works well for basic issues. : PhoenixArisen
    • This is what I'm thinking. It's mostly formal paperwork, and I know what we charge for bs like that. : ra1n
  • I don't know but the fact that they advertise on the Howard Stern show makes them seem kinda scammy : sanchez
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  Probably only a few since LLPs at least in California have to be under a restricted category used by prof... : bashildy@speakeasy.net
  • Yep, you're right. I just looked into that. : ra1n
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  Actually, I think I want an LLC. I'm taking general steps to monetize my patent application, and an LLC ... : ra1n
  • I haven't been sued yet. (Yet.) : rosewood
  • I was happy with NoLo because there handled some of the filing that was a bit of a pain since I was alrea... : bashildy@speakeasy.net
  • LLC Paperwork is extraordinarily easy... the big thing is writing our your bylaws for submission you your... : Ormsbee
• LegalZoom.com : rosewood
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  Many years ago. At the time I had a partner & no real biz. Today when I coach people starting out getti... : Nation
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    Yeah, I'm doing it now because the company has a big time asset - a patent. I also managed to get a vc m... : ra1n
    • NoLo has an express filing which can usually get you certified within 2 weeks via purely online forms whi... : bashildy@speakeasy.net
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      find a lawyer ... why throw together a cheap form document in an attempt to protect a "big time asset"? ... : Nation
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        I don't think it matters as long as it's an LLC in MA. Patents in my name, the assignment stuff is what ... : ra1n
        • good luck, I hope you are correct. Finding a great lawyer (or someone who has gone though this before... : Nation
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        Am I having some mental collapse? Isn't ra1n... A LAWYER?! If so, shouldn't he be able to do this himself : Bold
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          You are, because that's called a conflict of interest. : ra1n
          • But shouldn't you at least understand what's involved? Or be able to research this? If a client came to y... : Bold
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    $1k? Damn... it's $50 here in NM, and a $25 yearly filing fee. lol. : Ormsbee
    • the expensive part is the education you get & the drafting of any custom documents. In TN it's a $300... : Nation
• nolo.com : Cheeziologist
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  it's trivially easy if you're a lawyer. it's usually just a matter of filing a few forms with the state a... : dirge23
  • (talking about LLCs here really, but LPs are not substantially different from a setup point of view. LLPs... : dirge23
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  you should talk to a lawyer, I bet one of those guys could help you. : zerog83
  • This is the sort of thing where I think it's unnecessary. Public opinion is going to suffice for the mos... : ra1n
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  S Corp or bust. : Frozen Pixel
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    what's wrong with partnerships : dirge23
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      You save money as an S Corp compared to LLCs when it comes to taxes. This assumes ra1n plans on this comp... : Frozen Pixel
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        It's also much easier and faster to switch to a C Corp from an S Corp if the need arises. Doing that from... : Frozen Pixel
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          while this is true, i doubt converting to a c corp is part of the plan : dirge23
          • I'm sure it isn't part of his plan, I just mentioned it because it is a nice benefit and something one sh... : Frozen Pixel
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        why do you say an s corp saves compared to llcs? : dirge23
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          I've started and ran 2 LLCs, a C Corp and recently an S Corp. Out of all of them the S Corp has been the ... : Frozen Pixel
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            this compares s corps to c corps, but not s corps to partnerships. i am not sure there is a meaningful in... : dirge23
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              There is. You get double taxation as an LLC. He could still file for an LLC and file his taxes as an S Co... : Frozen Pixel
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                i think you can elect partnership tax treatment as an LLC, which prevents double taxation by allowing pas... : dirge23
                • exactly, LLC should simply be Check-The-Box taxation not requiring additional documentation or forms to ... : bashildy@speakeasy.net
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                  Yes, but to elect partnership tax treatment you have to according to Regs. Sec. 301.7701-2 states that to... : Frozen Pixel
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                    here i thought we were having a nice conversation and you had to drag regs into it : dirge23
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                      Well crap my books are out of date. lol They changed it so it doesn't matter if you meet all 4. Never ... : Frozen Pixel
                      • the self-employment tax thing is a good point, i think that is a genuine problem in the case of single-me... : dirge23
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                Here is a simple S Corp vs LLC example for you: In an S corporation, only the salary paid to the emplo... : Frozen Pixel
                • ok, the self-employment tax thing is interesting. i'm not sure that's right but it's worth looking into : dirge23
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      One "problem" with partnerships (like an LLC) is that active-management still maintain full liability, ju : Wikus Van De Merwe
      • i think all of this is factually incorrect : dirge23
      • i think all of this is factually incorrect : dearjamie
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        i think most of this is factually incorrect : pigvomit
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          well, yeah, this is closer. the partnership stuff is right but LLCs don't use partnership liability rules... : dirge23
          • I gave him points for the limited partnership stuff even though he didn't specify terminology. haha. : pigvomit
          • I went back through my accounting textbooks and couldn't find anything concrete... so I checked wikipedia : Wikus Van De Merwe
• You should ask one of the partners at your law firm. : pigvomit
• I thought this was one of the first things lawerly types learned. : anhero

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  None of those require more power than a netbook with video decode acceleration... : batkiwi
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    Clearly if he is not happy with his Asus I really doubt a Netbook would be a better option. It would be a... : ovrlrd
    • I have an iPhone, I don't need a netbook : Magus
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      I didn't say he needs a netbook. I'm saying he doesn't need power, despite his comment of "so it needs... : batkiwi
      • People don't know what they want. : skitfish
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  I have a 13-inch MacBook. Go with a 15-inch MacBook Pro if you can. : dodob
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    Yeah I've heard this too, that the regular MacBook is too weak : Magus
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      Specs are fine, actually. Hell, you could run Final Cut on a baseline Macbook if you wanted. The main rea... : Serpico74
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        Those 15 inch screens are really nice. I was looking at one the other day at the Apple store and really l... : ovrlrd
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          I guess I need to go to the store to look in person and then decide. : Magus
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            Yeah you might find the 15 inch to be too big for your needs. It is definitely a good idea to go check ou... : ovrlrd
            • A 13" MBP with the GPU in the high end 15" would be perfect for me. Too bad the 13" only has room for an ... : Serpico74
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  whats wrong with the Asus? I have the big brother N71 and i've been quite pleased : noven
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    I love it, I swapped out the HD with an SSD and it's great. But I'm sick of Windows. And I don't need all... : Magus
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      What's wrong with windows? Do you have windows 7? : Pandilex
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        It's not so much about Windows, it's about better battery life (and other hardware features) in the MacBo... : ovrlrd
        • Obviously I disagree with the high price for buying a Mac compared to an identically specced windows mach... : Pandilex
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  MacBook Pro is the way to go, grab one off the Apple save store if for a nice discount. You can also look... : ovrlrd
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    Well I'm in school right now, still signing up for classes. I doubt Apple offers a military discount... : Magus
    • Ah well I am not sure about how you situation is, but definitely go for the best discount you can get, an... : ovrlrd
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  Bento seems pretty awesome. Recommended online storage/backup? : Magus
  • I use Bento on the iPad for keeping serial numbers for software. It's got a ton of uses. Delicious Librar... : BlackCat9
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  Is the 3 year protection plan worth it? : Magus
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    On a laptop? Definitely worth it, the optical drives can go bad, you can get issues with the magsafe powe... : ovrlrd
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      Just be aware that Applecare is not accident protection, so if you spill water on the keyboard, or it fal... : Crimsonbeak
      • Yeah definitely keep your shit secure and treat it very nicely to avoid accidents. I have never been in a... : ovrlrd
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  step 1: buy a scarf : razorblade79
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    step 2: make dumb replies to Apple threads like 'it just works' and somehow work in a way to call people ... : ovrlrd
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      step 3: be overly defensive about a joke post and spawn an awesome subthread : Sapiens
      • step 4: reply to any facebook post about computer troubles with 'get a mac' : Pandilex
• I hope you stocked up on black turtlenecks and starbucks cards dude! : whodares
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  Get a 15" Macbook Pro. You can never go wrong with having a more powerful computer and you might want to ... : BlackCat9
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    IMO the main reason he should get a 15" is screen size, that's it. If he's just doing web/email/movies/mu... : Serpico74
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      I just think 13" is uncomfortably small, but if you want portability, then go for it. I have a 17" pro as... : BlackCat9
      • Yeah but I'm going to be using mine for work and study while I travel : Magus
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  I love my 13" MacBook Pro, but man, office for mac sucks, no ribbon wtf. (The ribbon in windows includes ... : gakera
  • I just upgraded to Office 2011 for the Mac and it's much better than the previous version. : Ellissd

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• Gynecologist : multisync
• get a massage : Deathlove
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  urologist : shirif
  • no u : mikecyb
• A back doctor. Next question. : trOmblyj
• one that specializes in backs : zerog83
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  Regular doctor: Pain pills that mask the pain and keep you good and fucked up all the time and ruin your ... : dognose
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    point 3 is so true. : shirif
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      I want to try Acupuncture. It didn't work for you though? : irrerno
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        Never tried it, but the backlash it gets on the internet is pretty baffling. : shirif
        • Especially when it's so vehement and always from people who have never had it : dognose
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        My TMJ doctor used it. It didn't help. : skinlab133
        • I got acu for my TMJ and it helped a lot. : perstephanie
        • You had it? I would like to hear more if there is any to tell, also did anything eventually help? : dognose
      • That's as good as a sugar pill. : Jiven
      • I've had a great experience with acupuncture. : perstephanie
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      it's called the placebo effect : aeg1x
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        They've done empirical studies using sham acupuncture to control for the placebo effect and guess what? A... : perstephanie
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          And they've done empirical studies showing sham acupuncture works just as well as standard acupuncture (i... : aeg1x
          • I hear this a lot from people with blockages in their chi flow. Lie back and let me burn some herbs on y... : stamps
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            So basically you choose to assume that the studies that showed that actual acupuncture worked better than... : perstephanie
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              that is where meta-analysis comes in. trials with poor scientific methodology should be given less weigh... : stamps
              • Yes, I understand both of those things re: meta-analysis, but thanks for playing. : perstephanie
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    there are different type of chiropractors, the ones that just 'pop' you out are shit... : dignan
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      whats the other kind : bolneze
      • Anal rapists : rosewood
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    Acupuncture and chiropractic aren't really "fixing" anything. It's not that it doesn't "work," but you co... : Freon
    • I would certainly prefer massage over chiropractic, not having had the latter : dognose
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      Acupunctre is not remotely like getting a masaage and telling yourself your back is fixed. I am not up fo... : perstephanie
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        There are plenty of empirical studies and all the most thorough and respected show that it does not work.... : terath
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          That's a major generalization and doesn't mesh with either my experience or my research. I don't care eno... : perstephanie
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            My experiences match yours 100%^ if you replace klonopin with NSAIDS : dognose
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              That's awesome. I seriously only started it because I was getting the free sessions, but it is freaking a... : perstephanie
              • I've only heard one negative from someone who's tried it and that is skinlab's comment above us in this t... : dognose
    • its amazing how wrong you are : thewindcriesmary
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    physical therapy was the best thing for me. they did some great massages, did all kinds of exercises to ... : dextius
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      Exercises do help greatly, provided one is able to do them. : dognose
      • A good PT will help you : rosewood
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  Witch? : Thresher
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    Christine O'donnell : irrerno
    • She's not a witch. : mattavius
  • visit a pile of very small rocks : Deathlove
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  acupuncture! : babtong
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    I really want to try this. : irrerno
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      It's great. I have lowerback problem, so I always go to see the doctor when I have pain. :) : babtong
      • It really is nice :) : dognose
    • It is fantastic. There's a good school in Maryland, so I go to their student clinic and actually got a bu... : perstephanie
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  A specialist : uglysad
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    Chiropractor. : uglysad
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      ugh, not big on chiropractor. I've been to one guy who's kinda ok, but not a whole lot of long term impro... : Clay
      • Yea. My girlfriend goes to one but I'm not big on the practice : uglysad
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      quack : NexusOne
      • A chiropractor is to a Orthopedist what a toothiologist is to a dentist. : terath
    • He said what type of DOCTOR : batkiwi
• Proctologist : Arcanum
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  Dre : crypt420
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    Pepper : head crab
    • Doolittle : rosewood
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  go see your family/gp, he/she can handle it : Alpha Class Android
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    You can go for a referral, but back problems will pretty much require a specialist visit, which means an ... : daVinci1980
    • depends on the problem yes, but the gp is the gatekeeper, they should be able to point you in the right d... : Alpha Class Android
    • It depends on what type of back problems it is, most would not need an orthopedist. : menar003
• what symptoms? I am 6 months out of a L4/L5 disc rupture scenario with 2 epidural shots, I've been to lot... : Downforce
• Find a Feldenkrais practitioner. Seriously, it's amazing. I have a knee problem and after a session of Fe... : datoo
• therapist : vynn
• Dr. Nick : sanchez
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  Dr. Spaceman : Prozium
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    Best answer : rosewood
    • I've been unable to say "spaceman" properly for 3 year now. damn 30 Rock. : Prozium
• Personal trainer? Or maybe you already work out a lot and that's how your back got fucked up? But I've he... : HockeyJohnston
• The Abominable Dr. Phibes : Borzoi
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  "back pain" is pretty general. Pain coming from your spine, or bones, is going to be different than somet... : haiku
  • Hey has that gotten better? I assumed so since you're in a new city/state every day. : dognose
• a zoidburg : j0nchan
• A backologist : freshyk
• A Sex Doctor...no no, wait, a sexy doctor. No - even better - a sexy Sex Doctor. Your back might still ... : mrwolf710
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  Go to a standard D.O. and then hit a specialist. My specialist is fucking amazing. : akirabob
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    Definitely always see a DO rather than an MD. But yeah, an orthopedist is probably the specialist to see ... : perstephanie
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      Why, exactly? These days they're pretty equivalent--most DOs actually sit for the USMLE which is the test... : daVinci1980
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        D.O.'s are MD's in every sense but they also have to take classes on chiropractics and orthopedics. If y... : akirabob
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          I think "most" DO schools these days are pretty equivalent to med schools--and while the DO has some trai... : daVinci1980
          • I'm very much aware, I went pre-med and have 2 doctors my age in my family that I helped with school. Bu... : akirabob
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        They're theoretically equivalent but in my experience DOs are good and MDs are not so great. I went to my... : perstephanie
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          That sucks ma'am, but I wouldn't generalize this to all MDs. I've had great luck with all of the MDs I've... : daVinci1980
          • There are certainly good and bad of each. I just know that the best doctors I've seen have been DOs and t... : perstephanie
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  Orthopedist is the answer you're looking for. Chiropractors are quacks, but there is some medical basi... : daVinci1980
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    Chiropractors are quacks, um excuse me? : thewindcriesmary
    • My mom's been a nurse for over a decade and she says the same thing. : greasyjohn
    • I stand by my statement. : daVinci1980
• Oh and the name sucks and it smells strong but Ben Gay is really nice :) : dognose
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  A "back doctor" is also known as an Osteopath, although you'll probably need a recommendation to see one. : DerHuhnTeufel
  • Osteopathy is a different form of medical degree, pretty much equivalent to an MD. Orthopedists are typic... : daVinci1980
• Sleep on a padded floor with your calves up on a chair/mattress for a week. You'll feel like a new man... : Rigg5
• Proctologist. : ToiletBomber
• Homeochiroastrologerpath : indosauros
• Go to your family practice MD or internal medicine doctor first. : menar003
• Move to Cali and get a medical card : Metatron85

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• Werd! : skitzo
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  Yeah figures you'd wait until 11:10pm Sunday night to post this Gibson. WE'RE ON TO YOU!!!! just kidd... : ejectorpod
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    hehe i didnt think my saying that was even worth a story. i figured it was a common sentiment among gamer... : Steve Gibson
    • i miss killing you in quake =( love, clan erinyes : italiano3d
    • ... and on the 9th day shit was standardized and all was good. : Lukiopimp
• Happiness is the L4D setup. Best of both worlds (friend-selection + dedicated servers filtered by steam g... : LoioshDwaggie
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  Steve you're a cool dude and I'm glad you're posting again Also reading between the lines Yay Dukestea : veras
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    Read deeper, Gearbox is secretly working on an open platform matchmaking service. : Goto10
    • AllSeeingEye revival w/ matchmaking! : dignan
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  Sir, sir, any comment on the rumor of DNF for the 360 using Kinect and you have to actually kick at the s... : Goto10
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    Have you forgotten there's no boot? : ArcKnight
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      360 Kinect Exxxclusive : Goto10
      • Now in 3D ! : Lukiopimp
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  i just don't wanna be hurt again :( : ETPC1
  • wait did you say matchmaking >:( : ETPC1
• I feel bad for you guys (and any developer that's being shit on) when there's so many churlish boors on h... : SiW.
• I'm going to just put up a fake quote saying "DNF Confirmed to Use Steam Cloud for Matchmaing and Online ... : Zips
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  I still don't see how it's their responsibility to do any of that when it could and has been, solved by d... : synapse19
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    BF:BC2 is on Steam and Direct2Drive, am I not able to see the servers from D2D bought games vs retail vs ... : Goto10
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      It's all the same. The only difference is when it comes to Console and PC. : synapse19
      • Sorry, I'm confused, what is the issue again? That I can't load up Steam and see online games from copie... : Goto10
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      There are no local servers for BC2, they're all dedicated rentals going through EA's login system. : ArcKnight
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        Ok bad example then, say Civilization 5. Or Cod:MW2? : Goto10
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          MW2 is only sold on Steam and uses Steamworks. Civ 5 also only uses Steamworks as well, and the D2D page ... : ArcKnight
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            I don't understand why Steve mentioned D2D anyway, they have nothing to do with matchmaking. They are str... : ArcKnight
            • Gamespy do provide backend MP and matchmaking services. They are utterly shot and universally reviled, bu... : Beady
          • Daaaaaamn Valve in the house. : Goto10
• At least it's not like back in the day where everyone used matchmaking stuff based off the engine instead... : Ecks
• Can you at least verify if it will still be called "Dukematch"? : Prozium
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  I never played Borderlands so I'm in no position to dislike Gearbox, but honestly why would people compla... : abrasion
  • here's how it should work new games use steamworks all old games should use GOG P2P matchmaking, ~*p... : ETPC1
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    I thought it was corny is all that he asked gamers to somehow put pressure when he knows we ain't got shi... : Goto10
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      What? of course gamers got shit, you vote with the $ - we gamers can cause internet ruckus, stupid Amazon... : abrasion
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        But gamers don't vote with their wallets, they buy everything with no fucking discrimination. Hence, hors... : SpaecKow
        • L4D2 online petition!!!! : ArcKnight
        • Touche :( : abrasion
        • 60 dollar price points : watcherxp
      • abrasion.. Company X is responsible for making a game. Company X released a buggy PC port that they hav... : Goto10
  • It's a fun magical thing to want to do cross-platform setups through Valve, GWFL and whatever else is out... : Godhatesfatpeople
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    because Randy has a previous stated bias against Steam because they 'take too much of the cut'.. : deathofrats
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      Maybe Gabe will give Randy the bro discount this time. : dmason
      • well i mean if they want to complain about how much steam takes and how they are killing the 'little guy'... : deathofrats
      • Which is a TF2 hat : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Yeah, it wasn't a big deal statement, but it kind of didn't make sense either. If you really want the eas... : SpaecKow
  • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ while a unified platform can be a good idea, the chance of it ... : ETPC1
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    Ventrillo over teamspeak is not the same thing, since those are free on the client side. Being locked out... : ArcKnight
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      Unless it happens that if you install GFWL you can't install Steam anymore, it's not a problem, it just m... : SpaecKow
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        there was that weponeer guy, who thought lack of mod support was a good idea : ETPC1
        • dude fuckin LOVED GFWL : ETPC1
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        Steve is talking about a presumably hypothetical situation where buying a game on Steam means you can't p... : ArcKnight
        • Same here. Nothing comes up. : Godhatesfatpeople
        • He is talking about mutliple things. He's talking about that situation never happens, and also talking ab... : SpaecKow
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          steam friends list is separate from your gfwl friends list. etc. master server and authentication stan... : Steve Gibson
          • It just doesn't matter man, people maintain multiple friends lists across various technologies as it is, ... : SpaecKow
          • i agree with you on friends lists. a unified system would be great for that : ETPC1
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            Yes a unified friends list would be nice, but again, that isn't really their responsibility if you really... : synapse19
            • Hinder is the wrong word. It would make it easier, but not having it won't REMOVE that ability. : synapse19
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          Then again, I would rather play against steam gamers vs wal-mart gamers : watcherxp
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            What's your opinion on K-Mart gamers? : Beaginator
            • *shudder* : Goto10
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        Isn't the reverse actually true though? I see so many "Oh fuck X? Sorry, if it aint Steamworks then PREOR... : Haxim
        • That's just people bitching about GFWL, which they do rightly, it's an awful service. But I imagine even ... : SpaecKow
• I still don't understand the comments about people buying the SAME GAME via diff outlets and not being ab... : watcherxp
• As long as it's not GFWL, I think everyone will be happy, Steve. :) Does Mplayer still exist? Because,... : Durajim
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  The quote should be missing the word "never" unless there is a single example of someone buying a retail ... : Beaginator
  • after having a lot of games force gamespy on me, over the past year or so it's been my choice to only sup... : deathofrats
• i still don't understand why its even "sometimes" : filthysock
• Why is this not blue??? Thanks Steve! : hashd
• Matchmaking? no thanks. That usually means player hosting lagfests and no proper community. : Beady
• How do I know if my baba ganoush is still good? : Lightzout
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  DNF has multiplayer? Why? : Dr_Cube
  • holy shit, multiplayer was as integral to duke3d.exe as it is to the Halo 3s : razorblade79
  • Because duke matches were kick ass. : Durajim
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    Duke 3D coop was pretty rad, dude. : ughhhhhhh
    • But afaik DNF won't have coop. Still, Dukematch. : Marrbe
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    You haven't lived until you've experienced the awesomeness of remote detonating your scattered pipe bombs... : synapse19
    • ...or putting your trip mines behind a door that opens into the beam : synapse19
  • because it 0wns. : PlanetPerfecto
  • what is this shit : fishbone
  • Because us real fans played that more than we played single player. : [7]kami
  • Because I used to carry a bunch of duke levels around on a zip disk so we could play over our crappy ipx ... : spazzium
• In other news, I cant wait to wear Duke's hair and shades on my Heavy as a bonus for pre-ordering. : MeestaNob
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  Steve, I didn't read the thread, so be it. In regards to borderlands; I just restarted it and am loving... : bombay
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    You just visited Melbourne. : abrasion
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      Well, I liked it a lot. You had a chance to represent. But you didn't. : bombay
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        Think I was stuck at work, can't recall :( : abrasion
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          You were at a movie : bombay
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            lol : Godhatesfatpeople
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              I'm serious. Now to be fair, I'm not one to come between family. But, Abrasion knew about this trip WELL ... : bombay
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                That was booked well, well before your trip, sorry :) : abrasion
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                  I'm calling BS, there's no way. We were talking about the trip for like three-to-six months. Let alone yo... : bombay
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                    3 to six months what are you talking about? I knew you were coming to Melbourne 'sometime soon' after you... : abrasion
                    • To be fair the six months was with my wife. We're at 3 months now that I brought it up here. Now to be... : bombay
  • To make this clear; I live way the fuck up north in Australia. Brisbane is really south. Sydney is really... : bombay
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  dedicated servers = open format :) I'll be dancin as a drunk russian if that's true ! : RuskiSnajper
  • Yessiree! : spazzium
• Nobody understand the between the lines talk , it's actually hinting that the game will NOT use any kind ... : RuskiSnajper

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  Server Renders! MercFox1 Bird's Eye View: http://box.nevernet.com/~djr/mc/render.png Angled: http:// : Dong Patrol
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    INTERACTIVE MERCFOX1 RENDER http://www.maplib.net/map.php?id=10768&lat=-53.71621563247202&lng=35.28808... : watcherxp
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      Do you know if this thing has an api or something for automatically uploading your renders? : foo
      • Bingo Bango http://www.maplib.net/integrator.php Host your own maps on your own servers. $120 (hah... : foo
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      This being the 4th one of these I've labeled and still no labels. When does it end? : Crabs Jarrard
      • ?Each one is new : watcherxp
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      How do you add icons to the map? : hussdelrio
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        um, click on the map? : watcherxp
        • Nevermind, had to create a login and then refresh. : hussdelrio
    • Don't forget that screenshots can be attached to each placemarker. : watcherxp
    • awesome! this map is starting to look like simcity 2000 : packav
  • awww the angled mercfox render doesn't reach my (tiny) racetrack in the north west :( : gakera
  • attn: multisync and Mr.SEX : pancake humper
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  First Time Playing? - Check out (and help with) the Shackwiki Minecraft page! http://shackwiki.com/wiki : Dong Patrol
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    Someone needs to gift the game to the Peruvian miners and remind them to always take a stack of wood down... : trove
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      you mean the Chilean miners? : Hemtroll
      • Damnit. : trove
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  RIght on time. Good work soldier : foo
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    I've gone a whole week without fucking up a tag in the root post! Time for big, dopey grin. : Dong Patrol
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      That post is grammatically incorrect. Time for [a] big, dopey grin? : Maddog_Delphi97
      • I am a simpleton in real life, it is okay for me to type like one now and then. : Dong Patrol
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    foo, are there renders of MercFox1's server that includes the tags? http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?i... : Maddog_Delphi97
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      There will be once we get the tags sorted. A lot of people have tags that will be right in top of each o... : foo
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        Yeah, there was something like Google Streets for Minecraft with a zoom feature. : Maddog_Delphi97
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          Yeah, I saw that. I tried it out a while back and it doesn't work for shit. Not going to happen, unless... : foo
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            Maybe that other app (whatever it's called) only works on really small parts of the world. : Maddog_Delphi97
            • Yeah our world is really big, much bigger than I think anyone expected it to get : foo
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  You a-holes are going to make me get this game... must resist! : Rag and Bone Man
  • You cannot resist the online sensation. : hoov1185
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    we succeeded. I think I saw this name on the server : MamiyaOtaru
    • I fully expect the hype to now die within a week : Rag and Bone Man
  • They come... they insult... they fight... in the end.. they succumb to the drug and become one of us. : Gwyndion
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  drae - i was trying to get out of your mine and dug some paths that surfaced inside my house :( : multisync
  • I'm going to burn your house down : Degenerate
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    wheres your house? : Degenerate
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      Shadowdanes server. I'm banned on the other. : multisync
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        but where? I cant burn it down if I cant find it :( : Degenerate
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          I made two canals to it. Or follow the yellow roads. Due west of spawn. : multisync
          • once I research fire you're doomed! : Degenerate
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  Found a labyrinth of caves that DOESN"T FUCKING END. Three times now I've gone back intended to find the... : spazzium
  • Connect with your inner dwarf, and you'll succeed. : vx2o
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  God damnit. I am so fucking hot for the halloween update. : Topsiderover
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    What halloween update? : Haxim
    • http://www.minecraft.net/boo/ : Dunwich
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  Happy 1 month Anniversary MERCFOX1 server! : watcherxp
  • A month, eh? You guys work fast. : The Grolar Bear
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  I found some weird stuff when I was using my shovel on gravel I think it was? It looks like the shame sha... : DM7
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    Item Question: http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=question_rgap1b2gdypfdkmimatk.jpg What are th... : DM7
    • flint : Hemtroll
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      Left is iron ore. Smelt it. Right is flint. Use it to make arrows. : RomSteady
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        And combine it with iron to make... FIRE! : spazzium
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          Set a block of wood on fire to make permanent fire. Keep it at least two blocks away from anything flamm... : RomSteady
          • I didn't know about this until I set a tree on fire after chopping up the trunk. Now I have a burning bl... : spazzium
          • It's permanent? : Agrona
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            What can you do with a block of wood on fire? : DM7
            • It melts water and snow on snow worlds, lights a larger area than a torch does, and if creatures walk by ... : RomSteady
            • I use them as leather/pork generators. Place several on a field, mobs walk into them, I walk around and c... : Conan
          • I wonder if this will stay the case after the halloween update. If lanterns are difficult to make I would... : GloriousCow
  • http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Blocks Lots of good info on this wiki for a new player. Good luck! : Colleton
  • It seems hard at first not having labels for anything, but there really arent very many items in the game... : doctorbfunk
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  I've been playing single player lately. I want a snow world bit of the 60 or so worlds i have created and... : VectorJKL
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    My first world was snow : multisync
    • Im jealous! : VectorJKL
    • Mine too. : DOOManiac
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    I can ZIP up my snow world for you, if you want it. It's practically untouched. : vx2o
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      Yes please! : VectorJKL
      • pm sent : vx2o
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  Is it possible to adjust the server so that daylight is like 5x longer than night and night ends pretty q... : ninjase
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    Cry more faggot : multisync
    • lol. : vile
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    i would support this. night is way too fucking long on merc's server. : AMikaboshi
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      Day and night are 10minute cycles. : multisync
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        m'sync, how much crying and shitting of pants do you think there's going to be when monsters are finally ... : Haxim
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          hopefully it doesn't stifle people and make them only build a ton of ugly fortresses with moats. : multisync
          • ssssssbooom! : terath
      • you wouldn't know because you're banned but we've clocked night-time at over 20 minutes on Merc's server ... : electroly
    • IAWTP : watcherxp
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      Day is 10 minutes, night is 7 minutes. You can't change that, it's not a setting or anything. Now, you ... : foo
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        That can't be right. I've definitely seen night be *WAY* longer than seven minutes. : Vincent Grayson
        • i agreed. no way its 7 mins. : AMikaboshi
        • Well, it's supposed to be 7 mins : foo
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        we've clocked it with a stopwatch. it's waaaaaaaaaaay longer than 7 minutes sometimes. you can tell bec... : electroly
        • the moon is clearly not an LPB. : delataur
        • yeah it's bugged to shit : Arctic Fox
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  Buying it as a birthday gift for my younger brother tomorrow, don't tell! : Smoochy666
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    Even at 37 years of age I get so much kicks out of Minecraft. I've been thinking how absolutely marvellou... : vx2o
    • Except he'll turn 22, I'm pretty sure he'll like it as much as you do ^^ : Smoochy666
    • Agreed! I'm 42 and loving this game, imagine if we'd had it for the Amiga & Atari ST machines, MP through... : freezejeans
    • i gave it to my gf's daughter, she's 10, she's been playing mostly creative but i just got her set up on ... : Herman Toothrot
• someone keeps stealing massive amounts of stone out of my skyroad. : re-verse
• I found a building of Gold http://www.shackpics.com/files/gooooold_gjhblpb5sz7htavvg7l5.jpg Its probab... : historyinthemaking
• my log flume at water park. The first leg is done for the most part except for tweaking. It starts in : TroZ
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  Singleplayer (Survival) questions: How do you guys spend your time? I've been spending my nights minin... : DOOManiac
  • Anyone? :( : DOOManiac
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    a) connect a mine to the basement in your house so you can go down and work on it whenever b) dig deep... : opengl128
    • ^^^^ but don't forget to put some doors. : guigr
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    Ore tends to be easier to find in natural caves. Just explore till you find some caves and start digging.... : AgentPothead
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      This. I built a tower and then dug at a 45 degree angle down to the bedrock, then skimmed along the bedr... : spazzium
      • I build my home near my mines but don't like the basement entrance, seems unwholesome or something. I don... : re-verse
  • Creepers have to be within a certain distance of you to explode, like two or so blocks I think. You shoul... : Hemtroll
  • During the day I'm out and about collecting sand from a nearby beach and chopping trees for wood. Sometim... : DM7
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  A fully explored Minecraft map would take up somewhere between 100 and 200 petabytes. That’s 100,0 : vx2o
  • I read that as exploded Now that I got that image in my mind, I have found a goal in life. : Kronyxx
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  AgentPothead TehBunnieh can't connect to your server, it times out :( : Snipergen
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    Oh that's because it hasn't been running for about the past week. I probably should have said something :... : AgentPothead
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      Lol. Our town is shaping up nicely. We have the most awesome Minecraft church probably. : Snipergen
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        I am uploading the map to my www so that people can grab it and continue playing if they want. Only like ... : AgentPothead
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          Ok thanks mate! : Snipergen
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            Here you go man. http://agentpothead.com/Insamnity.rar That is the most up to date copy of Insamnity. : AgentPothead
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              You're the man, man! : Snipergen
              • No problem man! I'll probably move it over to my linux box, but it will only be able to handle 6-10 peopl... : AgentPothead
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  How long has the Spawn -> Duke bridge on Merc's server had a streak of diamond running down the middle? S... : Hemtroll
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    On a related note, who griefed the spawn area with obsidian? : Hemtroll
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      Only mods can modify spawn, so probably vivid if it wasn't you or I : foo
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        Well, the area around the spawn. Random obsidian snakes and someone placing a line of obsidian along the ... : Hemtroll
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          No idea. I was on that bridge last night and don't recall seeing diamonds. I did notice the water at th... : foo
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            well, I'm mining that shit out and if someone earned it honestly and want it back they can come claim it.... : Hemtroll
            • There has been a ton of greifing on Merc's server lately. I noticed big holes through the grass pyrami... : Goblin au
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  So I just bought this thing. I remember reading some posts about people crashing the servers. Are there... : Rag and Bone Man
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    Sometimes the client can crash in certain locations if your draw distance is set to Far but that can be p... : Hemtroll
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      Penis Island crashed me :( : Rag and Bone Man
      • It's too big for you!! : Maddog_Delphi97
• i started a new world today and i found a mine that i spent 4hrs in just exploring. its fucking huge. ... : CoRDS
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  This is a friendly reminder to those of you who are bringing friends: Anything bad your friends do reflec... : foo
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    The guy in the room across from mine completely fucked up Pothead's server for hours after some weird shi... : Dong Patrol
    • the guy in that room was reflecting all over you : Hemtroll
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      If you are talking about who I think you are talking about, it was not his fault he froze the server. It ... : AgentPothead
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        I am talking about all caps BEEFHOOF : Dong Patrol
        • Yeah I dunno then. Name seems familiar, but not sure why. : AgentPothead
    • lol : Maddog_Delphi97
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  I'm not gonna name names, but a Shacker fucked up my work and cost me time on Mercfox's server. Including... : The Wilhelm Scream
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    Why would you post this and not post the name of the person who did it? Shame them! : AgentPothead
    • Attention! : ateam311
  • HAMMER TIME! : Vividvoid
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    Who ARE these people? : spyrext
    • I think they slap rich cunts. : greasyjohn
  • yeah, post names so we can humiliate them : Drakoniac
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    If people are griefing and breaking your shit, send a SM to a server admin or foo/MercFox1 : Hemtroll
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      The person wasn't griefing... at least intentionally. It was just an honest misunderstanding, the person ... : Arctic Fox
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        p.s. Wilhelm, if you want help fixing the water fixtures, let me know. : Arctic Fox
        • Offer appreciated sir. I got most of it already. Just had a "Get off my lawn" moment. : The Wilhelm Scream
  • fuckin' call them out : GloriousCow
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    I'll let him post if he wants to, but I will note he immediately apologized as soon as you mentioned the ... : EricZBA
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      Agreed. We should drop it. I got emo because it's the only thing I've been working on, even if it isn't t... : The Wilhelm Scream
      • We love you, man <3 : EricZBA
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  As you probably already know, we've got an Obsidian griefer. Twice now today (that we know of), he's gon : foo
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    I cleared the info center mess and am done for today. So boring. : The Wilhelm Scream
    • I also cleared about 30 blocks from the info center, and 30 more around the area. I have lots of obsidian... : VencieraX
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    I also banned Andy302, who vouched for Serberus7. : Arctic Fox
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      i will speak to serb about this if he did do it im very sorry i was promised he would not break any rules... : andy302
      • WHO ARE YOU? : spazzium
      • Registered Oct 10, 2010 9:52am CST : Xencer
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    Working on the outside spawn mess, i see 2 bunches left? : watcherxp
    • ok, much more found and all cleaned up, thanks for the dozen or so folks that chipped in and knocked it o... : watcherxp
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    So is that a dupe thing or is someone actually carting lava like that? : The Wilhelm Scream
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      unfortunately you can pretty much just add stuff into your inventory at will the minecraft server isn'... : GloriousCow
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        Me and some friends have been running a server with llamacraft and it fixes the water, stops fires from b... : Jenings
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          Thing is the server in question is running llamacraft and everything you mention is enabled, the problem ... : Hemtroll
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            oooh thats some devious shit right there, I've only logged onto the shack server once or twice but is the... : Jenings
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              foo is working on a solution, you'll see the result soon. : Arctic Fox
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                I highly suggest MCadmin you can set groups up and set individual groups up with item black and white lis... : andy302
                • We're working with hey0 mod, which has similar functionality. : Arctic Fox
  • I got 150 blocks before I got bored as hell and that book got tired of sitting on my mouse button : MamiyaOtaru
  • ugh its all over the place again :/ : VencieraX
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    Are there any mods that can made obsidian easier to remove? Or have we made progress on the mod where we ... : noxiousgg
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      Llamacraft should have the /lighter tool which can destroy obsidian instantly and also kills tnt without ... : AgentPothead
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        That only works with bedrock, not obsidian. : Vividvoid
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          Ahh shit ok yeah, that definitely works on bedrock not obsidian. I'm sure somebody with java skills could... : AgentPothead
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            Apparently somebody was able to modify llamacraft to change the time it takes to destroy blocks. They we... : Vividvoid
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              I think I remember seeing that post on the minecraftforum. Can probably try private messaging the guy, as... : AgentPothead
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                Yeah, I could do that. Although, foo is going to be moving the servers and it's going to have hey0 on it... : Vividvoid
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                  Hey is definitely good, but I dunno if it supports that. I think he was working on being able to mark are... : AgentPothead
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                    I'm pretty sure hey0 is compatible with llamacraft. : datoo
                    • Yup it is. Hey0 is a wrapper around the default server.jar, llamacraft are some class files that you drop... : AgentPothead
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      re: user permissions, it'll happen as soon as foo transfers us over to the new server. Not sure what the ... : Arctic Fox
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        new server? even more powerful one that can handle 64+? : VencieraX
        • More RAM, so that it hopefully doesn't crash as much. : Arctic Fox
      • Excellent. This is much needed. foo, thanks for all the support with the server :) : Goblin au
  • +inf'd : Goblin au
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  Made a new world - spawn is standing in water at the bottom of a waterfall in a huge freaking cave! ht... : GloriousCow
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    That is an awesome spawn. Looks scary : kelbane
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      the cave is fucking huge It goes on 360 degrees all around.... It is like the sky is rock. : GloriousCow
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        That's awesome! You should make the spawn your home... if you die you just respawn into your home. :P : Shadowdane
        • in my bathtub, apparently : GloriousCow
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    That's awesome. Is there a reason the sky is gray? Because if he added in rain or something when I wasn't... : Fenring42
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      looks like either shade effect or draw distance fog : MurrayTheSkull
      • its the glory of intel integrated netbook graphics :( : GloriousCow
  • That is pure awesome. : jigstah
  • whoa that's badass : Arctic Fox
  • That's awesome...I wouldn't know what to do with it though, because I would feel like I was ruining the n... : fishbone
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  I know it would be a total pain to deal with, but I'd love monsters in MP. Or co-op SP. : The Wilhelm Scream
  • If he had a coop adventure mode, that would be awesome. : AgentPothead
• Someone drew a wiener on my bridge. Sweet! : MagicWishMonkey
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  http://nerfnow.com/comic/391 : Masem
  • Well done haha : uebersoldat
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  Which one of yo monkey buttholes built this church in Cornhole? We don't accept yer kind of people! : Crabs Jarrard
  • i know your feeling. i make a place in the south in the empty area and start building. i stop playing for... : AMikaboshi
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  My main little treasure chest: http://www.getthefrakout.net/minecraft/treasure.jpg Not much I guess... : Colleton
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    Hopefully no one else builds right beside you. That would suck. : eonix
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      SP dude. I'm all alone in the world. :) : Colleton
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        That's what you think : nem00
        • IT'S HEROB- : Hemtroll
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    HOW i ask you HOW DO YOU MINE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY EIGHT DIAMONDS WITHOUT GETTING BORED : nwillard
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      Branch mining ftw : Arctic Fox
      • Pretty much. Well, that and combining a cave map that show my mine tunnels with a diamond map. It's pret... : Colleton
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  if you put a log on the ground it doesn't become a tree does it? : GloriousCow
  • No, that's what saplings are for. : Haxim
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  so once monsters are added to multi, who here thinks we should convert the spawn jail into a defensive ca... : MurrayTheSkull
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    or failing that, construct a castle near spawn? : MurrayTheSkull
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      I say we fill the spawn with skeletons and build an observing stand to watch newbies die : GloriousCow
      • I agree with Cow. In fact, we should line spawn with bedrock so any n00bs who join or /home must die a h... : Vividvoid
      • lol I like this idea : ninjase
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  http://www.mojang.com/live/ : vx2o
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    hah this is crazy, proof that he's coding constantly for the doubters. : Xevo
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      He's not coding Minecraft at the moment, though. : vx2o
      • Oh, he has changed from the Viking stuff to Minecraft. Nice :) : vx2o
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      current video looks to be old stuff from the beginning of infdev though : MamiyaOtaru
      • yeah he used iron to make arrows which is old :P : VencieraX
      • I was totally confused for a second there...yeah it's some really old video : lukej1337
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      What did he show before? This doesn't look interesting at all. : SqueegyTBS
      • He had been at a house warming party, was hung over and was coding some Viking game. : vx2o
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asImTDkPWKA&feature=recentlik : DrWaffles
  • Too bad it's not using the original look of the game. : vx2o
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    awesome. Why does it stop, is that the end of the world? : gakera
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      Minecraft world is 8x the size of Earth. : vx2o
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        And dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors. : gakera
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          But, it is... : vx2o
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            Thank you for the info, I knew this fact, but even a world 8x the size of the earth has an end and that v... : gakera
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              Whoa... that's all I can say (no offense) :) : vx2o
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                haha I was just making a joke :) : gakera
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                  You need to stop making jokes and switch to serious mode. : vx2o
                  • $$seriously$$ : gakera
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              No, he didn't. Notch was mentioning in an interview that the file size of the maximum world is 100-200 Pe... : MrBig0
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                yeah, but isn't the distance limit measured in chunks (or blocks) from the spawn. So if you go in the sam... : gakera
                • Right. He said a fully exploded map (in other words, every piece of the world discovered) was big : foo
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                  The maximum surface area in Minecraft is now 4096 million square kilometers, or about eight times the sur... : MrBig0
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                    how big a map would that be if the whole area was explored? : GloriousCow
                    • 100,000-200,000 Terabytes : MrBig0
                    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24215282 : Arctic Fox
    • What did you expect it to do? : fishbone
  • This is awesome when you play track 3 from the social network soundtrack over it : scottythejock
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  So I finally caved and bought this game and I can't stop playing the single player. Should I wait until I... : Inadrys
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    No monsters and no damage in MP yet. Everyone's hoping the halloween update will include these things and... : Hemtroll
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      there are zombies on mercs server : sludge vohaul
      • But they only spawn in dungeons, and they can't hurt you nor can you hurt them. : Vividvoid
    • As fun as it is, single player to me is more fun. It's more dangerous at night. : DM7
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  Stupid question: I registered an account and that worked. Then I went to buy the full version and it said... : umcpwintermute
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    Maybe login before buying? : Arctic Fox
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      Yea login with your account then register. : multisync
      • Yep, that worked. It had done the 'initial login' on register, but it didn't seem to be a real login, so... : umcpwintermute
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  now that i'm home i took some better pictures of my crazy new world's spawn cave: http://www.shackpics.co... : GloriousCow
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    That's about the most unsafe spawn I've ever seen! Also, if you miss the stuff in your old world, you ... : Arctic Fox
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      It's already crawling with skeletons, oh god : GloriousCow
      • I think it will be pretty cool though once I install a nice circular glass skylight in the mountain above... : GloriousCow
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    this map is bizarre... i theorize that in ancient times, giant, mountain-eating worms, miles long, made t... : GloriousCow
    • I like the second shot, better be careful outside at night though! : DM7
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  Started another SP world and it's snow again :( 2/3 snow worlds now. : multisync
  • I didn't know there was snow worlds too! That just gives me a reason to dig deep in the earth where it is... : DM7
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  Thanks to everyone clearing up spawn of the obsidian, but just an fyi, the obsidian that was in the railr... : Vividvoid
  • DEATH TO OBSIDIAN : GloriousCow
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  All this mine craft talk makes me think of something that happened to me yesterday. I was busy crafting s... : DM7
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    Oh! And one night I saw a skeleton riding a spider outside in the field. Can they do that?! O__o : DM7
    • yes, oh god yes :( : GloriousCow
    • Yeah I witnessed that once. Ultimate wtf. : kingdepork
    • That's awesome! : multisync
  • If I play SP again I'm gonna read up on circuits and make I so that I can press a switch and it will clos... : ninjase
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  I've been playing for a few hours now and I've got a sort of temporary base near to my spawn which I buil... : Inadrys
  • I like to build within sight of spawn and over my mine. Usually in a mtn side : multisync
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    Somewhere with nearby coal. Lots and lots of coal. Especially now that torches are going to burn out : foo
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      Well but there will be lanterns now (that don't burn out). You'll clearly use them in your house. Also... : Arctic Fox
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        How do you make a lantern? : DM7
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          I dont think you can just yet. Its in the Halloween update : Degenerate
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            I hope it simple like iron glass iron or something. What would be the fuel though? : DM7
            • creeper skin : Degenerate
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              Holy shit... Notch's gonna introduce us to oil drilling with the update. Mark my words. : vx2o
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                Oh my... that could be deadly if you hit an oil field while digging in a cave. ;D : DM7
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                  Would be just as deadly as hitting lava, which I just did. : spazzium
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                    Oh my! Doesn't lava make noise like water does if you get near it? Whenever I hear rushing water I make s... : DM7
                    • Lava is a sneaky bugger. Sometimes you can hear it, sometimes not. : vx2o
                • oil + lava = ?? : GloriousCow
              • Hahaha, that would be fucking awesome. But I don't my house to be full of nasties, so I hope I can light... : spazzium
              • that would be fucking awesome : riptyde
        • We'll find that out on October 31st! : vx2o
        • http://minecraft.net/boo/ : Degenerate
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  So I logged into the MercFox1 server and about 8 to 10 seconds later, the game crashed. Am I doing it wro... : ukmostwanted
  • Turn down the draw distance to Normal : foo
  • Put Render distance to Normal. : vx2o
  • try turning your draw distance down one : Hemtroll
  • That worked. Cheers guys. : ukmostwanted
  • Turn render distance to normal. : magistersmax
  • change the view distance to normal : Cashh
  • Cut out your eyes and replace them with normal ones. : Xevo
  • i dont know if anyone has said it, but turn down your draw distance : MamiyaOtaru
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  I zipped up a brand new snow world if anybody wants it http://degenerate.shackspace.com/Shack/games/mi... : Degenerate
  • I'm using a snow world exlusivly right now. Does anyone know if you can make red dye for wool yet? Clay i... : VectorJKL
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  Hell Dimension - Notch posted a screenshot if you hadn't seen: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/1285109161/mo... : Dunwich
  • Oh my! : kingdepork
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    OK that's pretty fucking badass : Arctic Fox
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      also http://twitter.com/#!/notch/statuses/26939917678 HOT : Arctic Fox
      • Is the "soil" block in this screenshot the same as the demon faces block he posted before? I can't tell : Dunwich
      • i hope there's some fixes for existing blocks in here, too. like fucking full-height stairs : electroly
      • woah damn thats a lot. It's probably for the biomes.. : Reeves
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    Top left is new block type or some type of swarm enemy? Enhance! : Dunwich
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      looks like gravel : Arctic Fox
      • You mean... gravHELL .... sorry : Dunwich
  • Lookin sexy! : MercFox1
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    Grief that, motherfuckers. : DrWaffles
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      I feel like in this case, the game will grief you. I get the feeling it won't be smart to build there. : DHAvatar
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        which means we HAVE to try : electroly
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          Oh yeah, this calls for the mightiest of penis shaped fortresses to be built right in the middle hell : alphablu
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            Fort Ballsdeep? : Dunwich
            • fucking lol : yAak
          • FORT HELLCOCK : ninjase
  • holy shit... O_O : Shadowdane
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    So this hellworld, is this underneath bedrock or what? How do you get to this place? : DM7
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      AFAIK he hasn't decided. Either portals or geodomes or whatever. : Rotten Deadite
      • What the heck is a geodome? I never seen those. :( : DM7
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    Yeah looks great, but this dude needs a game designer, fast. He needs to create more of a "game" before h... : stratedge
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      These features are all part of the game. Although I agree, somewhat, that he's adding features kind of b... : Rotten Deadite
      • he's been working on it all alone for all this time so I assume that's how he made it work. When he has h... : Hemtroll
    • I think it was a mistake it release it so early. Although it's obvious why, he has enough capital to con... : spazzium
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      He's doing pretty fucking awesome. If he had designed a normal "game" it never would have taken off like ... : strandgeck
      • I've never played a minute of the game, nor do I know anything about the dev. But from what you just sai... : Xin Jing Client 1a
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      i'd rather he fix bugs, if i were suddenly in charge of allocating notch's time. get multiplayer up to p : electroly
      • It may be wishful thinking, but I suspect that's what he's trying to do in this Haloween update. Whether ... : Arctic Fox
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        programmers love to work on new stuff, its what keeps them motivated. your point is true, he should be fo... : Chandler55
        • Yeah, but isn't adding features pretty much the definition of "Alpha"? That's the phase in development w... : Gwyndion
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      You are high as fuck. : MercFox1
      • IAWTYAHAF : yAak
    • Agreed. : fishbone
  • http://img.waffleimages.com/31431b05c87c932774b77f6c46d9029e9030e7a3/hellyes.jpg : pancake humper
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    Don't want to come off as a negative nancy, but what's special about it? It's just dirt and magma? : GreatGooglyMoogly
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      Well supposedly this will also be the fast travel dimension. It will have new block types, new monsters a... : Hemtroll
      • Alright, that sounds more fun :) : GreatGooglyMoogly
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    Tumblr is overloaded. Mirror? : foo
    • This work? http://www.shackpics.com/files/helldimension_evl07snme1wodeol6wlt.jpg : Dunwich
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  Note to self: Flooding water destroys railways. : spazzium
  • Really? That just seems strange. I haven't played with rail yet. : Goblin au
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  Minecraft--Officially supported on Ubuntu! http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features : Vividvoid
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    Hahaha, that's hilarious. : spazzium
    • Thats Awesome! Especially considering that I just installed ubuntu netbook edition to play around with. : VectorJKL
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    Haha, that's quite interesting. You'd think that they'd at least feature an open-source game first. : DrWaffles
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      What's the point? Just give them minecraft and they won't need anything else. : Hemtroll
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        Does Ubuntu have a native teamspeak client? Minecraft multiplayer is boring without teamspeak. : Maddog_Delphi97
        • teamspeak has a linux client, yes. : MamiyaOtaru
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  DEMOLITION REQUEST: Fellow Merc server inhabitants, I'm trying to track down the "owner" of the "Stair... : finalthrill
  • I vote to take it down. : watcherxp
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    I vote to replace it with an escalator to heaven. : Hemtroll
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      Maybe if Notch got minecarts working in SMP you could simulate that, except at the top it would dump you ... : finalthrill
      • the escalator partway to heaven but not quite : Hemtroll
      • if portals end up being moveable, this could work!!! : OhSnapHighFive
    • Trampoline to heaven : ninjase
  • If no-one claims it the burn it down. This reminds me that I need to log in and place some signs around ... : VectorJKL
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    No stairway? Denied! : DM7
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      http://codinghorror.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a85dcdae970b0128777002e2970c-pi : Fenring42
      • Lol : DM7
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    build something up there, don't destroy it you turd : the city
    • meh, no thanks. got plenty of stuff built at the ceiling already. : finalthrill
    • there is so much shit at the skybox on merc's server already, it's nothing special : electroly
  • Gone : watcherxp
  • HAHAHA whoever built that I have the exact same thing in my single player game and named it a "Stairway t... : nwillard
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    You're a credit to Poopdick. SMASH IT : MurrayTheSkull
    • already removed : watcherxp
• http://www.minecraftforum.net/download/file.php?avatar=58113_1285886131.gif : gyokuro
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  Just visited MercFox1's server for the first time. And Holy Fuck it's awesome. Thanks to Mysled for show... : Smoochy666
  • aye, I went there too for the first time. Loved the shack logo right next to the spawning point. : ukmostwanted
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    No one ever sees Minas Tirith on their tours :( : foo
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      There is a LOT of the server most people never see.. : watcherxp
      • Yep, and it makes you realize just how awesome and large the world really is : foo
    • i can never find it. throw up a few sign posts please : packav
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    Nobody ever lets me out of the god damn spawn. : Total Exodus
    • I just left but I didn't see you asking to be let out. No one around spawn? : Hemtroll
  • I was there earlier and it was amazing. Learning how to build I'm SP and then I'll go mess around online.... : umcpwintermute
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  Okay, I bought Minecraft but... I'm having a hard time having fun it it. As someone who is creatively ch... : kallanta
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    Start by building a house. Once you've got that, you can go look at some stuff other people have made, th... : Fenring42
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      And more importantly, don't get dead : foo
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        And if get dead? (I built a fort and then got dead, and couldn't find my way back to my fort. Then got ... : kallanta
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          You really should try to stay near spawn for the first few (real) days, just so you can learn your way ar... : foo
          • You can also build a compass if you have the right materials and find your fort by going the opposite dir... : Fenring42
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    Mercmods: You dudes think you'll be around in about 2 hours? : foo
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      Blurp meant to be a reply to the original post, my bad : foo
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        oh also, is there a list of all the new commands and what they do? Ingame maybe? : Hemtroll
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          Yeah you can type /help in-game -- it filters the commands it shows you by whether you're allowed to use ... : Arctic Fox
          • Yeah there's 5 pages of commands for mods, heh : foo
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      YOU RANG? Sure, what do you need? : Arctic Fox
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        Hoping to make the switch to hey0, and we'll need to put everyone into the correct groups when they come ... : foo
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          Oh hotness : Arctic Fox
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            So we're leaving warping off for now I guess? Just allowing people to set their /home? : Arctic Fox
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              Correct : foo
              • Makes sense, since it looks like Hell is definitely going to be in the next update. : Arctic Fox
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                Can I suggest setting a warp point in the spawn in case people change their /home and have to go to spawn... : Hemtroll
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                  There's an alternate command in hey0, /spawn, that takes you to spawn : Arctic Fox
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                    Problem solved! : Hemtroll
                    • Yep, by default /home takes you to spawn, unless you specifically set /sethome to the new location. This... : foo
    • going to bed in like five minutes, you on your own! : Hemtroll
    • I just sent SM's to all the mods with the command to give users build access, since I'm sure it will be t... : foo
  • I'd advise you to roll a couple worlds to get an idea of what options you have available to you before co... : ThomW
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    it depends on what you like. Some people build huge, awesome things. I like the exploring part more. i... : valael
    • Me too, I like exploring underneath my mountain side house and that little bit of nervous anticipation I ... : DM7
  • start mining deep into the earth and explore the cave systems. other than that if you don't feel like cre... : datoo
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  So have there been any indications of Notch planning to add machinery or some manner of automated mining ... : riptyde
  • I want a drill that runs on coal or water. ;) : DM7
  • I want mechanical elevators. Water does things in a pinch but it would be nice for my mines and such to ... : SolrFlare
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  Does leather armor degrade over time? I've been avoiding combat, but I'm noticing my leather armor has l... : RomSteady
  • Fall damage will degrade armor. : Xevo
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  Minecraft.net dead? : watcherxp
  • Comes up fine here : foo
  • yeah back up now. : watcherxp
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  New server w/ hey0 mod incoming! : Xevo
  • AWWW YEAH!!!! : EricZBA
  • Is it up? : The Wilhelm Scream
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    What is hey0 : Reeves
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      some of this stuff: http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?t=23340 : Xevo
      • uh that doesn't tell us much? : Clay
  • Sweet! /sethome to the top of Isengard. Awesome! : EricZBA
  • YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS : MurrayTheSkull
  • wait what? more info required. : Clay
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    Xevo didn't make it in pro baseball because of his haircut. : Crabs Jarrard
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      You're fucking out! : Xevo
      • Looks like I hit a nerve! : Crabs Jarrard
  • so exciting! : Sebish
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  LOL, mysled :) http://www.shackpics.com/files/mysledrodethecock_wp0zp5psbqq0d0bsnnji.jpg : EricZBA
  • HAHA hmm I wonder who put that there *whistles and looks away* : reZaun
  • lololol : mysled
  • ha ha ha lol : marfa101
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  so changes are live on merc's server - can somebody who knows wtf tell us wtf? : Clay
  • /help has all the new commands : watcherxp
  • sure, just gimme a sec to write somethign up : Arctic Fox
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    Attention grabbing text We're running a new administrative mod on Mercfox's server now. The first, big : Arctic Fox
    • + INF : EricZBA
    • <3 : Clay
    • oh one more thing: if, after being promoted by an admin, chests still appear empty, please log out and in... : Arctic Fox
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      Please whitelist pkasting, that's me in-game. : Zero|DPX
      • you have to be ingame for it to work, i'm on right now so if you hop in i can do it : foo
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      Soon I shall return to MercFox's server and delight in buildery. I'm really waiting for the mobs to go li... : LoioshDwaggie
      • Also, my Minecraft name is Loiosh. : LoioshDwaggie
    • Cool stuff. : Nixx2004
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      Potty's servers been running this for sometime. I can't imagine minecraft without it lol. : moe6
      • It is pretty damn incredible. : Arctic Fox
    • Thanks! : sethmarc
    • can someone please whitelist me :( : AMikaboshi
    • yeah i needa get on that whitelist too! my game doesn't crash anymore online : Break
    • Cool : IWantThisUsername
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  I have a... canyon, for lack of a better word, that I want to fill with water. what's the best option? : Clay
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTzgqpDZkpE Build up to the level where you want the water, build this ... : RomSteady
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      i can build out, but deep is the question... : Clay
      • just make a flat expanse one level below where you want the water to start, then dig it out after getting... : Xevo
    • Oh that's awesome! : LoioshDwaggie
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  hey foo, it's CandlePockets vouching for Rightearlobe : OhSnapHighFive
  • noted : Arctic Fox
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  anyone know a way to fix my freezing issue? it only happens when i try and play online... i'll just be w... : Break
  • Set your viewing distance to normal instead of far. In heavy build areas far will crash the client. : SolrFlare
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  For people wanting a nice texture pack: http://smp.mcft.co/ it's a 32x32 pack so you need the fix: ... : pancake humper
  • been using this. New version looks like it's fixed up a few things. : MamiyaOtaru
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  Holy crap, look at these textures. It's like the crysis of minecraft: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh1-... : Reeves
  • I...kinda like those. : Nixx2004
  • i kinda like that too. : AMikaboshi
  • those are really nice, especially the planks and bricks. The dirt tiles a bit too much, imo. : riptyde
  • have a link to these? : pancake humper
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  mobs spawning on merc's server now. Super annoying - they just get in the way of construction since they... : MamiyaOtaru
  • fixed : foo
• This thread is huge. : vx2o