Evening Reading: Happy Friday!

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  Hopefully announced Obsidian is being being absorbed into Bethesda at least for the writing and layout ... : sasquatchxing
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    Obsidian is now assigned as the lead QA group for Rage. : gyokuro
    • NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooo... : snot3353
    • It's often not the fault of the QA department that games ship with numerous and obvious bugs. I was on a ... : Evan_C
  • Writing outsourced to Bioware : uglysad
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  The merging of the Bethesda open world RPG concept with id Tech is without question my most eagerly await... : DinK
  • I'm afraid the Rage engine won't be used for Fallout 4 :-( : matthaeus
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    MFW kids think Bethesda created the open-world RPG : GigiLeCheshire
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      Is this targeted at me or some random other "kids?" : DinK
      • It is targeted at anyone who thinks Bethesda invented the idea of an Open-World RPG : GigiLeCheshire
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  Not fallout 4. They've done post-apocalype wasteland bullshit, they've done fantasy setting, I want to se... : pixelat3d
  • Yeah i hope so much I'd tech has invaded bethesda : PixelPie
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    So a Firefly RPG? actually, that would be completely awesome. Someone make that plz. : Toraz Chryx
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      this would be superior. : hirez
      • this would be excellent : snot3353
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      Billion dollar idea here, people. : ucanbfuzzy
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        it sounds like a space sim which is a dead genre : spiderfill
        • I would like to see the space sim elements progress like Elite. You have to do everything manually at the... : filthysock
    • why firefly? there's nothing really special about that universe. it's just a low rent privateer series. : ibrokn
  • That would be pretty cool. Imagine all the awesome and terrifying things you could populate a space open-... : Vincent Grayson
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    But space is so big and sparsely populated that it could be pretty boring : uglysad
    • I agree. : freakynipples69
    • It doesn't have to be, it's all about where you put the magnifying glass right? Fallout 3 took place in a... : pixelat3d
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  I think we will see an Elder Scrolls game in 2012 and Fallout 4 in 2014. Rage engine more than likely. Th... : baron calamity
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    I think they've already said that they aren't using the Rage engine for the next Elder Scrolls game. Fall... : Frozen Pixel
    • Where did they say that? To my knowledge they haven't even said what they are working on : baron calamity
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    theyve probably been working on the game since before zenimax acquired id. if thats true it seems likely ... : jujubeads
    • ID has been showing off Idtech 5 for years. Bethesda could have licensed it bwfore the purchase. : baron calamity
  • I noticed Fallout 3 really outsold Oblivion, which I never would have predicted. : Dave-A
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  2014 : locater16
  • So long sadface : PixelPie
• apparently 2012 fallout online by interplay : xxx2xxx
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  Probably not gonna happen. Bethesda Game Director Todd Howard explained in a separate interview with IGN : AgentPothead
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    It makes sense if you think about it. I posted this when the topic came up the other day. Everyone alway... : Dave-A
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      I don't really care what they move to, as long as it can blend animations. It's almost 2011, ice skating ... : AgentPothead
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        But I like the iceskating :,( : Dong Patrol
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          This is how you blend animations. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRyX1tC2OS0 : AgentPothead
          • that's fucking spectacular : zerog83
      • What I was getting at is that putting in animation blending would take something away (or a lot of things... : Dave-A
• ELDER SCROLLS V USING ID TECH 5 IS A DREAM THAT MUST COME TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : sink257
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  why would it have to be heavily modified? : OrkO
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    Because it's an engine made for limited scope environments, with an emphasis on FPS combat and vehicle ra... : Dave-A
    • But it looks so good! Surely that is enough Dave-A!!! : Dong Patrol
• Bethesda has been so quiet. I really thought we would have had an Elder Scrolls announcement by now. I re... : Dr_Cube
• 6 out of 10? What the fuck is their problem? Game is at least an 8 and that's if you hate RPGs. Fallout 3... : Dr_Cube

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• I wonder if they're a result of his creative genius. : ShoCon
• wow they make him look normal. : deathofrats
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  I wonder what is in those cases... : inf3d3l
  • Retractable ballerinas : Mister Groin
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    Pictures of themselves standing like that. : KxRook
    • I love this. : dumb.
    • This made me burst out laughing. : Zero|DPX
    • That is wonderful. : the if
  • A MacGuffin : abrasion
  • Meth, guns & porn : Porkasaurus
  • Piles of cocaine. : Danny5225
  • more cases : threeup
  • Fishsticks : notd665
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    The Biscuit : Code RedBeard
    • That's a terrifying thought : uglysad
  • Dildos, lots and lots of dildos. : Fred Garvin
  • get up out my face, you couldn't relate, wait to take place at a similar pace... : davislovestacobell
• too much money + douchebags = clothing hazard : reverend~heresy
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  lol that guy on the left looks like the model for those prank glasses with nose and mustache : bolneze
  • haha i thought the same thing when i saw that : hobosapien
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  Holy crap what a bunch of fags. Were are their harley's at! : EricZBA
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    You can't be a fag w/o a harley now? : Lightzout
    • Fag (făg) n. 1. An extremely annoying, inconsiderate person most commonly associated with H : EricZBA
• buckaroo banzai in the 9th dimension! : spiderfill
• which one is kanye west : Veegeezee
• Trick or Treat! : gyokuro
• what the fuck did I just click? : Kylegar
• That is some serious peacocking. : Code RedBeard
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  What the fucking shit is the guy in the green jacket thinking??? Jesus Christ. Everyone else can at l... : TheVietSpecial
  • They look like a children's performance group and their puppets are in those cases. : Goto10
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    That dude probably pulls in tail left and right and is most likely the most laid back motherfucker of the... : Modica Sol Solis
    • You are a monster. : heartsauce
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  Is that Fonsworth Bentley in the orange hat? : PixelPie
  • yep : chuck577
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    lol that name : bolneze
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      Have you seen his show, From G's to Gents? : woddemandred
      • That show is awesome I want it to come back. : PixelPie
      • this doesnt sound like quality television : bolneze
• I thought black guys were supposed to be all badass and manly etc. Whats going on?! : bolneze
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  it's like someone hit random 6 times at the character generation screen. : dooberzoo
  • Lolololol : PixelPie
  • oh perfect lol : graceofdragons
  • lol well played : bolneze
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  Reminds me of Ruby Red : MurrayTheSkull
  • Murray, his name was Ruby Rhod. : king_darius

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• Congrats! : watcherxp
• Did you make it? If so, great work! I wish I had something to play it on! : rick
• congrats! : hirez
• congrats pixelpie :) : Nitrium
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  It's #3 in Canada. Damn you Mr Giggle Lite and Trainyard Express! choo-choooo : Dave-A
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    trainyard is a great game! very polished puzzler. also made by a guy here in toronto : Chandler55
    • nobody likes Toronto! : PixelPie
  • It's number 2 now! LOL at "number 2". : treefingers1
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  yay I don't get any money! hurray! : PixelPie
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    So when does it become non-free? One of my employees set his app to free for a day, and his sales went up... : Dave-A
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      We're hoping for Apple to feature it, then we'll switch. : PixelPie
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        I hope you get to make money off it soon. You're all much smarter than I am, but being top 2 or 3 in the... : treefingers1
        • The featured thing stays for a while, so if they switch to payed at that point then the app is still gett... : r3ckless
• very nice. good ratings too : Mmmmmoo
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  Awesome job pixel, hopefully you can bring that game cross platform! : furiouschuck
  • I would like all dev kits please ;o seriously ;o : PixelPie
• Hey, I tried it on my 1G iPod Touch. It was a little laggy, but otherwise fine. I couldn't make it crash. : Sirus2400
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  One issue thats bugging me is the textures when you go really high, the background texture doesnt repeat ... : r3ckless
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    Good job btw, I gave you a 5 star review with text. : r3ckless
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      ditto : t0ad
      • Woot. : PixelPie
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      i gave the very first 5 star review with text on the canada store. i feel special. : Mmmmmoo
      • Yay Canada : PixelPie
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    Yeah there are 17 continuous background textures and the top one doesn't wrap. Oops : PixelPie
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      I'd highly recommend fixing that in the next patch update, it looks odd. Aside from that , fun game! : r3ckless
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        By any chance did you guys use the flash -> iphone converter for this? : r3ckless
        • Dear god no. From my experience flash games are made by designers. Designers do not know how to code. So ... : PixelPie
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    Yeah, but I use it as a nice indicator to see how high I'm going :D : SiW.
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      There's a numeric height indicator on the bottom right :) : r3ckless
      • Yeah, but number are BORING : SiW.
• I sure am glad I bought it the day before >:( : .ka`boom.zZz.
• You can thank the Shack Army. Also, thanks for making my shifts productive :D. : yldragon
• You know it's because you gave us all free copies and we fucking rocked the ratings! I look forward to y... : Goto10
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  Awesome! I hope you see some of that coin! : spazzium
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    Also, please add a reset button that just resets the throw. : spazzium
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      Yep next update : PixelPie
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        (also fix the 20 wording on achievements instead of 50 for birds :D) : Goto10
        • Yeah. : PixelPie
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  Hedgehog Launch is "In Review" so it should go live in the next couple days and ill give away a bunch fre... : PixelPie
  • NO! ABSOLUTELY NOT! I WILL NOT ACCEPT YOUR FREE STUFF AND WILL INSTEAD PAY FOR IT BECAUSE I <3 YOU : Ambient80
• I played it for a good hour and a half tonight and got to the victory screen! I love this game. My only ... : Galadriel07
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  So what's the secret to getting a good score? I can't seem to crack 100,000 distance, and about 6k height : red2lucas
  • I've gotten to 13k height but havnt cracked 90k distance. : r3ckless
• Awesome! I know I put insane amounts of time into playing it this week. : mrwolf710

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• It gives a unique, cool sounding title to what is essentially "higher resolution screen". It makes people : Schnapple
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  if there's one thing I have to give to Apple, it's that they really know how to market something trivial : zerog83
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    They're very good at marketing their stuff as THE <item>. It's not really that way with phones any more,... : DinK
    • I agree completely. I can't see myself owning another music / video device other than an iPod, and as lon... : zerog83
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  That display was so over hyped. It's not exactly some amazing holy shit difference ... Like, I re... : InfoBiter
  • I love the display and miss it on my iPad, even if they called it something stupid. : kramweil
  • the view angles on it are pretty rad though... : chilln
  • Eh...yes, stupid name, but that screen is pure sex. It makes it look so much closer to print. What diff... : grover69
  • I love that there's a renewed emphasis on pixel density. Been waiting for this for years (ever since movi... : roushimsx
  • it's definitely a sweet display, no doubt. I've had 10 - 15 Evo 4G's pass through my hands in the last fe... : zerog83
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    fuck I want to murder you for this post, but ironically I don't feel like putting forth the effort of tap... : haiku
    • ahahahahahahahaa lol at wanting to murder someone because of this post : davidc02
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    lol, do you own an iphone 4? The screen is so fucking good it's mind blowing. : abrasion
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      Yes I do. : InfoBiter
      • so did you stare into the sun at some point as a child or what? : veras
  • new eyeballs, stat : t0ad
  • this was meant to be a thread about a stupid name, not about your poor eyesight : MikkleThePickle
  • get your eyes checked : jingletard
  • what's going on in this 'im fucking blind' subthread : veras
  • you're blind : JINKY
  • uhhh no : mayooms
  • uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh : Yanks
  • Do you have 20/20 vision? : pgharavi
  • I'm with the "get your eyes checked" crowd. Even the display on my Droid looked fucking amazing next to ... : DinK
  • Crack is whack! : VegasX
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    lol, holy shackpile. I'd love to rebut by talking about how I see the difference but just don't care ... : InfoBiter
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      Well I think that the claim that it was an amazing holy shit difference is inaccurate, you dont have to b... : VegasX
      • I owned a 3G, and I've seen the screen on the 4. I currently have an EVO, which is in-between them. I c... : Arcanum
    • You don't need to be a videophile to appreciate the beauty of that screen. You're not blind, but maybe yo... : rudds
    • if you would have said this to begin with, there wouldn't have been a shit storm LOL : freakord
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    agreed. I have an iphone 4 and I never actually thought about it. I guess if I compared it next to my iph... : bozer
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      Ive compared the two actually, its an extremely noticeable difference. : VegasX
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        I'm sure it is. I just never thought about it. Never had a problem with the original one and the new one ... : bozer
        • This confuses me. The display was the main selling point for me. Did you get it mainly for the speed inc... : atom519
    • Our store still sells a ton of 3GS's and when in setting them up for the customer all I'm thinking is "da... : pturvz
  • look at how wrong you are : opengl128
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    I agree. Also, I don't see how Blu-Ray looks any better than VHS. Same thing. : TwiLyght
    • You're a moran. If you had said Betamax, then maybe you weren't trolling. But now obvi you are. : pgharavi
  • it makes my ipod touch look like a kid's toy : electroly
  • Sounds like you need glasses. : boarder2
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    It's a big difference but your question should be what difference people think it's really made to the us... : dooberzoo
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      It makes reading text easier. Especially smaller letters. You can fit more legible stuff on the screen a... : boarder2
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        just to play devil's advocate, do you think it makes you more likely to use it for viewing webpages or de... : dooberzoo
        • I definitely use if more for reading webpages : Thomas Hace
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    Nothing overhyped about it, I can't wait for my desktop displays to have that resolution and for video ca... : Serpico74
    • I did a side-by-side comparison of the new Macbook Air to the old one today. The screen on the new one is... : BlackCat9
  • Most wrong post on the internet : ninjase
  • Agree. Comparing to my Nexus One, the colors are slightly more accurate, but the N1 is better in sunlight... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • Agreed. I think the vibrancy and contrast of the Samsung Super AMOLED screens is far more impressive. : uncleanmonkey
  • Nope, this is by far the best thing about the phone. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • It's the best for displaying text. Samsung's Super AMOLED is better at everything else though. Contrast a... : GreatGooglyMoogly
  • no offense, dude, but you really should get your eyes checked : freakord
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  My Vibrant has a 4" AMOLED screen, whats the point on having high pixel density on a small screen? : Xencer
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    I can see the pixels on an iPhone 3g and I can't on a 4. : PixelPie
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      even the 3gs has 480*320 resolution. most recent phones have 800*480, compared to the iphone 4's 960*640.... : razorblade79
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        You don't seem to understand the difference between pixel density and resolution. : ovrlrd
        • I do - the iphone4 has appr. the same screensize as almost every other recent phone has but a slightly hi... : razorblade79
    • I have the worst sight of anyone I know. You are legally blind. : abrasion
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    You know when you're zooming around browsing the web? Much smaller text is legible. Details in photos a... : vigilante
    • But your pixels are closed and mine are open. : TheNiXXeD
    • Text is better, photos worse (compared to that 4" S-AMOLED which has better black level and contrast; the... : GreatGooglyMoogly
    • When I saw an iphone4 in person for the first time I thought the screen was tiny. However I DID have a G1... : Xencer
• too bad it's not a real retina display http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_retinal_display : Herman Toothrot
• I think they had to make a big deal about it because I think the majority of people out there are like In... : SiW.
• the screen on the iPhone 4 is the best i've seen imo : gyokuro
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  Still sounds like "Rectum Display". That's right Freud, ANAL FIXATION! : Smoochy666
  • Taking pictures of arseholes was such a highly desired feature they added a front-facing camera. : nem00
  • hot : BeerHunter
• man i cant wait til owning an iphone doesnt cost me like $90 a month. im a cheap ass but have wanted an ... : arizona bay

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• That's great. : PixelPie
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  Classic Obsidian review :/ Well either way I'll be picking this bad boy up in the coming weeks and loo... : ServiusOrtus
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    yeah sounds like Alpha Protocol : bolneze
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      Have there been any good fan patches to that yet? I bought the PC version specifically with the hope of f... : roushimsx
      • This is why I bought the PC version, too. If I don't see any patches soon, I'm going to give in and get ... : Volatus32x
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  tl;dr - "Developed by Obsidian" I'll still buy it eventually ..I just bought Alpha Protocol! : roushimsx
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    I had a good time with AP, and I plan to play through it again taking another path at some point. The gam... : Ely
    • I'm generally pretty good with unpolished games (I play a lot of european and russian stuff!), but I kind : roushimsx
  • Alpha Protocol is cool, enjoy : megarust32
  • Stealth, pistol and tech skills. You'll thank me later. : acheron
• It's fun, that's what matters. Hipster dipshit magazine. If Baldur's Gate 3 came out today using the same... : locater16
• I've put about 2 hours into it so far, so my opinion may not be warranted at this point... but it feels l... : zerog83
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  I havent run into any game breaking bugs 20 hours in on the 360 version, but im sure not everyones that l... : klearlyunseen
  • It's 'only' crashed on me twice so far, both times when I received messages over XBox Live. Once I signed... : theangrywaffles
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    PS3 I'm running into constant freezing, some quest lines aren't showing up as quests, some of the peo... : skitzo
    • I had a chance to rent it today and I didn't bcs I knew how awful F3 was on launch for PS3. I'm in line ... : pgharavi
  • 22 hours in, I've seen bugs aplenty but no showstoppers. I've gotten pretty good at overlooking all the b... : Ely
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    about 15 hours in and I haven't experienced any major bugs (beyond things like my partner getting stuck o... : thecray
    • aaaaand as if on queue, it's now taking ages to load each new area. I'm hoping this is the bug which a ca... : thecray
  • 3 Hours in tonite and my game hard locked upon exiting a building - auto save corrupted. I didn't lose mo... : paroxym
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  I understand the low scores for the bugs but you can fix glitches, you can't fix a shitty game. NV isn't... : jingletard
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    Reviews shouldn't take into account post-release patches, they should only review what you get out of the... : roushimsx
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      Yeah, and that's why I said I understand the low scores. It's a real shame because the game is pretty am... : jingletard
      • Oh I thought you were trying to justify it getting more favorable reviews based on patches and stuff. Sor... : roushimsx
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      For Steam games this isn't necessarily the case anymore. Since this is a Steam game for PC users, they wi... : noxiousgg
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        That's free license for publishers to whine to every gaming press website to review all of their games al... : the archvile
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          No, it isn't a free pass for that at all. It is simply an expectation that gaming journalism be current, ... : noxiousgg
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            I don't get the difference. Help me understand. A reviewer should review a game based on the copy the r... : mobab
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              Well, if the purpose of a product review is to help the consumer make an informed purchasing decision, th... : noxiousgg
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                But. The review IS reflecting the current state of affairs. Unless you're suggesting that they should rev... : AxeMan808
                • If a patch comes out on day 2 and the review on day 3, but the review is written about the day 0 build, i... : noxiousgg
    • <3 : rudds
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    Stop releasing games in beta. : Marrbe
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      Stop buying games in beta. : massdev
      • Indeed. You get more of what you sponsor. : Marrbe
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  Its Obsidian; naturally. : massdev
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    Why? Why is it like that for them? I know everyone always goes, "buggy? lol its an Obsidian game!", but w... : TheQuad
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      everything Obsidian touches turns to turd. NWN2, KOTOR II, Fallout:NV... : gyokuro
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        Don't forget Alpha Protocol; that would be everything that Obsidian has released so far. We'll see how b... : the archvile
        • I know alot of people that aren't getting Fallout:NV because the are afraid of the bugs. : gyokuro
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        I think it's that they have a lot of ADHD tweakers they have good ideas on how to make stuff better but ... : sasquatchxing
        • I'm really enjoying Fallout:NV despite the bugs but it could be much better if without the bugs obviously : gyokuro
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        I started trying to play NWN2 again with a buddy recently. It was a horrible mistake. :( : silent prophet
        • It's not a very good game. : CrustaR
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      As far as I can tell, they're either really bad at estimating development time, or they're really bad at ... : Arcanum
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        There was an anonymous post on Joystiq from an alleged Obsidian developer on Alpha Protocol (so he said) ... : the archvile
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          Maybe, but every single game? With multiple publishers? At some point as a consumer I have trouble taki... : Arcanum
          • Yes, that's kind of my point. I was basically trying to ask "what is wrong with Obsidian" , without being... : TheQuad
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            He also said that Chris Parker was on a power trip. http://www.1up.com/news/alleged-alpha-protocol-devel : the archvile
            • That's still back to the developer. : Arcanum
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            I just think that no one is prepared to give Obsidian 30 million dollars to make a game properly. I mean ... : SpaecKow
            • Yeah, there was a Bombcast where Jeff Gerstmann sang to the Ghostbusters song, "When you wanna make an RP... : the archvile
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              ^^^ Exactly this. KOTOR 1 ---> KOTOR 2 NWN 1 ---> NWN 2 Mass Effect ---> Alpha Protocol (in a sense)... : The Grolar Bear
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                ME to Alpha Protocol is a stretch. : Ebu
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                  A pretty big stretch actually. : deject
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                    A chasm, even. You might say that AP is a mountain, and ME happens to also be a mountain. And the... : Ebu
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                      Jesus Christ, fine, I'll concede the AP comparison. : The Grolar Bear
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                        I get significantly more of a Deus Ex vibe from AP than anything resembling ME. : Ebu
                        • GOD DAMN IT. i'm installing Alpha Protocol as soon as I get home. You just had to play the Deus Ex card. ... : roushimsx
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        I honestly don't think they have a QA department at this point. : The Grolar Bear
        • No, they absorbed Troika's after that company went out of business. : roushimsx
      • They are not a tier 1 development team, probably because of budget. But the budget thing is also what mak... : Visceral Monkey
    • FO3 wasn't really on a stable engine either but they managed to make it worse : dantastic
    • They're clearly creatively at least extraordinarily talented, if lacking on the polish side of things. It... : MeestaNob
    • Just like Treyarch making Call of Duty games... it's the second-string team. : Code RedBeard
    • Because it's an incredibly complex game? : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • wonder how dungeon siege 3 will be : dantastic
  • I've never understood the Obsidian hate. I thought NWN2 was great, KOTOR2 was good til the ending, and a... : Sovos
• it's why I always wait a few weeks to play Obsidian games, usually the major problems are fixed by then : tunis5000
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  I'm quite enjoying it. In fact, I think I'm enjoying it more than Fallout 3. True, the save game bu... : Vincent Grayson
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    the bad part is that they fixed it by disabling steam cloud : dantastic
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      Few people use steam cloud anyway, there must be some kind of problem with it. : SpaecKow
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        Huh? What do you mean? : Arcanum
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          Steamcloud doesn't even work with my copy of Ep2 man, steamcloud saux >:( : SpaecKow
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            doesn't work with my civ 5 on 2 different computers ;( : dantastic
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              Are you saving to the Steam Cloud slots? : Arcanum
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                durp durp, yep! : dantastic
                • Sorry, I didn't notice the distinction at first, so I had to ask. : Arcanum
      • every now and then steam cloud forgets I play at 1920x1200. Also keys get random defaulted. : Sailor of Fortune
    • I guess so. I couldn't care less about the Steam cloud. : Vincent Grayson
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  I've played Fallout NV a couple of hours on the pc and haven't ran into a single issue. Also it doesn't f... : baron calamity
  • Count yourself among the lucky ones then because this game is far from perfect technically speaking. Lots... : Hemtroll
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  Obsidian is a great developer... they just need more time with their projects. They get rushed and have t... : shakybonez31
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    They're the ones that agree to the production timeframe. Hell, they may well be the ones defining it at ... : Arcanum
    • it just seems their ideas are amazing... but they come out of the gate with a limp. If you look past all ... : shakybonez31
  • Isn't it weird how they get rushed every single time, though? Not saying it's impossible, just that it's ... : The Grolar Bear
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  No bugs for me so far and screw the hatred alpha protocol rocked : Juno
  • it almost did : bolneze
  • Agreed! I just love a good spy game, though :D : geneshifter
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  I'm just waiting for DarN to come out for NV, then I'll play it. : SpaecKow
  • He's working on it as we speak from what I read. As for this review, I'm inclined to agree. The game is k... : Visceral Monkey
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  How bugged to shit is the 360 version? I've got it sitting on the shelf, was waiting for the first patch.... : mojoald
  • I've played a little over 10 hours. I've seen a few graphical glitches and it's locked up on me twice. ... : Thresher
  • my roommate just came to tell me he broke the game playing 10 hours today. i guess he's at a point where ... : feek
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  I'm about 15 hours in playing the 360 version (I know, wrong system, no mods, LOL, stfu) and I've only en... : KingJamesR
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    I've put in about 30 hours on the 360 and haven't experienced any game breaking bugs either. Every now a... : BaronVonChocula
    • ah i just remembered that the pip boy sometimes fucks up. i think it happens when you hold a rifle and l... : dantastic
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  Are these technical issues patchable? I haven't read much about the game as I don't want to have expectat... : MikkleThePickle
  • Obsidian should fix the major problems over time and the remaining bugs the fans will def fix. : grabbie
  • I think anything that was in Fallout 3 is probably attached to NV central nervous system and can't be fix... : baron calamity
• ~10 hours of playing, only noticed shit performance. A quick fix found on the Steam forums handled that, ... : freakynipples69
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  I feel really sorry for people who don't like new vegas. Halo generation. No offense to halo fans, but ... : twifosp
  • but... but... my health doesnt come back on its own automatically? I dont understand!!!! what do you ... : riedlos
  • Back in my day games would have save game corrupting bugs out of the box and any patches that you were ab... : roushimsx
• OMGAWd, floaty fucking mouse returns. I thought I had this fixed in my fallout3 where it was "bearable" m... : chilln
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  I'm 20ish hours in, and the sense that I'm being herded along a particular route is becoming steadily str... : Arcanum
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    I wholeheartedly agree. I feel like I can't wonder and explore like before. Sucks! : geneshifter
    • It's not even like we're being compensated with amazing writing, either. : Arcanum
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    What, really? Wow, that's so.... an unfallout thing to do. : SpaecKow
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      It (probably) wouldn't be impossible for me to explore. I can kill the more powerful enemies, but it req... : Arcanum
      • that sucks. I spent most of my time just exploring to all four corners of the map in FO3 :( : GloriousCow
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    dont forget the invisible brushes all over the map : gyokuro
    • Yeah, I encountered my first invisible wall tonight. What horseshit. : Arcanum
    • I just hit one 15 minutes ago. =( : The Grolar Bear
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      Wait, are you hitting the map boundaries, or just sort of arbitrary invisible walls, where is like there ... : stygian_whisper
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        The latter. : The Grolar Bear
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          what are these walls keeping you away from? : GloriousCow
          • The rest of the world! : The Grolar Bear
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    I don't get why you guys are saying this. You *CAN* go anywhere, but some places are more dangerous th... : Vincent Grayson
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      I've hit two invisible walls so far. : Kentor
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        There are definitely some invisible walls, but you can go around them with little issue. : Vincent Grayson
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          One of the ones I've hit you cannot go around at all. : Kentor
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            i found an annoying one near vault 11 that prevents you from climbing a small mountain. but there's nothi... : dirge23
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              I had one that was a pile of junk blocking a canyon, but the problem is you can jump from piece to piece : Kentor
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                i dunno. but to get hung up on little things like these in a game of this scope is silly. : dirge23
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                  I'm not getting hung up on it, but it's a rougher game than Fallout 3 was by a long shot. There's a lot m... : Kentor
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                    i think the story, quests, and towns of F:NV are so much stronger than FO3 that i'm willing to completely... : dirge23
                    • oh, actually, one of the more serious ones was that one of my companions stopped working right. that was ... : dirge23
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                      I've had a lot of crash to desktops so far. A few I've been able to figure out exactly how to replicate l... : Kentor
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                        I've also had an enemy disappear from sight and become untargetable in VATS, but they continued to attack... : Kentor
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                          i haven't had any of these except for the ammo box one. i've had other minor glitches of similar nature t... : dirge23
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                            I think I might be New Vegas cursed. It's crashed at least once per a session for me so far and I seem to... : Kentor
                            • eh, well. hang in there, it's worth it. or maybe put it down until they patch it some so you don't taint ... : dirge23
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                        F:NV is all about the quests and storyline, whereas FO3 was all about wandering. i agree that wandering i... : dirge23
                        • The one issue I definitely have with the loot is that a lot of the unique weapons aren't much better (if ... : Vincent Grayson
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              i want a game that lets you buy ropes and climbing gear and lets you scale those mountains just for fun. : gyokuro
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                mountaineering gear was an important item in Ultima V : dirge23
                • i played the shit out of those Ultima games : gyokuro
              • When you're talking about climbing a mountain that's not covered in snow and ice, almost all the gear is ... : Kentor
  • So, level up and go back. : owly
• I smell a huge community mod save arrives making it a must buy for 2012. : Lightzout
• Running on the PC version with an Nvidia 9800 GT, the game runs fairly well. 11 hours played, I've only h... : The Kazlor
• Finally fired it up a little - that engine has not aged very well :[ : bolneze
• I haven't encountered all the problems that keep popping up. I love the fact that some areas are off limi... : Pettytheft
• I'm running into scorpions under the ground with just their tails sticking out. It's annoying. There appe... : Visceral Monkey
• Kind of agree...not liking NV as much as I was hoping. :( : timaste
• it's better than fallout 3. : dirge23
• 6/10 seems a bit silly. I've had maybe two crashes in twenty five hours of play. Saw a rad scorp kind've... : robosextoid
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  I can't take a review seriously from a website called "www.next-gen.biz" : AgentPothead
  • hahaha : Nitrium
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    They're a print magazine. : imperator
    • An excellent one. With the worst web domain ever. : 60days
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    What I would give for just one good "post+username" right now. : rudds
    • I'll allow it. This time! : Dave-A
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  Edge is a gaming magazine? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    Yes the best one imo. even if a bit arrogant at times. : imperator
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      the best at being arrogant and wrong, maybe. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        Nope, pretty much just the best. "Arrogant" is making assumptions without actually reading it. : rudds
        • I have, pretentious crap. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  The floaty feeling is horrible. I don't remember F3 being this bad. : CapnChaos
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    nah it was the same : Nitrium
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      Maybe I'm on different hardware now? I get this thing where my character continues to move a few steps af... : CapnChaos
      • that's weird because it definitely feels the same robotic movement of F3 to me I've even fired up F3 h... : Nitrium
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  GG Edge. Time to put Bethesda where it has always belonged: mediocrity. : vx2o
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    I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOUR POST but bethesda didn't dev new vegas : Deathlove
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      Et tu, Deathlove? : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • On which part? I don't even own New Vegas yet! I need to do Dragon Age before Rock Band 3! THAT'S DOABLE,... : Deathlove
  • failblog.org : matthaeus
  • Bethesda!? More like ButtSuxda, HUUUUURRRR : Dschinghis Khan
  • They're one of my favorite devs, along with Bungie, Valve, and Rockstar. They consistently create long-fo... : Dave-A
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1x_jq1YTBA : deject
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqwMseSaNFY : veras
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  does it use the same engine/animation system as fallout3? Because that really brought the whole experienc... : filthysock
  • it does right? : filthysock
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  While we're discussing weird bugs in the game, I have something strange going on with my XBox controller.... : Thresher
  • The other games probably have a bigger dead zone on the analogue stick than vegas. : imperator
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  6 is too much for this mess. : Niiniin
  • Exactly my thought about F3 : gzubluck

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• funpants : Fenring42
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  GayVegas : Dong Patrol
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    OR xXSniperxKillahXx : Dong Patrol
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      xXx Snipa Killa420 xXx : Haxim
      • xXx sNiPa KiLlA420 xXx : Earl Greigh
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  That's not what he said. He said you were gay on the internet, but really gay off the internet. : Lunatic Angelic
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    Actually what he said was "fagiest new name ever" I'm not sure what Fagie means, but I think it means "Co... : VegasX
    • im pretty sure he means you suck dick like him : oldschoolbob-o
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      It's a gay name. : -=kodiak=-
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        Sup bro sorry I haven't been playing MNC life happens : Lightzout
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          I will cut you. Hiiyooooooooooooo : Haxim
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            I've seen you play Assassin, you couldn't cut bread with that class. : Dong Patrol
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              That's because assassin is a lame class, for lame-o's. : Haxim
              • I am killing you both now enemies for LIiiiife! : Lightzout
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        It's temporary good sir. I just needed to try something out. It was the name of one of the first games my... : VegasX
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          so you're bi-curious then. ok... keep denying the truth. : -=kodiak=-
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            lol what? : VegasX
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              He wants to take you to a gay bar! gay bar gay bar GAY BAR : Dong Patrol
              • He wants my pynis. : VegasX
      • I think you called it right. : grover69
• FagassX : massdev
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  Do you lose your friends list when you change gamertags or does all that stuff update automatically? : PointlesS76
  • Auto updates : Fenring42
  • None of that changes at all. There was an odd moment when I registered the gamertag I used to have and it... : VegasX
• Vegaysex : gyokuro
• New VegasX : Mister Groin
• HoustonZ : mayooms
• Sexvag : spiffymc
• Gaydar Target : .sticks.
• Big Gaping Pussy : prime8
• 8===D~LoveCave : obiquatro
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  i think thats the norm for kodiak. if he doesn't call you gay you should probably be worried : dantastic
  • He's never called me gay! : Dong Patrol
• Cockmasterflex : drucifer
• WtGoesNVegasXstays : shirif
• Pale Fuckburger : Ride-My-Rocket
• Grabbincox. : jahulio2
• BrokeAssVegas : sevogajre
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  VagueSx : locater16
  • VagueSex : greasyjohn
• pink Josiah : Lightzout
• Wangaroni & Cheese : HL3dsx
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  dicksinassplzthx : mindshot
  • Hmm how about Dr. Von Kawkzeenmowvs? Or Baron Von Sheetzondeeks? : VegasX
• ActuallyGay69 : dumb.
• ThunderFagballs : azuvatar
• VegasX 2: Electric Boogaloo : Full.Bleed
• Peters4Lyfe : Matt Burris

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  I think I just accidentally the whole server :( : Vividvoid
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    Yeah, it was me. : Vividvoid
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      I tried to go to the edge of the world. It looks like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1JtvFNr4vg : Vividvoid
      • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou6JNQwPWE0 Reminded me of this scene. : Fenring42
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  New Minecraft monster Notch has added for the Halloween update: http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/10/22/mine... : Lunatic Angelic
  • Going by the level of detail on the face of the Ghast, it looks as though it actually is 4 blocks tall! : Dong Patrol
  • That update sounds awesome! : uglysad
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    I vote he calls it Hel instead. That should neatly minimise the number of people that can complain. : AlexW1203
    • Should call it H-E-Double Hockey Sticks. : Vividvoid
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      Should think about calling it Hades as well. : mastermike569
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        some people call it hell i call it hades : Draugluin
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          My wife thinks it should be called either The Inferno or The Core. : Vividvoid
          • Warp Core~! : Goblin au
    • How about Underworld or The Underworld? Too simple? : Nixx2004
    • Everything is named by the community, there is no description text presented in the game interface. Call... : nem00
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  Glad you liked it! : Fenring42
  • It's so beautiful! Almost too beautiful; I went back to playing it before posting the rest of the Minecra... : Dong Patrol
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  Server Renders! MercFox1 Bird's Eye View: http://box.nevernet.com/~djr/mc/render.png Angled: http:// : Dong Patrol
  • Does Foo need to do something to update his render? : Maddog_Delphi97
• Gameplay Guides and Help - Check out (and help with) the Shackwiki Minecraft page! http://shackwiki.com : Dong Patrol
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  If you want to streamline connecting to servers, I tested this earlier today when it was mentioned that t... : sigpro
  • Damned clever, thanks! : dumb.
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  Titan Quest is awesome! I like the killing and the stabbing and the.. oh right, Minecraft! : Hemtroll
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    Titan Quest = Broken Lewt system. went through an entire game without finding upgrades to my gear, was f... : mastermike569
    • It sometimes took a while for me to find upgrades but I'm not sure I'd call it broken. I definitely found... : Hemtroll
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  i need someone to help me test some teleporters... : m0rfus
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    NEED A TELEPORTER HERE : Arctic Fox
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      get your ass on my server STAT! : m0rfus
      • lol I wish I had the time : Arctic Fox
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  We are going to need some airports put in. http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=59003 : Arcath
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    did you see this (!): http://twitter.com/#!/notch/status/28441668804 nomslurpees Daniel S. @notch wo : Arctic Fox
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      Where we gonna put MercFox Intl Airport? : Arcath
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        runway right down Penis Island's shaft : Arctic Fox
        • fuck yeah! : Arcath
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    The fact that this works on unmodified servers disturbs me. : foo
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      Let me take this one step further. Anyone caught using this on MercServer will be banned on sight. : foo
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        I knew I should have kept it a secret. :( : Arcath
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          The reason is the world is already 1.4gb. If we allowed people to do this, the world would grow to 5gb i... : foo
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            it'd be great if there was a mod to limit the area open to travel. ie Invisible walls. : Goblin au
            • Well I know the PA rapture server has a 10-20 wide gap going to bedrock around the server to limit people... : Arcath
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              There is one : foo
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                The one that warns you when you're leaving the allowed area, then TPs you back to spawn? That one made me... : Arctic Fox
                • No, it's just an invisible wall. You step outside of the barrier, and it puts you back at the closest "... : foo
  • it's hilarious how much stuff the server lets the client get away with. you can tell this is notch's fir... : electroly
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  Nuke it from orbit. It is the only way to be sure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlTnZwCVPWM TNT g... : Arcath
  • Wow. That was a big hole. : Nixx2004
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  http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=49256 good summary of stuff Also there are new mi... : pancake humper
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    hooray! The water sound no longer sounds like turds dropping into water! : Arctic Fox
    • everytime i'm working around water at my place, ozy_bob finds some spot high above and throws dirst block... : Goblin au
  • Reading that, I can completely see now how Notch's inspiration for the Hell world was the "Ways" from Rob... : SolrFlare
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    Excitement...rising. : Nixx2004
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      The update will ship just before October 31st, Swedish time. :( I was hoping he'd push it out early... : Nixx2004
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        Sweden is GMT +1 : Vividvoid
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          I'm having a brain fart. Say it ships at 11:59 PM (in Sweden), October 30, what time is that in the US... : Nixx2004
          • The timezone for New York during DST is EDT is -4, so that means it would be 6:59PM, Oct 30. : Vividvoid
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        as it is it sounds like he's going to be crunched to deliver on all his promises, lol : Arctic Fox
        • Yeah, and minecrats may not be fixed :( : Vividvoid
  • Hell will be available for Multiplayer! : Vividvoid
  • Wow I just spent like 5 minutes staring at that guy's avatar. : dumb.
  • better start making a shitload of torch stacks and stash em in boxes because even the unplaced will becom... : uebersoldat
• Correct answer for what finally brings me back to the site: MineCraft. Man, I haven't posted around t... : mojoald
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  Was a decision ever reached regarding allowing some builders access to TNT? I've been delaying excavatio... : nem00
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    We're working on it. If you need some demolition done at the moment, tell me when you'd like to do it thi... : Arctic Fox
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      NB. I won't provide the TNT, just place it : Arctic Fox
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        I want to put a moat or two around the dome, and hollow out the outer layer inside so there's a complete ... : nem00
        • Fair enough. Well know that we're working on it, but the best time estimate I can give you is 'soon'. The... : Arctic Fox
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          Same. The moat that we are planing is going to take ninjase and I hours to get it done (With TNT). : kelbane
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            How big of a moat are we talking about? It only needs to be 4 blocks wide and have two blocks deep of wa... : Vividvoid
            • yah right, or the one around Isengard that took about half an hour with about 8 people helping :D : Arctic Fox
            • Its not just a moat, it's the infinimoat : ninjase
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            where are you putting the moat? you've got no room at all on the south side; your wall is already buttin... : electroly
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              It's on the inside : ninjase
              • (and it will be epic) : ninjase
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  The underwater town that is being built beside PT will become 10x cooler after the patch. Fish will be... : Vividvoid
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    I saw that tweet and that place was the first thing I thought of too : foo
    • watcher's place in poopdick should be pretty cool too if fish spawn in manually created lakes : finalthrill
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  Does anyone know if the Halloween patch will update old saves with new content? Will we have to make new... : Moonbase Commander
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    Notch has said that old saves will work, you'll just have to travel to unexplored regions to see the new ... : Arctic Fox
    • i.e. biomes : Arctic Fox
    • Sweet, this is what me and my friend figured. Glad to know it's the case. : Moonbase Commander
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  Why is 'waving' to people, and seeing a response, so satisfying? Heh. : Nixx2004
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    o/ : Vividvoid
    • o/ I'm a bit slow tonight. : Nixx2004
  • I smile every time two builders spot eachother and wave whatever tool they have or run up and swing their... : Hemtroll
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  Did you guys see the note he made about creeper spawning also going to be based on depth. Meaning that al... : conandan
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    I like it; the overworld is incredibly safe, since the sun kills both zombies and skeletons. It makes sen... : Dong Patrol
    • Yeah, I'm fine with this, as long as lanterns or something can still be permanent light fixtures. : Moonbase Commander
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  Crabs is banned again? : Goblin au
  • uh-oh, did we have another drunken rant filled with threats? : Xevo
  • He shouldn't be? : Vividvoid
• Server crash? : mojoald
• I've gotten two exceptions, connection reset things tonight, never had those before. : Nixx2004
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  This is soooo good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_OZsB4JHqc&fmt=22 : vx2o
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    The little wood pillars on the house at 39 seconds, how do I craft those? : spazzium
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      Ahh, it's half a fence piece. : spazzium
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        I tried to do those pillars but couldn't. : vx2o
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          The trick is to do it back-asswards. Place dirt where you want your fence pillar to be. Remove top dirt, ... : Arctic Fox
          • Ah, nice. Will try that out. : vx2o
  • hah that's awesome. : Arctic Fox
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  Foo, sorry for spamming the alerts with me setting of TNT! I'm testing the Yamato Cannon. After a goo... : Vividvoid
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    Haha, you built a battlecruiser with a yamato cannon? : spazzium
    • No, just the yamato cannon. : Vividvoid
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  What will happen to MercFox when the new patch hits? : exmx
  • New world, but the old world will be suspended upside-down from the sky in case you want to look at it. : GloriousCow
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    Foo, I need a serious answer please. : exmx
    • we've answered this at least 4x in previous threads. What do you wish to know? : Arctic Fox
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      It's unlikely that the world will be reset, but there's a small chance that the spawn point might be move... : Dong Patrol
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        Thats all i needed to know. I got no problem with spawn being moved. back to bulding my bridge then :) th... : exmx
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          Actually that just changed, it's going to be spawn moved to a new unexplored area, and only admins will b... : dnagenome
          • I usually don't say this, but dnagenome, shut the fuck up. : Arctic Fox
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  Wish I could log into minecraft. :( I guess the dicks at 4chan decided to fuck with the Minecraft serv... : Maddog_Delphi97
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    http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/minecraft.net :( : Maddog_Delphi97
    • http://isminecraftdown.net/ : Fenring42
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  Revising the 128 height limit... is not on Notch's list of priorities :( kagato Jayson Vantuyl @notc : Arctic Fox
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    Probably have to do a world reset to get more height in the world : Shadowdane
    • They could just add empty sky to existing terrain, and maybe generate taller land in new chunks. land tha... : nem00
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  Did Mercfox just go down or is it just me? : Matto357
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    You're a step further than everyone else, we're all stuck at the login screen due to Minecraft.net being ... : Arctic Fox
    • It's back again now! : Arctic Fox
  • Go on... : Snuffles-
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  Holy crap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeV0XB-w_yM : Reeves
  • this made me chuckle uncontrollably : Arctic Fox
  • That's awesome : foo
  • "Pig, this your finest hour." : vile
  • Holy cow! : Goblin au
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24325632 This trick really works quite nicely. : Maddog_Delphi97
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  MercFox1 Bird's Eye View: http://box.nevernet.com/~djr/mc/render.png Angled: http://box.nevernet.com/... : Maddog_Delphi97
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    The Birds Eye is updated every half hour, the angled twice a day. Why do you ask? : Arctic Fox
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      Seems like it hasn't updated in a couple of days. My giant letter M in Gooch valley should be covered in... : Maddog_Delphi97
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        Ah OK, we'll look into it. : Arctic Fox
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          unban crabs while you are at it plz : EricZBA
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            http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24328547 : Arctic Fox
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              Let me guess, Crabs called his buildings queer? : Maddog_Delphi97
              • It appears to have been a mistake. Crabs, if you're still banned, let us know. : Arctic Fox
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  hahahahahahahahah - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWyBVO_LkT0 : Shadowdane
  • Hahahaha. That was hillarious. Must have been 4 different spawners in the area. : Goblin au

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• giving em a whirl in BC2/TF2/MW2/Civ5 now : Downforce
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  Nope. But no-bark is the funniest npc ever. This game owns : ConfusedUs
  • I'm curious what kind of dialogue you would get with low INT. : Reeves
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    I take it you haven't met Yes Man. Yes Man is my favorite robot NPC since HK47. : Vincent Grayson
    • voiced by Dave Foley! : dirge23
• I wish I could try those drivers out period. My graphics card completely crashes when I try to update the... : Fenring42
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  Can anyone point me to a place to get started on modding the game? In particular I wanted to make som... : Sovos
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    Someone has made a couple of Fallout New Vegas modding mega posts in the past few chatties : EricZBA
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      That'd be me! :D http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24319499 Pretty sure I saw a gifted mod on the Ne... : ZenzenTen
      • I'll be posting an update in the morning, they seem to get more love during the day than at night. : ZenzenTen
      • ty for the link :) : Sovos
• Mini-Jack - is there any good reason to grab the OpenCL drivers included with this new release? : PlanetPerfecto
• so this game is pretty cool I guess. Deathclaws are still a joy! : Hemtroll
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  Protip! Don't give armor to companions who obviously cant use it. It will get dropped on the ground! >:( : ZenzenTen
  • True dis! : warcrow
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  Have a question, with some early spoilers, so beware. After Primm, I repaired the cowboy robot in town a : trOmblyj
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    If you are evil you can play nice with evil factions and do their missions. Don't expect to be able to d... : loppsided
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      in your case you could have sided with the powder hangers in the first town. Or stayed neutral and worn : loppsided
      • Then I'll probably stay the course and keep eradicating them. : trOmblyj
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    going down one path will ruin your chances of going down another, and the same applies with factions and ... : mwasher
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      also, why do I lose karma for looting from Powder Ganger locations! That's insane! : trOmblyj
      • yea I've found that really weird at times : mwasher
  • I'm staying neutral for as long as I can with all the factions. Sussing out each side before committing t... : ZenzenTen
  • I received several 'Quest Failed' when killing named bad guys throughout the game. Probably no biggie. Un... : Sovos
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    "how am I supposed to talk to any of them" Remember that you can wear a faction's uniform as a disguis... : Ely
    • I did not know this! Perhaps I'll try that next time. : trOmblyj
  • Any time you kill someone who was part of/gave a quest, you get the "Quest Failed" thing, even if it's a ... : Vincent Grayson
  • Haha I did the exact same thing since during the tutorial mission a Powder Ganger came over a hill and st : silent prophet
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  Nightkins are kicking the shit out of me. I need to find a way to beat those bastards. : Thresher
  • You can get a lot of Steath Boys before you even face the Nightkins in the basement. You don't have to sn : rolecks
• I have them installed. They might have improved my FO:NV performance, I don't even know. : The Grolar Bear
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  What combat path are you taking? I'm going Guns, but I just found a super sweet energy weapon and now I c... : ZenzenTen
  • I am energy weapons. I was disappointed until I happened across a prototype laser rife, and now I mess ev... : noxiousgg
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  Protip! Shovels, deserts, westerns, think about it! : ZenzenTen
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    ??? : zuff
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      IAWT??? : trOmblyj
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        Shitting in a hole, obviously. That or burying bodies. : skinlab133
        • Perhaps the opposite? : ZenzenTen
• Just played about 2 hours with them, no problems to report : Volatus32x
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  Where on earth can I find whores in the casinos? There is hardly anyone in them :/ : zuff
  • Check the courtyard behind Gomorrah : Sovos
  • Who slept with Beatrix? I did! : tashtego
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  companions. Boone rules. I hardly have to fire my weapons anymore. : JMro
  • i have 1 Charisma. I am wondering how that will affect companions : gyokuro
  • Hell yeah. I use the same companion. He is an instagib machine. : noxiousgg
  • he's saved my ass NUMEROUS times already. i give him a cowboy repeater and a 10mm pistol for backup. I... : -=kodiak=-
• There weren't any performance improvements for Fallout: NV in the patch notes.. There were some pretty si... : Reeves
• My favorite wild wilderness find so far was the cave with the giants rats - rodents of unusual size : Clay
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  Oh shit, companions can die in hardcore but not in normal? Still going hardcore but at this point I don'... : JMro
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    The reward is that it's more of a challenge. Anyhow, there are like 25 companions in this game (I might b : snot3353
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      That's the thing. It's not even much more of a challenge. It's mostly just more inventory management. : Arcanum
      • The only time it was more challenging is when I realized that drinks that give +h2o makes you more dehydr... : freakynipples69
  • Yes. I teared up because my companion, Rex the Robodog, died in the final assault on Hoover Dam. Rest... : ucanbfuzzy
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  I've got 5000 god damned caps and another two thousand worth of stuff in my inventory that I don't need. ... : locater16
  • AM Rifle, though it sorta sucks. Guass rifle from the Brotherhood, if you're in their good graces. : ucanbfuzzy
  • Scratch that, go get the implants from the New Vegas Medical Clinic. It's located north-north-east from t : ucanbfuzzy
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    the hell? I'm level 8, have pretty crappy weapons, but have 16k caps. My barter is like 15; I clean every... : judge
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      How the hell do you guys have so many caps? I scavange everything of value and I'm at 2000 caps if I'm lu... : Reeves
      • high repair skill so I repair and sell good condition weaps/armor? : judge
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  I need some help - where the fuck is a good source of Radway? I'm doing Vault 34 and I don't have any ge : jingletard
  • Check the rocket factory. There's a good stash all in one spot. : robosextoid
  • Wear your space suit! Not only is it stylish, but it's also highly rad resistant! : ConfusedUs
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  after installing 10.10 everything white on windows is now pink :/ i have xfx 5850 : hanged_man
  • Set Color Temperature (in CCC > Deskop and Displays > right-click the monitor's icon > configure... tab C... : theBorgie
• I had to disable flash hardware acceleration on a 4870. It was greenscreening all my youtubes. Vimeo seem... : AgentPothead

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  I assume you mean Fable 3 : shakybonez31
  • Yessir! Although I did preorder Fable II back before it came out. So I'm still telling the truth! : David Craddock
• Er, Fable III. : David Craddock
• I am super pumped for it. I'm probably going to end up playing it before FO:Vegas even though it's sittin... : dumb.
• I'm finally playing through Fable 2 in preparation. I'm pumped about the co-op which looks to be much le... : DinK
• I didn't love fable 2, bit I liked it enough to play through it, which isn't that common for me. : Clay
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  I loved the first one, I could NOT get into the 2nd one because of how bland it was, reminded me of eatin... : Xencer
  • bland is a good word for 2, terrible pacing too : graceofdragons
• I think 2nd was a fantastic game without being too stand out in any way. I guess having a lot of freedom... : threeup
• I had a lot of fun with Fable 2. If the reviews for Fable 3 are decent I will definitely give it a try wi... : snot3353
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  Good or bad play through? I think for the first play through i'll be an arsehole : shavenewok
  • Bad first because It's more fun then I can do the good playthrough when I get bored of other games : -Zero-
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    I usually go good. I'm never able to go bad in games; I always feel guilty. Speaking of which, according ... : David Craddock
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      Gah, can't find those statistics. If anyone finds them, please post the link in this sub-thread. : David Craddock
      • i'll be honest i normally play good, but after playing arsehole Sheppard in ME and ME2 and seeing how mu... : shavenewok
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  seems like everytime I get excited about Fable it ends up being mediocre, like every game by Lionhead. : .ka`boom.zZz.
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    I usually just ignore everything about it until it comes out and then I'm pleasantly surprised and have a... : Haxim
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      After exploiting the "free Fable 2" thing I've been enjoying the game a lot more than when I owned a real... : Dong Patrol
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        I really need to find someone to trade dolls with and sacrifice some people so I can get my S rank :/ : Haxim
        • I might be able to be that person, once I get a doll. : Dong Patrol
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      This is the key to enjoying the Fable series imo. When I got the first Fable it was at least a year af... : TheVietSpecial
      • Carrots : maddmatt
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    I don't read about what they wanted to put in and ended up getting cut. I just play the games and have a ... : Pettytheft
    • I believe the 360 version carries over certain info (probably choices) from your Fable 2 save, if you hav... : David Craddock
• I had a good time with Fable 2 where I didn't like Fable 1. I am looking forward to 3. : Entity
• I'm pretty pumped. My wallet, not so much. : TheVietSpecial
• Preorder for my gf for our anniversary. She can play that while I play new Vegas and we can switch when I... : uglysad
• I'm looking forward to it. The Fable games have always been my Christmas time RPG that I play while visit... : reelbk
• Pre-ordered my copy last week, It's now taking too long to get to release day. : -Zero-
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  If it doesn't have gamebreaking bugs like the 2nd did, then I will be excited. : HamChowder
  • What game-breaking bugs did you experience? I did experience some glitches--while playing the DLC recentl... : David Craddock
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  Fable 2 was a charming game, but way too easy. The PC version of Fable 3 isn't listed on Steam. What gi... : herradura99
  • yeah too easy by far, "hold button till charged, release and kill everything" * 100000, the game over : filthysock
  • Microsoft will probably make it exclusive to their new online store. : RuffasBluetain
  • Fable's not meant to be difficult, though. You're supposed to be more powerful than every enemy in the ga... : David Craddock
• Haven't pre-ordered but will definitely be picking this one up! My weekend will be fableicious. : pturvz
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  Bleh. Fable 2 was so bad that I won't bother with another Fable again or even any other Molyneux game. : razlebol
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    Fable 2 was a perfectly good game. Not a masterpiece, but certainly entertaining. I finished it, which is... : uncleanmonkey
    • I finished it too. The ending was horrible. : razlebol
    • Didn't Maarten think it was the game of the year? : treefingers1
    • Yeah I really enjoyed the ride, even though it felt like it was just a few steps away from being really r... : kelerian
    • For me, Fable games are all about exploration. The story's never the greatest, the features are never wha... : David Craddock