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  Don't get discouraged :( : justwr!ght
  • I'm kind of lost. It feels like there's so much going on. : mindmann
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  This game sounds too hard to gift to my cousin for Christmas :/ : HamChowder
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    You kinda have to hate yourself to play it. : Clay
    • You kinda have to hate fun, unique games not to enjoy it. : NastyJack
• Do you learn from your mistakes? If so you will enjoy it. Also don't get cocky. The moment you do it wi... : kikilupo
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  Go slow. Really slow. Don't try to parry. Get a shield and use it to block as many attacks as you can. Ma... : NastyJack
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    what is "the first level"? : mindmann
    • A big castle. You'll know it when you are there. : NastyJack
    • If you standing in the middle of the nexus and you looking at the steps to your left and right going into... : DM7
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    is parrying something that is useful later on? i tried it a few times, and it really seems to open things... : mindmann
    • Practice makes perfect. : capt tripps
    • some people are really good with it like with backstabbing but I find that just being patient and careful... : DeBurgo
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      It's really useful, but if your not good at it you'll die more often than you'll successfully parry. I ra... : Finchypoo
      • The shove is also a great way to kill people at the beginning of 4-2, where it's common to be ambushed. : Omaha
    • Decent light shield and blade and you can wtf own many creatures in the game with parry. : breadsticks
  • This is great advice. Tl;dr: patience : exit button
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  I like hard games. I play almost all the games on hard (or insane) difficulty levels. I 100% super meat... : Ecks
  • So go play Epic Mickey and have your hand held the entire time. : NastyJack
  • Demon's Souls is a man's game. Are you a man? :O : DM7
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    The game is not hard. Where do I go? Where ever you want. What do I do? Kill shit, gain souls, get s... : kikilupo
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      Many people say it's hard. I beat the first world without dying (except to the knight because I was dumb... : Ecks
      • It's not for everybody. I'm glad that it didnt hold my hand at all. Hell, I played through it the first t... : kikilupo
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    I hated the fact that I could not save any time or even pause! yeah seriously, if you do not let me pa... : X-GOUKI
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      uhhh you can quit the game and you will start back EXACTLY where you quit the next time the game loads : wtf242
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        oh really? I was wondering about that. I didn't see any save option, and i was wondering what would be lo... : mindmann
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          yea, no pausing, but you'll never lose a save or anything. Annoying thing is that you can't really save b... : Finchypoo
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            If I think trying something will kill me I go spend my souls and then come back and try it. : Lucy Labia
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              so is that really the only thing you lose? Souls? : mindmann
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                Souls are everything. : NastyJack
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                  I found so far it is not that big of deal because like I said I spend them if I have a lot. If I explore... : Lucy Labia
                  • Sometimes you have a hard choice though if you've made it to the very end of a level and collected a shit... : NastyJack
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                as far as I know. That and if you die in body form it changes the world from light to dark, but you may ... : Lucy Labia
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                  My suggestion would be to jump off a high cliff in the Nexus after you beat a boss. That way, you don't ... : DianeOfTheMoon
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                    is that why i see so many ghosts dying off that cliff? Also, what advantages are there in body form, ... : mindmann
                    • in body form you can invade other people's world or summon up to two other players to your world to help ... : Lucy Labia
                    • You can summon allies to fight with you. Other than that, enemies do more damage, you can be invaded b... : DianeOfTheMoon
      • that works awesome on boss battles. oh wait. : roushimsx
    • This too. Fuck that. Stuff comes up and dying because real life takes precidence is stupid beyond belief.... : Ecks
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      It's not like monsters spawn constantly or something, I often just left my character standing somewhere f... : Begawkiness
      • Boss battles being the only exception, but oh well. To each their own! : Begawkiness
  • I will agree that it does a very poor job of explaining stuff to the player. I loved every second of the... : Begawkiness
• Kick ass game. I have to grow a sack and finally take Maneater out. : Pneum0
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  Here's my quick and Dirty Demon's Souls beginner guide. The huge guy at the end of the very beginning ... : Finchypoo
  • oh and you can beat that mini boss guy in the tutorial, if you are a baller. : Lucy Labia
• i read a bunch of the wiki and some guides, watched some youtube videos so i understood a lot about the g... : Lucy Labia
• Dudes are suiciding in the Nexus for fairly esoteric reasons, but here goes... Demon's Souls has a m... : Johnny Law
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  This game is so awesome. I would recommend to not read any guides except for maybe what some of the stat ... : Iazu
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    ^^^ don't ruin it for yourself by reading a bunch of guides and stuff. That being said this is one that I... : NastyJack
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      ^^^^ Please don't read boss guides or watch videos. The entire point of the game is to figure out how to... : DianeOfTheMoon
      • That and deciphering other players' clues about how to beat bosses or get past certain areas, as well as ... : Begawkiness
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      oh....manual. right. i probably should've read that, huh? : mindmann
      • Couldn't hurt. But it is pretty skimpy on certain important info. If I was you I'd read the following ... : NastyJack
• Make a royal for easymode. It makes the game 100x more enjoyable. : jingletard
• I found a solider was pretty much instant rape to just about everything with the right weapon and tactics... : mastermike569
• the worlds are commonly called 1 to 5, left to right, facing the portals. : sneakyalmond
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  *Swoon* I wish I could play Demon's Souls again for the first time. : David Craddock
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    you and me dave. you and me. : RogerDandy
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      And me! : kikilupo
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        i dont hav a ps3 but DS is the very first game I will buy if/when i eventually get my hands on one : boring gegtik
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          You damned fool get it now before the multiplayer servers are shut down!! : NastyJack
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            when are they going to be shut down? : mindmann
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              Not sure. Within the next year I think though. : NastyJack
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                You know what one of the best parts of DSouls was? The ginormous Shack threads that went on for a good tw... : David Craddock
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                  They've gone on for far longer than that, seems like every month or so they start up again because a few ... : Begawkiness
                  • Yeah, but I'm talking about the threads that were 200-300 replies long in every MD and ER for 2-3 weeks r... : David Craddock
            • I think they said something about march 2011. : alexpr
  • ^^^^ fucking signed 100% : eeeealmo
• One of the more important and meaningful games to come out in the last decade. I really wish I could go t... : dewdman
• I missed buying Demon's Souls the few times it was on sale this year. I'll get it near Christmas, I prom... : SigmaDraconis
• I think this game isn't hard except that the controls make it hard. That's not challenging, that's frust... : Donborvio
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  Demon's Souls really isn't that hard, it just doesn't hold your hand constantly like most games do these ... : Begawkiness
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    In fact after you've played it for awhile, especially after you've fully beaten it once, it becomes a pre... : NastyJack
    • Yeah by the latter half of the game I was leveled up enough and used to playing it enough that it became ... : Begawkiness
    • Yea I'm so glad that nintendo cheap factor is a bygone I hated games that were purposefully cheap : RogerDandy
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  What's harder Ninja Gaiden or Demon's Souls. Ninja Gaiden is about the limit of difficulty I can take in ... : Pettytheft
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    I never played NG but could you do just fine as long as you took your time and didn't rush things or is i... : NastyJack
    • Ninja Gaiden, for the most part, wasn't cheap at all; you just had to not suck. It's more technically de... : omnova
  • If you're talking about Sigma, Sigma is definitely harder if you can get used to DS's controls. : Donborvio
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  Demon Souls isn't hard at all. As a HGC member I was sorely disappointed. Hopefully DS2 will be more ch... : herradura99
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    What's HGC? : Derringer
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      HUGE GAY COCKS : Donborvio
      • How could I have not known this!? : Derringer
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      The Shacknews HARD GAyME CLUB. Petitioners of pretentiously difficult video game pastimes (and penises). : herradura99
      • Ahhh, I would have belonged to that years ago haha : Derringer
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  Let strength be granted so the world might be mended : semaphore
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    So the world might be mended. : David Craddock
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      Damn, how I hated that bitch's voice. : alexpr
      • Art thou done? : dex.collins

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  That's Diablo 3 interface!@#! How'd you get that?! :O : DM7
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    If you want an all inclusive addon pack, look at Roth UI. However, he does a number of things with his U... : DianeOfTheMoon
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      Do they still have the addon that shows bars from your spells on a creature? Like time remaining or somet... : DM7
      • Yeah, there's a bunch of those. The one I'm using is called TellMeWhen, and it's under the health bar ... : DianeOfTheMoon
      • I use quartz : bolneze
      • I use quartz : bolneze
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  Unless your healing raid frames really shouldn't matter to that much. You use grid and position it where ... : Iwannaacura
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    I disagree, especially as a druid and/or if you raid at a high level. Raid frames are great for notici... : SilverSnake
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      Plus, I do raid heal, too, and like to have a consistent UI for everything I do. And yes, raiding with... : DianeOfTheMoon
      • I get frustrated when the raid leader calls for a wipe and someone replies with "why?". Sure, there's occ... : SilverSnake
      • When I designed my UI as a healer I ended up putting my raid frames in the middle, at the bottom of the s... : CtrlFrk
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  really liking TukUI and it's stupid simple to setup. : mwasher
  • Tukui is great : Downforce
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    I just switched over from making my own to TukUI (Hydra's mod) myself. As a tank/dps it's very simple and... : rolecks
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      I'm thinking about switching over to the Hydra mod version primarily because I can't figure out how to da... : mwasher
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        I think you should be able to just alter the chat box color settings like you would the default way. Righ... : rolecks
        • You'd think, but the opacity definitely does not seem to change at all : mwasher
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      It's very nice, but personally I don't feel it's very functional. Threat in the bottom left corner? Raid ... : SilverSnake
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        Yea that was one of the things that bothered me at first was no recount/omen. I just downloaded those two... : rolecks
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          Tukui integrates fine with Recount, Skada, and some others. It has skins for them built in. : Phreakin
          • I just dropped omen and recount in exchange for Skada on top of TukUI. Also, TidyPlates is fucking aweso... : mwasher
      • Yeah, the functionality is the part where most UI's lose me. I specifically like the Diablo UI that Roth ... : DianeOfTheMoon
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  Wow thread, so I'll post this here. If you didn't want to play Cataclysm, you may want to after watching ... : jayacheess
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    That Tornado In Darkshore is awessssooommmme : supermonkeyballz
    • Yea, that is the coolest looking thing they added. : MrBig0
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    Jeez, is it safe to say that Cataclysm is pretty much WoW 2.0? From what I understand they aren't plannin... : c0ucheh
    • I wouldn't call it that, but it's definitely perfecting nearly everything about Wow 1.0 : nevlos
    • I think it's as close as we're ever going to get. : BlackCat9
  • PRE-ORDER UNCANCLED : Clay
  • Oh my... damn... shit... that looks fantastic. : five_percent
  • I hate you. : pancake humper
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    Watch it with no sound for the truth. : ArB
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      Still looks awesome. : DianeOfTheMoon
      • I don't get it, then. : ArB
    • I did and it looks fucking awesome. : pigvomit
  • Blizzard always manages to impress me. Even with a 6 year old game, where I think I've seen and done near... : dewdman
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    i shouldn't have watched that : Slowtreme
    • Ironforge Grim Batol looks cool, but fuck all that trash to kill. No thanks. : Slowtreme
  • as world builders, Blizzard are unmatched : CecilPhilpot
  • Wow, awesome. : royalally
  • That was badass. : atom519
  • Looks alright I suppose. One or two interesting places to fish at least. : Haxim
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    What the fuck was that cloud waterfall place at 1:00? That looked awesome. : emcea
    • Plane of Sky : Frozen Pixel
    • http://www.wowwiki.com/Skywall : BlackCat9
  • The problem is now I realize I'd much rather watch a short video of the new content than spend the time t... : semaphore
  • Just astonishing how they've pushed that old engine, the massive landscapes are just incredible. : node
  • Shit I stopped part way through cuz I don't wanna spoil it but damnnn : bolneze
  • jesus fucking christ that is awesome and i want to play it NAO : [7]kami
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  I'm a casual wow player and was thinking of making a druid. What's the deal with your normal form spells?... : doctorbfunk
  • If you play as a feral druid, you don't use the balance spells or restoration spells that much, no. I hea... : SilverSnake
  • There are going to be times when you're leveling that you'll want to shift out and pop a rejuv and/or lif... : DianeOfTheMoon
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  Whoo! Feral druids ftw! Your UI is very purty, but I feel that it's missing some stuff like a threat m... : SilverSnake
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    Skada will automatically switch into a threat meter while you're in combat, then can switch back into a h... : DianeOfTheMoon
    • I quite like having damage meters up during fights at times. Right now I run recount with a hotkey to tog... : SilverSnake
• You don't need to worry too much about raid frames as melee DPS / tank. You should have them somewhere fo... : Entity
• I swore off most of that stuff because I became dependent on them and sometimes they never get updated an... : kek
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  My main is a healer so I have to have my raid frames dead center so I can stare at health bars while stil... : Goncyn
  • Yeah, I usually like having mine near the top-center of the screen when I'm healing, but I'm debating whe... : DianeOfTheMoon
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    I love all your sound cues. I'm trying to get more of that stuff in there. What addon are you using to ge... : SilverSnake
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      The sound cues are from Deux Vox Encounters (DXE), a boss mod that I highly recommend. My top action bar ... : Goncyn
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        Can't DBM also do the sound cues on events? : DianeOfTheMoon
        • Maybe. I just really like the aesthetics and default behavior of DXE, so I used it for all of Wrath. : Goncyn
        • I can't recall seeing anything configurable in DBM. It uses sound cues for some things ("Run away little ... : SilverSnake
    • I'm going to hazard a guess that the answer to both of those questions is Deadly Boss Mods. : DianeOfTheMoon
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  Who do I msg in game to get an invite to the guild? My rogue awaits to be turned into a worgen next week.... : Frozen Pixel
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    Worgenleflay, doggiehouser, barkspawn and wormachine should all be around if anyone needs an invite. : DianeOfTheMoon
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      I hear barkspawn is also giving away 10,000 gold if you whisper him : CtrlFrk
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        Lol...I grabbed this ELISA chat-bot addon in case random people whisper me. I should do that for one of ... : DianeOfTheMoon
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          The one I want to try is "Automatic Goblin Therapist" http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info9780-AGT-... : CtrlFrk
          • That's what I have. :D : DianeOfTheMoon
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      No one's on :( : Frozen Pixel
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        And it's telling me doggiehouser isn't part of the Alliance so I can't add him. : Frozen Pixel
        • I'm waiting until after Cata is available to faction change...that way I don't get dinged twice. : DianeOfTheMoon
      • Lies. :p : BlackCat9
• I just stick with Roth UI, it's simple, and the only other addon I have installed is Bagnon. Simplicity F... : ovrlrd
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  Why is it so fuzzy? : mobab
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    It's at 1920x1080, so if you're not viewing it at that size, it might look fuzzy. : DianeOfTheMoon
    • Actually that is just the game's bloom effect (also known as full screen glow effect). It's pretty visibl... : ovrlrd
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    Feral Druids. : BlackCat9
    • this post needs more love : freakord
• as a healer, i always have Grid front and centre below my character, so i can quickly move my mouse from ... : CecilPhilpot
• I've found Auracle to be the best for tracking dots/debuffs on enemies. It can also be used to track buff... : Supine
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  My messy UI: http://shkn.ws/dongs : re-verse
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    haha the map size! : Majuju
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      heh yeah i love my map. I like it big like that for mining purposes. : re-verse
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        what minimap addon is that? Im using SexyMap : bolneze
        • Carbonite- it's amazing : re-verse
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  Hijack - Anyone playing Alliance quests in STV? Is there a resolution to that baby raptor questline? : bolneze
  • I'll probably be there before too long. : DianeOfTheMoon
  • shit looks like a cliffhanger - maybe theyll patch it in later? :\ : bolneze
• From beta up until Naxx 40 (quit after that because my guild imploded) all I've ever used are the default... : herradura99
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  I really hope that the next expansion after this one gives us extra character slots. : pigvomit
  • Extra charge for that. : lightly inclined
  • Wishful thinking, but I agree. : re-verse
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    I'd be surprised if they don't charge for it. But really, I also can't think of any reason I'd ever ne... : Vincent Grayson
    • Do eople really want more than 50 fucking characters per account and 10 per server? That's crazy. : pyide
    • i didnt even know there was a character limit : bolneze
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      I know some people have serious alt-itis and that drives some of the demand for more slots...but the peop... : DianeOfTheMoon
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        I'd be very curious what percentage of total WoW characters are under level 10 and haven't been played in... : Vincent Grayson
        • I think that when Blizzard was asked in 09 about the slots, they said that about 1% of people used all th... : DianeOfTheMoon
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  Little Warrior just entered BC with level 61 (now 62), such a shame I had to leave classic and its new, f... : Lukiopimp
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    BC onward quests imo were already a lot better than original : bolneze
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      They were, but until you hit parts of zul'drak and icecrown, the story was a means to drive questing rath... : DianeOfTheMoon
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        but then you press i and all is well : [7]kami
        • True :-D : Lukiopimp
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          Wat? : bolneze
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            random dungeon finder.. lets you level pretty quick although they just recently nerfed how much xp you ge... : sludge vohaul
            • i have a dungeon only holy priest. jumped into ramparts at 58. came out lvl 60 after 3 or so runs. st... : [7]kami
      • HFP PvP Is still some of the best PvP going so many good laughs!. : Vincenoir
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      They were better than vanilla, definately, but now I'm not too sure - lots of taxi-ing back and forth fro... : Lukiopimp
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        That's so intuitive I forget that's new. They didn't implement that anywhere for 60-80? : bolneze
        • Nope BC and WOTLK is pretty much untouched by the new quest system style. : Lukiopimp
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  I have a Druid question for you non ui related. I just rejoice and was a rest Druid when i quit almost ... : uncle slappy
  • Rejoice should have been reupped, damn iPad. : uncle slappy
  • healing has been made more demanding and as a druid healer you have more cd's to pop but more tools in ge... : sludge vohaul
  • The quickest way to get geared is going to be to start doing quests next week. We'll all be in the same b... : BlackCat9
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  Your UI is the cleanest one I've ever seen for WoW Still think it needs dual monitor support. : abrasion
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    Diane has a nice UI. This is a clean UI: http://www.tukui.org/v2/tukui/ : [7]kami
    • That's incredible. : skinlab133

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  per day : guigr
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    Whops, that's right. Pretty important typo there! :p : utgaardsloke
    • With that, he's using 10% of the monthly income on salaries tops, so I guess he can afford it comfortably... : utgaardsloke
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  I think I was in his position I would've been happy that I can probably do what I want for the rest of my... : tcs
  • this ;) : PixelPie
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    gotta take the risks though. Gonna be pretty easy for him to find a job even if it does all crash and bur... : moshman
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      Why do you HAVE to take risks? Finding a good job is not quite the same as doing whatever the fuck I want... : tcs
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        Totally agreed, if I scored a large sum of cash I'd be very careful - he's probably splashing it around h... : abrasion
        • I'm not so sure about that, he seems pretty grounded : moshman
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        Maybe what he wants to do is making good games? : guigr
        • I guess I could just come up with an endless list of interesting projects that I could do alone. I'd neve... : tcs
      • Well... If you don't take the risk, you'll never know. *shrug* I don't know, I don't think I'll ever be i... : master_disaster_17
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        take risks to make more money obviously. What else? You can sit tight and make a normal salary and do wh... : moshman
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          but he already has a shit ton of money doesnt he? Risks also mean potentially losing it. "Quit while your... : bolneze
          • I suspect he wants to make games more than he wants to make money. : Arceihn
          • making MORE money. : moshman
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            Why would he quit? He's still young, successful, and can grow his business. It's as if Bill Gates quit be... : csana
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              well not "quit" making games altogether but like tcs said he doesnt need to take the risk of starting a w... : bolneze
              • making more ambitious games by yourself is near impossible : moshman
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        He already took risks when he dedicated his time fully to MC. My concern is he might be a good designer/p... : csana
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          The first guy he hired (that now formally holds the role of CEO I believe) is a business guy though. He s... : SilverSnake
          • Smart decision. A good engineer isn't necessarily a good businessman, at least not initially. : csana
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  At the same time the only stuff outside his company he's spent money on is a Wacom tablet and a hat. That... : SilverSnake
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    A moneyhat? : master_disaster_17
    • Nope, just a regular hat. http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/spela/article7965992.ab : SilverSnake
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  They want to hire even more. On his blog he writes that they will be six in the beginning of January ... : nosseman
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    Rapid expansion like that can be pretty dangerous, his SG&A overheads will eat into his margin in no time... : csana
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      i'm guessing part of his visit with Valve focused on this : Maarten Goldstein
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        If he got a Steam distribution deal it makes sense : csana
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          dear god it makes sense in any case. How do you think any company gets big? : moshman
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            What are you talking about? I've seen several people overextend themselves, try to grow quickly, and ran ... : csana
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              what are YOU talking about? Just as you said, you know nothing of his specific business planes, what dea... : moshman
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                You're completely missing my point. I've never implied that he'll fail, all I did was wonder out loud... : csana
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                  It's pretty implicit in your comments though. Oh well, lets hope he does great! : moshman
                  • Agreed! : csana
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  I like how people think he is burning away his money with 5 guys and an office after earning millions. ... : nodebug
  • Exactly, if i was earning $50,000 a day I would think an office of five people could operate on a weeks s... : Vincenoir
  • Yes, with around 100k a mini-company can survive for around a year - no problems. : Lukiopimp
• I think he's been pretty smart with his money so far. Instead of going out and buying Lamborghinis to ma... : Gwyndion

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  wow they've added a lot since i last checked. amadeus, heat, in the mood for love, let the right one in,... : mXENO
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    They version of Let the Right One In has proper theatrical subs : dognose
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      This was a damn fine movie. How was the remake? : Topsiderover
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        Really good. I was opposed to it at first but it was really well done. Glad I saw it. : dognose
        • this makes me glad to hear, i've decided to wait for dvd on it because of my concerns but you're actually... : akirabob
    • i think i watched it without the theatrical subs. it was still a super excellent movie! : mXENO
  • I just saw Amadeus for the first time tonight, a mere 25 years or so after it was in theaters. Pretty go... : riptyde
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  Yea I love netflix streaming but usually only watch documentaries for some odd reason. : Strid3rtheGreat
  • They added a ton of the 1-hour NatGeo documentaries a few weeks ago. So hooked. : HamChowder
  • I see they have Cosmos available on that note! : disposition
  • Have you seen "Man on Wire" or King of Kong? I was pleasantly surprised by both, especially King. It was ... : nakedsavage
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    Have you watched Cocaine Cowboys (2006)? Fascinating documentary about the cocaine trade in Miami. : riptyde
    • That's actually the first documentary I watched on netflix. It was really good. : Strid3rtheGreat
  • Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State. Six Episodes : Cashh
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  Groundhog Day, Die Hard, 400 Blows, 8 1/2, Buckaroo Banzai, Up, The Bicycle Thief, Iron Man, Full Metal J... : spiderfill
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    The Bicycle Thief? I've never heard of this one. : disposition
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      It's a really funny italian b&w silent film...think charlie chaplin. : Mister Groin
      • my bad, i was thinking of a different movie....but this one is good. : Mister Groin
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      One of the most important films in history. Considered the starting point of Neo-Realism. : treefingers1
      • We're not all film majors :/ : photonzach
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    Have you seen Ondine yet? : yonderboy
    • nope queue'd : spiderfill
  • Repo Man, "Duck, You Sucker", Creepshow Also, if you like H.P.L, I liked "Masters of Horror: Stuart Go... : yourGarbageMan
• It actually wasn't so good for a while but several months back when they started making deals with really... : snot3353
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  If you don't already know about it- instantwatcher.com is great for searching and sorting by various crit... : nakedsavage
  • Dude, that is sweet. Thanks! : grover69
  • this is really awesome, thank you : lokdown
• Yeah, best $10/mo I spend. I even have a DVD to return sitting on my coffee table from like 2 weeks ago ... : Freon
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  Any word yet on when Instant Watch is going to get 5.1 sound? I keep hearing "it's coming." : LeapingFool
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    On PS3 it's there. : pgharavi
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      Not on anything I've watched : gmd
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        You don't have west coast persian mode on. : pgharavi
        • I have east coast fios mode : gmd
      • Theres a fair amount of stuff that has it. Most HD stuff that's recent enough to have a soundtrack in 5.1 : boarder2
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  Add these: Parks & Rec The Office 30 Rock The IT Crowd Futurama South Park : MagicWishMonkey
  • dexter and arrested development : sludge vohaul
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  It really sucks to browse their selection though. Are there any good websites you guys follow that alert ... : K1Bond007
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    They have an RSS feed for instant releases. These sites are also kind of cool: http://feedfliks.com... : MagicWishMonkey
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      I found this one which I like better than instantwatcher. http://www.streamingsoon.com/ I was just wo... : K1Bond007
      • Huh. I guess the streamingsoon guy brought it back to life. : snuff
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  Can Canada have a selection of shit the doesnt suck too? : oldschoolbob-o
  • I'm sure the CRTC is working as hard as they can to keep that from happening. : swiftB3
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  what resolution are they offering and whats the bandwidth requirement?? : godm0de
  • it adjusts quality based on bandwidth i think : Mansmells
• The Good, the Bad, and the Weird. Watch this fucking movie. : opengl128
• they lowered it to $7? I thought it used to be $8 : gyokuro
• just watched Ip Man and it was great : lokdown
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  How much stuff is in HD these days? Or are they still making bullshit excuses? : overkill
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    lots, but quality varies - it's all based on resolution. compression artifacts vary wildly title-to-titl... : EvilDolemite
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      They really should just implement a premium streaming-only plan. Jack the price up to cover royalties, a... : overkill
      • They probably don't have much control over the content since the studios hold all the cards. They're prob... : Prozium
• According to Facebook Comcast is GOING TO BAN YOUR click here to see a vagina nevermind everything is OK ... : yosemiteclimber
• Yup, I just downgraded to their streaming-only subscription. It's finally worth it. : Ride-My-Rocket

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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_qyy57m5kepxc2zhavp5h.jpg : spiderfill
  • I wish i had that set up. YUMMO! : SigENeaT
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    I hope you meant to do that because I laughed. : tinfoilhatter
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      it doesnt play the newest games but its moist and well seasoned : spiderfill
      • I want to eat your setup. Take that statement however you would like. : snot3353
      • I had a watercooled Duron that got that way in about 2002. : Merconium
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  http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=iPhoneUpload_vjlvs6bf9teenlorqlwk.jpg : tinfoilhatter
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    I love the bicep/wooden weave goose. :D : DM7
    • looks like the dinosaur from Baby (the 80s dinosaur movie). : j0nchan
  • this was basically my setup circa 1993 : rtrson
• Looks like you've got a fog machine in there. : ucanbfuzzy
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  i am so over blue LEDs. I wish all my computer shit didnt have them : boring gegtik
  • Yea Red is the new Blue : Strid3rtheGreat
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  http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b274/cheesemeister05/gahiggidy.jpg : veras
  • You from North Korea? : Strid3rtheGreat
  • fucking lol : jcrockerman
  • Is that a photo of edgewise on the wall? : greenbergMD
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    water heater? nice. : kabex
    • that looks like a central vacuum system. I bet that is nice and noisy! : sicko
  • ultimate man cave : riptyde
  • Every time I see that picture I laugh because of the Iwata photo, lol : Yanks
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    What's the origin of this picture? It's so fucking funny. I've seen it a few times before, is it a gag... : zombie man
    • It has to be. :P : DM7
    • Pretty sure it came out of neogaf. Someone started a thread about gaming setups a few years back and thi... : TheVietSpecial
  • Oooooold : Zero|DPX
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  that dvd spindle is getting pretty low : riptyde
  • Linux ISOs. He definitely pays for all his games since he obviously has lots of disposable income. : rasputinreborn
  • I've had that stack since '05 and I'm not even kidding. : Strid3rtheGreat
  • I've got a stack just like that sitting on my desk and I haven't pirated a PC game in a very long time. ... : te[R]ror
• Nice UltraBoost : mrblarg
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/anaturalfirmness/5085772882/ : TheVietSpecial
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  http://www.elrepositorio.com/shack/ohgodmonitors.jpg Mac Pro 8x2.8ghz and a 3870 :( : Yanks
  • Holy shit! Do you do a lot of photo/video editing type work on that setup? : Strid3rtheGreat
  • Install 5870; problem solved : Toraz Chryx
  • unf : halophoenix
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  http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/snot3353/2010-12-02204852.jpg : snot3353
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    Haha, well at least we know your pic is recent. :P : Strid3rtheGreat
    • Being able to take a picture and then click "Share -> Photobucket Upload" on my phone has made this sort ... : snot3353
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  http://dahanese.com/img/gallery/newapartment2010/dscn0734.jpg http://dahanese.com/img/gallery/newapartme... : dahanese
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    I can recognize the ass-end of an MX-518 in that photo. : The Kazlor
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      yes indeed! : dahanese
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        i'm actually in the market for gaming headphones with a mic that doesn't block out speaker sound for WoW ... : dahanese
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          What kinda keyboard are you looking for? Lots of bind keys for WoW, fancy lights, FPS, regular keyboard? : Hemtroll
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            regular, maybe quiet (i definitely want a basic but quiet one for work - when i get typing a creative doc... : dahanese
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              Well I can't really offer anything on the quiet front, I specifically look for clicky keyboards. As far a... : Hemtroll
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                siberia has no mic, does it? : dahanese
                • Siberia v2 definitely should have a mic, Steelseries uses retractable mics in the left earcup for all of ... : Hemtroll
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          What's ironic, is that you have the exact same keyboard and mouse that I use, dahanese. I love the 400... : The Kazlor
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            i also have had a weird problem lately where the base of my left thumb rests weirdly on the base of the k... : dahanese
            • I'm no doctor, but that sounds like repetitive use strain. For me, both thumbs sit in a neutral position ... : The Kazlor
        • headphones try sennheiser pc350 I coudn't live without mine. : RogerDandy
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    At least you didn't torture people by having DNF on your monitor : Volatus32x
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      that would be my work setup: http://dahanese.com/img/gallery/random/work_desk.jpg did you really think : dahanese
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        does the mouse pad count? : Volatus32x
        • that's a prototype. kind of forgot i was using it but i suppose it counts! it's fucking awesome, by the w : dahanese
  • Love that case : Pettytheft
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    right by the heater vent : gyokuro
    • do you EVER have anything positive to say or do you just criticise and whine? : moshman
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  http://stgdz.shackspace.com/Shack/Computer/hyperpin/computerparts02.jpg : stgdz
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    Is your monitor the window? : Strid3rtheGreat
    • yeah top right corner : stgdz
• Im a little confused by the pictures only so Im gonna do text. my setup is amazing. : Cashh
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_cga0u5srr8vs58vipyt3.jpg : gmd
  • Fuck yea, I knew those were Yuengling bottles the instant I saw that green tint. Nice choice. : snot3353
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    grand wega SXRD? : stgdz
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      50, myspace angled : gmd
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        I heard those things are finicky as hell and blow bulbs like no other. : stgdz
        • Been through one bulb and has the optical block replaced, but it looks so good I haven't upgraded. : gmd
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    What is the box with the two blue circles in the lower right of your entertainment center? : Volatus32x
    • Power : gmd
  • That Wii remote sitting on the table looks like it may have actually been used for something. : reelbk
• http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_hsdr6n2xrjf602yhn313.jpg : Slowtreme
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    Nice dog tag. : ZenzenTen
    • You noticed ;) : Volatus32x
  • Nice setup Alienware buddy. : TEXIT
• Mine seems to be messier than everyone else (the floor is worse :( ) I really need to clean! http://www.... : m0nkz
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  http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=IMG_20101113_140619_dknt9v10jupphdg5qle3.jpg : hashd
  • garage lawl. Keyboard ewwwww : sKetchflow
• DoD: Source Shackbattle (you know you want it) : Lightzout
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  http://shackpics.com/files/P1010668_g5le1jjcjxezrpphxizv.jpg Need to clean up under the desk one of th... : roushimsx
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    My cats would shred every single wire. : Thresher
    • To the right of the computer is a small white power strip. Behind it is my Storm Shadow figure that my ca... : roushimsx
  • It's really cool to see your set up after reading your posts over the years. A lot of gaming goes on righ... : g.lee
  • I want your posters, dear god. : halophoenix
  • Pedals I use for screen captures that's hardcore (and completely awesome) : mXENO
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  http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=iPhoneUpload_e63ytbsw8cg882jkgdlh.jpg and 2 more speakers in perfe... : abrasion
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    Is that a foot rest under your desk? : Strid3rtheGreat
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      Yeah, does it look weird or something? : abrasion
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        Not really,it's just I've never seen anyone use one under a desk before. : Strid3rtheGreat
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          My computer case is so big I can't lower my desk height anymore (it's adjustable) - since I'm only 5'7 I ... : abrasion
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            I've been trying to find one of these! Where did you get it? (I'm the same height, too - I could use one ... : halophoenix
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              Like most of my equipment, I stole it from work. : abrasion
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                but office supply stores should have them for 10$ : abrasion
                • That's what I need to to...make work buy it for me then take it home. : halophoenix
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    Why do you seem to have 2 mice connected to your computer? : TheVietSpecial
    • one is an anal vibrator : veras
    • One for RTS one for FPS - but I just use the RTS one all the time. I miss the back button sometimes :( : abrasion
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  I outgrew case windows and lights a ways back and I am glad; I much prefer a minimalist box that can be t... : OverloadUT
  • I've got the same case dahanese posted up there (Antec P180) and it's probably the cleanest, most tastefu... : rudds
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  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3010089/web/index.html : Thresher
  • PS 3 is in the family room. : Thresher
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  ill never understand why people want their computer case to look like something out of a fast and furious... : rtrson
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    The plainer the better for me. One of these days, I'll get that Corsair case. That's about as fancy as ... : Thresher
    • id just prefer to spend that leftover $ on slightly better performance. no sense in spending an extra $50... : rtrson
• PC: http://www.shackpics.com/files/IMG_0992_MediumJPG_bygcxxbntlf3wcabc2by.jpg Consoles: http://www.sh... : Medster
• http://www.shackpics.com/files/newhotness_sc7dm4ur89j7qbf9ame9.jpg : Simulacrum
• http://www.shackpics.com/files/IMG_7037JPG_kwb0ib01z671feyh8yqm.jpg http://www.shackpics.com/files/IMG_7... : rick
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  http://i.imgur.com/u8FrM.jpg http://i.imgur.com/F1OUx.jpg : rgoer
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    this dude's living room wins. : rtrson
    • yeah that whole setup is dope. : wetard
    • It looks really comfortable : MagicWishMonkey
    • Isn't that TV mounted too high on the wall? It looks as if you have to tilt your head up when you're sitt... : ysbreker
  • It's like an IKEA show room. : Thresher
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    Very classy. : Happy Doodle Muffin
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      More like, "Keep it classy!" amirite : Freon
      • Gah, I'm getting rusty. : Happy Doodle Muffin
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    A bat top?! : mechanicalgrape
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      I modded a Happ stick into one of my TEs for playing 3s, too much muscle memory from years and years of 3... : rgoer
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        Wouldn't a spring mod fix that? : mechanicalgrape
        • Maybe, but it was basically just as easy to just throw an actual Happ stick in there making it 100% ident... : rgoer
  • Are those book shelves from Ikea? : greenbergMD
  • Why is the TV so high up? : tsuba
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    Ouch, 3rd strike. Its ok, time to upgrade. : sukabljat
    • Third Strike is so dope shut your dirty mouth!! : Blucklesworth
  • very very nice :D : halophoenix
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  http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/4204/003gjd.jpg : wetard
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    daamnnnnnn bro quite the headphone setup! Do you ever not use the Beyer's ? : mrseldowski
    • yea i've pretty much used them exclusively since i got them. : wetard
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  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/57170/MyDesktop.jpg It's a solid gaming rig, but I want to get better speakers... : MagicWishMonkey
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    Nice, super clean. : five_percent
    • I just finished mounting the monitors so that was abnormally clean ;) : MagicWishMonkey
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    wtf is going on with all the reflection on the wall? is that the camera lens? : conandan
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      Yea, I suck at cameras. I have no idea what was causing that. It was dusky outside, I think it might be c... : MagicWishMonkey
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        flash off glass surfaces : gmd
        • Ahhh, that makes sense. : MagicWishMonkey
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    wow nice. that's what I wish my place looked like. : RogerDandy
    • Thanks :) I want to get my fiance a new chair at some point, that thing is pretty terrible looking, lo... : MagicWishMonkey
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    trackball fag : stgdz
    • I love those logitech trackballs, and I can't use a regular mouse on my desk without a mousepad. : MagicWishMonkey
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  same as always: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tlieu/4707802335/ will get some of living room.. eventua... : dopeman
  • oh, i guess i have an illuminated keyboard now lol. : dopeman
  • I like that monitor stand. Was that expensive? : greenbergMD
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_ilx0rxqlacitnciradsm.jpg http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhon... : vynn
  • Awesome bed. : Strid3rtheGreat
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_kuwp6ucczykrdwixxacr.jpg Just moved in. Jimmy_legz shit hims... : tsuba
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    You like red? : Happy Doodle Muffin
    • I'm almost tempted to get the red Wii. : tsuba
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    are those fake books? http://www.originalbookworksusa.com/fauxbooks.php : Slowtreme
    • lold : vynn
    • Cabinet on the left is a liquor cabinet. One on the right is a room divider. Soon to be wife is a librari... : tsuba
    • haha, my friends mother in law bought him a bunch of books like that one year. They are all written in ra... : MagicWishMonkey
• http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3947/20101202213020561.jpg Don't make fun of the chair, it is the res... : TEXIT
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  living room: http://www.shackpics.com/files/IMG_0469_ejkluslhwo63jrv5k21k.jpg office view from door: ... : goatboy
  • there's a hey you pikachu n64 hiding behind the cd's in that last picture. and I have a moded original x... : goatboy
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    What's up AK chair buddy? : Head Rush
    • it was on sale at best buy when something on the one on the right broke and made it lean to the side. It... : goatboy
    • I know, I love mine. I'm sad they no longer make em. It's been a great chair for the price I paid.. : RookieCAF
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  http://sammyhancock.posterous.com/rearranged there's a G9x in that picture and an MS Habu behind it lo... : vov1n
  • haha vov1n I'm right after you. : RogerDandy
  • haha nice! : reelbk
• My rig...dubbed "shozovision" after one of my EVE online characters and nickname most everywhere else....... : nitrus
• http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5170/5227746361_520d58586e_o.jpg http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5169/5228... : TheMonkeyWench
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  http://conan.shackspace.com/pics/desktop.jpg Computer is built into the desk support; here's a pic fro... : Conan
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    Did you make that desk? I had made one kind of like that a long time ago but didn't look that good. : Strid3rtheGreat
    • It's cobbled together from three separate types of Ikea desk and some wood from a lumber store. : Conan
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  Some nice setups here. I'm OK with lights...helps me see in there. :-) http://img.photobucket.com/albums... : jodiuh
  • lol at actual size sticker! : RogerDandy
• http://www.shackpics.com/files/IMG_0110JPG_21wdw3f3hz3hkw5jdegp.jpg The one on the right is the gaming... : xylopagus
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  http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=droidUpload_3o7nl559bjfyfp57jo2m.jpg SC2 collector's edition for s... : daVinci1980
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    That desk is perfect. : reelbk
    • Thanks! I've had it for like 9 years now. I think it's the oldest piece of furniture I own (that I bought... : daVinci1980
• http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_bqx8jk27qapiuom21mnq.jpg Next upgrade is a second monitor. : KangDang
• wow thats pretty nice : gyokuro
• Den: http://reelbk.shackspace.com/bsmt_2.jpg PC: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10224845/Photo%20Dec%2003%2C%20... : reelbk
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/desktop_xt87qdxr8qx7bud1ml4z.jpg The BFBC2 updater was dragged low just... : Derringer
  • Dammit, wrong thread. : Derringer
• http://i.imgur.com/qjEOK.jpg Just set up my monitor stands the other day. Now to work on those wires a b... : emcea
• http://74.212.203.180/others/Panoramic-01-29-2009.jpg : gdestiny
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/gamingStation_gmr5n8st205vuiwuxlkp.jpg I love peripherals http://www.shac... : MamiyaOtaru
  • also, my stick is the biggest : MamiyaOtaru
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacharyjslater/5228007153/in/set-72157625518722522/ : TimeDoctor
• http://www.shackpics.com/files/201012030052000_roc9t5h9s431pi9lhmvz.jpg : Sludgehead
• combination setup + desktop pic http://www.shackpics.com/files/P1070467JPG_uzuis4k8udt9qnez9hqf.jpg : mXENO
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  tuborg sucks bro : moe6
  • Tuborg Classic is my favorite beer when I want to drink alot. : aaarrrgh
  • You have insulted the entire danish nation. Prepare to know our wrath. : master_disaster_17

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  you can take your box to a comcast location and exchange it for one that supports 1080p, but keep in mind... : rgoer
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    hm. so for those of you who already have good tvs, how do you learn to live with what i am going to descr... : dahanese
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      uh you shouldn't be seeing that even with a 1080i signal on a 1080p display : rgoer
      • basically your tv should be able to handle all sorts of incoming signal resolutions and display them corr... : rgoer
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      That shouldn't happen. Sounds like signal issue. Is it HDMI or coax? : bombay
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        ah - after checking with my better half, i have been told the receive i gave him several christmases ago ... : dahanese
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          and by receive i mean receiver. : dahanese
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            also mike is saying it's likely either the cables from box to tv or cable box itself since everything rou... : dahanese
            • Indeed, it is probably that cable or something near it. Either way, it would be best to switch to HDMI, y... : bombay
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          For sure, use HDMI. Something is generating emi on the component feed for the comcast. : bombay
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            and that could happen just to the cable and not to the 360? : dahanese
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              If you hook it up with analog cables, interference can happen. Just get Comcast to give you the box with ... : Crabs Jarrard
              • ^^^ Or try some different cables. Any RCA-type cables will work, not just those marked as "component". Of... : Crabs Jarrard
            • Yep, just be the cable, could be something near the cable, etc : bombay
        • I wish I had a sugar mummy :( : ArtilleryMarker
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          If you can deal with changing inputs with the remote, just run HDMI from cablebox straight into the TV an... : Crabs Jarrard
          • This. : Nixx2004
          • I tend to agree, but I am not a big audiophile and I really like the simplicity of one cable so I opt HDM... : bombay
          • Chances are the hdtv won't pass dd or dts audio it gets over hdmi out through its optical port. Many will... : Prozium
          • My experience with component is that it rarely supports more than 720p in terms of progressive feeds. But... : Goblin au
        • The actual cable line that runs from your wall to the box itself might be the problem too, so jiggle that... : ughhhhhhh
    • My Samsung plasma does that. I see a horizontal line when the background is completly white or very very ... : Utopia
  • Dumbass Cockmast. : bombay
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  Web search the model for supported res and exchange if the option is non-existent/broken? Don't you ha... : anhero
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    the TV is fine - we're sure of that. and mike is fucking with some settings now. he does the work, i ask ... : dahanese
    • You should have spoilered it. :( : SilverSnake
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    See :Dahanese. I knew I had the right advice. : anhero
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      Also, I'm sorry if this catches on. Just remember to hate me hard for it. Real hard. : anhero
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        But, ya I hadn't refreshed recently enough. You do likely need a better receiver, but your cables might b... : anhero
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          we'll start with better cables, and then if i must, i will punch a comcast person till i get a better cab... : dahanese
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            also: thank you to everyone with the late night advice. : dahanese
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              http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24677093#itemanchor_24677093 I misread the post above and thought ... : Crabs Jarrard
              • few more cables..... fuck me its late : Crabs Jarrard
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              You are welcome, it is evening here, so std rates apply. : bombay
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                three butts coming up : dahanese
                • Hahaha, you know what would be cool. If those three butts, and butt shaped tattoos on them. Which then... : bombay
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  I'm pretty sure that most TV stations just broadcast at 1080i. I don't know if it has anything to do with... : chrisschutz
  • ding ding, as far as I know, no cable / satelite providers broadcast anything but 720p / 1080i. : Milleh