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  yes feek i think you can launch mass effect 2 without having played 1. : lakren
  • yeah if you want to get punched in the face through your monitor. dolph lundgrend knows if you've played ... : DrFlammable
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  Of course it's possible : bipolar
  • Just not advisable : bipolar
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  Yes. It is going to be less enjoyable, I think. Both games are all about story and dialog, so you miss ... : jimmy_legs
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    is it WORTH it? : feek
    • Why not just play the first one? It's a good game. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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      It's still worth playing the first game, and it's undoubtedly cheap as heck by now. Last year during the ... : pyide
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        i saw a friend play the first hour or so of the first game and it looked pretty shitty : feek
        • The first hour of the first game is pretty shitty, especially the first couple of times you play it. Now... : bipolar
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          Watching anyone play a game can be pretty shitty, especially when it's an RPG and you are supposed to be ... : pyide
          • hmm alright. guess i'll just get the first one next time its cheap. saw the second one was 11 dollars on ... : feek
        • You are wrong. : thetangent
    • What? Mass Effect 1 is a fantastic game. Go play it. : Vantage
    • ME1 is absolutely worth playing. I personally enjoyed it much more than ME2. : jimmy_legs
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      Playing it the first time was awesome. Playing it the second time...goddamn. Wanted to kill myself. Mass : Rice-Rocketeer
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        It is with biotics : justwr!ght
        • It's a lot better when you disable the squad power usage and take control of all their abilities and biot... : pyide
      • Yer doan it wrong. Sniper Rifle + 2x HE rounds == awesome sauce : deject
    • Sure. But GO PLAY THE FIRST GAME FIRST!! : thetangent
    • YES : Mondo
    • Absolutely. I have more fond memories of the first one than the second. : DinK
• yes. however, there are lots of little references in spoken dialog between characters t... : -=kodiak=-
• Play 1 first. You'll regret doing it in reverse. : Happy Doodle Muffin
• sure...get the upcoming PS3 version with the interactive comic thingy that takes you through the story of... : CecilPhilpot
• kind of.. but there will be no context to certain scenarios in the game. also, you are basically coming ... : dopeman
• yep, it'll run without the first game installed : Magus
• Yes, but it is better to play the first. : thetangent
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  Why do people ask this shit, WHY it makes me angry - WHY are you asking this? I've seen the same questio : abrasion
  • whoa hot stuff calm down !! : lakren
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    Abrasion, should I watch 'The fellowship of the ring' first, or can I just skip to 'The two towers' ? : master_disaster_17
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      The little people are trying to get the ring to a mountain. The evil looking things are trying to stop th... : ramshot
      • Dammit man, spoilers! : master_disaster_17
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    What about Assassins Creed? The first one was awful. : marmite
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      The question 'do you want to care about the story' still applies. AC1 is a much worse game, but it still ... : Arceihn
      • Yeah we had a discussion the other day - I'm totally confused by the story in AC2 but I actually don't ca... : marmite
      • Actually I quite like the way that Altair is a mysterious assassin from the past and I'm uncovering all o... : nodebug
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        The story in the first one is horrible. : razlebol
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          While I disagree, that's neither here nor there. It's part of the overarching plot. AC2 assumes knowledge... : Arceihn
          • I haven't played AC2 or ASSBRO because of my hatred for the first one even if I hear praises for the sequ... : razlebol
    • True. I've stayed away from both sequels because I cannot bring myself to finish the awful original. : master_disaster_17
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      I didn't play the original Assassin's Creed but still really enjoyed AC2 and AssBro. I figured "This i... : Alice O'Connor
      • Yeah exactly. I'm ignoring the sci fi stuff completely. : marmite
      • I would have loved them to make a version of AC2 where you could turn off all the fucking Desmond parts a... : peanut-
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        Without the science fiction elements AC2's story is just a bad period drama, though. I'm not sure how tha... : Arceihn
        • I'd rather a bad period drama than a bad sci-fi drama - there are far fewer of them so the setting feels ... : marmite
    • After I posted it, it's the only game which jumped into my head as possibly fiting the criteria - but for... : abrasion
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    The only situation I can imagine legitimately skipping prior games is if a sequel has multiplayer and all... : ughhhhhhh
    • Yeah exactly and frankly fuck multiplayer - that's a completely different story. : abrasion
  • Honestly I regretted playing Uncharted 1 immediately before 2, but that has more to do with me not enjoyi... : DinK
• It's a horrible idea because of the plot. You'll be going "who, what, where" in steady intervals if you d... : ramshot
• Or, should one read feek's epic post history first, or just this post? : but why
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  HIJACK Is it possible to play Mass Effect 2 with all my decisions from my first playthrough of ME1? I ... : purekillforce
  • I started a 2nd playthrough on ME1* : purekillforce
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    Absolutely. It asks you which save you'd like to import from ME1. : King Kavik
    • Thank you so much!! im gona pick this up for me to play while im off work over xmas! :D : purekillforce
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  I did and it sucked. : radula
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    you suck! just kidding but are you saying ME 2 sucked or the idea ofnot playing ME and jumping into ME 2 ... : varsindarkin
    • i went in thinking it was a run and gun, it wasn't! : radula

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  Nice depressing game, LazB! : cltcprd
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    I've got your back, buddy. One-shot games are super useful when you're procrastinating term papers and p... : brickmatt
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      okwtf is this recording ip addresses and not letting you replay?!@? : sanchez
      • I told you, you get one chance. I think it's brilliant. : brickmatt
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        you can replay it using incognito mode in chrome. : dopeman
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          oops guess not lol. : dopeman
          • Stop cheating you assholes! : brickmatt
      • Might be flash cached... : yldragon
      • Son of a! : Mondo
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  I fucked the office slut and everyone died : sanchez
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    Douchebag. I saved the world, BUT AT WHAT COST SANCHEZ. : brickmatt
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      As did I. I think it's just you and your kid alive : sigpro
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        I couldn't tell if that was it, of if it was just that the two of you get to go to the park finally? Eit... : brickmatt
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          I think the daughter died and he just hauled her body to the park in denial : deKaf
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            Nah, there's way more color in their faces. : brickmatt
            • kid's eyes are closed like they are when she dies and she's still paler than the dad so she's probably de : synapse19
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          Yeah very depressing. Did you take the daughter into the bathroom after the mom killed herself? I didn't ... : sigpro
          • It looked like there was a grave next to the car the night after the mom killed herself. : Zollington
          • I did, lol. Nothing happened :( : laurgasms
          • I did, the body was gone. : brickmatt
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      how do you do that? i went to the lab every day to try to find a cure but i still died : GloriousCow
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        Did you actually work? : brickmatt
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          i played solitaire : GloriousCow
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            ok whenever i go to the lab i just stand there, can't move, and the scene automatically changes, what are... : GloriousCow
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              clearly you don't have the right stuff to save the world, sorry :( : veras
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                well fuck the world is still fucked unless you're planning to inject all the plants on earth with that sh : GloriousCow
                • Maybe the injection was a test, and the cure can be made into aerosol. It worked for the virus! : brickmatt
      • Did the red X turn to a green check mark? : ZenzenTen
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  Well that was uplifting. : Wikus Van De Merwe
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    Happy Tuesday! : brickmatt
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      And I mean wtf this sort of commentary from a dude with a name like yours. I have seen that movie! It is ... : brickmatt
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        Like my namesake, at first I screwed around and skipped work, but then tried really hard to find a cure. : Wikus Van De Merwe
        • I think I missed only one day, the suicide. : brickmatt
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  I saved myself and my daughter. Can you save anyone else? : locater16
  • I don't think so. Interesting choices we made. : brickmatt
• survived bitches : retarded talking dinosaur
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  You get infinite chances! Right click, Settings, middle tab, set slider to far left/none. :D : ZenzenTen
  • or just play it in incognito mode : GloriousCow
  • Uhh why does flash let you store files other than cookies? : sanchez
• I ended up Alone, Dead, sitting on the park bench 8-( Spent the final days with my family tho, before : biofrog
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  Holy fucking shit I decided to stay home with my family to see if I could keep my wife from killing herse : laurgasms
  • Yeah, this game is hilariously harsh. : brickmatt
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    on the bright side if you go back to the park your daughter magically reappears yay : GloriousCow
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      That is a hallucination. : brickmatt
      • fuck you man! you don't know! : sKetchflow
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  omg yes I was expecting fatalistic bullshit posing as poignant videogame narrative but I got something co... : DeBurgo
  • I like it. : brickmatt
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  sadface :( : sparkly
  • it was a horrible idea to play this right before I go to bed : sparkly
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  wow i was about to rescue my daughter and the aliens arrived but right before they did my wife had shot h : lakren
  • stop making stuff up : GloriousCow
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    lakren, what part of you thinks it's a good idea to troll my threads? : brickmatt
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      the part that wow i can't believe that happened. i was about to murder my sister in law but then my broth : lakren
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        It's a one time game (unless you cheat) and people are being considerate while discussing it. You appear... : brickmatt
        • i apologize then, sorry. i didn't mean anything by it. i did, in fact, actually play the game too. please... : lakren
• My guy jumped. :/ : the if
• i had sex with teh annie and then i found my wife dead in the tub that selfish bitch : dodob
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  That was dumb. Saving the world was easy. : daVinci1980
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    haters gotta hate : moshman
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      In general, I don't like things that take themselves too seriously. : daVinci1980
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        I would've just said 'meh', as it fits my general feeling about the game, but I wouldn't want haiku to di... : daVinci1980
        • Oh wait, haiku passes judgement on us? DID I GET ONLY ONE CHANCE?! :( : Wikus Van De Merwe
      • Is this meant to be ironic? : abrasion
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  meh. : Boring Writer
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    your writing hasn't gotten any better I must say. : moshman
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      There's less of it, so that's better. : heartsauce
      • good point : moshman
      • Haaaaa ha ha : Dong Patrol
      • lol : Bamii
      • ICE BURN : r3dn3ck
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  I saved the world! : minigomp
  • I had sex with the big tittied girl in the office with whom I've been playing the flirting game for years... : dodob
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  This seems very similar to that game where you live the same boring day over and over again until you com... : nwillard
  • Reality? : Lord Skellington
• Interesting concept, kinda shitty execution. Is there any "saving the world" outcome other than you and : Sapiens
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  It just suckered me into doing something making me miss a day, then I missed another whole day for a comp... : Lord Skellington
  • depression is awesome bro : Satyric0n

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• When do these ship? : hamachi
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  By or at midnight est : ryuuseki
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    Also as a heads up, don't expect this to beat a gtx 580 in raw power. It should however, rape it in price... : ryuuseki
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      i.e. the usual AMD strategy. : Topsiderover
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        I like this strategy. : MeestaNob
        • Me too :) : Topsiderover
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      I think it was Tech Report, but some site juked the numbers enough to show SLI'd 580 GTXs are the value l... : JarEme
      • http://techreport.com/articles.x/20043/13 : thane
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  i guess the early numbers are looking to be true, the 570 i had in my cart at amazon has since gone out o... : smacknca
  • I'd wait a few days at least for the 69xx cards to hit and see what happens with prices. : Freon
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    That 570 might be dropping in price anyway. Hardocp will be publishing their review at 12:01 pst and here : AlvinKlein
    • yeah just saw that. you guys are both right and that was my intention but i was faultering by lunch. ju... : smacknca
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  Is there anymore info about the bios switch on the 6970 that sends it into fast as fuck mode? Or is that... : ant_hillbilly
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    Is that a box quote? "fast as fuck mode!" I'd buy that lol : Strid3rtheGreat
    • After further research it was all a hoax. : ant_hillbilly
• How much better than perfect does something have to be to earn a 6970 out of 50? : boredguy
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  Look like the prices are out. 6970 @ $370, 6950 @$300. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?S... : Vegtro
  • So the 6990 will likely be..what..$700? : Strid3rtheGreat
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    so out of curiosity whats the evga of the ati world? : smacknca
    • Sapphire = ATI 2nd closest partner, XFX is probably the closest for warranty. : ryuuseki
    • XFX on the ATI side. : JarEme
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    really tempted to just order one blind, before I see any reviews... : Goncyn
    • eh, nevermind. I think I might just buy a GTX 580. : Goncyn
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  Neither touch the gtx580 and, strangely, both trade blows with the gtx570 depending upon the game. : ajvitaly
  • They aren't supposed to directly compete with the 580 though, the pricing is significantly lower : veras
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  http://vr-zone.com/articles/amd-radeon-hd-6970-and-hd-6950-review/10474.html : smacknca
  • Interesting how little headroom they got out of the 6970 compared to the 6950, and how close the latter i... : veras
  • Looks like my 5870 is still in the game, unfortunately. I expected a bigger upgrade than this. : TrptJim
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  My HD4870 blew up recently, so i think it's time to upgrade. These cards look really long though! I don't... : Rizob
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    11.3 inches based on Newegg's XFX 6970. : Vegtro
    • Thanks, i'll measure it up then. : Rizob
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    they should fit if you take out the middle drive cage : Goncyn
    • Ah yes, i forgot i could do that! : Rizob
• Anand's up now: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4061/amds-radeon-hd-6970-radeon-hd-6950/1 : veras
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  I wish I didn't need to run MS FSX... Nvidia's drivers are far better for it than AMDs as far as image qu... : TabsAZ
  • Yeah. I wish ATI supported CUDA (or hell, even properly supported OpenCL) and played nicer with Maya. Oh ... : jipey
• I'm hoping there will be some shit on sale when I'm in Vegas next month... 6970/GTX570 on my face! : etherboy
• Guess I'll hold off until the GTX 660 hits. : ZenzenTen

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• Server Renders & Stats! Updated Edition!!! Fixed Links to Foo1 Renders and added Stats links! MercFo : EricZBA
• Guides and Utilities Lazy Edition! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=24698112#itemanchor_24698112 : EricZBA
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  youre really on the ball : extrahappyturtle
  • :-) : EricZBA
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  One day I will buy my own copy of this game. But as of now I can't afford the time :O : Godhatesfatpeople
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    As soon as Not¢h gets gift codes working, we'll hook you up. one of us One Of Us ONE OF US ONE OF U... : EricZBA
    • :) : Godhatesfatpeople
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    get it soon. the games going beta in a few days. the price will be going up to 15 euros, and future ver... : harold.johnson
    • re: http://notch.tumblr.com/post/2175441966/minecraft-beta-december-20-2010 : harold.johnson
  • SM me and lets work something out. it's the x-mas season. : m0rfus
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  That was a pretty awesome video. : digital_d
  • Download the song here: http://deadworkers.com/theshaft/dl.php?t=songs&f=Eric_Fullerton_-_In_Search_of... : RomSteady
  • lol it's hilarious : Arctic Fox
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  ATTN Creepers in Suits on the Backup Server! I raided that base I was telling you about at the coordin... : Nighthawk0110
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    What is the IP of this backup server? : Vincent Grayson
    • 80.95.150.174 : Nighthawk0110
    • Information thread about the backup: http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=1014&t=94093 : Nixx2004
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    when i start advertising, i want you fuckers on my server causing a RUKUS!! : m0rfus
    • Got my horse head ready. : kartooner
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      Just give me some tnt and let me loose. : Nighthawk0110
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        while i dont care about duping and dont police it, when the next update fixes it, oh well. i am also s... : m0rfus
        • I just had an idea. We could 'roleplay' creepers, with an admins help (or maybe without). We kill p... : Nixx2004
  • Is this in action? I want in. : weevil bob
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    Also, original server has been reset, and will be reset again once beta hits...so I'm taking a break from... : Nixx2004
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      i think Beta is when i'll start plugging my server.not far away! : m0rfus
      • I'll probably take a little break from PVP, since the game should get more challenging. No more repair bu... : Nixx2004
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  FUCK YOU SPYREXT AND YOUR SHITTY LAVA FILLING IN ABILITIES I GOT BURNED 3 TIMES AND GUESS WHAT EVERY TIM... : ramasule
  • I lol'd : Nighthawk0110
  • I stopped using cobble, and switched to water and gravel, like you guys, because the lakes were so deep! ... : spyrext
  • I can't log on to both of those servers :( I want to be CREEPER IN A SUIT : Goblin au
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  Scribblecraft! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pi3eL2clmc : watcherxp
  • Installed. Looks fucking nice. : Vincent Grayson
• New Towny map up in the usual place http://pixeltrap.net/minecraft/TownyMap.png + cleaned up all the j... : Arctic Fox
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  ATTN: TROZ I've got the station put up near the dick tip. I also laid path to the north towards Endor.... : Crabs Jarrard
  • Giving up for the night. I'm railed out. Hope that shit helped out. : Crabs Jarrard
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    WOW! That helps a lot! It was a little tight, but I manages to fit a switch track at the junction at ... : TroZ
    • Sounds good. I'll make sure to increase the size of my station template to accommodate more switches. : Crabs Jarrard

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  If the top = #1 then they're out of their minds. : pigvomit
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    time magazine. it's a non-gamer's list of the best games of the year. : dirge23
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      The reasoning seems solid enough (as far as a time blurb needs to): Lots of video-game covers have a b... : Delithio
      • i didn't play alan wake enough to agree or disagree : dirge23
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        How well did this game do again? : mobab
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          Total sales is just one of many metrics a person can use to determine a game's appeal. Given that there i... : Delithio
          • Bad games do sell really well all the time, right? Thief was one of those great games that didn't sell... : mobab
      • TL;DR: It's a recession game. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • "it's a non-gamer's list of the best games of the year." so what you're saying here is it's a valuable... : DeBurgo
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    Alan Wake is a pretty fantastic game. I had a blast. : famine101
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      It's a lot less of a game than it should be. Same thing over and over. I consider it an average game wi... : pigvomit
      • Did you feel the same way about heavy rain? : akirabob
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  That list is very interesting and about 90% correct! : brickmatt
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    90% eh? What would you change? : pyide
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      I get why Alan Wake is up there, but from what I played it was too overt and obvious in its use of metaph... : brickmatt
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        Heheh, groundbreaking : Cliffzorz
        • It works on a lot of levels. : brickmatt
• If this is their order, Alan Wake being number 1, I disagree with nearly the entire list's order, especia... : VictoriouSecret
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  Not in that order, just the top 10. : eonix
  • No, that's their order: if you clickthru, Alan wake is #1. : Masem
• It's a pretty good list with the exeption of Alan Wake being number one. More like 7-10 : Pettytheft
• This is about as relevant as an IGN top game list and equally as bizarre in some respects. : Link.
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  Alan Wake, really? I turned it off and returned it to Gamefly during the intro monologue... Never played ... : Magus
  • You turned it off during the intro monologue? : Pettytheft
• I always turn to Time magazine for all my video games news and opinions. Time magazine speaks to the peo... : Boxelder
• Worse set of top 10 ever. : mobab
• Needs more Cut the Rope : dodob
• no god of War? that was 2010 right? : ultramega
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  Angry Birds: better than almost everything else, including Mass Effect 2. Jesus christ what a bunch of re... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • Seriously, Angry Birds is an ok distraction at best, it's really not all that great. ME2, on the other ha... : Creepin_Jeezus
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  Alan Wake was, in a lot of ways, the most original game on that entire list. I can't remember anyone givi... : locater16
  • Alan Wake was every bit as cliched and cheesey as a terrible Stephen King book to movie adaptation, and t... : Milleh
• Amnesia is my GOTY. : David Craddock
• It's missing Bayonetta. : kallanta
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  How'd they come up with that list, assuming it is in order? I find it hard to believe that the person who... : Mmmmmoo
  • I'm not sure how these lists are arranged, but I assume this one is just meant to cover a lot of ground r... : Happy Doodle Muffin
• that's seriously a pretty good list, as far as lists go. better than most I've seen from most videogame p... : DeBurgo
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  If it were an ordered list, they would have put numbers on it. lol people : boomstickah
  • They did. Click the names. : Happy Doodle Muffin
• lol I liked Alan Wake but #1?! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  I agree with Alan Wake on #1, also it's funny how outraged people can get over lists on the internet. per... : razorblade79
  • actually no, I would put starcraft 2 on top but alan wake would be #2 : razorblade79
  • I like them on there because they're not usually something you see in a top 10 video game list and they'r... : DeBurgo
• I fucking agree with this. Alan Wake is fantastic and it's my own personal GOTY too. : Snipergen
• This is the list of most popular games in 2010? : minigomp
• WTF? I'd take that in reverse order, the crazy fucks. And ditch Angry Birds. : node
• Holy lol at Alan Wake even being there. : Milleh
• Limbo isn't a very good game. : roushimsx
• I finished alan wake a few days ago. I loved everything about it, it was great! : varsindarkin
• Hey guys, they're not saying Alan Wake is "#1". If you actually read the Time 'review' at the very bottom : MatthewPhillips

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  Maybe an Audi w/ quattro? : Dolemite
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    ^^ this. Although I am not impressed with the newest models, but LOVE my 2004 S4. : AltZero
    • I have an 08 A4 Avant that I just got and I love it. : hanfeitzu
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    I have had a lot of trouble with my 03 A4 Quattro : Washburne
    • Like what? I've had an 01 A4, my friends have everything from A8s to a RS4, they are all such solid cars.... : R.Cade
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  Nissan Maxima or pre owned g35/7 sedan. : sigpro
  • well rule out the maxima as no AWD, but the g35/37x is AWD. : sigpro
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    maxima is rwd I think. : bagelcc
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      i missed the awd part. Revised above to the x line of the g's. : sigpro
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        thanks. I want 4 door or 5 door only. no 2 doors. : bagelcc
        • g35/37x come in sedans. : sigpro
    • Maximas are FWD. : eugthinks
  • automatic :\ : mo13
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  Low mileage R32. It will most likely have been babied since they're so rare. : not work safe
  • These are great cars - although not sure if it is enough of an improvement over a WRX. : Dolemite
• Lancer Evo GSR? I've never sat in one, but they look more comfortable than a WRX anyway. : m0nkz
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  Why so set on AWD? Just wondering.... With AWD I would recommend a Infiniti G37. You might be able t... : nukewinter
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    I have a wrx, and live in the northeast. Now that I've experienced awd, I dont want to go without it in ... : bagelcc
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      I just wouldn't limit yourself, I used to think AWD was necessary too but since getting snow tires I've r... : nukewinter
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        The shitty thing about the G37 is that it's very common and normal looking. It's a great car, but on the ... : yakz
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          Hmm, I guess I don't see it that way at all, not even for the sedan. I think it's very slick, not as agg... : nukewinter
          • Maybe there are just loads of G37s around here or something. I was strongly considering a G37 Sport 6MT w... : yakz
        • That's because a lot of cars have been copying the looks of the g35's for the last few years. : sigpro
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          I kind of agree - I looked at a few pics and think its ugly : bagelcc
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            You sir are crazy if you think the g37 is ugly. If you are stuck to AWD then Used A4/S4 STi EVO : sigpro
            • The A4 with a good set of wheels and a few other minor adjustments looks very badass. : yakz
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              im not a fan of the g37 either. ive owned a g35 for the past five years or so and when it got totaled la... : arizona bay
              • g35 does indeed look better than the 37,something about the 37 is just off : gmd
        • G37/G35 is a bro mobile : gmd
      • Snow tires + traction control makes for really good control on bad roads. I agree he should widen the cr... : Zakko
    • I think AWD is overrated. Just put on snow tires when it snows and you'll be fine. : code-e255
• ahhh, must be 4 door, as well. : bagelcc
• Evo? : magistersmax
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  steal $50k, buy a GT-R : yakz
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    ...then press the warranty void button and shit your transmission out behind you. : Dolemite
    • Yeah, the launch control is retarded. They shouldn't have put the fucking thing in there to begin with, i... : yakz
    • http://gmd.shackspace.com/warranty.jpg : gmd
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  Get the STi. : yldragon
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    thought about it. maybe. how are the interiors? I know in the past they didnt even come with a stereo. : bagelcc
    • That was only the first model in the us that came as a bare bones performance car without a stereo, sound... : firehawk
    • I would go visit a dealership to see what they have on the lot and what packages they offer. I am still ... : yldragon
    • barely nicer than a wrx. more detail in the dash and more gadgets but the trim and build quality is abou... : EvilDolemite
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  You're probably looking for Audi, pretty much all of their cars are AWD, moreso than BMW. Also you won't... : jimmy-buffett
  • I think Audi has been strictly AWD for 5+ years now. : not work safe
• you can get a used e92 m3 for that much money : eeeealmo
• corvette : gmd
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  Do you like Subaru, still? Legacy GT is an obvious first choice! (spec B if you can find one/affor... : Paranoid Android
  • the spec B's are pretty hot : gmd
  • Yah the new Legacy GT is pretty awesome... Test drove one about 4 months ago. : Shadowdane
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    I agree. I went from a 02 WRX to a 07 Spec B. It' doesn't pull quite as hard, and it doesn't corner as w... : Nobody Good
    • One thing though. The 07 Legacy has an issue with the oil line running into the turbo (they tend to crack... : Nobody Good
• 2011 Audi A3 Premium Plus w/ Quattro and APR tune. : ant_hillbilly
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  VW golf then chip+tune to gain 600 whp and 700 ft-lb : gmd
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    you also have to fit rims with offsets so low that you cant make a u-turn without ripping your fender off... : arizona bay
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      I finally have the means to do some mods to my car and now I lack motivation nor the will to spend the mo... : gmd
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        i knew you were going to pussy out. : arizona bay
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          it is more like not wanting to spend $1300 on 2 feet of metal tube : gmd
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            2ft of tubing? so $1300 for an axle back? : arizona bay
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              yes, or $1200 for headers and most likely void warranty : gmd
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                bro im not gonna lie that is bad. i paid about the same amount for my cat back. you gotta pay to play... : arizona bay
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                  long tube headers + high flo cats + exhaust would be around $2500 then + install price, but you get a pre... : gmd
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                    dont you have to get car inspection every year in VA? and you guys arent allowed aftermarket exhausts? ... : arizona bay
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                      Yearly inspection yes. Aftermarket exhaust has limits : ateam311
                      • Exhaust limits: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+reg+19VAC30-70-300 Virginia regulation... : ateam311
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                      I have the dealer do the inspection they don't even look at the car just slap a new sticker on : gmd
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                        I don't think anyone looks at them that close. They might get you on tire tread but honestly everything t... : ateam311
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                          I literally mean they didn't even look : gmd
                          • I question what Country did when I took it in. Probably drove it in and let it sit there, plugged it up t... : ateam311
                  • intake and cats are pretty easy to install yourself, and individually fairly cheap. the cats are probably... : yakz
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                    Header (matedd to Holset HE350) + custom 4" to 3" downpipe + 3" downpipe - back + 18" magnaflow = 600 buc... : xylopagus
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                      also, cats are for pussies! : xylopagus
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                        and people who like to pass car inspections : arizona bay
                        • You just have to know people. Or drive a really old car : ). Heck I got the exhaust put on at a shop ... : xylopagus
                  • You're going to make some people cry if you keep this up. : danws6
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        gmd are you running shitty wheels and winter tires, I went out last night for my first time on roads with... : yakz
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          stock tires, all season : gmd
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            your car comes with all season tires stock? : yakz
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              nm summer Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-2 EMT : gmd
              • they are near useless below 50F : gmd
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          I actually took a terrible video for abrasion to show lack of GT5 tire squeal when traction is broke. Ju... : gmd
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            yep that is exactly how it is for me in this shitty weather... how'd you get such a stable mount for your... : yakz
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              http://www.amazon.com/Satechi-SCR-31-BlackBerry-Windshield-Dashboard/dp/B002K9IPOC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid... : gmd
              • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAWg1YOchhQ&hd=1 : yakz
          • Also, I was chased through twisty, hilly back-roads by some douche in a Carrera at 80mph+ (this back in t... : yakz
    • heh, my car rubs when I make a U turn. I was a little worried when I had to use snow cables the other wee... : not work safe
• I wonder what the E90 335xi resale value has gone to after the N54 high-pressure fuel pump recall. : the archvile
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  BMWs have AWD? : snuff
  • x-drive means AWD. : squigiliwams
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  i already posted it this morning http://jalopnik.com/5710512/volkswagen-to-free-golf-r-in-us-for-2012 : papaskot
  • Welp. I'll be buying one of thems. : snuff
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  A standard BMW 3 series won't do it for you if you want those kind of features...and it won't run ~$35k. ... : CrustaR
  • Well, he did say used... : Volatus32x
  • a brand-new 335 xdrive is like $42,000 so a ~ 2 year old model could easily be found for under $35,000 : EvilDolemite
  • BMW's lose their value pretty fast. When I needed a passenger car on the cheap I grabbed a 92 325i for un... : Total Exodus
• A CPO 3 series with X drive definitely fits. Go test drive one. : lumpymilk
• i went to a mazdaspeed3 which i very much enjoy but i live in a warm snow-free climate so i would suggest... : EvilDolemite
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  I drive a volvo S40 t5. 220 hp turbo leather sport suspension sunroof heated seats its a lux... : squigiliwams
  • i've heard those are really nice. what is their newer hatch, the c30? i like its looks too: http://www.u... : EvilDolemite
  • hmmmmmmmmmm : reelbk
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    No manual tranny :/ : reelbk
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      weird, i got a manual 05 s40, pretty fun car : devpaul
      • Volvo guy here: Only new car in the lineup that offers a manual tranny for the US-SPEC is the C30 (eve... : xylopagus
  • I have a 2006 s40, it's a damn nice car. Not too much boot (trunk for you yanks) space though. Based on ... : moshman
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  oh please, we all know there is no leaving the wrx club. if you had a pre2007, they are completely new pl... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • i didn't buy one when my 2003 died. but i definitely see the appeal of the new platform. : EvilDolemite

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  i did. the wife wanted me to gain weight and be more "full." if that makes any sense to you. : reverend~heresy
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    Wife wanted to stop having to compare herself to you. : coldfusioncs
    • or she didnt want other women to be attracted to him. : purekillforce
• I've had more than a six pack. Heck, I think I've had ten : master_disaster_17
• Never have and likely never will, I'm an endo : abrasion
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  I have a 6-pack every weekend : biofrog
  • LOL'd !! : Wikus Van De Merwe
• I dont even think most monkeys have them. : not work safe
• I have drank a lot of those in my life. : jimmy_legs
• I've had one my entire life even when I was in preschool. Genetics. : socksta
• I had one most of my teen years, then I went to uni and drank a lot : moshman
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  For about ten years now. It's not too difficult if you exercise consistently and cut down on your sugar/j : Magus
  • It really depends on the body type. I've worked out a ton, eaten mostly right, and I've never gotten qui... : Ecks
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  I did. At the time I often got called "too lean." I weighed about 140 lbs, which was admittedly pretty li... : terath
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    How tall are you T? : FlamingGimp
    • 5' 8" : terath
• I'm 34 and I still have one but it's mostly because I'm to lazy to eat and I train. : Boxelder
• I had a 30 pack once. That was a painful 2 days. : ant_hillbilly
• I did about 8 years ago : BarrowWight
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  I've got a single pack. : moe6
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    moe6, is it kind of round? : jimmy_legs
    • somewhat :( : moe6
• i have one. its almost all diet. : gyokuro
• always have : derelict515
• All keg all the time! : ChiefSquattingBear
• I'm working on mine by not eating. It's easier than the exercise route. : ArB
• I have a hint of one, ask me again in 6 months : alphablu
• I have one but it's covered by manfur : deadfish
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  i've never been able to get one. I'm pretty lean and muscular, but no matter what I do it doesn't appear : fluffy64
  • try shaving some of that fluff : GloriousCow
• 6 pack? I carry a costco-size pack on me at all times. : jcrockerman
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  you have to remember that six-pack abs are a function of low body fat, not muscle size. if you look at at... : arnonymouscoward
  • There were a couple shots where you could see both Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal's abs during one of the O... : TabsAZ
• Yes, and i have a gay photo i will post when i get home too! : radula
• You kiddin' me? I've had whole twelve packs. Hell, I've probably had near 20! : Danny5225
• i did, like 10 years ago :/ now i got a 1 pack. : minigomp
• I did, about ten years ago. Then I broke my leg playing football (soccer) and things went downhill from t... : Bamii
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  why have a six-pack when you can have a keg? : CoRDS
  • I'm using this now. Even though I'm not fat. +Lol'd. : Snipergen
• I had one for one summer when I was 19, working roofing/construction, and barely eating (because I was po... : Nobody Good
• I did and one day I will again! : Dr_Cube
• this thread is missing pics : GloriousCow
• I did when I used to work overnight unloading trucks. That was about 10 years ago or so. lol : HL3dsx
• When I was wrestling in high school I did. I woke up one morning and noticed it. At the time I didn't k... : freak!
• In my youth when I'd skate or bmx non-stop, or the year I spent boxing. I like food too much, running mea... : fen boi
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  yep, after having viral bronchitis for 9 months and coughing every day. That coupled with not eating bec... : beastrabban
  • oh and this was back when I was 17. : beastrabban
• At 17 : Chipwarrior
• Only halfway through the thread I realized it's not about booze :( : Gylis
• I have more like a pony keg :( : prime8

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  While I enjoyed them, I think electronic music is running out of chord progressions. : steauengeglase
  • O.o : mwasher
  • time to decimalize music. Do Re Mi Fa So La Wo Bo Ti Do : harold.johnson
  • Some parts I was expecting Mass Effect to flash on the screen... hehe : ghost in my shell
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    Quick, change it drastically! I IV I V I III VII iv VI iii i , repeat : ElChuy
    • I just went and played this on my piano. VII -> iv is psycho, but you may have something with the iii ->... : Zero|DPX
  • Shut it all down boys, we're out of chords! Seriously? : twifosp
  • It took a few years, but someone finally has topped "snare on the 3" : haiku
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  The stuff with C418 is great but that solo 'get in the cart pig' belongs at a rave, not in Minecraft. I ... : jingletard
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    I wouldn't want to hear it at a rave either... it's this huge long buildup with no reward at the end. I d... : datoo
    • cmon think outside of hte box, why do you need a 'reward' or big ass beat at the end. it's moody as shit... : kainen1
    • That really is an epic buildup though. One of the best I've heard. If the baseline continued somewhere it... : terath
  • yeah. it might make good title screen music, I dunno. : DeBurgo
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  ive been listening to the first on repeat all day!! : m0rfus
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    It is painfully addictive. : steauengeglase
    • i cant.....i cant stop.... : m0rfus
• Anyone know where I can buy this? : SlingBlaze
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  Been listening to Deadmau5 a LOT recently. Really enjoy it. I'll give this a listen a little later, thank... : Ambient80
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    His new album is shit hot man. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDndZn0YPdI http://www.youtube.com/watc... : deject
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      For Lack Of A Better Name? Or is there one newer than that now? I may have to check it out >_> : Ambient80
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        Oh, I see now! 4x4=12. I shall make this a purchase. Thanks for the heads up! I had looked just before th... : Ambient80
        • Fuck yes, didn't know this was out. So far, amazing. : Ecks
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      I've had Sofi Needs A Ladder stuck in my head all day. : lunarbunny
      • Such a good song. : Ecks
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  That is pretty rad. Deadmau5 is top my itunes rotation when I work out. : Lightzout
  • Same. : Ambient80
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  when did techno become cool (here)? after going to HS in the 90s in England, when I came back to the sta... : MamiyaOtaru
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    To be fair, I only really know about Deadmau5. I'm just starting to get into the music, and he was the fi... : Ambient80
    • Pandora is great for that. : Lightzout
    • TATW podcast http://www.trancearoundtheworld.com/ : retarded talking dinosaur
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    "Halcyon On+On" has been making electronica cool since '92. : hatelull
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      when hackers came out, and that was the opening song as they flew into new york : harold.johnson
      • Yeah, I'd say that soundtrack was what really began the popularity of it at least around where I lived an... : Vincent Grayson
      • hackers soundtrack was so good... : datoo
  • Techno was always cool with nerds, techno and metal. Its all I would hear at LAN parties ten years ago. : Serpico74
  • I remember getting shit from people for listening to The Prodigy - Fat of the Land when it came out. T... : ant_hillbilly
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  this shit doesnt seem to work. mirror? : retarded talking dinosaur
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    http://soundcloud.com/fuckmylife/ In the list there : sigpro
    • The site is slow as hell right now though. Took me a few times to get it to play. : sigpro
  • nm now it works :D : retarded talking dinosaur
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  meh. not ominous enough. : CecilPhilpot
  • Needs more BRRRRAAAAUUUUUUMMMMM : gakera
• god damn the first song is really good : moe6
• Nerdgasm. : Mr.Finkster
• That timed commenting on soundcloud is the gayest thing ever. But kudos to them for it all working on an ... : multisync
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  Weird, here is a much longer version of the Pig one http://snd.sc/e1T2t8 I like it better. : gakera
  • Ah, it's a remix by some dude. Couldn't quite tell on the iphone. : gakera

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• http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136514&cm_re=western_digital_2tb-_-22-136-514-_-... : EricZBA
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  holy shit i need to get Raptor: Call of the Shadow. : dopeman
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    Dopemans, it's still pretty awesome. : deject
    • i still have the floppies somewhere! even though they might not have the data anymore :( : dopeman
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    Yes you do. SET HOST_S=CASTLE : JozhGoober
    • Aw I fucked it up. Supposed to be S_HOST : JozhGoober
• Holy shit man. : deject
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  The GoG downloader was re- released not too long ago. : Horn
  • Oh crap, I missed that :( Guess I know what I'm doing in the morning! : roushimsx
  • Yeah I just made an account for that free Tyrian and used it to download all 4 free games they offer. : AgentPothead
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  You're a game hoarder :) : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    i imagine his hoarding goes beyond magazines and games : kevp
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      You should see my collection of bottlecaps : roushimsx
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        haha, more power to ya! You don't collect your fingernails or boogers or spit or anything do you? : kevp
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          Just jars of my semen in the fridge, carefully labeled for collection time period. They're my children, y... : roushimsx
          • Well, now we know your day job. http://www.oglaf.com/100-eyes/2/ : Vimn
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  Print that out and tack it on one of your real shelves. : Orange Pylon
  • And cover up the magazines? Never! : roushimsx
• No problem! You've got more games than there are blades of grass in my lawn. I counted to make sure. I : zipr
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  So you bought the whole damn catalog, or is there more? I'm curious as to what games you didn't buy! : The Grolar Bear
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    I'm missing plenty still. There's games I own on Stream and don't care to own again (like ut2k4) and ther... : roushimsx
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      Whoa, I do the same thing with games I pirated back in the day. It will be a long time before I can find ... : The Grolar Bear
      • Yep, same here. Still feel guilty : alexpr
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  I wish I could get Crusader: No Remorse on there. : Thresher
  • I would rebuy both of those in a heartbeat, even though I still have the discs : roushimsx
• God bless you Roush. Your undying LOVE of video games is infectious and heartwarming, and you always make... : u sir name
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  whoa. how many of those have you never booted up? : EvilDolemite
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    Age of Wonders, because I'm a shitty gamer :( : roushimsx
    • Judging by those shelves, you're right to think so. lol. Seriously though, AoW is good. : famine101
• You're like the Official Shack Game Historian. : Schnapple
• my god, ever since seeing that article on the orange/blue contrast thing, I noticed it in at least half o... : davislovestacobell
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  Zipr? : vov1n
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    Don't google it! It will give you NOTHING BUT ANSWERS! You've been warned : zuff
    • oh shit, i was just about to google something! thanks for the heads up, dude! : CecilPhilpot
    • Googling zipr doesn't tell me wtf... : eonix
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  Does it annoy you that BG2 gets sorted before BG? It would annoy me. : aethyr
  • I van resort them any way I want, but moving those boxes 1 by 1 takes forever :( : roushimsx
• GOG should pay you a commission, this just makes me think of what a collection i could have if i signed u... : CecilPhilpot
• "I love GOG so much, I bought the company" : Masem
• I think you accidentally the whole thing ok it probably wasn't by accident : veras
• CANNON FODDER! war, never been so much fun, war, never been so much fuunn : goldaryn